Kenya, Africa

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KENYA: Hundreds of families displaced by flooding

IRIN

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Hundreds of families have been displaced by flooding in the city of Mombasa along the Kenyan coast after days of heavy rain, a humanitarian official...

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KENYA: Hundreds displaced in cattle-rustling clashes

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IRIN

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Clashes sparked by a cattle-rustling incident in the Marsabit district of northern Kenya have left about 15 people dead and displaced hundreds more...

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KENYA: Rev William Kebeney: "We need to stop the violence affecting future generations"

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IRIN

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Reverend William Kebeney is a cleric working with the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya in Kipsigon, Kopsiro, one of four administrative divisions in the...

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KENYA: Slum-dwellers to benefit from housing fund

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IRIN

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Millions of people living in urban slums throughout the world are set to benefit from the pro-poor housing fund set up by UN-Habitat and its...

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EAST AFRICA: Region unveils tougher measures to fight malaria

africa » kenya

IRIN

Sunday, April 29, 2007

East African countries on Wednesday marked Africa Malaria Day by announcing a review of control strategies, ranging from the use of more effective...

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KENYA: Shadrack Koech, 28: 'The clashes have been terrifying for everyone'

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IRIN

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Shadrack Koech, 28, is a registered community health nurse working at the Kipsigon Health Centre, in Kopsiro division, one of four administrative...

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The Point Reporter Off to Kenya

africa » kenya

The Point

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Pa Modou Faal, The Point senior reporter and columnist, together with Mr. Madi Ceesay, President of the Gambia Press Union, on Friday left The Gambia...

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AFRICA: Climate change will impede development, warn experts

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IRIN

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Africa needs urgent assistance to adapt to climate change if its people are to thrive in the 21st Century, a senior United Nations official said on...

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The New face of TB: Drug resistance and HIV

africa » kenya » nairobi

IRIN

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The days of TB complacency are over Tuberculosis (TB) is back with a vengeance and it has a new face: the combination of the HIV epidemic with new...

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KENYA: More people at risk as land clashes persist

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IRIN

Friday, March 30, 2007

Clashes caused by a dispute over land rights in the western Kenyan district of Mount Elgon have continued, exacerbating the plight of about 45,000...

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