Posts Tagged ‘Kenyan’
Kenyan Man Claims to Be Elon Musk’s Firstborn Son as Viral Photo Sparks Online Debate
A 40-year-old man from Kenya, Nyakundi Kibiru, went viral after announcing that he was the firstborn son of Elon Musk. He claims he was born long before Musk’s 14 other children and insisted his mother had a brief relationship with a ’20-year-old Musk’ in the early 1990s. According to his account, the pair met while…
Read MoreChaos As Security Forces Fire On Mourners For Kenyan Politician Odinga
Tens of thousands of mourners in Kenya fled in panic when security forces fired gunshots and teargas in a stadium where they had gathered to see the coffin of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose body was repatriated from India on Thursday. AFP journalists said at least three people were visibly injured at Kasarani Stadium…
Read MoreKenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies In India
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 during a health visit to India, local police said Wednesday — a political earthquake that could transform politics in the East African nation. Odinga was the perennial opposition figure of Kenyan politics, running unsuccessfully for the presidency on five occasions, most recently in…
Read MoreFrom Waste To Runway: Kenyan Designers Transform Used Clothes Into Art
In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya’s largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs — proof that even trash can dazzle. Every year, thousands of tonnes of used clothes from Europe, the United States, and beyond make…
Read MoreKenyan Jeans Factory To Fire Workers As US Deal Expires
A Kenyan factory making jeans for US stores will start firing hundreds of workers this week as American lawmakers failed to renew Africa’s duty-free access in time, its boss said Friday. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been a cornerstone of trade relations for 25 years, allowing the United States to buy billions…
Read More‘Morgue Is Full’: How Kenyan Starvation Cult Kept Killing
The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation. Two years ago, an investigation into what became known as the “Shakahola Forest Massacre” revealed one of the world’s worst…
Read MoreKenyan Athletes Shine In Tokyo, But Anti-doping Efforts Remain In The Dark
Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country. The warning is anything but trivial for a nation whose runners embody Kenyans hopes for lifting families out of poverty,…
Read MoreEvicted From Their Forests, Kenyan Hunter-gatherers Fight For Their Rights
Fred Ngusilo stoops to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau forest floor, painful reminders that his Ogiek hunter-gatherer community once quietly flourished in southern Kenya, before they were evicted and their homes destroyed. Ngusilo belongs to the Ogiek group, which is among the last…
Read MoreArrested Kenyan Activist Faces Terror Charges
Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested. At least 19 people were killed during the June 25 demonstration against President William Ruto’s government, which was itself called to pay tribute to…
Read MoreKenyan Politician, Lawyer For Tanzania Opposition Leader Arrested
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP. Karua has been representing Tanzanian opposition leader Tindu Lissu, who is on trial for treason and faces a possible death penalty. Lissu is due in court on Monday.…
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