…Waberi district following evening prayers, witnesses said. The dead lawmaker was the father-in-law of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and is the first parliamentarian to be targeted since a new 275-member assembly was selected in August. No-one has so far claimed the attack, though al-Shabab has previously vowed to kill government officials. On Thursday, a double suicide attack in Mogadishu…
…nyan court ruled he should not be charged. After years as a senior member in the long-dominant Kanu party, George Saitoti joined the current president Mwai Kibaki’s National Alliance of Kenya in 2002. As Internal Security Minister under Mwai Kibaki, he was a leading government voice against the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Kenyan troops have been fighting al-Shabab in Somalia since they…
…d largest port is a significant source of revenue for whoever controls it and al-Shabab also used the port to bring in weapons. AU troops pushed al-Shabab from the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in August 2011. Along with other pro-government forces they have gone on to take control of most of the major towns previously in the hands of the militants. But the al-Qaeda-linked group’s fighters are…
Two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots have been killed in a plane crash in Maasai Mara national park, Kenyan police said. The aircraft was carrying 11 passengers, including five Germans, four Americans and two Czechs, the AFP news agency said. Three other passengers were seriously injured, police said. Two German tourists and two Kenyan pilots have been killed in a plane crash in Maasai Mara…
Kenya has announced discovery of oil for the first time in the country after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil. President Mwai Kibaki said the discovery was made in the country’s north-western Turkana region. Mwai Kibaki said it was “the first time Kenya has made such a discovery” and called it a “major breakthrough”. Kenya is a regional business an…
…rts bearing slogans including “I support the petition” and “Democracy on trial”. The presidential, legislative and municipal elections held 12 days ago were the first since the 2007 poll which set off ethnic and political violence in which more than 1,200 people were killed. Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto, are facing trial on charges of crimes against hum…
e Foreign Office files, future president Barack Obama’s father appears on a list of Kenyan students as “OBAMA, Barack H” – they shared the same name. Barack Obama and his father in 1971 At the age of 23, Barack Obama Sr. enrolled at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to study economics with classmates including Ann Dunham, a 17-year-old white American from Kansas. The couple had a short marriag…
…0 miles south of the murder scene, to face charges of abduction and robbery. Ali Babitu Kololo, a Kenyan handyman, was arrested over the abduction of Judith Tebbutt Ali Babitu Kololo, a 25 year-old handyman, is a former employee of the Kiwayu Safari Village and has allegedly told police he helped direct the armed kidnappers to Tebbutts lodge. The handyman has claimed he did so only…
…an coast for the second part of a two-leg trip which had earlier seen them enjoy a safari in the Masai Mara game reserve. David and Judith Tebbutt are from Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire and have a 25-year-old son. The couple had only checked into the Kiwayu Safari Village resort, near the island of Lamu, in the same day at 4:00 p.m. They were the only tourists at the resort that boasts around-…
…es. Raila Odinga challenged the result, but said he would respect the Kenyan Supreme Court’s ruling in Uhuru Kenyatta’s favor. The election was Kenya’s first after a disputed poll in 2007, which led to violence that left more than 1,200 people dead. Uhuru Kenyatta is due to appear at the ICC for his trial in The Hague later this year, accused of crimes against humanity. He denies…
The wreckage of two Ugandan helicopters that went missing on Sunday has been found in a remote area of Kenya, a Kenyan army spokesman has said. The fate of those on board – believed to be 14 people – is unknown, Colonel Cyrus Oguna said. Both aircraft were part of a contingent being sent to reinforce the African Union (AU) force in Somalia. A third helicopter on the same mission made…
…rnment said at the time of the kidnap that it believed the al-Shabab Islamist group, which has since merged with al-Qaeda, was behind the murder and kidnap. The group denied the allegation. In October 2011, Kenya sent troops into its neighbor in pursuit of the militants and in support of the weak interim Somali government, which controls only the capital, Mogadishu, and a few other areas. Rachel C…
…in 18 miles (30km) of the Kenya-Somalia border, reminding travellers that there had been earlier attacks in Kenya carried out by Somali militia. Two nuns from Western Europe were kidnapped in November 2008 and three aid workers were abducted in July 2009. Accordind to Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere said the couple had come from a trip to the Masai Mara reserve and were the resort’s only g…
…ver Kenya’s role in the UN-backed intervention force. A mob later rounded on Somalis living near the church with sticks and stones in a suspected revenge attack. Police chief Moses Nyakwama said 13 people had been injured in the revenge attack, in the suburb of Eastleigh. Reports suggested a number of those hurt at the church were injured in a stampede after the attack. A police spokesman, C…
Ethnic clashes in Moyale area, southern Ethiopia, are reported to have left at least 18 people dead and 12 others injured. More than 20,000 people have crossed into Kenya to escape the fighting, the Kenyan Red Cross says. People were continuing to cross the border although Ethiopian government forces had intervened to stop the fighting. The clashes, in the Moyale area, are thought to have been sp…
A former Kenyan hotel worker was today charged over the abduction of British tourist Judith Tebbutt and the shooting of her husband David. Ali Babitu Kololo, the 25 year-old father of three, appeared in court on the island of Lamu charged with kidnapping and violent robbery. David and Judith Tebbutt were attacked on September 11 during their holiday at a remote Kenyan luxury beach resort Prosecut…
lympics. The Boston Marathon ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events and is one of six World Marathon Majors. The Boston Marathon: World’s oldest annual marathon – 2013 was the 117th event Second biggest single-day sporting event in the US behind the Super Bowl, in terms of media coverage Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, the course is 26.2 miles Th…
we got huge support from London. So, I couldn’t be happier – just getting support. It was just a wonderful day.” In the women’s elite race, there was controversy early on when 2010 wheelchair winner Josh Cassidy dropped out after a collision with Olympic champion runner Tiki Gelana. She continued running but was off the pace and her race was won by Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo in…
Facebook has now surpassed one billion people using it every month, the company has said. The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday. The company said that those billion users were to date responsible for 1.13 trillion “likes”, 219 billion photos and 17 billion location check-ins. The site, which was launched in 2004, is now look…
…arve out a desert homeland began a rebellion in the west African state in January. A regional group, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), has placed on alert a peacekeeping force of 2,000 soldiers, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. After a coup by disgruntled military officers in Mali a week ago, Ecowas has threatened to close land…
arly 1990s. A later biography, which can still be found on Acton & Dystel’s archives, reads: “Barack Obama is the junior Democratic senator from Illinois and was the dynamic keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. “He was also the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He was born in Kenya to an American anthropologist and a Kenyan finance minister and…
ok and they would read together and discuss writers into the night. Like Alexandra McNear, Genevieve Cook was attracted by the “mental exhilaration” of his intellect, marveling at how mature he was at 22, but dismayed by his remoteness and wariness about commitment. Needless to say, Barack Obama was as self-obsessed as ever. When Genevieve Cook told him that she loved him, Barack Obama’s response…
London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony has started with a performance charting a journey through a day in the life of the capital city. After 16 days of competition, the show, said to be a celebration of British people, music and culture, kicked off at 21:00 BST at the Olympic Stadium. More than 4,100 performers are taking part in A Symphony of British Music. The climax of the ceremony will see th…
Dominique Venner: Suicide inside Notre-Dame de ParisFrench police says a 78-year-old man, named as Dominique Venner, has killed himself inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, causing its evacuation. The man pulled out a…
Eurovision 2013: Russia calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any points as outrageous actionRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Azerbaijan's failure to award any points to Russia's entry in this year’s Eurovision song contest as "outrageous". Sergei…
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Laura Fernee claims she is too pretty to workLaura Fernee says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life – and have forced her to quit her job. Laura Fernee, 33, is a science graduate and she says her…
Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into "nul points" for RussiaAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Voters and the official Azerbaijan…
Kate Middleton has a Marilyn Monroe dress blow up moment at William van Cutsem weddingKate Middleton was left red-faced after the gusts lifted up her polka-dot dress, drawing attention to her thighs. The Duchess of Cambridge was caught out by the wind as she…
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