BY: Isaack Nyakundi The African Union troops (AMISOM) have killed 36 Al Shabaab fighters in a renewed military offensive to bring them closer to Kismayu, the stronghold of the militant group. Two Kenyan soldiers were reported killed and five others are missing. Al Shabaab confirmed they incurred causalities; they paraded two bodies of the Kenyan […]
Kibaki in Mombasa, Raila blames outsiders for the killing of Sheikh Rogo
BY Isaack Nyakundi Prime Minister Raila Odinga has blamed the violence in Mombasa on enemies who are keen on plunging the country into chaos by creating religious animosity between Christians and Muslims. The PM has been in Mombasa since Tuesday night to meet Christian and Muslim leaders, he condemned Sheikh Rogo’s killing and termed it […]
Police officers injured as supporters of Sheik Rogo use grenades in attacks
BY: Isaack Nyakundi Fresh violence has erupted in the port city of Mombasa; four police officers were seriously injured after a man threw a grenade at a police vehicle along the city’s Kenyatta Avenue. The four police officers were in a group of seven officers attached to the Makupa police station, they were patrolling […]
Internal Security: President Kibaki has failed us!
By:Â William O. Makora The coalition government is in its sunset years of governance. For the past four years, it has wobbled from one crisis to another leaving Kenyans to wonder as to who is in-charge. The third President of Kenya, Mr. Stanley Emilio Mwai Kibaki, with his trademark of hands-off style of leadership […]
Blogger Dennis Itumbi in court over JetLink email leaks
BY: Isaack Nyakundi and Jackal Bosire in Nairobi. Blogger Dennis Itumbi has been charged by a Nairobi court with a count of intercepting data in a computer system without consent contrary to section 83(1) (b) (2) and publishing a depraving electronic material contrary to section 84D of the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act No. 1 of […]
France opens murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat’s death
Public prosecutor will try to establish if Arafat was poisoned with polonium-210
The slain Sheik Aboad Rogo’s supporters kill a police officer in Mombasa
BY: Kenya Today team A prison service officer became the latest victim of the violence that has rocked Mombasa town. The officer was killed when a group of youths protesting the killing of Sheik Aboud Rogo Mohammed hurled a grenade at the truck that was carrying the officers. Thirteen other prison warders were rushed […]
Killing of Muslim cleric sparks riots in Kenya
Victim Aboud Rogo Mohammed has been accused by the US of helping Islamist militants in Somalia BY: Reuters in Mombasa for the guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 August 2012 21.55 BST Hundreds of protesters smashed cars and torched churches in Mombasa after unknown gunmen shot dead a Muslim cleric accused by the US of helping Islamist militants […]
Video; what got Sheik Aboud Rogo into trouble!
By Kenya Today Sheik Aboud Rogo heard inciting Muslims – Watch the video, fast forward to minute 19 onwards to minute 33.
Chaos reported in Mombasa
By : iReporter Chaos reported in Mombasa’s Majengo, Mwembe Tayari extending to Buxton and Sibaki areas, the renewed clashes have been fueled by rumour that the wife of the slain Sheik Aboud Rogo passed on at Mewa hospitl last night. Security is in high alert, major roads in the port city after yesterday chaos when […]