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Kenya's Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Takeaways from AP's report updating the cult massacre that claimed hundreds of lives in Kenya
In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers (40 miles) inland from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. Seventeen months later, many in...
A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will...
Drought forces Kenya's Maasai and other cattle herders to consider fish and camels
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — The blood, milk and meat of cattle have long been staple foods for Maasai pastoralists in Kenya, perhaps the country's most recognizable community. But climate change is forcing the Maasai to contemplate a very different dish: fish. A recent yearslong drought...
