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Kenya

"I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills. The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the north, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet. In the day-time you felt that you had got high up; near to the sun, but the early mornings and evenings were limpid and restful, and the nights were cold." - Out of Africa by Karen Blixen

Formed out of African tribal lands by colonialists, Kenya is both one of the most richly endowed and most politically troubled countries in Africa. As it continues to develop economically and politically. it faces numerous challenges and opportunities.

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February 2008
- Kenya Talks Make Progress; Caution Urged
  
  Reuters | Feb 11, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Talks between the Kenyan president and the leader of the opposition are going well, and the parties have agreed in principle to a power-sharing agreement, Reuters reports. "We are making progress. Indications are that we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. We are very optimistic," an MP said of negotiations between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga. More »
- Kenya's Quiet Casualty: Flowers
  
  Economist | Feb 9, 08 6:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The violence in Kenya has come at the worst possible time for an industry quietly flourishing in the warmth of the nation's long, sunny days—flowers. Kenya supplies 25% of Europe's cut flowers, making it the third-largest industry behind tourism and tea, the Economist reports. Roses are the main crop, and with Valentine's Day around the corner, growers are struggling to keep workers safe and shipments moving. More »
- Fighting Scars Smallest Kenyans
  
  BBC | Feb 3, 08 3:43 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The violence in Kenya is separating droves of children from their parents—sometimes forever, the BBC reports. One Nairobi orphanage is currently hosting 60 displaced children; some wait for their parents to find them, but most know their mothers and fathers are already dead. "It's been a traumatizing experience for them," says one Red Cross activist. More »
- Kenya Leaders Agree to Peace Talk Structure
  
  Reuters | 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 the next 7 to 15 days, Reuters reports. More »
January 2008
- Kenya Upheaval Could Reach 'Catastrophic Levels'
  
  Reuters | 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 late December as political disputes have opened old territorial conflicts. More »
- Slain Kenyan Pol a Key to Peace
  
  New York Times | Jan 30, 08 11:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Kenyan opposition lawmaker who was dragged from his car yesterday and shot to death could have been key to ending the ethnically charged turmoil, reports the New York Times, but his assassination instead further plunged the country into violent chaos. Melitus Mugabe Were had been working toward peace, able to bridge ethnic divides because of his Kikuyu wife. “Whoever did this has killed the dreams of many,” one friend said. More »
- US Rips Kenya Opposition Over 'Ethnic Cleansing'
  
  Associated Press | 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 out" of the valley, Jendayi Frazer told reporters at the African Union summit in Ethiopia. Now, "killing may be the object," she added. More »
- 'Sickening Brutality' Spreads in Kenya
  
  BBC | 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 reports, as former UN chief Kofi Annan spent a sixth day in the conflict-ravaged country trying to negotiate a peace deal. More »
- In Kenya, Annan Denounces Violent 'Abuses'
  
  BBC | Jan 26, 08 11:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kofi Annan, in Kenya to mediate a settlement to the brutal conflict rocking the country, condemned the "gross and systematic abuses of human rights" he had seen on a tour of the country's worst flashpoints, the BBC reports. Dozens more gruesome deaths were reported today. Annan spoke of displaced families and called on Kenyans to break the cycle of revenge. More »
- Runners Are Targets Amid Kenya Strife
  
  Associated Press | Jan 24, 08 9:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Some of the world's best runners have been receiving death threats as conflict continues in their native Kenya, where rumors circulate that the athletes were involved in stirring up ethnic killings. Top Kenyan runners are meeting in the town of Eldoret to discuss their response, the AP reports. "I am scared. We are scared," says a Kenyan athletics official. More »
- Former UN Boss Tackling Kenya Crisis
  
  Reuters | Jan 22, 08 2:57 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan will fly to Kenya today to try to mediate the nation's political crisis and stop the violence. He faces a difficult task. Members of President Mwai Kibaki's cabinet are hostile to mediation, and opposition leader Raila Odinga is in no mood to back down. "I'm the rightful elected president. Kibaki stole his way into power," he told Reuters. More »
- Kenyan Killings 'Planned'
  
  New York Times | Jan 21, 08 5:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - As the death toll in Kenya's ongoing ethnic violence continued to mount yesterday, evidence indicates that some of the horrific bloodshed was carefully planned, the New York Times reports. Flyers warned of ethnic killings—now responsible for at least 650 deaths in the past month—even before December's controversial presidential election. Young men were armed by elders, politicians inflamed tensions in speeches, and tribal leaders report holding meetings to plot attacks. More »
- Kenyan Police Fire on Protesters
  
  BBC | Jan 17, 08 8:39 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kenyan police clashed with protesters in the streets of Nairobi today; opposition leader Raila Odinga claims seven were killed as police fired on angry crowds protesting president Mwai Kibaki’s disputed reelection. One witness said police fired live rounds “indiscriminately,” despite assurances that only batons and teargas were authorized. The BBC confirms at least two deaths in the second of three days of planned protests; four were killed yesterday. More »
- Kenya Braces for More Violence
  
  Reuters | Jan 16, 08 11:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tensions are rising in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as angry opposition supporters prepare for three days of protests over the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in an allegedly rigged ballot. Opposition protests have been banned by the Kibaki regime, triggering concerns that rallies could spark major clashes. Some 600 people have already been killed since the Dec. 27 vote. More »
- Kenyan Prez Lost Vote, Says US Exit Poll
  
  McClatchy Newspapers | Jan 14, 08 2:10 PM CST