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MP wants Kenya-Somalia border opened for free trade, tracking of entrants

By ADOW MOHAMED Horndiplomat-Wajir East MP Abass Sheikh Mohamed wants the Kenya-Somalia border opened for free movement of goods and services. He said the “official but unpractical” closure of the border has led to inflow of contraband goods and illicit weapons. Kenya shares more than 800km-long border...

Kenya loses 2.61 mln livestock to drought

This photo, taken on Feb. 28, 2023, shows the horns of livestock after their corpses were cremated near a livestock market in Kajiado County, Kenya. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)
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...

British MP Says Somaliland knows how to conduct free, fair and credible elections than Kenya

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British MP has described Kenya's election standoff as “total chaos”. Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith suggested that the recent elections in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed state and former British protectorate, were better than Kenyan ones by far. He made the assertion as he addressed House of...

US Ambassador to Somalia Discloses Plan to Move Mission to Mogadishu From Nairobi

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United States Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto on Friday disclosed that the U.S Mission to Somalia located at the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya would soon be moved to Mogadishu. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Yamamoto stated that the move could take...

I met a homeless addict and recognised my childhood friend

A chance meeting between two childhood friends helped one begin a journey back from drug addiction after many years living on the street. It was early October and Wanja Mwaura, 32, was on her way to the market in Lower Kabaete, not far from Nairobi,...

IGAD Council of Ministers Meeting on South Sudan Underway

IGAD Council of Ministers Meeting on South Sudan Underway
 By: Jama Farah, HornDiplomat Contributor A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is going on today (April 21) via video link to follow up on the progress of the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement and the impact of the COVID-19...

IGAD Leaders Hold Virtual Summit to Consult Response Strategy to Curb COVID-19

By:Jama Farah,HornDiplomat Contributor Heads of State and Government of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today (March 30) convened a Virtual Summit to discuss coordination & regional response to curb the spread of COVID19. The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu announced on his...

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...

Kenya:I will form my government even from exile, says Raila Odinga

By IBRAHIM ORUKO More by this Author Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to form a rival government when he is sworn in on January 30 even if it is based outside the country. He spoke as 13 opposition MPs said they will have all the National...