News Topic - Kenya
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Kenyan Troops Strike at Militia Involved in Land Clashes
NAIROBI, March 10 -- The Kenyan army launched a military operation against a militia in the volatile Rift Valley region Monday, an unusual intervention in a long-standing land dispute that has been exacerbated by Kenya's recent post-election crisis.
Washington Post – Mar 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, March 10 -- The Kenyan army launched a military operation against a militia in the volatile Rift Valley region Monday, an unusual intervention in a long-standing land dispute that has been exacerbated by Kenya's recent post-election crisis.
Washington Post – Mar 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A Block-by-Block Bid for Peace
NAIROBI -- On one of the most violent days of Kenya's post-election crisis, Joseph Osodo's neighborhood -- a sprawling maze of lean-to kiosks, rusted metal roofs and pounded mud paths called Kibera -- had become an ethnic battleground with clearly drawn lines.
Washington Post – Mar 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI -- On one of the most violent days of Kenya's post-election crisis, Joseph Osodo's neighborhood -- a sprawling maze of lean-to kiosks, rusted metal roofs and pounded mud paths called Kibera -- had become an ethnic battleground with clearly drawn lines.
Washington Post – Mar 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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No Quick Fix for What Still Ails Kenya
ELMENTEITA, Kenya -- After reaching a power-sharing deal last week, Kenya's rival political leaders are now confronting one of the most explosive issues underlying the post-election crisis, and one that every Kenyan government since independence has managed to avoid: land reform.
Washington Post – Mar 7, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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ELMENTEITA, Kenya -- After reaching a power-sharing deal last week, Kenya's rival political leaders are now confronting one of the most explosive issues underlying the post-election crisis, and one that every Kenyan government since independence has managed to avoid: land reform.
Washington Post – Mar 7, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Deal on Sharing Power Goes Before Parliament
NAIROBI, March 6 -- President Mwai Kibaki urged lawmakers Thursday to pass legislation necessary to enact a power-sharing agreement "so that Kenya can be restored to and even exceed its former glory."
Washington Post – Mar 7, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, March 6 -- President Mwai Kibaki urged lawmakers Thursday to pass legislation necessary to enact a power-sharing agreement "so that Kenya can be restored to and even exceed its former glory."
Washington Post – Mar 7, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
NAIROBI, Feb. 26 -- Talks aimed at resolving Kenya's post-election political crisis were suspended Tuesday as negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga failed to make progress on terms of a power-sharing arrangement.
Washington Post – Feb 27, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Feb. 26 -- Talks aimed at resolving Kenya's post-election political crisis were suspended Tuesday as negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga failed to make progress on terms of a power-sharing arrangement.
Washington Post – Feb 27, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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For Kenya's Human Rights Chairman, an Environment of Fear
It was a telephone call that drove home Maina Kiai's worst nightmare.
Washington Post – Feb 25, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It was a telephone call that drove home Maina Kiai's worst nightmare.
Washington Post – Feb 25, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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U.S. Policy in Africa Faulted on Priorities
NAIROBI, Feb. 21 -- In his tour of Africa, President Bush steered clear of countries where stability, human rights and progress toward democracy have degenerated during his tenure, among them Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Uganda and Kenya.
Washington Post – Feb 22, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Feb. 21 -- In his tour of Africa, President Bush steered clear of countries where stability, human rights and progress toward democracy have degenerated during his tenure, among them Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Uganda and Kenya.
Washington Post – Feb 22, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Political Deal Is Overdue, Rice Tells Kenyan Rivals
NAIROBI, Feb. 18 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's deadlocked political rivals Monday that the time for an agreement was "yesterday" and said the United States would provide a power-sharing government with money to fund reconstruction and the resettlement of people displaced in...
Washington Post – Feb 19, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Feb. 18 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's deadlocked political rivals Monday that the time for an agreement was "yesterday" and said the United States would provide a power-sharing government with money to fund reconstruction and the resettlement of people displaced in...
Washington Post – Feb 19, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bush, in Africa, Issues Warning to Kenya
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Feb. 16 -- President Bush opened a six-day, five-nation tour of Africa on Saturday with a warning to Kenya's government that it needs to agree to a power-sharing arrangement with the opposition to settle a post-election upheaval that has torn the country apart.
Washington Post – Feb 17, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Feb. 16 -- President Bush opened a six-day, five-nation tour of Africa on Saturday with a warning to Kenya's government that it needs to agree to a power-sharing arrangement with the opposition to settle a post-election upheaval that has torn the country apart.
Washington Post – Feb 17, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Kenyan Rivals Agree to Review of Election
NAIROBI, Feb. 15 -- Kenya's political parties have agreed to an independent review of the country's disputed presidential election but have not yet reached a consensus on the crucial issue of a political settlement, former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan said Friday.
Washington Post – Feb 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, Feb. 15 -- Kenya's political parties have agreed to an independent review of the country's disputed presidential election but have not yet reached a consensus on the crucial issue of a political settlement, former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan said Friday.
Washington Post – Feb 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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