Tag: Uhuru Kenyatta
M23 agrees to orderly withdrawal – EAC
Central African rebel group M23 has, according to the East African Community (EAC), agreed to an orderly withdrawal and respect “a strict ceasefire” in...
Kenya launches Coast Guard
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the Kenya Coast Guard and commissioned the MV Doria as its first vessel.
The Coast Guard was...
Britain committed to free trade with Kenya
Britain is committed to free trade with Kenya after it leaves the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on a...
Kenya’s president and opposition leader pledge to heal divisions
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta called opposition leader Raila Odinga "his brother" on Friday and promised they would both start the process of...
Kenyan police prepare for protests as election announcement looms
Kenyan police beefed up security on Friday ahead of an expected announcement that President Uhuru Kenyatta has won re-election, despite allegations by...
Observers give Kenya vote thumbs up amid pockets of protests
International observers on Thursday praised the handling of Kenya's presidential election, with the European Union mission saying it had seen no sign...
Kenyan government urges an end to protests
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy on Wednesday urged the opposition to end weeks of demonstrations against the electoral commission, but...
ISS: Will Kenya’s proposed prison for extremists help to combat terror?
In a bid to stem radicalisation in prisons, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta recently announced plans to construct a new prison that would...
After attack, president says Kenya to remain in Somalia peace force
President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday Kenya was committed to remaining part of an African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia, after al...
Kenyatta urges Burundi president to save country from war
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday urged Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza to revive peace talks and prevent the east African nation from...
Kenya’s president says ‘tired of interference’ from ICC
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta criticised the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday, saying his East African nation was "tired of interference" in...
ICC judges ordered to reconsider how Kenya cooperated in Kenyatta case
A panel of appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said trial judges would have to reconsider whether Kenya cooperated...
Kenya’s president says Obama talks to focus on security, trade links
President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday that improving security cooperation and trade links between Kenya and the United States will top the...
Kenyan leader proposes new tactics in fight against militant Islam
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has promised a new campaign to stop people joining violent radical groups and to fight the influence of...
Kenya names new army chief as predecessor retires
Kenya's president announced the appointment of a new defence forces chief on Friday after the retirement of General Julius Karangi, who drew...
Pressure mounts on Kenya’s president after university massacre
Political pressure mounted on Kenya's president on Wednesday with scathing editorials and growing anger at a seven hour delay in the deployment...
Kenya president vows to speed up police recruitment after university attack
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said the recruitment of 10,000 new police officers would be speeded up after Somali Islamist gunmen attacked a...
ICC judges agree to withdrawal of Kenyatta charges
Judges at the International Criminal Court agreed on Friday to withdraw charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, ending the global war crimes...
Kenya defends international court cooperation on president’s case
Kenya defended its involvement with the International Criminal Court on Thursday as prosecutors seek to have the country held accountable by the...
ISS: Lessons from the Kenyatta/ICC case
"Today is a dark day for international criminal justice," said Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as she...
Kenya needs to win war of ideas to stop Islamist advance
Kenya must win a battle against militant ideology seeping in from its northern neighbour and spreading to Muslim youths at home if...
Kenyan president says pleased after ICC charges dropped
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta said he was "excited" after hearing news on Friday that charges against him at the International Criminal Court...
ICC judges give prosecutors a week to strengthen or drop Kenyatta...
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected prosecutors' attempts to have the trial against Kenya's president adjourned until they had...
Kenya’s Kenyatta becomes first president to appear at global court
Kenya's president became the first sitting leader to appear at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday as supporters gathered outside, calling for...
Kenyan president to go to Hague court in personal capacity
Kenya's president said on Monday he would attend a hearing at the International Criminal Court this week, the first sitting world leader...
Kenya to stay the course in Somalia stabilisation quest
Kenyan troops will keep fighting Islamist militants in Somalia until peace and stability is restored to the region President Uhuru Kenyatta said...
Global court orders Kenyan president to attend hearing
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend a hearing over how to proceed with his...
ISS: Prosecuting Kenyatta – damned if you do, damned if you...
On 5 September 2014, after years of digging in their heels, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution further asserted that without cooperation...
Kenyan president’s Hague trial halted in blow to war crimes court
The International Criminal Court case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta collapsed on Friday as prosecutors admitted they lacked evidence, casting doubt on...
Hague prosecutors ask to halt Kenyan president’s trial
The International Criminal Court case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta collapsed on Friday when prosecutors conceded the country's refusal to cooperate meant...
Kenyan president picks new intelligence boss to end Islamist attacks
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated a new intelligence chief with experience in the war on al Qaeda-linked insurgents in neighbouring Somalia...
Kenya downplays security risks as it courts U.S. investment
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Washington this week to court Western investors, has sought to downplay a spate of violent attacks tied...
Kenyan president orders government to repossess contested land on volatile coast
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the government to repossess large areas of land in Lamu County, which has been hit by...
Coastal killings in Kenya pose insurgency risk for Kenyatta
Kenya may face a full-blown insurgency on its coast unless President Uhuru Kenyatta can douse a combustible mix of ethnic rivalries, land...
Kenya opposition demands troops quit Somalia after attacks
Kenya's opposition leaders demanded the country withdraw troops from Somalia after a spate of bloody attacks by militants at home, but dropped...
Kenyan police fire tear gas at street demonstrators before rally
Police fired tear gas in central Nairobi on Monday to disperse a crowd of few hundred anti-government demonstrators in the streets, a...
President says Kenyan politics not Islamists behind attacks
Kenya's president shifted blame to domestic rivals on Tuesday for two attacks that killed 65 people on the coast and he dismissed...
Kenya to acquire new military helicopters and other hardware
The Kenyan government has unveiled plans to spend US$1 billion acquiring 10 new military helicopters, the refurbishment of three grounded Russian-made Mi-17...
Kenyan Presidential Guard acquires Achleitner Survivor tactical APC
The Kenyan Defence Force (KDF) Presidential Guard battalion has acquired an Achleitner Survivor tactical Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) to provide President Uhuru...
Bombings threaten Kenya growth goals, open new strains with wary West
Recent bombings in Kenya have dented President Uhuru Kenyatta's plans to boost tourism and undermined his pledge to restore security after last...
Hague Court sets new trial date for Kenyan president
The International Criminal Court set a new date for the opening of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's trial on Monday, saying the October...
Leading Kenyan MP says homosexuality ‘as serious as terrorism’
Homosexuality in Kenya is as bad a problem as terrorism, the ruling party's parliamentary leader said on Wednesday, but argued against stepping...
Kenya denies obstructing case against its president
Kenya's most senior government lawyer rejected claims on Thursday it was obstructing the International Criminal Court's investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly...
Kenya president says will not allow radicalization in places of worship
Kenya's president said he would not allow places of worship to be used to radicalize young people, in the wake of a...
Court to decide whether to suspend Kenyatta trial over “obstructionism”
The International Criminal Court is to decide whether to suspend its trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta because of a lack of...
International court to decide future of Kenyan president trial
The fate of the politically fraught trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta could be decided on Wednesday, when prosecutors at the International...
Hague court delays start of Kenyan president’s trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday scrapped a planned February 5 start date for the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta...
Hague court judges reject Kenyatta’s bid to stop trial
Judges rejected Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's bid to halt his trial on crimes against humanity, saying his accusations that prosecution witnesses colluded...
International court members agree on trial exceptions for top leaders
The International Criminal Court's member states on Wednesday agreed to changes to the court's trial procedures that could help defuse tensions between...
Kenyan president vetoes ‘unconstitutional’ media law
Kenya's president vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have imposed fines and restrictions on journalists, saying it was unconstitutional, the first...
