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UN demands probe Into police killings in Kenya

UN Demands Independent Probe Into Police Killings as Kenya's Protest Death Toll Rises NAIROBI — The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged Kenya...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

President Ruto awards Ban Ki-moon the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart

NAIROBI — President William Ruto has awarded former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Kenya’s highest national honor the Chief of the Order...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

“No Gen Z Died Today Thanks to Kipchumba Murkomen, Only Criminal Looters” -Moses Kuria Tweet Sparks Fury

A late-night tweet by Moses Kuria has ignited nationwide outrage after the former Cabinet Secretary appeared to praise the killing of protesters and a...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Cash-for-Attack? Nairobi Politician Linked to Assault on CNN’s Larry Madowo

Larry Madowo, a CNN international correspondent and one of Kenya’s most recognizable journalists, has made a shocking claim, he says that a local poli...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

News

Russia First to Recognise Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

MOSCOW — In a move that could shake up international diplomacy, Russia has officially recognised the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan becoming th...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

Kenyan Law Lets ex‑President Face Charges -Chief Justice Maraga

Former Chief Justice David Maraga has confirmed what many have wondered: in Kenya, a president cannot be tried while in office - but once they step do...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Kenya

Ex-CJ Maraga: A President Can Face Trial After Leaving Office

NAIROBI — Former Chief Justice David Maraga has said that while a sitting president in Kenya is protected from prosecution, the law does not shield th...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Kenya

“I Didn’t Leave With the Files”: Matiang’i Defends Role in Unsolved Msando, Yala Cases

NAIROBI — Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has spoken publicly for the first time about two of Kenya’s most troubling unsolved case...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

News

U.S Trump lifts Syria sanctions in new foreign policy shift

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has formally ended wide-reaching U.S. sanctions against Syria, six months after Bashar al-Assad was overthrown...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Boniface Kariuki vendor shot by police during protest dies at KNH

NAIROBI — Boniface Kariuki, the 22-year-old mask vendor shot at close range in the head by police during protests in Nairobi, has died. He was pronoun...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Seven killed in Togo as Anti-Government protests turn violent

Lome - At least seven people were killed in Togo over the weekend following a violent crackdown on anti-government protests that swept through the cap...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

News

It’s a diseased city Mariupol residents speak out on Russia’s occupation

MARIUPOL — More than three years after Russian forces captured Mariupol, Ukrainian residents still living in the occupied city describe a grim reality...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari