Kenya Investigates Nairobi Grenade Attacks
Police arrested the owner of a house in Nairobi's Kayole Estate where a cache of weapons, including 13 grenades an AK 47 assault rifle, four revolvers and a sub-machine gun were found. The arrest follows two grenade attacks in Nairobi in the past few days.
Police collect evidence at the scene.
Police officers remove the body of the man who was killed.
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Kenya:
Grenade Rocks Nairobi Bar
The Star, 25 October 2011
Detectives investigating the grenade attack on Mwaura's Bar along Mfangano Lane have revealed that the device used was a Russian made F1 grenade similar to the ones used in the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Government Investigates Grenade Attack
Monitor, 25 October 2011
Kenyan authorities have launched investigations into yesterday early grenade attack in a local night club which left at least 14 people injured amid retaliatory warnings by the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Implications of the Military Offensive Against Al-Shabaab
ISS, 25 October 2011
Saturday October 15, 2011 marked a dramatic turning point in the history of Kenya, and particularly the Kenyan army, as the political leadership of the East African country… Read more »
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Kenya:
One Killed, 18 Injured in Second Grenade Attack
The Star, 25 October 2011
A second grenade attack in less than 24 hours killed one person and injured 18 others in Nairobi. The attack at the OTC bus station occurred at 7:30pm. Witnesses say a grenade was… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nairobi On Alert as U.S. Warns of Shabaab Reprisals
Business Daily, 23 October 2011
Kenyan authorities tightened security in the capital Nairobi as the US embassy issued its latest warning of an 'imminent threat' of reprisal attacks from Somalia's militant group… Read more »
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East Africa:
Somalia - What Is Kenya's Exit Strategy?
East African, 23 October 2011
Kenya has taken the decision to start a military campaign inside Somalia in order, it says, to safeguard its borders from constant incursions by the Al Shabaab militia group. Read more »
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Kenya:
Country Must Counter Shabaab Propaganda
Nation, 22 October 2011
Apart from diehard members of al Shabaab militia group few people can credibly question the merits of the Kenyan military incursion into Somalia. Read more »
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Kenya:
Police on High Alert to Thwart Attacks
Nation, 23 October 2011
Security was intensified in Nairobi on Sunday after a suspicious object was found in a five-star hotel. Read more »
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East Africa:
Kenya's Incursion Into Somalia Ignores Past Lessons
Chatham House, 18 October 2011
The history of recent foreign military interventions in Somalia is universally bad. From UN and US action in the 1990s to Ethiopia's incursion in 2006, foreign troops entering… Read more »
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Kenya:
The Real Cost of War Against Al-Shabaab Terrorists
Nation, 24 October 2011
Until last week, the Kenyan military had cut itself out as a privileged class of people exempted from taxation and fed well enough to show their might during public holidays, at… Read more »
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The battle to capture Kismayu from Al Shabaab has started with jets bombing several Al-Shabaab bases in a final push to wipe out the militants. Read more »