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Kelvin Kiptum, the world record holder in the men's marathon, died in a car crash in his native Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum was favored to win the gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

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Kenya‘s representation at this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil appears to be tainted by the African nation’s Olympic committee poor planning and varying levels of corruption. Various reports reveal an incredible number of gaffes made by the officials, which also includes taking money that was intended for the athletes.

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A 21-year-old Christian missionary from Oklahoma was sentenced to 40 years Monday (March 7) for sexually assaulting numerous children during his time volunteering at a Kenyan orphanage. Matthew Lane Durham was admonished for what the judge presiding over his case called, “heinous crimes committed against the most vulnerable victims.”

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Valentine’s Day weekend was unforgettable for a 24-year-old man in Thika, Kenya who cut off his penis and slashed his wife’s breast because he thought she was cheating with his brother. Duncan Mosetti’s better half, Margaret Achieng, was fast asleep when the attack went down last Saturday (Feb. 13).

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Upset over Facebook’s response to Paris, and disregard for terrorist attacks in Beirut, Kenya and other locations, has forced a change in the company’s policy. After Facebook turned on the Paris Security Check Friday, approximately four million people marked themselves as safe on the social networking site, sending notifications out to more than 350 million […]

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A Kenyan man has made a most unusual request in offering a flock of animals to pay a dowry for 17-year-old Malia Obama‘s hand in marriage. The man, who works as a city attorney, plans to pay 50 cows, 70 sheep, and 30 goats as a “bride price” and hopes to meet with President Barack Obama.

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The son of a government official was among the gunmen in the massacre at college in Kenya last week. Officials said Sunday (April 5) that Abdirahim Mohammed Abdullahi has been identified as one of the masked killers responsible for taking nearly 150 lives during a heinous attack at Garissa University College.

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Earlier today, gunmen with affiliations to Al-Qaeda conducted a Kenyan University attack that has left 147 people dead and an entire country reeling.

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President Obama will head to Kenya for the first time since becoming leader of the free world, it was announced Monday (March 30). The commander in chief’ plans to travel to his father, Barack Obama Sr.’s, home country in July.

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A Chinese restaurant in Kenya was shut down by the government after its racist policy of refusing to serve Black patrons after 5PM went public. The restaurant was nestled in an affluent neighborhood in the capital city of Nairobi and was under operation despite not following proper protocol.

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A chilling story emerged from Kenya this week after reports that police there fired tear gas against a group of elementary school children protesting the loss of a public playground. The students were joined by teachers and activists looking to stop a building developer from removing the play area.

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A Kenyan man who was caught performing a lewd act with a grazing female goat faced the animal in court in a bizarre trial last Friday. Katana Kitsao Gona was sentenced to 10 years in prison, as the abused goat looked on.