Garissa residents call for Mohamud Saleh’s return following Al Shabaab attacks

By Citizen Reporter,

The Clergy and Garissa County locals are calling for the former North Eastern Provincial Commissioner Mohamud Saleh to be included in security matters...

OPINION: Undeterred: Kenya’s tourism faces 2020 confidently

By Joseph Bonyo,

Last weekend I was in Diani, Ukunda. Famed for its white sandy beaches and hospitable facilities, it was a welcome relief to Nairobi’s hustles. T...

Diani Reef Beach Resort and Spa , tourism

Garissa stares at teaching crisis as non-local teachers begin moving out

By Raquel Muigai,

Garissa County is staring at a teaching crisis after non local teachers began moving out of the area after three of them were killed in a dawn terror ...

garissa

Lamu: Police boss announces transport curfew to curb terror attacks

By Rahma Rashid,

Security chiefs in Lamu have announced a strict curfew halting all transport vessels from operating at night following a recent spate of terror attack...

Lamu curfew

Iran attacks two Iraqi bases housing US forces in ‘revenge’ for Soleimani’s death

By CNN,

Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi bases that hold US troops in what appears to be retaliation for the American airstrike that kill...

iran launches missiles at a iraqi army base , iran vs America

BWIRE: Media shouldn’t glorify terrorism

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire As we mourn the loss of lives and destruction of property following the recent terror attacks in Lamu County over the past few days...

lamu , terrorism

Garissa Al Shabaab attack ringleader identified

By Ian Omondi,

Police have identified Maulid Bilal as the ringleader of an Al Shabaab militant group that staged an attack at a primary school in Garissa County. ...

Al Shabaab , Garissa County , Maulid Bilal , Saretho

Update on Lamu attack: US confirms three Americans killed, two injured

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Three American citizens were killed and two others wounded in Sunday's Al Shabaab attack on a Kenyan military base in Manda Bay, Lamu County. This ...

lamu attack , Manda Bay

Who was Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian commander Trump ordered killed?

By CNN,

Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump at Baghdad International Airport on Friday, was hailed as a hero i...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qasem Soleimani

Russia, Israel react to U.S. killing of Iran’s top general Soleimani

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Russian Defense Ministry has termed the the U.S. strike that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad "a short-sighted” act tha...

Israel , russia

General Mwathethe praises KDF soldiers for peace efforts during Somalia visit

By Hassan Mugambi,

Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Samson Mwathethe has praised Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops serving in Africa Union Mission in Somalia (...

AMISOM , General Samson Mwathethe , KDF

Garissa University terror attack survivors sue Gov’t for compensation

By Dzuya Walter,

Over 33 former Garissa University students who survived the April 2015 terror attack have now filed a case in court seeking compensation. They also...

Garissa University , John Khaminwa , RECCE squad , Terror Attack

CS Matiang’i vows to prioritize welfare of Kenya’s first all-female SWAT team

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i on Thursday met Sub-Saharan Africa’s first all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. Taki...

CS Fred Matiang’i , SWAT team

Police launch manhunt for mastermind in Garissa GSU attack

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Police have launched a manhunt for an Al- Shabaab militant suspected to have been involved in the attack that led to the death of 10 General Service U...

Abdullahi Banati , Al Shabaab , GSU , suspects

Three terror suspects shot dead, 1,600 bullets, bomb-making materials recovered in Mombasa

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Three suspected terrorists were Tuesday morning gunned down in a dawn raid by more than 20 police officers in Likoni, Mombasa County. A multi-agenc...

Likoni

Why Friday the 13th is linked to ‘bad luck’

By Citizen Reporter,

Friday the 13th has been touted as a day of bad luck, a perception that has strangely been passed down different generations. The superstition is p...

Friday the 13th

Primary school teacher, wife arrested with bhang, shisha, ‘pain killers’

By Julius Joho,

A primary school teacher in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly being in possession of bhang and shisha estimated to ...

Drug trafficking charges , Taita Taveta County.

Court detains three men for taking pictures of Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel

By Sophie Njagi,

A Nairobi court has detained three men accused of taking pictures of Villa Rosa Kempiski Hotel for five days. The three; Abdi Mohammed Guled, Ibrah...

Villa Rosa Kempiski

Muslims go for substitutes as sacrificial sheep are scarce in Cameroon

By VOA,

Cameroon Muslims are looking for alternatives for the sacrifice as recommended by prophet Muhammad on the day of the Eid al-Adha feast. Sheep, trad...

Cameroon , Eid-al-Adha

Matiang’i says Mombasa gang attacks linked to drug trafficking

By George Aoko,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says the recent Mombasa attacks in which innocent residents were viciously hacked by knife-wielding criminal...

Fred Matiang'i , Mombasa gangs