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 spurns LRA peace talks call

Monday, February 5th 2007, 9:52
related countries: Uganda

Kenya rejects a request by LRA rebels to host peace talks with the Ugandan government.
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Fifty dead in west Kenya clashes

Wednesday, January 31st 2007, 12:53

Some 50 people have died in the past month in clan violence over land in western Kenya, say officials.
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Two killed in Kenyan carjacking

Saturday, January 27th 2007, 16:31
related countries: United States
related places: Nairobi

Two women in a US embassy vehicle are shot dead during a carjacking near the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, police say.
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Fever spreads Kenya panic

Friday, January 26th 2007, 10:01

Panic grips parts of Kenya as Rift Valley Fever crosses from animals to humans, killing 148 people since December.
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Somali airport comes under fire

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 13:14
related countries: Somalia, United States

Somalia's main airport is attacked a day after Ethiopian forces began their withdrawal from the capital.
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World Social Forum opens

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 10:34
related places: Nairobi

Activists march in Nairobi at the start of the World Social Forum, an annual meeting of anti-capitalist groups.
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Uganda's mystic rebel leader dies

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 14:02
related countries: Uganda

The woman who began the insurgency in northern Uganda, Alice Lakwena, 50, dies in exile in Kenya.
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Hunt for Somali peacekeeper force

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 17:27
related countries: Somalia

Kenya's president and the African Union both try to secure peacekeeping troops for Somalia.
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Somali raids miss terror suspects

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 13:53
related countries: Somalia, United States
related places: Monday

The US air strikes in Somalia failed to kill the three al-Qaeda suspects targeted, a top US official says.
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Kenya rejects Israel row athlete

Monday, January 8th 2007, 17:15
related countries: Bahrain, Israel

Kenya says it will not take back an athlete who defected to Bahrain and was then stripped of his new citizenship.
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Somalia 'needs peace force soon'

Friday, January 5th 2007, 15:39
related countries: Somalia
related places: Nairobi

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf calls for a "speedy deployment" of peacekeepers in his war-torn country.
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Kenyans close Somali border

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 15:31
related countries: Somalia

Kenya shuts its border with Somalia and says it will not allow any refugees fleeing conflict to enter the country.
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Somali Islamists told to disarm

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 2:51
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's PM Ali Mohamed Ghedi gives overpowered Islamist fighters three days to hand in their weapons.
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Tourists 'fuel Kenya's sex boom'

Tuesday, December 19th 2006, 14:08

Up to 30% of girls in some tourist resorts in Kenya are involved in the sex industry, a UN report says.
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Three die in Nairobi slum clash

Monday, December 18th 2006, 10:30
related places: Nairobi

Three people die and at least four are wounded in clashes involving police in Kenya's largest slum.
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Death sentence for Ngugi attack

Friday, December 15th 2006, 16:46

Three guards are sentenced to death for attacking writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o and raping his wife by a Kenyan court.
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Kenya leader rejects his pay hike

Thursday, December 14th 2006, 10:22

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki turns down a huge pay rise awarded by MPs, saying there were "other priorities".
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Kenyan 'miracle baby' pastor held

Wednesday, December 13th 2006, 15:37
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Evangelist Gilbert Deya is arrested by police in London, wanted by Kenya's authorities on child-trafficking charges.
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Aid drops target Somali refugees

Saturday, December 9th 2006, 14:47
related countries: Somalia

Air drops are under way to deliver supplies to 100,000 Somali refugees in camps cut off by flooding in Kenya.
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Kenya's leader gets huge pay rise

Friday, December 8th 2006, 9:42

The Kenyan parliament votes to increase the salary of President Mwai Kibaki by two-thirds.
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Malaria 'speeds spread of Aids'

Friday, December 8th 2006, 8:03

Scientists working in Kenya believe that malaria is helping the spread of Aids across Africa - and vice versa.
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New probe call over Kenya death

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 5:25
related countries: United Kingdom

The father of a British woman murdered in Kenya 18 years ago calls for the inquiry into her death to be reopened.
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Police tear-gas Kenyatta protest

Tuesday, December 5th 2006, 10:59

Police in Kenya fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ex-opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta.
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'Coup' in old Kenyan ruling party

Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 9:24

Ex-President Moi's one-time strongman Nicholas Biwott is registered as leader of Kenya's former ruling party.
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UN airlifts after African floods

Monday, November 20th 2006, 18:11
related countries: Somalia

The UN launches a series of airlifts and food drops for more than 1m people hit by floods in Somalia and Kenya.
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British soldiers kill white rhino

Sunday, November 19th 2006, 23:32
related countries: United Kingdom

British soldiers training in northern Kenya shoot dead a white rhinoceros after it charges at them.
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Nairobi climate talks end in deal

Friday, November 17th 2006, 19:46

Agreement is reached at the UN climate talks in Kenya, after a deal on reviewing the Kyoto Protocol proved elusive.
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Kenya dam 'on brink of bursting'

Friday, November 17th 2006, 17:04

A Kenyan dam is close to bursting under the strain of high water levels in the wake of torrential rain, the UN says.
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Climate wrangles go to the wire

Friday, November 17th 2006, 0:50
related places: Nairobi

Ministers focus on plans for a review of the Kyoto Protocol as UN climate talks in Nairobi enter their final day.
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Kenya could halt BBC broadcasts

Thursday, November 16th 2006, 16:05

Foreign radio stations in Kenya, including the BBC, may be prevented from broadcasting, an official says.
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'Graft ministers' return in Kenya

Wednesday, November 15th 2006, 18:11

Two Kenyan ministers who resigned after corruption allegations are reappointed to the cabinet by the president.
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UN chief issues climate warning

Wednesday, November 15th 2006, 11:55

UN chief Kofi Annan criticises a "frightening lack of leadership" in tackling climate change, at a summit in Kenya.
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Refugees cut off by Kenya floods

Tuesday, November 14th 2006, 18:06
related countries: Somalia

Camps housing Somali refugees in eastern Kenya are cut off after severe flooding.
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Kenyans drown after flash floods

Monday, November 13th 2006, 15:17
related places: Mombasa

Flash floods near Mombasa in Kenya leave 21 dead and thousands homeless, with bridges washed away.
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Kenya bans all flights to Somalia

Monday, November 13th 2006, 9:52
related countries: Somalia

Flights, including those for the drug khat, to lawless Somalia from Kenya are banned, amid security fears.
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Cash row looms at climate talks

Sunday, November 12th 2006, 22:56
related places: Nairobi

A row over managing a fund to help poor nations adapt to climate change threatens UN talks in Nairobi.
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Kenya corruption 'threatening UK'

Friday, November 10th 2006, 9:44
related countries: United Kingdom

Corruption in Kenya is increasing the UK's exposure to drug trafficking and terrorism, a UK minister says.
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Kenya corruption 'fuels' UK drugs

Friday, November 10th 2006, 6:42
related countries: United Kingdom

A British foreign office minister says corruption in Kenya is leading to drugs being imported and sold on UK streets.
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Kenya hit by bank 'scam'

Tuesday, November 7th 2006, 9:48

The stability of Kenya's economy could be threatened by alleged bank fraud worth $1.5bn, say auditors.
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Africa focus for climate summit

Monday, November 6th 2006, 9:30
related places: Nairobi

The latest round of UN climate talks in Nairobi will focus on measures to "climate-proof" poor countries.
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Jail sentence for Somali pirates

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 16:01
related countries: India, Somalia

Ten Somalis pirates are sentenced to seven years in prison by a Kenya court for hijacking an Indian ship.
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Ethiopia releases detained lawyer

Friday, October 27th 2006, 11:47
related countries: Ethiopia

A European Commission lawyer held in Ethiopia after trying to cross into Kenya is freed without charge.
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Kenya convicts Somalis of piracy

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 15:02
related places: Mombasa

Ten Somalis are found guilty of piracy and hijacking by a court in the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
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Football: Fifa suspends Kenya

Wednesday, October 25th 2006, 11:33

Fifa bans Kenya from international football after the KFF fails to respect agreements signed with the world body.
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Cheruiyot tumbles in Chicago win

Sunday, October 22nd 2006, 19:03

Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot slips when crossing the line first at the Chicago Marathon.
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EU anger over Ethiopia expulsions

Friday, October 20th 2006, 14:58
related countries: Ethiopia

The EU attacks the expulsion of two EU diplomats from Ethiopia, as relations worsen after election violence.
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Kenya reports refugee polio case

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 12:40
related countries: Somalia

Kenya reports its first case of polio in 22 years, discovered in a three-year-old girl in a Somali refugee camp.
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