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Kenya Man Who Allegedly Killed 42 Women To Be In Police Custody For 30 days

July 16, 2024 admin

“We are dealing with a vampire, a psychopath,” Mohamed Amin said. (Representational) Nairobi: A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days as they pursue their investigations. Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath”,…

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Kenya’s President warns of huge consequences after his effort to address an $80 billion debt fails

July 10, 2024 admin

Kenya’s President William Ruto. The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. | Photo Credit: AP The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is…

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Tear Gas, Rocks, And Looting As Kenya Police And Protesters Clash

July 3, 2024 admin

It is the most serious crisis to confront President William Ruto since he took office in 2022 Crowds in Kenya’s capital Nairobi lobbed rocks and looted businesses as police officers fired tear gas in scattered violence during fresh anti-government protests on Tuesday following last month’s deadly demonstrations. Activists have continued to agitate online against President…

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39 Killed, Over 360 Injured In Anti-Tax Protest In Kenya: Rights Watchdog

July 1, 2024 admin

The activists have geared up for a new round of protests this week in Kenya. Nairobi: At least 39 people have lost their lives in recent anti-government protests in Kenya against the new tax hike, reported Al Jazeera, citing the national rights watchdog. The activists have geared up for a new round of protests this…

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At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW

June 29, 2024 admin

Protesters run from tear gas at a planned demonstration called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East…

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Barack Obama’s Half-Sister Among Protesters Tear-Gassed In Kenya: Report

June 25, 2024 admin

Auma Obama earlier posted photos of herself on Twitter at the protest. (File) Washington: Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, was among protesters tear-gassed on Tuesday during demonstrations outside the parliament building in Nairobi, a CNN interview showed. Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on…

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This Kenya Cave, Believed To Be Source Of Ebola, Could Cause Next Pandemic

April 22, 2024 admin

The cave turned out to be home to some of the deadliest viruses in human history. The world’s deadliest cave Kitum, located in Mount Elgon National Park in Kenya, could cause the next pandemic, as per a report in Science Times. The cave turned out to be home to some of the deadliest viruses in…

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‘Cried every day’: Kenya cult families struggle for closure

April 20, 2024 admin

Authorities exhuming bodies at the mass-grave site in Shakahola, Kenya. | Photo Credit: AFP A year after school teacher Francis Wanje lost eight family members to a Kenyan doomsday cult, he is still reckoning with the horror and haunted by unanswered questions. His daughter was one of 429 people whose bodies were exhumed last year…

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Kenya Military Chief, 9 Others Killed In Helicopter Crash

April 18, 2024 admin

Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash. Nairobi: Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident……

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Tourist revenue in Kenya climbs above pre-pandemic level

April 1, 2024 admin

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AFP Revenue from tourism in Kenya jumped nearly a third in 2023 over the previous year beating the pre-pandemic numbers, according to the Tourism Ministry. Kenya has been a major tourist destination in East Africa, traditionally attracting visitors from across the world to its wildlife parks and…

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