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The US presidency condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya where at least 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. “The United States is deeply concerned about and we condemn the reported violence in all its forms,” White House national security spokesman John …

A Kenyan man who said he was protesting against the high cost of living set himself on fire in the coastal city of Mombasa on Thursday afternoon, local media reported. He had climbed on top of a statue in the middle of a busy roundabout before setting himself alight.. In …

President William Ruto declared that he will not condone “impunity in the country” after violent protests rocked the capital, Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, the BBC reported. The demonstrations were organized by opposition politician Raila Odinga who blames the government’s policies for exacerbating the rising cost of living. …