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KENYA

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/ 22 January 2010

Kenyans to be offered livestock insurance against drought

Pioneering scheme uses satellite imagery which shows when available forage is so scarce that animals are likely to starve.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 15 January 2010

Violence in Kenya over radical cleric

Five people were hurt in Nairobi on Friday as Kenyan police battled with Muslim demonstrators demanding the release of a radical Jamaican cleric.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 16 December 2009

US pledges $2,7bn for Kenya HIV battle

The United States committed ,7-billion on Wednesday to help fight HIV infection in Kenya.

By Jeremy Clarke
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/ 11 December 2009

Guantánamo detainee’s family sues Kenya for $30m

The family of a man held at Guantánamo Bay has sued the Kenya government for -million for wrongful detainment and torture.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 December 2009

Annan in Kenya to push reforms on post-poll unrest

Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who mediated an end to Kenya’s 2008 post-election violence, is in the country to assess reforms agreed to in this regard.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 November 2009

Fighting pushes Somalis, Islamist rebels, into Kenya

Hundreds of Somali refugees have fled to Kenya after rebels suspected of links to al-Qaeda seized a Somali town near the border, residents said.

By Noor Ali
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Africa
/ 23 November 2009

Kenya looks to geothermal power as drought hits dams

Drought has slashed capacity at Kenya’s main dams, forcing shutdowns and leading to reliance on costly diesel-powered generators.

By George Obulutsa
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Article
/ 22 November 2009

TV puppet satire torments Kenyan elite

A rapping president describes himself as ”a real bad dude” and a set of parliamentarians suffer from a brain disease called ”corruptophaelia”.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 November 2009

Kenya evicts thousands in attempt to save Rift Valley

Tourism, tea and energy industries threatened after a quarter of huge Mau Forest destroyed in 20 years.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 November 2009

Kenya’s leaders split with the ICC

Kenyan leaders have split with the ICC, leaving the court to find alternative ways to pursue the perpetrators of 2007’s post-electoral violence.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 November 2009

Kenyan leaders fail to sanction tribunal to probe violence

ICC may look into murders of 1 133 people after Kibaki and Odinga shy away from establishing local court.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 November 2009

A trip to the source of the truth

Kenyan author Mukoma wa Ngugi’s novel forces us to question received narratives and conventional wisdom.

By Percy Zvomuya
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Article
/ 5 November 2009

ICC pushes probe into Kenya post-poll unrest

The ICC prosecutor arrived in Kenya on Thursday for talks on trying those behind last year’s post-poll violence, which claimed 1 500 lives.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 October 2009

Kenya launches gay survey

Kenya is to launch a nationwide survey to establish the number of gay men in the country, despite homosexuality being against the law.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 23 October 2009

Kenya aristocrat Cholmondeley released from prison

One of Kenya’s most prominent white aristocrats was released from prison on Friday after more than three years in jail for killing a black poacher.

By Tom Odula
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Africa
/ 19 October 2009

Clueless in Kigali

As Rwanda reintegrates into East Africa and more Kenyans are drawn there, Lloyd Igane is amused by the resulting culture clash.

By Lloyd Igane
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Africa
/ 9 October 2009

Somali govt accused of recruiting Kenyans for war

Somalia’s government has recruited more than 170 young Kenyans and former servicemen to help it fight rebels, local leaders in eastern Kenya say.

By Noor Ali
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Article
/ 2 October 2009

Kenya to cooperate with ICC on unrest trials

Kenya will cooperate with the ICC to try key suspects behind unrest after the country’s bitterly disputed 2007 election, a top minister said.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 September 2009

Kenya’s slums attract poverty tourism

The Dutch tourists came well prepared for the walking safari: strong shoes and sunscreen, backpacks and bottled water.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 September 2009

US warns 15 Kenyans they are blocking reforms

The United States has sent warning letters to 15 prominent Kenyans it says are blocking reform in East Africa’s biggest economy.

By Daniel Wallis
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Africa
/ 24 September 2009

Birthday cake on the hoof

Trina’s dad decided to buy an ”African cake” to celebrate her first birthday. Munene Kilongi explains why there are no candles.

By Munene Kilongi
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Article
/ 22 September 2009

Kenyan challenges state over prison facilities

An intersexed Kenyan has applied to Kenya’s constitutional court to be released on the grounds that he belongs in neither a jail for men nor women

By Jillo Kadida
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Article
/ 21 September 2009

Kenya signals high-speed trains to replace ‘lunatic line’ era

It pushed through malarial swamps and hostile tribal territory, served up workers as dinner for man-eating lions.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 September 2009

Kenya’s rainmakers called to combat climate change

Kenya’s rainmakers — with meteorological equipment consisting of trees and herbs — are being enlisted to mitigate the effects of climate change.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 September 2009

Four million Kenyans on food aid as drought deepens

The devastating drought sweeping across Kenya is causing widespread hunger, thirst and, in the case of cattle, death.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 13 September 2009

‘Pill-check’ SMS the cure?

An African cellphone hotline that reports when clinics are out of essential drugs could be the solution to government denialism.

By Munyaradzi Makoni and Christina Scott
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Article
/ 10 September 2009

Kenya’s elephants dying during severe drought

A drought in Kenya is so bad that it is even felling the giants of the animal kingdom — the country’s famed elephants.

By Katharine Houreld
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Africa
/ 8 September 2009

Kenya’s Kibaki demotes police chief to post office

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki sacked his police chief on Tuesday and sent him to run the post office.

By Daniel Wallis
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Article
/ 3 September 2009

Islamic banks carve niche in crowded Kenyan market

Islamic banks have grown to account for about 1% of gross assets in the Kenyan banking sector since they first opened their doors early last year.

By Duncan Miriri
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Article
/ 26 August 2009

Kenya’s rural drought hurts city dwellers

In Nairobi’s posh, leafy neighbourhoods, light bulbs flicker as generators rumble to life. Gym treadmills in luxury hotels jolt to a halt.

By Tom Odula
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Article
/ 24 August 2009

Japan gives Kenya $7,7bn for food aid

Japan gave Kenya a ,7-billion grant on Monday to buy food in response to an appeal by the east African country’s president.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

Obama’s ‘Mama Sarah’ goes solar in Kenya

United States President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah proudly announced on Thursday that her modest Kenyan homestead was now solar-powered.

By Staff Reporter
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