The elders who have been leading negotiation efforts had briefed the families that the militia linked to terror group Al Shabaab wanted Sh6 million in exchange for the chiefs' freedom.

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) said the scheduled system maintenance is necessary. Some counties will be without ...

Earlier in March, al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in central Somalia, where government officials and tribal leaders were meeting to discuss efforts to control the group. Several people are ...

The United States has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to exercise increased caution while visiting Kenya due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and the risk of kidnapping.The advisory ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 18 – The United States has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to exercise increased caution while visiting Kenya due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and the risk of ...

State agencies have burst a smuggling scheme in which cargo destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) export market was diverted to traders in Nairobi’s sprawling Eastleigh business ...

Somali security forces have ended a deadly 24-hour siege by Islamist fighters who stormed a popular hotel in the central city of Beledweyne, authorities said. The attack by al-Shabab began with a ...

Somali security forces ended a 24-hour siege by al-Shabab militants at the Cairo Hotel in Beledweyne, killing six assailants. The attack, starting with a car bomb, targeted military officers and ...

MOGADISHU - The death toll from an al Shabaab attack on a hotel in central Somalia where clan leaders were meeting on Tuesday has risen to 10 and most of the victims were civilians, a police ...

BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - Somali security forces, backed by Djiboutian troops, successfully ended a 15-hour siege by Al-Shabaab militants on the Hotel Cairo in Beledweyne, a strategic city 335 kilometers ...