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Kenyatta signs law criminalizing fake news

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new law that criminalizes fake news and online bullying as part of efforts to fight cyber-crime.

Kenya launches first satellite into space

Kenya on Friday successfully launched its first satellite into space, an event that was watched by many.

Kenya orders investigations into deadly dam-burst disaster

Police in Kenya have been ordered by the country’s chief prosecutor to investigate the deadly dam-burst disaster that occurred on Wednesday killing over 44 people.

[PHOTOS] – Over 32 killed in Kenya Dam burst disaster

Over 32 people have been killed after walls of a dam in the western part of the country collapsed on Wednesday.

Somalia’s al Shabaab kills nine Kenyan soldiers

The Islamist militant group al Shabaab has killed nine Kenyan soldiers in Somalia, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday.

Kenya: 7 killed by floods , 11 missing

Floods in parts of Kenya have killed seven people with eleven others reported to have gone missing, according to local media.

Top election officials in Kenya quit

Three key members of Kenya's election commission on Monday resigned from their post, a year after helping to organize a very controversial election which was won by incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta.

University lecturers in Kenya protest low salaries

Lecturers at Kenya's Public Universities on Wednesday staged street protest across the country demanding better salaries and improved working conditions.

Kenyan men renting out their wives due to poverty

Some Kenyan men are reported to be renting out their wives to tourists visiting the East African nation due to poverty.

Kenyan senior officials fined for contempt

Kenya's Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i and police chief Joseph Boinnet have been fined $2,000 (200,000 Kenyan shillings) by a High Court judge for contempt of court.

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