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

Tension as Kenya MP shot dead

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 18:18

People flee the Kenyan town of Eldoret after an opposition MP is shot dead by a policeman.
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Stop Kenya burning, says AU

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 18:09
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Addis Ababa

The AU chairman tells African leaders they cannot ignore the crisis triggered by disputed polls in Kenya.
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Trapped in a fracturing Kenya

Thursday, January 31st 2008, 11:17
related places: Eldoret

In town of Eldoret, Karen Allen meets people who have been caught up in the violence which is continuing to haunt the country.
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US denounces Kenya 'cleansing'

Wednesday, January 30th 2008, 15:02

The US envoy to Africa says the violence in Kenya's Rift Valley after December's election was ethnic cleansing.
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Annan leads Kenyan crisis talks

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 20:07

The former UN chief opens new talks between Kenya's government and opposition, to try to end mounting violence.
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MP's killing sparks Kenyan unrest

Tuesday, January 29th 2008, 14:32
related places: Nairobi

Fresh violence breaks out on the streets of Kenya's capital and other towns after an opposition MP's murder.
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Gangs on rampage in Kenyan towns

Monday, January 28th 2008, 15:38
related places: Naivasha

Police struggle to impose order in Kenya as violence continues in the wake of disputed presidential polls.
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Fighting spreads in western Kenya

Sunday, January 27th 2008, 22:54

In Kenya at least 17 people are reported dead in fresh fighting, apparently linked to disputed elections.
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Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses'

Saturday, January 26th 2008, 15:56

Former UN chief Kofi Annan says he saw "systematic" human rights abuses on a tour of violence-hit Kenya.
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Curfew after Kenya town clashes

Friday, January 25th 2008, 16:16

The Kenyan police impose a curfew after at least 10 people are killed in clashes in the central town of Nakuru.
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Kenyan rivals meet face-to-face

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 17:49

Kenya's president and main rival meet for the first time since last month's disputed presidential poll.
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Kenyan ethnic attacks 'planned'

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 12:31

Kenyan opposition officials were behind attacks on the president's ethnic group, a rights group says.
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Kenya talks breakthrough denied

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 11:03

Kenya's opposition says it has not yet agreed to an official investigation into their claims of electoral fraud.
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Kenya opposition calls off rally

Thursday, January 24th 2008, 0:52

Kenya's opposition calls off a mass protest, as Kofi Annan is to meet President Mwai Kibaki to try to end the crisis.
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Violence curtails Kenyan memorial

Wednesday, January 23rd 2008, 18:56

A memorial service in Kenya's capital is tear gassed after skirmishes between police and youths.
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Kenya sued over police 'crimes'

Tuesday, January 22nd 2008, 22:27

Kenya's opposition files a complaint with the ICC, accusing the government of crimes against humanity.
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US dismisses Kenya 'propaganda'

Tuesday, January 22nd 2008, 11:21
related countries: United States

The US ambassador to Kenya strongly rejects claims the international community has stirred up election violence.
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New post-poll violence hits Kenya

Monday, January 21st 2008, 16:58

Five people die in Kenya as the opposition leader calls for international mediation to end post-poll violence.
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Many dead in fresh Kenya unrest

Monday, January 21st 2008, 9:49

At least 30 people die in continued post-poll violence in Kenya, many the victims of machete-wielding mobs.
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Five refugees die in Kenya attack

Saturday, January 19th 2008, 22:43

Five people are killed in apparent ethnic violence in western Kenya linked to last month's disputed elections.
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Kenya protesters to mount boycott

Friday, January 18th 2008, 19:26

Kenya's opposition vows to boycott government-linked firms as a final day of protests claims at least five lives.
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MEPs back Kenya cash freeze

Thursday, January 17th 2008, 19:37

The European Parliament has called on the EU to halt direct budgetary aid to the Kenyan government.
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Kenya 'turned into killing field'

Thursday, January 17th 2008, 17:24

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says police have turned Kenya into "killing fields of the innocent".
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'Seven dead' in Kenyan protests

Thursday, January 17th 2008, 14:13

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says police have shot dead seven people in protests in Nairobi.
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Odinga denies 'ethnic cleansing'

Wednesday, January 16th 2008, 22:42

Kenya's opposition leader denies government charges that his supporters planned a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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Violent clashes at Kenya protests

Wednesday, January 16th 2008, 18:12

Kenyan police fire tear gas and bullets at opposition activists defying a ban on election protests.
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Kenya opposition boosted by vote

Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 18:28

Kenya's opposition wins a key vote in parliament as bitter clashes mar the body's first meeting since disputed polls.
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Angry exchanges as Kenya MPs meet

Tuesday, January 15th 2008, 15:55

Rival Kenyan MPs trade accusations as parliament meets for the first time since last month's disputed poll.
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Kenya rulers reject outside help

Monday, January 14th 2008, 17:17

Kenya's government rejects fresh international attempts, led by ex-UN head Kofi Annan, to mediate in its crisis.
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Kenya schools open after violence

Monday, January 14th 2008, 10:41

Schools in most of Kenya re-open after holidays were extended for a week following post-election violence.
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Kenya police used 'lethal force'

Sunday, January 13th 2008, 20:02
related countries: United States

Kenyan police shot protesters, killing and wounding dozens, the US-based Human Rights Watch says.
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Kenya aid need may grow - UN

Saturday, January 12th 2008, 1:38

Up to 500,000 people in Kenya will need aid in the weeks ahead if the political crisis intensifies, the UN says.
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Kenya faces three days of rallies

Friday, January 11th 2008, 15:53

Kenya's opposition calls three days of fresh election protests, but police say they will not be permitted.
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Kenya crisis talks end in failure

Thursday, January 10th 2008, 15:38

High-level talks to end Kenya's political stand-off collapse, though Kofi Annan may lead further discussions.
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Kibaki swears in Kenyan cabinet

Thursday, January 10th 2008, 11:17

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki swears in new ministers two weeks after disputed elections led to violence.
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New effort to solve Kenya crisis

Wednesday, January 9th 2008, 16:32
related countries: Ghana

Ghana's President John Kufuor holds separate talks with both sides in Kenya's crisis over disputed elections.
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Kenya leader names ministers

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 22:03
related countries: Ghana

President Kibaki names 17 new Kenyan ministers, as Ghana's leader arrives to mediate in the election crisis.
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Kenya diplomatic moves intensify

Tuesday, January 8th 2008, 5:26

The chairman of the African Union is due to arrive in Kenya to try to end the country's political crisis.
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