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EU casts doubts over Kenyan poll
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church 
Map of Eldoret Kenya A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash
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Ethnic violence fears grow
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| Jan.2 |
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New doubts over flawed vote |
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Party to defy protest ban
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Water cannon used on march The police have fired water cannons against several hundred anti-government protesters trying to attend a banned rally
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| Jan.3 |
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Attorney General calls for vote probe
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Civil unrest damaging Kenya's economy The orgy of violence that has greeted disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their home...
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Kibaki 'open to opposition talks' |
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Opposition plans new rally
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| Jan.4 |
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New elections called
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180,000 people displaced After disputed election some have been housed in makeshift camps while others have sought refuge in police stations or churches
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Peacemaker Tutu slams Kenya elite
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US envoy seeks Kenya crisis talks |
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| Jan.5 |
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Kibaki hints at power-sharing deal
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UN food aid targets Kenya crisis |
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| Jan.6 |
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Odinga rejects power-sharing offer |
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| Jan.7 |
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Opposition cancel rally as death toll climbs
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President Kibaki invites foe to talks Mwai Kibaki has invited opposition leader Raila Odinga for face-to-face talks over disputed elections
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Kenya diplomatic moves intensify
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| Jan.8 |
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President Kibaki names new ministers |
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Opposition: Death toll 1,000 |
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| Jan.10 |
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Crisis talks end in failure |
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| Jan.11 |
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Kenya faces 3 days of rallies
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UN warns Kenya aid need may grow |
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| Jan.13 |
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Opposition refuses to budge |
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| Jan.14 |
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MPs poised for stand-off |
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| Jan.15 |
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Rivals clash over speaker
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Opposition wins two posts Opposition party candidates were elected as the house speaker of parliament and deputy speaker in the third round of voting
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Kenya braced for wave of protests |
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| Jan.16 |
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Police shoot protesters Government troops fired at people who answered the opposition's call for nationwide protests of the outcome of presidential election
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Odinga denies 'ethnic cleansing' |
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Protest enters second day
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| Jan.17 |
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'7 dead' in Kenyan protests
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Kenya 'turned into killing field' | Opposition leader Odinga has accused the government and the police of turning the country into 'killing fields of the innocent' | |
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| Jan.18 |
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Protesters to mount boycott
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Rival tribes clash with machetes |
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| Jan.20 |
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Renewed ethnic clashes
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| Jan.23 |
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Opposition calls off rally |
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| Jan.24 |
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Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga met for the first time since disputed election, under the auspices of former Kofi Annan
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| Jan.26 |
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Annan hits out at Kenya 'abuses'
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| Jan.27 |
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Tribal hatred fuels more violence At least 9 people have been killed in western Kenya. Witnesses reported brutal attacks by members of Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe on other ethnic groups
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| Jan.28 |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence Map of Naivasha Kenya| Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town | |
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Gunmen kill opposition MP
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| Jan.29 |
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Annan calls for end to violent spiral
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| Jan.30 |
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Police deny shoot-to-kill order
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AU chief urges Kenya resolution |
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| Jan.31 |
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Talks on hold as lawmaker killed
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| Feb.1 |
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Rivals agree to peace deal |
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| Feb.8 |
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Deal will create joint government
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| Feb.11 |
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Talks head to secret site |
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| Feb.14 |
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Peace talks move forward |
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| Feb.15 |
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Kenyans to review disputed poll
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| Feb.16 |
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Bush urges Kenya power-sharing |
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| Feb.20 |
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Kenya 'at risk of fresh violence'
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| Feb.22 |
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Opposition threatens mass protests |
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| Feb.25 |
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Annan threatens to leave talks Former U.N. chief has threatened to leave as mediator in the tense power-sharing talks if a quick agreement is not reached
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| Feb.26 |
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Poll negotiations suspended Annan: Talks to end post-election violence have been suspended
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| Feb.28 |
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Rivals sign power-sharing deal| President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling. They were shown on TV sitting together. Former U.N. Secretary-Gene... | |
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| Mar.5 |
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Power-sharing era to begin |
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| Mar.6 |
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President pushes peace deal Mwai Kibaki urged the parliament to pass into law a power-sharing deal reached last week aimed at ending the violence
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| Mar.13 |
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Kenyans ill in 'toxic waste' leak |
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| Mar.18 |
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Lawmakers passes power-sharing deal The lawmakers unanimously approved a deal aimed at salvaging a country once seen as one of the most stable and prosperous in Africa
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| Mar.28 |
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Kenyan leaders in conflict over Cabinet Kenya's two top leaders are still trying to work out how they will share power, more than a month after they agreed to govern together
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| Apr.12 |
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Deal to end crisis agreed |
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| Apr.13 |
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Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis President Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister, implementing a power-sharing deal after protracted negotiations
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Record as Lel wins a 3rd London Marathon |
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| Apr.14 |
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Report: Gang members killed in protests At least 11 members of a gang were killed in a confrontation with police following protests in Nairobi and other parts of the country
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| Apr.17 |
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Unity government sworn in| Kenya swore in a new Cabinet, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties. The ceremony capped months of violence in which about 1,... | |
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| Jun.9 |
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Safaricom soars on debut Shares in mobile phone firm soared as much as 60% on their first day of trading after Kenya's biggest ever stock market flotation
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| Jun.11 |
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Alarm raised for Amboseli lions
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| Jun.13 |
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Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts villagers
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| Jun.30 |
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Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe PM Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Mugabe from the bloc until he allows free and fair elections in Zimbabwe
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| Aug.4 |
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U.S. embassy bomb suspect flees raid
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Kenyan wins Olympic men's marathon Samuel Wanjiru pulled away over the final few kilometers to become the first Kenyan in the storied running history to win an Olympic maratho...
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