Sabahi (Washington, DC)
News about the Horn of Africa, sponsored by the United States Africa Command, the military command responsible for supporting U.S. efforts in the region.
August 01
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Kenya: Kenyan Oil Wells Commercially Viable, Tullow Says
London-based oil exploration firm Tullow announced Wednesday (July 31st) that Kenya's Etuko-1, the most recent well the firm has drilled, has shown signs of commercially viable oil... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Journalists Refuse to Cover Parliament Press Conference
Kenyan journalists refused to cover a press conference convened by majority leader Aden Duale Tuesday (July 30th) in protest over the closure of the parliament's media centre in... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Authorities Probe Links Between Kenyan and Tanzanian Extremists
Kenya is investigating allegations that Mombasa cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff Ahmed, known as Makaburi, has become the new spiritual leader of al-Shabaab-affiliated Muslim Youth... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Captives Re-United With Families
District Officer Yesse Mule Edward and immigration ministry employee Fredrick Irungu Wainaina, held captive by al-Shabaab since January 2012, were re-united with their families... Read more »
July 31
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Somalia: Somali Rights Files Complaint Against Kenyan Military At the Hague
Somali Rights has filed a complaint letter with the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague requesting it investigate alleged human rights abuses by the Kenyan military in... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Jails Nine Somali Pirates
A Kenyan court sentenced nine Somali pirates to five-year jail terms Tuesday (July 30th) for attempting to hijack a German cargo ship off the coast of Somalia in 2009, Kenya's... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Man Sentenced to Death for Killing, Kidnapping British Tourists
A Kenyan court sentenced to death Ali Babito Kololo on Monday (July 29th) for his role in the killing of British national David Tebbutt and the kidnapping of his wife Judith in... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Police Arrest Three Suspected Poachers
Kenyan police arrested three people in Narok Tuesday (July 30th) on suspicions that they were on their way to poach animals at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya's Daily Nation... Read more »
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Kenya: Al-Shabaab Releases Two Kenyan Hostages
Al-Shabaab has released two Kenyan civil servants kidnapped last year, the Kenyan government announced Tuesday (July 30th). Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Teachers Union Threatens Second Strike Over July Pay
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has threatened to resume striking if the government does not pay teachers their July salaries, Kenya's The Standard reported Wednesday... Read more »
July 30
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Kenya: Kenya's Kwale County Bans Vendors From Beaches
In an effort to tighten security and increase county revenue ahead of the peak tourism season in August, Kenya's Kwale County is banning vendors from local beaches. Read more »
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Kenya: Amnesty International Warns of Setbacks in Kenyan Police Reform
Watering-down key reforms to regulate Kenya's police force could allow human rights violations to continue and officers to act with impunity, Amnesty International said in a press... Read more »
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Kenya: Families of Kenyans Abducted By Al-Shabaab Seek Govt Help
The families Kenyans citizens abducted by al-Shabaab have asked the government to initiate talks with the militant group to secure their release, Kenya's Daily Nation reported... Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Media Seek Independence of Media Council
Kenyan media associations have criticised proposed changes to the Media Council Bill, saying it curtails freedom of information and independence of the media, Kenya's The Star... Read more »
July 29
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Kenya: Naivasha Housing Protest Ends in Riots
A prayer meeting in Naivasha Sunday (July 28th) for people evicted from their homes on Friday erupted into a riot when government officials arrived, Kenya's Daily Nation reported. Read more »
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Kenya: Civil Society Groups Oppose Independence Celebration Costs
Kenya's National Civil Society Congress (NCSS), an umbrella body of several civil society groups, said it opposes the government's plan to spend 2.5 billion shillings ($28.6... Read more »
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Kenya: Police Thwart Kidnapping, Kill Seven Assailants
Kenyan police in Nakuru shot dead six men and one woman who were attempting to kidnap businessman Dharesh Patel Sunday (July 28th), Kenya's The Standard reported. Read more »
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Kenya: Proposed Police Salary Could See Kimaiyo's Take Home Pay Triple
Kenya's National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has forwarded a proposed pay schedule to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) that includes a dramatic pay increase for... Read more »
July 28
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Kenya: Kenyan High Court Rejects Refugee Relocation Plan
Kenya's High Court ruled Friday (July 26th) that government plans to relocate about 55,000 mostly Somali refugees from urban areas into camps violate refugees' dignity and rights... Read more »
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Kenya: Govt Threatens to Withhold Striking Teachers' Pay
The Kenyan government said it will not pay July salaries to teachers who participated in the four-week strike co-ordinated by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), Kenya's... Read more »
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Kenya: Downed Plane Recovered in Kenya, Three Swiss Dead
Three Swiss nationals are confirmed dead after the wreckage of a missing charter plane was found Saturday (July 27th) in Kenya's Aberdare National Park, Kenya's Capital FM... Read more »
July 26
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Kenya: Ethiopian Drug Lord Arrested in Eastleigh
Suspected Ethiopian drug lord Soloman Walde Haulu was arrested in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighbourhood Thursday (July 25th) for re-entering the country illegally after he was deported... Read more »
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Kenya: Makueni County Residents Vote in Senate Race
Voters in Kenya's Makueni County went to the polls early Friday (July 26th) to elect a new senator in by-elections, Kenya's Capital FM reported. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyan Police Kill Four Suspects in Petrol Station Shoot-Out
Kenyan police shot dead four suspected criminals at a petrol station in Nairobi's Ngara area Thursday (July 25th), while fifth suspect fled from the scene, Kenya's Daily Nation... Read more »
July 28
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Kenya: Kilonzo Wins Kenyan Senate Seat in Peaceful Vote
Mutula Kilonzo Junior has been declared the winner of Makueni County's senatorial election following the confirmation of results from 914 polling streams, Kenya's Capital FM... Read more »
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