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.

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Kenya: news

Muslims shield Christians in Kenya attack

Monday, December 21st 2015, 19:01

A group of Kenyan Muslims on a bus attacked by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, witnesses say.
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WTO strikes 'historic' farming deal

Sunday, December 20th 2015, 16:31

The World Trade Organization has agreed to abolish subsidies on farming exports at a summit in Kenya.
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Fake bomb grounds Air France flight

Sunday, December 20th 2015, 16:06
related countries: France, Mauritius
related places: Paris

An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris is forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a fake bomb is found in a toilet.
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VIDEO: Inside British Army training mission in Kenya

Thursday, December 10th 2015, 0:12
related countries: United Kingdom

As Kenya signs a deal with the UK, allowing the British Army to continue training thousands of there every year, BBC News joins a training mission.
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Third Kenya lion dies after 'poisoning'

Wednesday, December 9th 2015, 20:37
related places: Narok

A third lion dies in Narok, south-west Kenya, after a pride featured on a BBC wildlife programme was allegedly poisoned by Maasai herdsmen.
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VIDEO: Poisoned lions and the fight for land

Wednesday, December 9th 2015, 19:21

After a famous pride of lions were poisoned in Kenya, the BBC's Alastair Leithead looks at who else is fighting them for land around the Maasai Mara Game reserve.
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Two charged with poisoning famous lions

Tuesday, December 8th 2015, 19:09
related places: Narok

Two men are charged after allegedly poisoning lions from a famous pride featured on a BBC wildlife programme in Narok, south-west Kenya.
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Mystery graves discovered in Kenya

Monday, December 7th 2015, 15:04

At least 20 bodies have been found in shallow graves in north-east Kenya, residents say, but their identities are unclear.
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VIDEO: Why Kenyan women are getting free pampering

Sunday, December 6th 2015, 11:55

A clinic in Kenya is coming offering free pampering sessions to encourage patients to undergo routine screening.
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VIDEO: Building Kenya's giant new mall

Thursday, December 3rd 2015, 0:15
related countries: China
related places: Nairobi

Karen Allen visits the site of a new shopping mall being built in Nairobi, built and part-funded by a Chinese company, which is set to be the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa.
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VIDEO: Chinese separated from family in Kenya

Wednesday, December 2nd 2015, 23:45
related countries: China

Chinese managers have been sent to countries like Kenya and are having to adapt to a new way of life.
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Kenya warning after 'terror drill' death

Tuesday, December 1st 2015, 15:08

Kenya's police chief warns universities not to carry out security drills without his approval after a woman died in an exercise which went wrong.
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Pope urges Kenyans to end tribalism

Friday, November 27th 2015, 14:52
related places: Nairobi

Pope Francis urges Kenyans to unite and take a stand against the destructive effects of tribalism by asking a stadium of people to hold hands.
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VIDEO: Pope gives last address in Kenya

Friday, November 27th 2015, 11:44
related countries: Uganda
related places: Nairobi

The Pope has been greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at a youth rally at Nairobi's Kasarani Stadium, his last public event in Kenya before travelling to Uganda, as Anne Soy reports.
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Pope hits out at trafficking in Africa

Thursday, November 26th 2015, 18:53

Pope Francis says during his visit to Kenya that the illegal trade in ivory and diamonds fuels conflict and could destroy Africa's environment.
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Pope celebrates huge Mass in Kenya

Thursday, November 26th 2015, 13:37
related places: Nairobi

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with many thousands of people in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on his first visit as pontiff to Africa.
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VIDEO: Pope urges reconciliation in Kenya

Thursday, November 26th 2015, 12:34

Pope Francis has urged Kenyans to work for peace and reconciliation on his first trip as pontiff to Africa, Caroline Wyatt reports.
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Pope in Kenya: Key quotes

Thursday, November 26th 2015, 11:59

Key quotes and photos from the Pope's visit to Kenya
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Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace

Wednesday, November 25th 2015, 22:09

Pope Francis urges Kenyans to work for peace as he starts his visit to Africa, with crowds lining the streets of the capital to welcome him.
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VIDEO: On board the Pope's plane to Africa

Wednesday, November 25th 2015, 15:46

Prior to his arrival in Kenya for a three-nation African tour, Pope Francis was filmed on board the papal plane greeting reporters.
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Kenyan runners occupy athletics HQ

Monday, November 23rd 2015, 12:42
related places: Nairobi

A group of Kenyan athletes occupy the headquarters of the sport's national governing body in the capital, Nairobi, stopping officials from entering.
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VIDEO: IVF 'best option' to save white rhinos

Monday, November 23rd 2015, 12:15

The chief executive of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, Richard Vigne, tells the BBC that in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the best option to save the northern white rhinoceros.
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VIDEO: 50km jam clogs Kenya road for third day

Friday, November 20th 2015, 9:59
related places: Mombasa, Nairobi

Kenyan police have been deployed to ease a traffic jam reportedly stretching for 50km (30 miles) on the highway between Mombasa and Nairobi.
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Kenyans stuck in '50km' traffic jam

Thursday, November 19th 2015, 15:41
related places: Mombasa, Nairobi

Kenyan police deploy to ease a traffic jam which reportedly stretches for 50km (30 miles) along the main highway between Mombasa and Nairobi.
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Kenyan investigated over Nike deal

Sunday, November 15th 2015, 13:34

IAAF member David Okeyo is referred to the organisation's ethics commission after he is investigated by police in Kenya.
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Kenya to establish anti-doping agency

Friday, November 13th 2015, 17:17

Kenya is to immediately establish an anti-doping agency amid turmoil in athletics over doping allegations.
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VIDEO: No safe haven for gay Ugandans in Kenya

Tuesday, November 10th 2015, 21:14
related countries: Uganda

Hundreds of Uganda's LGBT community, fearing persecution, have fled to Kenya where they say the situation is not much better.
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Gay Ugandans regret fleeing to Kenya

Tuesday, November 10th 2015, 0:07
related countries: Uganda

Meet the Ugandan gay refugees under attack in Kenya
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Kenya court stops teachers' 60% pay rise

Friday, November 6th 2015, 17:44

A Kenyan appeals court rejects a pay rise of up to 60% which had been awarded to the country's teachers by an industrial court and sparked a five-week strike.
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VIDEO: The 'most dangerous' place to give birth

Friday, November 6th 2015, 12:22
related places: Mandera

Mandera county in north eastern Kenya is one of the most dangerous places in the world for a woman to give birth.
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Kenyan ministry 'bought sex toys'

Wednesday, November 4th 2015, 19:25

A Kenyan ministry bought sex toys on expenses, Kenyan MP Nicholas Gumbo who is investigating government corruption has told the BBC.
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'No money' for Kenyan para-athletes

Thursday, October 22nd 2015, 12:47
related countries: Qatar
related places: Doha

Kenya's para-athletic team has failed to travel to the World Championships in Doha as government funding was pulled at the last minute, an official says.
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Hundreds of Kenyans 'quit' al-Shabab

Wednesday, October 21st 2015, 12:13

Nearly 700 recruits have returned to Kenya after quitting militant groups in the region, a report from the International Organization for Migration says.
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Kenya’s pioneering ambulance driver

Monday, October 12th 2015, 23:32

Kenya’s pioneering ambulance driver – who braves al-Shabab
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Fury over Kenya parliament power cut

Thursday, October 8th 2015, 11:44

MPs in Kenya react furiously after the electricity supply to parliament was cut for three days apparently because of an unpaid $97,00 bill.
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Kenya schools reopen after long strike

Monday, October 5th 2015, 10:28

Millions of Kenyan pupils return to school after teachers suspended their five-week strike over pay.
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Kenyan 'fake doctor' charged with rape

Friday, October 2nd 2015, 11:17
related places: Nairobi

A Kenyan man is charged with 12 offences including rape, impersonating a gynaecologist and operating a clinic without a licence in Nairobi.
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VIDEO: The challenges for a Kenyan paramedic

Wednesday, September 30th 2015, 15:59

Lack of an effective national ambulance service in Kenya has seen private firms and organisations take the lead in providing medical emergency services across the country.
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Kenya frees ship after UN weapons row

Saturday, September 26th 2015, 16:08
related countries: Norway
related places: Mombasa

A Norwegian ship detained in Kenya's Mombasa port for more than a week on suspicion of carrying drugs and illegal UN weapons is released.
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Seized UN weapons cargo 'not illegal'

Friday, September 25th 2015, 15:24
related places: Mombasa

The UN denies that weapons found on a cargo ship seized by Kenyan authorities at the port of Mombasa were being transported illegally.
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Court suspends Kenya teachers' strike

Friday, September 25th 2015, 12:03

A court in Kenya has ordered teachers to suspend a month-long strike over pay and return to work immediately.
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Kenyan police charged with murder

Thursday, September 24th 2015, 17:23

Over 30 police officers in Kenya have been charged with crimes, including murder, says the country's civilian police watchdog body.
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Kenya schools shut over pay dispute

Monday, September 21st 2015, 11:23

Public schools in Kenya are closed following a government order in response to a three-week teachers' strike for a 50% pay rise.
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Mombasa ship seized 'in drugs raid'

Friday, September 18th 2015, 10:20
related places: Mombasa

Elite Kenyan police units seize a cargo ship suspected to be carrying drugs at the port of Mombasa, which was sealed off overnight.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence

Thursday, September 17th 2015, 23:05

Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
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Rights monitors condemn Kenya 'abuse'

Tuesday, September 15th 2015, 15:37

Kenya's official rights body accuses the security forces of carrying out summary killings and disappearances as they crack down on militants.
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Google launches virtual Kenya safari map

Tuesday, September 15th 2015, 13:01

Google Street View launches its maps of Kenya's Samburu National Park, allowing internet users to take a virtual safari in the conservancy.
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