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Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests
NAIROBI - Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from...
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Kenya's police chief resigns following criticism over protests
NAIROBI - Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome resigned on Friday following intense criticism of officers' conduct during anti-government...
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Kenyans hold concert to remember those killed in protests
NAIROBI - Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nation's capital Nairobi on Sunday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate...
Jul 8, 20242 min read


Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN
UNITED NATIONS - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan...
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Kenyan activists rethink strategy after protests turn violent
NAIROBI - Activists behind Kenya's anti-government protests are rethinking their strategy after demonstrations on Tuesday were marred by...
Jul 5, 20243 min read


Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly...
Jun 29, 20242 min read


After dramatic tax win, Kenyan protesters plot next moves
NAIROBI - After their stunning success forcing the government to shelve $2.7 billion in tax hikes, young Kenyan activists are setting...
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Kenya braces for fresh protests despite president's tax climbdown
NAIROBI - Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on Thursday as some protesters vowed to "occupy...
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Kenya's Ruto rejects tax bill, returns it to parliament, local media reports
Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday declined to sign a highly contentious finance bill that has sparked nationwide deadly...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


Haiti PM vows to retake country as first Kenyan police arrive
PORT-AU-PRINCE -The first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital on Tuesday to launch a long-awaited peacekeeping...
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Kenya's president says tax protests 'hijacked' after they turn violent
NAIROBI - Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday security was his "utmost priority" after protests against a bill to raise taxes...
Jun 26, 20244 min read


Police fire tear gas, water cannon at anti-tax protesters in Kenya capital
NAIROBI -Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday as coordinated...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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