Six suspects to be named in ICC probe into post-elections violence in Kenya
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is about to name six suspects that were behind the post-elections violence that rocked Kenya in 2008. There is heightened tension amongst the different political factions who have been accused of involvement in the riots that left hundreds if not thousands dead. The investigations by the ICC started in March [...]
10 people killed as police officer goes berserk in Kenya
According to reports filtering from Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, a police officer has gone on a shooting rampage, killing about 10 people. The incident took place 90 miles north-east of Nairobi in a town called Siakago. According to the local press, the officer opened fire in three different bars, killing one person in each of the [...]
Kenya introduces DDT to curb Malaria
With WHO statistics showing that nearly 2 million people die from malaria each year a disease that is preventable and treatable in sub Saharan Africa, Kenyan government plans to introduce the use of the controversial dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane commonly referred to as DDT. The government through the ministry of public health and sanitation plans to reintroduce the [...]
Mobile phone users in Kenya urged to ignore death messages doing rounds
Kenyan officials have moved to quell growing hysteria sparked by rumour that a ghostly red number was appearing on mobile phones and killing people. The rumours swept like wildfire among the residents in the capital, Nairobi and other major towns on Tuesday night, with many forwarding the stories to their friends, families and colleagues via [...]
Kenya’s blatant disregard for international law
Moses Wetangula is Kenya’s foreign minister and has made attempts to defend his government’s decision to invite Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, to the country’s constitution signing ceremony. Wetangula, like other Kenyan government officials, is fully aware that the Sudanese leader is under an international arrest warrant for genocide and war crimes. Moses Wetangula, while speaking [...]
Kenya celebrates new constitution
Kenya’s military preparations for Re-birth are in top gear at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, in readiness for Friday’s promulgation of the new Constitution by President Mwai Kibaki. Military rehearsals which are attended to by the top bosses from the armed forces went on with full display of military hardware and pass out parades at the [...]
Succession talk has to wait – Kenya’s PM Odinga cautions
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked the political leadership in the country to stop the debate on 2012 succession to give the nation a chance to anchor the approved constitution. He told the leaders to give Kenyans a break from the politics of succession and instead concentrate on ways of implementing the endorsed constitution within [...]
Cabinet reshuffle in Kenya as President Kibaki names new Trade Minister
Chirau Ali Mwakwere has been appointed the new trade minister by Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki, moving the incumbent Amos Kimunya to the Transport Ministry in a cabinet reshuffle that saw five other ministers moved around. Chirau Mwakwere is a key ally of Kibaki and he hails from the coast region. He was transport minister until [...]
Kenyans vote in numbers in favour of new constitution
In a peaceful referendum that could re-design the political atmosphere of east Africa’s largest economy, Kenyans have voted in favour of a new constitution. Partial results already published indicates that the “Yes”camp are in for victory. 67 percent of Kenyans had backed the charter, provisional results from half of the country’s 210 constituencies have revealed, [...]
Security is tightened in Kenya ahead of referendum
Security in the East African country of Kenya has been stepped up to ensure that the referendum scheduled for Wednesday is devoid of violence. According to reports, police have taken measures and are continuously gathering intelligence to combat any possible threat “before, during and after” Wednesday’s referendum. According to the police spokesman, “Following some anxiety [...]
