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Amanda Sperber, policymic General elections are about to take place in Kenya. The media can’t stay away from stories about lots of bloodshed in African countries, and after 2007-2008’s violent election, has been waiting with bated breath for this big … read more »
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By Jeremy Lind, Kenyans go to the polls for national elections on Monday March 4th for the first time since a conflagration of violence swept the country following disputed election results in 2008. An estimated 1,300 lives were lost in … read more »
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Kenya’s poorest bore the brunt of the terrible violence which convulsed the nation after the last presidential election. Now they are bracing themselves for the worst but hoping there will be no repeat. It was early evening in late 2007 … read more »
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By Jeremy Lind Kenyans go to the polls for national elections on Monday March 4th for the first time since a conflagration of violence swept the country following disputed election results in 2008. An estimated 1,300 lives were lost in … read more »
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METAL shutters have come down, stocks of food have been run down and tatty bags with clothing for several weeks lie by the side of a road leading out of Nairobi, Kenya’s ethnically mixed capital, to farmland north-west. “We don’t … read more »
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Tomorrow is the day the much anticipated general elections in Kenya will occur. Much as the Kenyans are right to promote it as a national exercise, the regional interest in the elections is inescapable. The excitement in the region is … read more »
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The two front-runners in Kenya’s presidential election have been holding their final rallies in Nairobi, ahead of Monday’s vote. PM Raila Odinga and deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta are favourites to succeed President Kibaki, in the first poll since the post-2007 … read more »
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The recent foiled abduction of two Ogaden political leaders who were asylum seekers in Kenya by Ethiopian secret service agents in collaboration with rogue elements in the Kenyan security services has increased the worries of Ogaden refugees in Kenya and … read more »
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Five years ago, over 500,000 people were displaced and more than 1,500 killed in post-election violence in Kenya. Now, NGOs are working to manage humanitarian situation ahead of the country’s next election this Monday, writes Ivy Ndiewo. WITH LESS THAN … read more »
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By Frederick Nzwili | Christian Science Monitor Social media can’t be blamed for the deadly post-election riots in 2007-2008; but now smart phones are affordable. Social media – tweets, tags, pokes, posts, uploads – were not part of Kenya‘s last … read more »
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(AP) Dozens of shack homes have been burned to the ground in recent weeks in Mathare, Nairobi’s most dangerous slum. Families are moving into zones controlled by their own clans, fearful of attacks between the tribes of Kenya’s top two … read more »
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NAIROBI, Kenya — On Monday Kenya holds a presidential election for the first time since more than 1,000 people were killed and 600,000 displaced because of ethnic tensions and violence after the nation’s 2007 presidential election. The government has been … read more »
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At least 35 people have been killed in a bus crash near Mwingi town in eastern Kenya, a traffic officer has said. Most of the passengers worked in the capital, Nairobi, and were returning to their homes to vote in … read more »
Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan presidential candidates taunted each other Monday night in the second round of their presidential debate that focused on the economy and land. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, his main challenger Uhuru Kenyatta and six others also sparred … read more »
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From restive towns near the Somalia border to delta villages wracked by deadly ethnic strife, Kenya’s Tana River flows through hotspots that are threatening to explode with the March 4 polls. By Leela JACINTO in Kenya (text) The mighty Tana, … read more »
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Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyan presidential contenders, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, are headed for a tie in the Presidential election with a slight Kenyatta lead, needing a runoff to produce a possible Odinga victory, an opinion poll showed Friday. The … read more »
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Statement by Chief Justice/President of Supreme Court Willy Mutunga Fellow Kenyans, I have called this press conference to inform the country of two separate but significant events that have occurred in the past one week. I have considered the possible … read more »
Henry Makori In recent months, media in Kenya has reported the re-emergence of the terror group Mungiki in parts of the central region. Mungiki, an exclusively Kikuyu ethnic militia, has over the years been blamed for atrocious violence and extortion … read more »
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NAIROBI – Kenya’s Chief Justice Willy Mutunga says he has been threatened with “dire consequences” if the courts barred presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta from contesting next month’s election. Mr Mutunga said he had received a “poison-pen letter” from an outlawed … read more »
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A judge has cleared the way for a leading politician to run to be Kenya’s next president despite accusations of murder, rape and crimes against humanity he faces at the International Criminal Court. Activists had sought to have Uhuru Kenyatta, … read more »
Somali militant group Al Shabaab say they executed a Kenyan army private at midnight on Thursday after the expiry of an ultimatum for the release of Muslims held by Kenya on terror charges. The Al Shabaab militants, who want to … read more »
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Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who the International Criminal Court has charged with atrocities, was rated the best performer in the nation’s first presidential debate, according to a survey by Ipsos-Synovate. Uhuru, who heads the Jubilee Coalition, was rated … read more »
For the first time in Kenya’s electioneering history, a debate by presidential candidates will be aired on all radio and television stations Monday to test the candidates health, education, security and foreign policies. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the flag-bearer of … read more »
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Refugees who once fled to Kenya for safety claim extortion and threats rife since government ordered them to move to camps. Clar Ni Chonghaile in Eastleigh,guardian.co.uk, A police officer disperses rioters in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi in November. Skirmishes … read more »
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by Katrina Manson The link between one of the world’s most powerful corporate leaders and a small bank in Ethiopia might not be immediately obvious. In this case, it’s an IBM server, which powers Awash International Bank. But soon it … read more »
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By Jacob Rasmussen Mungiki was one of the key protagonists in the post-election violence (PEV) of 2008 and has for years been perceived and presented as one of the principal internal security threats to Kenya. Taking into consideration the violent … read more »
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Authorities have cracked down on reporters and news outlets that covered last year’s demonstrations by Muslims, seen here. (AFP/Jenny Vaughan) Nairobi, February 1, 2013–Ethiopian security forces have detained for two weeks without charge the editor of a newsmagazine and accused … read more »
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CNN – Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga says his country will not negotiate with al Qaeda-linked Somali militants who have threatened to kill Kenyan hostages unless Nairobi releases all Muslims charged with terrorism. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in … read more »
Ethiopian Political Civic Democratic Forces Joint Actions Coordinating Committee Ethiopians Condemn the foiled Assassination Plot on Journalist Abebe Gelaw PRESS RELEASE The Ethiopian community in America is outraged to learn about the foiled plan of assassination attempt on Abebe Gellaw, … read more »
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Kenyan voters will today nominate people for political positions including those of MPs, governors and senators. This comes ahead of elections in March. Security has been heightened across the country ahead of the nominations, especially in areas that have been … read more »
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