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Police in Kenya have arrested 91 Ethiopian nationals at a house in Kitengela, outside the capital Nairobi, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said on Sunday. The group is suspected to be in the country illegally. All are men below the age of 25, and had attempted to break out …

Two people were killed by a pack of hyenas in Kamuthi, a village about 50 kilometers east of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi local police said on Tuesday. The pack, made up of around 20 animals, first attacked a man in the village of Kamuthi, near the town of Thika, as …

A Kenyan police officer has shot dead his wife and five other people and then killed himself in Kabete town outside the capital Nairobi. Police constable Benson Imbasi is said to have asked his wife to close her shop and the couple went home where neighbours heard shots being fired …

The Kenyan government has said its security officials are on high alert following the twin explosions in neighbouring Uganda on Tuesday. Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna urged citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious characters or movements. The alert comes days after three prisoners who were convicted for terrorism-related charges …

A businesswoman in Kenya has pleaded guilty to keeping money sent to her erroneously on a popular mobile money transfer platform, the Nation news site reports. Elizabeth Karimi Muthoni received 271,200 Kenyan shillings ($2,400) from Bakar Hussein Mohamed through Mpesa on 14 July. She withdrew part of the money and …

Kenyans are expressing their anger over fuel price hikes announced on Sunday in the latest adjustment by the energy regulator. The price of fuel in the country is determined by a government authority, which sets the maximum prices of each type of fuel. In computing the retail price, the Energy …

Raila Odinga, the Kenyan opposition leader has been placed under quarantine after returning positive tests for coronavirus on Thursday evening. Mr Odinga was admitted to hospital on Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, after developing fatigue, according to his family. “He’s responding well to the treatment he is receiving… and remains …

In a Somali town, near the Kenyan border, took place a heavy fighting, in which at least 11 people died and 14 other injured according to eyewitnesses. The fighting started late Sunday night and continues until Monday morning in Baled-Hawo town in the South-western region of Gedo. Somalia’s information ministry …