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The Latest Breaking News from Kenya

‘You’ll rarely find a climate denier in east Africa’

Having spent years in the US, journalist Caroline Kimeu is now seeing the agonising impacts of the climate crisis in Kenya

The Guardian - UK

Former Kenya president calls for urgent intervention in Congo fighting

Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta called on Wednesday for urgent intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the army and M23 rebels has flared again in the last week causing hundreds to flee their homes.

Reuters

Antrim GAA star set to depart for ‘Plant the Planet’ GAA games in Kenya

Saffron legend Neil McManus will join 50 leading GAA players heading to East Africa to to highlight the impact of climate change and raise sufficient funds to plant one million trees

Belfast Live

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Kenya's president dismisses suggestions of unlimited terms

Kenyan President William Ruto urged lawmakers not to remove presidential terms limits from the country’s constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leader

The Independent UK

Three UK foreign secretaries ‘failed to call for release of Briton held in Nigeria’

Nnamdi Kanu was unlawfully detained and tortured in Kenya before being taken to Nigeria, high court told

The Guardian - UK

Building under construction collapses in Kenya's capital

A multi-story residential building under construction has collapsed in Kenyan capital Nairobi

The Independent UK

Kenyatta calls on all parties to unite and lay down arms in eastern DRC

During his two-day visit to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta urged the Congolese to lay down arms and nurture a sense of patriotism. The visit came as troops in eastern DRC clashed anew with M23 rebels north of the key eastern…

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In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground

Generations of East Africans have tapped groundwater in the desert to survive in parched lands

The Independent UK

Military leaders from Ethiopia and the Tigray region have agreed on a peace roadmap

Both parties have agreed to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region of more than 5 million people, according to a copy of the agreement seen by the AP.

WEKU

USA and Portugal set up playoff for final Rugby World Cup place

Eagles and Os Lobos cruise past Hong Kong and Kenya, setting up one-off game for place with Wales and Australia in Pool C next year

The Guardian - US

Ethiopia truce implementation to start "immediately", mediator says

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces on Saturday signed an agreement laying out the roadmap for implementation of a peace deal that both sides reached in South Africa this month.

Reuters

Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc have arrived in troubled eastern Congo

The Independent UK

DR Congo: Kenyan peacekeepers arrive in North Kivu

Two planes carrying dozens of Kenyan troops touch down in Goma as part of a regional peacekeeping mission.

Al Jazeera

Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'

In America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food.

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Presidential term limits will be hard to scrap in Kenya -- here's what it would take

A member of parliament in Kenyan president William Ruto’s governing coalition created a firestorm by suggesting that there was a plan to remove presidential term limits in the country.

Benzinga

Facebook, TikTok, Twitter Failed To Control Perpetration Of False Information In Kenya's Elections

Social media platforms Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) Facebook, TikTok, and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned Twitter failed to live up to their election integrity pledges during Kenya&

The Independent UK

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

Dozens of countries including the United States, India, Australia, Kenya, and the European Commission have launched a 12-month plan to boost technologies that would help tackle global warming

The Conversation

Kenya Standard Gauge Railway contracts: what released documents say, and what they don't

A media frenzy has erupted in Kenya over the November 5, 2022 release of three Chinese loan contracts signed between the Kenyan government and China Export Import Bank (Eximbank), to finance two phases of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

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Kenyan court drops $60 million corruption case against deputy president

A Kenyan court on Thursday allowed a request by public prosecutors to withdraw a 7.4 billion shillings ($60 million) corruption case against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing insufficient evidence.

The Independent UK

Kenya to spend $37 million on sending forces to Congo

Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of nearly 1,000 troops for a new regional force in eastern Congo amid questions about the $37 million cost for the first six months of the mission

Reuters

Young Kenyan tree activist speaks up for Africa at COP27

Elizabeth Wathuti channelled her frustration and sadness over the damage to natural habitats including Kenyan forests close to her childhood home into a life of activism, founding Green Generation Initiative to raise awareness through tree growing.

The Independent UK

Kenyans to enter South Africa visa-free from January

The presidents of South Africa and Kenya say they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute

Belfast Live

Tyrone GAA star to travel to Kenya for climate project

The group will travel to Kenya in mid-November to work with communities, and visit cultural and climate related projects

The Conversation

Kenya violence: 5 key drivers of the decades-long conflict in the north and what to do about them

Conflict and insecurity are prevalent in northern Kenya. In recent weeks, cases of bandit attacks in the region have left villages terrorised and led to several deaths. In October 2022, the government launched a multi-agency security operation aimed at curbing further attacks.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM writes to top judge on Khan attack, journalist murder

Shehbaz Sharif calls for formation of judicial panels to probe Imran Khan attack and TV journalist’s killing in Kenya.

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