Kenya cabinet crisis

The Kenyan government of national unity is in the grips of another crisis after president Mwai Kibaki of the Party of National Unity (PNU) overruled a decision by prime minister Raila Odinga of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to suspend two...

Parliament passes anti-money laundering law

Kenya’s parliament has approved new anti-money laundering legislation in the latest attempt to clamp down on the recycling of illicit funds. The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Bill establishes a financial reporting centre to assist in the identification of...

Fly540 starts Nairobi-Mwanza route

Fly540, which calls itself Africa’s low cost airline, is to start flights on 11 January between Nairobi and Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city, three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight costs about US$209 one way. Fly540,...

Flights to Nairobi get cheaper

Two British airlines are offering discounted fares to Kenya for several months as long as they are booked before the end of January. British Airways is offering £399 for return fares from London to Nairobi until 16 March and Virgin...

Prepaid electricity scheme in Nairobi

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is testing a pilot scheme in Nairobi for prepaid electricity sales. Potential customers will be able to pay for electricity in advance, along the same lines as they can for mobile phone calls. If...

Flights to Nairobi get cheaper

Two British airlines are offering discounted fares to Kenya for several months as long as they are booked before the end of January. British Airways is offering £399 for return flights from London to Nairobi until 16 March and Virgin...

Phoenix Players close

The Nairobi-based semi-professional theatre company Phoenix Players has closed to the public due to problems with rent at its performance venue at the Professional Centre in Parliament Road. The company was due to end 2009 with a production of Soul’d...

All Africa Dance Festival in Nairobi

From 9-13 December the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi hosts the All Africa Dance Conference and Festival on Peace. Over 1,000 “peace builders” including educators, dancers, development workers, community workers and cultural activists from Africa and the diaspora will...

Constitutional reform in Kenya

Kenyans are debating a new draft constitution presented to the public on 17 November. They have until 17 December to put their views to the committee of experts responsible for preparing the draft, which will incorporate them into a new...

ICC prosecutor moves on Kenya election violence suspects

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, has formally requested judges to open an investigation into the violence in Kenya sparked by the disputed presidential elections in December 2007. If all goes to plan two...