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Kenya Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Militants Is Over; 147 Dead

4:52pm April 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Islamist militants had taken hostages at a university campus in Garissa. In 2013, militants from the same group carried out a similar operation on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, the capital.

When There's Art On The Bus, You'll Get To Your Stop Sooner

1:33pm March 17, 2015

by Gregory Warner

A decade ago Kenya banned the practice of covering minibuses — called matatus — with wild images. The concern: window blockage. Now the art is making a comeback, and powerful bus owners are behind it.

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One of five stickers pasted in Kenyan passenger vans as part of a Georgetown University study to promote safe driving.

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Mr. Taxi Driver, You Are GOING TOO FAST!!!!

3:17pm January 28, 2015

by Anders Kelto

Kenya's passenger vans have a reputation for getting into deadly crashes. A new campaign has cut the accident rate with a simple intervention: stickers that urge riders to speak up.

Schoolchildren and activists scramble up a bridge Monday after police try to break up a protest with tear gas at the Langata Road Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya.

Police Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Field

8:15pm January 26, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Hundreds of kids in Nairobi protested the loss of their playground to a developer Monday. In the end, the children did what ordinary Kenyans are rarely able to do: defend a public space.

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Kimani Maruge became a first-grader at age 84. The Google doodle shows him in his school uniform.

The World's Oldest First-Grader Is Honored By A Google Doodle

7:13pm January 12, 2015

by Marc Silver

At age 84, Kimani Maruge put on a school uniform for the first time and went to school. Today's doodle pays tribute to his inspirational story.

A file image from the FBI website shows alleged al-Qaida operative Abu Anas al-Libi, who has reportedly died in U.S. custody.

Man Accused In 1998 Bombings Of U.S. Embassies Dies In Custody

1:00pm January 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured in 2013, stood accused of conspiracy to kill Americans in connection with the explosions at embassy compounds in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.

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ICC Drops Charges Against Kenya's President

6:18pm December 05, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

But the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court reserved the right to bring new charges against Uhuru Kenyatta. The Kenyan leader said he was excited and relieved at the decision.

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Al-Shabab Takes Responsibility For Killing Dozens In Kenya

1:56pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Witnesses said armed militants opened fire on workers at a quarry in the northeast part of the country. At least 36 died. The country's police chief resigned, and the interior minister was fired.

Hundreds of Kenyan women and men took to the street on Nov. 17 after a video of an unidentified woman wearing a short skirt being stripped by a group of men emerged and went viral online, sparking the #MyDressMyChoice social media campaign.

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Viral Videos Show Kenyan Women Assaulted For Wearing Miniskirts

9:58am November 29, 2014

by Gregory Warner

A woman in Kenya has been publicly stripped and molested nearly every day for two weeks for so-called "indecent dress." Cellphone video of the assaults have ignited condemnation, and copycat attacks.

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Sarah Obama, left, and her translator, Mama Sarah Obama Foundation Executive Director Debra Akello, spoke at the United Nations on Wednesday.

Obama's Step-Grandmother Continues Educating Young Kenyans

8:13pm November 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

Sarah Obama, 94, received an award from the United Nations on Wednesday, and hopes to raise money during the trip to build a school and hospital in her home village.

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