‘No money, no police’, Kenya dithers on deal with UN to send security forces to Haiti gangland
Nearly 200,000 Haitians have now lost their homes to gangs who pillage neighbourhoods operated by rivals in their quest to control more territory. Many of the displaced are now sleeping outside or in makeshift settlements that are crowded and extremely unsanitary.
Why Kenya’s visa openness plan poses puzzle to its security, economy and foreign diplomacy
Principal Secretary for Interior Raymond Omollo explained that top on the list of bolstering legislation and policy is protection of economic, security and political interest of the country as the East African nation adjusts to the unstinted cross-border movement of people, goods and services that are likely to have an adverse impact on Kenya’s economy, security and sovereignty.
Kenya to pay back $300 million of $2 billion bond in December, says President Ruto
Kenya will in December pay back $300 million of a $2 billion Eurobond that falls due next June, President William Ruto said on Thursday. The East African nation is being watched closely to see how it handles the bond due to its growing debt repayments, weakening currency and a surge...
AstraZeneca plans to expand its Cancer Care project beyond Kenya’s largest referral hospital
By boosting equitable access to state-of-the-art technology that can provide early and accurate detection, the donation is expected to enhance survival rates among prostate cancer patients significantly.
King Charles ends tour of Kenya, but questions over colonial injustices, reparations unanswered
The UK government agreed to a 20-million-pound ($24 million) out-of-court settlement in 2013 to more than 5,200 survivors of abuses during the Mau Mau revolt, but has refused to issue an apology and has rebuffed claims by other communities.
Bloody loyal: King Charles won’t say ‘sorry’ for British colonial human rights abuses in Kenya
British colonialists also committed gross human rights violations, including land expropriation, killings, torture and sexual violence, against hundreds of thousands of people in western Kenya over decades, UN investigators have said.
Kenya tops Africa on organised crime index, having overtaken Nigeria and rest of West Africa
Resilience is measured according to the mechanisms countries have in place to combat organised crime, and their effectiveness. Resilience capacity and effectiveness are evaluated to assess the level at which states have established appropriate legal, political and strategic frameworks to address organised crime.
Coming to Kenya: Freedom fighters demand King Charles apologises for crimes against humanity
More than 10,000 people died in the Mau Mau uprising, a figure some historians claim is a low estimate. Tens of thousands of Kenyans – many with no links to the Mau Mau – endured harrowing treatment including torture and appalling sexual mutilation at the hands of security forces.
Kenyan court extends orders barring deployment of police to Haiti for two more weeks
The UN Security Council resolution, drafted by the United States and Ecuador, authorises the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months.
Kenya locally builds 1,800 tonne freighter and refits two navy vessels within budget
KSL operates the Kisumu Shipyard and Mombasa Shipyard. While Kisumu was constructing the MV Uhuru II wagon ferry, Mombasa was busy refitting the Kenyan Navy vessel KNS Shupavu. This was re-dedicated in a July 29 ceremony at Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa.
