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Kenyan activist detained after raid by 'masked' group
Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been detained by police on charges of inciting violence after six masked…
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The ever-shifting alliances that fuelled Kenya's impeachment drama
Losing a deputy just two years after being elected on a joint ticket could be seen as a big blow for a president, but not this time in…
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The man lined up to be Kenya's next deputy president
The man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to…
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Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial…
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Kenya senate adjourns impeachment hearing for deputy president after he falls sick
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The senate in Kenya briefly adjourned an impeachment hearing for the deputy president Thursday after he was…
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Kenyan senators to vote on deputy president's impeachment
Kenya's Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his…
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Kenyan deputy president's impeachment trial begins
Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office. An overwhelming majority voted in the…
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Kenyan MPs to vote on deputy president's impeachment
Kenyan MPs are due to vote on whether to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in a political row that has gripped the nation…
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Kenya’s deputy president defends himself before impeachment
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s deputy president, facing an impeachment motion in which he's accused of supporting anti-government protests…
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Blunt and bold - Kenya's 'truth speaker' faces the sack
Kenya's embattled Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, calls himself the “truthful man”, attributing his remarkable rise to the fact that…
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How Kenya's president has fallen out with his deputy
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been threatened with impeachment proceedings by lawmakers amid intense speculation that he…
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New border control measures in Germany spark false claims about African migrants
Germany's latest border control measures have sparked a wave of misinformation in Kenya, just days after President William Ruto signed a…
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Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps
BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill…
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‘Hashtags for hire’: How paid digital mercenaries meddled in Kenyan and Nigerian polls
Influential bloggers in Kenya and Nigeria said key political players regularly hired their services to operate fake accounts, sway public…
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Double whammy for the Kenyan president's tax plans
Kenya’s President William Ruto must be feeling punch-drunk - after suffering another blow to his plans to raise taxes for his…
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Frustrated Nigerians vow 'days of rage' as hardships mount
“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC. He is part of the Take It Back Movement, one of…
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Old photos of crackdown on Kenyan sect falsely linked to anti-government rallies
For over a month, Kenya has seen anti-government protests that rights groups say have been met with disproportionate use of force by…
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Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the…
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Pro- and anti-government protesters clash in Kenya as police hurl tear-gas cannisters
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with a pro-government group on Tuesday, leading to the burning…
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Crackdown on Uganda's opposition ahead of protests
Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine says security forces in the capital Kampala have besieged the headquarters of his party on the…
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Kenya president pledges 'broad-based' cabinet amid crisis
Kenya's embattled president has announced a plan to form a new "broad-based government" following weeks of deadly anti-government protests…
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Video shows Tanzanian politicians at a funeral, not Kenyan MPs hiding after deadly protests
A screenshot of the false Nigerian X post, taken on July 16, 2024 “Kenyan parliamentarians, after running for their lives ended up eating…
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‘We are the Church’: Kenyan tax protesters take on Christian leaders
In Kenya, the youth protests against planned tax increases have served as a wake-up call for the Church. They’ve shaken up a powerful…
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Kenya's police chief resigns after deadly anti-tax protests
Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which more than 40…