Rapists confess as Kenyan cleric takes up equality struggle By Katy Migiro, Reuters 2 October 2014 When the elderly man, in his black-and-white striped prison uniform, confessed to raping his 18-month-old granddaughter to prove his manhood, Reverend Timothy Njoya knew he had made a breakthrough. “He stood up and testified: ‘I wanted to show who has the penis, who is the boss’,” recalled Njoya, a retired Kenyan cleric who campaigns for gender

By Drazon Jorgic Reuters 1 August 2014 Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the government to repossess large areas of land in Lamu County, which has been hit by recent attacks, saying land grabbing was helping fuel instability on the north coast. Kenyatta, speaking late on Thursday, said a government audit showed the land, covering an area the size of the island of Mauritius, had been acquired unlawfully by companies in 2011-2012. Lamu County

By Joseph Akwiri Reuters 18 July 2014 Gunmen killed at least three people when they ambushed a bus along Kenya's northern coast on Friday, a local official said. About 100 people have been killed in attacks on Kenya's coast since mid-June. Somali Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for many of them but the government has suggested local politicians were also behind them. The attacks near Lamu, an ancient trading port and tourist

By Joseph Akwiri Reuters 20 July, 2014 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least four people and injured several others in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on Sunday, police said. Witnesses said gunmen went on a shooting rampage on the edge of Kenya's second-largest city and scattered leaflets saying the attack was retribution for last month's raid on Mpeketoni, a town about 300 km (186 miles) north of Mombasa along Kenya's Indian Ocean coastline. "Some

FAA Prohibits US Planes in Ethiopian Airspace North of 12 Degrees Latitude   By Tadias Magazine   July 19th, 2014   Tadias Magazine News Update   New York (TADIAS) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it has prohibited all U.S. air carriers and commercial operators from flying in Ethiopian airspace north of 12 degrees latitude as precaution following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern

By Edmund Blair Reuters 11 June 2013 Armed assailants attacked a village on Kenya's coast, stole guns from police reservists and burnt down a primary school, an official said on Friday, in the latest in a series of raids since mid-June that have killed about 100 people. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the attack on Thursday night in the village of Panda Nguo, which lies in Lamu County on the northern coast where most of the attacks

Below is a map of Genocide Watch's coverage of the recent violence in Kenya. [show-map id='3'] Clicking on a location will redirect to the associated article.  At this time, it is too early to classify the violence on the Kenyan coast (terrorism, tribal conflict, etc.) and determine the party responsible. Genocide Watch and its partners are monitoring the situation as further investigation on the ground reveal more about the nature of this violence.

By Joseph Akwiri 8 July 2014 Reuters Armed assailants have attacked a camp of police reservists and burned down nearby homes and businesses, a regional official said on Tuesday, as violence escalates on Kenya's northern coast. But there were no reported deaths this time. In the nearby coastal town of Lamu, residents also reported finding leaflets strewn about threatening Christians and the government. The leaflets purported to be from the Somalia's

By Duncan Miri and Edmund Blair Reuters 6 June 2014 Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two coastal areas of Kenya in raids the deputy president indicated on Sunday were the work of political rivals, despite Somali Islamists al Shabaab claiming responsibility. The raids will hammer Kenya's beleaguered tourist industry after a wave of militant attacks and will deepen public frustrations about poor security, a day before a big opposition rally in the

By Jonathan Akwiri Reuters 30 June 2014 A Kenyan politician arrested in connection with the murder of 65 people on the coast this month denied responsibility after a court freed him on bail on Monday. Issa Timamy, the governor of Lamu county, was arrested last Wednesday over the gun attacks, which President Uhuru Kenyatta blamed on local political networks rather than the Somali rebel group al Shabaab which claimed responsibility. "I am not responsible