Haitian PM Garry Conille travels to UAE, Kenya to seek security reinforcement after gang massacre
Gran Grif is the largest gang in Haiti’s Artibonite department, according to security analysts. The region is home to many of Haiti’s rice fields. The gang’s leader Luckson Elan said the attack was in retaliation for civilians remaining passive while police and vigilante groups killed his soldiers.
Athletics Integrity Unit provisionally suspends Kenyan cross country runner Anyango for doping
The 24-year-old Emmaculate Anyango Achol became the second woman to complete a 10km race in under 29 minutes (28:57), finishing second behind fellow Kenyan Agnes Jebet Ngetich, who set a world record with a time of 28:46 in Valencia in January.
Imminent impeachment of Kenya’s vice president reawakens dormant ethnic animosity as public wants president to exit too
A motion for the impeachment of Rigahti Gachagua was proposed in parliament on Tuesday and Kenyans were given until Friday to fill out public participation forms at their constituencies. Public forums are being held across the country to discuss the impeachment.
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push, sources say
The countries themselves must request the IMF’s so-called “governance diagnostic”, which investigates whether corruption and governance vulnerabilities are draining revenue or creating other problems in state finances.
Kenyan private sector conditions weaken in September after showing recovery in August
Business expectations for the coming year remained subdued, with only 4 per cent of survey respondents expecting an upturn.
Wary of sluggish economic turnaround after bloody anti-tax protests, lenders prescribe IMF review of Kenya’s recovery plan
Kenyan authorities are looking for fresh revenue-raising measures after rescinding the tax increases.
Finance Minister John Mbadi said in August that the government would have to restore some measures from the scrapped bill. However, last month Mbadi said he would seek public opinion on new legislation to boost revenue.
Kenya MPs prepare to deputy president in move seen as having President Ruto’s blessings
On Sunday, Mr Rigathi Gachagua told reporters that any impeachment motion would require Ruto’s assent. “Without the president’s go-ahead, the motion cannot reach parliament. If it reaches parliament, it is the president who has authorised it.”
Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says
Kenya earlier pledged to lead the multinational force with 1,000 police officers.
Memorial service held for 21 pupils who died in Kenyan school fire, cause of blaze still unknown
Kenya has a sad history of school fires. There were more than 60 cases of arson in public secondary schools in 2018, according to most recent data in a parliamentary report. It is not yet known what caused the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy, but researchers say many similar fires have been started by students protesting harsh discipline and poor conditions.
New Amnesty report details how Kenyan police in plainclothes fired at Nairobi unarmed protesters
More than 50 people were killed in months-long protests over a controversial finance bill, creating President William Ruto’s biggest crisis since taking office in 2022. Ruto abandoned the legislation in June and sacked almost his entire cabinet.
