Jomo Kenyatta (1890-1978) was a Kenyan statesman and the dominant figure in the development of African nationalism in East Africa. His long career in public life made him the undisputed leader of the ...
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Jan 2 (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga and
his party were accused of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya as the
death toll from tribal violence that followed the normally
stable count...
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A Kenya Airways passenger plane with more than 100 people on board crashed in southern Cameroon on Saturday, state radio reported.The west African nation's radio report said that the Nairobi-bound ...
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Dec 2 (Reuters) - Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who
narrowly leads polls ahead of Kenya's Dec. 27 election, commands
fanatic support in his western homeland. Here are key facts about him: * Born...
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Dec 5 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on December 12 in history: 1913 - Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa" was
recovered in Florence two years after it ha...
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Dec 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga
held the lead over President Mwai Kibaki in three opinion polls
published on Friday less than two weeks before a national
election in east...
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2007. There are 131 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 22, 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware...
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A group of 22 Somali asylum seekers who spent two weeks stuck in the transit lounge of Kenya's main airport have been transferred to a United Nations refugee camp, the U.N. refugee agency said Mond...
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NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Unofficial results on Friday
showed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in a tight battle with his
main challenger after a vote praised as smoothly run, despite
sporadic viole...
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NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Early projections on Friday
showed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in a tight battle with his
main challenger after a vote praised as smooth, despite sporadic
violence and...
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KISUMU, Kenya, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Protests and looting
flared in Kenyan opposition strongholds on Saturday as delays
announcing a presidential election result prompted rigging
claims in east Afric...
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Jomo Kenyatta
FACTBOX-Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga
