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Media freedom in Kenya: Analogies are being drawn with Moi’s repressive era

Until 1992 government-owned media outlets had a monopoly on radio broadcasting, and journalists critical of the former president were harassed.

Protesters took to the streets of Nairobi to condemn the media shutdown

Kenyan broadcasters back on air after government block

The NTV and KTN channels were both accessible on Monday, but two others – Citizen TV and Inooro TV – remained blocked

Supporters of Kenya’s opposition party cheered on leader Raila Odinga at his ‘inauguration’.

Kenya inaugurates another crisis

Two men claim the title, so will the real Kenyan president please stand up?

Opposition leader Raila Odinga inaugurated himself on Wednesday and the Kenyan government has cracked down on media houses who tried to cover the event yesterday

‘Alarming’ media crackdown leaves Kenyan broadcasters off air

Four major TV stations have been indefinitely suspended

Kenya vote: Odinga alleges unfairness

One of Kenya’s top two presidential rivals has accused the electoral commission of disadvantaging him by "design or omission" in Monday’s vote.

Annan: Prosecute Kenya militias over poll violence

Kenyan authorities should prosecute murderous militias implicated in the country’s devastating post-election violence, but also address any ”genuine grievances” they may have,…

UN: Ethnic tensions splitting Kenya

Two months of violence in Kenya have split the country along ethnic lines and there is a risk of further clashes if the political crisis is not resolved quickly, a top United…

Africa’s top diplomat pushes Kenya rivals to agree

Africa’s top diplomat was meeting Kenya’s feuding parties on Friday to push for a deal after the government agreed in principle to create a prime minister’s post to help end a…

Kenyans vote in close election, violence feared

Guarded by police, Kenyans voted on Thursday in a presidential election preceded by violence, tainted by allegations of rigging and likely to be the closest in more than four…

Kenya’s Kibaki hits vote trail in rivals’ heartland

President Mwai Kibaki hit the campaign trail on Monday in the tribal heartland of his main opposition challengers just hours after announcing he would seek re-election in Kenya’s…