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Kibaki convenes parliament and announces partial cabinet.

Incumbent president Mwai Kibaki has convened newly-elected members of parliament for the opening of the new legislature on 15 January at 14.30 local time. On that occasion the speaker and deputy speak...
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Death toll in post-election violence rises.

Residents of Kibera and Mathare slums in the capital of Nairobi are among the recipients of emergency food aid being delivered by the United Nation
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Uneasy calm in Kenya as diplomacy continues.

International pressure by the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and South Africa among other countries has led to an uneasy calm for the past three days, especially in Nairobi. The diplomatic eff...
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Death toll rises to over 350.

Over 350 Kenyans have died in the violence that has swept the country since the disputed presidential, parliamentary and local government elections of 27 December according to a tally kept by the news...
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Nairobi: "We don't want to be refugees".

In Nairobi 4 January marked a return to a semblance of normality after the violence and tension sparked by the disputed presidential elections of 27 December. However, all is still not well in the r...
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Nairobi calm as new demonstration fails.

There is relative calm in Nairobi despite calls by the opposition party Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) for a re-run on 4 January of the aborted protest rally of the previous day against the outcome...
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Post-election violence: the situation in Nairobi.

The situation in Nairobi and other parts of the country is volatile, with local and international religious and other leaders calling on president Mwai Kibaki and opposition party Orange Democratic Mo...
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Kenyan elections: opposition suspends rally in Nairobi.

The opposition party Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has suspended the rally organised for 3 January in Nairobi
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Post-election violence: the situation in Nairobi.

The situation in Nairobi and other parts of the country is volatile, with local and international religious and other leaders calling on president Mwai Kibaki and opposition party Orange Democratic Mo...
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Kenyan elections: blame-game begins as violence continues.

The blame-game in Kenya has just begun over who is responsible for the mess in the contested presidential election, which has led to civil unrest, the death of over 200 people and the displacement of...
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Kenyan elections: Nairobi readies for ODM demonstration on 3 January.

Calm has reportedly returned to Nairobi following the looting, riots and killings triggered by the contested re-election of president Mwai Kibaki on 27 December. Roads throughout the city, including...
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Kenyan elections: deaths increase across country.

Up to 100 people are believed to have died across Kenya in violence sparked by the disputed presidential elections of 27 December. Over 40 people are reported to have been shot dead in the western tow...
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Kenyan elections: Kibaki declared president amid allegations of fraud.

The Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) has declared Mwai Kibaki of the Party of National Unity (PNU) the winner of the presidential elections of 27 December. Official results give the incumbent presi...
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Kenyan elections: partial results show ODM lead.

Tension is running high in Kenya pending the release of the final results of the presidential, parliamentary and local government elections on 27 December. Clashes are reported to have broken out in s...
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Kenyan elections: vote counting underway.

Vote counting is underway in Kenya following general and local government elections on 27 December. Preliminary results show that a number of government ministers including vice president Moody Awori...
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Kenyan elections: polling begins.

Polling is underway in Kenya, where 14.2 million eligible voters out of a total population of 37 million are choosing their next president, parliament and local government representatives. Polling sta...
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Kenyan elections: the countdown begins.

All eyes are on Kenya as 14.2 million voters out of a total population of 37 million prepare to go to the polls on 27 December to choose their next president and parliamentary and local government rep...
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Kenyan elections: millions spent on campaign advertising.

The biggest winners in the 27 December general and local government elections may not be the elected presidential, parliamentary and civic candidates but advertising and media firms. The three main p...
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Kenyan elections: women join campaign trail.

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Karen Langata community guide.

Residents of Karen and Langata can now make use of a new guide to state-run and private facilities and services in the area. Produced by the Karen and Langata District Association (KLDA), it includes...
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Watersports at Masinga dam.

The 5th Africa Canoe-kayak Flatwater championship and 1st Africa Canoe-kayak slalom championship are to take place at Masinga dam and on the Tana river which feeds the reservoir from 24-27 January 200...
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Kenyan elections: election promises in Kenya.

With the Kenyan elections round the corner and the nine presidential candidates and 2,600 parliamentary candidates flooding the country with promises and funds, Kenyans may have no need to welcome San...
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New extension at ISK.

The International School of Kenya has inaugurated a new high school building on its leafy Runda campus in north Nairobi. Designed by local architects Beglin Woods and built over two years, the low-ris...
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EASSy cable construction starts.

Work on the long-awaited East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) is due to begin in December, according to
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TEAMS moves ahead.

Kenya is pushing ahead with its own undersea fibre optic cable project, known as The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS), connecting Mombasa and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. The tender for...
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Kenyan elections: propaganda hits the web.

Internet service providers in the Kenyan capital have sounded the alarm over the increase in spam and viruses carried by e-mail in the run-up to the general and local government elections on 27 Decemb...
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Who wants to be a millionaire?

If you want to be an instant millionaire in Nairobi, forget about gambling in the numerous casinos or buying the lottery; just go to the office of the registrar of societies in the attorney general
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Kenyan elections:

Four Kenyans of foreign descent have been nominated to contest the 27 December polls for the 210 seats in the Kenya National Assembly. Two have roots in Europe; they are Franco Esposito, who is orig...

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