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Military leaders from Ethiopia and the Tigray region have agreed on a peace roadmap

Both parties have agreed to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region of more than 5 million people, according to a copy of the agreement seen by the AP.

WEKU

Ethiopia truce implementation to start "immediately", mediator says

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces on Saturday signed an agreement laying out the roadmap for implementation of a peace deal that both sides reached in South Africa this month.

Reuters

Passengers stranded as Kenya Airways' pilots strike

Kenya Airways on Saturday warned its striking pilots they could be dismissed if they do not return to work immediately as industrial action led to the cancellation of dozens of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded.

Reuters

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Dad 'ecstatic' to have baby triplets home in Ireland after debacle costing thousands

The Dubliner raced to Nairobi after the babies were born prematurely

Irish Mirror

Kenya: police killings point to systemic rot and a failed justice system

Barely a month into office, President William Ruto of Kenya ordered the disbandment of a special police unit placed at the centre of a widening investigation into a wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. At least nine officers of the Special Service Unit face charges relating to the disappearance…

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Body of murdered veteran Pakistani journalist repatriated from Kenya

The body of well-known Pakistani television journalist Arshad Sharif is being repatriated to Pakistan on Tuesday from Nairobi, Kenya, two days after he was allegedly killed by police at a roadblock on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital.

Radio France Internationale

Pakistan bringing home body of journalist killed in Kenya

Pakistan's information minister says the body of an outspoken Pakistani journalist who was killed by police while living in hiding in Kenya is being repatriated home to Islamabad

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A Pakistani journalist living in hiding was killed by police at a roadblock in Kenya

Arshad Sharif, 50, had been in hiding since July after he fled Pakistan to avoid arrest. He had been critical of the country's military and the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

WEKU

Nairobi police say Pakistani journalist killed by mistake

Kenyan police say a senior Pakistani journalist has been shot and killed by officers along a key highway in what they said was a case of “mistaken identity."

The Independent UK

Dad's fight to bring triplets home after surrogacy service demands extra £34,000 first

Edward O’Reilly’s three daughters were born prematurely on September 1 in Nairobi, Kenya - he says he's been hit with extra costs despite already paying €50,000 (£43,570) to cover all expenses

Daily Mirror

Irish dad's desperate plea to get newborn triplets home after being forced to leave them in Kenya

The Dubliner raced to Nairobi to see his newborns but has been left devastated after the surrogacy service he used demanded a further €16,000 when he arrived despite already paying €50,000 and being told all expenses were covered in the initial payment

Irish Mirror

Uganda’s president promotes son after he threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugab said his army would invade Nairobi in two weeks

The Independent UK

Kenya and the ICC: law expert answers 4 questions following death of a key lawyer

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, one of the people accused of interfering with witnesses in the case involving President William Ruto before the International Criminal Court (ICC), was recently found dead at his home in Nairobi. He was awaiting the ICC’s verdict.

The Conversation

William Ruto, sworn in as Kenya's president, touts his chicken seller roots

Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election.

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Radio France Internationale

William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's president in wake of divisive poll

Tens of thousands of spectators packed the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi on Tuesday to watch William Ruto being sworn in as Kenya's fifth president following his narrow victory over Raila Odinga in a bitterly fought but largely peaceful election.

Reuters

Several injured in crush at Kenyan presidential inauguration

Several people were injured on Tuesday in a crush at the gate of the stadium in Kenya's capital where Deputy President William Ruto will be sworn in as president, medical officials said.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s Kenya presidential election win

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Supreme Court upheld William Ruto’s victory in last month’s presidential election, dismissing his rival Raila Odinga’s claims that the vote was marred by rigging and irregularities.

Tribune News Service

Travel for Two: Writer's plantation in Kenya a novel place for a getaway

If ever there was a single place that evokes a sense of romance, it would have to be Bogani, also called Mbogani, author Karen Blixen’s stately home where she lived in a leafy neighborhood just outside of Nairobi near the Ngong Hills.

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Al Jazeera

Kenyan observer group says projections tally with election result

The election monitoring group said its independent projections corroborate official results of Kenyan presidential poll.

Reuters

Kenya's Odinga says presidential election result a 'travesty'

Kenyan politician Raila Odinga rejected as a "travesty" the result of the Aug. 9 presidential election he was declared to have lost to Deputy President William Ruto and warned on Tuesday of a long legal crisis facing Kenya's democracy.

Al Jazeera

Now that Ruto is Kenya’s president-elect, what happens next?

Legal battles and political intrigue are expected in the coming days, now that William Ruto has won the Kenyan election.

Al Jazeera

Drama, disappointment in Nairobi as Ruto wins Kenyan election

There was drama and disagreement in parts of the capital after Deputy President Ruto was declared president-elect.

Reuters

Senior Kenyan election officials disown the results of presidential election

The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results descended into chaotic scenes on Monday after the deputy chairperson of the election commission and three other commissioners disowned the presidential election results.

Reuters

Kenya election body: Ruto's party wins governorship of Kenya's capital

Deputy President William Ruto's party has won the governorship of Kenya's capital Nairobi, the election commission announced on Sunday, handing Ruto's party control of East Africa's wealthiest city.

Reuters

Veteran opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya's presidential race- official results

Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place.

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