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News Kenya » Nairobi: Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in Kenya

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/business/kenya-meta-facebook-sama-content-moderators-o28999
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

A company that was sued by Facebook content moderators in Kenya over poor working conditions said Thursday that more than 1,000 workers will be laid off after Meta, Facebook's parent company, ended ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Chinese National Jailed in Kenya for Smuggling Over 2,000 Ants

News channel or source: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/chinese-national-jailed-in-kenya-for-smuggling-over-2000-ants/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

A Chinese national has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined 1 million Kenyan shillings (about $7,700) by a Nairobi court after ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: New US$ 5.2 million initiative to advance sustainability solutions for Nairobi

News channel or source: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/new-us-52-million-initiative-advance-sustainability-solutions
Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

The Government of Kenya, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat have launched a US$5.2 million project to help transform Nairobi into a model for low-carbon, climate-resilient and ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-national-given-one-year-in-prison-for-smuggling-ants-out-of-kenya/ar-AA20Y9sD
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

News Kenya » Nairobi: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda to unveil AFCON 2027 roadmap

News channel or source: https://dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-kenya-uganda-to-unveil-afcon-2027-roadmap/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

NAIROBI: EAST African nations will meet next week to agree on a roadmap and key logistics for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, which will jointly host the tournament, are ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Kenya Met list areas set to receive rainfall on Friday, April 17, and this weekend

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/kenya/kenya-met-list-areas-set-to-receive-rainfall-on-friday-april-17-and-this-weekend/ar-AA212ZTN
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Kenya Meteorological Department forecasts rain for most regions this weekend, while sunny conditions remain in the northwestern areas. Details inside.

News Kenya » Nairobi: At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/motorists-stranded-military-deployed-heavy-054840410.html
Published on: Saturday 07 March 2026

At least 25 people have died after flash flooding in the Kenyan capital caused flight disruption and left motorists stranded for hours. George Seda, the police chief in Nairobi, said some of the ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Caitlin Foord baffled by lost goal as Kerr lifts Matildas to Fifa Series final win over Kenya

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/16/australia-matildas-kenya-fifa-series-final-kerr-foord-report
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Australia defeat hosts 2-0 as captain scores her 75th international goal before Clare Wheeler seals victory at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Chinese man jailed after trying to smuggle 2,200 ants out of Kenya in his luggage

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/04/15/chinese-man-jailed-after-trying-to-smuggle-2200-ants-out-of-kenya-in-his-luggage
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

NAIROBI: A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday (April 15) to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade exposed in e ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117275/nairobi-matatu-bus-kenya
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.

News Kenya » Nairobi: Four men arrested over shock death of Brit businessman in Kenya

News channel or source: https://dailynews.co.tz/four-men-arrested-over-shock-death-of-brit-businessman-in-kenya/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

NAIROBI: FOUR men have been arrested in connection to the gruesome death of a Brit businessman whose body was found dumped in a pineapple sack in Kenya. Campbell Scott, 58, was found dead in Makongo ...

News Kenya » Nairobi: ‘How can the US be heartless?’ – Kenyan survivor of 1998 Nairobi terrorist attack

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/413995/how-can-the-us-be-heartless-kenyan-survivor-of-1998-nairobi-terrorist-attack/
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

More than 330 victims of the 1998 Nairobi terrorist bomb at the American embassy are renewing efforts to seek justice both home and in the US, pursuing compensation 28 years after the deadly attack.