All news on the topic: Kenya

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Fresh deaths at Del Monte Kenya farm spark calls for independent investigation
Bereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about continued killings on Del Monte’s pineapple farm in Kenya despite the company hiring G4S to replace its in-house security team after previous deaths were exposed by the Guardian.
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Kenya signs $1.2bn China deal to transform Nairobi airport into regional aviation hub
Kenya has signed a $1.2 billion agreement with a Chinese state-owned construction company to expand and modernize the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a major infrastructure project aimed at strengthening the country’s position as East Africa’s leading aviation gateway.
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Deadly boarding school blaze in Kenya leaves 16 dead
Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, the authorities have confirmed.
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British ex-soldier speaks out as Kenya seeks his extradition for alleged killing near army base
Robert James Purkiss is facing extradition for the alleged septic tank murder of Agnes Wanjiru near an army training base.
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Heavy rains trigger deadly mudslides in western Kenya, more than 1,000 homes destroyed
More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed as heavy rains triggered mudslides. Authorities say search and rescue efforts are ongoing.
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Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and serial presidential contender whose populist campaigns unsettled authorities and gave him outsized sway over his country’s politics, died Wednesday of a heart attack while visiting India.
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Kenyan soldier captured in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia
Tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now held in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia.
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Arrest warrant issued for UK citizen over murder of woman near British army base in Kenya
An arrest warrant has been issued for a citizen of the United Kingdom over the murder of a woman near a British army base.
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Undercover footage exposes child sexual exploitation in Kenyan transport hub Maai Mahiu
How women, referred to as "madams," have engaged children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya.
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New scandal in Kenya: British soldier arrested on suspicion of rape
A British soldier based at the army barracks in Kenya has been arrested following accusations of rape.
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Body of missing British businessman found in Kenyan forest
Campbell Scott, a senior director at Fico, was reported missing while attending a three-day conference in Nairobi.
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Kenyan police face scrutiny in court over abduction cases
At least 82 people have been abducted since June, according to an official tally. But rights groups estimate the real number could be three times that.
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Mystery space debris falls on village in Kenya sparking ‘end of the world’ fears
Villagers were shocked to see a 500kg ring of partially burnt metal fall from the sky in Kenya.
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MoD to investigate the conduct of British troops in Kenya amid rape and murder allegations
Defence secretary to meet family of woman allegedly killed by soldier, as ITV airs documentary alleging fresh abuses
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Suspect in Kenya’s Anglo Leasing Scandal employed offshore secrecy to hide connections to various companies
Leaked documents from the Pandora Papers reveal that Sri Lankan-Irish businessman Anura Perera, named by the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission as a suspect in the Anglo Leasing procurement scandal, was the owner, director or signatory of at least six offshore firms implicated in the case.
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Olympic runner in critical condition after being set on fire by her boyfriend
Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is in critical condition in hospital after being set on fire by her boyfriend.
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Kenyan airport workers threaten to strike over the Adani deal
The Kenya Aviation Workers Union is threatening to strike if the proposal for India’s scandal-ridden Adani Group to lease Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is not dropped.
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Kenya’s President Ruto: No airport deal with Adani Group
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Sunday that reports about the government’s intention to lease the country’s main international airport to India’s Adani Group are “fake news.” But he admitted there would be a private-public agreement for its extension.
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Documents reveal details of Adani Group’s controversial bid to operate Kenya’s largest airport
Last week, a whistleblower sparked outrage in Kenya after he claimed in a social media post that the country’s main airport would be leased to one of India’s largest conglomerates, Adani Group.
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Journalists targeted by police violence amid protests in Kenya
Macharia Gaitho, a veteran Kenyan journalist, is still confused by his abduction. After men in a white car followed him from his house in Nairobi, and then tried to pull him out of his vehicle, he went to the police station to report it.
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Kenyan police say "psychopathic serial killer" arrested after women’s remains found in dump
Kenya’s National Police said Monday they had arrested a 33-year-old man whom they called a "psychopathic serial killer with no respect for human life."
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Kenyan police discover additional female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump
Police have been scouring site in Mukuru since mutilated corpses of at least six women were found on Friday
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Police fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya parliament, several dead
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday security was his "utmost priority" after protests against a bill to raise taxes descended into violence, with police firing on demonstrators trying to storm the legislature, killing at least five.
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Toxic vegetables? In Kenya, former farm workers sue over pesticide exposure
Sickness and death befell the former employees of a British farm who allegedly worked with pesticides. Now, they want justice.
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Woman who took British girl, 3, to Kenya for genital mutilation jailed
Amina Noor, from Harrow, north-west London, was last year convicted of assisting a non-UK person to carry out the shocking procedure in 2006 on a then three year-old girl
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