BY CYNTHIA ILAKO Suspension of flights to China over the widespread of Corona Virus in the Asian state may slice Kenya’s export receipts, hurting the country’s economic growth. On January 30, Kenya Airways bowed to pressure, suspending all its flights to Guangzhou, China, to avoid spread of the disease to the country. Coffee, specialty tea,...
February 3, 2025
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Hiding in the Grass: Fear and Confusion as Fighters Overran a U.S. Airfield
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt, Charlie Savage and Helene Cooper WASHINGTON — Armed with rifles and explosives, about a dozen Shabab fighters destroyed an American surveillance plane as it was taking off and ignited an hours long gunfight earlier this month on a sprawling military base in Kenya that houses United States troops. By the time the Shabab were done,...
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Why al Shabaab is resurgent despite attempts to defeat it
By CHETI PRAXIDES AND ANDREW KASUKU, The Star Nine years after Kenya went to Somalia, al Shabaab is still taking the fight to Kenyan soil, despite multiple operations and airstrikes to cripple them. While it has become routine to hear of the attacks, the frequency and audacity with which they are occurring lately has raised eyebrows. ...
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An attack on American forces in Kenya raises questions and concerns
Tourists visiting Kenya’s lovely Lamu archipelago are normally stirred from their slumber by pleasant sounds, such as gently lapping waves or the call to prayer drifting across the water. But on January 5th some were woken by the less melodious rattle and crump of distant battle. Across Manda Bay, on the mainland, fighters from al-Shabab, a...
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Gunmen attack Kenyan governor’s convoy near Somali border – media
Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying a Kenyan state governor near the Somali border on Friday, leaving him unharmed but wounding several people close to the spot where Islamists launched a string of deadly attacks last year, the army and media said. MOGADISHU: Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying a Kenyan state governor near the Somali border...
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Kenya to build a wall on Somali border to keep out al-Shabaab
Analysis: amid plans for Israeli-style ‘separation barrier’ against both militants and immigrants, Simon Allison questions how effective a Great Wall can be Kenyan army soldiers patrol in Tabda, across the border inside Somalia Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP By Simon Allison Kenya is going to build a wall. Not just any wall, but a “separation barrier”, to...
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DP William Ruto says Kenya keen to stabilise Somalia, open embassy in Mogadishu
By DPPS Deputy President William Ruto (right) with President of South West State of Somalia Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. (Photo:DPPS) Nairobi, Kenya: Deputy President William Ruto Friday said Kenya would assist in stabilising individual states of the Federal Government of Somalia as prerequisite to bringing stability to the whole country and the region at large....
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Rise of apartments in Nairobi suburbs causes housing glut
Nairobi (Xinhua) – The five-storey building in Tena on the east of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is tiled from top to bottom, giving it a classy look that should appeal to tenants. However, despite being finished close to four months, the flat with 20 two-bedroom houses is yet to be fully occupied, with nearly half of...