Kenya

On February 13, Prime Minister Narendra met ex-Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga and expressed to strengthen the India-Kenya relations. The former PM is on a private visit to India and discussed several issues. "I fondly recollect my past interactions with him in India and Kenya," PMO tweeted. After three-and-a-half years PM Modi met the ex-Kenyan PM and also conveyed his best wishes for his good health and future endeavors.

India's Shaili Singh won a silver medal at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in the women's long jump in Kenya's Nairobi on August 22. Meanwhile, Sweden's Maja Askag bagged gold, jumping 6.60m against Singh's 6.59m and Ukraine's Mariia Horielova won bronze with a jump of 6.50m. This's the third medal of India, including a bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay team event and a silver in the 10,000m racewalking.

Fearing India like COVID crisis, Kenya is trying to scramble the oxygen availability in the country. Moreover, learning from the third COVID-19 wave in March 2021, the authorities and private medical facilities have started installing oxygen producing units. Reportedly, with vaccination rate of fewer than one million people, Kenya, which looked up to India for quality healthcare has received a major setback watching Indian medical system… read-more

Kenyan marathon runner, Brigid Kosgei, won the London Marathon 2020 title on October 4 with a timing of two hours and 18.58 minutes. Despite heavy rains, the runner managed to finish ahead of others. Kosgei, who won $30,000 along with the title, said they were not well-prepared, owing to the pandemic. However, she added that she will be prepared for good results next year.