Reuters: Kenya News

Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:52:39 +0000

MOGADISHU, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing towards the neighbouring country. Al Shabaab insurgents, who Washington says are a proxy in Somalia for Osama bin Laden's group, drove into the town of Dhobley after rival insurgents, Hizbul Islam, fled.

Kenyan central bank official reserves rise again

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:47:15 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Kenya's central bank said its official usable foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.383 billion on Friday, up for the eighth week in a row.

UPDATE 2-Kenyan bank rates unlikely to fall this year-cbank

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:32:52 +0000

* Key leading indicators all strengthening (Adds details)

UPDATE 1-Kenya shilling slides on Dubai debt concerns

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25:30 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling <KES=> weakened sharply on Friday in a fall traders said was triggered by banks covering short positions and offshore selling of the Kenyan currency due to concerns over Dubai's debt problems.

Kenya shilling slides on Dubai debt concerns

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:14:34 +0000

Kenyan bank rates unlikely to fall this year-cbank

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:49:36 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Kenyan commercial lending rates are unlikely to fall this year because banks wrongly perceive that loan default risk is still high, the central bank governor said on Friday.

African Markets - Factors to watch on Nov 27

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:31:28 +0000

Nov 27 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday.

STOCKS NEWS AFRICA-Ghana bourse pulled lower by Guinness

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:29:14 +0000

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UPDATE 3-ICC prosecutor requests Kenya investigation

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:11:48 +0000

* Concerned about reported threats to witnesses (Adds victims' representative comments)

Kenya's 182-day T-bill yield slides to 7.943 pct

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:01:43 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The yield on Kenya's 182-day Treasury bill fell to 7.943 percent from 8.061 percent at the previous sale, the Central Bank of Kenya said on Thursday.