Kenya

39 bodies dug up in cult investigation of pastor in Kenya

Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

Malindi sub-county police chief John Kemboi said that more shallow graves have yet to be dug up on the land belonging to pastor Paul Makenzi, who was arrested on April 14 over links to cultism.

Kenya Airways posts worst-ever loss

Kenya's troubled national carrier, Kenya Airways, said on March 27 that its losses for last year more than doubled to $290 million, the worst results it has posted in its history.

The airline, whose slogan is "The Pride of Africa," has been running losses for years, despite the government pumping in millions of dollars to keep it afloat.

Pirogov Hospital with New Boss after Alleged Infringements Found

Prof. Ivan Poromanski, head of the Septic  Surgery Clinic at Sofia's Pirogov University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine, has been appointed director of the hospital, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Prof. Poromanski is replacing Prof. Asen Baltov.

Simple 'seedballs' giving Kenya's forests a helping hand

At first glance, the round black pellets could easily be mistaken for animal dung. But these hardy little balls contain acacia seeds that are helping regrow Kenya's depleted forests.

In a tranche of razed forest bordering the Masai Mara wildlife reserve, a team of rangers scatter generous handfuls of "seedballs" around the bald clearing to give nature a fighting chance to regenerate.

Turkey training Kenya police to fight crime, terrorism

Turkey's state aid agency kicked off a training program for Kenyan police on Feb. 24 in a bid to modernize and improve Kenya's law enforcement agencies.

The training by the Turkish police started in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, with the coordination of the Directorate General of Security and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA).

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