SCANDAL: Java to probe snail-in-salad complaint
A popular Nairobi restaurant says it will probe an incident where one of its customers was served a salad that had a snail. One Fred...
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Somalia’s forgotten institutions
By Mohamed Moalimuu The long civil war in Somalia caused extensive damage in the capital Mogadishu. Private and public buildings were completely ruined. Since Al...
Somalia, Kenya: neighbors, enemy actors
By Jeff Mwaura NAIROBI – At Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta airport, an immigration officer shoves his hand into a Somali legislator’s chest, telling him to either...
At Somali hospital, alcohol smell overshadows failed bomber’s blood stench
By Jeff Mwaura, jeff@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI – The strong alcohol smell consumes a hospital ward in the Somali capital where a suicide car bomber captured after...
Kenya: Cheating female politician busted on hidden cam in bedroom
By Jeff Mwaura NAIROBI – It was supposed to be a relaxing Sunday for the married Kenyan politician who shared cool Tusker shots with her...
Somali officials implicated in $530,000 central bank theft
By Judy Maina NAIROBI – The theft of $530,000 from Somalia’s central bank reserves by a teller occurred with the connivance of some officials in...
Kenya, Uganda police bosses form taskforce to manage Migingo Island.
Kenya and Uganda police bosses have formed a joint taskforce to manage controversial Migingo Island in Lake Victoria. Both Kenya and Uganda claim ownership of...
Uganda Opposition Leader to Meet Diaspora in Britain, US.
FILE – Opposition leader Kizza Besigye speaks during a news conference at his home at the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 21, 2016. Ugandan opposition...
Rape ‘medic’ detained pending ruling over social media posts
A man accused of sexually assaulting a sedated patient while posing as a medical doctor has been detained for 10 days pending a ruling on...
