Kenya Police uses force to stop staging of school drama ‘echoes of war'

10 april 2025 - 20:33:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Police used teargas to disperse crowds, dignitaries, journalists and residents of Nakuru, Kenya's fourth city, [...] Full text...

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AU unveils full list of elected offiials at 38 summit

17 february 2025 - 18:29:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has unveiled the full list of Commissioners elected during the 38th session [...] Full text...

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How Raila Odinga fell: Web of factors that cost Kenya top African Union job Story by Justus Ochieng

16 february 2025 - 16:26:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship suffered a major blow Saturday, February [...] Full text...

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Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Youssouf wins race for AUC Chairperson slot

15 february 2025 - 22:27:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf emerged victorious in the tough race for the leadership [...] Full text...

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African Union Summit opens in Ethiopia

15 february 2025 - 13:14:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Angola's Joao Manuel Lourenco assumed the rotating Chair of the African Union (AU) on Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Incoming AU leadership must prioritise, stand up for human rights - Amnesty International

14 february 2025 - 05:44:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership [...] Full text...

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Kenya launches campaign bid for AUC leadership at mini Summit

27 august 2024 - 14:16:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Tuesday to witness the unveiling of former Keyan Prime [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President dissolves cabinet after finance bill riots

12 july 2024 - 00:20:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto dissolved his Cabinet on Thursday, weeks after a political crisis which began [...] Full text...

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Kenya deploys military to deal with tax protests

25 june 2024 - 21:26:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed to respond to a national tax protest, which [...] Full text...

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Uganda's Museveni makes first state visit to Kenya after trade feud

15 may 2024 - 19:31:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here Wednesday for an official state visit to Kenya, the first [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Tanzania's second President Hassan Mwinyi

01 march 2024 - 12:36:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan leaders, including President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta, have mourned Tanzania's second President, [...] Full text...

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Kenya fronts opposition leader for top AU Commission post

16 february 2024 - 22:15:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has urged the 44th session of the African Union Executive Council, comprising foreign ministers, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue, killings reported

19 july 2023 - 18:31:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police have shot dead one person and wounded scores during the first day of three days [...] Full text...

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UN rights office ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

15 july 2023 - 07:57:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police [...] Full text...

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Kenyans' protests raise concern about new epicentres of violence

12 july 2023 - 19:35:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests heightened in Kenya on Wednesday against the government's imposition of high taxes on basic goods [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition resume tax protests with 'Saba Saba' mass rallies

07 july 2023 - 23:01:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan opposition coalition kicked off its series of protests against high state taxes on Friday, [...] Full text...

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AU Chairman calls on Kenyans to dialogue for peace

01 june 2023 - 18:14:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans should dialogue for the sake of national and continental peace, the President of Comoros, Azali [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya

31 may 2023 - 08:16:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...

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Kenyan anti-government protests continue

30 march 2023 - 17:34:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga called Thursday for constitutional reform and asked for an audit of [...] Full text...

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US urges Kenya political leaders, protesters to refrain from violence

29 march 2023 - 06:56:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. has expressed regret at the loss of life and damage to property in [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson calls for calm in Kenya amidst public protests

28 march 2023 - 10:53:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern at violence [...] Full text...

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Kenyan protesters raid property of former president Kenyatta, opposition leader Odinga

27 march 2023 - 15:52:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Unidentified attackers marched on the property of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leads nationwide protests against cost of living

20 march 2023 - 12:30:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leaders were dispersed violently on Monday as they attempted to march to State House, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders rattled after night raid on former Interior Secretary

09 february 2023 - 13:19:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leaders stayed at the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, after a [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President Ruto set to be inaugurated on Tuesday

13 september 2022 - 07:16:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dr. William Samoei Ruto will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the fifth president of Kenya, beginning a new [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State congratulates Kenyan president-elect Ruto

08 september 2022 - 06:09:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Kenyan president-elect, William Ruto, on phone [...] Full text...

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US congratulates William Ruto as Supreme Court confirms his election as new Kenya President

06 september 2022 - 05:25:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has congratulated William Ruto on his election as president of Kenya, as confirmed by [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Kenya's newly-elected president savours victory after Supreme Court confirms his victory

05 september 2022 - 17:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's president-elected William Ruto on Monday celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to confirm his victory in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Kenyan Supreme Court confirms election of William Ruto as President

05 september 2022 - 14:43:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - William Ruto, the Deputy President of Kenya, will be sworn in as the next President after [...] Full text...

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Kenya Supreme Court ready to decide on election

05 september 2022 - 11:17:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court in Nairobi is expected to deliver its ruling on Monday in a case [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to deliver judgement on presidential election

03 september 2022 - 08:27:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top court on Friday finalised hearing a case challenging the election of Deputy President William [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court orders vote scrutiny in presidential election petition hearing

30 august 2022 - 18:42:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday ordered the scrutiny of portions of the votes cast [...] Full text...

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Kenyan poll officials preparing Supreme Court petition attacked

23 august 2022 - 00:03:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An armed gang attacked election officials preparing responses to the Supreme Court petition filed in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader alleges drug cartels meddling in Presidential lections

22 august 2022 - 18:40:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A petition challenging the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as president-elect was submitted on Monday [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga challenges presidential election result

22 august 2022 - 13:36:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the declaration of [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy holds talks with Kenyan leaders

18 august 2022 - 15:22:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday met and held discussions with visiting US Senator Chris Coons who [...] Full text...

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Kenyan elections chief talks of plot to force presidential runoff vote

17 august 2022 - 23:28:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wanted to moderate election results to [...] Full text...

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EU High Representative commends Kenyans for 'calm, peaceful' vote

17 august 2022 - 11:38:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has commended Kenyans for the calm and peaceful election day on 9 [...] Full text...

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Kenya presidential candidate rejects election results

16 august 2022 - 20:08:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Presidential candidate Raila Odinga, who ran for the presidency on the Azimio la Umoja Coalition, said [...] Full text...

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Will elections solidify the Odinga political dynasty

15 august 2022 - 19:31:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Raila Odinga, the Presidential candidate of omnibus political party, the Azimio la Umoja Party, is one [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Deputy President Ruto declared winner of Kenya's presidential election

15 august 2022 - 15:41:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto was on Monday declared winner of Kenya's presidential election by the chairman of the Independent [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: Kenyan Deputy Presdent William Ruto wins presidential election

15 august 2022 - 15:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto was on Monday declared winner of Kenya's presidential election by the chairman of the Independent [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1 Confusion marks event to announce presidential election result

15 august 2022 - 15:00:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite the presence of dignitaries, including three candidates of the just concluded 2022 presidential elections, political [...] Full text...

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All set for announcement of Kenya presidential election results

15 august 2022 - 09:54:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The stage is set for the announcement of last Tuesday's presidential election in Kenya, according to [...] Full text...

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Deputy President Rutu still in the lead as declaration of Kenya presidential vote enters home stretch

15 august 2022 - 05:49:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the declaration of results in Kenya's presidential election enters the home stretch on Monday, Deputy [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Deputy President Ruto maintains lead over Odinga in Kenya presidential vote

14 august 2022 - 19:31:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deputy President William Ruto is maintaining his lead on Sunday over former Prime Minister and opposition [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 1: US Secretary of State urges peace, patience as vote tallying in Kenya's presidential election continues

14 august 2022 - 12:43:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Saturday with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, encouraging continued [...] Full text...

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Kenya Deputy President Ruto takes slight lead over opposition leader Odinga in tight presidential vote

14 august 2022 - 11:34:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over former Prime Minister and opposition [...] Full text...

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African Union highlights impact of political gangs in Kenyan political campaigns

11 august 2022 - 20:56:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union election observer mission said Thursday criminal gangs attempting to zone certain regions for [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth observers urge reforms after Kenyan elections

11 august 2022 - 20:17:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International election observers have denied interfering in Kenya’s internal politics and urged independent civilian organizations to [...] Full text...

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UN chief congratulates Kenyans for peaceful vote

11 august 2022 - 09:38:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting [...] Full text...

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Results in for 91% of votes cast in Kenya's presidential elections

10 august 2022 - 11:16:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The counting and tallying of Tuesday’s presidential election votes in Kenya have continued with 91.3% of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 3: Vote counting gets underway in Kenya elections

09 august 2022 - 21:21:30
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 12 million voters cast ballots for the candidates running in Kenya's competitive elections on [...] Full text...

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UPDATE 2: Kenyan poll body reports 30.66% half-day voter turnout

09 august 2022 - 14:58:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting in Kenya's General Elections continued on Tuesday, with at least 6.5 million votes cast, equivalent [...] Full text...

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Update 1: Voting underway in Kenyan general elections

09 august 2022 - 10:03:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans queued to vote across most of the 46,210 polling centres countrywide with Presidential candidates amongst [...] Full text...

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Kenyans vote in historic poll overshadowed by 2017 political crisis

09 august 2022 - 08:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Voting to pick Kenya's fifth President and all elective national leadership positions kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Kenyan poll body postpones two gubernatorial elections in Western Kenya, coastal region

08 august 2022 - 21:03:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the position of governor in the populous regions of Kakamega in western Kenya and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan presidential candidates make final appeal for votes

06 august 2022 - 19:22:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan presidential candidates held final political rallies in the capital, Nairobi, on Saturday to make their [...] Full text...

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Kenyans prepare to vote new President (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

04 august 2022 - 13:15:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans are preparing to vote on 9 August 2022 to elect President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor and [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken calls for free and fair elections in Kenya

04 august 2022 - 07:34:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Kenyans vote in general elections on 9 August, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Deputy President dares Kenyatta in nasty pre-election rivalry

29 july 2022 - 22:38:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop threats against his family [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician ordered to forfeit US$2 million over corruption

28 july 2022 - 12:39:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Nairobi has ordered a senior Kenyan politician to forfeit nearly US$2 million [...] Full text...

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Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts

21 july 2022 - 17:53:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Kenyan authorities and political candidates standing in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan electoral body clears four Presidential candidates

07 june 2022 - 00:25:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has completed the nomination of candidates for the 9 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan electoral body clears Presidential candidates ahead of 9 August polls

05 june 2022 - 19:03:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his running mate, Martha Karua, were on Sunday cleared as Presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenyan election candidates face corruption hurdles

02 june 2022 - 16:17:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaigns ahead of the 9 August 2022 general elections in Kenya have officially kicked off [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader Raila Odinga names Martha Karua, Iron Lady of Kenyan politics, as running mate

16 may 2022 - 15:14:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the Azimio la Umoja coalition, has named [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Presidential insider named running mate to DP William Ruto ticket

15 may 2022 - 15:24:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, has picked former administration insider, Rigathi Gachagua, to become his presumptive [...] Full text...

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Kenya to bid for World Athletics Championships 2025

07 may 2022 - 20:58:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed optimism that Kenya will win the bid to host the 2025 [...] Full text...

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Kenya's third President Kibaki laid to rest

30 april 2022 - 23:02:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The third President of Kenya, Emilio Mwai Kibaki, was on Saturday buried at his Munyange home [...] Full text...

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African leaders bid farewell to Kenya's third President Kibaki

29 april 2022 - 16:56:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders, both serving and retired, congregated at the Nyayo Stadium here on a chilly Friday [...] Full text...

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Kenya elections body extends deadline for nomination of Deputy presidential candidates

26 april 2022 - 15:53:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has postponed the deadline of nominating Deputy President candidates for [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn departed third President Kibaki

26 april 2022 - 14:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Grieving Kenyan citizens thronged Parliament buildings in Nairobi's Central Business District for the second day on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan politician wounded in gun attack linked to poll rivalry

06 april 2022 - 13:20:03
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded Ali Mwatsahu, a local politician aspiring to represent Mvita constituency in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader's aircraft attacked on campaign trail

01 april 2022 - 22:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A violent group attacked a helicopter flying opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday, damaging the aircraft [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition veteran Odinga nominated presidential flag bearer

12 march 2022 - 17:06:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four-time presidential election challenger, Raila Odinga, was formally nominated to fly the presidential flag of more [...] Full text...

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Kenyan business leaders more optimistic about economic growth prospects

02 february 2022 - 10:21:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has found business leaders to be more bullish about the [...] Full text...

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Kenya electoral Commission announces election date

21 january 2022 - 19:25:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya (IEBC) has published a notice announcing 9 August 2022 as [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Odinga launches fifth bid for top job with president's backing

11 december 2021 - 09:54:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga Friday launched his fifth bid for Kenya's presidency, this time with [...] Full text...

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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia

24 august 2021 - 21:57:39
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...

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Obama family matriarch, Sarah Obama, dies at 99

29 march 2021 - 09:22:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sarah Obama, grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died at a hospital in the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's most resilient female politician becomes President

19 march 2021 - 11:52:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's most resilient female politician, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a statistician and economist, became the [...] Full text...

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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli

18 march 2021 - 11:35:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya imposes stricter border surveillance, ban on political gatherings to battle pandemic

12 march 2021 - 19:27:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced more stringent measures to curb the spread of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan opposition leader tests positive for Covid-19

11 march 2021 - 22:02:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Thursday tests showed he tested positive for the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Kenya passes law demanding 50% payment of intl tea auction price to local growers

23 december 2020 - 19:35:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new bill passed in Parliament into law, paving the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Kenya fast-track cross-border infrastructure projects

10 december 2020 - 00:02:48
Lamu, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their commitment to continue the roads, port and other infrastructure projects [...] Full text...

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Kenyan leaders drum up support for constitutional change movement

22 october 2020 - 23:05:28
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has embarked on a campaign to rally citizens in western Kenya to [...] Full text...

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Kenya's former PM voices concern over Police brutality in Nigeria

22 october 2020 - 23:00:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Police brutality which has led to multiple deaths in Nigeria is a “dark mark” on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Chief Justice's advisory to dissolve Parliament makes headlines

26 september 2020 - 20:55:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The decision to mandate the President to dissolve Parliament over failure to pass a law on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan media focus on President Kenyatta's 'powerless' deputy

05 september 2020 - 19:45:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto, who once wielded executive power within government, has been dominating the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa

31 august 2020 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...

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Kenya orders three-day national mourning for illustrious Tanzanian statesman

24 july 2020 - 22:41:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has ordered a three-day national mourning for the late former Tanzanian President, [...] Full text...

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Former Tanzanian President Mkapa to be buried at his home village 29 July

24 july 2020 - 17:13:29
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) – Tanzania’s former president, Benjamin William Mkapa (81), who died on Thursday night will be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya loses first doctor as pandemic cases hit 9,448

10 july 2020 - 15:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A medical doctor has succumbed to coronavirus, bringing into sharp focus the safety of healthcare workers [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta hails Malawi's new President Chakwera

28 june 2020 - 14:53:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Sunday joined other African leaders in congratulating Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera. Also hailing [...] Full text...

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Kenya secures UN Security Council seat

18 june 2020 - 22:18:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has been elected to the 15-member UN Security Council, emerging the winner of a tight [...] Full text...

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Kenya hotel workers charged with leaking President Kenyatta footage

17 june 2020 - 15:58:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two hotel workers charged with leaking closed circuit camera footage of President Uhuru Kenyatta driving into [...] Full text...

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Kenya Chief Justice blames President for courts clog up

08 june 2020 - 12:19:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday blamed President Uhuru Kenyatta for the backlog of cases [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Catholic bishops raise red flag on Kenyatta succession political bickering

24 may 2020 - 12:08:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Sunday warned politicians against engaging in divisive succession [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta pays tribute to departed president Moi

08 february 2020 - 18:19:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta Saturday hailed departed former Kenya President Daniel Arap Moi as a mentor to [...] Full text...

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Kenya-US trade deal won't undermine AfCFTA - Kenyatta tells US

08 february 2020 - 10:10:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  -  President Uhuru Kenyatta has given the assurance that a new bilateral trade deal between Kenya and [...] Full text...

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Burial of departed Kenyan President Moi set for 12 February

06 february 2020 - 17:52:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Kenyan President Daniel Moi who died on Tuesday will be buried on February 12 following [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta, Odinga to attend US National Breakfast Meeting

03 february 2020 - 19:40:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader, Raila Odinga, have left for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya deputy president walks tightrope as land fraud case re-opens

22 january 2020 - 12:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The re-opening  of investigations in a land fraud case, in which Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta urges unity, tolerance in Kenyan politics

01 january 2020 - 18:26:35
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged his people to rally behind the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), [...] Full text...

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Most Kenyans rooting for referendum - Poll

30 december 2019 - 15:22:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new survey released on Monday shows that majority of Kenyans prefer to take a vote [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President issues special proclamation to mourn Mugabe

06 september 2019 - 17:03:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued an executive order declaring the national flag to fly half-mast [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD official blames Kenya's runaway graft on thirst for quick riches

26 july 2019 - 04:28:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi on Thursday blamed the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's political violence heroine dies more than a decade later

12 july 2019 - 23:41:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)   -   A woman pictured 12 years ago escaping a burning church in Kiambaa at the height of [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Ex-Kenya Premier boosts squad morale in Cairo

20 june 2019 - 17:55:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, on Thursday threw his weight behind the Kenyan national football team, [...] Full text...

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AU envoy calls for energy investment to support Africa's industrial growth

30 may 2019 - 21:42:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High Representative for Infrastructure, Raila Odinga, has called for rapid investments in [...] Full text...

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AU infrastructure chief completes three-nation African tour

21 may 2019 - 22:31:29
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development, Raila Odinga, has completed a three-nation tour of [...] Full text...

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Experts' meeting approves action plan on Trans-Africa Highway Project

21 march 2019 - 16:02:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  (PANA) - African Union’s High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa, Raila Odinga, is in Tanzania's [...] Full text...

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Historic power change witnessed in DR Congo

24 january 2019 - 14:30:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Joseph Kabila has handed over power to incoming President Felix Tshisekedi, making it the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's 'overborrowing' a ticking time bomb - warns opposition politician

31 december 2018 - 14:25:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Opposition politician Musalia Mudavadi said on Monday Kenya's rising public debt will chock the country to [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta vows to end looting of state coffers, opens up on deal with opposition

29 december 2018 - 19:40:55
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened up on a political settlement reached with opposition leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Canada to explore opportunities for cooperation in the maritime sector

27 november 2018 - 17:20:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — A Canadian delegation in Kenya for the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference has pledged to explore [...] Full text...

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AU infrastrucure chief to fast track continental high speed train plans - AU

22 october 2018 - 14:45:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The prime focus of the newly-appointed African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development will be on [...] Full text...

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AU appoints Kenya’s Odinga High Representative for continental infrastructure development

20 october 2018 - 13:09:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Saturday appointed [...] Full text...

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At least 50 passengers killed in horror bus crash in western Kenya - Police

10 october 2018 - 10:35:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 50 people have been killed in a bus accident along the main Nairobi-Kisumu highway, [...] Full text...

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Kipchoge stiil targets sub-2 hour marathon run after Berlin feat

17 september 2018 - 14:30:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After breaking the men's marathon world record with a 2:01:39 timing at Sunday's BMW Berlin Marathon, [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dead; tributes pour in for him

18 august 2018 - 13:13:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday morning in Berne, Switzerland, aged [...] Full text...

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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

19 july 2018 - 06:57:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...

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Dancing Kogelo folks welcome former US President Obama

16 july 2018 - 18:04:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former US President Barack Obama, arrived in his father's ancestral home of Nyan'goma village in Alego, [...] Full text...

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Obama visits Kogelo ancestral home

16 july 2018 - 13:37:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former US president Barrack Obama, is in Kenya to launch, among other projects, the Sauti Kuu [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Kenya police to ensure justice for 2017 elections abuses

05 june 2018 - 04:28:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group says Kenyan officials and police officers have been threatening activists trying to [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition chief proposes three-tier governance system

25 april 2018 - 14:44:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga, on Wednesday proposed a 3-tier system of government that seeks to [...] Full text...

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Kenya electoral body defends CEO's suspension

11 april 2018 - 08:14:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has defended its decision to send Chief Executive Officer [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition scales down rhetoric after Odinga-Kenyatta accord

12 march 2018 - 18:45:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition has scaled down on its political rhetoric after the meeting between its leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Tillerson says US to bolster trade, security ties with Kenya

09 march 2018 - 19:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday for a three-day visit, with [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President, opposition leader meet for landmark talks

09 march 2018 - 11:24:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga agreed on Friday to end deep political [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court declares lawyer's deportation to Canada illegal

15 february 2018 - 10:01:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The deportation of Kenyan-born Canadian lawyer, Miguna Miguna, was illegal, null and void because it was [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court probes opposition lawyer's deportation to Canada

07 february 2018 - 15:02:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Kenya, the third highest in rank, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition decries 'draconian crackdown' after state revokes passports

06 february 2018 - 16:39:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition has decried a "draconian crackdown" targeting its leadership since Raila Odinga took the oath [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition crackdown intensifies, protests erupt over lawyer's detention

06 february 2018 - 11:40:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have intensified a crackdown against opposition leaders days after the "swearing-in" of opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Activist arrested as Kenya police crackdown on opposition intensifies

02 february 2018 - 15:38:39
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Police Friday arrested outspoken human rights lawyer-cum-poilitician, Miguna Miguna, who was one of the two advocates who [...] Full text...

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US expresses 'grave' concern about Odinga's self-'inauguration'

02 february 2018 - 09:57:32
Washington, DC., US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga’s self-“inauguration” [...] Full text...

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AU rejects Odinga as 'People's president of Kenya'

02 february 2018 - 06:08:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has rejected the "swearing-in" of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders disarmed after controversial oath ceremony

01 february 2018 - 15:13:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities withdrew the fire-arm licences to opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka and the armed guards to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan authorities accuse media of subversion

31 january 2018 - 18:05:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities shut down three privately-owned TV stations on Tuesday because they colluded with a criminal [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gov't begins crackdown on key opposition allies after Odinga oath

31 january 2018 - 17:35:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities arrested opposition Member of Parliament Tom Kajwang, the lawyer who led opposition leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Kenya declares opposition pressure group a criminal gang

30 january 2018 - 18:16:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi on Tuesday gazetted the National Resistance Movement, wing of the [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: Kenya's opposition leader, Odinga, takes Presidential oath of office

30 january 2018 - 13:12:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has taken the Presidential oath of office and vowed to end [...] Full text...

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Kenyan television stations shut down over opposition swearing-in ceremony standoff

30 january 2018 - 10:25:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan government shut down several private television stations on Tuesday to prevent the airing of [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for second president as opposition spins new political narrative (News Analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

28 january 2018 - 16:00:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is gearing up for a second president on Tuesday, days after the opposition National Super [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition promises pursuit of major political reforms in 2018

01 january 2018 - 10:05:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition alliance in Kenya has promised to pursue major political reforms in the New [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta salutes Liberian President-elect George Weah

29 december 2017 - 13:12:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Liberian President-elect George Weah, saying his victory was a triumph [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Harvard University scholar, Prof Calestous Juma

16 december 2017 - 09:41:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for the departed Kenya-born scholar Prof. Calestous Juma, who died [...] Full text...

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Kenya football legend ready to reconcile president, opposition chief

11 december 2017 - 20:29:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge says he is ready to reconcile President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition [...] Full text...

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Parallel presidential 'inauguration' of Kenya's opposition leader postponed

11 december 2017 - 13:58:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) has postponed a ceremony to swear in its leader Raila [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition chief's planned swearing-in an 'act of treason', warns AG

07 december 2017 - 11:42:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Plans by opposition leader Raila Odinga and his supporters to have him sworn in as Kenya's [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition says five wounded in fierce shooting of its supporters

28 november 2017 - 17:42:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Tuesday that five people were shot and wounded among [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta swears oath for second term, violent clashes rock capital

28 november 2017 - 15:04:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two people, a teenager and an infant, were shot dead in Nairobi, when security personnel [...] Full text...

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Rwandan president attends Kenya presidential inauguration

28 november 2017 - 14:41:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday attended the inauguration ceremony of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta who [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition leader hails Mugabe exit from power

22 november 2017 - 09:51:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has hailed the exit of long-time Zimbabwean ruler, Robert Mugabe, saying [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Kenyan Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta victory in controversial repeat elections

20 november 2017 - 10:00:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Supreme Court in Kenya on Monday dismissed two election petitions seeking to block the election [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition calls for international response after deadly round of violence

19 november 2017 - 19:04:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition alliance said 14 people were killed by men riding motorbikes on Sunday and its [...] Full text...

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Three shot dead in Kenyan opposition march in Nairobi

17 november 2017 - 20:46:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three people were shot dead and scores of others wounded when police used live ammunition against [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court retreats to write ruling on election annulment

16 november 2017 - 18:03:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, David Maraga on Thursday announced the finalization [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Supreme Court to begin full hearing of presidential election petition

15 november 2017 - 07:21:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Kenya is set on Wednesday to begin the full hearing a [...] Full text...

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Liberia congratulates Kenya's President Kenyatta on re-election

07 november 2017 - 19:10:03
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sent a message of congratulations to Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan activists file new petition against presidential re-run

06 november 2017 - 20:24:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A fresh election petition has been filed challenging the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya politician challenges validity of Kenyatta's controversial presidential re-run

06 november 2017 - 19:10:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Kenya has been called again to invalidate the election of President [...] Full text...

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Opposition targets Kenyatta family business, other firms in 'economic boycott'

03 november 2017 - 12:12:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The opposition coalition in Kenya has named a milk firm owned by President Uhuru Kenyatta's family [...] Full text...

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Kenya opposition rules out seeking redress in court

02 november 2017 - 18:28:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi has said there are no plans by the National Super [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leader rejects results of presidential election rerun

31 october 2017 - 19:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's main opposition coalition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results of the controversial [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta declared Presidential election winner

30 october 2017 - 16:24:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's electoral body declared Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected on Monday, with 98.26% of the vote, at the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Kenyatta to be declared winner of Presidency with 98%

30 october 2017 - 12:23:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta was set to be declared winner of the 26 Oct presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenya faces political uncertainty after vote count ends

30 october 2017 - 10:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans brace for an uncertain week on Monday after the end of vote counting and [...] Full text...

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Kenyan repeat presidential election raises doubts

28 october 2017 - 18:52:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was again hard pressed on Saturday to justify [...] Full text...

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Kenya's violence-riddled repeat presidential election leaves nation divided

27 october 2017 - 10:41:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Deep political divisions emerged in Kenya on Friday, a day after a crucial vote, which recorded [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Presidential polls postponed in four regions in Western Kenya

26 october 2017 - 18:25:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Presidential elections in four counties were postponed to 28 Oct after a blockade by voters [...] Full text...

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Kenyan repeat poll turns violent, five dead, scores wounded in gunshots

26 october 2017 - 18:22:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least five people were killed in various incidents of violence in Nairobi, Kisumu and Homa [...] Full text...

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Kenyans residing in Rwanda vote in rerun presidential poll

26 october 2017 - 11:08:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Kenyan nationals living in Rwanda are on Thursday voting in the controversial rerun presidential election as [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Polls open in Kenya's rerun presidential election; early turnout low

26 october 2017 - 07:07:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting in Kenya's repeat presidential election kicked off on Thursday with low voter turnout and pockets [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Kenya's rerun presidential election; early turnout low

26 october 2017 - 05:32:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting has begun in Kenya's controversial presidential election rerun with low turnout in many places. Polling started [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta vows to stop Kenya's slide to anarchy

25 october 2017 - 17:56:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday the repeat presidential election scheduled for Thursday would continue on [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition transforms into national resistance movement

25 october 2017 - 15:50:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's main opposition alliance said Wednesday it was transforming into a national resistance movement and embarking [...] Full text...

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Voters in court seeking to halt Kenya presidential poll re-run

24 october 2017 - 15:13:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Supreme Court will Wednesday hear a petition filed by three voters seeking to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan elections chief meets President Kenyatta on re-run poll impasse

23 october 2017 - 17:00:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati, tried a last ditch [...] Full text...

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Kenyan trade unions call for presidential election postponement

23 october 2017 - 16:44:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan trade unions and the civil society organisations on Monday called for the postponement of [...] Full text...

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AU, UN call for peaceful repeat presidential poll in Kenya

23 october 2017 - 11:19:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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Recovery efforts continue after Kenyan chopper crash

22 october 2017 - 14:50:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Recovery efforts have continued on Sunday, at the site of a helicopter crash on Lake Nakuru, [...] Full text...

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Kenyan election commissioner quits in protest over 'sham' presidential poll

18 october 2017 - 11:03:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Commissioner of the Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) resigned on Wednesday after [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition cancels Eastern Kenya campaign rally

17 october 2017 - 15:40:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, and his campaign manager, Musalia Mudavadi, Tuesday cancelled a visit to [...] Full text...

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Court lifts ban on Kenya polls demos

17 october 2017 - 13:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court Tuesday temporarily lifted the ban slapped on demonstrations within the Central Business [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bullet lodged in baby's back, teenager shot dead in Kenyan opposition protests

16 october 2017 - 17:41:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An 18-year old school boy was shot dead and a two-year old baby battled bullet wounds [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights groups accuse Kenyan police of killing at least 33 post-election protesters

16 october 2017 - 07:09:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan police killed at least 33 people, possibly as many as 50, and injured hundreds more [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan mass opposition protests leave bloody deaths, injuries

13 october 2017 - 18:33:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Three people were shot dead in the opposition stronghold township of Bondo, the rural home of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU chief stands ready to initiate measures to resolve Kenyan poll stalemate

11 october 2017 - 22:30:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is prepared to take initiative to assist Kenya to complete [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan poll body includes opposition leader among 8 nominees for repeat poll

11 october 2017 - 19:16:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s electoral body said Wednesday all eight presidential candidates who took part in the 8 August [...] Full text...

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Kenya: New twist as fringe candidate enters Kenya poll imbroglio (A news analysis by David Jagongo, PANA correspondent)

11 october 2017 - 16:04:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court's decision on Tuesday to allow a fringe Kenyan presidential election candidate to participate [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU calls all Kenyan parties to back electoral commission ahead of presidential polls

11 october 2017 - 13:38:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday appealed to all concerned parties to back the electoral commission [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan electoral board in crisis meeting after Odinga drops out of presidential race

10 october 2017 - 17:41:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenya's electoral body summoned its commissioners and lawyers to an emergency meeting Tuesday after the opposition leader, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya's Odinga withdraws from Presidential election

10 october 2017 - 14:48:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga, has withdrawn from the 26 October Presidential election. Odinga made the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Unidentified gunmen ram into street demonstrators

09 october 2017 - 14:27:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a man before ramming through a crowd of demonstrators in Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan poll chief meets with presidential candidates over deadlock

03 october 2017 - 17:53:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The deadlock over the holding of a fresh presidential election on 26 Oct. appeared to deepen [...] Full text...

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