State’s ‘daredevil’ push to mark Independence Day celebrations in terror-prone Wajir ton in northern Kenya is 28 per cent complete
Dr Omollo, who also chairs the Steering Committee on National Celebrations, said preparations were steadily gaining momentum, noting that the main stadium had reached 28 per cent completion.
Letter from Middle East: You’ll never realise the risks you are always exposed to until war comes to your doorstep
As the day went on, the sounds of interceptions rang out sporadically. News reports said fragments from intercepted missiles and drones had landed near the Palm Jumeirah, causing fires close to well-known landmarks.
Black Widow-4: Freed slave girl, on a mission to avenge her mother’s murder, faces Ku Klux Klan White supremacists
Josephine said, “I want you to know why you’re going to die. I want you to know that this isn’t random violence or crazy criminals. This is justice. It’s not perfect. It’s late and it’s outside the law because the law let us down. But it’s still justice.”
Kenya’s chief justice launches new manual to boost prosecution of terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, in conjunction with bilateral partners, developed the structured curriculum to enhance the adjudication of terrorism cases in African countries grappling with the menace.
Priceless peace: By and by, Somali capital Mogadishu rebuilds after half-century of turbulence and bloodletting
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has witnessed a tumultuous history since 1991, marked by civil war, insurgency and terrorism. The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabaab has wreaked havoc, perpetrating frequent attacks that instilled fear and crippled socio-economic development.
Suspected Al Shabaab terrorists attack in wee hours of Monday leaves chief, teacher dead in Hulugho on Kenya-Somalia border
The chief was buried at Hulugho Muslim Cemetery in accordance Islamic rites, while the body of the teacher was later flown out in an Army helicopter to his home town in Mwingi Sub County for burial preparations.
Kenya prepares strategy to counter terrorism and extremism as tensions soar in neighbouring Somalia
The government reiterated its commitment to inclusive, whole-of-society approaches that combine security operations with community engagement, strategic communication and international cooperation to counter terrorism and violent extremism.
National Counter Terrorism Centre warns Kenyans about omnipresent dangers of religious extremism, radicalisation
Dhamira Moja CBO Executive Director Sarah Martha said that as Civil Society Organisations, the agency will move to the grassroots to educate people to be part of a mechanism in dealing with extremism.
Al Shaabab terrorist IED kills two police officers, injures five in Garissa on Kenya-Somalia border
Two police officers from the Border Patrol Unit died on the spot while five others are in critical condition after their vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Liboi-Kulan road in Garissa today during a patrol. Local authorities said that the IED is suspected to have been planted...
Trouble with Nigeria: State negligence created terror mobs that in turn fuelled political and economic crises
In the northeast, Boko Haram jihadi extremists and, more recently, an Islamic State-backed breakaway faction have since 2009 waged an insurgency to enforce their brutal interpretation of Shariah. In 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls – mostly Christian, but some Muslim – from a school in Chibok, in Borno State.
