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Kenya:NASA will withdraw KDF from Somalia if it wins, Kalonzo says

NASA will withdraw KDF troops from Somalia immediately it ascends to power after the August election and instead seek democratic options in the war on al Shabaab. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka faulted the continued presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and said it is unwise...

Kenya:Duale, Maalim camps clash, several injured

By STEPHEN ASTARIKO @stephen ASTARIKO Several people sustained minor injuries after supporters of the main JP and Wiper rivals for Garissa Township MP clashed in Garissa Ndogo on Thursday evening. Police fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse the fighters that were hurling...

Kenyan army says it kills 52 Al-shabab fighters in Somalia

Kenya's military says it has killed 52 fighters with the extremist group al-Shabab in neighboring Somalia. Military spokesman Col. Joseph Owuoth says the army destroyed an extremist camp in Badhadhe region of Lower Jubba early Friday using ground troops and artillery fire. He says an assortment...

Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon titles, but Americans make progress

By Jimmy Golen U.S. claims 6 of top 10 spots among men, 2 of top 4 women BOSTON - The Kenyans are back in Boston after a relative lull that saw them shut out in the world's most prestigious marathon twice in the past three years. More...

Kenya to export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia

Kenya may soon export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia if negotiations between the two countries bear fruit while Qatar is willing to open its market for Kenyan meat. These are some of the wins the government achieved when it received high-profile visitors from the two...

Kenya:Somalis have benefited from Jubilee leadership: Uhuru

By BRUHAN MAKONG More by this Author President Uhuru Kenyatta asked Wajir residents to vote for Jubilee in August, saying his government had improved their welfare. Mr Kenyatta told off the opposition for saying the current administration had neglected residents of Wajir, Mandera and Garissa by failing...

Kenya arrests 7 suspected human traffickers in refugee camp

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police have arrested seven Somali men for allegedly operating a human trafficking ring at a refugee camp in the country's east, authorities said Wednesday. The suspects had been smuggling refugees from Dadaab camp to Nairobi, where they...

Somalia:Al Shabaab kills Kenyan fighters over spying suspicion

Kenyans fighting for Al Shabaab are being killed as tension rises between foreign fighters and their Somalia commanders over suspicion of spying. A large number of Kenyan Al Shabaab fighters have since sneaked back into the country and some of them arrested. On Monday, 26-year-old Ahmed...

Kenya: First direct flight from Mogadishu to Nairobi lands at JKIA after 10 years suspension

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NAIROBI, 29 March 2017 (PSCU) – Direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi resumed today with the first commercial plane carrying 49 passengers from the Somali capital landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) shortly after 1.00 p.m. The re-launch of direct flights between Nairobi and...

Kenya extends curfew in border town over terror attacks

The Kenyan government has extended 12-hour curfew in border region of Mandera for three months following Al-Shabaab terror attacks in the remote region that borders Somalia. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said in a gazette notice issued on Tuesday that the curfew that begins on...