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

ICC summons Kenya leader to hearing

Friday, September 19th 2014, 21:33

The International Criminal Court orders Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to appear on 8 October, over claims his government obstructed prosecutors.
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Kenya's business beauty queen

Monday, September 8th 2014, 23:12

The Kenyan beauty chain with big ambitions
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Farah in first Great North Run win

Sunday, September 7th 2014, 10:44

Olympic, world and European champion Mo Farah wins Sunday's Great North Run in a sprint finish over Kenya's Mike Kigen.
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Kenya leader's ICC trial shelved

Friday, September 5th 2014, 14:38

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court ask for the case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to be adjourned indefinitely.
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VIDEO: Inside hospital welcoming maggots

Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 14:44

Patients in Kenya may soon start receiving live maggots as a treatment after promising results from a pilot study using the age-old practice
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Kenyan leader's carjacked BMW found

Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 14:08
related countries: Uganda
related places: Nairobi

A vehicle belonging to the Kenyan president's security convoy, which was stolen last week in Nairobi, is found in Uganda, officials confirm.
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How maggots can lower Kenyan hospital bills

Wednesday, September 3rd 2014, 0:39

Would you like larvae to eat your infected flesh?
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Kenya targeting 'ghost workers'

Monday, September 1st 2014, 15:44

Kenya's President Kenyatta launches the biometric registration of civil servants in an attempt to remove "ghost workers" from the government's payroll.
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VIDEO: Life on two wheels: Rio and Nairobi

Wednesday, August 20th 2014, 8:36
related places: Nairobi

The BBC looks at what it is like to be a cyclist in Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi.
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VIDEO: Kenya's forgotten WW1 heroes

Tuesday, August 19th 2014, 1:37

The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza investigates the role of Kenyan soldiers in World War One
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'Horrendous abuses' by Kenya police

Monday, August 18th 2014, 12:49

Kenya's Western-funded anti-terrorism police unit has carried out a series of killings and "enforced disappearances" during its fight against militant Islamists, a rights group says.
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VIDEO: Inside Mogadishu's khat market

Monday, August 18th 2014, 12:43
related countries: Somalia, United Kingdom

Khat - a plant used as a stimulant - was banned as a class C drug in the UK earlier this year. This has meant that its mainly Kenyan producers and exporters have been forced to direct their supplies closer to home, to Somalia.
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VIDEO: Kenya to deny entry to Ebola states

Sunday, August 17th 2014, 6:34
related countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone

Kenyan officials say the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Kenya to deny entry to Ebola states

Saturday, August 16th 2014, 18:35
related countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone

Fears over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus prompt Kenya to close its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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From death row to graduation ceremony

Friday, August 15th 2014, 13:47
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A maximum security prison in Kenya has been the unusual setting for a ceremony awarding a diploma from the University of London.
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VIDEO: Is al-Shabab recruiting in Kenya?

Thursday, August 14th 2014, 15:59
related countries: Somalia

The BBC's Dennis Okari investigates reports that al-Shabab is recruiting Kenyans and training them in Somalia
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Kenya 'at high risk' of deadly Ebola

Wednesday, August 13th 2014, 16:48

The World Health Organization classifies Kenya as a high-risk country for the spread of Ebola, as the number of people killed by the virus rises.
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Kenyan men hide from circumcision

Monday, August 11th 2014, 18:44

Men from several ethnic groups in a small town in western Kenya have gone into hiding fearing they will be forcibly circumcised after a spate of attacks.
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Kenya arrests 'al-Shabab suspect'

Wednesday, August 6th 2014, 10:05
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan police have arrested an official from Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab who is believed to be an ex-journalist, sources tell the BBC.
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Kenyan order to repossess Lamu land

Friday, August 1st 2014, 13:11
related places: Lamu

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta orders the repossession of 70% of the land in Lamu, where there has been deadly violence since June.
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Kenyan unity lessons for Afghan rivals

Friday, August 1st 2014, 0:32
related countries: Afghanistan

Raila Odinga's advice to feuding Afghan rivals
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Shelley and Daniel win marathon golds

Sunday, July 27th 2014, 12:44
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australia's Michael Shelley wins gold in the men's marathon, while Kenya's Flomena Cheyech Daniel wins the women's race.
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Kenya defence Twitter account hacked

Monday, July 21st 2014, 15:09

The Twitter accounts of the Kenya defence forces and its spokesman are hacked by activists protesting about corruption.
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Gunmen in Kenya kill four in Mombasa

Monday, July 21st 2014, 1:14
related places: Mombasa

Two gunmen kill at least four people and injure several others in a shooting rampage in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa.
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Caring for Kenya's HIV orphans

Sunday, July 20th 2014, 23:17

The Kenyan HIV orphans who need to take 18 pills a day
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Seven killed in Kenya bus attack

Saturday, July 19th 2014, 13:05
related places: Lamu

Gunmen kill seven people, including four police officers, after attacking a passenger bus in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu.
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Kenyans seek safety in prison

Tuesday, July 15th 2014, 13:16

Non-Muslims on Kenya's coast seek safety after militant attacks
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'Islamist funder' killed in Mombasa

Saturday, July 12th 2014, 23:26
related places: Mombasa

Two gunmen kill a prominent Muslim businessman facing terrorism charges in the Kenyan city of Mombasa.
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New Kenya travel warning for Britons

Saturday, July 12th 2014, 14:35

The Foreign Office advises Britons to avoid travelling to areas of the Kenyan coast, after militant attacks left at least 87 people dead.
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VIDEO: At least 29 killed in Kenya attacks

Sunday, July 6th 2014, 10:53

At least 29 people have been killed in the coastal areas of Kenya, according to the country's interior ministry.
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Attacks on trouble-hit Kenya coast

Sunday, July 6th 2014, 10:52
related places: Hindi, Lamu

At least 29 people are killed in Kenya's coastal counties of Lamu and Tana River in attacks claimed by Somali Islamist group al-Shabab.
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VIDEO: The Maasai who insist on cutting their girls

Thursday, July 3rd 2014, 6:01

The BBC's Anne Soy in Kenya travels to a Maasai meeting where different generations of women meet to discuss their conflicting views on female genital mutilation (FGM).
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VIDEO: Plane crashes into buildings in Kenya

Wednesday, July 2nd 2014, 9:06
related places: Nairobi

Four people on board a cargo plane which crashed into a building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi are feared dead.
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Kenya's buses to go cashless

Tuesday, July 1st 2014, 11:11

Kenya tells its "matatu" buses to switch to cashless fares in order to tackle corruption, but relaxes its strict deadline for the changeover.
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British troops' Kenya return delayed

Friday, June 27th 2014, 10:11
related countries: United Kingdom

A delay in an agreement between the UK and Kenya over British army training in the country leaves 900 troops uncertain of when they can return home.
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Kenyan governor on terrorism charges

Thursday, June 26th 2014, 20:33
related places: Lamu

A Kenyan regional governor is charged with terrorism and murder over attacks near Lamu in which scores were killed.
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Kenya governor arrested over attacks

Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 22:05

Police in Kenya arrest a regional governor in connection with attacks that killed at least 60 people in the coastal town of Mpeketoni.
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Strong demand for Kenyan bond sale

Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 15:11
related countries: United States

Kenya's first effort to raise capital from European and American investors is being seen as a success after it saw strong demand for its Eurobond.
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Kenya's polygamy law divides opinion

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 23:48

The impact of polygamy on Kenya's women
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Kenyan 'Liz' gang rape trial begins

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 10:12

One of the six teenagers accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old girl in Kenya and dumping her in a pit latrine goes on trial.
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VIDEO: UK ban on drug khat worries growers

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 8:56
related countries: United Kingdom

As a ban comes into force in the UK on Tuesday on the drug khat, the BBC's Anne Soy reports on concern about the economic impact of the move amongst Kenya's khat farmers.
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'Five killed' in Kenya coast attack

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 8:49

At least five people are killed in an attack on the Kenyan coast, close to the scene of raids last week in which more than 60 people died.
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Kenyan warplanes 'bomb al-Shabab'

Monday, June 23rd 2014, 15:00
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan fighter jets bomb the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in Somalia, killing more than 80 of its fighters, the African Union (AU) says.
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'Warning text' in Kenya bomb case

Friday, June 20th 2014, 19:36
related countries: United Kingdom

Briton Jermaine Grant, accused of intent to cause explosions, texted an alleged accomplice a warning they were being watched, a court in Kenya hears.
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Kenya: 'Watch football at home'

Friday, June 20th 2014, 13:40

Kenya's government urges fans to watch World Cup matches at home instead of in crowded areas after deadly attacks along the coast earlier this week.
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Kenya attack: Five suspects shot dead

Thursday, June 19th 2014, 19:42

Security forces in Kenya kill five people suspected of involvement in attacks that killed at least 60 people, amid doubts over the identity of the gunmen.
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Kenya arrests over coast attacks

Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 14:50

Several people, including suspected ringleaders, have been arrested over this week's deadly attacks on Kenya's coast, the local police chief says.
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