Mwai Kibaki

4 Kenyan politicians to stand trial over post-election violence

2012-01-23 16:38:28

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Newly discovered oil fuels hope and fear in Kenya

2012-03-27 16:40:51

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World Cup: Kings, princes and tennis stars on the guest list

2010-07-10 16:33:16

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Violence stalks the alleys of Nairobi

2008-01-07 00:00:00

In Nairobi's slum district of Kibera, people prayed for peace Sunday under the charred cross and blackened walls of the burned Lutheran church. But in the narrow alleys just 100 yards away, the thugs with machetes still rule. When the service ended,...

Killing Kenya

2008-02-04 00:00:00

Melitus Mugabe Were was a rarity among Kenyan politicians, a moderate who straddled the divides rending the country. A freshman lawmaker in parliament, he was a man who could have mediated between extremists in both the ruling party and the opposition,...

Kenya carries on stolen tradition

2008-01-05 00:00:00

Stealing elections has been a common practice in Africa for more than 40 years. African presidents and the ruling elites that surround them have routinely colluded with loyal officials to stuff ballot boxes, intimidate opponents, distribute bribes,...

Kenya welcoming back tourists as peace returns

2008-03-16 00:00:00

With a peace deal in place and security almost back to normal, Kenya's beleaguered tourism industry is again welcoming travelers who had abandoned the East African nation after more than 1,000 people were killed in a post-election crisis. The U.S....

Talks held to curb Kenya's unrest

2008-01-10 00:00:00

As the head of the African Union met with Kenya's political rivals here Wednesday to try to get them talking, opposition supporters waited tensely on the streets for news and warned of more violence if President Mwai Kibaki stays in power. John Kufuor,...

Deadly clashes in Kenya

2008-01-19 00:00:00

Clashes between police and protesters in several cities Friday resulted in as many as 12 deaths, bringing the toll to nearly two dozen in three days of "mass action," witnesses and officials said. The deadliest skirmishes occurred in the Nairobi slum...

Kenya's conflict isn't 'tribal'

2008-01-24 00:00:00

I first started working in Kenya when conducting research for my master's degree in 1991 at the University of Nairobi. It was a time of great hope and excitement. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, we saw a resurgence of democracy's "third wave," and it...

In Kenya, a spiral of killings

2008-01-04 00:00:00

When Gabriel Okelo rose early Thursday to join a banned opposition rally, he did not take his machete. But he was sure he would be using it to kill again very soon. Just the day before, he said, he had slashed two people to death because they were from a...

Thousands face starvation in Kenya

2008-01-05 00:00:00

Up to 100,000 people face starvation in western Kenya because of election-related tribal violence, the World Food Program warned Friday, as rivals in last week's disputed presidential vote showed no willingness to talk. President Mwai Kibaki and...

Supporters of the 'Yes' vote celebrate outside the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, where Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga came to address their supporters. Calling the outcome a "national renewal," Kenya's president celebrated a

2010-08-05 00:00:00

Kenyan villagers wait for their turn to vote in Kosachei, in western Kenya. The voting Wednesday was on a proposed new constitution that many say would make their institutions more democratic.

2010-08-04 00:00:00

Under a photo of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki , Maureen Macinko of North Stonington sorts bar code labels for books donated by American Friends of Kenya to the library at Starehe Girls' Centre outside Nairobi Friday. Macinko heads AFK's Library Team.

2009-08-21 00:00:00