Kenya

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African journalist fears assassination by UK-backed police unit

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

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Kenya police summon finance minister

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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People fell down as police fired tear gas outside the stadium
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Kenya election: Kenya police fire tear gas into crowd for presidential inauguration

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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Mutuku is accused of electronic fraud but denies any wrongdoing
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Man accused of ‘hacking tax agency, stealing $40m’

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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Britain urges Kenya to restore order after rancher killed

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 herders searching for scarce grazing have driven tens of thousands of cattle onto

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