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Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

A nurse, left, prepares a shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, from a portable cold storage box, center, in Machakos, Kenya, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. AstraZeneca's repeated missteps in reporting vaccine data coupled with a blood clot scare could do lasting damage to the credibility of a shot that is the linchpin in the global strategy to stop the coronavirus pandemic, potentially even undermining vaccine confidence more broadly, experts say. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Kenya tightens restrictions amid a spike of COVID-19 deaths

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump welcomes Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration to open free-trade talks with Kenya

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and TOM ODULA and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Kenya governor of president’s home area held for corruption

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May inspects the honour guard after arriving to meet with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The British prime minister is on a three-country Africa visit with a large business delegation as Britain seeks to boost economic ties ahead of a bumpy exit from the European Union in March. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Britain’s May in Kenya to boost economic ties amid Brexit

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump welcomes president of Kenya to the White House

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, May 27, 2017 file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump poses with African leaders, from left, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the African Union Alpha Conde, President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Ethiopia's then Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, in the Sicilian town of Taormina, Italy. Kenya's president will meet with President Donald Trump on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 as East Africa's commercial hub emerges from electoral turmoil. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Kenyan president to meet with Trump on security, trade

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

Kenya president urges citizens to arrest the corrupt

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, walks with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, past metal sculptures of animals, inside State House in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, March 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ** FILE **

Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga call truce in Kenya to heal divisions

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, one wearing a mask, attend a mock &quot;swearing-in&quot; ceremony at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Odinga was sworn-in as &quot;the people's president&quot; during a mock &quot;inauguration&quot;, in protest of President Uhuru Kenyatta's new term following the divisive 2017 election, and despite the government's warning that the event would be considered treason. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Former Kenyan VP: Home attacked in ‘assassination attempt’

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

Raila Odinga and his supporters say he is the rightful winner of Kenya's presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Kenya rival for president, pushes ‘inauguration’

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta engage in rock-throwing clashes with police at his inauguration ceremony after trying to storm through gates to get in and being tear-gassed, at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is being sworn in on Tuesday, ending a months-long election drama that saw the first vote nullified by the country's top court and the second boycotted by the opposition. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Latest: Kenya announces visa on arrival for all Africans

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fishing, once the economic engine in Kisumu, Kenya, is thriving again after postelection violence in August and September. President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner with 98 percent of the votes after Raila Odinga boycotted the vote and asked his supporters not to participate in the repeat election. (Tonny Onyulo/Special to The Washington Times)

Raila Odinga’s Kenya election loss frustrates voters in strongholds

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

A Kenyan man carried his belongings through Nairobi's slums after supporters of the National Super Alliance burned tires to block roads Wednesday before voters go to the polls. (Associated Press)

Kenya vote repeat sows doubt, fear of instability

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Raila Odinga has withdrawn his candidacy for the fresh presidential election ordered by the country's Supreme Court, saying the election commission has not made the changes to avoid the "irregularities and illegalities" cited in the nullified August vote. (Associated Press/File)

Raila Odinga puts Kenya election in chaos by withdrawing as candidate

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times

Kenya election dispute intensifies with conflicting claims

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Maasai men line up before the opening of the polling stations in Bissil, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) south of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

The Latest: Kenya president leads with 2/3 of votes counted

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Lydia Gathoni Kiingati, 102, reacts after having her finger inked, after casting her vote just after dawn at a polling station in Gatundu, north of Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Kenyans are going to the polls to vote in a general election after a tightly-fought presidential race between incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta and main opposition leader Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Voting ends in Kenya’s fiercely contested elections

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta attends an evangelical pre-election prayer rally for peace in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Sunday, July 30, 2017. Kenya again faces the threat of violence as the highly competitive Aug. 8 presidential election approaches. Many who survived the deadliest period in the countrys history 10 years ago say they still havent found justice. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Kenyan president hits speculation on election official’s murder

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

The National Super Alliance was announced at a rally in Nairobi, Kenya, last month, with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta in August elections. (Associated Press)

Kenya elections renew violence fears

By Tonny Onyulo - Special to The Washington Times