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Kenyan police find another 39 bodies in cult investigation, death toll expected to rise

Police exhume another 39 bodies in Kenya while investigating a cult whose followers were reportedly told to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus", with officers warning the toll could rise as the search continues.

ABC News

More than 40 bodies found at Kenya Christian cult graves site

Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death.

Al Jazeera

Russian Fertilizer Seized in Latvia Sent to Kenya by UN Agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Program, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The first shipment of part of the 200,000 tons of the seized fertilizer left the port of Riga on Friday and several…

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Russian fertilizer seized in Latvia sent to Kenya by UN agency

Russian-origin fertilizer which Latvia seized due to European Union sanctions is being sent to Kenya by the United Nations' World Food Programme, Latvia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

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Kenya probes ‘starvation cult’ graves

NAIROBI: Kenyan police have begun marking out the locations of more than a dozen suspected graves thought to contain the remains of followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death, two witnesses said.

Bangkok Post

Azuri Technologies recognised as one of the fastest growing tech companies by E2E 100

The pay-as-you-go solar home systems provider is one of 100 companies recognised in the E2E Tech 100, the index which highlights the fastest growing tech companies in the UK

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Fighting still underway in Sudan, hours after ceasefire agreed

In tonight's edition: In Sudan, fighting continues despite an agreed 24-hour truce. Civilians are caught in the crossfire amid a humanitarian catastrophe. In Tunisia, the offices of Islamist opposition party Ennahda are shut and meetings banned, a day after its leader Rached Ghannouchi is arrested. And in Kenya, LGBTQ+ campaigners…

France 24

On Safari with Jane McDonald: release date, destinations and all we know

On Safari with Jane McDonald — Jane begins her new African adventure by heading to Kenya.

WhatToWatch

Kenya should decriminalise homosexuality: 4 compelling reasons why

Kenya has recently seen the increasing visibility of sexual and gender minorities. However, this has been met with a growing backlash.

The Conversation

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

(This April 18 story has been corrected to remove the reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the draft stage, in paragraph 8)

Reuters

Madison de Rozario finishes second in Boston Marathon wheelchair race as Kenyans sweep runs

Australian Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario sits on the lower steps of the podium in Boston for the third time since 2019.

ABC News

Kenyans Evans Chebet, Hellen Obiri win Boston Marathon

For the first time, the race also includes a nonbinary division, with 27 athletes registered.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kenya's pioneering Taifa-1 satellite finally in orbit after launch delays

Kenya's first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California following multiple delays.

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The Guardian - UK

‘From bad to worse’: drought puts Kenya’s hospitals under pressure

New mothers at rural hospital running out of water and power tell of their struggles as health workers leave for safer areas

The Guardian - UK

A future at risk: drought forces Kenya’s camel herders to leave their homes – a photo essay

Pastoralists in the north of the country are watching their animals die as they journey further south in a desperate search for water and better grazing

Reuters

Kenya's President Ruto asks opposition to give talks a chance

Kenya's President William Ruto asked the opposition on Sunday to give talks with the government a chance while his main opponent urged his followers to protest again over electoral reforms and the high cost of living.

The Independent UK

10 people returning from a funeral die in Kenya bus crash

Police say at least 10 people died when the bus they were traveling in left the road and rolled several times in southern Kenya

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From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack – but they must also regain public trust

In recent months, Kenyan journalists have been harassed, intimidated and attacked by government officials, politicians and members of the public. George Ogola, a professor of media industries, explains the impact of these attacks on media freedom in Kenya.

Tribune News Service

Kenya satellite launch aboard SpaceX rocket boosts Africa space

Kenya launched its first ever operational Earth observation satellite, becoming the latest African nation to achieve the milestone in the continent’s nascent space industry.

Reuters

Kenya launches first operational satellite into space -Space X

Kenya launched its first operational earth observation satellite on Saturday onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States, a live feed from Elon Musk's rocket company showed.

Daily Mirror

Man caught disguising himself as a woman trying to enter female chess tournament

Keen player Stanley Omondi thought he could get away with pretending to be a woman in the Kenya Open, but he was eventually rumbled and kicked out

Daily Mirror

Four cult members starve to death in Kenyan forest after 'fasting to meet Jesus'

Police in Kenya are looking for suspect Makenzie Nthenge, a pastor of Good News International Church, after four people died and 11 were taken to the hospital when they were found starving in a forest

Reuters

Kenya 'disturbed' by UN remarks in leaked memo -senior official

Kenya is "disturbed" by comments about President William Ruto reportedly attributed to the United Nations deputy secretary-general in a leaked U.S. classified document, a senior Kenyan official said on Friday.

Reuters

Kenya opposition seeks ICC probe of police head over violence against protesters

Kenya's opposition alliance has written to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking him to open an investigation into the head of the police who it accuses of ordering attacks on its supporters during anti-government protests.

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