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

Kenyans flee after militant attack

Tuesday, November 25th 2014, 16:31
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mandera

Hundreds of people flee to a military airstrip in Kenya's Mandera region after the deadly weekend bus attack by Somali militants.
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VIDEO: Kenyans mourn bus attack victims

Monday, November 24th 2014, 21:10
related places: Nairobi

Families of the victims of a deadly attack on a bus in Kenya last week have travelled to Nairobi to collect the bodies of the deceased.
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Kenya 'kills 100 Shabab militants'

Sunday, November 23rd 2014, 19:29

The Kenyan military has killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants linked to a deadly attack on a bus, Kenya's deputy president says.
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VIDEO: Militants claim Kenya bus attack

Sunday, November 23rd 2014, 10:08
related countries: Somalia

Responsibility for a fatal attack on a bus in northern Kenya is claimed by gunmen from the Somali militant group al-Shabab.
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Kenya bus gunmen 'want religious war'

Saturday, November 22nd 2014, 22:14

The slaughter of 28 people on a bus in Kenya is an attempt to start a religious war, an adviser to President Uhuru Kenyatta tells the BBC.
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Militants claim deadly Kenya attack

Saturday, November 22nd 2014, 18:11
related countries: Somalia

Militants from Somali group al-Shabab say they attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28 people, in revenge for security raids on mosques.
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VIDEO: Kenya bus attack leaves 28 dead

Saturday, November 22nd 2014, 12:02
related countries: Somalia

Police in Kenya say suspected al-Shabab militants have killed at least 28 people on board a bus near the border with Somalia.
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One dead in Mombasa mosque clash

Friday, November 21st 2014, 0:50
related places: Mombasa

At least one person has died in the Kenyan city of Mombasa after new clashes following the closure of several mosques in the city.
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Kenya 'ghost worker' scam unveiled

Thursday, November 20th 2014, 19:11

The Kenyan government orders an investigation after more than 12,000 false names were found on its workers' payroll.
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VIDEO: Weapons seized in Kenya mosque raid

Wednesday, November 19th 2014, 11:09
related places: Mombasa

Police in Kenya's Coastal city of Mombasa say the have recovered more weapons and explosives at a third Mosque to be raided in the city.
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Killings after Kenya mosque raids

Tuesday, November 18th 2014, 16:13
related places: Mombasa

At least three people are stabbed to death by rampaging youths in the Kenyan city of Mombasa, an official says, hours after raids on two mosques accused of militant links.
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Kenya arrests after women 'stripped'

Tuesday, November 18th 2014, 12:43
related places: Nairobi

Kenyan police arrest about 100 people in the capital, Nairobi, after a second woman is attacked for allegedly dressing indecently, a police spokesman says.
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Kenya protest over miniskirt attack

Monday, November 17th 2014, 12:02
related places: Nairobi

At least 200 people protest in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a group of men tore off a woman's clothes for wearing a miniskirt.
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VIDEO: African animator takes on Hollywood

Friday, November 14th 2014, 12:16
related places: Nairobi

Young entrepreneur Michael Muthiga takes on the Hollywood film industry with his Nairobi-based Fatboy Animations production company.
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How I made money from waste plastic

Tuesday, November 11th 2014, 1:53

Kenyan businesswoman's tips on making money from waste
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VIDEO: Paid mourners banned in Kenya

Thursday, November 6th 2014, 19:14
related places: Kisumu

Every Thursday and Friday, Kenya's third largest city, Kisumu, grinds to a halt as hundreds of motorcyclists block the roads.
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Moderate Kenyan cleric shot dead

Wednesday, November 5th 2014, 12:56
related places: Mombasa

A moderate Muslim cleric is shot dead by gunmen in the Kenyan port of Mombasa - the fourth preacher to be killed in the city this year.
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Kenya police 'killed in ambush'

Saturday, November 1st 2014, 15:11

At least seven police officers have been killed in an ambush by local tribesmen during a security operation in northern Kenya, reports say.
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Kenyan Jeptoo fails doping test

Friday, October 31st 2014, 17:36

Marathon runner Rita Jeptoo becomes the latest athlete from Kenya to fail a doping test, the country's athletics body confirm.
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Cows to keep Kenyan girls in school

Thursday, October 30th 2014, 18:18

Nine cows will be offered to fathers in areas of northern Kenya to ensure their daughters finish their education, a county governor says.
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VIDEO: Meet Kenya's young female boxers

Monday, October 27th 2014, 23:00

Kenya's schoolgirls are fighting back against sexual violence - by learning how to box in self-defence classes.
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ICC warns Kenya on Kenyatta leaks

Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 17:26

The International Criminal Court warns the Kenyan government against leaking information from President Uhuru Kenyatta's case to the media.
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Kenyan secessionist leader charged

Thursday, October 16th 2014, 9:22

The leader of a secessionist group in Kenya is charged with holding an illegal gathering and planning to breach the peace following a police raid on his home.
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Popular Somali singers seek asylum

Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 14:58
related countries: Netherlands, Somalia

A popular Somali band is forced to seek asylum in the Netherlands after Kenya revokes its refugee status, its lead singer tells the BBC.
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Top Kenyan academic Ali Mazrui dies

Monday, October 13th 2014, 16:57
related countries: United States

Renowned Kenyan academic Ali Mazrui dies in the United States aged 81 after being ill for several months.
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Kenya church vaccine fears dismissed

Monday, October 13th 2014, 12:19

Kenya's government dismisses allegations made by the country's Catholic Church that a tetanus vaccine can cause sterility in women.
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Kenya crowds hail Kenyatta after ICC

Thursday, October 9th 2014, 8:55

Cheering crowds welcome President Uhuru Kenyatta back to Kenya after his appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
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Kenyatta at ICC for landmark hearing

Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 16:53

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague where he faces charges of crimes against humanity.
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VIDEO: Kenya's Kenyatta to appear at ICC

Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 5:57

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta prepares to appear before the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
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Kenya 'not co-operating with ICC'

Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 17:45

Prosecutors ask the International Criminal Court to rule that Kenya's government is not co-operating with investigations into President Uhuru Kenyatta case.
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Kenya transgender activist wins case

Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 17:19

Kenya's high court orders education authorities to amend the name on a school certificate of a woman who was born male.
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ICC readies for Kenyatta appearance

Tuesday, October 7th 2014, 0:52

The International Criminal Court is holding the first of two days of hearings in which Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will appear before it.
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Kenyatta confirms ICC appearance

Monday, October 6th 2014, 14:51

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he will attend the International Criminal Court this week, and puts his deputy in charge while he is away.
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Kenya MPs 'to back leader at Hague'

Friday, October 3rd 2014, 17:13

Scores of Kenyan MPs are preparing to visit The Hague to back President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is due to appear at the International Criminal Court.
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Hero's return for Kenyan Kimetto

Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 12:21
related countries: Germany

Dennis Kimetto receives a hero's welcome on returning to Kenya after his world record-breaking run at the Berlin Marathon.
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Kenya leader ICC delay rejected

Wednesday, October 1st 2014, 4:20

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a request by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to postpone a hearing on 8 October.
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Recalculation boosts Kenyan economy

Tuesday, September 30th 2014, 13:32

Kenya's economy is believed to be 25% larger than previously estimated following a change in the way its size is calculated.
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Kimetto sets marathon world record

Sunday, September 28th 2014, 10:33

Kenyan Dennis Kimetto breaks the world marathon record as he becomes the first man to run under two hours three minutes.
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'Radical' Kenya madrassa closed

Friday, September 26th 2014, 19:00

Kenya's authorities close a madrassa east of the capital for teaching radical Islamic ideologies and warns other religious schools may also be shut.
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Kenyan death penalty for abortion

Thursday, September 25th 2014, 19:17

A Kenyan nurse is sentenced to death after being found guilty of carrying out an abortion five years ago on a woman who later bled to death.
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VIDEO: The impact of Ebola on family life

Wednesday, September 24th 2014, 12:22
related countries: Liberia, Nigeria
related places: Nairobi

Abba Abashi a Liberian-Nigerian student in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been speaking with the BBC about his efforts to maintain contact with family members in Liberia
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VIDEO: Kenya mall attack: Questions remain

Monday, September 22nd 2014, 5:40
related places: Nairobi

A year on from the assault by Islamist militants on the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenyans still have questions about the four-day siege and its aftermath.
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VIDEO: Kenya remembers Westgate a year on

Sunday, September 21st 2014, 17:44

Memorials are held in Kenya to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on a shopping centre by Al-Shabab.
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Kenya marks Westgate mall attack

Sunday, September 21st 2014, 16:33
related places: Nairobi

Kenya is marking a year since the attack by Islamist militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre, in which at least 67 people were killed.
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VIDEO: Wreaths to mark Westgate mall attack

Sunday, September 21st 2014, 14:44
related places: Nairobi

Kenya is marking a year since the attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre, in which at least 67 people were killed.
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Guilty plea in US embassy bombings

Saturday, September 20th 2014, 1:50
related countries: Egypt, Tanzania, United States
related places: New York

An Egyptian man accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania pleads guilty in a New York court.
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VIDEO: Guilty pleas in US embassy bombings

Saturday, September 20th 2014, 1:45
related countries: Egypt, Tanzania, United States
related places: New York

An Egyptian man accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania has pleaded guilty in federal court in New York.
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