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UN troubled by Kenya protest killings

The United Nations on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the deaths of at least 10 people in Kenya where police and protesters clashed during anti-government demonstrations the previous day...

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Nairobi tense as Kenya marks democracy uprising

Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of potential protests, after last month’s demonstrations descended into violent clashes...

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19 dead in Kenya protests

The death toll from protests in Kenya to mark the anniversary of a massive crackdown on anti-tax demonstrations has risen to 19, with another 15 people missing, the national human-rights commission said Friday...

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Businesses destroyed after Kenya protests

At least 16 people died in the previous day’s protests across Kenya, Amnesty International said on Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in the capital and beyond...

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Two killed as Kenyan anniv protests turn violent

Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with two killed and running battles between protesters and police, who flooded Nairobi’s streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire...

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Outcry as Kenya arrests filmmakers

Rights groups condemned on Saturday the arrest of four Kenyan filmmakers which the activists linked to a BBC documentary about police killings during protests last year...

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Kenyan police teargas anti-femicide march

Kenyan police tear-gassed a peaceful march against femicide in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining a number of protesters, according to AFP reporters and rights groups...

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Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 children

At least 17 young children were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, officials said Friday, leaving...

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Kenya protest against Adani’s airport deal could turn into anger against India: Congress leader

The Indian National Congress on Tuesday cautioned that protests against Adani Group ‘taking over’ operations of Kenya’s Nairobi airport could turn public sentiment in the African nation against India, after members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union had called for protests over plans by the Kenyan government to strike an investment deal with India’s Adani Group to...

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Kenyans ridicule 'hideous' statue of Olympic star Kipyegon

Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic running icon Faith Kipyegon, among several erected in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret to fete the nation's victorious Olympians.

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Kenya suspect confesses to killing 42 women

Kenyan police said Monday they had arrested a ‘serial killer’ suspect who had confessed to murdering 42 women before dumping their dismembered bodies in a...

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Kenya protesters vow to march again

Kenyan protest organisers called on Wednesday for fresh peaceful marches against deeply unpopular tax hikes, as the death toll from nationwide demonstrations climbed to 22, a state-funded rights body said, vowing an investigation...

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Five killed in Kenya protests

Five people were shot dead and 31 wounded on Tuesday during protests in Kenya over proposed tax hikes, an NGO said...

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Kenyans protest tax hikes

Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya on Thursday to protest tax hikes, blowing whistles and chanting slogans in a vivid show of anger by...

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Kenya cities suffer power blackouts

Much of Kenya was plunged into darkness Thursday following a ‘power supply disruption’, the country's main electricity provider said, adding that it was working to restore access.