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HRW: Election violence Kenya was planned17/03The political violence triggered by the disputed presidential elections of December was planned and organized by political operatives, a report by the Human Rights Watch says.
Kenya: Rivals show optimism and unity28/02Kenyan leaders have agreed to work in a coalition government starting Thursday evening, chief mediator Kofi Annan has announced. Opposition leader Raila Odinga will head the g…
Kenya mediation talks stall27/02Koffi Annan , former UN Secretary General, suspended mediation talks Tuesday after an acrimonious session where his credibility and that of former president Benjamin Mkapa was…
Kenya: Prime ministry jeopardizes talks26/02[MOBILE VIDEO] Talks to end the political crisis in Kenya are on the edge of collapse after mediator and former UN secretary General Kofi Annan threatened to quit after member…
Kenya: Tourism sector fights back26/02Kenya's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has embarked on a recovery program to restore confidence in the tourism industry following dwindling earnings due to the post electio…
Kenya: PNU denies reaching deal with ODM25/02The ruling party for National Unity (PNU has denied the previously announced conclusion of a power-sharing deal with the opposition Orange democratic Party (ODM).
Kenya: Analysts warn of looming famine25/02Kenya may be forced to fight a looming famine, if the post election crisis persists, a key business body in the country has warned.
Kenya: Athletes deny fueling violence25/02Kenya's international and local athletes today came out fighting for their reputation and vehemently denied reports that they helped fuel post election violence that rocked mo…
Kenya leaders reach deal as AU boss comes22/02[MOBILE VIDEO] African Union chairman-elect Jean Ping met president Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga as the feuding parties agreed on a power sharing deal Friday.
Kenya: Media council under dissolution threat21/02Controversy dogging the establishment of a parallel task force to audit the conduct of the media during the electioneering period deepened Wednesday when the government on one…
Kenya: Nobel prize winner under death threat20/02Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai is claiming her life is in danger after receiving death threats from a group identifying itself as the outlawed Mungiki militia. Maathai told Af…
Kenya: Opposition back to streets next week20/02The Orange Democratic Movement has announced that it will hold country-wide rallies to protest against what it calls government's refusal to respect the wishes of the majority…
Kenya: Militias turn slums into no-go zones20/02Political militiamen are terrorising Nairobi slums transforming them into no-go zones and killing or injuring innocent civilians on ethnic consideration.
Kenya: Kibaki rejects power sharing principle20/02President Mwai Kibaki and affiliate parties have rejected any power sharing deal that would violate the Kenyan constitution. Kibaki was referring to rival Raila Odinga's propo…
ICC urged to investigate death of over 8,00020/02The Oscar Foundation, a Kenyan legal aid non-governmental body has issued a reported dubbed 'Ethnicity and failed democracy' is which it calls upon the International Criminal …
Kenya: Parties approve inquiry into poll18/02[MOBILE VIDEO]Both the government and opposition ODM have agreed on the creation of an independent body to investigate what went wrong in the Dec 27 elections.
Kenya: Rice pushes for power sharing18/02[MOBILE VIDEO] Visiting United States' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced that a power-sharing agreement would be the most workable solution that would help end…- Kenya formed panel of electoral officials16/02The road map to a comprehensive solution to Kenya's post- election crisis has been rolled up with the formation of an international panel of distinguished electoral officials …
Kenya: Talk failure is no option15/02[MOBILE VIDEO] If talks to end the current political impasse in Kenya fail to yield results, the country risks sliding back to turmoil as the threat of a full scale inter-ethn…
Kenya: More pressure on Kibaki needed15/02[MOBILE VIDEO] A cross section of Kenyans have expressed anger over attempts by the government team at the mediation to sabotage the Kofi Annan mediation.
