Around the world people use bank machines to access cash: but in the Kenyan capital’s crowded slums, people now use similar machines to access an even more basic requirement — clean water.
In a bid to boost access to clean … Read the rest
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Africa Day fizzles out
There was no celebrations to mark Africa Day in Kenya, but the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta is urging the continent to work together to fight extremism.
Africa has 54 countries, but only six; Ghana, Mali, Namibia, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe … Read the rest
Kenyan deputy president riles against homosexuality
Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has told worshippers at a church service in Nairobi that homosexuality is not welcome in the east African nation.
Ruto’s comments came on the day US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kenya promoting … Read the rest
Death toll in Kenyan attack rises to 48
The death toll in an attack by gunmen on the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni rose to at least 48 people, the Kenya Red Cross and police said on Monday.
Militants targeted two hotels, a bank and a police station … Read the rest
The death toll in an attack by gunmen on the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni rose to at least 48 people, the Kenya Red Cross and police said on Monday.
Militants targeted two hotels, a bank and a police station … Read the rest
South Africans are very conservative Pew finds
South Africans are very conservative according to findings by an independent American fact tank Pew Research Centre.
Speaking on the poll, former Constitutional Court Justice Zak Yacoob said there was a “huge disconnect” between societal values and the constitution.
Pew … Read the rest
Radical Muslim cleric and 3 others gunned down in Kenyan port city
Gunmen opened fire on a car in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, killing four people, including a radical Muslim cleric, a media report said Friday.
The cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Ismail, was seen as the successor to Aboud Rogo Mohammed, … Read the rest
‘White widow’ rented property in South Africa
A British woman thought to be linked to the Nairobi mall attacks used an assumed South African identity to take out bank loans and rent property in Johannesburg, local media reported Wednesday.
Samantha Lewthwaite — wanted by Kenyan police for … Read the rest
Six Americans among Nairobi mall attackers
Al-Shabab has released the names of the attackers in the weekend mall siege in Nairobi, Kenya, and they include at least six Americans, two from Minnesota, one from Kansas City, as well as one each from Maine, Illinois, and Arizona.… Read the rest
Kenya to host first yuan clearing house in Africa
Kenya wants to host a clearing house for China’s yuan currency – a bold African first that would deepen the continent’s ties with Beijing, already a big investor from The Cape to Cairo.
Such a venture would not eclipse the … Read the rest
Ex-Army officer linked to Royals killed in Kenya
A retired British Army officer who ran a game reserve where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests has been killed in a botched robbery at his home in Kenya.
Lieutenant Colonel David Parkinson, 58, and his wife Sonja … Read the rest
Chaos as huge fire guts Nairobi airport
by Peter Martell
A devastating fire shut down Nairobi’s international airport for much of Wednesday in a “major crisis” that forced the cancellation or diversion of scores of flights at east Africa’s biggest transport hub.
The first flights from abroad … Read the rest
Saudi princess charged with human trafficking in USA for holding Kenyan maid
A Saudi princess has been charged with human trafficking for allegedly holding a Kenyan maid against her will in a luxury California apartment, news reports said late Wednesday.
Meshael Alayban, 42, was charged on Wednesday after being arrested at her … Read the rest
Uhuru Kenyatta, Britain’s nightmare
After four days of counting and recounting votes, Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election. This is not what the British government had been hoping for.
The failed attempt by the UK to warn people off voting … Read the rest
Britain to appeal colonial torture judgement
Britain’s Foreign Office said it would appeal a High Court judgement on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London.
“The judgement has potentially significant and … Read the rest