An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in the downtown area of Kenyan capital Nairobi today, wounding an unknown number of people.

The International Cricket Council has opened an investigation into alleged spot-fixing by a Kenya player at last year's World Cup. It is understood Kenya's pool match against Pakistan in Hambantota is under suspicion.

Gunmen detonated grenades outside a night club in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa yesterday, killing one person and wounding several others in the latest attack since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to crush Islamist militants.

The most thrilling carnival of democracy in Britain takes place in the capital tomorrow night. London Citizens, the largest alliance of community groups in the country, are hosting their mayoral hustings in Methodist Central Hall. Anyone anywhere who thinks our democracy or civic activism are having a bad time of it should read reports of the evening, or better still, watch the video and then re-evaluate.

Hallissey's heroics in London give GB selectors a headache as Kenyans dominate podium places

Kenyans chase victory and Olympic spots while British runners have their last chance to qualify

A Kenyan rights group says police executed a man suspected of terrorism and may have seized another.

Germans who claimed to be catching butterflies in pre-war Kenya caught the attention of British officials who feared the Nazis were plotting to invade East Africa, previously secret files reveal.

Britain criticised for 'particularly poor record' in international crackdown on Indian Ocean piracy

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Officers will only approach Mrs Tebbutt after she has had time to reacclimatise to life in Britain  

Even while being ushered across a desolate Somali airstrip to the small plane waiting to fly her to freedom yesterday, Judith Tebbutt's release from seven months of captivity was shrouded in uncertainty.