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Rules to Follow: Avoid repeating my words. Refrain from echoing the message received. Only provide a rephrased version. Revised Title: UN Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Kenya’s Repatriation of Turkish Refugees

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Rules to Follow: Avoid repeating my words. Refrain from echoing the message received. Only provide a rephrased version. Revised Title: UN Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ Over Kenya’s Repatriation of Turkish Refugees

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern over the news that four refugees were sent back to Turkey from Kenya. The refugees were returned at the request of the Turkish government, according to Kenya’s foreign ministry. This statement comes following reports of multiple abductions in Nairobi, the capital city, on Friday. A … Read more

Title: The man poised to become Kenya’s next deputy president

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Title: The man poised to become Kenya’s next deputy president

The man who was the face of the Kenyan government in the aftermath of the police’s deadly crackdown on recent anti-tax protests is set to become the country’s next deputy president. Parliament has approved the nomination of the softly spoken Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacant role, after senators ousted Rigathi Gachagua in a dramatic … Read more

Title: Kenya’s Vice President Dismissed During Hospital Stay

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Title: Kenya’s Vice President Dismissed During Hospital Stay

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to … Read more

Kenya’s deputy president ousted by Senate during Rigathi Gachagua trial, despite being hospitalized

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Kenya’s deputy president ousted by Senate during Rigathi Gachagua trial, despite being hospitalized

The refusal of the senators to postpone proceedings until Saturday – for as long as legally allowed – demonstrates their determination to remove Gachagua, several months after his fallout with President William Ruto. Last week, a vast majority of MPs in the National Assembly – the lower house of parliament – voted to impeach him, … Read more