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Kenya's new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court

Nov. 01, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted out in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and inciting ethnic division. Kindiki Kithure took office on Friday...

Kenyan court clears the way for a new deputy president to take office

Oct. 31, 2024 10:26 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A high court in Kenya cleared the way Thursday for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president. The three-judge High Court in Nairobi set aside another court's order to...

It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard

Oct. 30, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local...

Kenya's Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial

Oct. 17, 2024 16:53 PM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Senate voted Thursday to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial on corruption and other allegations, hours after the deputy president was taken to the hospital with chest pains. Senators approved five of 11...

Kenya moves 50 elephants to a larger park, says it's a sign poaching is low

Oct. 15, 2024 02:30 AM EDT

MWEA, Kenya (AP) — As a helicopter hovers close to an elephant, trying to be as steady as possible, an experienced veterinarian cautiously takes aim. A tranquilizer dart whooshes in the air, and within minutes the giant mammal surrenders to a deep slumber as teams of wildlife...

Planned nuclear plant in a Kenyan top tourist hub and home to endangered species sparks protest

Oct. 14, 2024 13:26 PM EDT

KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens rallied against a proposal to build Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in one of the country’s top coastal tourist hubs which also houses a forest on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Kilifi County is renowned for its pristine...

Kenya and Haiti urge partners to boost support for peacekeeping mission amid a funding shortfall

Oct. 11, 2024 06:59 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leaders of Kenya and Haiti on Friday urged international partners to honor their commitment to the U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying the mission needs more resources and that its budget will run out in March 2025. Kenya, which leads the...

Clashes in Kenya as people discuss the deputy president's impeachment motion

Oct. 04, 2024 09:30 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Kenya's deputy president clashed Friday at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week. Rigathi Gachagua is accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of...

Police arrest 8 of Tanzania's main opposition figures ahead of planned protests

Sep. 23, 2024 10:40 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police arrested Tanzania's most prominent opposition figures Monday whose party has called for protests against what it says is a crackdown targeting its supporters. Hundreds of backers of the country’s main opposition party, CHADEMA, were arrested last...

Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack

Sep. 21, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Sept. 21, the 265th day of 2024. There are 101 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 21, 2013, an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya left 67 people dead and hundreds injured. Also on...