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Kenya Nation News API

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

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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": 18116,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "809b5434b965a1e85a21a4d926d5bdac",
            "title": "Who runs KMTC? MPs demand end to 10-year ministries power struggle",
            "description": "The heart of the dispute lies in a confusing overlap of mandates",
            "content": "The long-running battle over who should control the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) reached a breaking point on Tuesday, with a parliamentary committee demanding an immediate end to the \"policy inconsistencies\" that have plagued the institution... [3518 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-02-24-who-runs-kmtc-mps-demand-end-to-10-year-ministries-power-struggle",
            "image": "https://cdn.radioafrica.digital/image/2026/02/197a2599-bd98-4267-a128-5ff7a3e7a98c.jpg?1771957509568",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T18:16:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78abb827b28c7c0ddfc220acd88d7776",
                "name": "the-star.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2420a58cd5c51a88e58f841066d4f60e",
            "title": "MPs Push Legal Changes to End KMTC Control Dispute",
            "description": "Nyikal said Parliament could no longer tolerate policy inconsistencies affecting a critical health training institution. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke",
            "content": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 24 – Members of Parliament are pushing for urgent legal amendments to resolve a long-running dispute over the management and student placement process at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).\nThe National Assembly Departmenta... [2813 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2026/02/mps-push-legal-changes-to-end-kmtc-control-dispute/",
            "image": "https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/files/2019/03/KMTC-NAIROBI.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T17:26:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "442bde074b64c13d03603f3ee79c4baa",
                "name": "Capitalfm.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.capitalfm.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1e8ba95d8e65b3272b68c29b84e54bfb",
            "title": "Police arrest 14 suspects linked to chaos at Sifuna's Kakamega rally",
            "description": "Police say they also managed to seize some crude weapons from the suspects",
            "content": "Police have arrested 14 people suspected of involvement in the disruption of the Linda Wananchi rally in Kakamega town on Saturday.\nWestern Regional Police Commander Issa Mohmoud said the suspects were nabbed in a private car on Saturday evening and ... [1655 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-02-24-14-arrested-over-chaos-at-sifunas-mbale-rally",
            "image": "https://cdn.radioafrica.digital/image/2026/02/0ca2305f-b211-428a-898a-d048fadb57bb.jpg?1771953654064",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T16:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78abb827b28c7c0ddfc220acd88d7776",
                "name": "the-star.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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