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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Kenya

Kenyan court blocks environmentalist’s bid to withdraw lawsuit against luxury resort in Maasai Mara

Kenyan environmentalist had filed lawsuit against Marriott and Kenyan officials, alleging local partner of Ritz-Carlton built lodge in violation of moratorium on new structures in wildlife corridors.

Haryana & Nairobi sow seeds of a new partnership—farmers of the heartland set to cultivate in Kenya

Officials say Kenya's soil offers strong potential to grow wheat and rice, while several farmers from Punjab and Gujarat already lease land there to grow flowers and avocados.

Kenya is Bollywood’s new Switzerland. SS Rajamouli, Ranbir Kapoor are big fans

Kenya is looking to captialise on the country’s newfound popularity among Indians, Rajamouli’s upcoming film is also expected to add to this initiative. Sunny Deol's Vishwatma was the first Bollywood film shot there.

Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in capital Nairobi, local media reports

Charles Were, MP from Kasipul constituency, was shot dead by one of the two gunmen trailing him on a motorbike at 7.30 pm Wednesday.

What is diplomatic immunity & how it shields Kenyan diplomat’s son in alleged sexual assault case

The accused, a Class 12 student who is the son of a Kenyan diplomat, has allegedly left the country. He has been accused of assaulting a 5-year-old on a school bus last August.

Kenyan diplomat’s son accused of sexually assaulting minor has left the country, girl’s parents say

Assault took place in a Delhi school bus last August, a month after which FIR was lodged. Since then, two more FIRs under similar sections lodged against him, it is learnt.

Kenyan diplomat’s son, a class 12 student accused of assaulting 5-yr-old, suspended from school

His suspension comes 'after protests' by minor’s family, other parents' of children in the same school. Despite an FIR, he has faced no legal action so far due to diplomatic immunity.

Kenya cancels over $2.5 billion airport, power transmission deals with Adani after US indictment

Under the proposedb airport deal, Adani Group was to add a second runway and upgrade the passenger terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, with a 30-year lease in exchange.

British Army joins KDF forces to provide free medical services in Kenya

Medical outreach and care was provided to over 17,000 residents, with over 600 children aged less than 5.

Kenyan court halts proposed 30-year Adani lease of country’s main airport

Kenya's Bar Association and Human Rights Commission oppose Adani lease for Jomo Kenyatta Airport expansion, arguing the country can independently raise funds for the project.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.