| 5,623,260 |
3.93573 |
41.85421 |
Kenya |
|
Kenya has deployed forces at the border with Somalia because of fears over possible attacks from Somalias Al-Shabab militants. Army spokesman Bogita Ongeri has said a big number of Kenyan forces have been deployed at the border in order to prevent any attacks from Al-Shabab militants, who threatened to attack Kenya. |
| 5,623,264 |
3.93573 |
41.85421 |
Kenya |
|
A seven-year-old boy was killed while two others were injured in a mortar shell explosion in Mandera. The explosive is suspected to have been left behind after fighting by Somali factions. |
| 5,623,268 |
-4.05 |
39.66667 |
Kenya |
|
More than 3,000 beach traders on Monday protested against the Tourism Bill, which they claim will render them jobless. The operators from different beaches of the coastline between Vanga and Kiunga held a peaceful demonstration at Jomo Kenyatta public beach to oppose the Bill. |
| 5,623,272 |
0.35336 |
40.87232 |
Kenya |
|
A contingent of General Service Unit (GSU) officers crossed into Somalia and killed a dozen Al-Shabab militants in a clash at the Liboi border. Officers involved in the Tuesday [22 March] operation said suspected Al-Shabab militia fired to the camp and hit a water tank that is the only source of the vital commodity for the battalion. |
| 5,623,277 |
-1.26818 |
36.80909 |
Kenya |
|
Motorists were robbed and shops vandalized by university students protesting over the killing of a classmate by security guards. Protesters marched from Nairobi Universitys main campus in the city to Westlands, where they smashed windows at the club after they failed to enter. They lit tires outside the club where their classmate was injured after police prevented them from torching the building. |
| 5,623,281 |
-0.33163 |
35.94494 |
Kenya |
|
On Thursday, 25 youths were arrested after they stormed a farm earmarked for IDP relocation as they tried to stop surveyors from erecting beacons. |
| 5,623,285 |
-0.17 |
37.02 |
Kenya |
|
Police in Nanyuki have arrested a rogue officer who shot dead two colleagues and injured a third one on Saturday evening in Naro Muru. |
| 5,623,289 |
-1.48333 |
36.63333 |
Kenya |
|
Youths attacked three members of a neighboring community to avenge what they termed as police brutality against them. The three were attacked by a group of Maasai youths and a motorcycle they were using set ablaze at Olepolos Village in Narok North District. |
| 5,623,293 |
0.35336 |
40.87232 |
Kenya |
|
Sporadic gunfire caused panic in Liboi town [northeastern Kenya, near border with Somalia] on Sunday night when the police and Al-Shabab militia were engaged in a shoot-out. Separate reports indicate that the militia crossed into Kenya on a revenge attack after they were repulsed by the GSU in Mandera following gun-fights between two rival clans in Somalia. |
| 5,623,298 |
-0.33163 |
35.94494 |
Kenya |
|
More than 10 people were injured on Sunday during a demonstration over land meant for the resettlement of displaced persons. The demonstration had been planned by members of the Maasai community as a standoff between them and the government over the 2,400-acre land escalated. A group of youths pelted police officers with stones, injuring two of them. The law enforcers then descended on the protesters with clubs, injuring several of them. Running battles ensued. |
