Kenya jails three Tanzanians over terror links Storyline:National News, Security By Fauxile Kibet WAJIR, KENYA: A Kenyan court has sentenced three Tanzania nationals to 15-years each in jail after they were found guilty of engaging in terror related activities. The… 2 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News UK announces new ambassador to Somalia The UK government has announced a new ambassador to Somalia to replace the outgoing envoy David Concar. Benjamin James Fender who until his appointment served as the Foreign and Commonwealth…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Death toll at 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti By The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti rose to 28 on Wednesday, with perhaps 130 more still missing. Two vessels carrying…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Ethiopian forces kill 35 AS militants in airstrike-state media About 35 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike by Ethiopian military in the outskirts of Baidoa, Ethiopian state media has said quoting the Defense Department. Fana Broadcasting quoting a…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somali PM lauds security partnership with Kenya By Fauxile Kibet NAIROBI: Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has applauded Kenya for ‘its an integral role in the fight against Al-Shabaab and ensuring that Somalia achieves security and development’.…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Two killed, five injured in car bomb attack in Mogadishu At least two people were killed and five others sustained injuries in a car bomb explosion near the former parliament building in down-town Mogadishu. Eyewitnesses said the car blew up…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, World Pakistan rejects challenge against Asia Bibi acquittal By Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected Tuesday a challenge against its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, lifting the last legal hurdle in the years-long blasphemy case and potentially paving the way…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Kenya police nab 12 terror suspects in Dadaab camp By Fauxile Kibet A security swoop at Dadaab refugee camp, in North-Eastern Kenya has netted twelve terror suspects, according to the country’s police Inspector General Joseph Boinett. The security operation…
1 min read Storyline:National News Abdullahi Mohamed elected MP in controversial Baidoa poll Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed has been elected MP in a by-election in Baidoa in a controversial vote that saw his opponents boycott the poll even as delegates cast their votes for…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Kenya now wants UN to boost counter-terror efforts in the region By Fauxile Kibet Kenya has challenged the United Nations to play a bigger role in fighting terrorist outfits operating in the region saying that the body has often offered “lukewarm”…