Category: Kenya
Kenya: Kerry in Kenya to offer help against militants
Nairobi (HAN) May 3, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian Security News. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kenya on Sunday to offer help in countering Somali al Shabaab militants who have staged deadly attacks there and elsewhere in East Africa. Kerry will also address Kenya’s human rights in meetings with President Uhuru…
kenya: Ivory hidden In tea Leaf Sacks from Kenya
Nairobi (HAN) April 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment News. Thailand seized 3 tons of ivory hidden in tea leaf sacks from Kenya in the second-biggest bust in the country’s history, one week after the biggest seizure, customs officials said Monday. The 511 elephant tusks worth $6 million, bound for Laos, were seized upon arrival…
London Marathon 2015: Tigist Tufa victorious in the women's race.
London (HAN) April 26, 2015 –Gesska Sports.Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s London Marathon, with Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa victorious in the women’s race. Kipchoge, the 5,000m world champion in 2003, finished five seconds in front of another Kenyan athlete, Wilson Kipsang. Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, the women’s record holder, finished the racein her last competitive London…
Kenya: China is Providing Over $120Million for Nation's Youth to Attain New Skills.
Nairobi (HAN) April 24, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Security New. China is providing Kenya over 120 million U.S. dollars in concessional loans to help the East African nation’s youth to attain new job skills. China has provided assistance to revamp Kenya’s National Youth Service (NYS), the country’s premier vocational training institute, under…
The danger posed to Kenya by the continued instability in Somalia
Nairobi (HAN) April 21, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Maritime security News. The Kenyan President attended the Horn of Africa Coordination Meeting hosted by Jordan and whose focus is how to fight terrorism and radicalization. The President jetted in from Jordan where I joined other regional leaders for a meeting with King Abdulla II.…
Kenya: The Horn of African Closed Door Security Talks in Jordan
AQABA (HAN) Apr 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. President Uhuru Kenyatta, President Hassan Sheikh of Somalia and other regional leaders held lengthy consultations with King Abdulla II of Jordan on terrorism challenges facing the Horn of Africa. Other regional leaders who attended the closed door talks were Presidents Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, who…
Kenya: Amnesty and reintegration policy for youth who renounce Al-Shabaab
Nairobi (HAN) April 15, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Maritime security News. Kenya has offered a ten day amnesty to youngsters who have joined Al-Shabaab. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery said on Tuesday (April 14) that the Government called upon all individuals who went to Somalia for training and now wish to disassociate…
Kenyan lawmakers against forceful repatriation of Somali refugees
Nairobi (HAN) April 15, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Maritime security News Kenyan parliamentarians on Wednesday pledged dialogue with the international community to facilitate voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees. Ekwe Ethuro, Speaker of Kenyan Senate, said the East African nation will abide by international protocols to ensure repatriation of Somali refugees does not compromise…
Kenya: US Congress Visited Nairobi to Understand Security Situation
Nairobi (HAN) April 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Maritime security News. The Kenyan President Uhuru held a meeting with a delegation of the US Senate and US Congress led by New York Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand at State House, Nairobi. Uhuru discussed the war against terror, regional security, trade and investment issues. The…
Kenya: Somali Refugees are Returned Back their Homeland
Nairobi (HAN) April 9, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional defense and Maritime security News. Somali refugees are returned back their homeland while Syria and Iraq conflicts see asylum seekers up by 45%, according to UNHCR headquarters in Europe. The UNHCR figures do not include the millions of Syrians who have been taken in by countries…
