Friends and family have spoken of their grief at the death of enterprise development specialist James Thomas in the Westgate mall attack in Kenya.
Trade union Cosatu says no cause can justify the murder of innocent people, in its response to the on-going siege in the Kenyan capital.
Social media platforms have been offering messages of hope for those involved in the al-Shabab Westgate mall siege in Kenya.
Kenyan police are investigating claims that the al-Shabab mall attack may have been led by Brit Samantha Lewthwaite, widow of the London 7/7 bomber.
Somalia’s al-Shabab militants have threatened to kill hostages they are holding in a Nairobi shopping mall as Kenyan troops move to end their siege.
Security operations are continuing in Nairobi, where al-Shabab rebels have seized an upmarket mall following an attack which left 39 people dead.
Khaleb Omondi struggled to build up his bookshop in Nairobi’s notorious slum. Caroline Wanjiku Kihato ?tells a story of life against the odds.
Nairobi’s street photographers run ingenious and efficient set-ups throughout the city.
The British government is negotiating payments to thousands of Kenyans who were detained and severely mistreated during the 1950s Mau Mau insurgency.
Some analysts believe the bank’s One Africa policy makes sense but question if it can be done.
The United States’s FBI has joined the investigation into this week’s Nairobi blast, which officials say was likely caused by a fertiliser bomb.
A new report heralds progress in many areas in Africa but cautions against unrealistic optimism. Louise Redvers reports
At least one person was killed when a grenade was thrown into a Nairobi church on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks in Kenya.
An unblinking and voyeuristic portrayal celebrates the city as the site of multiple stories and identities.
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/ 29 October 2011
From affluent denizens in gated communities to the inhabitants of hovels, everyone in Kenya will give you an earful about their trip in a matatu.
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/ 25 October 2011
Two grenade blasts killed one and wounded more than 20 in Nairobi, apparently in retaliation for Kenya’s hunt for al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia.
Somali Islamist rebels warned they would bring the "flames of war" to Nairobi after Kenyan forces mounted a cross-border land and air assault.
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/ 23 September 2011
"So, will I have to pay a bribe?" I ask the driving instructor, watching out for the heart-stopping sight of Nairobi’s minibuses scooting past.
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/ 12 September 2011
At least 61 bodies have been found after an explosion of a petroleum pipeline ripped through an informal settlement in Kenya.
A six-storey building in Nairobi that collapsed "like a house of cards" killed four people and injured eight trapped inside, officials say.
It’s not a man’s world any longer. And <b>Munene Kilongi</b> isn’t happy about the gender war exploding on Nairobi’s streets.
Uganda’s top opposition leader was kicked off a Kenya flight, prompting riots back home that police quelled with tear gas only a day before the p
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/ 12 November 2010
A human rights group in Kenya said a former government minister may be trying to derail the ICC’s investigation into Kenya’s post-election violence.
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/ 8 November 2010
A policeman rampaged through three bars in a central Kenyan town, killing 10, looking for a woman who infected him with HIV.
The city’s downtown reality show beats eating
a cockroach on TV — and is over quicker.
Despite the curse of Nairobbery few travellers know that Nairobi is the centre of a rich music scene.
Two explosions ripped through a rally against a proposed new constitution for Kenya being held in Nairobi on Sunday, killing at least five people.
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/ 6 November 2009
Kenyan author Mukoma wa Ngugi’s novel forces us to question received narratives and conventional wisdom.
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/ 26 September 2009
The Dutch tourists came well prepared for the walking safari: strong shoes and sunscreen, backpacks and bottled water.
More than six million people have been forcibly removed from their land and homes in recent years in several African countries.
Arresting Somali pirates may be the easy part. Foreign navies have detained dozens of them but the ensuing legal avenues are ill-defined.
Even an exploding petrol tanker can’t keep inquisitive spectators from having one more look in Nairobi, writes Munene Kilongi.