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Nkaissery orders review of Dadaab refugee register

Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery has ordered a fresh review of the list of refugees in Daadab camp to weed out fraudsters. Nkaissery said there are many cases of double registration of refugees. The cases comprise of refugees who have irregularly registered as Kenyans on one hand,...

Kenya:At least seven students killed in Nairobi school fire

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...

Police kill 122 in 8 months, Nation Newsplex database shows

BY DOROTHY OTIENO An overwhelming majority of the people killed in the 20 months were young men and boys More than 122 people were shot and killed by police in Kenya over the first eight months of 2016, representing a seven per cent increase over the...

UN slams Kenya over TV shutdown

The United Nations has added its voice to international calls for the Kenyan government to respect the High Court's order that three banned television stations be allowed to resume transmissions. The UN human rights agency echoed statements on Thursday by the United States and European...

Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya Leaders arrive in Mogadishu for security summit

Djibouti, Kenyan, Ethiopian Leaders arrive in Somalia to attend regional security Summit
By: Staff writer Djiboutian President, Ismael Omar Guelleh, Kenyan President, William Ruto, and  Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived in the Somali Capital Mogadishu to attend the regional security Summit. The...

Ethiopia,Somalia leaders en route to Nairobi to meet with President Kenyatta

Ethiopia,Somalia leaders en route to Nairobi to meet with President Kenyatta
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali Republic President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed are currently on their way to Nairobi, Kenya to meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is paying special attention to reconciling the differences that have emerged between Somalia and Kenya...

Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president

AFP Image caption, Voters queued since early in the morning at polling stations across Kenya
BY: BBC WORLD Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has...

Kenya and Ethiopia Cross-Border Initiative: A Move Towards Sustainable Peace

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Credit: Courtesy Ethiopian Embassy, Kenya
REPORT from Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 29 2019 (IPS) - Many years of internecine conflict is being replaced by a new narrative of peace along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Communities that once fought each other are now dreaming of a joint journey towards a better future. Diverse...

Kenya allows two flights to Somaliland despite ban

Kenya allows two flights to Somaliland despite ban
By: Eastafrican Kenya has allowed two aircrafts to fly to Somaliland to deliver electoral material in spite of a ban on air traffic with Somalia. A diplomatic clearance MFA/PRO.91/002 (052) on Thursday said two aeroplanes operated by Astral Aviation will be allowed to deliver the material...

Inside Story – A recipe for renewed unrest in Kenya?

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The president of Kenya has reacted to the Supreme Court’s annulment of his re-election by saying there’s a ‘problem’ with the judiciary which must be 'fixed'. Uhuru Kenyatta's also described the judges as crooks and thugs. His rival Raila Odinga - who complained last...