Kenya

Kenya's Political Rivals Agree to Share Power
Kenyan political and tribal opponents Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga have agreed to a power-sharing arrangement, creating a shaky peace among the nation’s traumatized people.

Violence Erupts in Kenya After Disputed Election
After last week’s close election, tribal clashes unleashed a wave of violence, rocking the usually stable nation of Kenya.

Free Education for Children in Kenya? A Free Education It’s Not
When the Kenyan government issued the edict of free education for all children in the country, it didn’t consider the cost.

Kenya Blocks Anglo Leasing Inquiry By Uk's Serious Fraud Office
British authorities complain that Kenyan attorney general has failed to provide evidence from ?500m corruption scandal

Dozens Killed As Petrol Tanker Explodes in Kenya
At least 111 people died after crowd gathered round overturned vehicle to siphon fuel, Kenya Red Cross says

January 2009 – The Somali Piracy Records. V – A New Pirate-Guantanamo-Bay in Kenya?
the Ecoterra 114th Press Release Update

Ecoterra Reports on the UN / Kenya Conference on Piracy
Piracy is not a natural phenomenon of the Somali History.

Oromo and Ogadeni Refugees Threatened and Persecuted in Chaotic Kenya
Kenya is a chaotic periphery of tribal clash, racial hatred, gang activities, political Mafias, illegal deals in various trades, and shameless bribery.

Lawless Kenyan Layer Kipkorir’s Ignorance, Inanity and Biases Exposed as Calamitous for Kenya
In contrast with the great number of unrelated tribes of Kenya, Somalia is One Nation, with One Language, One History, One Religion and One Culture.

Down with the Kenyan Paramilitary – Freedom for Andrew Mwangura – Light on Illegal Arms Deals
The irrelevant accusations against, and the orchestrated arrest of, the Kenyan citizen, Mr. Andrew Mwangura, help only highlight the lack of any legitimacy in the deal stricken between Kenya and Ukraine.

Panicked Consultants Fuel Islamic Terror Expansion Throughout Africa – the Kipkorir Ricochet
Such the radicalization will be that, assuming that the suggestions of Mr. Donald Kipkorir are materialized, it would be a matter of less than 2 years for the Islamic Republic of Eastern Africa to rise.

Kenya Safaris and Beach Holidays
Kenya and Tanzania Safaris, Kilimanjaro Climbing, Mount Kenya trekking, Car Hire, Hotel Reservations, Hostel bookings, Shuttle Services, Kenya voluntary and Community development projects.

Kenya - Africa Safari Wildlife Highlights
Kenya is an ideal African safari wildlife destination. Witness the Great Migration in the Masai Mara, experience amazing game viewing in the National Parks of Meru, Samburu/Buffalo Springs/Shaba, Amboseli, Aberdare and Tsavo. Explore the magnificent Great Rift Valley and the rugged Kenyan Coast.

Kenya Add African Weight to Calls for Zimbabwe's Exclusion
Kenya have called for Zimbabwe to be thrown out of the African Cricket Union

12 Days/11 Nights: Honeymoon Safari Kenya and Tanzania
A honeymoon safari vacation in the African jungle is an unforgettable romantic experience. Join us on a spectacular honeymoon vacation in Kenya and Tanzania. This African Safari Honeymoon is uniquely designed for you, with game viewing in world-famous wildlife sanctuaries and luxury accommodation.

Precautions While on Kenya Holidays
An African safari is the most exciting adventurous destination for all wanderers. Africa, the land of mystery, has a lot to offer for tourists who come from different parts of the world. However, it is quite useful to take care of certain precautions for maintaining your safety and security while taking the pleasure of Kenya holidays

11 DAYS KENYA WILDLIFE FAMILY VACATION AND BEACH HOLIDAY
This safari is ideal for you and you family. It takes you to top destinations in Kenya where you can view wildlife and sum it up with an unforgettable holiday in the Kenya coastal beaches.

Ogaden’s Persecuted Judge, Shukri Shafe’a Guled, Refugee in Nairobi
After having been tortured in Diri-Dhabo, occupied Ogaden, Judge Shukri Shafe’a Guled managed to escape out of the Hell of the Neo-Nazi state of Abyssinia (fallaciously re-baptized ‘Ethiopia’) and reached Nairobi, Kenya.

11-Day Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Safari
This safari combines the finest wildlife and beach sceneries in Kenya and Tanzania.

14-Day Kenya Wildlife Safari for Your Family
Treat your whole family a memorable African safari! Our itinerary includes activities for the whole family, i.e. game drives, balloon air safaris, walks, cultural exchanges, and plenty of time for swimming and exploring.

13-Days Kenya Overland Camping Safari
This 13-days Kenya Camping Safari starts with a Nairobi city tour and takes you to the world-famous Masai Mara National Park, Lake Nakuru and Aberdares. Then you will continue to Samburu National reserve famous for the survivor series film and a lion adopting an oryx calf, down to Amboseli where you will have lovely backdrop scenes of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Your Dream Honeymoon Safari in Kenya
This is an exiting safari taking you to the best wildlife spots in Kenya during your honeymoon. Enjoy the major game parks in Kenya ending the safari with stay at the sun-kissed beaches of Kenya.

Tour Kenya's Finest Wildlife and Beach Sceneries
This safari takes you to the finest wildlife and beach spots in Kenya. In particular, you'll visit the world-famous Masai Mara National Park famous for the spectacular annual migration of over a million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from the Serengeti in northern Tanzania crossing the Mara River into Kenya in search of fresh feeding grounds.

Climbing Mount Kenya
This safari takes you to the top of Mount Kenya using the Sirimon Route. Mt Kenya is Africa's second highest mountain.

Go and Enjoy the Safaris in Kenya
Safaris in Kenya are one of the greatest and the most popular of the wildlife tours in Africa. The main reason for this massive popularity is its excellence in tourism. As a tourist, you’ll be able to enjoy a variety of things for visitors such as mountain climbing, scuba diving, and fishing.

Kenyan President Urges Mps to Back Power-sharing Deal
Pact will involve Mwai Kibaki continuing as president, with his rival Raila Odinga serving alongside him as prime minister

Meles Urges West to Change Tack on Kenya
In a rare interview, the Ethiopian PM calls for an end to pressure tactics

Annan's Plea Sees Kenyan Protests Cancelled
Kenya's opposition today called off street protests in response to an appeal by Kofi Annan, who is trying to broker a power-sharing agreement to quell further violence

As Talks Break Down, Army is Kenya's Best Hope
Fears of renewed violence as Annan calls a pause to peace talks

Annan Suspends Kenya Crisis Talks
Former UN secretary general announces suspension of talks aimed at breaking post-election deadlock

Warnings of Further Violence in Kenya
Mediators today kept up the pressure on Kenya's rival factions amid warnings of a fresh outbreak of violence

Kenyan Opposition Threatens to Restart Protests
Move comes amid increasing impatience at failure to achieve progress in power-sharing talks with government

Kenyan Rivals Agree to Independent Poll Review
Government drops insistence that election results can only be challenged in court

Annan to Unveil Deal to End Kenyan Violence
Kofi Annan, the former head of the UN, will today provide details of a peace deal aimed at restoring Kenya's stability after weeks of deadly violence

Kenya Leadership Rivals Sign Peace Deal
Bitter rivals in post-election dispute sign peace deal but sources say talks ended badly

Kenyan Opposition Offers Power-sharing Plan
The Kenyan opposition has offered to share power in return for new polls in 2010

Kenyan Rivals Close to Deal, Says Annan
Kenya's rival factions close to deal to end the violent unrest that has claimed 1,000 lives across the country, the former UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, says

US Bans Kenyan Politicians Accused of Inciting Violence
Travel bans imposed on 10 Kenyan politicians because of their alleged role in post-election violence

Kenya Rivals to Discuss Power-sharing Proposals
Rival sides in post-election dispute resume talks aimed at ending violent unrest that has claimed the lives of at least 1,000 people

Q&A: the Kenya Crisis
What does Kenya stand to lose from the post-election chaos?

Kenya Talks Resume As Violence Continues
Talks between bitter political rivals restart amid opposition calls for peacekeeping troops to be sent to tackle violence

Kenya Peace Talks in Disarray After Killing of Second Opposition Mp
'Political assassination' sparks fresh violence· UN secretary general warns of catastrophe

Talks Delayed After Kenyan Mp Shot Dead
An opposition MP has been killed in the Rift Valley, local media reported today, as negotiators for opposing sides in Kenya's election dispute met for the first time

Kenyan Mp Shot Dead As Election Violence Continues
An opposition MP has been killed in the Rift Valley, local media reported today, as negotiators for opposing sides in Kenya's election dispute met for the first time

Annan Urges Leaders to Steer Kenya Towards Stability
Former UN secretary general urges Kenya's leaders to do whatever it takes to stop post-election violence

Q&A: the Kenya Crisis
What does Kenya stand to lose from the post-election chaos?

Kenyan Forces Use Helicopters to Protect Sheltering Refugees
Military helicopters open fire above a crowd threatening members of the Luo tribe sheltering at a police post in western Kenya

Opposition Mp Shot Dead Amid Continuing Kenyan Chaos
Gunmen kill opposition MP as armed youths roam Nairobi and unrest spreads to Lake Victoria

Death Toll Climbs to 800 in Fresh Wave of Kenya Violence
Mobs torch buses and burn eight people to death in one locked home as rival gangs confront each other in latest escalation of post-election unrest

Dozens Die in Kenyan Riots
Kofi Annan calls for probe into civil rights abuses as machete gangs and arsonists settle old scores, reports Tracy McVeigh

Arrow-pierced Bodies and Death By Stoning: at Least Seven Dead in Latest Kenyan Clash
At least seven people have been killed in renewed clashes in Nakuru, in Kenya's volatile Rift Valley, witnesses said today, despite mediation efforts this week

Seven Killed in New Kenya Clashes
Seven killed in new Kenya clashes despite meeting between rival leaders

Kenya Rivals Vow to End Dispute After Face-to-face Meeting
The bitter rivals in Kenya's disputed presidential election met today for the first time since the election and pledge to end a dispute that has led to widespread bloodshed

Meles Urges West to Change Tack on Kenya
In a rare interview, the Ethiopian PM calls for an end to pressure tactics

Violence Breaks Out During Kenyan Memorial Service
A memorial service to honor more than 600 people killed in Kenya since the disputed re-election of president Mwai Kibaki has descended into violence

Kenyan Police Fire Teargas at Pro-kibaki Crowd
Violence comes as Kofi Annan due to start attempts to broker deal to end unrest.

Protester Killed in Kenyan Police Clash
One protester was killed in the western Kenyan town of Kisumu and thousands dispersed by teargas in a nationwide police crackdown to suppress opposition rallies against the bitterly disputed re-election of president Mwai Kibaki

Kenyan Police Fire Teargas Into Opposition Rallies
Police used teargas to disperse protesters in Kenyan cities to once again suppress planned opposition rallies against the bitterly disputed re-election of president Mwai Kibaki

Kenyan Opposition Plans Parliament Protest
Members of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement plan to sit on the government benches at opening of the new parliament

Kenyan Minister Spurns Annan Intervention
Hopes that the former UN secretary general Kofi Annan could bring an end to the crisis in Kenya were dealt a blow today when a cabinet minister insisted: "We don't have a problem to be solved here."

Opposition to Resume Protests After Kenya Talks Fail
Kenya's opposition calls for three days of mass rallies after the failure of the first British-backed African Union attempt at mediating the country's disputed election result

Annan to Mediate in Kenya Election Dispute
Former UN secretary general agrees to role in a bid to end violence sparked by disputed election result

Kenyan Police Launch Teargas Attack on Female Demonstrators
Police fired teargas today at dozens of women in Nairobi who were demonstrating against the contested re-election of president Kwai Kibaki after he again rejected calls for a recount.

Kenya Protest Cancelled in Bid for Peace
Opposition leaders cancel second rally against disputed presidential elections· Government reveal violence sparked by the poll has claimed 486 lives

Kenya Violence Death Toll Reaches 486
The official death toll from a week of violence in Kenya has reached 486, the government said today

Kenyan Runners Flee
Athletics: A British agent for numerous Kenyan runners has told them to escape their training bases in stricken Eldoret

Kenyan President Offers Talks If Violence Calms
The Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, today appealed for an end to the violence unleashed by his disputed re-election and said he was ready for talks with the opposition

Kenyan Opposition Calls Off Protest
Nairobi demonstration postponed until next week after riot police attempt to disperse protest

Kenyan Police Fire Teargas at Protest Rally
Riot police in Nairobi fired teargas and water this morning at crowds gathering at a banned rally in the Kenyan capital to protest at the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.

Pressure Grows on Kenya to End Bloodshed
International pressure is growing today on Kenya's leaders of all sides to end the violence that has hit the country since Sunday's disputed presidential vote

How the Hippos Turned on the Cheetahs: Two Men Hold Kenya's Fate in Their Hands
Five years ago, after a landslide victory put Mwai Kibaki in power, a vast crowd gathered in Nairobi's Uhuru Park to hear their new president vow to purge corruption

Kenya 'facing Humanitarian Disaster'
Red Cross says up to 100,000 people have been displaced as violence continues to rage

Britain and Us Call for Compromise to End Kenya Riots
Kenyan leaders on all sides must call on their followers to end the violence that has hit the country since Sunday's disputed presidential vote, Britain and the United States said today in a joint statement

'50 Dead' in Torching of Kenyan Church
Dozens of people, many of them children, were killed when a mob set fire to a Kenyan church today, as the crisis over the disputed re-election of the country's president escalated.

Prolongation of Tyrannically United ‘Ethiopia’ triggers Chaos in Kenya
If Kenyan military cooperation with the African Hitler Zenawi targets the Kenyan Oromos, Kenya will fall in the same nightmarish maelstrom as Abyssinia.

Diageo: Solve Kenya's Drink Problem With Cheap Beer
The solution to problem drinking in some of the poorest parts of Africa is to flood troublesome districts with ultra-low-cost beer, according to the world's biggest alcoholic drinks group Diageo

A Fool's Knot - Chapter 1
A Foll's Knot is the second book by Philip Spires, author of Mission, an African novel set in Kenya. A Foool's Knot is set in the same place and time as Mission, and features the same characters and events, again seen from different perspectives. It will be published later this year.

UK Attacks Kenya Over Role in Search for Missing £1bn
· Foreign Office says Nairobi spurned offer of help· More close allies of Moi suspected of corruption

Cricket World Cup: Group C: England v Kenya
Afternoon then everyone. There are very few things that could have made me skip bright-eyed out of bed this morning, not after last night, but, lying headaching and belly grumbling under my duvet this morning, the thought of the cricket we have coming up today was the best...

Kenya Frees Britons Held on Suspicion of Fighting in Somalia
Four Britons who were seized in Kenya on suspicion of fighting alongside an Islamist militia in Somalia are to return home after being handed to British authorities, the Foreign Office said last night.

British Soldiers Cleared of Rapes in Kenya
A three-year investigation yesterday cleared British soldiers of the alleged rape of hundreds of Kenyan women over three decades.

Kenya: The world’s 10 best kept golfing secrets
Kenya has about 40 golf courses-more than any other African Country except South Africa. And the balmy climate of Kenya could have been made specially for the game. In fact, Kenya has all the right ingredients to rival the Mediterranean as a winter golf destination.

Top 3, of Amboseli Wildlife Park Lodges and camps
Amboseli is located below Mt. Kilimanjaro and provides a picturesque scene of wildlife on a backdrop of a snow-capped mountain in the tropics. The park is famous for its docile elephants. This article tries to evaluate the accomodation available in the park to make your choice easier.

Top 10 Maasai Mara wildlife safari lodges, camps and rentals
Maasai mara was recnetly made one of the 7 new wonders of the world. The wildebeest migration was quoted as the largest phenomenon in the park. While on your visit to the Mara, you will wat to know where you will stay at the game reserve. Here we look at what accomodation is available for you at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Wildebeest-Gnu migration Masaai Mara: the new 7th World Wonder
Kenya's tourism received a shot in the arm in mid November 2006 when a panel of experts and a major American television channel declared the annual Wildebeest migration one of the seven new wonders of the world. Broadcasting live from the Maasai Mara to millions of American homes, the channel made the declaration during its breakfast show "Good Morning America."

Tom Cholmondeley and Kenya's White Community
The furore surrounding Tom Cholmondeley, accused of shooting two black people on his land, has thrown the spotlight on Kenya's 30,000-strong white community. Despite 40 years of black rule, many white Kenyans lead hugely privileged lives - and some still own vast swathes of the country. Chris McGreal on life in 'Trigger Happy Valley'.

How Your Supermarket Flowers Empty Kenya's Rivers
Farms that supply Europe accused of stealing from depleted river.

Rhino Walking Safaris: Through Glades, Caves And Rhino Country
On the glades of Chyulu hills, a perfect camping and trekking safari vacation is on offer. Th undulating hills have been the quest for many trekking parties and walking safaris. The occasional encounter with a rhino makes the trek even more interesting.

Mt. Rwenzori: The Gorilla Mountains Of The Moon
Tucked under the mountain of the moon is fort portal, a colonial township in western Uganda. The rwenzori mountain is the 3rd highest in africa from Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya. its is home to the ellusive Mountain Gorilla and along the Albertine rift valley which is part of the great African Rift Valley. it is ideal for climbing Mt. Rwenzori or gorilla tracking

Trekking Safaris: A Trek Through The Glades And Lava Caves Of Chyulu
Chyulu hills in Kenya is a continous range of hills ideal for trekking and walking safaris. the hills are complete with green glades and lava caves. This is african rhino country and used to be home to over 1500 rhinos. Chyulu hills is ideal destination for your african wild walking and trekking safari or better kenyan camping vacation.

Kenya Pressed on Rwandan Genocide Suspect
Kenya is under growing international pressure to hand over a fugitive accused of funding the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

Kenya: Mau Mau Veterans to Sue Britain Over Torture and Killings
An ageing group of former Mau Mau insurgents will launch legal action in the UK next week accusing the British army and colonial authorities of torturing or illegally killing thousands of Kenyans during the independence rebellion 50 years ago.

Mau Mau Veterans to Sue Britain Over Torture and Illegal Killings in Kenya
· Action alleges human rights abuses in 1950s · Case runs risk of reviving internal divisions

Mt. Kilimanjaro & Amboseli elephants: the tale of Ol Tukai
Amboseli national park is located in the shadows of the bald-snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro on the Kenyan side. Amboseli is famous for its habituated elephants that will come as close as afew metres of your room at the Ol Tukai Lodge. The name Ol Tukai is given to the clear swamp waters infront of the lodge fed by the snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Investing In Kenya: Tourism Industry
Investing in the kenya tourism industry is becoming very attractive. With aggressive marketing and diversification of source markets by the government, the industry is recording an all time high. Investment in tourism in kenya would include in lodges, transport and ground handling, travel agencies, and entertainment including restaurants, discos and theme parks.

Aristocrat Shot Poacher Deliberately, Trial Told
· Second time Old Etonian has killed black man · Case highlights racial tensions in Kenya

The End of a Dynasty? Aristocrat Faces Second Murder Trial in Kenya
· Delamere heir at centre of highly charged case · Calls for death penalty after shooting on estate

Kenya Bishop Leads Anti-evolution Fight
Evangelists want fossil exhibits kept out of sight.

Country Diary: New Forest
One midday many years ago I walked through a lush dew-drenched meadow high in Kenya's Aberdare range. The visit was popped into the day's schedule by my African host who thought that it was something I really should experience. He could not have known how, years on, that meadow would haunt me.

Kenya: Their Animals Are Dead. These People Are Next
Drought is set to plunge East Africa into a famine after the rains failed. Tracy McVeigh reports from northern Turkana in Kenya where neither charities nor governments are prepared to save nomadic tribes from starvation.

Nurse Exodus Leaves Kenya in Crisis
Poor pay and lack of jobs are forcing workers to abandon their country's health service to seek work in the UK, reports Tracy McVeigh in Nairobi.

Protests Grow at Kenya Killing
Racial tensions erupt as a white aristocrat is accused of murder for the second time in little over a year. Tracy McVeigh reports from Nairobi.

Charges in Kenya Corruption Scandal
· Former bank governor among five indicted · Goldenberg scam typified sleaze of Moi years

Kenya Clamps Down on Media Freedom
· Masked police raid paper and shut down TV station · Journalists held as US condemns 'thuggery"

Exclusive Constant Gardener Premiere Raises Money for Kenya's Poor
The Kenyan premiere of The Constant Gardener, the political thriller filmed in the slums of Nairobi and Kenya's northern desert, took place last night at a shopping mall which has come to symbolise the privileges of Nairobi's elite.

Two Kenyan Ministers Resign Over Sleaze Claims
Two Kenyan ministers resigned yesterday over claims that they had looted millions of pounds from the treasury in two separate corruption scandals that have shaken the government of President Mwai Kibaki and angered foreign donors.

How Kenya is Caught on the Thorns of Britain's Love Affair With the Rose
Rising demand for flowers leads to trade-off between economy and environment.

UN and Kenya Appeal for Aid in Worst Drought for 22 Years
The UN and the Kenyan government yesterday made a joint appeal for food aid worth more than $220m (£126m) to fight starvation in the country's arid north-east region, where the worst drought in 22 years has decimated livestock.

Former Kenyan Leader Should Face Corruption Inquiry, Says Report
· Arap Moi said to have been given suitcases full of cash · Current government minister may be charged

Kenyan Finance Minister Quits Over Corruption Claims
· President's ally denies plot to steal millions · Resignation is first since leak of sleaze allegations

Kenya Condemned Over £7m Vehicle Fleet
The Kenyan government, already embroiled in a corruption scandal involving claims against senior members of the cabinet, spent nearly £7m on new cars for ministers, top civil servants and judges in its first two years in power, says a report published yesterday.

Kenya Gets $25m Loan From World Bank Despite Corruption Row
The World Bank yesterday approved a $25m loan to Kenya - earmarked for fighting corruption - despite an outcry over allegations that senior ministers had plotted to steal millions of dollars from the treasury.

Rivals Demand Early Election in Kenya
· President alleged to have known about corruption · Fears for famine relief after latest allegations

Kenyan Ministers 'admitted Plotting to Steal Millions'
· 36-page dossier alleges £400m contract cabal · Exiled corruption tsar says president knew of scams

Top Ministers Face Inquiry Into Corruption Allegations in Kenya
Government under threat as claims threaten to have knock-on effect for donors across Africa.

UK Pledges Millions to Kenya
· £3m for food, £55m over five years for education · Misrule blamed for worst drought in 22 years

Two Arrested Over Killing of British Conservationist
Kenyan police have arrested two people over the murder of British filmmaker and conservationist Joan Root, police said at the weekend.

Passion for Conservation of Kenya's Beauty May Have Cost British Film-maker Her Life
· Murdered woman, 69, was committed anti-poacher · Wildlife documentary had been nominated for Oscar

Kenya's Children of the Desert Find That Knowledge Comes on the Back of a Camel
In poor, remote villages, books are hard to come by. In the second week of our appeal, David Smith reports from Garissa on how those hungry to learn depend on a library with four legs.

Snubbed Leader Sacks Entire Kenyan Cabinet
· President hits back after losing constitution vote · Former beacon of progress now lost in internal rows

Kenyans Reject Draft Constitution in Blow to Leader
Mwai Kibaki, the president of Kenya, suffered a rebuff from voters yesterday when his government lost a referendum on the new constitution.

Kenyans Say No to New Constitution
Kenyans today rejected a new constitution that would have entrenched presidential powers in a humiliating setback for the country's first fully democratic government.

Kenya Vote Wrecks Government Unity
As Kenyans queued in the sun yesterday to vote in a referendum on a draft constitution that could have far-reaching implications for the country, a taxi driver pulled an orange from his glove compartment. "I have a sack of oranges in my boot," he confided. "Tomorrow we are going to celebrate - unless they rig it."

Kenyans Vote on Constitution
Kenyans vote today in a referendum on a proposed constitution which has split the government and risks causing political violence.

Simon Hoggart's Diary
I'm just back from holiday in Kenya, which I last visited decades ago as a gap year student.

Minister Tells Whites to 'go Away'
A Kenyan cabinet minister has made an outspoken attack on white settlers, telling a public rally that farmers of British origin "will have to go away", in the latest spat in a feud with the British government over allegations of corruption.

Gang Kills Owner of Safari Lodge
The British owner of a luxury safari lodge in Kenya has been shot dead in an armed robbery, police said yesterday.

Kenyan Mps Back President
Kenya's parliament defied three days of riots and passed a bill approving a draft constitution that leaves considerable power in the hands of the president.

Masai Fury After Judge Told to Halt White Aristocrat Murder Trial
A court was told yesterday that a murder charge against one of Kenya's most prominent white farmers should be dropped on the recommendation of its attorney general.

President's Wife Storms Kenyan Newspaper
Kenya's first lady, Lucy Kibaki, entered the offices of the country's biggest-circulation newspaper yesterday, where she allegedly slapped a television cameraman and seized reporters' notebooks and tape recorders to protest at stories about her eccentric behaviour.

Happy Valley Heir on Murder Charge
The heir to one of Kenya's biggest white-owned estates was charged yesterday with the murder of a game warden on the family's Rift Valley farm.

Kenya Rings in Call Centre Cash
Capital Letters: There are six gleaming clocks on the wall of the call centre, telling the time in LA, Denver, Chicago, New York, London and Nairobi.

Kenyans Angered By £10,000 Bonuses for Mps
Plans by Kenyan MPs to award themselves a £10,000 bonus have outraged a country already reeling from a string of corruption allegations.

Kenyan President Faces Rebellion on Sleaze
MPs from ruling party push for vote of no confidence in Kibaki after cabinet splits over British envoy's corruption allegations.

UK Refuses Visas for Kenyans Suspected of Corruption
Britain has raised the stakes in its fight against sleaze in Kenya by warning that ministers, civil servants and businessmen suspected of involvement in corruption will be refused visas to the UK.

Kenya's Anti-corruption Tsar Quits
Kenya's top anti-corruption official resigned yesterday amid mounting international criticism of the government's failure to take a firm line against high-level corruption.

A Touch of Gloss
A new edition of Cosmopolitan is targeting Kenya's upwardly mobile female population, writes Jeevan Vasagar.

Our Man in Kenya Back on Warpath
The British high commissioner to Kenya launched a renewed attack on corruption last night, claiming that "massive looting" of public funds was devastating the country's economy.

Habari Ya Lamu, The Story of Lamu
By early June, the south-west monsoon breaks and there are three month of wind and water. One of the city-states founded by Yemeni Hadhrami Arabs was Lamu, an island off the present Kenyan coast, and a world heritage site.

Expelled Traveller Living at Airport
A Kenyan-born British national has lived at Nairobi airport for six months after being refused entry to Britain and Kenya, marooning him in a bureaucratic twilight zone.

Kenya Claws Back Land Looted By Its Leaders
Kenya has started to repossess millions of hectares of land illegally seized by the former president Daniel arap Moi and his cronies during his 24-year rule, the government said yesterday.

Opera Star Critical After Attack in Kenya
The Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano was critically ill in a Kenyan hospital yesterday after a brutal beating by unknown attackers.

Kenyans Say No Thanks to National Dress
A government-sponsored competition to create a national dress has resulted in a design which looks unmistakably African, but has so far failed to win over the public.

Preacher Who Produces 'miracle Babies' Wanted By Kenyan Police
An evangelical preacher who claims to help infertile couples in his congregation have "miracle babies" but is alleged to be at the centre of a child-trafficking racket could try to claim political asylum in Britain. Gilbert Deya, the self-styled archbishop of Gilbert Deya Ministries, is...

Kenya to Seek Extradition of 'miracle Birth' Pastor
The Kenyan attorney general has issued a warrant for the arrest of a British-based evangelical pastor who claims to have helped infertile women in his congregation deliver "miracle babies". Gilbert Deya, the leader of the Gilbert Deya Ministries, who styles himself archbishop, was named...

Masai Seek Return of the Ancestral Lands They Lost at Gunpoint
Driven from their land at gunpoint in 1911, Masai tribes in Kenya's Laikipia district are demanding the return of their ancestral territory.

EU Freezes £83m Aid to 'corrupt' Kenya
The European Union yesterday said it had frozen millions of pounds worth of aid to Kenya because of concerns about corruption, as fears grew that sleaze was engulfing the east African country. The withholding of an £83m grant, meant to boost the Kenyan economy, follows the robust...

Our Man in Hot Water: Colourful Attack on Kenyan Corruption Starts Diplomatic Row
High commissioner offers baffling apology over 'vomit' accusation, but diplomatic tiff is likely to simmer on.

Britain Attacks 'gluttony' of Kenyan Leaders
The British high commissioner to Kenya has launched a remarkably frank attack on the country's new government, accusing it of arrogance, greed and a gluttony that caused it to "vomit all over our shoes". Sir Edward Clay warned that Kenya risked losing foreign aid because of the "new...

Scandals Cast Shadow Over Kenya's Government
Senior officials suspended after alleged corruption over multimillion-pound contracts involving British-based firm.

Contaminated Maize Kills 80 in Kenya
Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki was yesterday to declare a national disaster following the death in recent weeks of more than 80 people from contaminated maize. The continued threat from the rotten maize was highlighted over the weekend when 28 bags of the foodstuff were impounded at a...

Capital Letters: Nairobi
For many Kenyans, 'mitumba' clothes - donations to charity shops in the west which are sold on to traders in Africa - offer an affordable means of dressing well.

Father Vindicated As Kenya Admits Obstructing Julie Ward Inquiry
The Kenyan government was yesterday poised to reinvestigate the murder of a British woman after admitting that the death of Julie Ward was part of its "dark and ugly" past.

Bulldozers Go in to Clear Kenya's Slum City
Homelessness threatens a third of a million people as government moves to demolish shanties built in Nairobi under Daniel arap Moi.

A Few Words of Encouragement
Jeevan Vasagar reports on the stigma of Aids in Kenya, and tentative efforts to overcome it.

Dissenters Threaten Kenya's Bold Attempts to Reform
Kenya's coalition government is in the grip of a crisis over its attempts to reform the country's democracy.

Cricket: Kenya Star Faces Icc Investigation
MArch 13: The ICC will hold a formal hearing into allegations that Kenya's Maurice Odumbe had inappropriate contact with a bookmaker.

Moi 'tried to Cover Up' Kenya Murder
An inquiry into Kenya's most notorious political murder has heard that the victim's brother was offered a job in government in return for taking part in a cover-up. Eston Barrack Mbajah, brother of the former foreign minister Robert Ouko, alleged that he was offered a cabinet post by...

New Wealth Brings Mixed Fortunes for Masai
MoD compensation has transformed a community in northern Kenya.

Kenya Begins Trying Judges for Bribery
An appeal court judge in Kenya accused of having links with suspected drug traffickers appeared before a special tribunal yesterday, the first of a series of trials aimed at tackling corruption in the judiciary. Philip Waki is one of eight of the country's most senior judges accused of...

Old Fears Reawakened
The murder of a white farmer has sparked paranoia among sections of Kenya's affluent white community. Jeevan Vasagar reports.

Four on Trial for Hotel Blast
Four Kenyan men charged with killing 15 people by car bombing an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa planned the attack with the backing of al-Qaida, a court in Nairobi heard yesterday.

Briton, 74, Murdered in Farmhouse Attack in Kenya
An elderly British farmer was murdered and his wife seriously injured by intruders who broke into their farm in Kenya, it emerged yesterday. There was no evidence of a robbery and police have not yet established a motive for the attack, which has shocked the closely knit community in...

Kenyan Sport in Crisis As Athletes Go on Run
The east African country has become the victim of a "brawn drain" to countries with fatter chequebooks.

Where Death Eats Up the Means of Life
Lavish funeral practices and family traditions are more than Kenya's Luo tribe can bear.

Moi to Escape Corruption Charges
Kenya's ethics chief says the ex-leader's handover of power frees him from 'the kind of scrutiny given to others'.

Free Drugs Offer Some Hope Against Aids in Africa
On World Aids Day, Sarah Boseley reports on a project in a Kenyan slum that is showing the way forward in a continent ravaged by the disease.

Kenyan Expulsion of Expats Brings Investment Fears
Kenya will banish thousands of Britons and other expatriates so that local people can take their jobs, the government confirmed yesterday. Work permits for two-thirds of the expatriate labour force are not to be renewed, reported Peter Odoyo, the deputy labour minister. It is...

New doubt thrown on Kenyan mass-rape claim against UK
Lawyers campaigning to win more than £10m compensation from the Ministry of Defence for hundreds of Kenyan women who say they were raped by British soldiers said yesterday that they would urgently investigate fresh allegations about the authenticity of some of the claims.

Reports detailing rapes of Kenyan women were faked, say British investigators
Lawyer pledges to continue fight for compensation despite setback. An investigation into allegations that more than 600 women were raped by British soldiers on exercise in northern Kenya between the late 1970s and 2000 has...

British Investigators Claim Kenyan Rape Reports Are Fake
Lawyer pledges to continue fight for compensation despite setback.

Perfect Maize, in Three Simple Steps
Tim Radford on scientific research that's transforming lives in Kenya. Subsistence farmers in Kenya are transforming their lives with a simple yet cutting-edge scheme dreamed up by two British scientists.

Kenyan Women Demand Rape Inquiry
Protest in Nairobi over alleged attacks by UK troops.

Natasha Walter : Our Boys, Their Rapists? We Need a Public Inquiry
In Kenya, the British army stands accused of systematic abuses. Imagine that half a dozen German women had just claimed they had been gang-raped by British soldiers who were stationed in their country on exercise.

UK Legal Aid for Kenyans in Rape Case
Amnesty International has called for an independent inquiry to examine claims that more than 650 Masai and Samburu women have been raped by British soldiers stationed on exercise in Kenya over the last 30 years. Irene Khan of Amnesty said the current investigation by the Royal Military...

Kenyan Women Granted Legal Aid to Sue Mod
A group of 650 Kenyan women who claim they were raped by British soldiers have won legal aid to sue the Ministry of Defence in a UK court. The women, from rural Masai tribal lands, tell harrowing stories of gang rape, unwanted pregnancies, ruined lives and mixed race children shunned by...

Mombasa Hotel Blast Charges
Four Kenyans appeared in court in Nairobi yesterday charged with murdering 13 Israeli tourists and local workers in the alleged al-Qaida suicide bombing of a seafront hotel in November. The accused were said to be associates of Fazul Mohammed, who is on the FBI's most wanted list and...

200 New Rape Claims By Kenyan Women Against British Soldiers
The number of women who claim they were raped by British soldiers in Kenya over the past 20 years has doubled to more than 400, with lawyers investigating more than 200 new allegations this week. The fresh claims were made by women living in the area around the remote Archers Post...

Kenya Flights Grounded Over Al-qaida Attack Fears
Britain suspended flights to and from Kenya last night following warnings that one of the most wanted al-Qaida suspects was believed to be planning another attack in east Africa.

Suspected British PoWs are 'Kenyans' drivers
Two men captured by the Iraqis and paraded on al-Jazeera television as coalition soldiers are civilian drivers contracted by the British army to deliver supplies to Iraqi prisoners, it emerged yesterday.

India v Kenya: Kenya's Response
Over-by-over match report: Kenya are chasing 271 to win. Follow it now with Dan Rookwood

India v Kenya
Over-by-over match report: The weather forecast is very grim indeed, but you can follow what semi-final action there is here from 12:30pm.

Kenya bowl establishment a wrong 'un to make semis
The outcome was not unexpected. Australia beat Kenya in the last match of the Super Six stage - but only by five wickets. The Kenyans were undone by a Brett Lee hat-trick and some savage hitting by Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, but fought back behind the spin of Aasif Karim, who took three quick wickets.

Cricket Comes to the People in Kenya
March 16: In Kenya cricket used to be something for the whites and Hindi speakers: with their World Cup success that is changing.

Kenya next up where England failed to tread
In England, it seems, there is a common view that the World Cup is now a bit of a fiasco. A tournament affected by political and safety issues has become so devalued that Kenya have actually reached the semi-finals and the Super Six stage has developed into a bit of a drag.

Kenya shake up the world
Kenya's captain Steve Tikolo called it the "biggest day in every Kenyan's life". In beating Zimbabwe the African minnows achieved the unthinkable yesterday and secured their place in the World Cup's last four.

Zimbabwe v Kenya: Zimbabwe's innings
Alistair Campbell has been drafted back into this Zimbabwe side straight out of the commentary box following some injuries. He opens the batting with Craig Wishart. It looks a gorgeous day at Bloemfontein. The national anthems were hilarious, with the Kenyan recording seemingly getting caught up in the tape machine. It was very wobbly.

Kenya Profit From Icc Incompetence
The romance of the cup has given way to a quickie behind the bike sheds, claims Lawrence Booth, and the ICC must learn their lesson.

Kenya's Safari Continues
Outsiders Kenya qualified for the World Cup semi-finals today with an untroubled seven wicket win over Zimbabwe. Thomas Odoyo struck a powerful 43 as Kenya easily reached their meagre victory target of 134 in the Super Six match. He shared an unbeaten partnership of 73 with Maurice Odumbe...

Kenya Launches Inquiry Into £400m Export Scam
Kenya's new government took a stride towards fulfilling its people's dearest hope yesterday by launching a special commission to investigate the theft of £400m of public funds in the country's biggest ever corruption scandal. Leading figures in former president Daniel arap Moi's...

Kenyan Ministers in Fatal Plane Crash
A plane carrying senior members of Kenya's new government crashed yesterday, killing one minister and the two pilots, and leaving three ministers and several members of parliament seriously injured. The 24-seater Gulfstream aircraft crashed into a house after snagging a power line on...

Kenyans rush to take up free primary education
There was hope, confusion and despair in Kenya's primary schools yesterday when pupils were admitted free for the first time under a campaign pledge by the new President Mwai Kibaki.

Kenyans Jeer at President's Public Exit
As Daniel arap Moi raised his ivory club to speak as Kenya's president for the last time yesterday, a street-boy wriggled onto the dais beside him. The urchin had no option if he wanted to hear the final words of Mr Moi's 24-year rule. The public address system had broken down, and...

Kibaki Sworn in As Kenyan President
Close to 40 years of single party rule today formally ended in Kenya with the swearing in of the country's new president after his landslide win in the polls last week. In an inaugural speech to huge crowds in a central Nairobi park, Mwai Kibaki vowed to tackle the enormous task of...

Historic Victory for Kenya's Opposition
New president promises to end corruption as poll landslide buries Moi's regime.

Kenya Sweeps Corrupt Ruler Out of Power
Opposition hails 'fantastic victory' after peaceful election. Kenyans revelled in a day few dared to dream of in four decades, as the preliminary results yesterday from Friday's elections suggested a landslide victory for the opposition, sweeping away many crooks and cronies of a ruling party that has terrorised and impoverished them since independence.

Violence Mars Final Day of Kenya's Election Campaign
Kenya's unpopular ruling party was yesterday accused of waging a campaign of murder, intimidation and corruption, ahead of an election today which is expected to result in the country's first change of government since independence in 1963. The violence centred on the fiercely-contested...

'Violence for Hire' in Kenya Poll
A dozen machete-wielding thugs broke into Alice Auma's Nairobi slum-shack on Thursday, with a message from her main rival in Kenya's 27 December election, "hold a rally, and we'll rape you".

'Al-Qaida Tape' Lays Claim to Kenyan Attacks
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network has claimed responsibility for the twin attacks in Kenya last month, according to a tape broadcast by the Gulf television station al-Jazeera yesterday. The audio recording appeared to corroborate similar claims, allegedly by al-Qaida, which have appeared...

'Al-Qaida' Message Claims Responsibility for Kenya Attacks
An internet message purportedly posted by al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for last week's terrorist attacks in Kenya. The message was posted yesterday in Arabic on the Islamist site azfalrasas.com, which approximately translates as "melody of gunfire"...

Kenyans Bury Hotel Bomb Victims
Kenya reluctantly handed over key evidence in the suicide bombing of a Mombasa tourist hotel to Israeli investigators yesterday, and released the bodies of three of the 16 dead to their families for burial. Israel said it seemed increasingly likely that al-Qaida was behind the attack and...

Kenyans stalled in bomb probe
The investigation into the bombing of a tourist hotel in Mombasa that killed 13 people plus three bombers appeared to be stalling yesterday, with Kenyan investigators admitting that they had found no evidence to link around 20 people so far arrested with the attack.

Britain had warning of possible attack in Kenya
The British government received the same intelligence as Australia about possible terrorist attacks in Kenya but adopted a very different response, Whitehall sources said yesterday.

Tears and anger as Kenyan village mourns dancers
Yesterday morning, in the village of Msumarini, Kadzo Masha sat on the red earth under a cashew nut tree and wept. Huge tears rolled down her face.

US and Israel Join Kenya Attacks Inquiry
· 12 people detained for questioning
· Death toll rises to 16
· Tourists evacuated from Kenyan coast

Disbelief As Terror Comes to Kenya's Sleepy Paradise
At dusk last night the bamboo gateway off the dusty road, near David Kilnzi's curio shop, was still burning. A crowd of sombre-looking people stood around the ruins. The once-proud statue of an elephant that greeted visitors who had passed through the gate was holed and blackened. All the...

Eight Killed in Kenyan Hotel Blast
A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel used by Israeli tourists on the Kenyan coast today, killing at least eight people. A witness reported that a truck packed with explosives rammed into the Mombasa Paradise hotel, an Israeli-owned establishment. "I can see eight bodies in the...

Kenyatta's Son Woos Villagers With Promises of Fresh Start
The magic of the founding father's name moves Kenyan hearts but may not be changing minds.

Kenyan President Dissolves Parliament
President Daniel arap Moi, one of Africa's last surviving Big Men, formally dissolved parliament yesterday for a general election which will end his 24-year rule over Kenya. The announcement has been expected since the opposition parties united with dissidents from Mr Moi's Kenya African...

Kenyan Opposition Unites to End Moi's Rule
Kenya's fractured opposition united yesterday behind a single candidate for December's presidential elections to try to prise President Daniel arap Moi's party from power. Mwai Kibaki, a close runner-up in the past two polls, is backed by the new National Rainbow coalition - an unlikely...

MoD May Compensate Kenyan Mine Victims
The Ministry of Defence is considering paying compensation to more than 200 Kenyan tribespeople who say they have been maimed by mines and bombs left after recent British army exercises, it emerged today. MoD officials are refusing to admit liability but have agreed to negotiate with...

Arap Moi Lines Up Kenyatta Junior for President
Kenya's ruling party yesterday merged with a leading opposition party in a bid to shore up President Daniel arap Moi's unpopular regime ahead of an election that will end his 24-year rule. With inter-tribal wrangling for top jobs in the new party, widespread allegations of vote-rigging,...

Kenya Rights Group Fears Vote Rigging Will Save Government
Kenya's government was accused yesterday of obstructing up to 3m opposition supporters from registering for this year's election. Opposition leaders said it had become practically impossible for the country's disaffected youth to obtain the identity cards needed to get on the electoral...