Kenyan authorities say suspected Somali pirates have kidnapped a French woman from a beach house on Manda Island, near the resort town of Lamu. Reuters reports the woman’s fiance says the gunmen targeted the woman when they broke into the couple’s house. The woman, who uses a wheelchair, was carried by the kidnappers to a […]
Suspected Pirates Kidnap French Woman From Kenyan Island
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
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Kenyan Nobel Laureate Maathai Dies
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Global leaders are honoring the late Wangari Maathai of Kenya, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai died at a Nairobi hospital on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 71. The Nobel Committee awarded Maathai the peace prize in 2004, citing her stand against Kenya’s former oppressive government […]
Kenyan Nobel Laureate Maathai Dies
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:26 pm (UTC-5)
Global leaders are honoring the late Wangari Maathai of Kenya, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai died at a Nairobi hospital on Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was 71. The Nobel Committee awarded Maathai the peace prize in 2004, citing her stand against Kenya’s former oppressive government […]
Kenyan Nobel Laureate Maathai Dies
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 2:38 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has died. She was 71. The organization she founded, the Green Belt Movement, said in a statement that Maathai died Sunday at a Nairobi hospital after a long struggle with cancer. The Nobel Committee awarded her the peace prize in 2004, citing […]
ICC Opens Hearing Against 3 Prominent Kenyans
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has opened proceedings against three prominent Kenyans accused of organizing deadly post-election violence in their country. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura and former police chief Mohammed Hussein Ali are facing charges of crimes against humanity. Judges at The Hague must decide if there is enough evidence to […]
Kenya Charges 2nd Suspect After Attack on British Couple
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 12:06 pm (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities have charged a second suspect in the murder of a British tourist and the kidnapping of his wife at an exclusive island resort near the Somali border. Issa Sheikh Said has been charged with robbery with violence and kidnapping. The Kenyan suspect denied the allegations during a court hearing in the coastal town […]
Kenya’s Deputy PM Faces ICC on Post-Election Violence
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has opened proceedings against three prominent Kenyans accused of organizing deadly post-election violence in their country. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura and former police chief Mohammed Hussein Ali are facing charges of crimes against humanity stemming from the unrest. Judges at The Hague must decide if there […]
Kenyan Tanker Explosion Kills at Least Four
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities say at least four people died when a fuel tanker exploded late Tuesday in western Kenya. Officials say at least 35 people were injured after the tanker overturned on the Kisumu-Busia highway. Local media report that the vehicle burst into flames after a man tried to steal the battery from the truck, sparking […]
Kenyan PM Evacuated After Discovery of Grenade
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been evacuated from his office after an unexploded hand grenade was found in another part of the building he works in. Aides to Mr. Odinga say police advised the prime minister to leave his building in the capital, Nairobi, at about 1 p.m. Tuesday. They say Mr. Odinga was […]
Kenya’s Deputy PM to Appear Before ICC
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s deputy prime minister is set to appear before the International Criminal Court on charges he helped orchestrate deadly post-election violence in his country. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is scheduled to attend a hearing at The Hague on Wednesday, along with two co-defendants, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Francis Kirimi Muthaura and former police chief Mohammed Hussein Ali. […]
