Tag: Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya: Two Christian teachers killed by suspected Al-Shabaab attackers

October 16, 2018 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Education, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Mandera, Somalia, Uhuru Kenyatta

The house near Arabia Boys Secondary school, where the two non-local teachers died after an attack suspected Al-Shabaab militants last week. (Photo: Facebook)

Two Christian school teachers were killed in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya’s Mandera County, near the Somali border, last week. Philip Okumu, 26, and Daniel Wekesa 39, died on Wednesday (10 October) after assailants raided the house for non-local teachers in Arabia Boys Secondary School, about one . . . Read More

Kenyan Christians killed for refusing to recite Islamic Shahada

August 22, 2017 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Boni, Garissa, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Lamu, Mandera, Mpeketoni, Pandaguo, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta, Westgate

Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants on Friday night (18 August) after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – the mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. At around 9pm, Changawa Muthemba, who was . . . Read More

Coastal and north-east Kenyans have more to fear than most, as Al-Shabaab threatens elections

August 7, 2017 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Boni, East Africa, Garissa, Kenya, Lamu, Mandera, Mombasa, Mpeketoni, Pandaguo, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta, Westgate

On June 15, 2014 twin attacks by suspected al-Shabaab militants on Mpeketoni and a nearby village of Poroko left 52 people dead. The attackers singled out all who could not recite Muslim prayers and killed them in plain site before destroying their homes.

Attacks by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in the Kenyan coastal region of Lamu are raising concerns that the Islamist group is attempting to disrupt the election tomorrow (8 August), as international observers warn of chaos if the result is perceived as rigged. The election, between current President Uhuru Kenyatta and his . . . Read More

UPDATE: Four police officers charged with killing Christian lawyer in Kenya

July 18, 2016 Kenya Nairobi, Police, Uhuru Kenyatta

Willie Kimani (centre), his client, Josephat Mwenda (left), and their driver, Joseph Muiruri (right).IJM UPDATE (18 July): A court in Nairobi has charged four police officers in connection with the murder of a lawyer and two of his companions. Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and their driver, Joseph Muiruri, went . . . Read More

Kenya to force religious groups to register

January 14, 2016 Kenya Catholics, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta

The Evangelical Alliance of Kenya has condemned government plans to make it tougher for religious bodies and clerics from all faiths to operate, going so far as to claim the move was aimed at stopping the growth of evangelical churches. However, it’s locally reported that a leading (unnamed) Anglican cleric . . . Read More

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

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

Two pastors killed in Kenya

October 29, 2013 Kenya Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Mombasa, Nairobi, Pentecostals, Somalia, Uhuru Kenyatta, Westgate

Mombasa.Lauren Pressley / Flickr / Creative Commons Two pastors from southern coastal towns in Kenya were killed last weekend in separate attacks. Charles Mathole, a leader of Mombasa’s Redeemed Gospel Church in Mtopanga, was found dead in church on the morning of Sunday October 20, shot in the head . . . Read More

Kenyan religious groups ready to work with President-elect, despite his war crime indictment

March 13, 2013 Kenya Elections, Kenya, Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta

Amongst their first formal meetings as President and Deputy President-elect of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto on Tuesday 12th March met senior religious leaders, even ahead of meeting outgoing President Mwai Kibaki. Kenyatta emerged the winner by garnering 6173,453 votes, meeting the threshold of the country’s Constitution which required . . . Read More

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