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Kenya arrests maritime source over Somalia piracy (Oct 04 2008 19:08 GMT)
Kenyan police said on Thursday they had arrested the head of a regional maritime group for "alarming" statements about the hijack of a Ukrainian ship off Somalia and the destination of its military cargo.
Kenyan terror suspects return from Ethiopia (Oct 04 2008 09:18 GMT)
Eight Kenyan terror suspects flown to secret jails in Ethiopia about two years ago for questioning over terrorism links have returned home, Kenyan police confirmed on Saturday.
Kenyan Government Charges Maritime Official With Making False Statements (Oct 03 2008 18:59 GMT)
The controversy surrounding the final destination of a cargo of military hardware aboard a ship being held by Somali pirates has deepened with the arrest of the Kenyan official, who broke the news that the ...
Kenya accuses West of political meddling (Oct 03 2008 10:41 GMT)
Kenya accused Western envoys on Friday of "shameless blackmail" and "gross condescension" for trying to pressure the head of the electoral commission out of his job over the chaotic presidential poll.
ECONOMY: Kenyan Companies Cautiously Venture Into Regional Market (Oct 03 2008 06:12 GMT)
Dr. Manu Chandaria has been lionised as East Africa's most respected chief executive officer of a company.
Kenya: Electoral Body Promises to Leave Soon (Oct 03 2008 00:09 GMT)
Electoral Commission chairman Samuel Kivuitu has given the clearest indication that he was about to resign.
Kenyan police arrest piracy watchdog official (Oct 02 2008 15:59 GMT)
Kenyan police have arrested a maritime watchdog official on suspicion of criminal activity just days after the official gave reporters sensitive information about a hijacked arms freighter off Somalia's coast.
Kenyan Environmentalists Fight to Save the Otter (Oct 02 2008 11:21 GMT)
A group of science teachers in Kisumu, Kenya, are working to protect an endangered mammal on the shores of Lake Victoria.
U. S. Navy vessels surround ship seized by Somali pirates (Oct 02 2008 03:01 GMT)
U. S. Navy vessels yesterday surrounded a ship seized by Somali pirates carrying tanks and other weapons, amid confusion about the cargo's destination and reports the ship's captain had died.
Group says Ethiopia won't release terror suspects (Oct 01 2008 22:31 GMT)
What a bailout may mean for you - the average taxpayer To find out exactly what a bailout would mean for you, 4 In Your Corner went straight to the economic experts.
Talks underway to free hijacked ship off Somalia (Oct 01 2008 13:40 GMT)
Negotiations are taking place by phone to free a Ukrainian ship hijacked by Somali pirates with 33 tanks and other military hardware abroad, a maritime official said on Wednesday.
IDPs struggle to rebuild their lives (Oct 01 2008 05:25 GMT)
The decision to close camps for Kenyans displaced by post-election violence was hasty and has left thousands in Rift Valley Province stranded at transit camps or yet to fully resettle on their farms, according ...
U.S. Ships Encircle Pirate Hijacked Vessel (Oct 01 2008 00:52 GMT)
A weapons-laden Ukrainian cargo ship commandeered by pirates off the Somali coast was surrounded by U.S. Navy ships Monday, a Navy spokesman said.
Pirates surrounded by warships - officials (Sep 30 2008 20:12 GMT)
Mogadishu - Somali pirates who seized a Ukrainian freighter carrying arms were on Sunday surrounded by several foreign warships off Haradere, in central Somalia, a ranking Somali official and witnesses said.
UN envoy says Somali piracy a threat to global trade (Sep 30 2008 15:31 GMT)
NAIROBI. September 30. KAZINFORM. Top UN envoy for Somalia warned on Monday that Somali pirates continue to pose a serious threat to free maritime trade, free navigation and international security.
Kemp: 'Memories of glue kids haunt me' (Sep 30 2008 07:52 GMT)
Kemp: 'Memories of glue kids haunt me' Ross Kemp has talked about the harrowing plight of drug-addicted children in Kenya who are the subject of his upcoming documentary.
US Navy watches seized ship with Sudan-bound tanks (Sep 29 2008 23:34 GMT)
U.S. helicopters on Monday buzzed a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship carrying 33 Soviet-designed tanks and other weapons that officials fear could end up in the hands of al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia if the ...
Foreign navy vessels close in on Somali pirates (Sep 29 2008 16:58 GMT)
A US destroyer and other foreign navy ships on Monday converged on a Ukrainian vessel seized by Somali pirates last week with its cargo of combat tanks and other weapons, according to AFP.
Somali Pirates hijack ship with tanks, weaponry; one hostage killed. (Sep 29 2008 12:35 GMT)
Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian freighter carrying military weapons defiantly demanded 20 million dollars in ransom despite being surrounded by three foreign warships on Sunday.
US destroyer nears Somali pirates (Sep 28 2008 12:26 GMT)
A US navy destroyer has made visual contact with a Ukrainian ship which was seized by pirates last week and is now moored off the Somali coast.
Kenya: Shocking Rise in HIV Prevalence (Jul 31 2008 14:10 GMT)
Kenya's HIV and Aids prevalence rate has increased to nearly eight per cent, according to a new study to be released Tuesday Just when Kenyans were beginning to celebrate last year's announcement that the ...
Insecurity heightens poverty in northwest (Jul 31 2008 06:04 GMT)
John Lochimoe used to own several heads of cattle that his grandfather left him, until raiders from the neighbouring Pokot District of northwestern Kenya took the animals.
Canadian missionaries badly beaten in Kenya met by family as they arrive home (Jul 30 2008 21:49 GMT)
Two elderly Canadians who were viciously attacked in Kenya earlier this month returned to Canada on Monday night, met by about a dozen family members and supporters.
Kenya tourism down in wake of election violence (Jul 30 2008 16:32 GMT)
NAIROBI, Kenya : The number of tourists to Kenya dropped by more than a third in the first half of the year, a top tourism official said Wednesday, blaming deadly postelection violence.
Canadian missionaries badly beaten in Kenya met by family as they arrive home (Jul 30 2008 12:09 GMT)
Two elderly Canadians who were viciously attacked in Kenya earlier this month returned to Canada on Monday night, met by about a dozen family members and supporters.
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