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Kenya forcing refugees back to Somalia: NGO

  Kenya is violating international law by forcing residents of the world's largest refugee camp to return to Somalia, an aid agency said Monday. Kenya insists the emptying of Dadaab -- home to hundreds of thousands of mostly Somali refugees -- is being carried out in...

Kenya’s president has a clear lead in votes counted so far, but the opposition says it’s “fake”

  Kenya’s opposition candidate Raila Odinga has rejected the partial results of the presidential election, saying they were “inconsistent” with those being tallied at the counties. In a press conference held just after 2 am local time, Odinga said he “rejected the results streamed so...

Government pathologist recovers one bullet as terror suspects are laid to rest

By ELKANA JACOB @elkana_jacob A bullet was recovered from one of the female terror suspects gunned down in Mombasa's Central police station, in an autopsy led by government pathologist Johansen Oduor at Coast General hospital. According to Oduor, the exercise was minimal as was agreed with...

Kenya Airways to resume weekly flights to Somalia

Kenya Airways Set to Re-introduce Weekly Flights to Mogadishu
SOURCE: XINHUA  Kenya Airways (KQ) said it would resume direct flights to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, starting February 2024 as part of efforts to promote trade and ease the movement...

Kenya, France agree to expedite implementation of Sh10 billion project

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic to Kenya Stéphane Séjournérime with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in a joint press address with in Nairobi on April 6, 2024. Image: PCS/X
By: THE STAR Kenya and France have resolved to strengthen their bilateral relations, even as they finalised an agreement to enhance the infrastructure and transport sector. Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia...

Boost for terror fight as US, Kenya sign pact

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III (L) and Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at Ministry of Defence situated at Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya as they sign Defence Cooperation Agreement between the two countries on September 25, 2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
By:Daily Nation Kenya’s fight against the terrorist group Al Shabaab received a major boost on Monday with the signing of a cooperation agreement with the United States that will see Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers trained and provided...

Egypt condemns deadly attacks in Pakistan, Kenya, Somalia

CAIRO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt condemned with "strongest terms" the recent deadly terrorist attacks on a police academy in Pakistan, a hotel in Kenya and African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry strongly condemned the attack...

Al-Shabaab militants overrun Kenyan police outpost

Horn Diplomat-Over 100 al-Shabaab militants attacked and overpowered a Kenyan police station on Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks by the Somalia-based militant group. Police confirmed that the early-morning attack took place in the north-eastern town of Wajir, about 50 kilometers (31 miles)...

Kenya bans clipboards to curb exam cheating at schools

Schoolchildren in Kenya will be barred from entering examination rooms with clipboards and geometry set boxes in a bid to curb cheating, the education ministry has said. The directive also bans the use of mobile phones near examination centres. Cheating cases in secondary schools rose by...

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,...