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Kenya:
Word of Encouragement to the Hostages
The Star, 23 September 2013
Kenyans are together in prayer and fully behind the police forces as they try to rescue hostages at the west gate mall. Here are some of those we spoke to. Read more »
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Kenya:
Don't Use Social Media to Propagate Hate
The Star, 23 September 2013
Don't use the social media to propagate hate messages which are being propagated by terrorists. Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga says Kenyans should instead come together and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Ruto Free to Leave Hague Court Over Westgate
Capital FM, 23 September 2013
Deputy President William Ruto has been given a one-week break from his International Criminal Court trial, following the devastating attack at the Westgate shopping mall. Read more »
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Kenya:
Military Launches Attack to End Siege
VOA, 22 September 2013
A Kenyan military spokesman says most of the hostages trapped in a Nairobi shopping mall by Islamist gunmen have been rescued, and that most of the complex is secure. Read more »
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Kenya:
Shabaab Squad From Kisauni Returns Home
The Star, 23 September 2013
Five Kenyan youth from Mombasa were on Saturday arrested on their way to join the al Shabaab in Somalia. Multiple police sources said the five, who come from Kisauni and Majengo,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nairobi Attack - Why Kenya and Why Now?
Daily Maverick, 23 September 2013
When Kenya sent thousands of soldiers across the border to hunt down Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the Islamist militant group warned they would get their revenge. On Saturday, and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Death Toll Rises in Al-Shabab Attack On a Nairobi Mall
DW, 22 September 2013
Fresh gunfire has been reported at an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi a day after a deadly attack by Islamist militants. Al-Shabab gunmen killed at least 68 people and took an… Read more »
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Kenya:
Shopping Mall Siege All but Over, Says Military
DW, 22 September 2013
Kenyan security forces have said they have rescued most of the hostages held by Islamist militants at a Nairobi shopping mall. At least 68 people have been killed since the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Two French Women Killed in Nairobi Mall Attack
RFI, 22 September 2013
Two French citizens were among the 43 people killed in Saturday's attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, the French president's office has announced. President François Hollande… Read more »
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Kenya:
Death Toll in Kenya Rises As World Condemns Terror Attack
Sudan Tribune, 22 September 2013
The death toll in the Saturday's afternoon attack in an upscale Kenyan shopping mall by the Somali militant group Al- Shabaab has risen to 59 and the injured to 175, Kenya's… Read more »
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Kenya:
ICC Adjourns Ruto Case Amid Kenya Mall Shooting
VOA, 23 September 2013
Judges at the International Criminal Court are allowing Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto to return home for one week so he can deal with the deadly militant attack on a Nairobi… Read more »
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Kenya:
Blood Donation Points Outside Nairobi to Be Announced
The Star, 23 September 2013
The interior ministry will shortly announce countrywide Blood donation points. So far Nairobi has collected 1440 units, Nakuru 527, Kisumu 490, Mombasa 412 and Naivasha with 103.… Read more »
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Kenya:
Quarcoo Mourns East FM Presenter Ruhila Adatia
The Star, 23 September 2013
RADIO Africa Group chief executive officer Patrick Quarcoo yesterday mourned Kiss TV and East FM presenter Ruhila Adatia. In a press release, Quarcoo said a number of the company… Read more »
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Kenya:
Blood Centers for Mombasa and Kisumu
The Star, 23 September 2013
Mombasa and Kisumu residents can donate blood at the Mombasa polytechnic and the National blood transfusion center. Meanwhile,police headquarters have urged hospitals to contact… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyan Troops Prepare Assault On Nairobi Shopping Mall
DW, 22 September 2013
Security forces in Nairobi say they are preparing a "major assault" on the shopping mall where militants are holed up with hostages. The attack, which began Saturday, has left at… Read more »
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Kenya:
Ban Strongly Condemns 'Totally Reprehensible' Terrorist Act in Nairobi
UN News, 22 September 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and urged the perpetrators to be… Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Forces Storm Nairobi Mall - Report
Cameroon Tribune, 22 September 2013
Security forces on Sunday stormed a Nairobi shopping mall taken over by Al Shabab on Saturday. Read more »
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Kenya:
Death Toll in Westgate Attack Rises to 68
The Star, 23 September 2013
The death toll of those killed at Westgate shopping mall attack has risen to 68,according to the Kenya Red Cross. This is after nine more bodies were recovered in a joint rescue… Read more »
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Kenya:
Ruto Asks ICC to Adjourn His Case Over Westgate
The Star, 23 September 2013
Deputy President William Ruto yesterday asked the International Criminal Court to adjourn his trial and let him come to Kenya to deal with the Westgate Mall terror attack. Ruto,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Update on Terrorist Attack in Nairobi
White House, 23 September 2013
Statement by Deputy National Security Council Spokesperson Marie Harf: Read more »
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Kenya:
Israeli Commandos Join Westgate Rescue
The Star, 23 September 2013
Elite Israeli anti-terror commandos were last night on their way to free hostages at the Westgate shopping Mall. The AFP reported that special forces have joined the fighting at… Read more »
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South Africa:
Businessman Killed in Kenya Mall Shooting
SAPA, 23 September 2013
South African officials were in touch with Kenyan authorities following an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi, where almost 70 people, including a South African, were killed, a… Read more »
