Kenyans taxed in police crackdown

The Kenyan government has been criticized for using traffic crackdowns on commuter transport to collect hundreds of millions in the form of road fines.
According to public transport drivers, traffic police are arresting and fining them for such things as dusty windshields, faded bodywork and even frayed shirt collars!
The Kenya Police is in the midst of [...]

New Zealand journalist murdered in Nairobi

Posted on May 30, 2008 by kenyanobserver
New Zealand journalist, Trent Keegan, 33, was found murdered and left in a ditch along a Nairobi street on Wednesday.
Now, the government of New Zealand is calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances behind his murder after details came out this morning that his head was bashed, had [...]