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NEWS ABOUT: Mwai Kibaki

Mwai Kibaki stories: 44 news summaries

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 In Kenya, 
 Clinton Blasts 
 Graft, Corruption 

Says government responsibility key to 'economic progress'

Aug 5, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton criticized Kenya today for rampant graft and corruption as she made the case that business and trade across Africa cannot grow without good governance and solid democracy. In President Obama's ancestral homeland, the secretary of State said, "True economic progress in Africa will depend on responsible governments... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Africa • Kenya • corruption • conference • Mwai Kibaki • graft • President Obama

Analysis

Fierce Rivalries Shape, Threaten Kenyan Politics

Power sharing compromise has resulted in a rancorous impasse

Apr 25, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Election violence in 2007 gave way to an uneasy coalition between Kenyan PM Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki, but that move seems only to have transformed the fighting on the streets into squabbling in the capital. Now, "Kenya does not have a functioning executive at all, just an... More »

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Kenya • corruption • government • Kofi Annan • political factions • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • International Criminal Court • election violence

 Kenya Announces
 Shared Cabinet 

Prez names opposition leader PM

Apr 13, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Calling for Kenyans to "put politics aside and get to work," president Mwai Kibaki named chief opposition leader Raila Odinga prime minister today in a move to end political strife with a power-sharing cabinet. The 40-member cabinet, including two deputy PMs, was divided evenly between the two parties,... More »

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Kenya • Cabinet • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

 Deal Reached in Kenyan Crisis 

Analysts remain skeptical, noting past attempts at accord

Apr 12, 08 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kenya’s election crisis may finally be over. President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga today reached a deal on a new cabinet, the BBC reports, ending the dispute that has long delayed a February power-sharing deal. The new cabinet will be announced tomorrow and should be in place... More »

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Kenya • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

 Riots Flare as Kenya Talks Stall 

Government and opposition deal falters

Apr 9, 08 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots erupted again in Kenya yesterday as opposition leaders suspended talks with the government over a stalled power-sharing pact, reports the New York Times. Dozens of men in a Nairobi slum lit bonfires and hurled rocks at police, chanting, "No cabinet, no peace!" The violence marked the first... More »

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Africa • Kenya • East Africa • riots • Mwai Kibaki • Kenyan elections • political protest

Tough Work Awaits Kenya Lawmakers

Parliament, back in session, must figure out how to make peace deal work

Mar 6, 08 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's parliament reconvened today, the New York Times reports, and was immediately given the task of putting into law the power-sharing deal that ended the startling wave of violence that followed December's disputed election. "You must now become the ambassadors of peace and reconciliation,” President Mwai Kibaki told... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections • ethnic violence • Kenya parliament

Kenyan Rivals Sign Peace Deal

Citizenry appears relieved, cautious after power-sharing accord is made official

Feb 28, 08 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s rival political leaders signed a power-sharing deal today in a ceremony that brought jubilant crowds to the streets of Nairobi, the New York Times reports—a change from the violence that followed December's disputed election. The agreement creates a powerful prime minister position for opposition leader Raila Odinga,... More »

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Kenya • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenyan Leaders Reach Deal

Annan says rivals have come to terms to end post-election crisis

Feb 28, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) -  Kenya’s feuding leaders have finally reached a power sharing deal, Kofi Annan announced today after a four-hour meeting. Annan said he could not yet release details, but the deal is expected to spell out duties for the prime minister position to be created for opposition leader Raila Odinga,... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Annan Suspends Kenya Talks

Mediator says he will speak to leaders personally

Feb 26, 08 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Mediator Kofi Annan is suspending the talks to end the bloody crisis in Kenya. In lieu of the negotiations, the ex-UN Secretary General says he will speak personally to rival leaders Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, reports the AP. "I hope people will understand this is a move intended... More »

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Kenya • Condoleezza Rice • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Kenya Stalemate
Frustrates Negotiators

Stonewalling by Kenya rivals paralyzing talks

Feb 26, 08 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's peace talks have ground to a standstill and the task of coaxing the country's two rival parties into an agreement is beginning to try even the patience of former UN secretary-general and lead negotiator Kofi Annan, reports the BBC. The two sides cannot agree on a power-sharing deal and... More »

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Africa • Kenya • diplomacy • Kofi Annan • prime minister • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenya Agrees to Create PM Post

Power-sharing deal would prevent new round of violence

Feb 21, 08 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s government agreed today to create a prime minister position for opposition leader  Raila Odinga—the narrow loser in a disputed election for president in December—in an effort to prevent a new round of violence from tearing the African nation apart. The details are still being hashed out,... More »

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Kenya • prime minister • power sharing deal • Kikuyu • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Luo • Kenyan elections • ethnic violence

Kenyan Rivals Make Deal for Election Review

No progress seen on power-sharing or new government structure

Feb 15, 08 5:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s president and opposition leader today unveiled an agreement to examine the hotly contested Dec. 27 election, but the sides have made no progress on a deal to share power, the AP reports. "There is real momentum," said mediator and ex-UN chief Kofi Annan. The deal also... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenya Rivals Edge Closer
to Power-Sharing Deal

Annan says deal is just days away

Feb 8, 08 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s two parties are close to a power-sharing deal that could end the national bloodshed in the wake of the disputed December election, Reuters reports. The details were still being hammered out, but one opposition legislator said, “We have finally agreed that there is a problem in the... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Kenya Leaders Agree to Peace Talk Structure

Immediate issues could be resolved within 15 days, Annan says

Feb 1, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's rival leaders have agreed on an outline for peace talks, Kofi Annan said today. Larger problems could take a year to iron out, but the ex-UN chief said the most pressing issues--ending the killings, aiding those hit by the turmoil, and fixing "immediate" political woes--could be solved within... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • peace talks • Ban Ki-Moon

Kenya Upheaval Could Reach 'Catastrophic Levels'

As violence continues, UN boss will join predecessor in talks

Jan 31, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's political turmoil continues to wreak havoc, and it is "threatening to escalate to catastrophic levels," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. After the killing of another member of Raila Odinga's opposition party yesterday, the country faced renewed violence, Reuters reports. The death toll has reached 850 since... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • protests • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections • ethnic violence • Kenya's economy • Ban Ki-Moon

2nd Opposition Lawmaker
Shot Dead
in Kenya

Politician's killing threatens peace talks

Jan 31, 08 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A second Kenyan opposition politician has been killed in the country's troubled Rift Valley, only two days after the murder of one of his colleagues. The lawmaker, who won a seat in parliament on the ticket of Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement in December's contested elections, was fatally shot by... More »

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Kenya • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Orange Democratic Movement • Rift Valley • Eldoret

US Rips Kenya Opposition
Over 'Ethnic Cleansing'

Envoy calls for probe, warns aid under review

Jan 30, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The top US envoy to Africa today accused supporters of Kenya's opposition of "clear ethnic cleansing" after violence in the Rift Valley killed hundreds of Kikuyus, who support embattled president Mwai Kibaki. "The aim originally was not to kill, it was to cleanse, it was to push them... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Pol's Death Sparks Kenya Battles

Odinga warns nation is slipping into anarchy

Jan 29, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Army helicopters fired on crowds to protect Kenyans fleeing bloodshed and mobs torched homes and people as violence escalated today in the wake of the killing of an opposition politician, the BBC reports. At least four people were killed in a Nairobi slum after a member of opposition leader Raila... More »

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Kenya • Kikuyu • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • ethnic violence

'Sickening Brutality' Spreads
in Kenya

Annan meets with opposition leader

Jan 27, 08 10:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Ethnic violence and revenge killing continued unchecked in western Kenya today, with at least 17 more people beaten, hacked, or burned to death by mobs engaged in what the BBC correspondent calls  "sickening brutality" since last month’s contested presidential election. The death toll is nearing 750, the BBC... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Kofi Annan • Kikuyu • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • ethnic violence • Africa Union

River of Blood Runs in Kenya

Toll up to 69 in latest ethnic violence

Jan 27, 08 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenyans were burned alive and hacked to death with machetes as raging ethnic violence in western Kenya claimed another 69 lives in the latest bloodshed since last month's controversial presidential election. Houses were in flames in the tourist getaway of Naivasha today and bodies were stacked up in the morgue... More »

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Kenya • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections • ethnic violence

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