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Pressure on King Charles to apologise for Kenya atrocities grows
King Charles has begun his state visit to Kenya with a speech addressing some of the abuses during British Colonial rule – saying that “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” had been committed against Kenyans as they waged their struggle for independence. And, he added “for that, there can be no excuse”. The King has…
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50 found dead after suspected Kenya ‘starvation cult’ ritual
The Kenyan President William Ruto has compared a Christian cult suspected of telling followers to starve themselves to death, to terrorism. Police in Eastern Kenya have already discovered the bodies of more than fifty people.
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Drought wipes out livestock and causes hunger crisis in Kenya
The Turkana people of northwest Kenya know all about loss and damage caused by global warming.
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Kenya election: William Ruto declared winner amid dispute
In Kenya, after six days of waiting the former Deputy President William Ruto has been declared winner of a tight presidential race.
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Voters go to polls in Kenya amid corruption and cost of living concerns
Voters in Kenya have been to the polls today in presidential elections, after an intense campaign dominated by unemployment, corruption and cost of living worries.
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‘A lot of people sidelined’ at COP26, Kenyan activist Elizabeth Wathuti says
We were joined by Elizabeth Wathuti, who’s the founder of the Green Generation Initiative and a climate activist from Kenya.
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The slaughter of donkeys for the Chinese black market is devastating nomadic communities in Kenya
Donkey theft is increasingly attractive to criminal gangs as meat and hides fetch large sums.
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Huge swarm of locusts causes devastation in east Africa – as Jamal Osman reports from Kenya
The biggest swarm of locusts for decades sweeps across East Africa, and it’s threatening to wreak catastrophe on countries already struggling with food insecurity.
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Kenyan rugby player facing deportation from the UK gets a temporary reprieve
Kenneth Macharia has spent two years fighting the Home Office, saying he fears persecution if goes back to Kenya where gay sex is illegal.
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Kenya’s banned love story
Rafiki is a love story the Kenyan government didn’t want its people to see.
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Nine arrested after Kenya terror attack
Kenyan bomb disposal experts say they’ve safely detonated explosives left after the attack on a luxury hotel compound in Nairobi – which left 21 people dead. Nine more suspects were arrested today as the authorities vowed to bring anyone connected with the attack to justice. Five were killed at the scene, all believed to be…
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Kenya hotel siege ends with gunmen killed
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared the suspected al Shabaab militants who attacked a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi have been “eliminated”, after an assault which left 21 people dead, as well as five attackers.
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Kenya President recalls Boris Johnson as ‘bicycle guy’
Theresa May has been meeting the President of Kenya on the final leg of her Trade and Aid Africa tour.
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Raphael Tuju on Kenya elections: ‘I wouldn’t have invested any money in data mining’
Last night we reported from Kenya on the impact of data mining, fake news and the intervention of firms such as Cambridge Analytica and its parent company SCL in the contentious 2017 election there. Yesterday, we spoke to the leader of the opposition, Raila Odinga. Did dirty tricks and data harvesting play a part in…
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Kenyans bombarded with fake news in presidential election
When we investigated Cambridge Analytica, the company’s bosses boasted of helping swing last year’s presidential election in Kenya. Now we have further evidence about the fake news and attack ads targeting the opposition leader during the polarised and disputed election. We speak to opposition leader Raila Odinga.
