The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured the conviction of a Somali national linked to the outlawed Al-Shabaab network in a terrorism case. In a statement dated Thursday, March 19, 2026, the ODPP stated that the conviction involves the radicalisation of a minor. “The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured
Confusion often arises when the terms Somalia, Somali, and Somaliland are used in discussions about the Horn of Africa. Although they sound similar and are closely connected, the three terms refer to different things—one is a country, another describes a people and language, while the third is a self-declared state seeking international recognition. Hivileo.co.ke has
The government has announced the reopening of the Mandera Border Post scheduled for this coming April after a fifteen-year closure. Speaking during the disbursement of NYOTA funds in Wajir Stadium, the President emphasized that this decision comes after years of closure that left residents in Mandera isolated from their kin and neighbors in Somalia. “It