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

New probe into Julie Ward murder

Tuesday, April 13th 2010, 0:53
related countries: United Kingdom

Scotland Yard says detectives have been to Kenya as part of a new inquiry into the unsolved 1988 murder of a British woman.
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Kenyan GM maize shipment blocked

Thursday, April 8th 2010, 14:42
related places: Mombasa

A shipment of genetically modified (GM) maize is blocked in the Kenyan port of Mombasa after protests by environmentalists.
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Somali pirates seize Turkish ship

Wednesday, April 7th 2010, 18:25
related countries: Somalia, Turkey

Somali pirates strike again, hijacking a Turkish cargo ship with a crew of 25 people off the coast of Kenya, the EU's naval force says.
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Kenya MPs pass draft constitution

Friday, April 2nd 2010, 9:44

Kenya's parliament approves a draft constitution that will check presidential powers, after nearly 20 years of acrimonious debate.
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Kenya ends Somali pirate trials

Thursday, April 1st 2010, 14:27
related countries: Somalia

Kenya says it will not accept any more Somali pirates to be tried in its courts, because of a lack of support from other nations.
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ICC to investigate Kenya violence

Wednesday, March 31st 2010, 14:51

The International Criminal Court allows its prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes against humanity after Kenya's 2007 poll.
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Abc...in goat dung

Thursday, March 25th 2010, 7:37

Novel teaching methods in Kenya's nomadic schools
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Terror suspect 'freed by mistake'

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010, 15:08
related countries: Aruba

Kenya allowed an Australian terrorism suspect to go free after mistaking him for an illegal immigrant, the police tell the BBC.
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'Terror suspect' escapes in Kenya

Monday, March 22nd 2010, 9:57
related countries: Aruba, Somalia

An Australian man of Somali origin suspected of links to terrorism escapes from custody in Kenya, local media report.
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Seeds of change

Wednesday, March 17th 2010, 11:11

Kenyan farmer enlists the web to save his potatoes
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Kenya theft linked to riot probe

Tuesday, March 16th 2010, 18:30

Thieves take computers from a Kenyan charity which has been helping with an inquiry into election related violence.
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Prince fined over Kenya assault

Tuesday, March 9th 2010, 14:22
related countries: Monaco

Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband is fined 200,000 euros for assaulting a hotel owner in Kenya in 2000.
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Tourists rescued from Kenya flood

Thursday, March 4th 2010, 23:50

Two Britons are among dozens of tourists on a Kenya safari holiday airlifted to safety after flash flooding.
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Kenya leaders meet to heal rift

Tuesday, February 23rd 2010, 10:51

The leaders of Kenya's fragile unity government meet for the first time since a power struggle broke out a week ago.
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No Kenya crisis, says president

Thursday, February 18th 2010, 15:23

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki says his country is not in crisis, despite fevered speculation of a bitter power struggle.
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Kenya minister hits out at leader

Wednesday, February 17th 2010, 18:01

Kenya's Agriculture Minister William Ruto hits out at his former ally, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, amid a bitter power struggle.
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Kenya ministers 'boycott cabinet'

Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 16:24

Ministers loyal to Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga announce a cabinet boycott, amid a power struggle with the president.
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Kenya faces political 'meltdown'

Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 2:38

Wrangling within Kenya's coalition government is undermining its fight against corruption, a lobbying group warns.
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Kenya PM urges Annan intervention

Monday, February 15th 2010, 15:14

Kenya's Raila Odinga wants former UN chief Kofi Annan to intervene in his power struggle with the president.
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Kenyan leader lifts suspensions

Sunday, February 14th 2010, 19:57

Kenya's president revokes the prime minister's suspension of two government ministers linked to corruption allegations.
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Two Kenyan ministers suspended

Sunday, February 14th 2010, 15:40

Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga suspends the ministers of agriculture and education amid allegations of corruption.
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Kenya corruption inquiries widen

Saturday, February 13th 2010, 22:36

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki asks eight senior officials to step down pending inquiries into two corruption scandals.
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Valentine woes

Saturday, February 13th 2010, 0:11

Less demand for roses hurts Kenya flower growers
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Police arrest five 'gay' Kenyans

Friday, February 12th 2010, 15:50
related places: Mombasa

Police in Kenya arrest five men accused of planning a "gay wedding" - a day after another union was halted.
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Kenya chiefs block 'gay wedding'

Thursday, February 11th 2010, 17:02

Local chiefs and officials in Kenya prevent a planned "gay wedding" in Kenya - where such unions are illegal.
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Kenya embarks on zebra round-up

Wednesday, February 10th 2010, 15:19

Kenyan wildlife rangers begin a programme to stop lions preying on cattle - by shipping in thousands of zebras.
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Port or paradise

Monday, February 8th 2010, 8:09

Audio slideshow of project threat to Kenya beauty spot
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Obama's aunt in US asylum hearing

Thursday, February 4th 2010, 15:40
related countries: United States
related places: Boston

President Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt appears at a court hearing in Boston that will decide whether she will be deported from the US.
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What price farming Kenya's wetlands?

Thursday, February 4th 2010, 13:16

Agricultural projects planned for Kenya's Tana River delta could bring prosperity to the region, but the BBC's Bill Law wonders if the government is ignoring the concerns of the people.
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Kenya's PM role 'to be scrapped'

Thursday, January 28th 2010, 20:00

Kenyan MPs agree to scrap the position of prime minister in a draft constitution being drawn up as part of a power-sharing deal.
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US suspends Kenya school funding

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 16:51
related countries: United States

The US freezes $7m of funding for free primary schools in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated, officials say.
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Faisal expulsion 'cost $500,000'

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 11:52
related countries: Jamaica

Deporting radical Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal from Kenya to Jamaica cost more than $500,000, a minister says.
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ICC worried over Kenya witnesses

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 10:34

The ICC writes to Kenyan officials over concerns that witnesses to deadly post-election violence are being intimidated.
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Satellite to monitor Kenya's herds for drought insurance

Friday, January 22nd 2010, 16:15

A insurance scheme using satellite technology is launched in Kenya to offer herdsmen livestock protection during drought.
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