Tag: Kenya
Kenya: Global Conservationists Meet to Boost Efforts in Africa
IUCN Director General Grethel Aguilar said that the African continent is facing significant challenges due to the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss.
June 28, 2024
Kenya-Tanzania Border: Scientists Call for Halt to Elephant Hunting
Despite being banned in Kenya for the last 50 years; trophy hunting is permitted in neighboring Tanzania though hunters are not allowed to shoot elephants in the vicinity of Amboseli National Park to help protect the cross-border species.
June 28, 2024
Kenya: UN Calls for Restraint Amid Strong Protests
Guterres insisted on the need to defend the right to demonstrate peacefully and sent condolences to the families of those killed.
June 26, 2024
Kenya: at least 17 dead in protestsagainst tax increase
NGOs have so far documented 86 injuries, as well as 52 arrests, at least 43 of them in the Kenyan capital, added the aforementioned source, who wished to remain anonymous.
June 25, 2024
Haiti: Kenyan Troops in the Country Generate Controversy
The Kenyan mission has been controversial because of the long history of police abuse in the African country.
June 25, 2024
Kenya Will Send Nearly 1,000 Police to Stop Gang Violence in Haiti
With this deployment of officials, Kenya seeks to collaborate in the fight against violence in Haiti and provide international support in a context of growing insecurity on the Caribbean island. – Photo: In the Mira.
June 24, 2024
Inquiry Opens on Murder of Protester During Protests in Kenya
Through a statement, the IPOA reported that it will investigate the death of Rex Masai, 29, as well as injuries sustained by other demonstrators and police officers who were trying to quell the protests.
June 21, 2024
Kenya: At Least 315 Dead and 38 Misssing Persons Due to the Heavy Rains
Rainfall and flooding have exacerbated socio-economic inequalities in the country.
June 20, 2024
Kenya: 37 Mln USD to Help Refugees, WFP
This funding comes at a crucial time as chronic funding shortfalls have previously forced the WFP to reduce food rations to a record low of 40 percent and temporarily stop cash transfers to 580,000 refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma since May 2024.
June 19, 2024
Kenya: East African Bloc Meets, Somalia’s Integration
Somalia’s entry into the EAC will enable the country to benefit from the EAC’s regional infrastructure projects, such as roads, railways and energy networks.