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| 2007 |
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia targets Islamists' escape| The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing | |
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| Jan.22 |
Top Somali Islamist 'surrenders' Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, seen as a moderate, surrendered to the Kenyan authorities
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| Jun.5 |
Deadly shoot-out with sect Police in Nairobi have shot and killed 21 people in a gun battle with members of the banned Mungiki sect
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| 2007 |
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| May.5 |
Jet with 100 aboard crashes
Map of Lolodorf Cameroon Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off
| The plane took off from Cameroon's commercial center of Douala en route to Nairobi
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| May.6 |
Kenyan airline wreckage found There is no chance of any survivors, officials say. The wreckage was seen from the air, some 15 miles southeast of Douala
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| May.7 |
Flight 507 engine failure a focus 20 bodies have been recovered; there were no survivors. Investigators are focusing on possibility jet lost power in both engines
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| Dec.7 |
Kenya battles swarms of locusts Swarms of locusts have damaged crops. It is the first time such large numbers have been seen in Kenya for 45 years
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.7 |
Kenya battles swarms of locusts Swarms of locusts have damaged crops. It is the first time such large numbers have been seen in Kenya for 45 years
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| Sep.2 |
Lagat grabs unique double for U.S. Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat completed the first 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter winning double in track and field world championship history
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.7 |
Police shoot sect suspects Police in Nairobi, have shot 12 Mungiki suspects during a major crackdown on followers of the banned sect
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| Jun.11 |
Two killed in Nairobi blast An explosion went off outside a hotel during morning rush hour, killing 2 people, injuring more than 30 and sending broken glass flying through the air
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| Dec.30 |
Riots erupt after president re-elected| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | | |
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| Dec.31 |
Election violence kills 'at least 124'
Map of Nairobi Kenya| Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging. Police banned his supporters from holding a mass alternative inauguration ceremony in the center of Nairobi. There were running battles in Nai... | |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.1 |
Somalia targets Islamists' escape| The transitional government has issued an urgent appeal to Kenya to seal their border to prevent Islamists from crossing | |
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| Jan.3 |
Kenyans close border with Somalia Kenya will not allow more refugees into the country, says its foreign minister
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| Jan.16 |
Obama steps into White House race Senator had formed an exploratory committee, raising the possibility the US will get its first black president
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| Jun.7 |
Police shoot sect suspects Police in Nairobi, have shot 12 Mungiki suspects during a major crackdown on followers of the banned sect
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| Dec.26 |
Kenyans vote amid fears of fraud
Queues of voters are waiting to cast their ballots, as Kenyans choose a president in an atmosphere marred by accusations of poll rigging
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| Dec.28 |
Kenyans count votes in tight race The election officials were counting votes as results continued to trickle in from the provinces in the tight presidential and legislative r...
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| Dec.29 |
Count halted amid unrest The electoral commission said that incumbent president Mwai Kibaki was closing the gap on opposition leader Raila Odinga
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| Dec.30 |
Kibaki named victor in Kenya vote 
| The electoral commission has declared that President Mwai Kibaki won closely-fought election. Opposition leader accused Kibaki of electoral fraud | |
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| Dec.30 |
Odinga rejects poll result The opposition candidate in the presidential election has rejected the victory of President Kibaki, who has been sworn in for a second term
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| Dec.30 |
Riots erupt after president re-elected| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | | |
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| Dec.31 |
Election violence kills 'at least 124'
Map of Nairobi Kenya| Opposition supporters fought with police a day after President Kibaki was returned to power in elections marred by accusations of vote-rigging. Police banned his supporters from holding a mass alternative inauguration ceremony in the center of Nairobi. There were running battles in Nai... | |