NAIROBI (Reuters) – Britain on Monday urged Kenya to restore law and order in the north of the country after a British rancher was shot dead there. Numerous attacks have taken place in drought-stricken Laikipia region in recent months as armed cattle
Kenyan police have summoned Finance Minister Henry Rotich for questioning for a second time over a multi-million dollar scandal involving advance payments for two dam projects, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said. Mr Rotich is currently at the headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in the capital, Nairobi. “He
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Kenya’s health minister has ordered an investigation into claims new mothers were sexually assaulted at a flagship hospital in the capital Nairobi. Social media posts alleged that male staff members targeted the women when they went to feed their babies. The Kenyatta National Hospital said the reports were “untrue” and denied any assaults took place.
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Kenyan police used tear gas to prevent supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga gathering for a memorial service to coincide with the inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta for his second term as president. Officers sealed off the venue during the planned opposition event in east Nairobi early in the morning and engaged in running battles with
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The Kenyan authorities have charged an Technology expert with hacking into the country’s tax authority and stealing almost over $40m, according to local media. Alex Mutunga Mutuku aged 28, is accused of belonging to a syndicate of electronic fraudsters who steal money from various institutions and companies in the East African nation, The Standard newspaper
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A top investigative journalist in Kenya fears that British-backed police have placed him on their “kill list”, making him a “dead man walking”. Mohammed ‘Moha’ Ali, 35, has spent years exposing extra-judicial killings by Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). He also revealed Western involvement in the murders, including the identification of targets for the so-called
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