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Kenya

05:01 GMT 25th April 2012

A week-long fire raging on Mount Kenya in March devoured thousands of hectares of ancient forests, a crucial water catchment for the country.
 

Boxing Clever

05:24 GMT 30th March 2012

After running the London streets as a young gangster, Erick 'the Eagle' Ochieng managed to turn his life around thanks to Jesus Christ and boxing. He talks to Oliver Barrett
 

Nairobi

02:02 GMT 30th March 2012

Kenya Power plans to raise 20bn shillings ($241.7m) to convert overhead power lines into underground cables in the country's three major cities by 2016, its chief executive officer said last month.
 

Battle Lines Drawn Up Ahead of Polls

04:08 GMT 12th March 2012

As the president prepares to stand down after completing two terms, leading political figures are getting ready to fight what has been described as the mother of all battles. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
 

To Run or Not Run

04:04 GMT 12th March 2012

As two presidential candidates are told that their trial before the ICC is to go ahead, an argument is raging about whether they should be allowed to get within spitting distance of State House. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
 

No Let Up in Asia Ivory Smuggling

03:56 GMT 30th January 2012

The latest seizure of illegal ivory in Kenya signals a resurgence in elephant poaching and other endangered animals. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
 

Turfed Out

03:44 GMT 30th January 2012

Residents are up in arms as their homes are demolished as part of the war against ai-Shabaab. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
 

Kenya

01:27 GMT 26th January 2012

A police officer has been killed and two others seriously wounded following a landmine attack on their patrol vehicle in Hagadera within Dadaab refugee camp.
 

Mombasa

12:48 GMT 25th January 2012

Kenya seized 727 pieces of ivory in a container destined for Asia, a customs official said, the latest in a wave of ivory hauls in the east African country.
 

Defending the Nation

02:42 GMT 21st December 2011

Mixed feelings as Kenyan troops enter Somalia in a bid to defeat ai-Shabaab militants. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
 

Planting the seeds of change

05:26 GMT 8th November 2011

Before her untimely death last month, Wangari Maathai wrote her memoirs charting how her green campaign in Kenya became linked with the fight for democratic rule. Angela Cobbinah was rivetted
 

Wake Up Call

04:34 GMT 8th November 2011

Experts root for increased research into crop and livestock management to avoid the food crisis currently ravaging the Horn of Africa. By Tago Odher, Nairobi
 

ICC suspects argue their case

03:25 GMT 8th November 2011

Those accused of orchestrating post-election violence appear at pre-trial hearings in The Hague. By Zachary Ochieng
 

The Brute force of Britain's 'Kenyan gulag'

03:02 GMT 8th November 2011

The real meaning of the Mau Mau uprising and the ideals it stood for remains a subject of debate, with the British colonial government dismissing Mau Mau as a terrorist outfit.
 

A can of worms

02:47 GMT 8th November 2011

As four veterans of Mau Mau uprising take their allegations of torture to court, Britain can no longer sweep accusations of atrocities committed more than half a century ago under the carpet. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi