Tag Archives: George Saitoti

Nigeria governor killed in air crash

December 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state has been killed in a helicopter crash in the southern delta region along with other senior officials, his party says. Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and former national security adviser Gen Owoye Azazi were on … read more »

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Kenya: Anti-Shabaab minister killed in police helicopter crash

June 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenya’s internal security minister, who was closely involved in the fight against Somali militant group al Shabaab, was killed when the police helicopter he was travelling in crashed into a forest on Sunday. George Saitoti, his deputy Orwa Ojode, two … read more »

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Kenya arrests four over weekend grenade blasts

March 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Kenyan police have arrested four people over a grenade attack at a Nairobi bus station blamed on Somali Islamist militants, a senior police official said on Monday. The military also increased security along the two countries’ land and sea borders, … read more »

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Nairobi attack claims 6

March 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nairobi – A grenade attack on a Nairobi bus station killed at least six people and wounded 63, according to a new toll issued on Sunday by Kenyan Interior Minister George Saitoti. “The death toll is now six, and we … read more »

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Kenya wants to galvanise world action on Somalia

November 24, 2011 by benim

Kenya’s military push should trigger greater international efforts to stabilise Somalia and end “the expansion of terrorism’s tentacles”, the Kenyan security minister said on Wednesday, without spelling out what this would entail. George Saitoti, a veteran politician and former vice … read more »

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Kenyan ramps up security at Somali border, eyes al Shabaab

October 16, 2011 by benim

The Kenyan government sent troops and police to its northern border on Saturday and said it would hunt down Somalian al Shabaab insurgents after the kidnapping of two Spanish aid workers. The two Spanish women, who were working for Medecins … read more »

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Kenya tightens security after Somalia militia kidnaps westerners

October 3, 2011 by benim

Kenya’s security minister says the country is tightening overall security, especially along its long border with Somalia, after the recent kidnapping of two westerners by a Somali militia. George Saitoti said Monday that all speed boats and merchant ships will … read more »

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Nigeria recalls diplomat over wife-beating claims

May 31, 2011 by benim

Nigerian High Commissioner to Kenya Chijioke Wigwe, has been recalled over allegations of wife battering.   Nigerian media, quoting the country’s foreign ministry official reported on Tuesday that the “ministry had decided that the diplomat should go home as part … read more »

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Image of Kenyan Police Killing in day light

January 21, 2011 by benim

A seemingly routine traffic stop on a Nairobi highway took a horrific turn when undercover officers executed three cooperative suspects. Kenyan authorities are investigating three officers after the nation’s largest newspaper published damning photos of the incident. The photos, captured … read more »

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Kenyan police suspended after suspects executed

January 20, 2011 by benim

NAIROBI — Kenyan authorities suspended three policemen on Thursday after being implicated in apparent extra-judicial killings by photographs and witness testimony published in a national newspaper. The Daily Nation published front-page pictures of one execution, which it said had been … read more »

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4 Kenyan MPs named as suspected drug traffickers

December 22, 2010 by benim

NAIROBI — Four Kenyan legislators were named Wednesday in parliament as suspected drug traffickers under police investigation. Internal Security Minister George Saitoti said Harun Mwau, also an assistant minister for trade, Ali Hassan Joho, William Kabogo and newly-elected MP Gideon … read more »

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Kenyan president invites Sudan’s Bashir to IGAD summit, date and location unknown

November 11, 2010 by benim

The Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki today extended an invitation to Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to attend the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) special summit that will tackle the South Sudan referendum scheduled to take place next January. Sudan’s official … read more »

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Kenya names foreign minister, city mayor forced out

October 28, 2010 by benim

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named cabinet ally George Saitoti as the east African country’s acting foreign minister on Thursday, in a move seen as a boost to Saitoti’s bid for the presidency in 2012. Saitoti is also Kenya’s internal security … read more »

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