ARTICLES RELATING TO KENYA

Kenya truth report: Killings, graft

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Kenya truth report shows assassinations, land grabs, corruption plagued its past governments.

Future of Mombasa refinery uncertain

2013-05-22 10:13

The future of east Africa's only oil refinery depends on a report due next week on whether to upgrade the aging Kenyan plant or turn it into a storage facility.

Kenya police kill 'terror couple'

2013-05-19 15:42

Kenya police have shot dead the 'terror couple' who wounded 5 police officers in grenade attack.

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'Greedy Pig Protest' - Kenya

2013-05-15 09:49

Demonstrators released two dozen piglets at the gates of parliament and poured blood on the pavement to protest demands by newly elected lawmakers for a wage hike.

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Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters

2013-05-14 16:03

Kenyan police in riot gear have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse about 200 protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against lawmakers’ salary demands.

40 Kenyan mental asylum patients escape

2013-05-13 13:39

Kenyan police have launched a manhunt for 40 mental patients who escaped an asylum after overpowering their guards near Nairobi.

Kenya asks UN to drop ICC charges

2013-05-09 21:06

Kenya has written to the UN Security Council pleading to scrap the international crimes against humanity trials for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his vice president William Ruto.

Chinese actress feeds orphan elephants

2013-05-06 21:41

Chinese actress has fed Kenya's orphan elephants to raise awareness of Asian ivory demand.

UK invites Kenyatta to Somalia meeting

2013-05-03 15:22

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges of crimes against humanity at the ICC, is expected to visit London at UK's invitation next week for a conference on Somalia.

Kenya: 2 Iranians guilty of terror plot

2013-05-02 15:07

A Kenyan court has found two Iranian nationals guilty of planning to attack Western targets in Kenya.

Kenya chief denies bribery allegations

2013-04-29 17:58

Kenya's chief justice has denied accusations that he had received bribes to rule in favour of President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a petition challenging the outcome of last month's election.

Rhino conservationist dies

2013-04-22 20:03

The rhino conservationist, who helped found Kenya game reserve, has died in South Africa.

Kenya MPs like lavish pay, want more

2013-04-18 18:26

Even before they begin their latest session in earnest, newly elected Kenyan parliamentarians are demanding a pay increase after the lavish wages legislators in the previous term earned were reduced.

Kenya floods kill 41, including 2 kids

2013-04-17 21:02

Kenya's Red Cross says two children have been buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country's death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41.

Kenya polls valid, not 'perfect'

2013-04-16 15:27

Kenyan presidential elections won by Uhuru Kenyatta were marred by problems but overall were acceptable, the country's highest court says, detailing its decision last month to uphold the results.

Kenya floods leave 32 dead

2013-04-10 18:16

Floods in Kenya have left 32 people dead and six missing since 20 March, the local Red Cross says.

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Kenya's new president sworn in

2013-04-09 16:11

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn as Kenya's fourth president on Tuesday to cheers from tens of thousands of supporters. See all the pictures.

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Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president

2013-04-09 14:13

Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has been sworn in to office at a ceremony in a stadium packed with supporters and foreign dignitaries. Watch.

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Kenyatta set to be sworn-in as president

2013-04-09 11:23

Leaders from across Africa have flown into Nairobi to watch the swearing-in of Uhuru Kenyatta as the new president of Kenya.

Kenyatta to keep old ties

2013-04-07 21:36

Despite a looming international trial for crimes against humanity, Kenya's new leader Uhuru Kenyatta will maintain the country's close relations with the West.

US to attend Kenyatta's inauguration

2013-04-05 09:25

The US says its ambassador will attend Uhuru Kenyatta's swearing-in as Kenya's new president next week. The UK is set to announce if its high commissioner will attend.

Kenya: Gunmen shoot dead 2 cops

2013-04-02 13:57

Gunmen have shot dead two Kenyan policemen in the latest attack in the restive border region with war-torn Somalia, a top policeman says.

Odinga accepts court defeat

2013-03-30 20:12

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says he accepts the Supreme Court's verdict that upholds the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's next president.

Anxiety in Kenya ahead of poll judgment

2013-03-29 22:15

Kenya is on edge awaiting the Supreme Court decision on whether it will uphold or invalidate the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president.

Kenyatta apologises for judges gaffe

2013-03-28 13:12

Kenya's president-elect, whose victory is being challenged in the Supreme Court, has apologised for comments in which he seemed to dismiss the judges as "some six people" who will "decide something or other".

 

Truth panel: Kenyatta must apologise

2013-05-22 13:21

Kenya's reconciliation commission says the president, security forces and judiciary should publicly apologise for past abuses going back 50 years, its final report says.

Kenya to decide on Mombasa refinery

2013-05-22 09:10

The future of east Africa's only oil refinery could be decided next week when a report is due on whether to upgrade the aging Kenyan plant or turn it into a storage facility.

Tensions simmer in south Somali region

2013-05-16 12:19

A warlord in southern Somalia's Jubaland region has declared himself "president" of the region, leaders have said shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post.

Kenyans protest MPs' high pay

2013-05-14 17:22

Kenyans have protested outside parliament against lawmakers' demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum wage.

Kenyan official found with 19kg of ivory

2013-05-13 19:04

A top official in a Kenyan conservation group has been charged with illegal possession of 19kg of elephant ivory worth more than $20 000.

Up to 3 000 AU troops killed in Somalia

2013-05-10 07:57

As many as 3 000 AU peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, the UN says.

Somalia's 2 decades of chaos

2013-05-07 13:36

An international conference is being held in London to boost political stability in Somalia and to prevent the Horn of Africa nation from slipping back into abject lawlessness.

UK mulls payouts for Mau Mau victims

2013-05-06 09:02

Britain is negotiating to compensate thousands of Kenyans who claim they were severely mistreated by their colonial rulers during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising, a report says.

Kenya grants Venezuela diplomat bail

2013-05-02 20:35

A Venezuelan diplomat in Kenya charged with the murder of his ambassador has been granted bail after nine months in custody.

East African body makes business easier

2013-05-02 12:31

The World Bank says a trading bloc of East African economies is making it easier for businesses to work, but performance varies widely.

Uhuru Kenyatta picks key ministers

2013-04-25 14:44

Kenya's new president Uhuru Kenyatta has named defence, tourism and other key ministers to a slimmed down cabinet, brushing off concerns that most appointees hail from the same tribe as him.

Hippo kills Chinese tourist in Kenya

2013-04-22 14:16

A Chinese tourist has been killed by a hippopotamus near Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s great Riff Valley, medics say.

Floods kill over 60 Kenyans - govt

2013-04-18 15:07

Flooding in Kenya after heavy seasonal rains has killed more than 60 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes in the past month, Vice President William Ruto says.

Kenyatta lashes lawmakers over pay

2013-04-17 09:02

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has used his first speech to parliament to lash lawmakers over their high salaries, while promising to lift millions out of poverty by 2017.

Kenya cuts fuel prices

2013-04-14 13:36

Kenya's energy regulator has lowered retail fuel prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene, citing a stronger shilling versus the dollar and slightly lower oil prices.

Museveni salutes Kenyans

2013-04-09 17:27

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Kenyans for voting in Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fourth president in defiance of his looming international trial for crimes against humanity.

Banda blocked from flying to Kenya

2013-04-09 14:31

Zambian authorities have stopped ex-president Rupiah Banda from leaving the country to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Kenya’s new president, an aide and his lawyer says.

Kenyatta takes oath as Kenyan president

2013-04-09 13:12

Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn as Kenya’s fourth president to cheers from tens of thousands of supporters, despite facing an international crimes against humanity trial.

Kenya's divided tribes backed Kenyatta

2013-04-08 09:17

In Kenya's Rift Valley, divided tribes all backed the man set to be sworn-in as the new president of the country, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya to toughen poaching sentences

2013-04-06 16:12

The Kenyan government says it plans to bolster current lenient sentences for convicted wildlife poachers or ivory smugglers in a bid to stamp out a spike in elephant killings.

Next for Kenya, a president on trial

2013-04-02 21:48

Kenya's president may be on trial in The Hague soon, though a push to drop charges has begun.

Calm returns to Kenya

2013-03-31 22:35

Kenyan police have maintained tight security as calm returned after a court ruling upholding Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election win.

Kenya's court to rule on elections

2013-03-30 15:22

Kenya's Supreme Court is due to rule whether to confirm Uhuru Kenyatta's presidential election victory or order fresh polls in the country.

Kenya group deny blame for resort attack

2013-03-29 16:39

A Kenyan separatist movement has denied accusations by the authorities that it was behind a raid in a coastal resort that killed eight people, although it said former members may have been involved.

Kenyan gunfight: Cops search for attackers

2013-03-28 11:55

Kenyan police are still searching for attackers after two officers and six other people were killed in a gunfight outside a casino in the coastal resort town of Malindi.

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