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# kenya - Friday 23 May, 2014
Opinion: Equality and social justice for women is my life’s work
In the run-up to Africa Day, Salome Mbugua discusses her social justice work in Ireland and various African countries.
# kenya - Friday 16 May, 2014
Hundreds of British tourists evacuated from Kenyan resort
The decision was taken by travel agents today following a wave of terror attacks.
# kenya - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Elephants rescue tiny calf from being pulled away by the current
Mum to the rescue!
# kenya - Sunday 11 May, 2014
Meet the Irishman helping make a big difference to the lives of people in Kenya
Pamoja Together is a Kenyan charity that includes three Kenyans and one Corkman, who are all working with locals to help them improve their own lives.
# kenya - Saturday 22 March, 2014
Sunlight can make this dirty water clean...and save lives
Today is World Water Day…but clean tap water is a pipe dream for 780 million people across the globe.
# kenya - Friday 14 March, 2014
Column: There's a viral spread of increasingly restrictive laws curtailing human rights
The space in which human rights defenders can operate safely is steadily shrinking, with devastating consequences, writes Mary Lawlor.
# kenya - Wednesday 5 February, 2014
Column: These are the incredible people we ignore... until it's too late.
In this age of digitalised 24-hour news, how can it be so difficult to find a space for stories of people with death-defying courage? Those who defend human rights deserve better, writes Mary Lawlor.
# kenya - Monday 20 January, 2014
Organisation brings elephants to Twitter using GPS collars
The four bull elephants are tracked using GPS collars to help visualise their roaming patterns.
# kenya - Sunday 22 December, 2013
Unknown number trapped after cargo train derailment in Nairobi slum
The number of injuries is lower than initially feared as residents were at church or back in their home villages for Christmas.
# kenya - Monday 4 November, 2013
Four charged by Kenyan court over Westgate mall attack
The men were charged with supporting a terrorist group, although none are accused of being the gunmen involved in the attack.
# kenya - Sunday 3 November, 2013
There was a partial solar eclipse in parts of the world today (pics, video)
No sign of it here in Ireland unfortunately…
# kenya - Thursday 31 October, 2013
Irish priest follows Dalai Lama in being honoured for peace work
Fr Patrick Devine was awarded the 2013 International Caring Award for setting up the Shalom Centre.
# kenya - Saturday 5 October, 2013
‘White Widow’ Lewthwaite 'was not part of the attackers' - Kenyan police
Police also said that only between four and six armed men, not 10 to 15 as earlier thought, conducted the attack.
# kenya - Sunday 29 September, 2013
Gun attack on Nigerian college leaves up to 50 dead
The attack is believed to have been carried out by Islamic extremists and happened as students slept in their dormitories.
# kenya - Saturday 28 September, 2013
# kenya - Thursday 26 September, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
Interpol issues arrest notice for 'White Widow'
The Red Notice comes following a request from Kenya.
'White Widow' had fraudulently acquired South African passport
Kenya terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite used the alias Natalie Faye Webb to get the passport with records showing three addresses in Johannesburg under the name.
# kenya - Wednesday 25 September, 2013
Charity postpones 350-volunteer-strong Kenya trip
The Niall Mellon Township Trust was due to build a school in a slum of Nairobi, but says volunteers’ safety comes first.
63 still missing as Kenya begins three days of mourning
The search is under way for bodies under the rubble of Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, after a four day siege by Islamist gunmen that left 67 dead.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
# kenya - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
Co Down-born woman may have taken part in Nairobi attack
Samantha Lewthwaite, who’s originally from Northern Ireland, is the widow of one of the 7/7 bombers. A Kenyan minister said last night that a “British woman” was believed to be among the attackers.
Troops 'in control' of Kenyan shopping mall after three-day bloodbath
The interior ministry said today that all hostages trapped by the militants are believed to have been freed.
# kenya - Monday 23 September, 2013
Kenyan troops "in control" of Westgate Mall
The three-day siege at the upmarket Nairobi mall is nearing an end, the country’s Interior Ministry says.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Kenyan forces storm shopping mall in ‘final’ assault on militants
It comes as the Red Cross revises down the death toll to 62. The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued an updated warning for Irish nationals.
Son of former Kenyan ambassador to Ireland killed in Nairobi siege
Mbugi Mwangi was shopping with his fiancée Rosemary Wahito when the attack started. Both lost their lives.
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
Heavy gunfire and explosions heard as siege continues at Kenyan shopping mall
As the stand-off enters its third day, sustained bursts of rapid gunfire erupted at dawn and lasted 15 minutes, and soldiers posted around the complex ducked for cover.
# kenya - Sunday 22 September, 2013
UPDATE: 59 people killed in Kenya attack and 175 injured
Cabinet Secretary for the Interior Joe Lenku says 59 people have been killed and 175 injured.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
# kenya - Saturday 21 September, 2013
Shoppers killed in gun attack at upmarket Kenyan shopping mall
Gunmen in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi lobbed grenades and opened fire on shoppers at an upscale mall.
# kenya - Monday 9 September, 2013
Bloody Sunday colonel killed by robbers in Kenya
Edward Loden commanded a Parachute Regiment unit that opened fire on civilians on Bloody Sunday in 1972.
# kenya - Thursday 29 August, 2013
41 dead after Kenyan bus plunges into valley
Bodies were said to be ‘strewn all over’, according to police.
# kenya - Thursday 22 August, 2013
World record holder Rudisha to run 800m in Galway
The event will see the Kenyan race against celebrities over 800m.
# kenya - Thursday 6 June, 2013
UK to compensate 5,228 Kenyans for Mau Mau uprising abuse
A compensation deal worth €23.5 million was unveiled. That’s around €4,460 per person – five times the annual salary of a Kenyan civil servant.
# kenya - Tuesday 28 May, 2013
These Kenyan schoolboys doing the high jump will make your day better
No crash-mat, no problem.
# kenya - Monday 13 May, 2013
40 psychiatric patients escape from Kenya hospital after overpowering guards
Ten of the patients have now returned to the hospital and police said the breakout must have been well planned.
# kenya - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Two dead in western Kenya riots: police
Protests erupted in western Kenya yesterday after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in the country’s presidential elections.
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'These are the days you live for': RNLI volunteers recall dramatic rescue of young paddle-boarders in Galway
By John O'Donell and Ian O'Gorman
There was jubilation this week when cousins Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn were found off Inis Oirr.
Try these recipes for a delicious three-course meal, courtesy of Master pastry chef Shane Smith
By Shane Smith
A chicken pie, baked camembert and a soothing sorbet for you to try at home.
Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'The rhetoric of “all being in it together” is dead'
By Dr Anthony O'Connor - @Antcon7062
Open Letter from Ireland's psychologists: 'Direct Provision is causing untold psychological harm'
By Psychologists for Social Change Ireland
“As a country we must do better,” according to about 150 signatories.
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