Mohammed Yusuf

They were arrested at the Whiskey River Club in Nairobi

One year ago, the al-Shabab militant group attacked a hotel and office complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people

The Somali jihadist group is blamed for at least 23 deaths in attacks in northeast Kenya since November, including a brazen attack that killed 3 American troops

Somalia Journalists Syndicate says security agencies stopped journalists 15 times in accessing government offices and areas; politicians, security officers, government workers often interfere with work of reporters

Attack follows Sunday assault on a military base in Lamu, Kenya, that left three US personnel dead and several aircraft destroyed

Witnesses say people are moving out of villages near the Manda Bay airfield, for fear of further attacks or getting caught in clashes between security forces and al-Shabab fighters hiding in the nearby Boni forest

Al-Shabab militants raid military base used by US and Kenyan forces

In Kenya, the opuntia cactus, also known as the prickly pear, is spreading, destroying thousands of acres of grassland, and making animals that eat it sick.  Kenyans have come up with a variety of methods to try to eradicate the problem plant, including breeding a microorganism that feeds on the cactus and also turning it into food for humans.  Mohammed Yusuf reports from Ilpolei, Kenya.

As Kenya marks the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule more than five decades ago (Dec 12, 1963), two communities in the Great Rift Valley want the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab.  The Kipsigis and Talai communities accuse the British of collective punishment by forcefully evicting them off their land, which was turned into profitable tea farms.

Kipsigis and Talai communities accuse British of collective punishment by forcefully evicting them off their land, which was turned into profitable tea farms