Police foil bomb attack on Nairobi mall
Kenyan police have arrested three men found with a suspected homemade bomb as they entered the country’s largest upscale shopping mall. The device was later safely [...]
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Wakenyacanada news roundup
Kenya fetes its champions; A border wall for Canada-US?; Canada recession confirmed and federal campaigns continue while a Cree woman is crowned Mrs. Universe. These and [...]
Safaricom hits banks with new M-Pesa transfer fees
IN SUMMARY Safaricom has introduced charges for the transfer of funds from customers’ bank accounts to third-party M-Pesa wallets, sealing a loophole that lenders have been [...]
Kenya bags more IAAF medals
On Day five of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, Kenya continued to shine, ranking top on the medal board. But on the same day, the country’s image was blotted and a [...]
Wakenya interesting news roundup
You may have been busy this week, so wakenyacanada summarized news of the week that are of significance to Wakenya in Canada and elsewhere. [...]
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. “Dependency [...]
Canada welcomes the world for Women’s World Cup 2015
With the backdrop of FIFA’s corruption scandal, the spotlight is now on FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, which starts on Saturday, June 6 in Edmonton, Canada. For the most [...]
Truth and Reconciliation Commission urges Canada to confront ‘cultural genocide of residential schools
Testimony from thousands of residential school survivors leads to 94 recommendations Canada needs to move from “apology to action” if reconciliation with [...]
Mark Saunders makes history as Toronto police chief
Saunders, Toronto’s first black police chief, has been at helm of Toronto Police Service since former chief Bill Blair stepped down last month Toronto police Chief Mark [...]
