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Deadly Game of Kenya's Gem Trade
World  (tags: Kenya, gem trades, gem-mine, precious stones, gangs, illegal miners, corruption, conflict, crime, death, violence )

Dee
- 125 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The murder of a Scottish-born gem-mine owner in Kenya has revealed the dark underside of the country's precious stones trade. As the BBC Swahili service's Kenneth Mungai reports, the death of Campbell Bridges was far from an isolated incident.
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Take Action: Kenyan Human Rights Defenders Killed in Cold Blood
World  (tags: world, violence, africa, killing, investigation, justice, suppression, kenya, humanrights, freedoms, government, corruption, police, murder, assassination, King'ara, Oulu )

Tom
- 259 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org
Oscar Kamau King'ara and John Paul Oulu have been at the forefront of the fight against killings by police in Kenya. On March 5, they were driving to the National Human Rights Commission. According to reports, they were shot dead at point-blank range.
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Five Suspected Witches Burnt to Death in Kenya
World  (tags: world, witchcraft, murder, killing, death, Kenya, Africa, witch burning, superstition, women, children, men, elderly )

Tom
- 293 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Five elderly people suspected of practicing witchcraft were burnt to death in western Kenya, police said. They include four women and a man in their 80's who were accused of having abducted a child. They were all hunted down and burnt in their houses.
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Malaria: The View From Kenya (VIDEO)
World  (tags: malaria, kenya )


- 598 days ago - cnn.com
CNN's David McKenzie reports on the threat of Malaria in Kenya.
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Kenya: Displaced Women Still Facing Threat of Sexual Violence
World  (tags: violence, war, kenya, women, rape, crime, conflict )

Julia
- 645 days ago - reliefweb.int
NAIROBI, 10 March 2008 (IRIN) - The risk of rape and sexual abuse remains high for thousands of young girls and women displaced by Kenya's post-election crisis in January and February, an assessment by three agencies has found.
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Kenya Crisis: Support Kofi Annan
World  (tags: Kenya, UN, government, ethics, freedoms, conflict, africa, HumanRights, Refugees&Relief, violence, politics )

Lauren
- 654 days ago - avaaz.org
A presidential election tainted by vote-tampering - now Kenya's future hangs in the balance, with over 600 killed and 250,000 made homeless. We need to act fast.
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Kenya's Rival Politicians Sign Deal
World  (tags: Kenya )


- 658 days ago - seattlepi.nwsource.com
Under the agreement, the opposition leader will become prime minister and have the power to "coordinate and supervise" the government - more authority than Kibaki wanted to yield.
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Kenya: 420 Children Yet to Trace Families
World  (tags: children, displacement, food, starving, families, Kenya, world, efforts being made, by Kenya Red Cross Society [KRCS] )

Dr Kathi
- 663 days ago - allafrica.com
420 Children in Kenya have NOT found their Families, most of them are younger than 5 yrs old. 300,000 still displaced due to lack of safety. Plus, there are 2,000 people in Turkana District that may starve to death. They need food & other necessities
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KENYA: Clashes, Tension "Routine" in Troubled Molo
World  (tags: government, children, ethics, crime, Refugees&Relief, africa, kenya, killing of civilians )

Michael
- 675 days ago - irinnews.org
Violence on Kikuyu began in Molo 30 days BEFORE the election As minority communities, mainly Kikuyus and Kisiis, started being hounded out of their houses by rival ethnic groups."And the beat goes onnn yeah.
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Optimism at Kenya Talks, Negotiators Urge Patience
World  (tags: kenya, world, society, politics )

Cal
- 676 days ago - reuters.com
Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga re-started talks on Monday in a mood of national optimism that a political solution to Kenya's worst crisis since independence may be near
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Kenyan Women's Groups Mobilize to Demand a Voice at the Negotiating Table | MADRE: An International Women's Human Rights Organiz
World  (tags: violence against women, kenya )


- 677 days ago - madre.org
reports of sexual violence against women have more than doubled, particularly in the displacement camps...Any further negotiations must thoroughly incorporate their perspectives."..."Inequality, Not Identity, Fuels Violence in Kenya."
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KENYA: Insecurity Leaves Crops Rotting
World  (tags: world, violence, conflict, children, africa, kenya )

Michael
- 681 days ago - irinnews.org
My tomatoes are rotting in the fields, what we harvest we use to cook, the rest we feed to the chickens and calves because roads going to many markets have been blocked," Chebet, 46, told IRIN on 31 January. "I can't even share the tomatoes with my neighb
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ON THIS DAY - 1968: More Kenyan Asians Flee to Britain
World  (tags: africa, kenya, asians, britain, reefugees, indians, pakistanis, 1968, on this day )

Chrissy
- 682 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya have arrived in Britain today, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing from laws which prevent them making a living. The party included nine children under two, and all flew in on cut-price one-
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Kenya's Children Scarred By Violence - Africa
World  (tags: africa, kenya, children, deaths, violence, sadness )

Chrissy
- 684 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Van is 13-years-old and comes from the town of Eldoret - one of the flashpoints of Kenya's recent ethnic violence. As he talks about the events that befell his family a fortnight ago, his voice drops to a whisper.
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United Nations: Humanitarian Aid in Kenya Threatened By Violence
World  (tags: United Nations, Kenya, Africa, World Food Program, food, safety, refugees, humanitarian assistance )

Kristmas
- 689 days ago - voanews.com
Sharply deteriorating security in Kenya is threatening their ability to provide humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people & World Food Program can't get FOOD to 100,000's of refugees in neighboring countries.
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