THE HAGUE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations' highest court ruled on Thursday it has the authority to adjudicate in a maritime boundary dispute between Kenya and Somalia over stretches of the Indian Ocean potentially rich in oil and gas.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met leaders of the New Ford-Kenya party, barely three days after they announced its dissolution.

Renowned writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has been picked for a literary award organised by the Caribbean Philosophical Association. Prof Ngugi won the Nicol Guilln Lifetime Achievement Award for Philosophical Literature because of the global importance of his work, the awarding committee said.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya said it would introduce a single electronic system for processing imports and exports on Friday, replacing a mountain of forms and paper bureaucracy blamed for holding up trade.