Tag: Mombasa

Coastal and north-east Kenyans have more to fear than most, as Al-Shabaab threatens elections

August 7, 2017 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Boni, East Africa, Garissa, Kenya, Lamu, Mandera, Mombasa, Mpeketoni, Pandaguo, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta, Westgate

On June 15, 2014 twin attacks by suspected al-Shabaab militants on Mpeketoni and a nearby village of Poroko left 52 people dead. The attackers singled out all who could not recite Muslim prayers and killed them in plain site before destroying their homes.

Attacks by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in the Kenyan coastal region of Lamu are raising concerns that the Islamist group is attempting to disrupt the election tomorrow (8 August), as international observers warn of chaos if the result is perceived as rigged. The election, between current President Uhuru Kenyatta and his . . . Read More

First husband brutally killed a week after wedding; five years on, Kenyan re-marries

July 29, 2017 Kenya Baptists, Kenya, Mombasa

On Sat Jul 29 Damaris Kioko married Steve Kerage.

Five years after the brutal death of her first husband, Kenyan Damaris Kioko remarried in Mombasa today (29 July). Jackson Kioko was killed in May 2012 in the Jomvu area of Mombasa, only a week after their wedding in coastal Kenya. “We had a very colourful wedding. People said that . . . Read More

Al-Shabaab sex-slave programme to ‘breed next generation of fighters’

May 31, 2017 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Garissa, Mombasa, Somalia, Women

A Kenyan woman searching for her two brothers, suspected of joining the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants Al-Shabaab, has discovered that women are being seized and trafficked by the group as sex slaves. Her findings are revealed in the BBC report, The sex slaves of al-Shabab. During her search, Salama Ali uncovered stories . . . Read More

Kenyan imam jailed for radicalising children

January 8, 2016 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Garissa, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Mombasa

A Kenyan imam has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for radicalising children. Salim Mohamed Wabwire, who converted from Christianity to Islam, taught children that Christians should be killed, . However, Wabwire, a primary school teacher and imam at a village mosque near Mombasa, was not found guilty of . . . Read More

Kenya to ‘re-integrate’ ex-Al-Shabaab recruits

November 9, 2015 Kenya African Union, Al-Shabaab, Garissa, Kenya, Mombasa, Somalia

Kenya has welcomed the return of 700 citizens who had joined Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militant group that has attacked churches, malls and government institutions, most notably Garissa University College where nearly 150 people — mostly Christian students — were killed last spring. The returning militants are said to be undergoing rehabilitation . . . Read More

Pastor’s death fuels insecurity fears in Mombasa

January 12, 2015 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Kenya, Mombasa, Somalia, Westgate

The killing of a pastor in the Majengo area of Mombasa has led to fears of a return to insecurity in the area. Reports say that gunmen opened fire at the Maximum Revival Ministries church compound on Sunday 11 January, in a raid that left worshippers running for safety. The . . . Read More

Kenyan coast Christians fear for lives as local politicians appear to be linked to Al-Shabaab

July 17, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Catholics, Islamic extremism, Kenya, Lamu, Mandera, Mombasa, Mpeketoni, Nairobi, Somalia, Tana River, Uhuru Kenyatta, Wajir, Westgate

After at least 65 people were killed a month ago on June 15 in the predominantly Christian town of Mpeketoni, 40km inland from Kenya’s mainly Muslim coastal strip, attacks in the area have continued. Now residents are sleeping in a nearby prison because they are scared to stay at home. . . . Read More

Mombasa church gun attack kills at least six, injures 21

March 24, 2014 Kenya Garissa, Islamic extremism, Mombasa, Nairobi, Pentecostals, Westgate

At least six people have died since masked gunmen stormed a church on Sunday in Kenya’s second city Mombasa, injuring about 21 others. The armed men, believed to be three or four in number, struck the Joy Jesus Pentecostal Church in the Sinai area in Likoni, on the mainland just . . . Read More

Pastor killed as riots hit Mombasa

February 7, 2014 Kenya Al-Shabaab, Islamic extremism, Mombasa, Police

An assistant pastor at a church in Mombasa, Kenya was killed on Feb. 2 while guarding his church during the night. Lawrence Kazungu Kadenge, 59, assistant pastor at the Glory of God Ministries Church, died at about 2 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing the area. Senior pastor Andrew . . . Read More

‘White Widow’ key suspect in Kenyan pastors’ murders

November 21, 2013 Kenya Al-Shabaab, East Africa, Kenya, Mombasa, Nairobi, Pentecostals, Westgate

Fort Jesus, Mombasa.Ricky Thakrar / Flickr / Creative Commons The widow of one of the bombers on the London Tube in July 2005, 29-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, has been named in connection with the murders of two Kenyan pastors. Lewthwaite is wanted for seven murders in Kenya altogether, including the . . . Read More

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