Kenya's new president Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday named defence, tourism and other key ministers to a slimmed down cabinet, brushing off concerns that most appointees hail from the same tribe as him and his deputy. Kenyatta, one of Africa's richest men, won March 4 polls which while marred by problems, were largely peaceful as the east African nation moved on from the ethnic killings and widespread violence that followed the 2007 election.

Flooding in Kenya after heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes in the past month, Vice-President William Ruto said Thursday. "As at now, 63 people have been killed," Ruto told reporters, watching as five tonnes of food and other essential items were prepared to be flown to affected areas at a military airbase in the capital Nairobi.

Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta held a series of meetings with regional leaders and envoys on his first day in the capital Nairobi to seek cooperation, especially foreign investments in the East Africa nation. During his meeting with Chinese National People's Congress Vice-Chairman Zhang Baowen on Wednesday, Kenyatta invited more Chinese investors to the country, assuring them that Kenya has a highly skilled human resource base that can be exploited to facilitate trade between the two countries. "President Kenyatta further said his government is keen on increasing the flow

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the Kenya’s fourth president Tuesday in a stadium filled with tens of thousands of Kenyans and a dozen African leaders. Kenyatta, 51, the son of Kenya’s first president, becomes the second sitting African president to face charges at the International Criminal Court over allegations he helped orchestrate the vicious tribe-on-tribe violence that marred Kenya’s 2007 presidential election. A jubilant crowd swathed in Kenyatta’s campaign color of red loudly interrupted the swearing-in with rapturous cheers. The ceremony stood in stark contrast t