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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": 1037,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0fa713e8290e00e420d86b93a72ed932",
            "title": "Luxury Dubai yacht held in Kilifi as tourists safari in Maasai Mara",
            "description": "Security agents have detained a luxury yacht floating off Kilifi after it was found to lack authorisation from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to dock in the country.",
            "content": "Security agents have detained a luxury yacht floating off Kilifi after it was found to lack authorisation from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to dock in the country.\nKilifi County Commissioner Josephat Biwott said the four-deck yacht, christened Sal... [2310 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/enterprise/article/2001533999/luxury-dubai-yacht-held-in-kilifi-as-tourists-safari-in-maasai-mara",
            "image": "https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/Hsr7wjHqx5vkW6ufEiiOi9OM0a3NAvaBXvXYvxAo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-11T17:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61ae3c4e7624ad1d3ba0dabc96e98a0d",
                "name": "standardmedia.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "620b666c4e96f515da9bfef89bf4afef",
            "title": "State unveils roads pricing reform to tame runaway costs",
            "description": "The current framework has been heavily criticised for fuelling cost overruns, which have made the cost of building projects in Kenya among the most expensive in Africa.",
            "content": "President William Ruto’s administration plans to standardise pricing of public infrastructure projects in a sweeping reform to tame inflated contract costs and cut wastage of taxpayer money.\nThe Cabinet on Tuesday approved what it called a ‘Comprehen... [4244 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/state-unveils-roads-pricing-reform-to-tame-runaway-costs-5261626",
            "image": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/resource/image/5261630/landscape_ratio3x2/1200/800/4b2fbc3f738ed944b5a91b7c3ee08da5/pq/road-works.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-11T17:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7a843c18c60a003c8d9bc7cb63431b03",
                "name": "Business Daily",
                "url": "https://www.businessdailyafrica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb220a1ef9c38898ef7db77dffc63dca",
            "title": "[PHOTOS] Ruto presides over 25th East African Community SME Trade fair",
            "description": "Ruto said he recognises that the sector drives the economy, creates jobs, and builds wealth for Kenyans.",
            "content": "President William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the 25th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Trade Fair at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi County.\nThe President said Kenya welcomes the International Trade Organisation’s decision t... [968 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke/in-pictures/2025-11-11-photos-ruto-presides-over-25th-east-african-community-sme-trade-fair",
            "image": "https://cdn.radioafrica.digital/image/2025/11/7ec977f8-8b51-4432-ad09-9666175bea5c.jpg?1762880183722",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-11T16:44:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78abb827b28c7c0ddfc220acd88d7776",
                "name": "the-star.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.the-star.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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