Tag: Kenya
Kenya opposition agrees to peace talks
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has agreed to talks with the Government, sparking hopes of a breakthrough in the political deadlock that has led to recent violence.[MORE]
Up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis, Kibaki invites talks
Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said, as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.[MORE]
Kenya rallies cancelled, clashes kill 600
Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga has called off nationwide protests over disputed presidential elections to give mediation efforts a chance, as the death toll from unrest rises above 600.[MORE]
Humanitarian crisis feared in Kenya
Aid organisations are trying to avert a humanitarian crisis in Kenya in the wake of post-election violence. [MORE]
Poor security hampers Kenya food aid efforts
As Kenya's humanitarian crisis worsens diplomatic efforts are being stepped up to try to bring relief to the shattered country. [MORE]
Kenyan relief efforts continue for starving refugees
New efforts are due to begin shortly to tackle the worsening humanitarian crisis in Kenya, where killing and looting has erupted after the disputed presidential election.[MORE]
Ghana's President on Kenya peace mission
The Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, will visit Kenya next week to try to end the violence triggered by the country's disputed presidential election. [MORE]
Kenya's opposition brushes aside President's offer
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside, saying he must step down and negotiate.[MORE]
US diplomat arrives in Kenya amid chaos
Intense diplomatic efforts are continuing in Kenya to end the political crisis which has plunged the country into chaos. [MORE]
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Kenya
Emergency relief efforts are taking place in Kenya, as tens of thousands of people continue to flee the violence that has swept the country since last week's disputed presidential election. [MORE]
US peacekeeping envoy arrives in Kenya
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer has arrived in Kenya for talks aimed at finding a way out of the country's violent post-electoral crisis, airport sources said.[MORE]
Kibaki would accept vote re-run if court rules
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki would accept a re-run of his disputed election if a court orders it, his spokesman said on Friday.[MORE]
Kenya's Kibaki open to coalition: Tutu
South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu says President Mwai Kibaki is open to the idea of a coalition government to break political deadlock and end turmoil after Kenya's election.[MORE]
Uneasy peace descends on Kenya as diplomacy continues
Kenya's capital Nairobi remains tense but calm after days of violence, as diplomatic efforts continue in an effort to end the crisis. [MORE]
Analysts say violence could push Kenyan progress
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Politicians in Kenya will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the genocide that gripped Rwanda for decades.[MORE]
Kenyans turn out to defy rally ban
Thousands of Kenyan Opposition supporters are expected to make another attempt to hold a rally in central Nairobi to name the defeated presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, the "people's president".[MORE]
Kenyan crisis a threat to the region
The violence in Kenya highlights the tragedy of politically mobilised ethnicity, not ethnicity itself.[MORE]
Another nine killed in Kenyan violence
Kenyan police say another nine people have been killed in rioting and tribal fighting over the country's disputed presidential election.[MORE]
Kenyan President open to Opposition talks
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki says he is ready to talk to the Opposition, but only if there is an end to the violence that has followed last weekend's disputed election.[MORE]
US sends peacekeeping envoy to Kenya
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked her top Africa envoy to travel immediately to Kenya to promote political reconciliation and help end post-election violence.[MORE]
Protests shake Kenya, vote probe urged
Attorney General Amos Wako called for an independent probe into Kenya's election after a day of battles between police and protesters disputing the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.[MORE]
Kenya opposition rally postponed: party official
Kenya's main opposition party postponed a "million-man" rally on Thursday after police used tear gas and water cannon to disrupt the planned protest against last week's presidential poll results.[MORE]
Police fire teargas at Kenyan protesters
Kenyan police have fired teargas and water cannons at hundreds of anti-government protesters chanting "peace", singing the national anthem and sitting in the street on their way to a banned rally.[MORE]
'Genocide' in Kenya after election bloodshed
President Mwai Kibaki's Government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.[MORE]
Diplomacy mission takes shape for Kenya
Ghanaian president and African Union chairman John Kufuor is planning a mediation mission to Kenya to help end killing triggered by a disputed election, aides said.[MORE]
