Tag Archives: General Service Unit

Kenya: Security tightened as re-tallying of votes begins

March 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

There was tight security at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, the venue of the presidential election vote re-tallying as ordered by the Supreme Court. A contingent of General Service Unit, regular and administration police kept vigil as the re-tallying was … read more »

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Kenya: land and communal clashes increase as country gears up for elections

September 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Keith Somerville In the last six weeks there have been a number of violent clashes in areas of Kenya where the existing political, social and religious structures are contested or fail to meet the subsistence or security needs of … read more »

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4 Kenyan police wounded in grenade attack

August 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A grenade attack wounded four policemen in the latest outbreak of violence in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, ending what had seemed to be a lull in violence stemming from the killing on Monday of a radical Islamist preacher, a … read more »

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Explosion hits Kenyan security forces vehicle

October 29, 2011 by benim

An explosion hit a Kenyan security forces vehicle on Friday, wounding three, a day after the first serious clash between Kenyan soldiers and Somali militants inside the neighbouring nation, medics and police said. The attack is the fourth on Kenyan … read more »

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PM Raila to testify in detention case

June 14, 2011 by benim

The High Court has summoned Prime Minister Raila Odinga to testify in a petition filed by a former MP seeking compensation for unlawful detention by former president Daniel Moi’s regime. Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal issued the summons upon a request … read more »

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11 more killed by Ethiopia raiders

May 6, 2011 by benim

Another 11 people are feared dead after Ethiopian fighters raided Kokuro, Turkana North District. The Tuesday evening attack came barely a day after Merille raiders attacked Todonyang on Monday, leaving more than 30 people dead. Turkana North DC Jack Obuo … read more »

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Kenya protests to Ethiopia over Turkana attacks

May 5, 2011 by benim

Kenya has now written to the Ethiopian government to protest the attacks which occurred in Turkana district on Tuesday where 38 people were killed and dozens wounded. Hundreds of families were also displaced in the attacks carried out by Dasenach … read more »

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