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 seeks to end prison strike

Monday, April 28th 2008, 11:59

Kenya's government agrees to increase pay for striking prison warders, who are threatening to release convicts.
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Kenya's parties 'bribed voters'

Friday, April 25th 2008, 12:50

Political parties in Kenya spent millions of dollars bribing voters ahead of last yearÂ’s elections, a survey says.
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Kenyan leaders in call for peace

Thursday, April 24th 2008, 14:43

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga call for peace during a tour of the Rift Valley.
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Kenya police tear-gas sect

Friday, April 18th 2008, 11:24

Kenyan police fire tear gas at members of an outlawed gang which called off protests after the PM was sworn in.
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Odinga sworn in as Kenyan premier

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 16:12

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga officially becomes prime minister as a new coalition cabinet takes office.
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Fresh deaths in Kenya sect riots

Tuesday, April 15th 2008, 10:45
related places: Nairobi

Kenyan police shoot dead two members of the banned Mungiki sect in Nairobi, in a second day of riots.
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Kenyans killed in sect protests

Monday, April 14th 2008, 11:09
related places: Nairobi

At least 12 people are shot dead by police in Kenya amid protests by members of an outlawed sect.
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Kenya unveils coalition cabinet

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 15:47

Kenya's president announces a new power-sharing cabinet to end the nation's long-running political crisis.
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Deal to end Kenyan crisis agreed

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 20:10

Kenya's president and opposition leader strike a deal on cabinet posts, ending a long-running political crisis.
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Kenya opposition urges restraint

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 16:24

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga asks his supporters to exercise restraint after talks break down.
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Violence as Kenya talks suspended

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 11:25
related places: Nairobi

Opposition supporters in a Kenyan slum set up burning barricades after a power-sharing deal breaks down.
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No deal in Kenyan cabinet talks

Monday, April 7th 2008, 9:04

Talks between Kenya's president and PM-designate to end political deadlock break up without agreement.
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New Kenyan cabinet delayed

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 18:52

The announcement of Kenya's coalition cabinet is held up by a dispute between the country's two main parties.
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Kenyan leaders agree on cabinet

Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 14:48

Kenyan leaders agree to form a new cabinet as part of a power-sharing deal, after long wrangles.
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UN Somalia workers 'kidnapped'

Tuesday, April 1st 2008, 11:03
related countries: Somalia

Two men working for the UN, a Briton and a Kenyan, are seized in southern Somalia, reports say.
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Kenya in mobile phone share sale

Friday, March 28th 2008, 14:20

The Kenyan government launches a share flotation of the country's largest mobile phone network Safaricom.
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Slow progress on Kenyan cabinet

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 12:11

Kenya's former rivals have still to agree on the division of cabinet posts as part of a post-violence grand coalition.
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Kenyans killed by cattle raiders

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 13:00

At least 25 people have been killed in Kenya's Rift Valley region in attacks by cattle rustlers, police say.
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Kenya MPs support power-sharing

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 15:33

Kenyan MPs pass bills paving the way for a coalition government after a deal to end post-election violence.
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Kenya poll violence 'was planned'

Monday, March 17th 2008, 8:29

Kenya's post-election violence was meticulously planned by local leaders, says Human Rights Watch.
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Kenya leak 'not company's fault'

Friday, March 14th 2008, 16:27
related countries: Uganda

A Ugandan mining company implicated in the Kenya toxic leak denies responsibility in the incident.
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SA judge to probe Kenya election

Friday, March 14th 2008, 14:36
related countries: South Africa

South African judge Johann Kriegler is named to head a panel investigating allegations of Kenya poll fraud.
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Kenya MPs try to fast-track bills

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 16:33

Kenyan MPs seek to speed up the passing of legislation aimed at ending the unrest that followed disputed elections.
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Army offensive on Kenya militia

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 1:13

Kenya's army starts a major operation against an ethnic militia using heavy artillery and helicopter gunships.
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Odinga sees speedy progress

Friday, March 7th 2008, 4:41

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says he expects a new post-crisis government to be formed in weeks.
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Kenya MPs urged to back deal

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 16:09

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki urges MPs to pass into law a power-sharing deal aimed at ending weeks of violence.
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Hard times at Kenya's desert school

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 13:52

Jonathan Barker reflects on how Kenya's post-election turmoil is having repercussions for girls' education in the north of the country.
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Kenyan state 'linked to poll clashes'

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 17:15

The BBC learns of alleged state-sanctioned violence after Kenya's poll, but the government denies the claim.
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Somali al-Qaeda suspect named

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 10:47
related countries: Somalia, United States
related places: Monday

The US missile strike in Somalia on Monday was aimed at a Kenyan al-Qaeda suspect, US officials say.
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Deal in Kenya to be implemented

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 9:21

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga pledge to implement fully their power-sharing deal.
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Land clashes break out in Kenya

Monday, March 3rd 2008, 12:34

At least 12 people are killed in land clashes in western Kenya, say police, as post-election talks resume.
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Deal-broker Annan leaves Kenya

Sunday, March 2nd 2008, 11:22

Former UN chief Kofi Annan leaves Kenya after helping secure a deal between the government and opposition.
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Odinga pledges to rebuild Kenya

Friday, February 29th 2008, 16:50

Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga promises to heal Kenya's wounds, after a landmark peace deal.
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Kenya rivals agree to share power

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 17:56

Kenya's rival leaders sign a power-sharing deal mediated by Kofi Annan to end the country's post-election crisis.
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Crisis summit to save Kenya talks

Thursday, February 28th 2008, 10:02

Kofi Annan and the African Union head hold talks with Kenya's rival leaders to save peace talks.
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Mass protests called off in Kenya

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 20:18

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga calls off Thursday's mass protests after meeting ex-UN head Kofi Annan.
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Kenya crisis talks suspended

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 23:34

Talks to resolve Kenya's post-election crisis are suspended because of a lack of progress, mediator Kofi Annan says.
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Cholera crisis on Somali border

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 16:37
related countries: Somalia

Aid agencies ask for help as an outbreak of cholera reportedly claims 70 lives on Somalia's border with Kenya.
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Bid to salvage Kenya peace talks

Tuesday, February 26th 2008, 11:22

African Union Chairman Jakaya Kikwete is to try to rescue Kenya's deadlocked peace talks.
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Annan frustrated by Kenya talks

Monday, February 25th 2008, 22:37

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says rival parties in Kenya appear unable to resolve their differences.
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AU head urges Kenya peace deal

Friday, February 22nd 2008, 17:43

The African Union Commission chairman urges Kenya's political rivals to reach an agreement.
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Annan hails Kenya talks progress

Thursday, February 21st 2008, 17:47

Ex-UN chief Kofi Annan announces considerable progress in talks aimed at ending Kenya's political crisis.
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Uganda hit by Kenyan turmoil

Thursday, February 21st 2008, 14:43
related countries: Uganda

Rachel Harvey discovers why the political crisis in Kenya is having an impact in neighbouring Uganda.
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Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence'

Thursday, February 21st 2008, 5:36

Violence could erupt again in Kenya unless a solution to the country's crisis is found urgently, a new report warns.
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Renewed threat of Kenyan protests

Wednesday, February 20th 2008, 12:28

Kenya's opposition warns it will relaunch mass protests if the political crisis is not resolved within a week.
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New bid to break Kenya deadlock

Tuesday, February 19th 2008, 9:32

Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal.
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