Kenya

By: Horndiplomat Staff writer Somalia Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud insists the federal government will not accept the AU or “anyone else” to intervene in the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Somalia foreign minister told Voa senior journalist Harun maruf he says "all that remains...

Horndiplomat-Representatives from three Somaliland political parties have today met officials of Kenya’s independence party KANU for lessons on peacebuilding ahead of their next elections. The officials accompanied by programme officers from saferworld are in the country on a fact? finding mission to learn from Kenya’s...

By Anthony Langat DADAAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya — Mohamed Omar Abdille remembers the night before he left his home in Merca, Somalia, in September 2012 to begin life as a refugee. He was 15. Family and friends gathered around the table for a final meal before...

Fire burns down dormitory at Moi Girls high school in Kenyan capital, Nairobi, education cabinet secretary says. At least seven students have been killed and 10 others taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a school in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials said. The...

BY ABDIMALIK HAJIR Boys interact more with teachers than girls who are expected to be submissive and shy, head teachers says though Yasmin Mohamed Ahmed is confident that she will do well in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, whatever happens, she has...

By: BBC WORLD Kenyan President William Ruto has disclosed that he fired the former head of criminal investigations over cases of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.President Ruto had previously said the former director of criminal investigations George Kinoti had...

Kenya’s electoral commission has warned against a shutdown of internet connection during the August 8 elections which could affect their operation. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said at a press conference that the body relies on electronic data transmission and web portal to...

Horndiplomat-Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) in collaboration with Sahan Foundation has officially launched the study report conducted on “Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat”. Al Shabaab has aspired to become a truly regional organization, with the membership and...

Source: Xinhua Kenya has lost some 2.61 million livestock to drought in the past months as the crisis worsens in arid and semi-arid areas, according to the National Drought Management Authority.  Kenya has...

Mall owners in Eastleigh clashed with hawkers Saturday evening in renewed infighting between the two sides over working space. The mall owners have accused the hawkers of being a menace and blocking entrances to their businesses. An impending eviction of the hawkers by the Nairobi County...