Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
In Kenya, six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Venezuela's acting ambassador. The diplomat, Olga Fonseca, was found strangled to death at her official residence in Nairobi on Friday.
Kenyan officials said some staff at the residency had complained about being fired by Ms Fonseca after they refused to retract allegations about her predecessor, Gerardo da Silva. Ambassador da Silva left Nairobi two months ago after six years in the post.
The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is conducting an investigation into the allegations against Mr Da Silva.
Two Venezuelan government officials arrived in Nairobi on Saturday to help with the probe into Ms Fonseca's killing. She had started her new role in Nairobi on 15 July.
Staff had found Ms Fonseca, 57, in her bedroom on Friday morning. She had only moved into the official residence, which is surrounded by an electrified fence, two days ago.
Chief of Nairobi police Anthony Kibuchi said investigations are progressing well. He told local media he expects to charge some of the suspects either today or tomorrow.
Kenyan officials said some staff at the residency had complained about being fired by Ms Fonseca after they refused to retract allegations about her predecessor, Gerardo da Silva. Ambassador da Silva left Nairobi two months ago after six years in the post.
The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is conducting an investigation into the allegations against Mr Da Silva.
Two Venezuelan government officials arrived in Nairobi on Saturday to help with the probe into Ms Fonseca's killing. She had started her new role in Nairobi on 15 July.
Staff had found Ms Fonseca, 57, in her bedroom on Friday morning. She had only moved into the official residence, which is surrounded by an electrified fence, two days ago.
Chief of Nairobi police Anthony Kibuchi said investigations are progressing well. He told local media he expects to charge some of the suspects either today or tomorrow.
Ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia are reported to have left at least 18 people dead and 12 others injured. The Kenyan Red Cross says more than 20,000 people have crossed into Kenya to escape the fighting.
A spokesman told newsmen that people were continuing to cross the border although Ethiopian government forces had intervened to stop the fighting. The clashes, in the Moyale area are thought to have been sparked by a simmering dispute over land rights.
Many of those who fled across the border into the Kenyan side of Moyale are having to sleep out in the open. The Red Cross says it is providing those who have been displaced with food, water and tarpaulins.
A spokesman told newsmen that people were continuing to cross the border although Ethiopian government forces had intervened to stop the fighting. The clashes, in the Moyale area are thought to have been sparked by a simmering dispute over land rights.
Many of those who fled across the border into the Kenyan side of Moyale are having to sleep out in the open. The Red Cross says it is providing those who have been displaced with food, water and tarpaulins.
Labels: Ethiopia, ethnic violence, Kenya
US embassy in Kenya on Saturday warned of the threat of an imminent attack in Mombasa, a top tourist destination. The warning comes with Kenyan police arresting two Iranians on suspicion of planning bomb attacks. A statement issued by US embassy in Nairobi also said all US government travel to Mombasa is suspended until the first of next month.
France's embassy in Nairobi also warned its citizens to be "extremely vigilant" in Mombasa and the surrounding area.
Kenyan police officials immediately made statements calling for calm.
Labels: Kenya
The US embassy in Kenya has issued a terror warning to its citizens in the country, warning them of a possible attack on Nairobi hotels and prominent Kenyan government buildings.
In a statement yesterday, the embassy said the timing of the potential attack was not known, but it had reason to believe that it was in the last stages of planning. It urged US nationals to be cautious. The UK issued a similar warning to its nationals in Kenya earlier this year.
In a statement yesterday, the embassy said the timing of the potential attack was not known, but it had reason to believe that it was in the last stages of planning. It urged US nationals to be cautious. The UK issued a similar warning to its nationals in Kenya earlier this year.
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