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.
World news related to Kenya – overview
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- April 11th 2019 – November 5th 2018
- November 4th 2018 – May 17th 2018
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- August 5th 2017 – February 14th 2017
- February 10th 2017 – September 2nd 2016
- August 31st 2016 – April 30th 2016
- April 30th 2016 – December 24th 2015
- December 21st 2015 – September 15th 2015
- September 14th 2015 – July 14th 2015
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- April 12th 2015 – February 7th 2015
- February 3rd 2015 – December 2nd 2014
- November 25th 2014 – September 20th 2014
- September 19th 2014 – June 18th 2014
- June 18th 2014 – April 1st 2014
- April 1st 2014 – December 17th 2013
- December 17th 2013 – October 20th 2013
- October 18th 2013 – September 26th 2013
- September 25th 2013 – August 17th 2013
- August 13th 2013 – May 8th 2013
- May 6th 2013 – March 2nd 2013
- March 2nd 2013 – November 30th 2012
- November 27th 2012 – September 21st 2012
- September 21st 2012 – July 4th 2012
- July 4th 2012 – March 8th 2012
- March 7th 2012 – October 27th 2011
- October 26th 2011 – September 1st 2011
- August 30th 2011 – April 5th 2011
- March 30th 2011 – November 7th 2010
- November 4th 2010 – July 19th 2010
- July 14th 2010 – February 18th 2010
- February 17th 2010 – November 7th 2009
- November 5th 2009 – August 11th 2009
- August 7th 2009 – April 21st 2009
- April 16th 2009 – January 20th 2009
- January 19th 2009 – August 28th 2008
- August 26th 2008 – April 30th 2008
- April 29th 2008 – February 20th 2008
- February 19th 2008 – January 17th 2008
- January 17th 2008 – December 13th 2007
- December 13th 2007 – August 15th 2007
- August 12th 2007 – February 12th 2007
- February 5th 2007 – October 17th 2006
- October 12th 2006 – April 20th 2006
- April 20th 2006 – January 24th 2006
- January 23rd 2006 – November 11th 2005
Kenya: news
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in anti-fake news campaign
Wednesday, May 16th 2018, 18:03related countries:
TanzaniaA new law in Kenya imposes fines of up to $50,000 and/or up to two years in prison.
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Survivor: 'I don't want to live here any longer'
Friday, May 11th 2018, 18:42A survivor of the flooding caused when a dam in Kenya burst says she is too scared to go back to the farm where she worked.
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Can these seedballs solve Kenya's deforestation crisis?
Thursday, May 10th 2018, 23:08Seeds of hope; one social entrepreneur is using specially-coated tree seeds to restore Kenya’s lost forests.
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Kenya's Patel dam bursts, sweeping away homes in Solai
Thursday, May 10th 2018, 16:58At least 41 people die after a dam bursts in Kenya, sending floodwater through hundreds of homes.
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Why Kenya hopes blockchain can end land grabbing
Friday, May 4th 2018, 23:21Kenya has a thriving technology scene and is now looking into how to take advantage of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and blockchain.
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Parkour scene runs free in Kenya
Wednesday, May 2nd 2018, 23:04related places: Nairobi
Kenya's free-runners flip, skip and somersault across Nairobi in a sport that's gaining popularity.
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Kenya bans Rafiki ahead of Cannes debut over lesbian scenes
Friday, April 27th 2018, 14:36The Kenya Film Classification Board says Rafiki's lesbian scenes runs "counter to the law".
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Crossing Divides: Kenya jail's 'mindful' scheme aims to bring sides closer
Tuesday, April 24th 2018, 1:23Kenya's prisons are beset by violence, but deep breathing brings some inmates and guards closer.
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Kenya's Kipchoge wins London Marathon
Sunday, April 22nd 2018, 12:45related countries:
United KingdomBritain's Mo Farah finishes third at the London Marathon in a new British record as Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge wins for a third time.
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Kenya's Cheruiyot wins London Marathon
Sunday, April 22nd 2018, 11:36related countries:
United KingdomKenya's Vivian Cheruiyot wins the 2018 London Marathon but Paula Radcliffe's' mixed-gender' race world record remains intact.
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How one woman was shunned for having cancer but found a 'new family'
Friday, April 20th 2018, 16:27This Kenyan woman was rejected by friends and family after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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Letter from Africa: The handshake that left millions of Kenyans confused
Monday, April 9th 2018, 0:08Joseph Warungu reflects on the plight of Kenyan opposition supporters after their leader reconciled with his political nemesis.
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What would you do with free money?
Wednesday, April 4th 2018, 23:13Villagers in Kenya are taking part in the world's largest trial to see what happens when charity cash goes directly to the people who need it.
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Miguna Miguna: Kenya opposition figure deported again
Thursday, March 29th 2018, 9:41related places: Nairobi
He is sent to Dubai hours after a minister was convicted of contempt for not letting him enter Kenya.
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Teaching boys that 'real men' would stop rape
Tuesday, March 20th 2018, 23:11A project in Kenya is teaching boys how to intervene to stop sexual violence
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Kenya election: Raila Odinga rejects 'sham' repeat vote
Tuesday, October 31st 2017, 18:07The Kenyan opposition leader though made no mention a legal challenge to the outcome.
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Kenya election: Kenyatta re-elected in disputed poll
Monday, October 30th 2017, 17:20Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is re-elected in a repeat election boycotted by the opposition.
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Knitting 'knockers' for Kenyan breast cancer survivors
Monday, October 30th 2017, 0:38Meet the knitting group helping Kenyan women with breast cancer.
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Is this the 'cheap' solution to Nairobi's housing crisis?
Saturday, October 28th 2017, 23:04related places: Nairobi
Shipping containers are being turned into homes in Kenya.
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No clear road ahead
Thursday, October 26th 2017, 17:50Kenya faces continuing uncertainty after a run-off vote marred by boycotts and violence, the BBC's Alastair Leithead says.
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Kenya election: Voting marred by boycott
Thursday, October 26th 2017, 17:01A teenager dies in isolated clashes in Kenya where many polling stations did not open for the re-run.
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Kenya's repeat election gets green light after court collapses
Wednesday, October 25th 2017, 19:09Opposition candidate Raila Odinga calls on his supporters to join him in boycotting the poll.
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Crucial decision
Wednesday, October 25th 2017, 0:07The presidential re-run in Kenya has massive implications both for the country and for Africa
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Kenya election official Roselyn Akombe flees to US
Wednesday, October 18th 2017, 13:46Roselyn Akombe says she fears for her life ahead of next week's presidential election re-run.
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Roselyn Akombe flees Kenya ahead of election re-run
Wednesday, October 18th 2017, 8:27Election commissioner Roselyn Akombe explains why she fled Kenya ahead of poll re-run.
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100 Women: 'I look down and I see a hand on my boob'
Monday, October 16th 2017, 3:09More than half of women in Kenya have been harassed on public transport, according to a recent study - Anita Nderu is one of them.
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Kenyan re-run
Wednesday, October 11th 2017, 14:13Kenya is due to hold a re-run of the 8 August elections later this month but the withdrawal of the main opposition candidate has called it into question.
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Kenya's Raila Odinga quits election re-run
Tuesday, October 10th 2017, 17:23Opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of the 26 October poll re-run, urging a "credible election".
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Kenya's woman matatu designer
Tuesday, October 10th 2017, 8:52related places: Nairobi
Pimped-up minivans are all over Nairobi, but Tsarah Arts says she is the only woman designing them.
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King David v Joshua
Monday, October 2nd 2017, 23:25Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle for the Kenyan an presidency.
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Election annulled
Wednesday, September 20th 2017, 16:08Can a new election be held in the time allocated by Kenya's constitution?
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David Maraga hits back at 'threats' over Kenya election re-run
Tuesday, September 19th 2017, 17:03The chief justice is defiant amid violent protests and criticism after he annulled last month's poll.
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Kenyan voting system 'won't be ready'
Monday, September 18th 2017, 19:17The voting system cannot be installed in time for October's election re-run, its maker says.
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Kenyan opposition MPs boycott Uhuru Kenyatta's speech
Tuesday, September 12th 2017, 15:43MPs say President Uhuru Kenyatta does not have the constitutional mandate to address parliament.
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Kenya election: Date set for Kenyatta-Odinga re-run
Monday, September 4th 2017, 18:37Kenya's presidential election will be re-run on 17 October after the original result was annulled.
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Gold dust
Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 23:46Demand for sand in Kenya is driving the illegal sand harvesting industry, causing loss of ecosystems and even deaths.
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Kenya election: Kenyatta vows to 'fix' court as win quashed
Saturday, September 2nd 2017, 13:25The president of Kenya takes aim at judges who voided his victory in presidential elections.
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Kenya election: Kenyatta blasts court after vote annulled
Friday, September 1st 2017, 22:30Kenya's president says he accepts the annulment of his win in elections but brands judges "crooks".
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Dear Prisoner... female inmates on the power of a letter
Friday, September 1st 2017, 17:34Inmates in Kenya's Lang’ata Women's Prison tell the BBC what writing and receiving letters means to them.
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Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
Friday, September 1st 2017, 17:13The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities, sparking joy among opposition supporters.
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Court orders new Kenyan presidential election
Friday, September 1st 2017, 13:38The Supreme Court annuls the presidential result, citing irregularities.
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Kenyan opposition celebrates wildly after court annuls vote
Friday, September 1st 2017, 9:12related places: Kisumu
The Kenyan opposition in the western town of Kisumu has been celebrating wildly after news of the supreme court ruling's annulling the election result.
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Kenya election 2017: Raila Odinga says election systems hacked
Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 18:23The claim the system had been compromised is denied by Kenya's chief electoral officer.
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'Dangerous time'
Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 17:12Kenya is in a dangerous limbo as it awaits official results of its presidential election, the BBC's Alastair Leithead says.
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Kenya Elections 2017: Odinga hacking claims spark protests
Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 15:55related places: Kisumu
Protests erupted in Kisumu, western Kenya, after opposition candidate Raila Odinga alleged that the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate results.
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Kenya election 2017: People in Kibera on their future hopes
Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 10:33related places: Kibera, Nairobi
People have been turning out to vote in large numbers in Kibera, Nairobi, in Kenya's general election.
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Holding its breath
Sunday, August 6th 2017, 23:50The election campaign falls silent - but the country is holding its breath, fearing violence.
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