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

'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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Kenya leader invites foe to talks

Monday, January 7th 2008, 21:59

Kenya's President Kibaki invites opposition rival Raila Odinga for talks - but Mr Odinga sets conditions.
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Kenya opposition cancels protests

Monday, January 7th 2008, 16:16

Kenya's opposition leader calls off nationwide protest rallies planned for Tuesday over disputed elections.
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Kenya food effort gets under way

Sunday, January 6th 2008, 10:04

A convoy of food trucks heads for two Kenyan towns hit by a humanitarian crisis in the wake of disputed polls.
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Kibaki offer on unity government

Saturday, January 5th 2008, 23:41

Kenya's President Kibaki says he is ready to form a unity government, but the opposition responds warily.
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Ethnic tensions dividing Kenya

Saturday, January 5th 2008, 12:20
related places: Nairobi

Adam Mynott in Nairobi reflects on what needs to be done to restore stability to Kenya.
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US envoy begins Kenyan meetings

Saturday, January 5th 2008, 8:59
related countries: United States
related places: Nairobi

A US envoy opens talks in Nairobi to try to end a political crisis after last week's disputed Kenyan election.
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Kenya humanitarian crisis grows

Friday, January 4th 2008, 23:00

At least 180,000 people have been displaced by unrest after last week's disputed Kenyan election, say UN officials.
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Kenya opposition wants new polls

Friday, January 4th 2008, 14:58

The Kenyan opposition calls for new presidential polls, as police move to block another opposition protest.
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Kenyan police block fresh rally

Friday, January 4th 2008, 11:42
related places: Nairobi

Kenyan police deploy to prevent an opposition rally, though enthusiasm for the protests seems to be waning.
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Kibaki 'open to opposition talks'

Thursday, January 3rd 2008, 19:39

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki says that he is ready to talk to opposition rivals, but only after the unrest ends.
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Kenya official urges vote inquiry

Thursday, January 3rd 2008, 17:53

Kenya's attorney general calls for an independent inquiry into the result of the disputed presidential poll.
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Tear gas fired on Kenya marchers

Thursday, January 3rd 2008, 11:56
related places: Nairobi

Kenya's opposition calls off a rally in Nairobi against the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki as police use tear gas.
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Nairobi braced for banned rally

Thursday, January 3rd 2008, 4:15

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga insists a banned rally will go ahead, as security forces surround the site.
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Kenya diplomatic push for peace

Wednesday, January 2nd 2008, 16:06

Both sides in Kenya's disputed poll accuse the other of violence amid diplomatic efforts to curb the crisis.
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Kenyans burned to death in church

Tuesday, January 1st 2008, 21:52

At least 30 people, including many children, burn to death in a Kenyan church amid mounting post-poll violence.
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EU casts doubts over Kenyan poll

Tuesday, January 1st 2008, 13:02

Kenya's re-election of President Kibaki was "flawed", say EU election monitors in an interim report.
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Fears mount over Kenya violence

Tuesday, January 1st 2008, 5:16

Diplomatic pressure mounts on Kenya's leaders to end violence over the country's disputed presidential election.
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Scores dead in Kenya poll clashes

Monday, December 31st 2007, 23:36

Violence after Kenya's disputed presidential election leaves at least 100 people dead across the country.
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Odinga rejects Kenya poll result

Monday, December 31st 2007, 8:06

The opposition candidate in Kenya's presidential election, Raila Odinga, rejects the victory of President Kibaki.
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Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote

Sunday, December 30th 2007, 20:10

Kenya's electoral body says President Mwai Kibaki has won the presidential poll, despite claims of fraud.
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Kenya's election results delayed

Sunday, December 30th 2007, 14:33

Kenya's opposition prevents the electoral commission from announcing the final results of disputed presidential poll.
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Kenyan count halted amid unrest

Sunday, December 30th 2007, 1:19

Kenya's vote count is halted amid chaotic scenes at the electoral offices, as unrest is reported across the nation.
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Odinga in front in Kenya election

Saturday, December 29th 2007, 7:52

Opposition leader Raila Odinga is ahead of President Mwai Kibaki in Kenya's poll, partial unofficial results suggest.
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Kenya's police chief urges calm

Friday, December 28th 2007, 11:31

Kenya's police commissioner urges poll losers to respect the outcome as counting continues in close elections.
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Kenyans await elections outcome

Friday, December 28th 2007, 7:16

Counting continues after national elections in Kenya, with presidential contenders neck-and-neck.
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Kenyan rivals rally their troops

Monday, December 24th 2007, 17:04
related places: Nairobi

The top candidates in Kenya's presidential election hold final rallies in Nairobi before Thursday's vote.
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Kenya rejects poll-rigging claims

Monday, December 24th 2007, 11:57

Kenya's government dismisses as "preposterous" new allegations that it is planning to rig Thursday's polls.
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UK travel ban for Kenyan minister

Friday, December 21st 2007, 10:25
related countries: United Kingdom

A Kenyan minister and close ally of President Mwai Kibaki is banned from the UK over corruption allegations.
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State funds 'abused for Kibaki'

Tuesday, December 18th 2007, 18:03

Kenyan ministers and top civil servants are accused of using state resources to campaign for President Kibaki.
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Kenya poll media bias condemned

Friday, December 14th 2007, 10:26

Kenya's state-run broadcaster is accused of bias in favour of President Mwai Kibaki in its election coverage.
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Kenya's first lady slaps official

Thursday, December 13th 2007, 17:59

A Kenyan TV station lodges a complaint after images of the first lady slapping an official were seized and erased.
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Kenya slum dweller gets UK degree

Thursday, December 13th 2007, 10:43
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Nairobi

A Kenyan from Nairobi's slums gets a Masters from the UK university whose prospectus he found in a rubbish bin.
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