Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in as Kenya’s president, the fourth since the nation gained independence 50 years ago. Kenyatta took the oath, using the same Bible as his father, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first president. The U.S. had warned of what it called “consequences” if Kenyatta was voted into office, as it weighed how to [...]
Kenyan Presidential Campaign Marred by Legacy of Violent 2007 Election
February 26, 2013 | Posted by
As Kenyan voters prepare to elect their new president, the shadow of the country’s last presidential election continues to loom over the current campaign. The 2007 vote ended in widespread racial violence, with more than 1,000 people killed and hundreds of thousands more displaced in the months following the polls. With the 2013 polls less [...]
‘Nairobi Half Life’: Well-Done Retread of Country Boy in the Big City Motif
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
The old story of a naïve country bumpkin’s rude awakening upon arrival in the big city is shot through with fresh social and stylistic energy in Nairobi Half Life, a dynamic crime drama set in parts of Kenya’s capital that visitors would generally choose to avoid. This first film by young former assistant director David [...]
Grenade Attack Strikes Sunday School in Nairobi
September 30, 2012 | Posted by
A grenade attack on a church in the Kenyan capital Nairobi claimed the life of a child, and left three other children seriously injured on Sunday. A police spokesman blamed the Sunday school attack at St. Polycarp’s church on sympathizers of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which operates out of nearby Somalia. In what was believed [...]
Sauti Sol Reflects Kenya’s New Musical, Political Openess
September 9, 2012 | Posted by
NAIROBI, Kenya — The members of Sauti Sol rehearse in a cramped recording studio above a chapati restaurant off a noisy highway in Nairobi. Bien-Aime Baraza, Delvin Mudigi and Willis Chimano — the founding members, all 25 — have been friends since they sang together as part of a gospel ensemble in high school. When [...]
Nairobi Experiencing Double-Digit Tourist Growth
July 19, 2012 | Posted by
Nairobi, Kenya is experiencing double-digit growth in tourist visitation. Nairobi is set to become the fourth most visited destination city in Africa this year, according to the 2012 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. The index has revealed that a projected 1.8 million visitors are expected to visit Nairobi this year, injecting an estimated Sh126 billion [...]
Africa to Get Its Own Domain
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
Nairobi — Africa will now have its own Internet domain name; dot Africa, in the next 18 months. This is after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) completes its evaluation for over 500 applications from various Registry Operators across Africa who have shown interest to run and manage the domain name. ICANN, [...]
Officials Dispute Cause of Kenya Explosion
May 29, 2012 | Posted by
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has deemed the Monday explosion that rocked the heart of Nairobi an act of terrorism. This declaration directly contrasts that of Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere, who stated that the blast was the result of an electrical fault. “This is an attack of terrorism. They have failed elsewhere and we know [...]
Terror Blast Rocks Kenyan Capital, More Than 30 Hurt
May 29, 2012 | Posted by
A massive explosion has rocked a building on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, adjacent to the Mount Kenya University. The cause of the blast at Assanands House remained unclear but several people could be seen being pulled out of the damaged building. Witnesses said some of the injured women appeared to be in a critical condition [...]
