Plane crash: What are the next steps?

By Rachel Ombaka,

The wreckage of the plane crash in the Aberdares will be retrieved as investigations into the cause of the fatal accident continue, the aviation autho...

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Kenya’s best bars: From Alchemist to Forty Thieves

By CNN,

Kenya has long been known for the wildlife that gathers around its water holes. But in recent years the East African nation has also gained a well...

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I don’t own any forest land, says Sports PS

By Josiah Mugo,

Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia has denied owning 100 hectares (247 acres) of forest land in Timau, saying the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ...

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Ekuru Aukot unveils his shadow cabinet

By Wahome Gitonga,

Self-proclaimed official opposition leader Ekuru Aukot of the Thirdway Party Alliance Party named a 22-member shadow cabinet on Thursday with a promi...

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Najib Balala to climb Mt. Kenya to promote tourism

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala is on a five-day excursion to the top of Mt. Kenya with the hopes of using it to promote the country’s touris...

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Body of Chinese tourist who died climbing Mt Kenya retrieved

By Faith Cheptile,

Kenya Wildlife Service retrieved the body of a Chinese tourist who died while climbing Mount Kenya. Fang Wenchao, 33, is said to have fallen on Sunda...

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Study: Payments to Kenya Farmers to Not Cut Down Trees could Pay Off

By VOA,

According to a report from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources released in February 2017, Kenya’s forest cover increased by 5.3% in a ...

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Central Bank seen holding benchmark rate despite rising inflation

By Reuters,

Faster inflation in Kenya will not prompt the Central Bank of Kenya to hike interest rates, according to a Reuters poll of economists who note most of...

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Kenyans at loggerheads over coal plant in Lamu

By Reuters,

When Walid Amed Ali stands beside the only window in his tiny office, he looks out on an almost perfect world on the Kenyan island of Lamu where his f...

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Veteran cyclist Kinjah set to defend ’10to4′ title

By Citizen Team,

Kenya's leading speed-cyclist and coach David Kinjah on Thursday confirmed he will defend his title at the 15th annual '10to4' mountain bike event in ...

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Maasai break with coming-of-age tradition to save the lion

By Reuters,

Under the shadow of a snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, hundreds of Maasai boys brave the morning chill to take part in a ritual that marks their coming ...

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US pledges Ksh 2.5B for Kenya’s electoral process

By Benjamin Wafula,

The United States has pledged to support Kenya in its endeavour to hold a free and fair General Election in 2017. Addressing the press at a Nairobi...

Leaders, conservationists meet ahead of ivory burn

By Maureen Murimi,

Political leaders, entrepreneurs, wildlife conservationists and diplomats from around the world are meeting in Nanyuki ahead of Saturday's destruction...

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Four policemen in court over possession of elephant tusk

By Maureen Murimi,

Four administration police officers were on Tuesday arraigned in a Kibera court and charged with being in possession of a wildlife trophy. The four w...

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President Kenyatta’s speech during Mashujaa Day celebrations

By Agencies,

Fellow Kenyans, It is with great humility and appreciation to God that I join you on this occasion of the Sixth Anniversary of Mashujaa Day, the th...

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Kenya refuses refuge to chimps over Ebola fears

By Agencies,

Kenya has rejected a request to bring two young chimpanzees rescued in Ebola-hit Liberia to a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary due to fears about the deadly ...

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Ebola fears as Kenya mulls adopting Liberian chimps

By Agencies,

Kenyan officials said on Friday they were considering conservationists' appeals to give two baby chimpanzees, rescued from possible traffickers in ebo...

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Lupita calls for a ban on ivory products

By Maureen Murimi,

There is need to devalue ivory products, this is according to Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o. The actress, who is also the Global Ele...

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Actress Lupita Nyongo comes back to Kenya

By Joy Chelagat,

Internationally acclaimed Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, is finally coming back home and all you have to do to meet her is to part with Sh10, 000 p...

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Ol Pejeta Enlists Celebrities to Help Conserve Northern White Rhino

By Lisa Kamau,

The Ol Pejeta ranch, a 90,000-acre private wildlife conservancy, framed on the equator and nestled between the snow capped Mount Kenya and the Aberdar...