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Rwanda has accused UN-backed DRC forces of shelling its territory

Kenya Red Cross: Gunmen kill seven in attack on bus

Seven people were killed when gunmen attacked a bus at the Kenyan coast where previous attacks had left 87 people dead, the Kenya Red Cross said.

Al-Shabab ‘still holding their ground’ at Westgate mall

Despite Kenyan officials claiming to be in the final push at Nairobi’s Westgate mall, al-Shabab have said they are "still holding their ground".

Kenya’s interior minister said the evacuation of hostages ‘has gone very, very well’. (Reuters)

Kenya’s security forces control most of Westgate mall

With over 10 suspects arrested and three attackers killed in fighting at the Nairobi complex, Kenyan officials claim troops have won back control.

An Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Supreme court orders partial recount in Kenya presidential vote

Kenya’s supreme court has ordered a recount of votes in some constituencies in the country’s March 4 presidential election.

Supporters of the Raila Odinga led CORD alliance gathered outside Kenya’s supreme court building to express support for a petition challenging the outcome of Kenya’s general election.

Violence in Kenya as prime minister files suit

Kenyan police lobbed tear gas on crowds supporting the prime minister as he filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to void election results.

The injured father-in-law

Riots in Mombasa after killing of Muslim cleric

The killing of a Muslim cleric, accused by the US and UN of supporting al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, has sparked rioting by youths.

Six suspected poachers shot dead in Kenya

Six suspected poachers shot dead in Kenya

Kenyan rangers have shot and killed three suspected poachers, and another there were killed last week after a rise in elephant poaching.

Death toll in Kenya pipeline explosion increases

The death toll from a gasoline pipeline explosion in the Kenyan capital has risen to 87 and the Kenyan government has declared two days of mourning.

Olympic marathon champ Wanjiru commits suicide

Olympic marathon champ Wanjiru commits suicide

Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru committed suicide by jumping from a balcony shortly after a domestic dispute.

Kenya: Sudan presidential visit ‘in our interest’

Kenya’s government has defended its recent failure to arrest Sudan’s president on international charges of war crimes and genocide.

Kenya aristocrat Cholmondeley released from prison

One of Kenya’s most prominent white aristocrats was released from prison on Friday after more than three years in jail for killing a black poacher.

Kenya’s rural drought hurts city dwellers

In Nairobi’s posh, leafy neighbourhoods, light bulbs flicker as generators rumble to life. Gym treadmills in luxury hotels jolt to a halt.

Kenyan Muslims claim official discrimination

Kenyan Muslim leaders are outraged over alleged official discrimination they say has been documented in a government-commissioned report.

Kenyan police fire tear gas at women gang members

Police fired tear gas at women members of a feared Kenyan gang on Friday as they tried to deliver a petition to Prime Minister Raila Odinga. About 50 women, many of them elderly…

Oil-tanker crash kills at least 29 in Kenya

An oil tanker truck rolled down a hill and smashed into four minibuses in Kenya, killing 29 people and injuring more than 30, police said on Friday. The tanker’s driver had…

Crowd in Kenyan slum sets church alight

A crowd burned a church compound on Friday in one of Africa’s largest slums after a long-running land dispute flared into violence, witnesses and police said. Nobody was injured.…

Overnight violence claims lives in Kenya

Eleven people were killed in and around the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, during a surge in violence overnight, including two people found beheaded and eight killed in a shootout,…