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By John Ndiso and Omar Mohammed NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Kenya’s president said early on Wednesday that security forces had killed all four militants...
Workers in Kenya capital still trapped after militant attack (updated)
By John Ndiso and Omar Mohammed NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – At least two groups of people remained trapped inside a Nairobi hotel early on...
Fifteen dead in Nairobi market fire, 70 injured
Fifteen people died and 70 were injured when fire swept through a market and nearby homes in central Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday. The blaze...
Kenya president sworn in, rival Odinga promises own inauguration
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, shortly before riot police teargassed the convoy of opposition leader Raila Odinga,...
Suspected Islamist recruiter kills four at Kenyan police station (Updated)
A suspected recruiter for the Somali militant group al Shabaab shot dead at least four Kenyan policemen in the station where he was being held...
Kenyan woman rescued six days after building collapses
By Humphrey Malalo and Ben Makori Kenyan rescue workers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a building six days after it collapsed in...
Nairobi Rescuers search for trapped residents after building collapse kills seven (Update)
Rescue workers dug for more residents feared trapped in the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi after days of heavy rain, killing...
Deadly twin blasts in Kenyan capital (Updated)
By Drazen Jorgic and Humphrey Malalo Back-to-back explosions killed at least 10 people in a packed Nairobi market on Friday, extending a spate of attacks that have piled pressure...
Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial – ICC judges
By Thomas Escritt Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges...
Two Kenya mall bodies ‘highly likely’ to be attackers – lawmaker
By Richard Lough Two charred corpses recovered from Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall are “highly likely” to be two of the gunmen who killed at least...