News: Kenya

We have started to collect the most important news related to Kenya in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Kenya – overview

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• November 7th 2009 – September 25th 2009
• September 24th 2009 – August 5th 2009
• August 5th 2009 – May 14th 2009
• May 14th 2009 – April 9th 2009
• April 6th 2009 – February 13th 2009
• February 12th 2009 – December 27th 2008
• December 17th 2008 – October 23rd 2008
• October 20th 2008 – August 7th 2008
• August 7th 2008 – June 9th 2008
• June 6th 2008 – April 7th 2008
• April 5th 2008 – February 26th 2008
• February 26th 2008 – February 7th 2008
• February 5th 2008 – January 21st 2008
• January 21st 2008 – January 5th 2008
• January 5th 2008 – December 14th 2007
• December 13th 2007 – October 22nd 2007
• October 17th 2007 – August 12th 2007
• August 9th 2007 – June 6th 2007
• June 5th 2007 – January 26th 2007
• January 24th 2007 – November 17th 2006
• November 16th 2006 – September 25th 2006
• September 22nd 2006 – June 1st 2006
• June 1st 2006 – March 30th 2006
• March 28th 2006 – February 8th 2006
• February 8th 2006 – December 8th 2005
• December 5th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Kenya: news

ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 9:26

The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
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ICC to investigate Kenya violence

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 10:59

The ICC chief prosecutor says he will request ICC judges to open an investigation into Kenya's post-election clashes.
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Ocampo presses Kenya for justice

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 9:39

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is in Kenya for talks on how to bring to justice those behind post-poll violence.
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Kenya to launch homosexual census

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 11:38

Kenya will carry out a census of the gay population - controversial because homosexuality is illegal in the country.
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Somalis get first-ever debit card

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 17:09
related countries: Djibouti, Somalia

A finance firm launches Somalia's first debit card, hoping to roll it out from Djibouti to Kenya for Somalis displaced by civil war.
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US bans senior Kenyan official

Monday, October 26th 2009, 17:49
related countries: United States

The US imposes a travel ban on a Kenyan official, amid concerns over a failure to look into post-election violence.
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US bans senior Kenyan official

Monday, October 26th 2009, 13:01
related countries: United States

The US imposes a travel ban on a senior Kenyan official for obstructing anti-corruption efforts.
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Arrests over Kenya tourist deaths

Sunday, October 25th 2009, 23:31
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Mombasa

Two people have been arrested over the deaths of a British couple on holiday in Mombasa, Kenyan police say.
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Mungiki sect head freed in Kenya

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 16:24

Crowds welcome the release from prison of a notorious gang leader in Kenya after murder charges against him are dropped.
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Convicted Kenya aristocrat freed

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 11:16

A white Kenyan aristocrat convicted of manslaughter is freed from jail five months into an eight-month sentence.
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British torture in Kenya alleged

Thursday, October 22nd 2009, 17:24
related countries: United Kingdom

Evidence alleging UK government authorisation of torture during Kenya's independence struggle is revealed in a compensation claim.
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Kenyan efforts to rescue trapped

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 9:05
related places: Nairobi

Rescue efforts continue after a multi-story building collapses in Kenya, killing three people and trapping 20 others.
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Kenya cracks down on illegal guns

Monday, October 12th 2009, 14:27

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki tells security forces to crack down on illicit firearms as part of a national disarmament exercise.
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Kenya warned over Somali 'troops'

Monday, October 12th 2009, 10:24
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's main Islamist group accuses Kenya of recruiting soldiers to fight against it, and threatens to retaliate.
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Annan backs Kenya riot tribunals

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 21:06

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says the leaders of Kenya's post-election violence in 2008 should face trial.
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Kenyans 'rearming for 2012 poll'

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 11:05

Rival Kenyan ethnic groups, who fought after a 2007 election, are rearming for the next vote due in 2012, a BBC investigation finds.
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Annan urges faster Kenya reform

Sunday, October 4th 2009, 21:36

Former UN chief Kofi Annan calls on Kenya to speed up reforms promised after last year's post-election violence.
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Aid workers released in Somalia

Saturday, October 3rd 2009, 11:21
related countries: Somalia

Three foreign aid workers kidnapped in northern Kenya by Somali gunmen in July have been released, their employer says.
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Kenya backs poll violence trials

Friday, October 2nd 2009, 16:23

Kenya says it will co-operate with the International Criminal Court to try key suspects in post-election violence.
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Kenyan corruption chief resigns

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 15:37

Kenya's much-criticised anti-corruption chief resigns following a row over his reappointment by the president.
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Kenyan corruption chief resigns

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 13:55

Kenya's much-criticised anti-corruption chief resigns following a row over his reappointment by the president.
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Kenya seizes massive ivory haul

Wednesday, September 30th 2009, 13:54
related places: Nairobi

Kenyan authorities uncover almost 700kg of ivory, which was reportedly bound for Asia, at Nairobi's main airport.
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Draining a nation

Tuesday, September 29th 2009, 7:06

The forest at the heart of Kenya's water crisis
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Kenya to shut down refugee camp

Monday, September 28th 2009, 8:45

Officials in Kenya prepare to close a camp housing hundreds of people who fled ethnic violence after a 2007 election.
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Kenyan concern at US travel ban

Friday, September 25th 2009, 9:06
related countries: United States

Kenya's government expresses concern over a US threat to impose travel bans on officials who do not promote reform.
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