Kenyan teens groomed to fight for Somali terrorists
Pumwani, Kenya (CNN) – Asha Mohamed sits in her cramped room in Pumwani slum clutching a tiny photo of her son, Harun. He’s dressed in a blue-striped tie framed by a crisp white T-shirt — a typical 15-year-old Kenyan high school student. Kenyan kids lured to join Somalia fight But in September he vanished. “Harun woke up very More...
Kenya denies planning to close world’s largest Somalia refugee camp at Dadaab
The Kenyan government has denied it is planning to close the world’s largest refugee camp, playing down suggestions that President Mwai Kibaki might do so during his visit to London. Kibaki is currently in More...
Kenya environment minister dies
Kenya's Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources John Michuki dies Kenya’s Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources John Michuki, 80, is dead. His death comes against the background of an ongoing More...
ODM rivalry hots up
Prime Minister Ralia Odinga and Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy in the party and Government Musalia Mudavadi on Monday met top ODM leaders who are worried their More...
Ruto, Uhuru ‘reunite’ with VP
Saboti MP Eugene Wamalwa’s mediation between Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, and Kalonzo Musyoka has paid off – at least for now. Consequently, the Vice-President, who is smarting from being given a cold More...
Kenyan troops kill 14 Al Shabaab militants
Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 14 Al Shabaab militants and destroyed their command centre. The troops, together with those of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, said they recovered communication equipment More...
2009 Kenya census was inflated by one million
The 2009 population census was inflated by one million people, according to revised post-count figures tabled by Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya in Parliament. Oparanya told the House on Tuesday the Government More...
UNEP tells Kenya to open up energy generation market
Kenya has been urged to open up energy markets to private sector investment to unlock renewable energy potential. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep), released yesterday at the ongoing More...
Kiraitu calls for unity in Mt Kenya
Concerned about the disunity among politicians, Mt Kenya region leaders have started a series of meetings aimed at convincing the locals to join one political outfit. Energy Minister Kiraitu Murungi Energy Minister More...
Kenya to evict 700 families from forest
More than 700 families in Pokot South District risk eviction from Government forest in West Pokot County. The families inhabit more than 10,000 acres of land in Lelan Forest bordering Trans-Nzoia East-Marakwet West More...
