Hon Jakoyo Midiwo dropped a bombshell in parliament when he bluntly declared the house majority leader hon Aden Duale a terrorists and went on to reveal that Duale was using the Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia to trade in Charcoal. Hon Midiwo said it was public knowledge that hon Duale was trading in Somalia and […]
Kenyan troops launch beach assault on Somali city of Kismayo
Kenyan soldiers at a base near the town of Bur Garbo, Somalia. Kenyan troops have attacked Kismayo by sea and air. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP Residents shelter from the fighting as Kenyan army and Somali forces push deep into al-Shabaab stronghold BY: Clar Ni Chonghaile in Nairobi for the guardian.co.uk, Friday 28 September 2012 09.30 BST […]
KDF battle in Kismayo
By Kenya Today KDF Tweet: “KDF TROOPS HAVE TAKEN CONTROL OF KISMAYU!!!†The Kenya Defense Forces has taken control of Kismayu the last stronghold of Somali militants-Al shabaab. KDF spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna claimed victory stating that Kismayu was liberated at 2 am on Friday with jets and ground forces. Several Alshabaab warriors were killed during […]
Kenyan Muslims fear the worst over proposals to boost police powers
Burning tyres in Mombasa in August during the riots that followed the death of a radical Muslim cleric, Aboud Rogo. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Anti-terrorism bill would increase authority of force suspected of involvement in disappearances of alleged militants BY: Clar Ni Chonghaile in Nairobi for the guardian.co.uk, Thursday 27 September 2012 07.00 BST Muslim leaders in […]
Nairobi on high alert after Police recovered a cache of weapons
BY: Isaack Nyakundi Two Alshabaab terror suspects have been arrested in Nairobi; the police seized a cache of deadly weapons believed to have been amassed for multiple attacks in Nairobi churches. The two were arrested after a successful police operation in Eastleigh estate. The recovered weapons included six suicide bombs, 12 hand grenades, four […]
KDF/AMISOM kills a top Al shabaab commander in aerial attack
BY: ISAACK NYAKUNDI Abdikadir Duecsane a top Al shabaab strategist who also doubled as the militia’s commander in the southern town of Jilib near Kismayu is dead. Duecsane was among those killed when a missile launched from sea by Kenya naval ships hit a strategic facility and positions where the militias were holding a […]
Five KDF soldiers killed as the battle for Kismayu continues
BY: Isaak Nyakundi The Al Shabaab Militants have posted on twitter graphic pictures of five Kenyan troops killed yesterday morning in the battle for Miido, a town close to the port city of Kismayu. Earlier yesterday Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) spokesman Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir confirmed the killing of two Kenyan troops and three others missing. […]
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 […]