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  • African Leaders Want Out of the ICC

    The ICC is threatening the independence of African states. In a discussion to be held at the AU summit today, African leaders will be seeking withdrawal from the Rome Statute unless the ICC drops its cases against three Kenyans including President Kenyatta and his Deputy William ...

  • Truck Drivers Strike At Gilgil Weighbridge

    For over six hours now the Nairobi - Nakuru highway has been blocked by tens of trailers causing a major traffic snarl up at the Gilgil weighbridge. The drivers are protesting the accuracy of the weighing machine. The move has caused jam stretching for over 10kms on both sides of the road as motorists seek alternative ...

  • Govt to Screen Refugees Before Entrance to Kenya

    Every Somali refugee coming into the country will have to be screened and given a polio vaccine before they are allowed entry. Head of disease surveillance and response Ian Njeru says they will further conduct door to door campaigns at Dadaab refugee camp in an effort to stop the spread of the ...

  • East Africa a new population heavyweight

    The East African region is slowly developing into one of the world's new population blocks, with the region surpassing all of North America in few years and all of Europe by the 2040s. A new, major power may be building ...

  • Kenyan women milk fortunes from camel

    Safia Kulow, in the arid centre of Kenya, is in firm control of her economy after she and other traditional Anolei women made big business of camel milk. Now they consider which investments to make to increase revenues from their ...

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Observe and Report

Observe and Report

Jody Hills pitch-black mall-cop comedy Observe and Report is a deeply angry movie, and any significance it has will likely reside in how future historians view it as a silver-screen expression of todays angry times. It is not surprising, then, that Hill has vocally not ... ...

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  • Kenya assists Ethiopia fight Oromia rebels

    The Ethiopian government is hailing Kenya for its registration of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) as "an organised criminal body." Several OLF rebels have already been killed and arrested in ...

  • E-payment for a cup of water in Kenya

    In a rural district grossly neglected by Kenyan authorities, private actors have introduced groundbreaking technology to provide basic services. E-payment, microfinance and solar energy secure safe water for ...

  • Kenyans in U.S. Stripped of Overseas Vote

    On the heels of Pres. Barack Obama’s struggle to defend the voting rights of U.S. citizens, Kenyan officials announced this week that the hundreds of thousands of Kenyans in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere outside the country would not be allowed to vote.National elections are scheduled to take place in March 2013 for President, Senators, County Governors, Members of Parliament, among ...

  • Reject Kenyas Attempt to Shield Its Leaders From Accountability

    The African Union (AU) must throw out the resolution tabled by the Kenyan government calling for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) case to be referred for trial in Kenya, Amnesty International has urged. President Kenyatta and Vice-President Ruto are accused of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the violence which followed the disputed December 2007 election and left ...

  • Courts Interpretation of Citizens Limits Access to Information

    ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests. "This ruling is important for its recognition of ...

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