Tag: Kenya
Four Nigerian journalists scoop CNN/Multichoice Award in Kenya
Seun Bisuga/Nairobi Two journalists from Punch Newspaper, one from Tribune Newspaper and another from online news platform, PremiumTimes News scooped…
All eyes on Kenya, as CNN/Multichoice African Journalists Awards kicks off
Seun Bisuga Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is set to host journalists from across Africa at the 2015 edition of…
Homophobic mobs attack gays, lesbians in Kenya
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Homophobic mobs have repeatedly attacked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya but police…
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Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya
Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social…
Kenyan man arrested with three explosives at shopping centre
A man has been arrested at a shopping centre in Kenya’s capital with three explosive devices, which have since been…
Kenyatta lauds Kenyan athletes for topping IAAF chamionship
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday congratulated the country’s athletes for their sterling performances at the world…
Terrorism: Kenya police intensifies surveillance on social media
Kenya’s security agencies said they have intensified surveillance on social media in the fight against terrorism with specific focus on…
Obama says entrepreneurs in Africa can give hope, deliver growth
NAIROBI (Reuters) – United States President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya on Saturday they could help counter violent…
Obama departs for Kenya, his roots
President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father’s homeland as United States president, kicking…
Kenyans ready for nude protest ahead of Obama visit
Kenya’s Republican Liberty Party has notified the of police its intention to mobilise 5,000 men and women to protest naked…
Al-Shabaab kills 14 in Kenyan attack
No fewer than 14 people were killed and 12 others injured on Tuesday in a suspected Al-Shabaab terror attack in…
7 die after consuming local brew in Kenya
No fewer than seven people died and five others were hospitalized on Wednesday after consuming toxic brew in Thika town…
Kenya laments South Africa’s strict visa rules for Kenyans
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amina Mohammed, said South Africa slammed strict visa regulations on Kenyan…
Kenyans dominate Okpekpe Mountain Race
Athletes from Kenya again dominated the long distance race at the 3rd edition of the IAAF Bronze Medal-categorised annual 10-kilometre…
Kenya kicks out top anti-corruption officials
Kenya’s top anti-corruption officials were suspended Thursday following a bitter standoff with parliament and after they alleged widespread graft in…
Somali Shebab university massacre gunmen were Kenyans
All four gunmen from Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Shebab who carried out the Kenyan university massacre earlier this month were Kenyans…
Kenya lists money transfer companies with terrorist links
Kenya’s police chief issued Wednesday a list of 85 people and companies, including at least 13 key money transfer companies,…
Kenya arrest five after university massacre
Kenyan police have arrested five men in connection with the university massacre of 148 people by Somalia’s Shebab Islamists, the…
Shock, defiance in Kenya after Shebab massacre 148 at university
The bodies of the 148 students and security officers massacred by Somalia’s Shebab Islamists in a Kenyan university were flown…
APC Condemns Terrorist Attack At Kenyan University
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Thursday’s terrorist attack that left 147 people dead at the Garissa University…
Gunmen kill two in Kenya university attack
Masked gunmen stormed a university in northeast Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing at least two people at the campus not…
Chinese restaurant shut down in Kenya for barring blacks
A Chinese restaurant in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been shut down and its owners summoned by authorities after it…
Kenya, Nigeria to partner on security to end insurgency
The Kenyan Government said on Thursday in Abuja it was working closely with Nigeria to tackle the security challenges currently…
ICC prosecutors drop case against Kenyatta
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Friday dropped a case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta alleging crimes against humanity,…
Gunmen slaughter 36 in fresh attack in Kenya
Gunmen have massacred at least 36 workers at a quarry in a fresh attack in troubled northeast Kenya, police and…
Somali Islamists execute 28 non-Muslims on Kenya bus
Somalia’s Shebab Islamists on Saturday seized a bus in Kenya, executing 28 non-Muslim passengers in what they said was revenge…
Gunmen execute 28 on Kenya bus near Somalia border
Gunmen seized a bus in northeastern Kenya near the Somali border early Saturday and executed 28 non-Muslim passengers, police said,…
Four killed in revenge attacks after Kenya mosques raid
Four people were stabbed to death in Kenya’s volatile port city of Mombasa following security raids on mosques in which…
Kenya’s Mary Keitany wins New York Marathon
Kenya’s Mary Keitany, competing in her first marathon since the 2012 London Olympics, won the New York City Marathon on…
Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang wins New York Marathon
Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang won the New York City Marathon men’s title Saturday, defeating Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa with a strong push…