Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti | Kenya
Kenya's High Court has ruled against the government's plan to send hundreds of police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to combat escalating gang violence in the Caribbean country. . Judge Enoch Chacha Mwita, who handed down the decision, said: “Any decision by a state agency or state official to send police […]
Kenya death cult leader charged after hundreds found dead in forest | Kenya
A Kenyan court has charged a cult leader and dozens of alleged accomplices with manslaughter in the deaths of more than 200 people. Ninety-four other suspects, including self-styled pastor Paul Ntenge McKenzie and his wife, have pleaded not guilty to 238 counts of manslaughter, according to court documents seen by AFP. McKenzie was also indicted […]
Kenya doomsday cult leader, 30 followers to be charged with murdering 191 children
NAIROBI, Kenya — Doomsday cult leader Paul McKenzie and 30 of his followers appeared in a Kenyan court in the coastal town of Malindi on Wednesday on charges of murdering 191 children. McKenzie and the other suspects did not enter a plea after High Court Judge Mugule Tunde granted the prosecution's request to undergo psychiatric […]
Tanzania blocks Kenyan Airways passenger flights in response to Kenya blocking its cargo flights
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Tanzania said Monday it has withdrawn approval for neighboring Kenya's flagship carrier Kenya Airways to operate passenger services between the two countries starting next week. A statement from the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority said the move was in response to the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority denying Air Tanzania the necessary approvals […]
2 men arrested in connection with Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat, who was stabbed to death in a car in Kenya on New Year's Eve. Police said the suspects were in possession of the knife believed to have been used in the murder, and the motive appears to be robbery. […]