Ambassador Amina Mohamed is a committed international civil servant who has had a distinguished career in both public and foreign service. She has served in strategic government positions and been elected to key international positions. Her work experience in over twenty six years covers a broad spectrum of domestic and international assignments. She rose through the ranks in Kenya’s diplomatic [...]

The Star A Human Rights organization has criticized the ongoing security operation in Garissa. The Northern Forum for Democracy has accused police officers of violating human rights during the operation to flush out terrorists in the county.   Khalif Abdi Farah, the organization’s coordinator alleged that police are harassing, beating locals and even looting their property under the guise of [...]

Police have arrested over 100 people in a major police operation in Garissa to flush out criminal gangs accused to be behind a series of bombings and killings in the town. Hundreds of policemen from the General Service Unit, the Rapid Deployment Unit, Administration and regular police began combing the town with some manning the borders in search of militants [...]

Deploying local security agents could be a more effective way to prevent al-Shabaab militant from committing acts of violence in north-eastern Kenya, community leaders say. On Saturday (April 20th), the National Advisory Security Committee (NASC), which is investigating a series of violent attacks in Garissa, met with leaders and residents in town hall meetings. The meetings took place a day [...]

    As Christians around the country thronged churches on their day of worship, many faithful in Garissa town chose to stay away from churches for fear of insecurity.   A spot check by the Star revealed that the attendance at most of the churches in Garissa was below half the capacity as many Christians chose to attend services via [...]

The Star Nineteen people have been held in the ongoing police operation aimed at finding those responsible for the recent incidents of security in the town. The North Eastern police boss Charlton Mureithi said the 19 were foreigners who did not have documents to be in the country and would be charged in court this morning.   He did not explain [...]

Nairobi, Kenya: The Supreme Court judges have recommended the investigation and possible prosecution of electoral commission officials over the acquisition of electronic voter identification kits. “It is, indeed, likely that the acquisition was marked by competing interests involving impropriety, or even criminality. We recommend that this matter be entrusted to the relevant State agency for further investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects,” [...]

Somalia has now denied opposing funding for Kenya’s navy to fight Al-Shabaab. Read (Somalia opposes Sh870m funding for Kenya navy) Somalia Ambassador to Kenya Mr Mohamed Nur on Sunday clarified that his country only thought it would be more expensive to fund a navy and instead proposed for the building of its equivalent called the Somali Coast Guard. “We prefer [...]

 Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo madaxweynaha Somaliland, Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa caawa heshiis iskaashi ku kala saxiixday magaalada Ankara ee xarunta dalka Turkiga, kaddib wadahadallo saacado qaatay oo ay maanta ku yeesheen halkaas. Heshiiskan oo ka kooban toddoba qodob ayaa waxaa ka mid ah in Soomaaliya iyo Somaliland ay wadaagaan deeqaha dibadda laga helo iyo inay kawada shaqeeyaan [...]

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