The Kenyan Chief who tweets his way to crime reduction in his village
Daniel Sitole (IPS) – Using 140 characters or less, Chief Francis Kariuki in Kenya, has tweeted his way to reducing crime in his and surrounding villages. ”I have brought crime and illicit brewing under control in my location,” Kariuki told IPS, “until May 2011, this place was very dangerous. Incidents of carjacking, mugging and burglaries occurred [...]
Kenya property market booms as a result of somali piracy
The price of properties in Kenya are on the rise, and Somali nationals in the country are making offers to buy properties in some of Kenya’s posh neighbourhoods and sometimes even offering a bit more to outbid local Kenyans in the rush to invest pirate-earned cash. This sudden increase in the price of properties in [...]
Walking metres to fetch water in Kenya – Action aid lends a helping hand
NAIROBI, Jan 3 - Protus Onyango (IPS) – The acute lack of water in Kenya means families have to trek long distances every day to fetch water. In both rural and urban areas, people often walk as far as 30 kilometres or more to collect water from rivers, streams or wells. But thanks to self-help projects backed [...]
Kenyan women set to make their mark in politics
NAIROBI, (IPS) – The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision that should radically change political representation for women in this East African country. Women’s rights activists in Kenya are confident that as a [...]
Human trafficking is on the rise in the Horn of Africa amidst the drought and famine the region faces
RIFT VALLEY, Kenya (IPS) – Amina Shakir (not her real name) fled the drought and famine in Somalia for a better life in Kenya. But she did so illegally, placing her faith in the hands of a criminal network headed by Mukhalis or agents in Swahili. In the end her faith was misplaced as she [...]
The poor struggle in Kenya as inflation soars
RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Aug 24 (IPS) – As Kenya’s inflation rate reached 15.53 percent, compared to 3.18 percent in October 2010, the country’s poor have been struggling to afford the most basic of essentials. In some areas families can no longer rely on regular meals and have reduced them to one a day, others mostly [...]
Easter terror alert for Kenya as Al-Shabaab threatens to strike
Kenya’s top cop is warning that al-Qaida-linked Somali insurgents, Al-Shabaab, that have already carried out an international attack, may attempt to strike Kenya over the Easter holidays. Commissioner Mathew Iteere said Thursday night that police have received reliable information that the al-Shabab militia group has threatened to attack public areas such as places of worship, recreational areas [...]
Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at the Hague to answer charges of crimes against humanity
THE HAGUE, April 8, 2011 (AFP) – Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Friday at the International Criminal Court, which has charged him and five others with crimes against humanity during post-election violence. Kenyatta, son of Kenya’s finding father Jomo Kenyatta, made no comment when he arrived by car at the court headquarters, preceded by [...]
Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are summoned by the ICC for crimes against humanity
THE HAGUE, March 8, 2011 (AFP) – The International Criminal Court issued summonses Tuesday for six Kenyans accused of masterminding 2007-08 post-vote violence that claimed up to 1,500 lives, to appear before it on April 7. The six, senior allies of President Mwai Kibaki and his rival Raila Odinga, were ordered to make initial appearances in [...]
Raila Odinga set to return to Ivory Coast this week
NAIROBI, January 11, 2011 (AFP) – The African Union’s mediator in the Ivorian crisis, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is expected to fly back to the troubled west African country this week, his spokesman said Tuesday. ”The PM has indicated that he will return to Ivory Coast this week. The date of his return will be [...]
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