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

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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Rice urges Kenyans to share power

Monday, February 18th 2008, 16:43
related countries: United States
related places: Nairobi

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Kenya's rival leaders should share power to end the crisis.
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Bush calls for fair Zimbabwe poll

Sunday, February 17th 2008, 9:29
related countries: Tanzania, United States
related places: Africa, Darfur

US President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
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Bush urges Kenya power-sharing

Saturday, February 16th 2008, 18:05
related countries: United States
related places: Africa

US President George W Bush backs a power-sharing deal to end Kenya's turmoil, at the start of a tour of Africa.
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Kenyans to review disputed poll

Friday, February 15th 2008, 15:38

Kenya's rival parties agree to set up an independent panel to review disputed elections, Kofi Annan says.
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Kenya constitution 'within year'

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 18:48

Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve the current crisis.
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Bush to send top envoy to Kenya

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 17:25
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Kenya amid efforts to end post-election violence.
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Kenya to probe radio hate speech

Thursday, February 14th 2008, 16:41

The Kenyan government orders an investigation into claims that radio stations broadcast hate speeches.
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Kenya government anger with Annan

Wednesday, February 13th 2008, 11:42

The head of the Kenyan government team at crisis talks expresses anger with chief mediator Kofi Annan.
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Uganda MP on sedition charges

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 17:03
related countries: Uganda

An opposition Ugandan MP is charged with sedition after calling for Kenya-style protests.
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Kenyans consider grand coalition

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 9:34

Former UN chief Kofi Annan briefs Kenya's MPs about peace talks, as they move to a secret location.
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Free secondary schools for Kenya

Monday, February 11th 2008, 16:56

Kenya introduces a free secondary school education programme, despite the post-lection violence.
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Some 600,000 displaced in Kenya

Monday, February 11th 2008, 15:40

The United Nations believes up to 600,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Kenya.
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UN envoy visits Kenyan hotspots

Saturday, February 9th 2008, 17:26

The UN emergency relief head John Holmes urges a peace deal after visiting Kenya violence flashpoints.
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Progress at Kenya's peace talks

Friday, February 8th 2008, 20:08

Kenya's rival parties could be days away from a political deal to end post-poll violence, says Kofi Annan.
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Murder charges for Kenya police

Thursday, February 7th 2008, 13:49

A Kenyan policeman caught on film shooting at two protesters is to be charged with their murder.
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UN calls for Kenya 'compromise'

Thursday, February 7th 2008, 4:27

The UN Security Council's first official response to Kenya's crisis calls for "dialogue and compromise".
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'Hard' Kenya crisis talks resume

Tuesday, February 5th 2008, 10:39

Kenya's political foes discuss crucial political issues to try to end the violence which has claimed more than 1,000 lives.
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Call for Kenyan truth commission

Monday, February 4th 2008, 18:06
related countries: South Africa

Former UN chief calls for a South African-style truth and reconciliation commission to help end Kenya's crisis.
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Kenya rivals resume peace talks

Monday, February 4th 2008, 10:46

Talks to resolve post-election turmoil in Kenya resume, after weekend clashes in western Kenya.
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Violence after Kenya peace plan

Saturday, February 2nd 2008, 15:48

More than 20 people die in fresh violence in western Kenya, despite a peace deal to end the bloodshed.
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Kenyan parties 'agree peace plan'

Friday, February 1st 2008, 19:57

Kenya's feuding political rivals agree a plan to end the violence in the country, says ex-UN chief Kofi Annan.
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Armed mob kills Kenyan policeman

Friday, February 1st 2008, 17:37

About 3,000 villagers kill at least 10 people, including a policeman, in fresh violence in western Kenya, police say.
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Ban calls to end Kenya violence

Friday, February 1st 2008, 16:39
related countries: France

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Kenyans to end post-election violence, as news comes of fresh clashes.
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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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