Kenya's Political Crisis

Kenya - Odinga
Kenya: A Short-Term Celebration
April 17, 2008 1754 GMT
Kenya's new government, formed under a power-sharing deal, is not expected to ease the tribal tensions exploited during the country's heated presidential election. [more]
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Celebrations in Nairobi, Stalemate in Harare
April 17, 2008 1324 GMT
After months of political riots and lingering uncertainty ushered in by hotly contested election results, Kenya welcomes a new coalition government. But Zimbabwe, there are neither riots nor election results. [more]
Photo - Kofi Annan in Kenya
Kenya: Government, Opposition Reach Deal
February 28, 2008 1419 GMT
The Kenyan government and opposition have reached a power-sharing deal meant to solve the country's political crisis, but tribal hostilities will remain unresolved. [more]
PHOTO -- Kenya: Kofi Annan Addresses Parliament
Kenya: The First Step Toward Normality
February 14, 2008 1910 GMT
Kenya's two leading political parties agreed Feb. 14 to rewrite the country's constitution -- the first step toward resolving the political crisis there. [more]
PHOTO -- Kenya, Kofi Annan Tours Hotel Before Talks
Kenya: A Deal but No Crisis Resolution
February 1, 2008 2101 GMT
Despite a deal between Kenya's president and the leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement, violence could quickly re-emerge given the lack of a resolution to Kenya's larger political crisis. [more]
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More Violence as Kenya Heads for Abyss
January 29, 2008 0922 GMT
International mediators are in Nairobi trying to call a halt to the violence that is ripping Kenya -- and East Africa -- apart. The country's two power brokers (and tribal rivals) will need to find accommodation if the country is not to become another basket case. [more]
Kikuyu confronting soldier in Naivasha, Kenya
Kenya: Sliding Toward a De Facto Partition?
January 28, 2008 2009 GMT
Clashes continuing Jan. 28 between the members of country's Kikuyu and Luo tribes threaten to make the Luo-dominated western region inaccessible for trade and transportation. [more]
MAP - Kenya - Great Lakes Supply Chain
Kenya: The President and the Opposition Meet
January 24, 2008 1708 GMT
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement party leader, Raila Odinga, are to meet Jan. 24. [more]
Kenyan opposition supporter with banner 'We Condemn Violence'
Kenya: The Opposition Shifts to a Boycott
January 21, 2008 1937 GMT
Kenya's opposition Orange Democratic Movement is shifting from mass demonstrations to a boycott of businesses linked to ruling party supporters. [more]
Orange Democratic Movement supporters in Kenya
Kenya: Protests, the President and the Supply Chain
January 17, 2008 1817 GMT
Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga said police shot seven of the opposition party's supporters Jan. 17 during demonstrations in the country's capital. [more]
Kenyan riot police in Nairobi
Kenya: Parliament, Protests and the Presidency
January 16, 2008 1634 GMT
Kenyan police fired on opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) protesters Jan. 16, dispersing crowds on the first of a planned three-day opposition protest. But the ODM will work to keep the pressure up -- particularly in the country’s parliament. [more]
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Kenya: The Power Struggle Shifts to Parliament
January 15, 2008 1637 GMT
A new session of Kenya's parliament convenes Jan. 15, bringing Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga together for the first time since the country held its election Dec. 27, 2007. [more]
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki
Kenya: No Peace Deal Yet
January 10, 2008 1636 GMT
No peace deal was reached Jan. 10 between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement party's presidential candidate Raila Odinga. [more]
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Kenya Slips Back Toward the Edge
January 4, 2008 1446 GMT
Geographically the African country with a successful past and great potential, democratic Kenya is slipping back into its bad old ways. Colin Chapman looks at what has gone wrong and says Nairobi... [more]
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Global Market Brief: A Second Look at African Infrastructure
January 3, 2008 1945 GMT
Riots after Kenya's Dec. 27, 2007, elections have highlighted the risks associated with investments in emerging markets. However, the violence could well point out the need for investment in Africa's supply chain infrastructure. [more]
Supporters of Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga
Kenya: Opposition Rallies and Mediation
January 3, 2008 1553 GMT
Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement opposition party postponed a protest rally planned for Jan. 3 in Nairobi. The rally, rescheduled for Jan. 8, probably will not dislodge Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. [more]
Close-up of Kenyan police keeping watch in Nairobi slum
Kenya: Post-Election Violence and the Supply Chain
January 2, 2008 1722 GMT
Post-election violence in Kenya is disrupting trade in Uganda -- and could soon disrupt trade throughout Africa's Great Lakes region as well. [more]
Kenyan opposition rioter
Kenya: Kibaki's Power Play
December 31, 2007 2007 GMT
At least 124 people were killed Dec. 31 during the second day of riots across Kenya following the election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. [more]
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