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Kenya drops airport deal with Adani Group after US indictments

YoopyaNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 21, 2024November 21, 20240489

NAIROBI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected...

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Kenya senate opens impeachment hearings against deputy president

YoopyaOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2024October 16, 20240480

NAIROBI, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Kenya’s senate began impeachment hearings against Kenya’s deputy president on Wednesday, hours after a court said the proceedings were constitutional,...

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Tear gas and stones as protesters across Kenya say ‘Ruto must go!’

YoopyaJuly 2, 2024July 2, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 2, 2024July 2, 20240589

NAIROBI/MOMBASA, July 2 (Reuters) – Kenyan riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday and demonstrations erupted in other cities across the...

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Kenya protests: Ruto pulling the finance bill is unlikely to satisfy angry young protesters – here’s why

YoopyaJune 28, 2024June 28, 2024

by YoopyaJune 28, 2024June 28, 20240509

In a move that shocked observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government’s highly controversial finance bill. This followed two days...

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ICC excuses Kenya’s deputy president from big parts of Hague trial

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 202305

(Reuters) – International Criminal Court judges excused Kenyan deputy president William Ruto from large parts of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity on...

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Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial: ICC judges

YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 202402

(Reuters) – Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges said...

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Kenya president unlikely to attend ICC trial

YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2013March 17, 202409

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In the aftermath of the attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, Kenya’s president appears increasingly unlikely to attend his trial at...

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Witness in Ruto trial describes church torching

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 202400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first witness to testify in the International Criminal Court trial of Kenya’s deputy president described Tuesday how a mob...