The recent landing of the Seacom and TEAMS cables, as expected, has created a lot of excitement in the market. Understandably, expectations are and should be high.

Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta's exposure on Wednesday that two key accounts of World Bank-funded projects had been frozen over corruption allegations was one of the boldest move we have heard from inside government.

Encouraging results from tests on an HIV-Aids vaccine in Thailand are being seen as a good sign.

The number of Aids patients in Kenya reached 1.4 million in 2007 despite numerous interventions, a new survey has shown.

The US government on Thursday threatened to impose a visa ban on 15 top government officials and block aid to the country.

Kenya may settle for a weaker presidential system of government if remarks by the Committee of Experts rewriting the country's Constitution are anything to go by.

Seven suspected Somali pirates want the court to acquit them since the complainant of the case against them was not in court.

The drought that has ravaged parts of northeastern Kenya, killing a large number of livestock, has affected the availability of milk, in turn undermining child nutrition, say officials.

President Obama's administration on Wednesday issued a strong warning to Kenya: Hasten key reforms or lose Washington's support.