Vehicles burn in Nairobi as protests over blogger’s death intensify
Ojwang, 31, who wrote about political and social issues, died in police custody last week
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Kenyan leader says blogger’s custody death was police fault
An autopsy conducted by pathologist Bernard Midia found head trauma, neck compression and other soft-tissue injuries consistent with assault, not self-inflicted harm
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Pathologists reject suicide claim in Kenyan detainee’s death
Kenyan pathologists dismissed suicide claims in the death of Albert Ojwang, sparking protests and calls for accountability from police authorities.
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British soldier flown home as Kenya rape inquiry widens
The incident comes amid renewed scrutiny of BATUK, where a British soldier is suspected of murdering Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru in 2012
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Human rights activists report abuse in Tanzania custody
Kenyan and Ugandan activists describe sexual assault by Tanzanian officers after their arrest in Dar es Salaam.
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Kenya supports Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
The conflict, ongoing since 1975, pits Morocco, which claims the territory as its own, against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which advocates for an independent Western Sahara
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Kenya: FM confirms Tanzania freed activist
Kenya’s foreign minister confirmed that activist Boniface Mwangi, detained and reportedly tortured in Tanzania, has been released and deported.
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Kenyan court convicts two for role in 2019 Nairobi hotel attack
The attack, carried out by al Shabaab militants, involved gunmen storming the complex in January 2019
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Kenyan, Ugandan activists still held in Tanzania, law group says
Mwangi and Atuhaire had arrived in Dar es Salaam to attend Lissu’s first court session on Monday, where he faces charges of treason and publishing false information
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Kenya, Dominican Republic push for more Haiti funding
Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission
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