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Kenyatta Sworn in as Kenyan President

Bussie — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:55:40 +0000

Following his victory in March against Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in as Kenya’s new president. Important people and tens of thousands of individuals attended the inauguration at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi. Mr Odinga was absent in the ceremony after his attempt to overturn Mr Kenyatta’s victory in court failed. Mr [...]

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Kenya Withdraws Condom Advert after Religious Complaints (Video)

Bussie — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:05:20 +0000

A TV advertisement encouraging condom usage in Kenya has been withdrawn after an outcry by religious leaders, health official Peter Cherutich has said. Christian and Muslim clerics said the advert is encouraging unfaithfulness/infidelity, instead of safe sex to curb HIV/Aids. In the government-sponsored advert, a woman in an extra-marital affair is advised to use condoms. [...]

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Kenya: Uhuru’s Lawyer Urges ICC to Drop Case

Bussie — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:45:50 +0000

The International Criminal Court in The Hague is holding a unique hearing to review its case against Kenya’s President-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta. He denies allegations of initiating violence after the disputed 2007 poll. The hearing comes a week after charges against his co-accused, Francis Muthaura, were dramatically dropped. His lawyers argue charges against Mr Kenyatta are [...]

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Kenyatta Declared Winner of Kenya Presidential Election

Bussie — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:52:06 +0000

After several hours of waiting for the final result of Kenya presidential elections outcome, Uhuru Kenyatta, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya has been confirmed winner of the March 4 presidential elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). According on the IEBC Chair Ahmed Issack Hassan, Kenyatta of the Jubilee alliance garnered 6,173,433 [...]

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Kenya’s Martha Karua reveals that she’s worth Ksh 56 MILLION

News of Africa Staff Writer — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:11:22 +0000

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has today become the first Kenyan presidential aspirant to declare her wealth, saying her personal fortune amounts to Ksh 56 million. Karua made the declaration while receiving her nomination certificate from the Narc Kenya party officials. The Narc Kenya leader at the same time challenged her fellow aspirants to also [...]

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20 Feared Dead in Renewed Kenyans Ethnic Clashes

Bunmy Bami — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:58:26 +0000

A minimum of 20 people have been killed in renewed clashes in Tana Waterway County in Kenya after unidentified people attacked a village called Kipau Friday. Amongst the dead were 10 raiders wiped out by villagers who responded to distress calls and promptly engaged the attackers. The body count could be much higher as villagers [...]

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Pathetic! Five (5) Children Found Dead in Nairobi Slum

Bunmy Bami — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:55:32 +0000

Police have collected the remains of 5 kids all aged below 10 in a shanty in Nairobi’s Korogocho slums. The five, three boys and two girls, were uncovered Thursday morning by curious next-door neighbors. Area Deputy police officer, Joseph Gichangi stated the girls’ ages range between 4 and 7 and the boys between 2 and [...]

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3 killed, 10 Arrested in MRC Thwarted Attack in Kenya

Bunmy Bami — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:51:45 +0000

Suspected members (10) of Kenya’s separatist Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) were apprehended and 3 murdered as police thwarted their dawn raid on Freetown station in Mombasa. As stated by residents, not less than 50 people were sighted heading towards the Freetown Police Patrol base with all sorts of ammunition. Residents immediately alerted the police [...]

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Party Endorses Kenya Prime Minister to Contest for Presidency

Bunmy Bami — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:32:03 +0000

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) National Delegates Seminar has actually recommended Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the party’s presidential prospect. Delegates from relevant ODM branches countrywide started arriving at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani in Nairobi early morning. The participants were evaluated before being confessed to the gymnasium. Secretary-General Anyang’ Nyong’ o was [...]

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Kenya Prime Minister and Vice President Seal Poll Deal

Bunmy Bami — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:58:32 +0000

The Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga and Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka have sealed a pre-election union bargain. The deal was signed at the Kenyatta International Seminar Centre, Nairobi Tuesday, and in attendance were: Wiper Democratic Movement (Wiper), Orange Democratic Movement (ODM),and Ford Kenya led by Minister for Trade, Moses Wetang ‘ula. The finalizing service was [...]

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Peace Monitors at UN Kenya (Massive Recruitment)

News of Africa Staff Writer — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:03:01 +0000

National Individual Consultants Peace Monitors – UWIANO Platform for Peace Activities Background and Rationale The UWIANO Platform for Peace, a Conflict Prevention and Response Initiative constituted and implemented by the National Steering Committee on Peace building and Conflict Management (NSC), National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), Peace Net Kenya, UNDP Kenyaand the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) [...]

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Tana Killings in Kenya Were Planned – Human Rights Body

News of Africa Staff Writer — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Nairobi– There was a synchronized strategy; an alleged fundraising event, a synchronized employment of the fighters with each town voluntarily adding 10 of its fittest youths that took to the bush for training. They trained for battle. And also when they emerged, they unleashed 29 days of terror in the Tana Delta. Fifty one men, [...]

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President Kibaki Opens Voter Registration Exercise

Bunmy Bami — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:55:41 +0000

The voters registration exercise for Kenya’s March 4, 2013 general poll was opened by President Mwai Kibaki who signed up Monday. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is counting on sophisticated innovation to make ready a new and much more precise voter’s roll. With the fresh memories of the 2007 controversial election, IEBC is [...]

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Video: Seven Killed In Eastleigh Matatu Explosion

News of Africa Staff Writer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:24:51 +0000

Seven people have been confirmed dead after a Matatu was attacked with a grenade in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. Several other people were injured in the attack on the route 28 Matatu. Witnesses say the grenade was hurled into the Matatu that was ferrying passengers. The incident happened near St Teresa at Mlango Kubwa. Those who [...]

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Over 30 Eastleigh Blast Victims Hospitalised

News of Africa Staff Writer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:19:41 +0000

Over 30 people have actually been confessed to the Kenyatta National Medical center (KNH) abiding by a minibus surge in Eastleigh which left seven people lifeless. Confirming the amount of the casualties taken to the emergency system, KNH main executive officer Richard Lesiyampe pointed out most of them were in vital ailment however had actually [...]

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No Channel O Award for Kenya, Again

News of Africa Staff Writer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:13:53 +0000

If only the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards was a cute name for a marathon…but unfortunately, its not. This year’s fete left a bitter taste in the mouths of several Kenyans who attended, after hopes that at least one of the several nominations would result in an award came to naught. Kenyan and East [...]

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Reasons Why Kenyans Need to Plant More Trees

News of Africa Staff Writer — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:06:53 +0000

The Green Africa foundation together with more partners undertook the 2nd plant growing workout in the “plant your age effort” at the Nairobi National Park. The effort that motivates residents to plant trees equal to their age is expected to help the nation get the 10 % rainforest cover before 2030.

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Nairobi Youths Riot over Grenade Attack

Bunmy Bami — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:37:37 +0000

Company premises closed in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on Monday as authorities engaged riotous youths in running struggles along Juja Roadway in wake of a minibus (matatu) surge. Previous reports indicated state that the youths were targeting civilians of Somali origin. Anti-riot police were highly deployed to the Eastleigh area in the mid-morning to repulse the aggresive [...]

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Grandmother Declares Herself Fit for Obama’s Swearing-in Ceremony

Bunmy Bami — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:07:52 +0000

The grandmother of United States President, has stated she is healthy enough to attend her grandson’s swearing-in ceremony taking place early next year. She reportedly had a minor ailment during the period of the just concluded US Presidential election. Grandmother Sarah undertook a mild surgical treatment in Bama hospital, in Siaya town, western Kenya Wednesday [...]

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Six Die in Nairobi Grenade Attack

Bunmy Bami — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:38:50 +0000

At least six individuals were eliminated Sunday when an explosive detonated in a mini-bus in Nairobi, triggering fears of a fresh A number of persons were hurt as well and taken to a close-by hospital. The Kenya Red Cross verified that a minimum of 15 casualties have been moved to the referral Kenyatta National Hospital. [...]

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Kenya Sends Army after Police killers

Bunmy Bami — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:47:51 +0000

Kenya’s top security body has ordered the military to join the hunt for cattle rustlers who killed security officers in Baragoi, Samburu County. A statement from the Presidential Press Service has it that the National Security Council, chaired by President Mwai Kibaki, condemned the attack on the law enforcement officers. “The Council has authorised the [...]

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POPULAR: Girl Drugged And Raped By Man She Met On Facebook

Staff Writer — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:40:32 +0000

She claims she met the guy on Facebook and both arranged for a pleasant date after one month of lovey dovey inbox messages. The man picked her up in a Range rover automobile and drove to upmarket westlands for a beverage. She determined to have red bull because that was their first time of meeting [...]

Kenya Celebrates Obama’s Victory

Bunmy Bami — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:57:39 +0000

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga today congratulated US President Barack Obama for his re-election. President Kibaki pointed out in his message that the re-election was a re-affirmation of the trust and confidence the American people have in President Obama’s leadership skills. He therefore wished the US President, a better achievement backed [...]

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Kenya: China Not Willing to Help Kenya Stop Elephant Poaching – KWS

Staff Writer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:26:58 +0000

China and Vietnam hesitate to enact precise rules to stop their residents from purchasing elephant tusks and rhino horns from Africa. The two nations give all set market for game prizes. Kenya Wildlife Service senior assistant director Patrick Omondi pointed out attempts to engage the Chinese to bring about precise legislations have actually become useless. [...]

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Woman Stripped Naked For Wearing Mini Skirt, Forced To Walk Around In Bra And Underwear

Staff Writer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:30:27 +0000

Business came to a standstill along 6 Avenue Extension in Bulawayo when people rushed to catch a look of a nude woman. This event happened last Monday afternoon. A witness that spoke to our updates workers said Nomathemba Ndlovu was stripped nude by hwindis who were implicating her of donning a short dress. “Ndlovu was [...]

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Kenyan Policeman Killed in Grenade Attack

Bunmy Bami — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:03:06 +0000

A grenade attack on a Kenyan church, Sunday left one policeman lifeless and 14 other individuals injured in a town near the Somalia border. Kenyan cities , particularly Nairobi and Mombasa suffered attacks of this magnitude in october last year, when the country deployed soldiers to Somalia in war againt Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents. “We have [...]

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Kenyan President in Support of Traffic Bill

Bunmy Bami — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:36:54 +0000

Kenyan Head of States, Mwai Kibaki on Thursday signed into law changes to the Traffic Act that are geared towards coping with traffic offenses which justify 25 percent of mishaps in the Nation. The changes will certainly examine the registration and licensing of automobiles and also the issuance of driving licenses. The changes will raise [...]

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Kenya Pays $51.7m Arrears at UN

Bunmy Bami — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:36:18 +0000

Kenya has made her way into the United Nations roll of tribute after being called as one of the UN member states that have cleared all their outstanding charges. Out of 193 countries, only 31 were completely compensated as of October 11. During the 2012-2013 UN financial year, Kenya paid over $ 51.7 thousand as [...]

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Kenyans Furious Over MPs’ ‘greed’ For More Cash

Bunmy Bami — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:10:15 +0000

Furious Kenya citizens today took to the streets Nairobi protesting against their MPs’ vote to award themselves $25 million (Sh2.1 billion) winding up bonus. The lawmakers last week passed a Bill to pay themselves the money ahead of the General Election slated for March 14, 2013. All they are awaiting now is the Presidential assent [...]

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Couple, six children die in Fire-Outbreak

Bunmy Bami — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:31:40 +0000

A deputy headteacher in a Malindi school in Kenya’s Coast region and the entire family died in a fire outbreak this morning. The outbreak is suspected to possess been triggered by an electrical fault. The deputy headmaster, his wife, their six children along with a house-help all perished in the fire.

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Kenya: Bodies of Two Drowned Children discovered in Tana

Staff Writer — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:07:44 +0000

Two children drowned in River Tana on Monday as they fled to escape being arrested by security forces who have been deployed to pacify the region. Bodies of children aged 15 and 10 were retrieved from the river on Wednesday and hidden at Ozi village. “These were children who drowned because they were trying to [...]

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Doctors strike affecting patients in Kenya

News of Africa Staff Writer — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:04:55 +0000

The ongoing nationwide strike by nurses and other medical staff has completely paralyzed operations in nearly all the government health facilities in the country. Although the region was yet to record any deaths, there were fears that most patients could be losing their lives across the region and the country, according to Nyanza Regional Director [...]

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Kenya: 38 killed in horror ethnic attacks

News of Africa Staff Writer — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:40:19 +0000

A total of 38 people have been killed and several houses torched in Tana River district of coastal region of Kenya in what is reportedly to be revenge attacks following ethnic animosity between the Pokomo and Orma communities. This is after a group of about 500 people armed with guns, spear and machetes are said [...]

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Kenya: Odinga catches wife in the ACT With His BEST FRIEND…1 Month After Wedding?!

Staff Writer — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:37:28 +0000

Word on the street has it that Kenya’s superstar and son of prime minster, Fidel Odinga – is now considering a divorce after he found his newly wedded wife in a rather compromising situation with his best friend. The newly wedded couple has only had a blissful marriage for approximately one month since their [...]

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Mombasa riots Update: Terror suspect surrenders to court

News of Africa Staff Writer — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:20:49 +0000

Terror suspect Sheikh Said Abubakar Ahmed turned up at the Mombasa Law Courts on Monday morning to plead to charges related to last week’s deadly riots sparked by the August 27 killing of his ally Sheikh Aboud Rogo. At the same time a team of investigators probing the late Sheikh Rogo’s killing has arrived in [...]

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KENYA: Teachers begin strike despite court injunction

News of Africa Staff Writer — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:17:02 +0000

By Lonah Kibet Teachers begin their strike on Monday in defiance of a court order obtained by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) late last week to keep them in class. Mr Gabriel Lengoiboni, the TSC Secretary, told The Standard that they would follow the law and withhold pay for teachers who fail to report to [...]

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KENYA: Wanted Rogo ally speaks from hideout

News of Africa Staff Writer — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:11:03 +0000

N SUMMARY Mr Ahmed claimed there is a plot by Kenyan security agencies supported by outside forces to assassinate him. Mr Said Abubaker Shariff Ahmed alias Makaburi, who is wanted in connection with the Mombasa riots has claimed he is a target of a police hit squad. Last week, police obtained a warrant of [...]

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Kenya Cleric killing Update: Grenade attack on Mombasa police

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:14:11 +0000

A grenade has been thrown at police in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, reportedly killing two people and wounding 16. Muslim youths have been involved in running battles with the police since Monday after the murder of radical preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed. Mr Rogo, who the US accuses of backing Islamist fighters in Somalia, was [...]

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Kenya News: Over 50 killed in horror ethnic attack

News of Africa Staff Writer — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:14:56 +0000

At least fifty people, mostly women and children were killed in a dawn raid in the Kenyan Coastal region of Tana River on Tuesday, in revenge attacks over pasture. The attack is believed to have been carried out by members of the Pokomo community against the pastoralist Orma community. Members of the Pokomo community, armed [...]

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Kenya to hold peace meeting after 52 killed in massacre

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:45:38 +0000

Kenyan police said they were bringing two rival communities together for a peace meeting Thursday, after at least 52 mainly women and children were hacked or burnt to death in the worst ethnic massacre for several years. “We want to bring together these warring communities,” said regional deputy police chief Joseph Kitur, after the attack [...]

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Eight die in Kenya, Kazakhstan air crashes

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:41:15 +0000

Two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots were killed when a plane carrying tourists crashed in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, local police said on Wednesday. Airstrip workers and locals rushed to the crash site and pulled survivors out of the mangled wreckage. There were 11 tourists on board the aircraft, all of them German. [...]

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Ugandan helicopter wrecks found in Kenya

News of Africa Staff Writer — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:14:55 +0000

The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters that went missing on Sunday has been found in a remote area of Kenya, Kenyan officials have said. Two bodies have been recovered and eight other people on the aircraft have been rescued, the officials added. Both attack helicopters were part of a contingent being sent to reinforce the [...]

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Kenyan MPs get new $3,000 seats

News of Africa Staff Writer — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:30:08 +0000

Kenya’s newly refurbished parliament, which has been dogged by criticism over the cost of chairs for MPs, has been opened by President Mwai Kibaki. Costing about $3,000 (£1,900) each, the 350 red chairs were made by the country’s prisons department. The original tender was given to a company outside the country but was cancelled when [...]

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Kenya bids for the 2024 Olympics; hopes to become the first African country to host the Olympic Games

News of Africa Staff Writer — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:01:31 +0000

Kenya hopes to become the first African country to host the Olympic Games with its recent 2024 bid. Its intentions were made known by Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga during an announcement recently. Prior to this, South Africa and Egypt both had failed attempts to host the Games in 2004 and 2008 respectively. However, Kenya [...]

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Tribunal recommends sacking of Kenya’s deputy chief judge

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:01:52 +0000

Kenya’s deputy chief justice should be sacked after she was accused of threatening to shoot a security guard, a tribunal has recommended. Nancy Baraza allegedly pulled her pistol and pinched the nose of a female guard after refusing to be frisked when she entered an upmarket shopping centre on New Year’s Eve. The tribunal agreed [...]

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Kenya: Venezuela diplomat Dwight Sagaray on murder charge

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:36:23 +0000

A Venezuelan diplomat has been charged with the murder of the acting ambassador in Kenya, Olga Fonseca. Dwight Sagaray, who was the Venezuelan embassy’s first secretary, appeared before a judge in Nairobi and was remanded in custody. Olga Fonseca was found strangled to death at her official residence in Nairobi on 27 July. A prosecutor [...]

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Kenya Airways ready to lay off staff, as costs skyrocket

News of Africa Staff Writer — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:25:10 +0000

Kenya Airways plans to shed staff through voluntary retirement, redundancies and outsourcing of non-core roles in order to contain soaring costs and protect its bottom line, it said on Friday, but unions said they would fight the job cuts. The airline, which is 26.73-percent-owned by Air France KLM, first indicated it would look to slash [...]

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Kenyan Prime Minister Mobilizes citizens To Vote For Prezzo In The BBA Star Game

News of Africa Staff Writer — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:35:12 +0000

Raila Odinga, Kenyan Prime Minister, has started mobilising support for Prezzo, his country’s representative in the BigBrother Africa Stargame. This was made known in Odinga’s tweet on Monday, in which he urged his countrymen and women to “come together in large number and vote” Prezzo. The 32-year-old musician is one of the six contestants remaining in the [...]

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Six injured as blast hit Kenyan refugee camp

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:54:09 +0000

An explosive device hit a police vehicle inside a refugee camp near the border with Somalia on Wednesday, wounding all six people aboard in the latest attack in the region, officials said. The vehicle, carrying three police officers and three civilians, was escorting aid workers travelling in a separate car to distribute food in the [...]

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Kenyan court overturns ban on separatist group

News of Africa Staff Writer — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:44:57 +0000

Kenya’s High Court lifted a ban on Wednesday on a separatist group demanding the secession of the country’s coastal strip and famed tourist haven, the latest twist in a dispute that has unnerved investors and raised fears of violence, Reuters reports. The Mombasa Republican Council was outlawed by the Kenyan government in 2010 along with [...]

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