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EU’s Kenya Election Observers Warn Against Possible Violence

The EU warned Monday of possible violence in Kenya's elections as it deployed observers ahead of the August 8 poll...

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Kenya Records Five Million New Voters For August Polls

Kenya's election commission announced Tuesday that there would be five million new voters taking part in August polls,...

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Kenya’s Schoolgirls To Get Free Sanitary Pads From Government

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access...

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Kenya Opens Livestock Resource Centre

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday opened an animal resource centre at Sotik in northwest region to boost...

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Kenya Opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express Railway

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. The...

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Eyeing Growth Boost, Kenya Opens Chinese-Built Railway

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country's biggest infrastructure...

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Eight Candidates In the Running For Kenya Presidency

Kenya's electoral commission on Monday approved eight candidates to take part in the presidential election in August,...

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Kenya To Get $10m Investment In BBC Expansion

British broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to invest about $10m in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi,...

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Kenya Government ‘hostile’ To Rights Activists

The government of Kenya is hostile towards human rights activists and organisations, according to a report issued...

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Raila Odinga Chosen To Challenge President In Kenya Vote

Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential...

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Kenya Opposition To Name Presidential Candidate

The main opposition alliance in Kenya is due to announce its candidate for the 8 August election at a huge rally in the...

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Kenyatta Takes Swipe At Presidential Rival

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition National Super Alliance's (NSA) line-up for the 8 August...

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Race On For Kenya’s Presidency

With elections in Kenya only 102 days way, the main opposition alliance is running out of time to name its candidate....

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Raila Odinga Chosen To Challenge President In Kenya Vote

Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential...

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Kenya’s Tenacious, Veteran Politician

At an age when most would be retired, Raila Odinga, Kenya's veteran opposition leader and one-time prime minister, is...

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Kenya Opposition Names Ex-PM Odinga As Presidential Candidate

Veteran political leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga was Thursday named Kenya's opposition presidential...

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Uhuru Kenyatta Blames Primaries Chaos On Turnout

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed huge voter turnout for the chaos at his party's primaries on Friday, which...

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‘Too Many Voters’ Caused Kenya Poll Chaos – Kenyatta

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed huge voter turnout for the chaos at his party’s primaries on Friday, which...

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Kenya Leader Warns Against Violence As Poll Fever Hits

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned Thursday against violence as election season gets into full swing, with chaotic...