Relative calm has returned to the clash torn Mandera town of northern Kenya after 3 days of inter-clan fighting that left more than 6 people dead, several houses burnt and hundreds of residents displaced.

Results of the U.S. presidential election might be still hours from being known but locals at Kogello, the Kenyan home of U.S. President Barrack Obama's father, are already in celebratory mood.

The Kenyan government said on Tuesday it is closely monitoring the safety of its nationals living in the United States which is facing a big impact of an incredibly large Hurricane Sandy.

At least 13 people were killed and three others seriously injured on Tuesday in tribal clashes in northwestern Kenya.

Kenya Airways said on Friday it will convert four of its Boeing B737-300 passenger jets into freighters as it ramps up its cargo unit to meet surging cargo transportation demand across Africa and beyond.

Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has returned from Israel and Palestine, describing his week-long visit to Middle East nations as successful.

Unknown gunmen shot dead a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer in Kenya's northern town of Garissa near the border with Somalia, a government official told Xinhua on Friday.

At least six people, including four students have been killed after fire burnt through an entire dormitory at a secondary school in Kenya, Press TV reports.

PRESIDENT Kibaki's confidants advised him not to meet Kofi Annan this week in Nairobi because they claim he is biased.

Nairobi — President Mwai Kibaki has assented to two crucial bills, including the Prevention of Terrorist Act 2012 which gives law enforcers more powers in fighting terrorism in the country.

Nairobi — Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) leader Omar Mwamnuadzi was arrested at dawn on Monday in a police operation that resulted in the death of two people.

Nairobi — A colorful pamphlet flies through the clinic's open doorway and hits the rooster headed towards it head-on. The disgruntled bird stops mid cockle-doodle-doo and struts away.

Kenya's foreign relations are set for a rocky time if Uhuru and Ruto win in the upcoming general elections, Kofi Annan has said. Speaking at a press conference at the Serena Hotel earlier today, Annan warned Kenyans that electing Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto would affect relations with other countries.

Nairobi — Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and ex-Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa were expected to arrive Kenya later on Monday for a four day visit.

Nairobi — President Mwai Kibaki has declined to assent to the amended Finance Bill (2012) that was passed by Parliament on Thursday October 4, 2012.

THE International Monetary Fund is this month expected to release close to Sh9.4 billion ($110 milion) to the government as the final tranche of a three year loan programme agreed on in January 2011.

Eight people, all members of the same family, have been killed in a fire that hit a school in a coastal town in Kenya, Press TV reports.

Civil society groups on Sunday threatened to move to court this week to block the Sh2 billion send off perks for MPs.

Kenyan Fisheries Minister Amason Kingi has survived an assassination attempt in the eastern coast city of Mombasa, Press TV reports.

GARISSA, Kenya, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Fire whose cause has not yet been established gutted down the Garissa police station near the border with Somalia on Tuesday evening.