Kenya News Journal
Kenya 'fine' about Obama avoiding it on Africa trip
Kenya said Tuesday it was "fine" with US President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its leaders.
Kenya's CFC Stanbic's pretax profit soars in first quarter
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's CFC Stanbic Bank posted a 79.5 percent jump in pretax profit for the first quarter from a year ago to 1.46 billion shillings. Banks in east Africa's biggest economy have reported higher earnings for the first three months of this year, buoyed by the growth of lending on the back of a robust economy in the region. CFC Stanbic, which is controlled by South Africa's ...
Kenya: The Day Pigs Occupied Kenya's Parliament
[The Star]Kenya is like no other country in the world.Everything that happens in this country is uniquely Kenyan. What we do cannot be replicated anywhere else.
Kenya: Restive Northern Kenya Sees Shifting Power, Risks
[IRIN]Garissa-Nairobi -The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years.
Kenya: Restive North Sees Shifting Power, Risks
[IRIN]Garissa-Nairobi -The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years.
National Bank of Kenya's Q1 pretax profit edges up 3 pct
NAIROBI (Reuters) - National Bank of Kenya's pretax profit rose 3.3 percent year on year in the first quarter to 508.1 million shillings, thanks to a fall in loan loss provisions. The lender, which is 70 percent owned by the government and Kenya's state pension fund, will raise funds from the market next year to finance a five-year expansion plan. The bank's total interest income fell to 1.85 ...
Kenya: Kenyan Ruling Party to Run Key Parliamentary Committees
[Sabahi]Kenya's ruling Jubilee coalition took control of two key parliamentary committees Friday (May 17th), with Majority Coalition Leader Aden Duale saying they expect to assume control of other committees when the remaining 22 committee chairs are elected next week, Kenya's Capital FM reported.
Kenya activist on ivory charges
A top official in a Kenyan conservation group has been charged with the possession of 19kg of elephant ivory
Kenya: Kenya to Be Honoured At Cannes Film Fest
[The Star]Kenya will be among the countries honoured during this year's International Cannes Film Festival in France. The festival one of the world's most prestigious and publicised film events kicked off Wednesday and will run till May 26.
Kenya: Smoothtel Sponsors Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair
[CIO]Smoothtel & Data Solutions Limited has sponsored the Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair (KHTF) as "Technology Partner" in the upcoming hospitality industry fair to be held from 25th -27th July, 2013.
LGBT refugees risk death, rape in Kenya
Nairobi is a magnet for people fleeing persecution across the region, including Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender people.
Kenya police kill "terror couple" - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.
Kenya Police Kill "Terror Couple"
Kenya police shoot dead "terror couple" who wounded 5 police officers in grenade attack
Kenya police kill "terror couple"
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.
Kenya: Govt Wants the Amisom Troops in Somalia Expanded
[Garowe Online]Deputy President William Ruto said the instability in Somalia is piling pressure on Kenya's security situation.
