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Official: 1 dead from attack on Kenya's coast

The Associated Press -
By TOM ODULA, AP - 33 minutes ago NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Attackers fired shots and detonated four grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry, killing a security guard and wounding five people, ...

South Sudan refugee influx strains Kenyan camps

Christian Science Monitor -
Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, whose population thinned out as South Sudanese went home following a 2005 peace deal, is filling once more as Sudan and South Sudan return to fighting.

Kenyan shilling pares losses with cbank support

Reuters -
Central bank intervenes to sell dollars, mops excess liquidity * Shilling seen pressured as banks go long on dollars * KCB shares lift stock market (Adds markets close, stocks) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling fell on ...

Virgin Atlantic to stop Kenya flights by Sept

Reuters -
The last Virgin Atlantic flight from London's Heathrow will be on September 23, while that from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya's main air gateway, will be a day after. The airline flies five times a week to Kenya, and also operates in four ...

ICC prosecutor OK with delay to trial of Kenyans

Chicago Tribune -
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on Wednesday he would not oppose a delay to the start of a trial of four prominent Kenyans, including two leading presidential hopefuls, accused of fuelling ...

Kenya Airways launches Nairobi-Delhi flight

New York Daily News -
New Delhi, May 16 - To capture the growing traffic between India and Africa, Kenya Airways Wednesday launched a direct Nairobi-New Delhi flight with one-way fare of Rs.22000-Rs.28000.

Mombasa Separatists Still Want Split from Kenya

Voice of America -
A Kenyan separatist group is not abandoning its call for secession, despite constitutional reforms that could give leaders from its region an increased voice in the national government.

Kenya's CIC Insurance says to list by mid-June

Reuters -
NAIROBI May 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's capital markets regulator approved a listing by CIC Insurance on Wednesday, after the company shelved initial public offering plans due to a lengthy bear run at the Nairobi bourse.

Youths hold key to food security, UN report tells Kenya

Business Daily Africa -
Kenya needs to provide “strategic subsidies” to farmers as well as woo young people to take up agribusiness, UN report says.

In Kenya's bustling city of Nairobi, lions stalk residents

Alaska Dispatch -
NAIROBI, Kenya - Lions prowled through posh suburban gardens here recently, frightening residents and reminding them that they live in Africa, after all.

Kenya near to sealing more offshore oil search deals

Creamer Media's Engineering News -
Kenya is close to sealing a deepwater exploration contract with France's Total and has offered three other oil majors new offshore blocks, the country's petroleum commissioner said.

Kenya shilling recovers as c.bank sells dlrs

Reuters -
... stocks) By Kevin Mwanza and Beatrice Gachenge NAIROBI, May 15 (Reuters) - Kenya's central bank sold dollars direct to commercial banks on Tuesday, lifting the shilling off early lows, while Kenyan shares inched up for the fourth straight session.

Kenya Signs $600 Million Loan Accord With Three Lenders

Bloomberg -
Kenya's government signed a $600 million two-year loan with three foreign banks that will be repaid at an interest rate of 475 basis points above the London interbank offered rate, Finance Minister Robinson Githae said.

Kenya match postponed for safety reasons

Stuff.co.nz -
The Intercontinental Cup match between Kenya and Namibia in Nairobi was postponed by cricket's governing body because of security concerns.

Sub-Saraha Africa Stocks: NIC Bank Kenya, State Bank Mauritius

Bloomberg -
Kenya's All-Share Index (NSEASI) slid 0.1 percent to 63.67 in Nairobi. The FTSE/Namibia Overall Index (FTN098) increased 0.8 percent to 885.44 in Windhoek.

Kenya: 30000 Famine-Stricken Mogotio Residents Flee Homes

AllAfrica.com -
By Mathews Ndanyi, 15 May 2012 More than 30000 people in Mogotio constituency are faced with persistent famine. Some of the affected families have been forced to move to urban areas in search of food.

Kenyan rivals highlight 'greatest field of milers ever' for Pre Classic

The Register-Guard -
By Curtis Anderson Kenya's Asbel Kiprop, right, gestures as he crosses the finish line to win ahead of Kenya's Silas Kiplagat, left, in the Men's 1500m final at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. The two rivals will meet again in the ...
Kiprop-Kiplagat rematch in Eugene - Samsung Diamond League

Kenya Hit By Another Grenade Attack

AllAfrica.com -
A woman has died after a grenade attack in Mombasa, police told AFP on Wednesday - a day after armed men attacked a restaurant in the Kenyan port city. read more » Kenyan police clean up fragments from the grenade attack at a bus station (file photo).

Kenya struggles to contain Al-Shabaab threat

Deutsche Welle -
Kenyan police have arrested a suspect in a grenade attack on a restaurant in Mombasa that killed one person on Tuesday. It is the latest in a string of attacks since Kenya launched a military intervention in Somalia. Kenya has been hit by a series of ...

Kenyans defy high costs to build Sh46b worth of new homes

Business Daily Africa -
“Demand for housing coupled with availability of credit from commercial banks and mortgage institutions provided the necessary support to the industry,” said the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in the 2012 Economic Survey released on Tuesday.
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