Kenya Wire (Page 16)
Comprehensive News Feed for Kenya.
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Obama Reunites with Half-Brother in China
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... he was born. The senior Obama married Ndesandjo's mother after divorcing the president's mother. They returned to Kenya to live, where Mark and his brother, David, were born and raised. Obama Sr. died in an automobile accident in 1982 at age 46. ... 16 comments
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Captain Dead, Pirates Attack Again
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The captain of a chemical tanker who was shot when his ship was hijacked earlier this week has died, a Somali pirate has said. Comment?
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Somali pirates attack U.S. ship for second time
Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device. Comment?
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Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate attack with guns
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... three pirates in a daring nighttime attack. FILE - The U.S.-flagged cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya, in this Saturday April 11 2009, file photo, after the ship was attacked by Somali pirates firing automatic weapons ... Comment?
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... until Navy SEAL sharpshooters killed three pirates and enabled his escape. (Darren McCollester, Getty Images) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) a ' The EU's anti-piracy force says that Somali pirates have again attacked the Maersk Alabama, the U.S.-flagged ship ... Comment?
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Film star Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk with suspected Somali pirates
... said. Cage also gave out awards during his Tuesday visit to wardens in recognition of their outstanding work. He left Kenya Wednesday. Somali pirates are currently holding around a dozen ships and more than 200 crew, and attacks have increased in ... Comment?
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Obama says he met with half brother while in China
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... book, "Nairobi to Shenzhen," which features a protagonist who is the son of a Jewish mother and an abusive father from Kenya. Ndesandjo has revealed in previous interviews that his father, Barack Obama Sr., beat him and his mother. The president ... Comment?
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U.S. Ship Repels Pirates with Sonic Blaster, Bullets
... practices if they're in high-risk areas." The Maersk Alabama is now underway to its initial destination of Mombasa, Kenya. UPDATE : The chief mate of the Maersk Alabama is now using the incident to advocate for putting armed mercenaries on all U.S. ... Comment?
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Pirates again attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama
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... Costas, HO / FILE - This April 22, 2009 file photo shows the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, leaving the Port of Mombasa, Kenya. Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama ship for the second time in seven months on Wednesday Nov, 18, 2009, but guards ... Comment?
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UN debates Somalia piracy strategy
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This aerial photo taken from a French Navy helicopter shows a pirate ship fleeing French military officers in April 2009, east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa. Comment?
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Kenyan Outrage as Leaders Ditch Mercedes for Volkswagens
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... eastern Africa, members of the ruling class are even known by the nickname wabenzi , or "people of the Benz." Kenya's wabenzi just got downgraded. Thanks to a government cost-cutting program aimed at saving taxpayers some $27 million, Finance ... Comment?
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Hijacked tanker captain dies of wounds
THE captain of a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates this week off the Seychelles with 28 North Koreans on board has died of his wounds after being shot. Comment?
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2nd time unlucky for Somali pirates repelled again
... the crew of 36 hostage for more than six weeks. (November 18, 2009) SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTRY HANDOUT PHOTO/AP NAIROBI, KENYA a ' Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the ... Comment?
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Captain of Hijacked Tanker Dies From Gunshot Wounds
The captain of a chemical tanker who was shot when his ship was hijacked earlier this week has died, Sky News reported a Somali pirate as saying. Comment?
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Hijacked tanker captain dies from gunshot wounds
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... of what to do with pirates. Some captured gunmen have been disarmed and set free; others have been taken to France, Kenya and even the United States; while some have been handed to Puntland. While some analysts say Puntland officials are complicit ... Comment?
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Maersk Alabama repels second pirate attack
NAIROBI, Kenya Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device. Comment?
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Virgin-Islands tanker's captain dies of wounds
The captain of a Virgin-Islands owned chemical tanker hijacked earlier this week has died from gunshot wounds sustained when the ship was attacked, a Somali pirate said today. Comment?
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Maersk Alabama repels 2nd pirate att...
This April 22, 2009 file photo shows the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, leaving the Port of Mombasa, Kenya. Comment?
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Captain of hijacked ship dies from gunshot wounds
... of what to do with pirates. Some captured gunmen have been disarmed and set free; others have been taken to France, Kenya and even the United States; while some have been handed to Puntland. While some analysts say Puntland officials are complicit ... Comment?
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Somali pirates beaten off in second attack on Maersk Alabama
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Private guards return fire to help US container ship evade hijack, while pirate says captain of a seized vessel is dead guardian.co.uk , Wednesday 18 November 2009 15.19 GMT The Maersk Alabama, which Somali pirates have attacked for the second time in seven months, arriving in Mombasa, Kenya, after the earlier encounter. Comment?
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