The governor of Kenya’s northeastern Mandera County, Mohamed Adan Khalif is claiming that 60% of his county is under the control of Al-Shabaab militants, according to @citizentvkenya. He was speaking during a security meeting on tackling al-Shabaab. The presence of the militants has affected service delivery in various parts of the county, he reportedly said. Al-Shabaab attacks in the northeastern region increased in recent weeks. nnLocal security officials are vowing to fight back. One MP suggested locals need to mobilise an uprising similar to the self-mobilised Ma’awisley fighters in central Somalia
The President of Kenya: IGAD and the Jeddah platform must work together to facilitate a permanent ceasefire in Sudan
Two suspected car robbers were fatally shot by a civilian who is a licensed firearm holder in Kîriko in Githunguri after they were caught vandalizing vehicles on Monday night
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Kenya starvation cult death toll exceeds 300: official
Another Kenyan pastor will face charges over 'mass killing of his followers': interior minister
Kenyan Foreign Secretary @DrAlfredMutua on US visit points finger at Russia and "our friends in the Middle East" for backing either of Sudan's warring generals. "We are asking external forces to leave Sudan alone."
1 year agoAfrican Union appeals for calm and dialogue in Kenya
Kenya police fire tear gas, water cannon on opposition leader's convoy: AFP
The government of President William Ruto has vowed to take a tough stance over the demonstrations, which opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed would go ahead despite not receiving police authorisation
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1 year agoGunman killed, pistol recovered after heavy exchange of fire between policemen and city thugs in Nairobi West
Prison warden dies by suicide in Nyeri village
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Policeman shoots colleague dead in confrontation in Migori
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At least ten people dead, several injured in Banisa Mandera inter-clan clashes, Conflict Management Chief Officer in the county, Hussein Yussuf, says
Three people were on the wee hours of Wednesday, December 21, 2022, killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Garissa County
1 year agoSEVEN PEOPLE dead, 10 injured in an accident involving two matatus and a truck at Ngata Bridge along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
1 year agoNakuru accident: 3 people killed, 7 injured in accident at Ngata bridge Accident involved a trailer and a 14-seater matatu The injured were rushed to Nakuru level five hospital @Wycliffeorandi
1 year agoInternet connectivity in Kenya has collapsed amid reports of a nation-scale power outage; real-time network data show national connectivity is now at 55% of ordinary levels; power supply has been lost due to a system disturbance per authorities
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One shot dead as police intervene to rescue robbery victim in Thika
Suspected al Shabaab attackers abducted two paramedics, a driver and a patient near Kenya's border with Somalia - police
2 year agoPolice in Kakamega are investigating an incident where a middle aged man was allegedly shot dead by a criminal gang
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Suspected al-Shabaab terrorist arrested in Lamu, weapons recovered
Police in Nakuru have shot dead four people suspected to be members of Nyuki Squad that has been linked to a spate of robberies and violence in the county
