Tag Archives: kenya news
Seven people were shot dead by gunmen believed to be Al Shabaab militants in Liboi on Thursday morning. Two of them are women who were attacked after they responded to screams at a mosque in Maleley near the Kenya-Somalia border. … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, County commission, Garissa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, Liboi, Mosque, Somalia
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By Ben Rawlence ‘Never again!’ blared Kenya’s radio stations in the heady days of 2008, when the blood of the victims of the post-election violence was fresh on the streets and politicians scrambled to negotiate the coalition agreement. One of … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya, Nigeria
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Tagged Baragoi, Coast Province, IndepthAfrica, Isiolo, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Moyale, Nairobi, Nakuru, Tana River
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NAIROBI — At least eight people were killed and several wounded in the latest outbreak of violence in the Tana River region of southeast Kenya, where scores died in clashes last year, the Kenyan Red Cross said Wednesday. Less than … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya ethnic violence, kenya news, kenyan news, Nairobi, Nduru, Orma, Somali, Somalia, Tana River
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Ten years ago Kenya captured the imagination of the world when it experienced a change of power from the reign of long standing leader Daniel Arap Moi to Mwai Kibaki. It was a change that was seen as having broken … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Daniel arap Moi, East Africa, International Criminal Court, John Githongo, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Mwai Kibaki, South Sudan
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TWO youths have died and several people wounded during a grenade attack at a refugee camp in eastern Kenya, reports say. An Agence France-Presse journalist was able to view two bodies while the Red Cross said on its Twitter account … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Dadaab, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Refugee, Refugee camp, Somalia, Twitter
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ten men were found guilty Tuesday by an Ethiopian court of plotting terror attacks with Islamist extremist rebels from neighboring Somalia. Judge Bahiru Darecha said the group was making plans and getting supplies to attack political and … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Islamism, kenya news, kenyan news, Middle East, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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NAIROBI — Suspected Islamists shot dead a Kenyan policeman in an ambush in the restive northeastern border town of Mandera, the latest in a string of attacks near the border with Somalia, police said Friday. “The officer was on patrol … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Mandera, Nairobi, Police officer, Somalia
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President Barack Obama is condemning violence in Kenya that left at least 39 people dead in renewed fighting between farming and herding communities that have a history of violent animosity. The White House says in a statement that Obama urges … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Associated Press, Barack Obama, Friday, Kenya, kenya news, kenyan news, Orma, Pokomo people, River Tana, White House
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Antony Otieno Ong’ayo The 2013 general elections as a tipping point INTRODUCTION The political violence and near eruption of a civil war in the aftermath of the botched 2007 general election in Kenya is still fresh in the memory of … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Kofi Annan, Mwai Kibaki, Rift Valley Province
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Catherine Wambua-Soi Twenty-one victims from Sunday’s explosion of a minibus in Nairobi’s Somali-dominated Eastleigh suburb popularly known as “little Mogadishu” are still recuperating at the country’s main hospital, Kenyatta national hospital. I went to visit them. They had head, arm … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Eastleigh, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan Somali, Nairobi, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia
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opinion By Colins Mabinda,The Star I have been pondering long and hard why is it that Kenyans often follow their tribal leaders with such mindless zeal, even when all indications are that we are being led to a slaughter house. … read more »
Posted in Article, Kenya
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Tanzania, World cup
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By OSCAR OBONYO,standardmedia Why Americans are in a “hurry” to rush through the electioneering process is a factor that baffles some. They found Kenyans in the middle of a prolonged campaign; did their stuff with intensity for barely three months … read more »
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) expects a successful referendum in southern Sudan and an improved investment climate to allow it to double its branches there in the next five years, its chief executive said. Political stability and security in the south … read more »
Posted in Business, East Africa, Economy, Kenya, News
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Tagged Business, Economy, Indepth Africa Magazine, Kenya Commercial Bank, kenya news, Khartoum, Rumbek, Southern Sudan, Sudan, sudan neww, Yambio
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December 27, 2010 by benim
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Multimedia, Video
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, IndepthAfrica, kenya Morans, kenya news, kenya Young Maasai warriors, News local news, newspapers, World news
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December 27, 2010 by benim
Nairobi — Imagine a client walking up to a sex worker in Nairobi or Kampala and asking for their tax records — in addition to other “work” history — and when entirely satisfied, proceeds to work out a contract. Outlandish … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Lifestyle, News, Women
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, East Africa, Eric Harper, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, kenya news, Nairobi, News local news, Prostitution, Sex worker, Sex Workers Outreach Project USA, Sexuality, World news
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December 19, 2010 by benim
Most Kenyans want public officials among the six suspects the International Criminal Court (ICC) has named as being behind the 2007 post-election violence to quit or be sacked, a poll showed on Saturday. The ICC Chief Prosecutor’s list released on … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Politics
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Francis Muthaura, geography, Henry Kosgey, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigations, International relations, Kenya, kenya news, kenya newspapers, local news, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Orange Democratic Movement, political-news, The Hague, Uhuru Kenyatta, War Conflict, William Ruto, World news
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December 15, 2010 by benim
The prosecutor of the international criminal court has asked judges to charge six prominent Kenyans – including the country’s deputy prime minister – with crimes against humanity for their part in violence that left more than 1,000 people dead after … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Politics
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Francis Muthaura, geography, Henry Kosgey, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigations, International relations, Kenya, kenya news, kenya newspapers, local news, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Orange Democratic Movement, political-news, The Hague, Uhuru Kenyatta, War Conflict, William Ruto, World news
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December 15, 2010 by benim
Kenyan police have been put on high alert to counteract possible demonstrations on Wednesday when the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is expected to name six suspects accused of masterminding the violence that beset the country after 2007’s … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Daily Nation, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenya corruption news, kenya news, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, Orange Democratic Movement, prosecutor
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December 14, 2010 by benim
Nairobi — Kenya Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo has praised WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for releasing the American diplomatic cables to the public. In a 15-minute interview with radio station Q-FM, Mr Kilonzo said Mr Assange had done a “good job” … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Wikileaks
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Head of state, IndepthAfrica, Julian Assange, Kenya, kenya news, Kenya newsppapers, Lake Victoria, Michael Ranneberger, Mutula Kilonzo, United States, Wikileaks
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December 10, 2010 by benim
A senior Kenyan politician has asked the International Criminal Court not to name him and other suspects behind the violence that killed hundreds after disputed elections in 2007, local media said on Thursday. According to Citizen TV, William Ruto, who … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, kenya news, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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December 10, 2010 by benim
Most Kenyans perceive their police force is the most corrupt institution in the nation, a poll by a global anti-graft watchdog said on Thursday, but many also have faith in government efforts to fight the vice. Another study published in … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged Africa news, Burundi, East Africa, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, Kenya, kenya news, Mwai Kibaki, political corruption, Transparency International
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