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KENYA

Morgan’s Somalia trek a sign of hope
Africa
/ 23 March 2016

Morgan’s Somalia trek a sign of hope

Joy as thirtysomething pachyderm makes three-week journey from Kenya.

By Staff Reporter
From the judges’ seat: Three lessons for scientists
Article
/ 7 March 2016

From the judges’ seat: Three lessons for scientists

Here are three tips to help keep your scientific presentations interesting, full of life and not sleep inducing.

By Amy Green
Nairobi slum gets water from ATMs
Africa
/ 18 February 2016

Nairobi slum gets water from ATMs

Mathare slum in Kenya has been dependent on costly and possibly unsafe water from vendors – but innovative new water ATMs may end all that.

By Staff Reporter
Digital gone wild: Plan your trip with tech
Article
/ 7 December 2015

Digital gone wild: Plan your trip with tech

Google Africa recently paid for 35 journalists from various African countries, including South Africa, to explore Kenya using several apps.

By Sthembiso Sithole
Owiny Sigoma Band mixes the old and new
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Owiny Sigoma Band mixes the old and new

A deep ancestral sense and passionate electronica characterise the Owiny Sigoma Band’s third album.

By Staff Reporter
Africa’s entrepreneurial dilemma
Africa
/ 5 August 2015

Africa’s entrepreneurial dilemma

Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia featured an appearance at the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

By William G Moseley
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Analysis
/ 30 July 2015

Kenyans let their fingers do the talking

They might quarrel among themselves, but nothing unites them like outside criticism.

By Christine Mungai
Obama calls for gay rights in Africa, decries corruption and conflict
Africa
/ 25 July 2015

Obama calls for gay rights in Africa, decries corruption and conflict

Pushed a tough message on corruption, the civil war in South Sudan, controversial elections in Burundi and the fight against al-Shabaab.

By Staff Reporter
Obama says ‘Africa is on the move’
Africa
/ 25 July 2015

Obama says ‘Africa is on the move’

"People are being lifted out of poverty, incomes are up, the middle class is growing and young people like you are harnessing technology."

By Staff Reporter
Five suspects charged over Kenya university massacre
Africa
/ 8 June 2015

Five suspects charged over Kenya university massacre

Kenyan police have charged five men in connection with the attack by the armed group al-Shabab on a university in eastern Kenya.

By Staff Reporter
Kenyan artists’ outcry wakes up the government
Article
/ 29 April 2015

Kenyan artists’ outcry wakes up the government

The Kenyan pavilion at the Venice Biennale has became mired in controversy as five of the seven artists showing are Chinese, and one is Italian.

By Christopher Vourlias
Kenya suspends bank accounts of suspected funders of terrorism
Africa
/ 8 April 2015

Kenya suspends bank accounts of suspected funders of terrorism

Kenya has frozen the bank accounts of 85 individuals and entities suspected to be financing terrorism in the country, including money transfer firms.

By Staff Reporter
Stench of death permeates university halls of Garissa massacre
Africa
/ 7 April 2015

Stench of death permeates university halls of Garissa massacre

Scattered books and dark blood stains on the floor – the bodies have been collected but an abattoir-like stench permeates the Kenyan university.

By Staff Reporter
Al Shabab massacres 147 Kenyan students
Africa
/ 2 April 2015

Al Shabab massacres 147 Kenyan students

Masked gunmen from Al Shabab stormed a Kenyan university in Garissa as students were sleeping, hurling grenades and shooting dead at least 147 people.

By Staff Reporter
Top Kenyans shamed in graft probe
Africa
/ 2 April 2015

Top Kenyans shamed in graft probe

Five Cabinet secretaries among 175 top leaders were identified in an explosive anticorruption report, and suspended.

By Staff Reporter
Drought-hit tea crop leaves Kenya thirsty for foreign currency
Article
/ 19 March 2015

Drought-hit tea crop leaves Kenya thirsty for foreign currency

Despite efforts by the government to put in place technology such as irrigation, a large portion of farming is still dependent on rain.

By Staff Reporter
Son of Raila Odinga found dead at home
Africa
/ 5 January 2015

Son of Raila Odinga found dead at home

Kenyan police are probing the final movements of Fidel Odinga, son of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga, after he was found dead Sunday morning.

By Staff Reporter
ICC drops charges against Kenyatta
Africa
/ 5 December 2014

ICC drops charges against Kenyatta

The International Criminal Court says there is not enough evidence to put the Kenyan president on trial for alleged crimes against humanity.

By Staff Reporter
Gunmen massacre 36 workers in Kenyan town
Africa
/ 2 December 2014

Gunmen massacre 36 workers in Kenyan town

In a Kenyan town, close to the border with Somalia, about 36 workers have been killed in their tents and more are suspected to be missing.

By Staff Reporter
Kenyans flee after bus executions
Africa
/ 27 November 2014

Kenyans flee after bus executions

Kenyans are fleeing the Muslim-dominated north after al-Shabab hijacked a bus and executed 28 people for failing to prove they were Muslims.

By Staff Reporter
Kenyan unions warn civil servants to leave amid ‘danger’ of attacks
Africa
/ 25 November 2014

Kenyan unions warn civil servants to leave amid ‘danger’ of attacks

Kenyan teachers’ union leader, Wilson Sossion, says that the lives of Kenyan civil servants are "clearly in danger" from insurgent attacks.

By Peter Martell 1
Al-Shabab claims responsibility for Kenyan bus attack
Africa
/ 22 November 2014

Al-Shabab claims responsibility for Kenyan bus attack

The Somali militants say they staged an attack in Kenya in which 28 people were shot dead.

By George Obulutsa
Al-Shabab locks Kenya into an endless circle of death
Africa
/ 7 November 2014

Al-Shabab locks Kenya into an endless circle of death

Kenya’s increasingly unpopular war in Somalia is in its fourth year and there is no easy way out.

By Staff Reporter
Kenyatta receives ‘hero’s welcome’ after ICC hearing
Africa
/ 9 October 2014

Kenyatta receives ‘hero’s welcome’ after ICC hearing

Kenya’s president was given a red carpet welcome when he returned from the ICC, where he was questioned over post-election violence in 2007 and 2008.

By Staff Reporter
Tragic lesson of the Oscar Pistorius trial
Africa
/ 12 September 2014

Tragic lesson of the Oscar Pistorius trial

The African sense of kinship is more forgiving, but also very insular, writes Lee Mwiti.

By Lee Mwiti
Gunmen kill scores in two attacks on Kenyan coast
Africa
/ 6 July 2014

Gunmen kill scores in two attacks on Kenyan coast

Gunmen believed to be from Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have struck again in Kenya, killing at least 29 people.

By Reuters
Governor arrested over Kenyan massacres
Africa
/ 26 June 2014

Governor arrested over Kenyan massacres

A governor and several other suspects have been arrested in connection with the coastal massacres in Kenya.

By Staff Reporter
Economic week ahead: Back to work
Article
/ 23 June 2014

Economic week ahead: Back to work

The platinum strike’s final kick and data releases from the US and Europe will head this week’s economic news.

By Matt Quigley
Kenya massacres raise spectre of ethnic violence
Africa
/ 22 June 2014

Kenya massacres raise spectre of ethnic violence

Massacres on the Kenyan coast have once again brought political rivalries to the fore.

By Peter Martell 1
Kenyans warned to watch World Cup from home to avoid terror
Africa
/ 21 June 2014

Kenyans warned to watch World Cup from home to avoid terror

The wave of deadly attacks by extremist groups has prompted officials to urge citizens to watch the World Cup from "the comfort of their homes".

By Sapa Ap
Terror raids fuel Kenyan conflict fears
Africa
/ 19 June 2014

Terror raids fuel Kenyan conflict fears

Tension runs high as country’s president blames al-Shabab attacks on ‘local political networks’.

By Staff Reporter
Kenyatta blames ‘local political networks’ for Kenya attacks
Africa
/ 18 June 2014

Kenyatta blames ‘local political networks’ for Kenya attacks

President Uhuru Kenyatta says "hatemongers" carried out deadly raids on Mpeketoni and Poromoko, despite al-Shabab claiming responsibility.

By Zoe Flood
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