Society | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights
10 killed in cattle raid in Kenya
afrol News, 1 September - At least 10 people were killed and several others wounded in Kenya's northern district of Turkana by suspected cattle rustlers from Toposa, southern Sudan on Saturday. Read more
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Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition
Kenyan firms in row over land
afrol News, 27 August - Kenyan Sugar and mining companies are fighting over 2,300 acres of land in Msambweni district which they claim it was leased to both of them. A clash was brought to fore earlier this week, when Agriculture minister William Ruto and his Tourism counterpart Najib Balala toured the site of sugar project at Ramisi. Read more
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Economy - Development
Kenya to import crude oil from Sudan
afrol News, 26 August - Kenyan government will resume a monthly import of 500,000 barrels of crude oil from neighbouring Sudan following an agreement signed between two countries on yesterday. The move to procure crude from Sudan comes at a time when oil and fuel prices are at a record high, officials have said. Read more
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Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Human rights
30 killed in Kenya drought clashes
afrol News, 5 August - Clashes between different pastoral communities in Kenya's north-western Turkana region over scarce pasture and water sources for livestock had left 30 people dead. Read more
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Politics | Human rights
Kenya "responsible for missing people"
afrol News, 28 July - New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed today that the Kenyan government must account for dozens of people missing since a security onslaught on tribal militia in the west of the country. It called on Kenya to support probe into torture and war crimes committed by security forces, and urged donors to review military aid to the count.
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Health | Science - Education
Kenya study proves malaria drugs side effects
afrol News / SciDev.Net, 23 July - A study made in western Kenya indicates several side effects of malaria drugs on children, most being positive. Giving schoolchildren malaria intermittent preventative treatment (IPT) reduces anaemia and improves attention span, the study in the malaria-prone region of Kenya found.
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Society | Human rights | Gender - Women
Kenyan students charged for inciting violence
afrol News, 22 July - At least 70 Kenyan students face arson charges and fueling unrest at boarding schools across the country, following riots over the weekend which led to a death of a student after setting a dormitory ablaze. Read more
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Agriculture - Nutrition | Politics | Society | Human rights
Kenyan forces accused of blocking aid
afrol News, 21 July - An international humanitarian agency has accused Kenyan security forces today for blocking aid workers in the country's remote Mt Elgon district, where conflict between armed forces and militia has severely affected civilians. Read more
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