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Kenya Eases Travel Requirements For Nearly All African Visitors
22 Jan

Kenya Eases Travel Requirements For Nearly All African Visitors

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Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free" policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorisation before leaving their country. However the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which replaced the visa requirement for all visitors, was criticised as a "visa under another name". On Tuesday, a cabinet statement said the ETA would be dropped for "all African countries except Somalia and Libya - due to security concerns". It said this was part of "efforts to…
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Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon World Record Holder Dies In Road Accident
12 Feb

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon World Record Holder Dies In Road Accident

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The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya. A third person was taken to hospital after the accident at about 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT), police were quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. Kiptum made a stunning breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge - whose record he later beat. It was in Chicago last October that Kiptum bettered Kipchoge's achievement, running the 26.1…
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CHAN: Kenya, Tanzania And Uganda Set To Co-Host 2024 Edition Of Finals
19 Dec

CHAN: Kenya, Tanzania And Uganda Set To Co-Host 2024 Edition Of Finals

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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are set to co-host the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), subject to successful stadium inspections. In September the East African neighbours were awarded the rights to stage the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations – which will be the first time in history that three countries will deliver the continental showpiece. The joint hosts will all provide one stadium to host CHAN next year, with a fourth venue in Zanzibar, according to Wallace Karia, the president of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa). BBC Sport Africa understands Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are yet to officially…
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Kenya Abortion: Women Go To Backstreet Clinics Amid Legal Ambiguity
27 Nov

Kenya Abortion: Women Go To Backstreet Clinics Amid Legal Ambiguity

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Legal ambiguity over abortions in Kenya is pushing thousands of women to turn to backstreet clinics. BBC Africa Eye explores how abortion is shrouded in stigma and misinformation. Edith is lying on a bed covered in old newspaper in a backstreet clinic in Nairobi. Her legs are held high by stirrups while a man in a white medical coat explains he is about to put some medicine inside her uterus. A red bucket of bleach containing medical instruments sits on the floor. The mum-of-three, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is four months pregnant and is about…
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Kenyan Marathon Champion Gets 10-Year Ban For Doping
17 Oct

Kenyan Marathon Champion Gets 10-Year Ban For Doping

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Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru has received a 10-year ban for doping and tampering. One of his positive tests was taken at the Milan Marathon in 2021, which he won in a time of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds. That time would currently rank him the seventh-fastest marathon athlete of all time. Ekiru also tested positive after winning the Abu Dhabi Marathon on 26 November. An investigation found the 31-year-old obstructed the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)’s probe into two adverse analytical findings (AAFs) by using false information and documentation. His ban begins from the date of his provisional…
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Kenyan Baby-Thief Jailed 25 Years After BBC Africa Eye Exposé
05 Oct

Kenyan Baby-Thief Jailed 25 Years After BBC Africa Eye Exposé

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A Kenyan hospital work­er caught by the BBC trying to sell a baby has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairo­bi’s Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, was filmed accepting $2,500 (£2,000) to sell a baby boy under the hospital’s care. He was arrested in 2020 and found guilty of child trafficking, child neglect and conspiracy to commit crime. His co-accused, Selina Adundo, was sentenced to six years in jail or a $2,000 fine. An Africa Eye reporter had initially approached Leparan posing as a poten­tial buyer, after hearing from a source that the senior clinical social worker…
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Why I Walked Into The Kenyan Parliament With A Period Stain
16 Feb

Why I Walked Into The Kenyan Parliament With A Period Stain

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A Kenyan senator has defended her decision to walk into parliament with a period stain on her trousers on Tuesday. Gloria Orwoba was ordered to leave the chamber by the speaker, who said she needed to go and change her clothes. Proceedings were disrupted by some lawmakers who accused her of an “inappropriate dress code”. In a BBC Focus on Africa radio interview, Ms Orwoba said that “what happened yesterday at the senate was an accident”, but when the sergeant at arms tried to “cover me” and get her back into her car she decided to “walk the talk”: Ms…
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Kenya President Disowns ‘Office Of The First Daughter’
05 Jan

Kenya President Disowns ‘Office Of The First Daughter’

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Kenya's President William Ruto has defended his daughter Charlene Ruto over claims of the existence of the "Office of the First Daughter". Since her father's inauguration in September, Charlene Ruto has held several high-profile events and meetings under the title. In Kenyan law, no such office exists. On Wednesday, the president denied the existence of such an office. “Leave my daughter Charlene alone, you know these are kids, they’re just being children, you know very well that there is no such office…. she is just being the daughter of William Ruto and sometimes she doesn’t know the divide between the…
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Popular Youtuber, Wode Maya, Marries Kenyan Girlfriend
15 Sep

Popular Youtuber, Wode Maya, Marries Kenyan Girlfriend

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Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya and his long time Kenyan girlfriend Gertrude Awino Juma, also known as Miss Trudy, are married. The lovebirds, both Youtubers, who have been together for almost four years tied the knot on Saturday, September 10, 2022 in a simple wedding at Trudy’s rural home in Western Kenya. The private wedding was attended by Trudy’s family and relatives. Wode Maya flew into Kenya with six people from Ghana, among them his uncle and pastor, who officiated their union. https://www.instagram.com/p/CidJfS7IjZl/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2af272b7-9ae1-4ba7-9a6c-63aac0e12af1 The Ghanaian YouTuber, with over 1 million subscribers, paid dowry for Trudy, and in a video posted on his…
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18 Aug

President Akufo-Addo Congratulates President-Elect William Ruto Of Kenya

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has congratulated the newly-elected President of Kenya, His Excellency William Ruto, on his victory in the just ended presidential elections of 9th August 2022. Whilst congratulating President-elect Ruto on his victory, as well as the Kenyan people for “their fortitude and maturity”, President Akufo-Addo expressed his delight at the peaceful atmosphere in which the elections were held. “I am delighted that your long years of meritorious service as a stalwart politician in Kenya will be useful to you, as you take on the onerous responsibilities that come with your new office”,…
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