UNHCR appeals to Kenya over decision to end refugee hosting
The UN Refugee Agency is calling on the Government of Kenya to reconsider its recent announcement that it intends to end the hosting of refugees. The Ministry of Interior [...]
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Help Fort McMurray: Ottawa to match Red Cross donations for Fort McMurray wildfire, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government will match individual donations made to the Canadian Red Cross to help those affected by the raging wildfire [...]
Baby girl rescued from Huruma debris after four days as building owner is charged with manslaughter
A six-month-old girl has been rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Later the Kenyan Red Cross said the baby, [...]
Some dead and hundreds affected by Nairobi flash floods
Reuters report: Six-storey building collapses in Huruma estate as floods hit Kenyan capital, Three dead. People from about “150 households” were taking shelter in [...]
Gender Commission blames Kenya parliament for not passing gender bill
The National Gender and Equality Commission has hit back at the National Assembly for not passing the two-thirds gender bill. Chairperson Winfred Lichuma says failure to pass [...]
Black city councillor Matthew Green says Hamilton police ‘carded’ him
Hamilton’s first black city councillor, Matthew Green, has filed a complaint against the city’s police, saying he was arbitrarily stopped by an officer and grilled with [...]
Kenya’s former first lady Lucy Kibaki dies in London
Kenya’s controversial former first lady, Lucy Kibaki, has died in a London hospital of an undisclosed illness. She gained notoriety for slapping a cameraman in 2005 [...]
Kenya president signs anti-doping law before Wada deadline
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law an anti-doping bill that could allow the country to compete at the Olympics Games in Rio in August. It had missed two [...]
29-year-old South Sudanese man arrested for allegedly posing as high school student in Windsor, Ontario
A 29-year-old man from South Sudan was arrested by Canadian border officials after posing as a high school student in Windsor, Ont. The Canadian Border Services Agency [...]
