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» Kenya’s small farmers get World Bank support
» Kenya given August deadline to institute tribunal
» US govt blocks new flights to Kenya, Liberia
» European bank withdraws funding from Ethiopia’s dam
» Kenyan peas withdrawn from market
» Kenya's banks invest US$ 452m in South Sudan
» Norway restores operations in Kenya after bomb threat
» Kenyan MPs endorse military deployment in disputed islands
» Military chopper crashes near Somalia
» Kenya to dispel repressive clause in media law
» Kenyan law makers accuse Museveni of insulting the nation
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Water shortages could frustrate efforts to control cholera – Minister

afrol News, 17 June - The dry water stand pipes in Kenya’s capital Nairobi threatens to reverse efforts by the government to contain the spread of cholera, Public Health and Sanitation Minister Beth Mugo has said in a statement.

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Kenya’s small farmers get World Bank support

afrol News, 12 June - Kenya’s small holder farmers have been boosted to increase farm productivity and to promote agribusiness development, through the World Bank’s facility totaling US$ 82 million.

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Kenya given August deadline to institute tribunal

afrol News, 11 June - The former UN chief, Kofi Annan has given Kenya 10 weeks to form a local tribunal to try perpetrators of the 2007 post election violence or face the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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US govt blocks new flights to Kenya, Liberia

afrol News, 4 June - The recently announced new air connections between the United States and Nairobi (Kenya) and Monrovia (Liberia) have been blocked by the US Department for Homeland Security, citing security concerns. Kenyan and Liberian authorities see their tourism aspirations frustrated.

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European bank withdraws funding from Ethiopia’s dam

afrol News, 4 June - The European Investment Bank has decided to pull back its funding for Ethiopia’s hydropower dam following pressure calls by environmentalists that the Gibe 3 Dam threatens the food security and local economies that support more than half a million people in Southwest Ethiopia.

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Kenyan peas withdrawn from market

afrol News, 2 June - Peas from Kenya, one of the country's major export hits, are being withdrawn from the Norwegian market as health authorities have linked them to an exceptional outbreak of dysentery in the Nordic country.

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Economy - Development

Kenya's banks invest US$ 452m in South Sudan

afrol News, 2 June - Kenya Commercial Bank's mortgage subsidiary has signed a Shilling 35.3 billion (US$ 452 million) housing deal with the autonomous government of Southern Sudan to finance the construction of 1,750 housing units for civil servants in the country, a bank statement said.

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Norway restores operations in Kenya after bomb threat

afrol News, 28 May - The Norwegian embassy in Kenya was to restore operations at its embassy in Kenya, following the evacuation yesterday because of a bomb threat.

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Kenyan MPs endorse military deployment in disputed islands

afrol News, 28 May - Kenyan legislators have given President Mwai Kibaki a go-head to deploy the military in the contested Migingo islands in the Lake Victoria in case diplomacy fails. This is despite the Ugandan government having vowed to solve the disputed island with diplomacy.

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Politics | Society

Military chopper crashes near Somalia

afrol News, 27 May - A Kenyan military helicopter patrolling the northeastern Kenya borders has crash-landed near the Kenyan-Somali border wounding four army officers, local reports have said. The helicopter, Hughes-MD500 crashed on the outskirts of Hulugo town.

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Media | Human rights | Society

Kenya to dispel repressive clause in media law

afrol News, 14 May - The Kenyan government has finally conceded to repealing the repressive clause in the country's media law, but the decision is yet to be approved by parliament.

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Kenyan law makers accuse Museveni of insulting the nation

afrol News, 13 May - Kenyan legislators are angered by remarks attributed to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni over the raging debate on the Migingo Island, saying the comments were an insult and derogatory to the Kenyan government and its people.

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Kenya villagers join global greenhouse project

afrol News, 11 May - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the Carbon Benefits Project in communities in and around Lake Victoria in Kenya.

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Sex starved Kenyan man seeks compensation in court

afrol News, 8 May - A Kenyan man who has said the week-long sex ban, to wash out the country's political rivalry, denied him his basic marital rights has filed in court for compensation.

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Uganda and Kenya ready to resolve island border issue

afrol News, 5 May - Uganda and Kenya are committed to showing the world that the East African neighbours can not go to war over the border demarcation, but rather talk over the issue for a settlement, officials have said.

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» 30.04.2009 - Kenya wildlife on rapid decrease
» 29.04.2009 - Two African projects named winners of climate grants
» 28.04.2009 - Museveni orders the flag to be lowered in Migingo
» 27.04.2009 - Kenya's Ivory smugglers makes guilty plea
» 27.04.2009 - Kenya ready to counter attacks - deputy minister
» 23.04.2009 - Uganda-Kenya surveyors meeting to resolve Migingo crisis
» 21.04.2009 - More than 60 people arrested for village killings
» 17.04.2009 - Kenya strengthens fight against piracy, terrorism
» 15.04.2009 - Kenya to construct new port in 2010
» 09.04.2009 - Former MP asks ICC to prosecute govt officials
» 07.04.2009 - Kenyan fisherman arrested in disputed Migingo island
» 06.04.2009 - Kenyan justice minister resigns
» 03.04.2009 - WB approves $253 for Kenya north corridor project
» 01.04.2009 - ICC warns to act on Kenya if tribunal not established
» 31.03.2009 - Kenya urged to halt abuses in refugee camps

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