Property boom in rural Kenya creates ‘poor millionaires

ReutersThomson Reuters Foundation) – A few years ago, Charles Kirimi lived comfortably in central Kenya, with his own house and car. These days, he sleeps on the streets and scrapes by on coins from bus drivers who pay him to bring them, passengers. Kirimi is one of a growing number of people locals refer to as “poor millionaires”. More...

British Man – Keith Morris found guilty of raping two girls in Kenya
Source : BBC An east Hull locksmith has been found guilty of the rape and sexual assault of two girls he met on a charity holiday to Kenya. Keith Morris, 72, who went to east Africa to help poverty-stricken families, abused More...

Hope for Kenya as Uhuru Kenyatta & Raila Odinga agree to dialogue
Nairobi Star In a rare show of unity on Friday, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga told Kenyans they had set their differences aside and would work to unite the public. The two met at Harambee More...

We had a dream… 53 years on all we have are memories
East African You can’t deny it. Despite a few bright spots last year, the East African Project is in trouble. In Arusha, we have an East African Community (EAC) secretariat grappling with one of its most difficult More...

Delay defer deny – Foreigner driven ‘ Stability doctrine for Africa dangerous
Africa Arguments. In 2017, the world watched as Kenya endured one of the most complicated election cycles ever. In the hotly-contested initial August vote, the incumbent won. As expected, the opposition contested More...

A crisis deepens in Libya, no solution in sight
As Libya crisis escalates, the UN and the AU search for solutions By Lansana Gberie Perhaps no major political or humanitarian disaster is as overlooked as the ongoing crisis in Libya. For example, More...

Key events that shaped 2017
Source: AFP From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked 2017: A year of Trump On January 20, Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated More...

KENYA RE-ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
Kenya was on Friday 1st December, 2017 elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization under category C which is reserved for twenty (20) Member States which have special interests in maritime More...

In Kenya election re-run, polling incomplete and next steps uncertain
KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyans who boycotted a repeat presidential election voiced relief on Saturday after authorities indefinitely delayed further attempts to hold the vote in some opposition areas due More...

Raila Odinga: Kenya’s opposition chief makes final gamble
Raila Odinga seems to have inherited the political misfortune of his father, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, who led the opposition for three decades but never Kenya Raila Odinga Raila Odinga, Kenya’s veteran More...