Latest Articles about Kenya
Ramadhan Kioko: A Look at the Pickpocket Turned Al-Shabaab Militant
About eight years ago, a time of peak al-Shabaab recruitment in Kenya, Ramadhan Kioko, then a notorious pick-pocket, vanished from the streets of Majengo, a slum in the city of Nairobi. This marked the beginning of Kioko’s transition from petty thief to hardened al-Shabaab militant.... MORE
Kenya Unveils New Strategy for Tackling Terror
Kenya has launched a new strategy aimed at preventing violent extremism, unveiling it against a background of increased threats from Somalia’s al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab, home-grown militants and, more recently, suspected Islamic State (IS) sympathizers (The Star, September 16). President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the strategy on... MORE