- Kenya has received an award for its effort in controlling malaria. Kenya received the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance award at the sidelines of the just concluded 16th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kenyan Public health minister Beth Mugo, who confirmed that the country has made progress in controlling malaria since 2003, received the award. She said that local manufacturing of drugs has been important for it creates easier access of the drugs. The other African countries who also received the award were Uganda, Guinea and Tanzania. They were awarded due to their effort in removing taxes on malaria commodities. African Heads of state to fight malaria formed the Africa…

- Kenya and Uganda have agreed to fight against illegal arms among pastoralists. These two countries have joined and launched the fight because they have bigger number pastoralists. The Ugandan Deputy Prime Minister Eriya Kategaya and Internal Security Assistant Minister of Kenya Orwa Ojode attended the launch. Pastoralists in Uganda and Kenya have illegal arms, which is their only way to defend themselves when raided. But the two governments agreed to disarm them which means they have to find a way of protecting the pastoralists from attacks. Cattle rustling have been a major problem to these two countries especially on the borders. After the raid the rustlers always cross the border and…

- We have two Kenyan youth who were among the group of people who were arrested by police for allegedly attempting to cross over to Somalia to join the Al-Shabaab. The parents of the youth were shocked to hear the arrest and that their sons are associated with terror group. The report was known after Coast Police Officer, Mr. Nyongesa said in a press yesterday that six people have been arrested in Lamu, Mombasa on Sunday. The police captured some material from the youth which they will examine. According to the police the parents are co-operating and they have requested for the arrest of the person in-charge of recruiting the youth. The mother and a widow of one of the youth who is 21 y…

- A pride to Kenyan as young David Lekuta Rudisha won the World Athlete of the year award. It was at the annual International Athletic Foundation (IAF) that Rudisha received the award. At the age of 21 years, he is the first Kenyan to win the award and we congratulate him. The hero was presented the award by the president of International Association of Athletics, Lamine Diack. Kenya is known in Africa as a poor country in football but has made a history of doing well in athletics world wide. The whole country is celebrating of his win especially his Maasai people. According to Kenyan history the Kalenjins and Maasai tribes are known in producing the best runners in the world. He inherit…

- The 4 government officials and a prominent businessman who have been suspected as drug traffickers and banned from travelling to the US are well known to Kenyan government. This has been known after the government forwarded their names to the US embassy. According to the sources the names were handed to the embassy after the US government through Ambassador Rannerberger raised an alarm of banning 4 government officials and a prominent businessman from setting their foot in their country The suspected victims have been mentioned as an assistant minister, a recently elected MP, another from the coast province and from Central province. The fifth prominent businessperson is based in Momb…

- A crisis has caught the armed force military body after resignation of its two top officials. They have resigned a day before top generals lead by the vice Chief General Julius Karangi were scheduled to appear before a parliamentary committee to answer a question on suspect purchase of fighter jets and armoured personnel carriers worth billions of shillings. The 15 second hand jets were purchased worthy $450,000 each. A complain came about the cost and the statement that the jets were taken into bits and moved to Kenya in kit form for assembly locally instead of being flown from Jordan. Major General E.M. Sasia resigned together with his deputy Arthur Awour on Wednesday. Major E.M. Sa…

The United States has banned four Kenyan officials and a prominent businessman from travelling to their country. According to the US ambassador to Kenya Ranneberger, they have sufficient evidence to suspect them to be dealing in drugs. - AfricaNews correspondent said the names of the suspected victims are yet to be known. The East African country has become a transit point for drug traffickers with the Mombasa port as a hub. Kenya has been cited in UN drugs and crime reports. Ambassador Ranneberger alleged that drug traffickers use drug money to run political campaign and leadership. He suggested that in future government officials should be forced to disclose their financial record a…