The police think that the suspected killer, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, may have had help breaking out. A manhunt was underway.
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Survivors of Doomsday Starvation Cult Testify Against Pastor and 93 Associates
An evangelical pastor in Kenya ordered his flock to shun education and medicine and starve their children to death in order to meet Jesus, witnesses in a manslaughter trial said.
Protesters in Kenya are Waving the Flag, Against the Law
Kenya has strict rules about displaying the flag. But some people have been wearing and waving them, and draping them on coffins, as a symbol of resistance.
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts
Weeks after an international police force began arriving to take on gangs, armed groups are redirecting their campaign of terror outside the capital.
Why Kenya Stopped Running From Its Doping Past
A nation synonymous with distance running was given a multimillion-dollar choice: Get serious about antidoping efforts, or get banned from world sports.
Nationwide Protests Over Hunger Rock Nigeria
Thousands turned out across Africa’s most populous country despite government attempts to prevent them. Demonstrations have left at least 13 people dead, Amnesty International says.
Did Police in Kenya Catch a Serial Killer or Coerce a Confession?
After at least 10 sacks with body parts were found in a dump, a suspect was said to admit to 42 murders. But some doubt the case, and people with missing loved ones say the police were slow to help.
Kenyan Police Arrest Suspected Serial Killer of 42 Women
The police said that nine mutilated and dismembered bodies had been discovered, and that the suspect had confessed, only the latest violence against women in a rising tide of it in the East African nation.
Kenyan President Fires His Cabinet After Nationwide Protests
President William Ruto dismissed all but one of his cabinet secretaries after demonstrations over a finance bill that would have raised taxes led to the deaths of at least 41 people.
Why Kenyan Police Officers Are Deployed in Haiti
About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.