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Kenyan authorities deport Abdullah El-Faisal to Gambia

07 Jan 2010: Kenyan authorities have deported a controversial Jamaican Muslim religious leader to Gambia because he posed a serious threat to Kenya's security, officials said. Abdullah El-Faisal had not committed crimes in Kenya nor was he wanted in other countries,

Kenyan clashes 24 people killed

17 Sep 2009: At least 24 people have been killed and dozens more wounded amid tribal clashes in drought-stricken northern Kenya, local officials have said. Gunbattles between the Samburu and Pokot tribes began early on Tuesday, said Raphael Lentimao, a member of

Annan hands ICC list of perpetrators of post-election violence in Kenya

10 Jul 2009: Kofi Annan has given the International Criminal Court a sealed envelope with the names of the main suspects responsible for Kenya's post-election violence last year. The list of about a dozen people includes at least two senior cabinet ministers and will

Central Kenya clashes many dead

22 Apr 2009: At least 24 people have been killed in central Kenya in clashes between villagers and members of the Mungiki sect. Charles Owino, the deputy police spokesman, said on Tuesday that the deaths occurred overnight when villagers near the town of Karatina took

Baptizing Obama's Granny Irks Muslims

22 Apr 2009: NAIROBI - An attempt by a protestant church to convert US President Barack Obama's Muslim step-grandmother to Christianity has drawn the ire of Kenyan Muslims who urged the government to intervene. "I regret the attempt by the Christian religion to force

17th-century laws revived to punish bane of the high seas

18 Apr 2009: Kenya is considering setting up a tribunal dedicated to prosecuting pirates to cope with the influx of Somalis detained at sea. Officials said that it would improve efficiency and transparency as well as easing the burden on an already creaking legal

End Abuse and Neglect of Somali Refugees

31 Mar 2009: Hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees in Kenya face abuse by corrupt and violent police and a rapidly growing humanitarian emergency in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Kenya should

Kenya Smearing Somali Entrepreneurs

24 Mar 2009: We are used to News Headlines showing Somali business men beheadings in South Africa because of their enterprising and entrepreneurial talents but who knew Kenyan Newspaper would carry out a campaign to smear and discredit the hard work and toils of the

Report Reveals Arms Imports

06 Oct 2008: A total of 77 tanks and 15 jet fighters were secretly imported by Kenya last year alone, according to official documents. Two rocket launchers and more than 40,000 automatic rifles and machine guns were also brought in, the United Nations says. Yet the

More deadly riots amidst power-sharing stalemate

09 Apr 2008: (SomaliNet) As opposition leaders announced that they were suspending talks with the Kenyan government over a stalled power sharing agreement, riots erupted in Kenya on Tuesday. Dozens of young men stormed into the streets of Kibera, a sprawling slum in

power-sharing hits deadlock over cabinet

28 Mar 2008: NAIROBI, March 27 (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals traded accusations on Thursday over who is to blame for the deadlock in plans to create a unity government and end the country's post-election crisis. The share flotation of top mobile phone operator

Second Kenyan opposition MP killed

31 Jan 2008: David Kimutai Too, a Kenyan opposition legislator was shot dead in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, the second member of parliament from the Orange Democratic Movement killed this week. An unidentified woman was also shot at in Thursday's incident. Raila

'Ethnic cleansing' in Kenya

31 Jan 2008: The top United States diplomat for Africa has described the violence in parts of Kenya since the disputed presidential election as \"clear ethnic cleansing\". Jendayi Frazer, US assistant secretary of state, said that the mass displacement of civilians in

Kenyan forces use helicopters to protect sheltering refugees

29 Jan 2008: Two military helicopters today fired rubber bullets above a mob threatening members of the Luo tribe sheltering at a police post in western Kenya. \"The helicopters are dive-bombing the crowd and firing their guns,\" said a Reuters reporter in Naivasha, a

Ethnic violence spreads in Kenya, with no sign of respit

27 Jan 2008: NAIROBI: Ethnic violence continued to spread throughout Kenya on Sunday, with at least 7 people burned to death in their homes in a tourist town and more than 100 people killed in the past four days. It was the worst fighting since the first days of

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