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Kenya Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Kenya with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Kenya Nation News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Kenya.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ke&category=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 21,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "54ac2e2f50e77c5dd053f20d56e7c661",
            "title": "Heavy rainfall expected from Thursday as Met confirms start of rainy season",
            "description": "The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rainfall across several parts of the country beginning Thursday, October 23, confirming the onset of the October-November-December short rains season.",
            "content": "In a statement on Wednesday, the weatherman said rainfall currently being experienced in parts of the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, and Highlands West of the Rift Valley is expected to intensify within 24 hours and spread to the Highlands East of... [627 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.digital/article/heavy-rainfall-expected-from-thursday-as-met-confirms-start-of-rainy-season-n371782",
            "image": "https://citizentv.obs.af-south-1.myhuaweicloud.com/123897/conversions/Rains-og_image.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T18:10:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "85355a23543545fd42b6538613ed1142",
                "name": "Citizen Digital",
                "url": "https://www.citizen.digital"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9372d7bde28ab7fadef8d1e9224f7142",
            "title": "Relief for Kenyans as court halts implementation of controversial cybercrime law",
            "description": "High Court suspends implementation of key sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 pending case by Reuben Kigame and KHRC.",
            "content": "President William Ruto’s administration has suffered a major legal setback after the High Court in Nairobi suspended the implementation of key provisions of the controversial Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025.\nJustice Lawrence Mug... [3919 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001532450/reprieve-for-kenyans-as-court-suspends-implementation-of-controversial-cybercrime-law",
            "image": "https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/zMkuwGXSGrExHpKyQdslwVmKbnVflhs4jYLVg1xP.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T15:09:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61ae3c4e7624ad1d3ba0dabc96e98a0d",
                "name": "standardmedia.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cafdb40c05302934cdf50e89c82aa1f6",
            "title": "Relief for Kenyans as court halts implementation of controversial cybercrime law",
            "description": "High Court suspends implementation of key sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 pending case by Reuben Kigame and KHRC.",
            "content": "President William Ruto’s administration has suffered a major legal setback after the High Court in Nairobi suspended the implementation of key provisions of the controversial Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025.\nJustice Lawrence Mug... [3919 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001532450/relief-for-kenyans-as-court-halts-implementation-of-controversial-cybercrime-law",
            "image": "https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/zMkuwGXSGrExHpKyQdslwVmKbnVflhs4jYLVg1xP.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-22T15:09:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61ae3c4e7624ad1d3ba0dabc96e98a0d",
                "name": "standardmedia.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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