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The Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab says it carried out an attack on the Kenyan coast which left at least 48 people dead. Militants opened fire as football fans gathered to watch the World Cup.
Since the Westgate shopping mall attacks, many Kenyans now live in fear. But the government’s anti-terror crackdown has angered many Muslims, some of whom have flocked to al-Shabaab.
Activists are launching a campaign against a polygamy law passed in the country that allows men to marry more than one woman without their existing wife’s consent.
Kibera slum is home to nearly a million people. With an average income of less than a pound a day, it is one of the poorest parts of Kenya – a poverty that is attracting western tourists.
The Kenya military confirms two Westgate mall attackers exclusively named by Channel 4 News were responsible for the atrocity which killed 67 people last month.
Nearly 40 people are still missing following the four-day terrorist attack on a Nairobi shopping centre, the Kenyan Red Cross says, despite the government’s claims to the contrary.
Exclusive: Channel 4 News learns the alleged leader of the Nairobi shopping mall attack was born a Christian in Kenya and is a former member of the country’s special forces.
Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group that attacked Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre, continues its campaign against the Kenyan government with attacks on border towns.
A Kenyan minister says he expects the death toll from the Nairobi attack will not rise significantly, and that only al-Shabaab terrorists will be found in the rubble of the Westgate shopping centre.
The Westgate siege is over. But with reports that some of the al-Shabaab fighters could still be in the mall and conflicting updates from officials and witnesses, what do we know about the militants?
Lindsey Hilsum
Were they all Somali? Was there a woman? Are all the terrorists and hostages dead? So many questions remain unanswered even as the Kenyan President declares the Westgate siege over.
Latest: Kenyan security forces surround a besieged mall being held by armed militants. Live video will return soon.
Kenya’s President Kenyatta says the military operation at the Nairobi shopping mall has ended in defeat for al-Shabaab. But the jihadist group, which killed 67 in the four-day siege, claims victory.
Al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Dheere tells Channel 4 News reporter Jamal Osman no women were involved in the Nairobi shopping mall attack – and insists “our boys are fighting for Islam”.
The attack in Nairobi is a psychological blow to Kenyans. Striking at the heart of the capital city is designed to have the maximum effect on the locals.