HISTORICAL FACTS: 36 | History Defined

UK minister meets family of Kenyan woman who died after a night out with British soldiers

Criminal investigators in Kenya have concluded a probe into the death of a woman who was last seen alive in the company of British solders who were in the country for training

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Defence secretary meets family of Kenyan woman allegedly killed by British soldiers

Relatives of Agnes Wanjiru say 13-year fight for justice has taken ‘heavy toll’ after meeting with John Healey

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

Family of woman allegedly killed by British soldier in Kenya criticise inquiry

The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was found in a septic tank in Kenya close to a British Army base two months after she disappeared in March 2012.

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

Kenya President Still Handing Cash To Churches Despite His Own Ban

Kenya's President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption.

International Business Times · Apr 1, 2025

'Beyond my dreams': Kenyan man shares moving story of finding home in Scotland

Kenyan man Michael Muriithi Mwangi is determined to spread his positive story of moving to Scotland amid negative immigration headlines.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 30, 2025

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025

S.Sudan Govt Says Vice President Machar 'Under House Arrest'

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the crisis threatening to end the fragile peace deal between rival factions.

International Business Times · Mar 28, 2025

Kenyan police officer missing in Haiti after suspected gang kidnapping

The incident comes a month after another Kenyan policeman was killed in the Caribbean country while working for the same international security force.

Euronews · Mar 26, 2025

Kenyan officer is missing in Haiti following gang attack

A Kenyan policeman deployed in Haiti has gone missing after violent gangs attacked a group of officers on a rescue mission, a U.N.-backed multinational security mission said

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Kenya’s decision to make maths optional in high school is a bad idea – what should happen instead

Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years. The education minister said the mathematics taught from grade 4 to grade 9 was sufficient for foundational “numeracy…

The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025