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

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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Kenya 'expels hate-cleric again'

Thursday, January 21st 2010, 15:49
related countries: Jamaica

Kenya tries to deport Jamaican hate-cleric Abdullah al-Faisal for the second time this month, a government lawyer tells court.
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Somali MPs 'cannot hide in Kenya'

Wednesday, January 20th 2010, 10:12
related countries: Somalia

Kenya says it is tired of giving a safe haven to Somali MPs, accusing them of fleeing to Kenya after ruining their own country.
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Hate-cleric riot charges in Kenya

Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 14:12
related countries: Jamaica

Kenya charges Muslim leader Al-Amin Kimathi with inciting violence after a rally in support of Jamaican cleric Abdullah al-Faisal turned violent.
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Somali protest at Kenya arrests

Monday, January 18th 2010, 16:40
related countries: Somalia
related places: Nairobi

Somalia sends a letter of protest to Kenya after 12 MPs were arrested by police investigating Friday's riots in Nairobi.
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Kenya riots over race-hate cleric

Friday, January 15th 2010, 17:32

Kenyan police clash with supporters of Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal notorious for preaching racial hatred.
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Kenya challenged on 'hate-cleric'

Wednesday, January 13th 2010, 14:51
related countries: Jamaica

A Kenya Muslim group appeals in court against the detention of a Jamaican preacher with a history of race hatred.
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'Hate-cleric' returned to Kenya

Monday, January 11th 2010, 11:20
related countries: Jamaica
related places: Nairobi

Nigeria sends controversial Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Abdullah al-Faisal back to Kenya, days after Nairobi deported him.
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China pledges Kenya project funds

Thursday, January 7th 2010, 8:13
related countries: China

China's foreign minister pledges funds to help develop infrastructure projects in Kenya, as he begins a tour of Africa.
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Kenya elephant kills US tourists

Wednesday, January 6th 2010, 12:25
related countries: United States

An American tourist and her infant daughter have been trampled to death by an elephant in Kenya, officials say.
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Kenya 'expels race-hate cleric'

Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 16:16
related countries: Jamaica, United Kingdom

Kenyan policy say they have deported a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric, convicted in the UK for soliciting the murder of Jews.
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Kenyan minibus strike called off

Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 14:24

A strike by Kenya's "matatu" mini-bus taxis, which has stranded thousands, is called off after government intervention.
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Kenya holds 'rhino poaching gang'

Monday, January 4th 2010, 16:49

Kenyan authorities arrest a gang suspected of killing a white rhino and cutting off its horns for sale on the black market.
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Somali axeman 'was held in Kenya'

Monday, January 4th 2010, 10:55
related countries: Denmark, Somalia

A man accused of trying to kill Danish Muhammad cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was previously held by Kenyan police, reports say.
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Long-haul flight to save rare rhinos

Sunday, December 20th 2009, 12:56
related countries: Czech Republic

Four rare Northern White rhinos are flown from a Czech zoo to Kenya in a bid to save the species from extinction.
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Eritrea urges footballers' return

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 17:24
related countries: Eritrea

The Eritrean footballers who have gone missing in Kenya are welcome to return home, a minister says.
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Eritrea football team 'absconds'

Monday, December 14th 2009, 16:40
related countries: Eritrea

Officials are searching for Eritrea's national football team after they failed to return home following a tournament in Kenya.
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UK freezes Kenya school funding

Sunday, December 13th 2009, 16:42
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK government freezes funding for free primary education in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated.
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Kenya sued over terror detention

Friday, December 11th 2009, 16:12

The family of a man held at Guantanamo Bay sues Kenya's government for $30m, their lawyer tells the BBC.
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Kenya in HIV/Aids testing drive

Monday, November 23rd 2009, 17:22

Kenyan health officials are launching a controversial drive to get one million people tested for HIV/Aids.
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East Africa in historic trade pact

Friday, November 20th 2009, 15:43
related countries: Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda

East African leaders sign a common market trade agreement, allowing the free movement of people and goods.
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Kenya bid to cut president powers

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 13:33

A draft constitution is published in Kenya, which would slash the power of the president and boost the prime minister.
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Kenya combs forest for squatters

Monday, November 16th 2009, 19:42

Officials comb Kenya's largest forest to ensure squatters have obeyed a deadline to leave so trees can be replanted.
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Nigeria qualify for World Cup finals

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 10:38
related countries: Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia

Nigeria beat Kenya 3-2 to finish ahead of Tunisia and book a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
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FBI sued over Ethiopian jailing

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:14
related countries: Ethiopia, United States

An American man is suing the FBI for mistreatment while he was held in jails Kenya and Ethiopia in 2007.
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Somali pirates charged in Kenya

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 17:46
related countries: Germany, Somalia
related places: Mombasa

Seven Somalis, captured at sea by German naval forces last month, appear in court in the Kenyan port of Mombasa accused of piracy.
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Somalis free Kenyan print staff

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 16:54
related countries: Somalia

Two Kenyan printing contractors abducted in Somalia's capital are freed unharmed two days after they were seized.
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Somalis seize Kenyan print staff

Monday, November 9th 2009, 11:54
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Suspected Islamist gunmen kidnap two Kenyans working for a printing firm in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
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ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 9:26

The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
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