Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya's capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen also said 348 people were arrested and would be charged over their involvement in what he called violent illegal protests.

Thousands of commuters are stranded, with key roads in the capital Nairobi largely empty due to the protests over fuel costs.

Kenya imports nearly all its fuel products from the Middle East via government-to-government deals with Gulf suppliers. The fuel price hike has sharply raised transport fares and

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Yet the chaos reflected a deeper political and economic problem. The Transport Sector Alliance, a grouping of lobbies

Nairobi’s entertainment scene is heating up after organisers of the highly anticipated One Night Only concert confirmed that early bird tickets for the 2026 edition are official

The Africa Forward summit opened on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the first Africa–France meeting to be held in an English-speaking country. The summit is co-chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who is ...