Kenya

Giants Club Summit 2016: Kenya Burns Huge Ivory Stockpile

On the last day of the first Giants Club summit, President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to a huge stockpile…

9 years ago

Giants Club Summit 2016: African Leaders Gather to Save Elephants from Extinction

The Giants Club is holding its inaugural summit in Laikipia, Kenya, from April 29 to April 30, to discuss how…

9 years ago

World’s Oldest Stone Tools Discovered in Kenya

The world’s oldest stone tools were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, scientists say. The tools date…

10 years ago

Bill Clinton and Daughter Chelsea at No Ceilings Conversation in Kenya

Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea went to a No Ceilings Conversation held at the Farasi Lane School…

10 years ago

Kenya bombs al-Shabab camps in Somalia after Garissa massacre

Kenyan fighter jets have targeted al-Shabab camps in neighboring Somalia in response to Garissa University attack. The warplanes had bombed…

10 years ago

Kenya: Two dead in Garissa University College hostage crisis

Masked gunmen have stormed Kenya’s Garissa University College near the Somali border, killing at least two people and injuring about…

10 years ago

ICC drops charges against Uhuru Kenyatta

Charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta have been withdrawn by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court…

10 years ago

Kenya: Al-Shabab kills 36 Christians near Mandera

Thirty six people, mostly Christian quarry workers, have been killed by al-Shabab militants near the north Kenyan town of Mandera.…

10 years ago

Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab militants kill 28 people in Mandera

Al-Shabab militants have confirmed that they have attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28 people. The bus was travelling…

10 years ago

Uhuru Kenyatta confirms ICC appearance on October 8

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed during a speech in front of the parliament that he will be appearing at…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Kenya closes borders to travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Kenya is closing its borders to travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.…

10 years ago

Lamu Island shootings: At least 13 people killed in two Kenyan coastal district attacks

Two deadly shootings have been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu, the scene of several attacks claimed by Islamic…

10 years ago

Mpeketoni attack: At least 15 people killed in new al-Shabab raid

At least 15 people have been killed in a new attack by Somalia's Islamist militants near Mpeketoni in Kenya. Local…

11 years ago

Mpeketoni attack: At least 48 people killed as gunmen target hotels and police station

Unidentified gunmen attacked hotels and a police station in Kenyan town of Mpeketoni killing at least 48 people, officials say.…

11 years ago

Nairobi twin blasts kill at least 10 people in Gikomba market

Two blasts in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has killed at least 10 people and injured scores more. Police said two…

11 years ago

Mombasa explosions: Three killed at Mwembe Tayari transport terminal

Two explosions have killed three people and wounded several others in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police say. In…

11 years ago

Kenya legalizes polygamy

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a bill legalizing polygamy in Kenya. The new bill brings civil law, where…

11 years ago

Nairobi explosions kill six people in Eastleigh suburb

Six people have been killed and several others were wounded in two explosions in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.…

11 years ago

Four men charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack

Four men have been charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack, in which more than 60 people were killed, police say.…

11 years ago

Westgate mall attack: Kenyan soldiers jailed for looting

Two soldiers have been sacked and jailed for looting during last month's attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre, Kenyan army…

11 years ago

Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow identified as Norwegian suspect in Nairobi mall attack

Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow has been identified as the Norwegian suspect in Kenya's Westgate shopping centre attack, the BBC revealed. Hassan…

11 years ago

African Union Summit demands Uhuru Kenyatta ICC case deferral

A deferral of The Hague trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta - due to start in November – has been…

11 years ago

Nairobi mall attack: Kenya intelligence officials to be quizzed by parliament

Kenyan security officials are to be questioned by MPs about alleged intelligence failings over the Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre attack.…

11 years ago

Nairobi mall attack: Security forces comb Westgate shopping centre

The Kenyan stand-off at Westgate shopping centre enters fourth day with security forces combing the Nairobi mall attacked by suspected…

11 years ago

Nairobi Westgate mall on fire as Kenyan special forces try to bring an end to three-day siege

Kenyan Special Forces were today locked in a fight to the death with Islamic terrorists who have been barricaded inside…

11 years ago