November 30

• Kenya/Uganda: Kenya, Uganda Face Rights Queries in Terror Fight

  Kenya is struggling to counter terrorism which lately has become almost a weekly dose of grenades hurled at people in public places. Not even the churches considered to be the most... Read more »

November 27

• Kenya: Suspect Held Over Garissa Killing of KDF Officers

  Police in Garissa are holding a man identified as a prime suspect in last week's killing of three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers. North Eastern deputy head of the Criminal... Read more »

• Kenya: Leaders to Reject Juba, Somalia EAC Bids

  East African Head of State are likely to reject Somalia and South Sudan's applications to become part of the East African Community (EAC) when they meet on November 30 for the 14th... Read more »

November 22

• Kenya: Security Tops Agenda As Ethiopia Pm Visits Kenya

  It has not been the most secure of times in the East Africa region and it is to this that President Kibaki and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Desalegn directed their statements... Read more »

November 21

• Kenya: African States Must Trade More With Their Neighbours

  Kenya on Tuesday celebrated the 22nd African Industrialisation Day with several leaders urging for more intra-African trade. Read more »

November 20

• Kenya: Inter-Ethnic Clash in Nairobi After Bus Blast

  Several people were injured following inter-ethnic clashes in Eastleigh that went on for the better part of Monday, after a deadly blast a day earlier claimed eight lives. Read more »

November 16

• Kenya: President Kibaki Commends Somalia

  President Mwai Kibaki has sent a congratulatory message to the President, the Prime Minister, Parliament and the people of Somalia following the overwhelming endorsement of a new... Read more »

November 4

• Kenya: AP Officer Succumbs to Injuries of Garissa Church Attack

  An Administration Police officer succumbed to injuries following Sunday morning's grenade attack at a church in Garissa. "We have lost an officer who was also the chaplain at the... Read more »

November 1

• Kenya: Voter Kits Finally Arrive

  - The long awaited Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits (BVR) arrived in the country Thursday morning as planned. Read more »

October 14

• East Africa: Military Marks First Anniversary Since Entering Somalia

  The Kenyan military was commemorating the Kenya Defense Forces Day on Sunday to mark one year since entering Somalia. Read more »

October 10

• Kenya: Kenya's Military Has Proven Its Might in Somalia

  "Ukiona simba amenyeshewa mvua, usifikiri ni paka (If you see a lion that's been soaked in rain, do not mistake it for a cat) - these are the words Kenya's military chief General... Read more »

October 9

• Kenya: President Calls For Al Shabaab to Surrender

  President Mwai Kibaki has called for the demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration of the Al-Shabaab insurgents surrendering to the AMISOM forces. Read more »

October 3

• Kenya: Renewed Terror Alert

  Arsonists believed to be linked to Al Shabaab militants torched the Garissa police station on Tuesday night, destroying property of unknown value. Read more »

October 2

• Kenya: Police on High Alert After Somalia Raid

  Police said Tuesday they were on a high alert following intelligence reports of imminent terror attacks in the country since the Kenya Defense Forces entered Kismayu port in... Read more »

• Kenya: MSF Opposes Repatriation of Somali Refugees

  An international non-governmental organisation is raising a storm over plans by the Kenyan government to repatriate Somali refugees, saying the security conditions on the ground... Read more »

September 29

• East Africa: Kibaki Hails Kenya's 'Gallant Soldiers'

  President Mwai Kibaki has congratulated the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), who are within the AMISOM mandate in Somalia, for the victorious capture of the port city of Kismayu. Read more »

• East Africa: Kenyans Hail KDF After Kismayu Capture

  Kenyan leaders have congratulated the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and allied AMISOM troops for the decisive triumph over the Al-Shabaab militants, signaled by the capture of the... Read more »

September 28

• Somalia: Kenyan Forces Finally Set Foot in Kismayu

  Kenya Defense Forces said Friday they had taken over Al Shabaab's stronghold in Kismayu even as the Al Qaeda-linked group insisted they were in charge of the port city. Read more »

• Somalia: Kenyan Troops Claim Control of Kismayu Port

  Kenyan Defense Forces have finally taken control of Kismayu port in Somalia following heavy battle with the militants on Friday morning. Read more »

September 25

• Somalia: Kenyan Jets Attack Southern Port

  Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) jets finally hit the terrorist Al Shabaab stronghold of Kismayu in Somalia on Tuesday, destroying a warehouse and the armoury at the main airport. Read more »

• Kenya: Kibaki Urges UN, Aid Agencies to Move to Somalia

  President Kibaki tells international agencies to move to liberated areas of Somalia New York, September 24, 2012, PPS. Read more »

• Kenya: Soldier Arrested After Shooting Somali Civilians

  A Kenyan soldier fighting in Somalia has been arrested after he shot and killed six civilians under unclear circumstances in Jana Cabdalla region. Read more »

September 20

• Kenya: 20 Illegal Somali, Ethiopian Aliens Nabbed in Eastleigh

  Twenty three Somali and Ethiopian aliens were arrested in a security operation in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

• Somalia: More Al Shabaab Militants Killed in Kismayo Offensive

  At least 50 Al Shabaab militants were killed in yet another deadly attack at Jana Cabdalla, a town 40 kilometers from the port of Kismayu. Read more »

September 19

• Kenya: Ongeri Denies Linking Sharif to Mogadishu Blast

  Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Ongeri on Tuesday denied making remarks in Kisii at the weekend, blaming former Somalia President Ahmed Sheikh Sharif for a bomb attack in Mogadishu... Read more »