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Mau Mau case: UK government accepts abuse took place

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

The British government accepts that colonial forces in Kenya tortured and abused detainees during the Mau Mau rebellion, the High Court has heard. Three elderly

Veterans of 1950s Mau Mau uprising in Kenya seek UK damages

YoopyaJul 16, 20120

Three Kenyans who allege they were tortured by the British colonial authorities during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising are to begin a damages case at

Kenyan Christians pray targetted attacks end

YoopyaJul 10, 2012September 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Kenyan Christians fear they are being targetted by militant Islamists, perhaps to avenge the country’s military incursion inside Somalia, but vowed on Sunday

Kenya closes seven more exploration deals

YoopyaJul 2, 20120

By Kelly Gilblom NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has issued exploration licences for seven of its remaining 12 petroleum blocks, a senior Kenyan official said on

World steeplechase champion Kemboi in police probe

YoopyaJun 28, 2012June 1, 20240

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan 3,000 metres steeplechase world champion and London Olympic medal hopeful Ezekiel Kemboi is involved in a police investigation into a

Total signs Kenya oil exploration contract

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Total said it signed a production sharing contract with the Kenyan government to explore for oil in 2,000-3,500 metre deep waters

Kenya buys nearly 300,000 tonnes of oil products for July

YoopyaJun 27, 20120

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Kenya has bought nearly 300,000 tonnes of oil products for July, almost one-third less than its previous purchase and at firmer premiums,

One killed in blast in Kenyan port of Mombasa

YoopyaJun 25, 20120

(Reuters) – A blast hit a night club in Kenya’s port of Mombasa on Sunday, killing a man, police said, a day after the U.S.

US lawmakers push Myanmar sanctions, Africa trade

YoopyaJun 22, 20120

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of senior U.S. lawmakers on Thursday proposed to continue the ban on imports from Myanmar, which is in the

Rudisha cruises through heats in Kenyan trials

YoopyaJun 21, 20120

NAIROBI (Reuters) – World 800 metres champion David Rudisha, the hot favourite for gold at the London Olympics, cruised through his heat at the Kenyan