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Kenyan lawyer sues Israel, Italy for killing Jesus

A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition with the International Court of Justice in The Hague, suggesting that the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was unlawful. Dola Indidis said the State of Israel among others should be held responsible, Kenyan news outlet the Nairobian...

Kenya is first in Africa to get latest generic AIDS drug

Kenya is the first African country to start using a generic version of the latest AIDS drug that can improve and prolong the lives of tens of thousands of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments. A generic of Dolutegravir (DTG),...

Somali refugees regret returning home from Kenya

  As a teenager, Aden Hussein chose to become a refugee to get an education. With Somalia in collapse, he left his family for neighbouring Kenya where Dadaab, one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in the world, offered a de-facto city served by the...

Kenya:Uhuru appoints Task Force on Development of Miraa Industry

By PSCU, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a 14-member Task Force on the Development of the Miraa Industry. The task force has three months to complete its assignment, according to a gazette notice published Friday. Geoffrey Nchooro M’mwenda will chair the task...

Kenya official: Roadside bomb kills 4 people; 11 wounded

An improvised explosive device exploded and killed four people in a passenger vehicle in northern Kenya in a suspected extremist attack, an official said Friday, as fears grew that the al-Shabab extremist group in neighboring Somalia had adopted a deadly new strategy. The Kenya official,...

Kenya seeks UN help in lifting ban on exporting of miraa

The national government has promised a raft of measures to help the ailing miraa sector. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett told miraa farmers that the Government has petitioned the UN for the interpretation of a convention on drug trade that European nations had used...

Kenya-Somalia border epicenter of evolving face of terror, experts say

NAIROBI, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The expansive Kenya-Somalia border is slowly becoming a haven for a new form of terrorism that has eluded security dragnet owing to its covert nature and sophistication. Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have in the last few weeks staged numerous attacks along...

Kenya opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express railway

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise...

Kenya:IEBC clears President Kenyatta, DP Ruto to seek re-election

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto are formally on the ballot for the August General Election after Monday’s clearance by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). They were cleared by IEBC’s Chairman Wafula Chebukati who also presented them with nomination certificates...

Kenya: Threats to Media Ahead of August Polls

Authorities in Kenya have committed a range of abuses against journalists reporting on sensitive issues, threatening freedom of expression ahead of elections slated for August 8, 2017, Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa said in a report released today. Journalists and bloggers reporting...