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Kenya News API

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

Get API key for the Kenya 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 15010,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "16fb8acb61bc20cb29a8697678905632",
            "title": "Brazil: Measles and yellow fever vaccination campaigns are being intensified in high-traffic areas of São Paulo",
            "description": "Vaccination against measles and yellow fever was intensified in the municipality of São Paulo, which started January 12.",
            "content": "Vaccination against measles and yellow fever was intensified in the municipality of São Paulo, which started January 12. The action, carried out by the Ministry of Health in partnership with local managers, occurs after the confirmation of two import... [3625 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/brazil-measles-and-yellow-fever-vaccination",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6Ygl!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0da2ec61-1570-4fc6-9df2-1c21e7707e62_702x372.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T22:57:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0a84fb71f054337d93ac093e478905f5",
            "title": "Can't rise to occasion: Inconsistent Oburu leading ODM into a freefall",
            "description": "Oburu has failed to inspire supporters that he is the right fit. He stutters, struggles with crowd control and sometimes forgets the message",
            "content": "ODM party leader Oburu Oginga is trudging on with his pursuit of a political deal with President William Ruto, but beneath that mission lies a critical weakness that is threatening the future of the political behemoth that his late brother Raila Odin... [268 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001538768/can-t-rise-to-occasion-inconsistent-oburu-leading-odm-into-a-freefall",
            "image": "https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/kW6IeLyAMs0RerwWxtOUS6zdbS7mA8J6Ml22Dk7E.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61ae3c4e7624ad1d3ba0dabc96e98a0d",
                "name": "standardmedia.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "61ae6f25da771398f4c026e7a5958a47",
            "title": "Kenya's elite splurge billions on Dubai property to dodge scrutiny at home",
            "description": "New report shows Kenyans are the leading African investors in Dubai's lucrative property market with nearly Sh34 billion.",
            "content": "Kenya’s wealthiest individuals are parking tens of billions of shillings in Dubai’s luxury property market, a major new investigation report reveals, using the offshore haven to shield assets from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and public scrutiny... [286 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001538777/kenyas-elite-splurge-billions-on-dubai-property-to-dodge-scrutiny-at-home",
            "image": "https://cdn.standardmedia.co.ke/images/articles/thumbnails/oBQz3vCQkS78EFcGY1LGNE7PIPN5yKjy4bAsRGYk.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "61ae3c4e7624ad1d3ba0dabc96e98a0d",
                "name": "standardmedia.co.ke",
                "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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