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Kenyan MPs take first pay cut, but allowances mount
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan members of parliament, among the best paid in Africa, have bowed to public anger by accepting their first pay cut - but only in exchange for a tax-free car grant, pensions and extra allowances, officials said on Wednesday....Tags: Parliament, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Kenya
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Somali militias fighting in disputed port city kills five
Reuters* Street battles erupt for second day, five killed on Friday * Kismayu a litmus test after decades of Somalia conflict * Renewed insecurity may benefit weakened Islamist militants By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, June 8 (Reuters) - Gunbattles between militia...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Somalia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Mogadishu (Somalia)
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British government apologizes for colonial abuses in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — It was not quite a direct apology and it came at least 50 years late. But the British government's "sincere regret" for colonial abuses of Kenyans during the Mau Mau uprising of the 1950s and its agreement to pay $30 million in...
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A journey to Africa to honor a daughter
Depression. Joy. Anguish. Solace. Loneliness. Gratitude. The Agler family has experienced the gamut of emotions since the death of Talia Agler, 26, last year in Washington, D.C. She was struck by a van while jogging on the National Mall. Rabbi Richard...Tags: Washington, DC, Human Interest, Abusive Behavior, Judaism, Key Largo
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Kenyan girls win landmark rape case against police
Reuters* Court says Kenyan police humiliate raped children * Police who ignore complaints now face arrest or fines By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, May 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Kenyan High Court has ordered police to reinvestigate complaints of rape by 11...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Thomson Corporation, Rape, Punishment, Social Issues
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Kenya president faces salary reform rebellion by MPs
Reuters* New head of state wants to rein in public wage bill * Anger in Kenya over MPs widely seen as greedy, corrupt * MPs say better pay means they less vulnerable to bribes By James Macharia NAIROBI, May 27 (Reuters) - Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta...Tags: Heads of State, Elections, Government, International Court or Tribunal, Bribery
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Kenyan police kill Muslim cleric with ties to Somali militants
ReutersBy Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya, May 26 (Reuters) - A Muslim cleric accused of possessing explosives and radicalising Kenyan youths into joining the Somali Islamist rebel group al Shabaab was killed in a shootout with police on Sunday, Kenyan authorities...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Somalia, Government, Murder, Politics
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Kenya's new president sworn in amid divisions
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, already one of the country's richest and most powerful men, involved pomp, a 21-gun salute, an old Bible and controversy. A dozen heads of state attended as Kenyatta...
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Court confirms election of Kenyatta as Kenya's president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The second-place finisher in Kenya’s recent presidential election accepted a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Saturday that his chief rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, was the rightful winner. The court ruled the election was free...
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Living on the bay and loving it
Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air...
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Kenyan presidential loser Raila Odinga contests result
NAIROBI, Kenya -- In a setback for Kenya’s efforts to cement its democracy, presidential contender Raila Odinga on Saturday refused to concede defeat in a close election he said was fraught with fraud and irregularities. But he called for calm and...
Tags: Political Systems, Democracy, Elections, International Court or Tribunal, John Kerry
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