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POLITICS-KENYA: What a Prime Minister Might - and Might Not - Do
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - A fifth week of talks to end Kenya's violent election dispute is scheduled to begin Monday, with the extent of power to be exercised by a new prime minister one of the key items on the agenda.
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POLITICS-KENYA: Rice Lobbies for Power-Sharing Government
By Kwamboka Oyaro
NAIROBI - U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told feuding political leaders in Kenya that power-sharing is central to pulling the country out of its post-election crisis.
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POLITICS-TANZANIA: No Spending on Those Who Steal, Says Bush
By Sarah McGregor
DAR ES SALAAM - U.S. President George W. Bush, on a five-nation tour of Africa, has showered praise on the anti-corruption efforts of Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete - whose government is receiving substantial aid from Washington.
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POLITICS-KENYA: One More "Frightening Step" To Go
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - Efforts to defuse the post-election crisis in Kenya have entered a decisive phase, with negotiators appointed by President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga close to agreeing on a power-sharing government, chief mediator Kofi Annan said Friday.
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DEVELOPMENT-KENYA: Giving Ethnic Divisions the Boot
By Kwamboka Oyaro
NAIROBI - Anthony Njoroge passes the ball to David Onyango, whose shot makes it past the goalkeeper to a thunderous cheer from spectators at Huruma Stadium, in Nairobi's Eastlands slum area.
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POLITICS-KENYA: "Grand Coalitions Have Served Other Nations Well" - Annan
By Kwamboka Oyaro
NAIROBI - The creation of a power-sharing government in Kenya appeared imminent, Tuesday, after a parliamentary briefing in which former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan spoke of a possible "grand coalition" to end the country's political crisis. He has also noted that a deal is hoped for by week end.
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POLITICS-KENYA: Hopes of a Breakthrough in the Post-Election Crisis
By Kwamboka Oyaro
NAIROBI - Negotiations to bring an end to the political chaos in Kenya that was sparked by disputed presidential elections entered their third week, Monday, in the capital of Nairobi, amidst reports that an agreement may finally be in sight.
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RIGHTS: Europe Exports Death With Ease
By David Cronin
BRUSSELS - One of the most horrific incidents that followed Kenya's disputed presidential election was the burning to death of 30 people taking refuge in a church in Eldoret.
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KENYA: Violence Threatens Progress in HIV/AIDS Fight
By Abra Pollock
WASHINGTON - In what has been labeled an "emergency within an emergency", thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS who have been displaced by Kenya's recent political violence are struggling to access their life-saving antiretroviral drugs, reported the World AIDS Campaign this week.
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POLITICS: Kenya, Chad New Danger Zones for U.N. Workers
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations, which recently expressed serious concern over the safety of its staff in Algeria and Sudan, is grappling with security issues in two new danger zones: Kenya and Chad.
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KENYA: The Media Is Not Innocent
By Kwamboka Oyaro
NAIROBI - The media was partly blamed for the Rwandan genocide 14 years ago which left nearly one million people dead in 100 days. "Kill the Inkotanyi [cockroaches]!" a local radio station urged its listeners at the time.
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Q&A: "Mum, Were We Meant to Suffer All Our Lives?"
Interview with Nadifo Gababa, an Ethiopian refugee in Kenya
NAIROBI - The post-election violence here has turned nearly 500,000 Kenyans into internally displaced persons (IDPs). Caught up in this unrest are refugees from neighbouring countries - such as Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia - who sought refuge in Kenya but now find themselves destitute once again.
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EUROPE: Dubious Aid Handed to Kenya
By David Cronin
BRUSSELS - Just one day after Kenya's bitterly disputed presidential election took place in December, Nairobi received an aid payment worth nearly 41 million euros (60.5 million dollars) from the European Union.
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