http://www.mail.com/locations/23534-kenya.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23534-kenya.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107806-kenyas-mental-hospital-drugs-confines-patients.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them in a comatose-like state, factors that may have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients, an advocacy group said Friday. Edah Maina, the chief executive officer, of the Kenya Society For the Mentally Handicapped said the Mat... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107806-kenyas-mental-hospital-drugs-confines-patients.html 2013-05-24T15:29:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105906-s-sudan-leader-intl-court-humiliates-africa.html JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's president is criticizing the International Criminal Court, saying the court is designed to humiliate African leaders. Salva Kiir spoke Thursday during a visit by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces ICC charges related to Kenya's post-election violence in 2007-08 that killed more than 1,000 people. Kiir said th... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2105906-s-sudan-leader-intl-court-humiliates-africa.html 2013-05-23T17:32:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103080-boom-town-baby-african-stock-markets-gains.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu — East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer — cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY." Severa... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103080-boom-town-baby-african-stock-markets-gains.html 2013-05-22T17:23:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102410-kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes. President Uhuru Kenyatta an... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102410-kenyas-truth-report-killings-land-grabs-graft.html 2013-05-22T15:54:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096022-kenya-police-kill-terror-couple.html 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. Following a tip, investigators raided the apartment where the couple was staying in the Githurai Kimbo area on the outskirts of Nairobi Saturday evening and ordered them... Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096022-kenya-police-kill-terror-couple.html 2013-05-19T12:20:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092750-s-sudan-doctors-without-borders-hospital-ruined.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attack leaves 100,000 people without medical care in South Sudan's Jonglei state. MSF — as the group is also known — said its hospital infras... Fri, 17 May 2013 10:22:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092750-s-sudan-doctors-without-borders-hospital-ruined.html 2013-05-17T10:22:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly three dozen piglets were released and animal blood spilled Tuesday at an entrance to Kenya's parliament as civil society activists protested what they called parliament's greedy salary demands. Police fired tear gas and water cannons and swung their batons to disperse the protesters, who gathered in what was dubbed the "Occupy... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html 2013-05-14T16:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081546-kenya-31-psychiatric-hospital-patients-loose.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya police on Monday searched for 31 mentally ill patients who escaped from the country's only public psychiatric facility. Samuel Anampiu, the police chief in charge of the area where Mathari Mental Hospital sits, said that about 70 male patients overpowered the guards at the hospital and that 40 managed to escape Sunday morning. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:54:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081546-kenya-31-psychiatric-hospital-patients-loose.html 2013-05-13T14:54:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2081770-elephant-protectors-kenya-arrested-with-ivory.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say that two employees of an elephant conservation group in one of Kenya's most popular wildlife parks have been charged with ivory smuggling. The Amboseli Trust for Elephants confirmed the charges in a statement Monday. The group said it is confident that an investigation will exonerate the two, a mother and a son. A spo... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:20:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2081770-elephant-protectors-kenya-arrested-with-ivory.html 2013-05-13T14:20:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070888-kenya-co-turns-sandals-colorful-objects.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents. Kenya's Ocean Sole sandal recycling company is cleaning the East African country's beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and other sandals. About 45 workers in Nairobi make 100 ... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:35:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070888-kenya-co-turns-sandals-colorful-objects.html 2013-05-08T15:35:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068228-africa-riskiest-place-to-born-report.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa, according to a new report released Tuesday. Somalia, Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone and Central African Republic are the five countries with the highest rates of such deaths, according to the ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068228-africa-riskiest-place-to-born-report.html 2013-05-07T15:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a story April 29 about a report estimating the number of Somalis who died in the country's 2011 famine, The Associated Press erroneously reported that about half of the 260,000 victims were age 5 and under. Instead, half of the victims were under the age of 5. A corrected version of the story is below: APNewsBreak: Report: 260,000... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:19:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050854-correction-somalia-famine-deaths-story.html 2013-05-06T17:19:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066160-chinese-actress-feeds-kenyas-orphan-elephants.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Chinese actress Li Bingbing is in Kenya to bring attention to the growing problem of elephants slaughtered for the international ivory trade. Bingbing on Tuesday urged governments and consumers to combat the illegal wildlife trade. She told a news conference that Africa's poaching crisis raises major concerns about the survival of el... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:27:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066160-chinese-actress-feeds-kenyas-orphan-elephants.html 2013-05-06T15:27:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066112-london-hosts-somalia-meeting-to-aid-post-war-gains.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's president over the weekend received the country's first pieces of mail in more than two decades. It's the kind of small but hopeful development that leaders meeting in London on Tuesday want to see more of. Britain and Somalia on Tuesday co-host an international donors' conference that aims to provide international supp... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:20:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2066112-london-hosts-somalia-meeting-to-aid-post-war-gains.html 2013-05-06T15:20:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065940-kenyan-court-sentences-2-iranians-to-life-jail.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court on Monday sentenced two Iranian nationals convicted of plotting attacks against Western targets to life in prison. Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi were arrested in June 2012 and led officials to a 15-kilogram (33-pound) stash of the explosive RDX. Officials in Kenya say the two suspects may have been... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:47:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065940-kenyan-court-sentences-2-iranians-to-life-jail.html 2013-05-06T13:47:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065800-uk-lawyers-kenya-torture-victims-talks.html LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Kenyans tortured during a rebellion against colonial rule in the 1950s said Monday that they are negotiating with the British government over a possible settlement. An agreement to pay compensation could have broad implications for thousands of people who say they were abused by authorities in Britain's former colonies. Law firm ... Mon, 06 May 2013 12:51:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065800-uk-lawyers-kenya-torture-victims-talks.html 2013-05-06T12:51:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011. The first in-depth study of famine deaths in Somalia in 2011 was released Thursday, and it... Thu, 02 May 2013 15:58:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058350-off-charts-133k-somalia-famine-child-deaths.html 2013-05-02T15:58:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058116-kenya-court-2-iranians-guilty-terror-plot.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Iranian nationals, whom officials accused of planning to attack Western targets inside Kenya, were found guilty Thursday by a Kenyan court of terror-related charges. Officials in Kenya say the two suspects may have been planning attacks on Israeli, American, British or Saudi Arabian interests in Kenya. Magistrate Kaire Waweru Kia... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:18:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058116-kenya-court-2-iranians-guilty-terror-plot.html 2013-05-02T13:18:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048424-ethiopia-flies-dreamliner-grounding.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya's capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities grounded the Dreamliners after incidents with smoldering batteries on two different planes in January. The Boeing 787 passenger jet arrived in Nairobi on Saturday afternoon after a two-... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:42:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048424-ethiopia-flies-dreamliner-grounding.html 2013-04-27T16:42:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046294-american-jihadi-somalia-tweets-kill-attempt.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia said Friday that the leader of Islamic extremist rebels in Somali was starting a civil war, just hours after an assassination attempt left the Alabama native with a neck wound. Omar Hammami posted on Twitter about what he labeled an assassination attempt late Thursday as he was sitting in a te... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046294-american-jihadi-somalia-tweets-kill-attempt.html 2013-04-26T16:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043802-boeing-787-battery-fires-remains-mystery.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Boeing engineer said Thursday that the cause of the battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners may never be known. The engineering leader for the 787, Richard J. Horigan, said the root cause of smoldering batteries experienced by the two different 787s may never be known because the evidence was destroyed by ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043802-boeing-787-battery-fires-remains-mystery.html 2013-04-25T12:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036500-rhino-conservationist-dies-south-africa.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A game reserve in Kenya plans to hold a memorial service next month for Anna Merz, a conservationist who sought to protect the rhinoceros from systematic poaching that has severely depleted its numbers in Africa. Merz died in a South African hospital on April 4 at the age of 83, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy said. It described her as a... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:35:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036500-rhino-conservationist-dies-south-africa.html 2013-04-22T15:35:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030712-9-killed-gunman-kenya-somali-border.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police chief says that a masked gunman believed to be a member of an al-Qaida-linked Somalia militant group stormed a hotel in a Kenyan city near the border with Somalia and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing nine people. Vitalis Okumu said Friday that the Thursday night attack could have been in retaliation for military ac... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:34:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030712-9-killed-gunman-kenya-somali-border.html 2013-04-19T10:34:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028330-kenyan-parliament-fights-to-retain-lavish-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Even before they begin their latest session in earnest, newly elected Kenyan parliamentarians are demanding a pay increase, and legislator Mithika Linturi petitioned parliament on Thursday to impeach members of a government commission that reduced their salaries. Kenya adopted a new constitution in 2010 which removed the parliamentar... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:23:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2028330-kenyan-parliament-fights-to-retain-lavish-pay.html 2013-04-18T18:23:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025920-2-children-die-kenya-landslide-41-flood-deaths.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Red Cross says two children buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country's death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41. The Red Cross said Wednesday that the landslide in Narok County happened after a heavy downpour that destroyed houses and farms. The two children were buried alive while sleeping. A search and res... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:21:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025920-2-children-die-kenya-landslide-41-flood-deaths.html 2013-04-17T16:21:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022792-kenya-supreme-court-election-was-perfect.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday said the execution of the nation's March presidential election wasn't perfect but that petitions to overturn the result did not prove President Uhuru Kenyatta was illegally elected. The court had announced its unanimous ruling upholding Kenyatta's election in late March but on Tuesday released its 113... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:45:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022792-kenya-supreme-court-election-was-perfect.html 2013-04-16T14:45:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2020428-finish-bombs-shatter-boston-marathon.html BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday about three hours after Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo crossed it to win the race. At least three people were killed and scores more injured, some seriously. Race volunteers and public officials rushed to the aid of wounded spectators, and the medical tent set up to care for fatigue... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2020428-finish-bombs-shatter-boston-marathon.html 2013-04-16T00:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015882-us-team-using-twitter-facebook-to-fight-militants.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from a "Most Wanted" jihadi from America's South. The Alabama native wrote that "the war of narratives has become even more important than the war of navies, napalm and knives." "I keep that on m... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:55:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2015882-us-team-using-twitter-facebook-to-fight-militants.html 2013-04-12T16:55:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era in Kenyan politics, one that forces the U.S. and Europe into a diplomatic balancing act. Amid the dancing and cheering of a sea of red-clad supporters, Kenyatta, his deputy and Uganda'... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html 2013-04-09T17:04:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's president, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, will not be traveling to Kenya to watch the swearing-in of the country's new president, who will go to trial later this year at the ICC, a Kenyan official said Monday. Thuita Mwangi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' permanent secretary, said Omar al... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:36:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2005310-official-sudan-leader-traveling-to-kenya.html 2013-04-08T15:36:38Z