Tag: Kenya

Kenya Offers to Mediate in Sudan Crisis Amid Accusations of Sovereignty Violation
Kenya announced its willingness to mediate peace efforts in Sudan on Wednesday, following accusations from Khartoum that Nairobi had violated Sudanese sovereignty by hosting a meeting for Sudan’s paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Force (RSF). Sudan condemned Kenya’s decision to host the RSF meeting on Tuesday, calling it an “act of hostility”—especially since the meeting […]
February 20, 2025

Kenyan Police Arrive in Haiti to Support Security Mission Amid Rising Violence
Two hundred police officers from Kenya arrived in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to join the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), led by the African nation with the aim of curbing extreme violence in Haiti. Upon their arrival at Toussaint Louverture International Airport aboard a Kenya Airways plane, the officers, including members of the elite SWAT team, […]
February 6, 2025

Kenyan Police Intensify Anti-Gang Operations in Haiti
Kenyan police forces patrolled the streets of Port-au-Prince on Monday as part of their ongoing mission to combat gang violence in Haiti, which has devastated the Caribbean nation. Footage released by Haiti’s presidential office showed officers conducting ground patrols and deploying drones for aerial surveillance. Related:Haitian Government Takes Action to Support Victims of Deadly Attack […]
January 21, 2025

UAE and Kenya Sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to Boost Trade and Investment
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kenya have entered into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at enhancing trade and investment between the two nations. Related:Solidarity with Venezuela: A Call from Kenya This agreement marks a significant milestone as it is the UAE’s first bilateral trade agreement with an African country, underscoring its commitment […]
January 16, 2025

Solidarity with Venezuela: A Call from Kenya
The communiqué also invokes the legacy of revolutionary leaders and calls on global anti-fascists to unite in support of Venezuela, denouncing imperialist interventions. Related: Venezuelan Revolutionary Force Swears to Defend National Sovereignty The Kenya Anti-Fascist Chapter has issued a strong statement in support of the people of Venezuela, highlighting their “solidarity at a critical moment […]
January 7, 2025

Kenya: President Ruto Admits Abuse of Power by the Police during the Protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has for the first time publicly acknowledged the abuse of power by Kenya’s security forces, following a wave of controversial kidnappings that have sparked widespread protests. Related:100 Women Killed in Kenya in Just Four Months In a statement during his New Year’s address on Tuesday, Ruto admitted that there had been […]
January 1, 2025

100 Women Killed in Kenya in Just Four Months
Africa had the highest rate of intimate partner-related femicides in 2023.
December 20, 2024

Kenya: Police Repress Demostration Against Feminicide
With the slogan “Stop femicide!” they denounced the alarming number of murders of women and girls in the African nation.Hundreds of Kenyan protesters rallied on Tuesday in the streets of Nairobi (capital) to denounce the increase in femicide cases in the African country, while they were repressed by the police. Related:Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide […]
December 10, 2024

Kenya: Leader Condemns Rising Femicide Cases
Police statistics indicate more than 100 women have been killed in separate incidents between August and November. On Wednesday, Kenyan President William Ruto condemned the alarming rise in femicide cases across the country, urging collective efforts to protect women from gender-based violence. Related:Kenya: Farmers fight against GMOs Ruto, who addressed a televised news conference in […]
November 21, 2024

Kenya: Farmers fight against GMOs
In communities across Kenya, peasant organizations are mobilizing to defend the right to healthy food and rejected GM crops that advance the country’s food security. In Karura, a region on the northern outskirts of Nairobi, community leaders meet with local peasant communities to explain the implications of GMOs to small farmers, seeds introduced into the […]