Supreme Court rules prayer can’t continue at Quebec council meeting
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the municipal council in the Quebec town of Saguenay cannot open its meetings with a prayer. In a unanimous decision today, the [...]
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Kenya tells UN to close Dadaab camp after Garissa attack
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has called on the United Nations to close the Dadaab refugee camp and relocate more than 500,000 Somalis. Dadaab, near the border [...]
Vigil mourns 147 slain by terrorists in Garissa
They were sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, friends and fellow citizens. They were students and dreamers, pursuing their ambition for a better life. And on Tuesday [...]
147 Killed in attack on university in Kenya
Gunmen attacked a university campus in northeastern Kenya early Thursday, clashing with guards, forcing their way into dormitories, taking hostages and singling out [...]
President Kenyatta maintain corrupt governors must quit
Governors under investigations over corruption must leave office, State House has maintained. In a statement, President Kenyatta, through his spokesman Manoah Esipisu, said [...]
Kenya passport application goes digital
Kenyan citizens can soon apply for passports online, according to a notice by the department of Immigration Services. To this effect, the department published a notice on its [...]
World Relief Canada closes Kenya office
International aid agency World Relief Canada has announced it will close its Kenya office at the end of March 2015. In a brief notice in the March 17 edition of theNation, [...]
President Kenyatta launches Integrated Population Registration System
A new computer system will link up government agencies that hold personal information of individuals in a bid to enhance efficiency and security. Integrated Population [...]
Lupita’s $150,000 Oscar dress stolen
A $150,000 custom-made Calvin Klein Collection dress, worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o at the Oscars, has been stolen in Hollywood. The dress, studded with 6,000 natural [...]
UK charity boss Simon Harris jailed for Kenya child sex abuse
A British charity boss who abused Kenyan street children after luring them to his home has been jailed for more than 17 years. Simon Harris, 55, carried out sex attacks on [...]