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Kenya Seeks US Support Against Ivory Trade
World  (tags: conference, kenya, african elephants, protection, ban ivory trade, US )

Simone
- 1194 days ago - nation.co.ke
Kenya's campaign against trade in elephant ivory goes before the US Congress Wednesday as the government solicits support for its proposal for a 20-year moratorium.
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Lucy Kibaki Seeks Stiffer Penalties for Rapists
World  (tags: rape, punitive, laws, amendment, Kenya, Lucy Kibaki, first lady, gender violence, on rise, sexual abuse )

Naoko
- 1197 days ago - standardmedia.co.ke
First Lady Lucy Kibaki has appealed to MPs to urgently amend the Sexual Offences Act and make it more punitive for rapists. The first lady said she was concerned that despite the current laws against rape the vice had not been contained, as case of rape
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Grooming Students to Become Good, Responsible Citizens
World  (tags: haiti earthquake, aid, Kenya, students, good Samaritans, Save the Children, community service, Round Square, social responsibility )

Naoko
- 1202 days ago - standardmedia.co.ke
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti left the world shocked and millions of Haitians in need of food aid and shelter. Governments, organisations and individuals have joined hands to send much needed aid. Among the good Samaritans are students
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Grandma and Widow Picked for International Aids Forum
World  (tags: hiv/aids, grandmother, widow, conference, orphans, Kenya )

Naoko
- 1221 days ago - standardmedia.co.ke
Two women, a grandmother and a widow, from Kogelo village in Siaya district will be Kenya's representatives to an interntional conference in Swaziland that brings together women taking care of Aids orphans.
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Floods, Tears, Deaths
World  (tags: death, floods, disaster, Kenya, lost home, villages, refuge, rescue, relief, rain )

Naoko
- 1231 days ago - standardmedia.co.ke
kenya confronted its first disaster of the New Year as flash floods struck villages killing people, sweeping away their animals and destroying homes, schools and health centres. The sigh of relief that greeted the onset of the rains after the failure
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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
- 1373 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
- 1507 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
- 1541 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 )


- 1846 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
- 1893 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
- 1903 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 )


- 1907 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
- 1911 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
- 1924 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
- 1924 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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