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Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters led by opposition chief Odinga

By Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI, March 27 (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who threw stones at them and blocked roads after opposition leader…

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Drought has killed 205 Kenyan elephants in 10 months

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and scores of other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought in 40 years,…

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Passengers stranded as pilots at Kenya Airways strike

NAIROBI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than two dozen flights were cancelled and thousands of passengers stranded as pilots at Kenya Airways PLC, one of Africa's biggest carriers, began a…

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Four in Kenya, including paramedics, abducted by suspected al Shabaab attackers

NAIROBI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Attackers suspected to be members of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group have abducted two paramedics, plus a driver and a patient near Kenya's border…

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Drought is killing Kenya’s endangered wildlife

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's worst drought in four decades has killed almost 2% of the world's rarest zebra in three months, and 25 times more elephants than normal over the…

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Kenya’s Odinga challenges presidential poll result in Supreme Court

NAIROBI, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga filed a challenge to the results of this month's presidential election in the Supreme Court on Monday, his legal…

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UPDATED: Kenya’s Ruto says expectations are huge, no time to waste

NAIROBI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - President-elect William Ruto said the expectation of Kenyans were huge and there was no time to waste, after a meeting attended by elected officials from his alliance…

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Ruto leads in Kenya vote, media tally shows, as announcement seen imminent

NAIROBI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto led a tight presidential race against opposition leader Raila Odinga, official results reported by Kenyan media showed on Monday, as…

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UPDATED: Veteran opposition leader Odinga ahead in Kenya’s presidential race- official results

NAIROBI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya's presidential race, official election results showed on Saturday, pushing Deputy President William Ruto into second place. With just…

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UPDATED: Rigging allegations begin as Kenyan media slow tally of votes in tight presidential race

NAIROBI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Without providing any proof, the secretary-general of Kenya's governing party has said the country's elections were rigged, fuelling public anxiety on Friday as media houses…

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Dead heat for Kenya presidency as election results trickle in

NAIROBI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Two days after Kenya's general election, officials had yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa's regional powerhouse, as confused citizens struggled to make sense…

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Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

NAIROBI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Tuesday election…

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UN to approve plastic treaty roadmap

NAIROBI, March 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations is set to approve a plan to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday, describing it as the most significant…

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Kenyan tourism begins recovery from pandemic slump as locals fuel travel

Kenya's tourism industry has started to pull out of its deep COVID-19-induced slump as local travellers take advantage of lower prices, the government said, but foreign visitor numbers are still…

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Bodies burnt and one victim beheaded in Kenyan village near Somalia – police

NAIROBI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers killed six men in a Kenyan coastal village near the border with Somalia, beheading one of the victims and burning four of the…

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Kenya to start giving COVID-19 booster shots

Kenya will offer COVID-19 booster shots to individuals six months after their initial shots, the health ministry said in a document published on Saturday, a day after the country logged…

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New COVID-19 vaccine rule catches many Kenyans by surprise

Kenya's sudden decision to demand proof of vaccination to access public places and transport was met by a combination of bemusement, dismissal and the occasional spot of enforcement on Thursday…

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Kenya to introduce Covid passport for end of December

Kenyans will have to prove they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to gain access to government services, public transport and public places such as national parks, bars and restaurants under…

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Kenya lifts COVID-19 curfew as infection rates ease, president says

Kenya lifted a nationwide curfew on Wednesday that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced. The East African nation,…

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Two deaths shine spotlight on violence against women in Kenya

Cynthia Makokha was a 17-year-old student and volleyball player. Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising athletics star, who finished fourth in the 5,000m race at the Tokyo Olympics and had…

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WFP institutes further cuts on food rations for refugees in Kenya as funds dry up

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is further cutting food rations for 440,000 refugees in Kenya, due to severe funding shortfalls, and has warned it may be forced to…

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COVID-19 pushes Kenya’s economy into first contraction in nearly 30 years

Kenya's economic output contracted for the first time in nearly three decades last year, pummeled by the impact of the coronavirus crisis that hit key sectors like tourism, official data…

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Kenya suspends all in-person meetings countrywide contain COVID-19 spread

Kenya's health minister said on Friday the government had suspended all in-person meetings and public gatherings countrywide to try to contain COVID-19, whose spread in the country he now attributes…

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Photo Story – Power lines said to be killing migratory birds at lake Magadi

Flock of lesser flamingos are seen wading through the Lake Magadi, Great Rift Valley in Kajiado, Kenya, 11 April 2021 (issued 12 April 2021). According to community tourist guides at…

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Photo Story – Funeral of Sarah Onyango Obama, former US president Barack Obama’s step grandmother

Mourners react during the funeral of Sarah Onyango Obama, the step-grandmother of former US president Barack Obama, at her home in Kogelo in western Kenya 30 March 2021. Ninety-nine-year-old Mama…

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First Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Africa under COVAX go to Rwanda

The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 shots to be dispatched to Africa under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme were to arrive in Rwanda on Wednesday, as efforts to inoculate…

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Kenya Airways and Air France-KLM to end Africa-Europe code share

Kenya Airways said it had agreed with Air France-KLM to end a code share for Africa-Europe routes, after suspending the arrangement this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Air France-KLM…

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Photo Story: Wedding ceremony amid coronavirus pandemic in Kenya

A Kenyan newly wed couple pose for a photo while at a photo session during their wedding ceremony in Kiambu, Kenya. Kenyan President Kenyatta announced on 04 November 2020 the…

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Kenya Airways to lay off staff, reduce network and assets

.Kenya Airways will lay off an unspecified number of workers, reduce its network and also get rid of some assets due to the coronavirus crisis, its chief executive said in…

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Kenya Airways estimates coronavirus revenue loss at $100 mln

Kenya Airways has lost an estimated $100 million in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns, CEO Allan Kilavuka told reporters on Friday. "We don't have…

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Photo story: Health workers in Kenya entertained

Kenyan nurses, midwives and other frontline workers working at the Infectious Disease Unit at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital interract after participating at a Zumba training session…

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Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday banned movement across the country’s borders with Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. He exempted cargo trucks but said…

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Silvia Romano returns to Italy after 18 months in kidnap

UPDATE : Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped in Kenya 18 months ago, has been freed and arrived back in Italy on Sunday afternoon. The Italian government announced her…

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Kenya confirms first COVID-19 case

Kenyan health officials have confirmed the country's first COVID-19 case. Kenya reported its first COVID-19 case on Friday. Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe said a woman was diagnosed on March 12 after traveling…

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Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa

As locusts by the billions descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what…

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Kenya suffers worst locust infestation in 70 years

The worst outbreak of desert locusts in Kenya in 70 years has seen hundreds of millions of the insects swarm into the east African nation from Somalia and Ethiopia. Those…

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Three terror suspects arrested for trying to enter British army camp in Kenya

Three men have been arrested for trying to force their way into a British army training camp in Kenya on the same day three US servicemen died in a terror…

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Three Americans confirmed killed in Kenya terror attack

Three Americans were confirmed killed in Sunday's terror attack in Kenya. The Americans -- a US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department -- were killed…

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Photo Story: Six-story building collapses in Kenyan capital

A six-story building has collapsed in the capital, Nairobi, with some people feared to be trapped in the debris. Nairobi county police chief Philip Ndolo said Friday that 10 people…

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Kenyans rush to swap banknotes as cash ban looms

There is a rush in Kenya to offload old banknotes that within days would be worthless as the deadline looms before the Central Bank of Kenya bans all old edition…

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At least seven dead in Kenya after classroom collapses

At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a school in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say. The wooden structure at Precious Talent Top School collapsed just…

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Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark malaria vaccine in pilot introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Government of Kenya for launching the world’s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot programme is…

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Arrest ordered of Kenyan Finance Minister in corruption related probe

Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of the finance minister over allegations of corruption related to the construction of two dams. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures…

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