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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


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


Kenyan parliament panel recommends scrapping some new taxes amid protests
NAIROBI - A Kenyan parliamentary panel has recommended that the government scrap new taxes on items like cars and bread that were...
Jun 18, 20242 min read


Migrant expulsions from Tunisia to Libya fuel extortion, abuse -UN briefing
NAIROBI - Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour,...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Act of faith: Kenya enlists evangelical pastors to guide Haiti mission
NAIROBI - In the months leading up to Kenya's deployment of police officers to Haiti, President William Ruto has consulted political...
Jun 6, 20245 min read


Four rescued from collapsed Kenya building, more people likely trapped
NAIROBI - Rescuers have pulled four people out of the rubble of a collapsed building in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital on...
May 16, 20241 min read


Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI -Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 181 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes,...
May 2, 20242 min read


Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens
NAIROBI - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa...
Apr 27, 20241 min read


Somalia says it will never accept Ethiopian naval base in Somaliland
NAIROBI - Somalia will never accept Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but it would consider...
Apr 12, 20241 min read
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