The son of a Kenyan government official was one of the masked gunmen who killed nearly 150 people at a university last week, the interior ministry said, as Kenyan churches hired armed guards to protect their Easter congregations.

The son of a Kenyan government official has been identified as one of the gunmen who took part in an Islamic extremist attack on a university that killed 148 people.

The Kenyan government was repeatedly warned about the dangers of people living on top of a petrol pipeline that leaked fuel and exploded, killing 95 people, experts said.

NAIVASHA town is recovering from Kenya’s recent post-election violence which saw neighbour turn against neighbour.

IRISH and African experts will examine development issues and the AIDS crisis in Africa as part of a major conference in Cork which starts today.