Kenya
Mau-Mau verdict exposes crimes of British imperialism in Kenya
By Jean Shaoul, November 12, 2012
It is estimated that more than 150,000 Kenyans were killed in the suppression of the Mau-Mau uprising that involved ethnic cleansing, concentration camps and widespread torture and murder.
Released papers reveal attempts to cover up Britain’s criminal past
By Jean Shaoul, May 2, 2012
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has released thousands of files it previously claimed were “lost” after Britain withdrew from its former colonies.
US-backed Kenyan forces invade Somalia
By Eddie Haywood, October 26, 2011
Kenya sent military forces into Somalia last week, vowing to fight al-Shabaab militants it blamed for a spate of abductions of foreign nationals.
Over 100 dead, others horribly maimed in Nairobi pipeline explosion
By Julie Hyland, September 13, 2011
More than 100 people have been killed, and scores horribly burned in Kenya, after a leaking fuel pipeline exploded Monday morning in a Nairobi slum.
Kenyans win right to sue UK government for colonial torture
By Joe Mount, August 2, 2011
Four Kenyans are to sue the UK government for the treatment they received during the suppression of the Mau Mau uprising during the early 1950s when Kenya was a British colony.
Kenya: School fire kills at least 59 students
By David Rowan, March 30, 2001
At 1.40am on March 26, fire swept through a dormitory of the Kyanguli Secondary School in Machakos, 30 miles (65 km) to the southeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least 59 male students between the ages of 15 and 19.
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