But progress has not been uniform. Parts of Kenya – particularly the counties in the west of the country along the Rift Valley – are still plagued by serious seasonal cases of the deadly disease.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced a Covid-19 lockdown for five counties, including Nairobi, as the country is hit by a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. "Kenya is ...

In total, more than six counties, including Nyeri, have their well-to-do residents spending much more than double of what is at the disposal of the poor. More than 20 million people in Kenya ...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Waihiga Mwaura writes about the political shake-up in Kenya's counties following the 9 August general election. There are new sheriffs in town.

Having inherited a liberal new constitution that is meant to devolve power to 47 counties, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s government is overseeing one of the most ambitious attempts at redesigning an ...