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AllAfrica News: Kenya
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Food Shortages Hit Mt Elgon Amid Torture Claims
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for an investigation into allegations of torture committed by security forces deployed in the clash-torn Mt Elgon district in western Kenya.
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Probe Torture Claims in Mt Elgon Operation
The latest report alleging gross human rights abuses in Mt Elgon District has been met with the usual denials by officialdom.
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Amnesty Says Truth Commission Draft Bill Seriously Flawed
Kenya's draft bill to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is flawed and should be amended, Human Rights Watch said.
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Raila Meets Kriegler Commission
ODM has voiced concerns over alleged irregularities in last year's General Election to a team formed to investigate the polls fiasco.
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Charge Top Security Men Over Torture, Demands Rights Team
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has written to the Attorney-General recommending the prosecution of nine senior security officials over the ongoing military operation in Mt Elgon.
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Pardon for Poll Violence Crimes
People who committed crimes in the post-election violence period might have a chance to apply for amnesty if Parliament enacts a proposed Bill.
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Leaders Must Be Serious On Mediation
Chronic truancy continues to plague the National Dialogue and Reconciliation talks.
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Move to Trim Cabinet is Long Overdue
Parliament made a historic move this week by passing a Private Member's Motion allowing him to draft a Bill limiting the number of Cabinet ministers.
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Military Kills Mount Elgon Militia Leader
The Mount Elgon military operation scored a major victory Friday when the top commander of the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) was gunned down.
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Country Restores Continental Church Body's Diplomatic Status
The government of Kenya has restored the diplomatic status of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), a protestant and evangelical church body.
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Fear of New Ethnic Hostility As State Hurriedly Resettles IDPs
The ongoing government resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is hurried and could set the stage for more ethnic violence in future, especially in the volatile Rift Valley Province.
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Six African Countries to Operationalise Agricultural Innovation Initiatives
Ghana is among six African countries meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Practicing Agricultural Innovation in Africa to address the key policies that can create an enabling environment for increased investments in agricultural innovation that would spur greater productivity in the agriculture sector.
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Enhancing Country's Professional Services Exports
The Commonwealth Secretariat is assisting Kenya to boost its professional services sector as way of diversifying the country's economy and creating more employment opportunities.
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Country Steps Up Tourism Marketing Abroad
The government has stepped up efforts to market Kenyan tourism abroad, Tourism minister Najib Balala has said.
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Bill Seeks to Heal Ethnic Rifts
Kenya will try to promote ethnic healing for the first time since independence if the National Ethnic and Race Relations Bill is enacted in Parliament.
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Youth Told to Apply for Funds
Young people are yet to fully take advantage of funds set aside for their development.
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More Than 100,000 People Go Back Home
Some 113,048 people who had been internally displaced, have been resettled so far, the Provincial Administration has said.
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Commercial Tree Farming Gains Currency in Western Region
Commercial tree growing is a multi-billion shilling business in western Kenya, thanks to the recent moratorium on harvesting of trees in public forests and emerging markets.
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Athletics - Kipsiro Leads Ugandans in Kakamega
Uganda's 5,000m World Championships bronze medallist, Moses Kipsiro, leads over 30 foreign athletes to Friday's New KCC Athletics Tour track and field meeting at the Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega.
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Elders Want to Be Part of Graft Teams
The recently launched anti-corruption campaign will not succeed without involving grassroots leadership, Malindi elders have said.
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