Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister launches political party
Nairobi (Alshahid)-Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday launched The National Alliance (TNA) party amid pomp and colour. The party was launched in a ceremony attended by hundreds of supporters at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. As the countdown begins to ICC trial dates, Uhuru Kenyatta show of might to woo his supporters is [...]
Daggers drawn over nominations to regional parliament
The nomination of candidates to the East Africa Legislative Assembly has opened another battlefront as rival groups scramble for a share of the nine seats. The major challenge is that groups that have shifted loyalties have staked claim to slots allocated to their original parties. For instance, forces allied to Eldoret North MP William Ruto’s [...]
Ethiopian court rules that 11 will face terror charges
Ethiopia’s federal court ruled Thursday that 11 people should face terror charges after prosecutors said they formed a cell with an al-Qaida-linked group from neighboring Somalia. The charges come amid signs of increasing militancy in the East African nation. Ethiopian troops moved into Somalia at the beginning of the year to fight the Somali militant [...]
A suspect arrested over Mombasa grenade attack
Nairobi (Alshahid)-A suspect has been arrested after a grenade attack killed a woman and wounded several people outside a night club in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police said. “We have arrested one suspect in connection with the attack in Mombasa and police have launched a hunt for other suspects,” Eric Kiraithe, Kenya’s police [...]
Nightclub attacked in Kenya’s Mombasa, one dead
Nairobi (Alshahid)-One person was killed and several injured in an attack involving grenades at a bar in Mombasa, Kenya on Tuesday night. The target of the attack was Bella Vista sports bar in a street known for its nightlife in Mombasa, a popular holiday destination for Kenyans and foreigners. Witnesses said gunmen tried to force [...]
German man linked to Alshabab “might have crossed into Somalia”
Nairobi (Alshahid)-Kenya Police say a German suspect whose picture was circulated Saturday over links with the Alshabab militants could have crossed into Somalia. The German, Ahmed Khaled Mueller is believed to have entered Kenya disguised to plan terror attacks in the country. He uses many aliases including Andreas Martin Muller and Abu Nusaibah among others. [...]
NGOs wrangle over law to rein in sector
Local and international charities are bickering over a proposed law that aims to regulate the Sh130 billion sector. Although the board that regulates NGOs has tabled the Non-Governmental Organisations Draft Bill 2012 for public debate, some charities are pushing for a different Bill. Nominated MP Sofia Abdi plans to table the Public Benefit Organisation Bill, [...]
One killed, hundreds made homeless in Nairobi’s flash floods
Nairobi (Alshahid)-One person died and more than 300 people were left homeless after the Nairobi River burst its banks in Mathare slums on Sunday. The floods were again triggered by rainfall upstream in Kiambu leading to the flooding of the river that passes through Mathare slums. The body of Ms Abera Adhiambo, 26 was pulled [...]
U.S. trains African soldiers for Somalia mission
The heart of the Obama administration’s strategy for fighting al-Qaeda militants in Somalia can be found next to a cow pasture here, a thousand miles from the front lines. Under the gaze of American instructors, gangly Ugandan recruits are taught to carry rifles, dodge roadside bombs and avoid shooting each other by accident. In one [...]
Kenya: Police release photo of German terror suspect
Police on Saturday released a photograph of a German citizen they suspect to have deep connections with terror group Al-Shabaab. The suspect, who goes by the name Ahmed Khaled Mueller, is believed to have entered Kenya illegally. Deputy police spokesperson Julius Owino on Saturday urged the German national to report to the nearest police station [...]