Tag: Kenya

Kenya mourns students ‘killed while praying’

April 9, 2015 Kenya Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Garissa, Kenya, Nairobi, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uhuru Kenyatta, Westgate

A memorial service will be held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, today (9 April) to commemorate the 148 students killed by Al-Shabaab last week. Kenyans are still in shock following the attack in the north-east of the country at Garissa University College on 2 April, where Christians were singled out . . . Read More

Al-Shabaab targets Christians in Kenyan college attack

April 2, 2015 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Garissa, Kenya, Somalia

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Pastor’s death fuels insecurity fears in Mombasa

January 12, 2015 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Kenya, Mombasa, Somalia, Westgate

The killing of a pastor in the Majengo area of Mombasa has led to fears of a return to insecurity in the area. Reports say that gunmen opened fire at the Maximum Revival Ministries church compound on Sunday 11 January, in a raid that left worshippers running for safety. The . . . Read More

Al-Shabaab kills 36 Kenyan Christians on Somali border

December 2, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Mandera, Mpeketoni, Nairobi, Wajir, Westgate

Al-Shabaab militants have slaughtered 36 quarry workers in northern Kenya – all of the victims are believed to be Christian. Local residents told the BBC that the militants separated the group from Muslim workers before shooting them dead. Al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia, has claimed responsibility for . . . Read More

28 Kenyan Christians killed by Al-Shabaab

November 25, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Mandera, Nairobi, Somalia

Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militia, said it carried out an attack on Christians traveling on a Nairobi-bound bus in northeastern Kenya, killing 28 people. According to the Interior Ministry the bus was carrying a total of 60 people. The Deputy County Commissioner of Kenyan town Mandera Elvin Korir told Bloomberg, . . . Read More

Kenyan coast Christians fear for lives as local politicians appear to be linked to Al-Shabaab

July 17, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Catholics, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Lamu, Mandera, Mombasa, Mpeketoni, Nairobi, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta, Wajir, Westgate

After at least 65 people were killed a month ago on June 15 in the predominantly Christian town of Mpeketoni, 40km inland from Kenya’s mainly Muslim coastal strip, attacks in the area have continued. Now residents are sleeping in a nearby prison because they are scared to stay at home. . . . Read More

Kenya massacre prompts calls for increased security

June 19, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Kenya, Lamu, Mpeketoni, Uhuru Kenyatta

Following the June 15 massacre of dozens of people in a Christian-majority coastal village, Kenya’s religious leaders are urging the government to improve security in the country. “We acknowledge the anger and desperation of Kenyans arising from the spiralling insecurity and rising tension in the country,” said the Most Rev. . . . Read More

Uganda churches warned of Al-Shabaab ‘threats’

May 22, 2014 Uganda Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Islamic extremism, Kampala, Kenya, Somalia

Uganda and Kenya authorities have scaled up security in recent days in response to warnings from Western countries that a jihadist group is planning to attack churches in Uganda. The U.S. embassy in Uganda warned that churches there may face “specific threats” from Al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based militant Islamist terrorist group. . . . Read More

Kenyan bishop hurt in clash with local tribe

November 27, 2013 Kenya Kenya, Meru

The bishop of a Pentecostal church in eastern Kenya was hurt on Saturday (Nov. 23) in a clash with elders from a local tribe after a member of his church was abducted. Three members of the bishop’s congregation were also injured during the clash in Meru, a region on the . . . Read More

‘White Widow’ key suspect in Kenyan pastors’ murders

November 21, 2013 Kenya Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Kenya, Mombasa, Nairobi, Pentecostals, Westgate

Fort Jesus, Mombasa.Ricky Thakrar / Flickr / Creative Commons The widow of one of the bombers on the London Tube in July 2005, 29-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, has been named in connection with the murders of two Kenyan pastors. Lewthwaite is wanted for seven murders in Kenya altogether, including the . . . Read More

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