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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00ATHENS1501 |
GREEK RESPONSE ON URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on September 18 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Director of Emergency Humanitarian and Food Aid Programs at Hellenic Aid (HA). On September 23, Dr. Koutrakou advised DepEconCouns that the GoG has made Ethiopia and Somalia two of its highest priority [...] |
2000-09-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN GR |
| 00HARARE3162 |
KENYANS REFUSE TO ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN [...] (C) ON JUNE 13, AMBASSADOR MCDONALD SPOKE WITH AMBASSADOR DR. HUKKA WARIO, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA TO ZIMBABWE, TO SECURE THE LATTER'S ASSISTANCE IN ISSUING TRANSIT VISAS FOR CUBAN DOCTORS LEONEL CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ AND NORIS DEL CARMEN PENA MARTINEZ. OVER THE JUNE 10-11 WEEKEND HIGH COMMISS [...] |
2000-06-13 09:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CU KE |
| 02AMMAN6993 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOJ ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST [...] (SBU) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered the message in reftel concerning the possibility of forthcoming terrorist attacks in Kenya, Yemen and/or Djibouti to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Ayad noted that Royal Jordanian flies to Yemen and said the [...] |
2002-12-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL EAIR DJ YM KE JO |
| 02ROME2321 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CONFIRMATION OF PRE-LICENSE [...] MISSION HAS CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME'S ("LA SAPIENZA") SAN MARCO PROJECT RESEARCH CENTER (CRPSM) THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE PARAMETERS OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT (TAA) AG-272-96E REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF THE TECHNICAL DATA COLLECTED BY THEIR TRACKING STAT [...] |
2002-05-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC KE IT BLUE LANTERN |
| 03ROME163 |
SEN. DANFORTH, ITALIAN MFA AGREE ON SUDAN APPROACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 11 MEETING AT THE MFA, SENATOR DANFORTH AND THE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA, BRUNO CABRAS, SPOKE OF THE HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY THE SUDANESE NOW HAVE TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. CABRAS REVEALED THAT THE GOI WOULD PROVIDE AN ADD [...] |
2003-01-15 13:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU EG KE IT |
| 03ROME208 |
MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...] |
2003-01-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN |
| 04DJIBOUTI1390 |
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S BRIEF, UNANNOUNCED [...] (U) Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo made a brief, unannounced visit to Djibouti 30 October while en route to Japan. The government run newspaper La Nation reported on 1 November that during his time in Djibouti, Obasanjo met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Djiboutian head of sta [...] |
2004-11-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS NI KE ET DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1405 |
MORE ON OBASANJO VISIT TO DJIBOUTI: SOMALIA AT [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 3 November, at her request, to address several items. Among them was a discussion on the nature of Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo's visit to Djibouti. Youssouf confirmed reports in the local press (see reftel) that th [...] |
2004-11-04 02:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ET KE NI DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI437 |
IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: The March 22 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ministerial in Djibouti had three agenda items: Somalia and Sudan peace processes, election of an Executive Secretariat and arrears of IGAD member states. On Sudan, IGAD ministers are pleased at progress made in Keny [...] |
2004-03-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SO DJ KE UG IT IGAD |
| 04LILONGWE451 |
MUTHARIKA CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION AND REFORM AT [...] (U) Summary: Bingu wa Mutharika was inaugurated as Malawi's third president on May 24 at a sparsely-attended ceremony in Blantyre. Calling for reconciliation, reform, and peace in his inaugural address, he outlined a program to move Malawi "from poverty to prosperity"; announced his intention [...] |
2004-05-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR PINR LY TW RW KE MI |
| 04PARIS9133 |
FRANCE AND EAST AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. France's principal long-term concern in East Africa is the management of its relations with Djibouti where it maintains a large permanent military presence. The crisis in Darfur has prompted a more active French policy with regard to Sudan, but it remains largely a "Chad problem" [...] |
2004-12-27 14:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM DJ ER ET KE SO SU TZ UG XW XA FR |
| 04ROME2967 |
WFP EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR KENYA [...] Summary. WFP is soliciting contributions for its new emergency operation (EMOP), "Food Assistance to Drought-affected People in Kenya," covering the period from August 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005. The estimated cost of $42.9 million would provide 166,000 metric tons of commodities for 2. [...] |
2004-07-30 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF KE WFP UNHCR |
| 04THEHAGUE1845 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RABTA [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of EC-37, delegation has been working closely with UK, Italy, and Libya, to facilitate and garner support for Libya's proposed change to the Verification Annex of the CWC, to enable the conversion of its former CW production facility at Rabta. In particular the delegati [...] |
2004-07-22 14:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AG CM ER UK IT KE MO SF TS YM SU GM FR GR KS CWC |
| 04THEHAGUE1894 |
CODEL FRIST AUG 11 [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Frist and staff members in The Netherlands on August 11, 2004. 2. As museums and stores in Amsterdam will not be open during transit time, post recommends delegation remain at the Schipol airport. Post also recommen [...] |
2004-07-27 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH SU KE NL |
| 05MAPUTO467 |
SECURITY SURVEY OF MARRATANE REFUGEE CAMP - [...] As requested per reftel, a site security survey of the Marratane Refugee Camp in Mozambique was conducted on 12 April 2005. The following information outlines the findings of the survey. A. Interview Site The Marratane Refugee Camp is located approximately 15 km outside of Nampula city. Trav [...] |
2005-04-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC GV IT KE MO PREF |
| 05NAIROBI1488 |
Kenya Telecom Reform: A Good Story Gone Bad? [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of stagnation under a government-mandated monopoly, Kenya's telecom and ICT sectors looked set to grow rapidly in 2005 following the adoption late in 2004 of bold reforms aimed at opening the market to all comers. These prospects are now in doubt, however, followi [...] |
2005-04-10 21:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI1517 |
KENYA: FINANCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: The kingpins of corruption who fleeced Kenya under the previous administration went about "business-as-usual" with officials in the current Kibaki government, acknowledged David Mwiraria, Kenya's Finance Minister, in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 6. In this regard, th [...] |
2005-04-13 04:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KCOR PINR KE |
| 05NAIROBI1591 |
CJTF-HOA BRINGS EDUCATION TO DISADVANTAGED MUSLIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 6, DCM, accompanied by COL Wendy Fontela, Political Advisor, CJTF-HOA, dedicated the new girls' secondary school in Bute, Wajir North constituency, in Kenya's under-developed and almost exclusively Muslim Northeastern Province. This school was the local MP and the co [...] |
2005-04-14 13:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PTER PHUM SOCI KGHA KISL KPAO MOPS KE |
| 05NAIROBI1668 |
THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...] |
2005-04-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE |
| 05NAIROBI1756 |
BUDGET REFORM: A KEY TO BETTER GOVERNANCE IN KENYA [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's system for allocating its scarce national resources though the national budget process is broken and has long been a factor in the country's slow economic decline. Recognizing this, the government, spearheaded by the Minist [...] |
2005-04-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI2166 |
JOINT US-UK DEMARCHE TO PRESS GOK FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Provincial Administrator and National Security Minister Michuki committed to supporting the US-UK sponsored Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) initiative for Kenya in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador and British High Commissioner Clay. Michuki cited the need to make use of [...] |
2005-05-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PREL KE |
| 05NAIROBI2167 |
TERRORISM TRIALS: MAGISTRATE ORDERS DEFENSE TO [...] (U) In a minor victory for the Global War on Terrorism, the presiding magistrate for the conspiracy trial against suspected al Qaida terrorists responsible for the November 2002 twin terrorist attacks in Mombasa and Kikambala ruled May 25th that the prosecution had presented enough evidence [...] |
2005-05-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PHUM PGOV KISL KE |
| 05NAIROBI2409 |
TERRORISM TRIALS: MURDER SUSPECTS RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kenyan judge ordered June 9 the immediate release of four al Qaida suspects who had been on trial for murder. He ruled the prosecution failed to provide any evidence connecting the accused to the November 2002 suicide-bombing against the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Kikam [...] |
2005-06-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PGOV KISL KE IS |
| 05NAIROBI2471 |
WHERE KENYA FITS INTO G-8 DEBT RELIEF PROPOSAL [...] Summary: News that the new G-8 debt forgiveness plan excludes Kenya as a recipient has been met with public dismay. Complaints about unfairness and concerns about a heavy external debt burden appear misplaced, however. The numbers indicate Kenya's existing stock of external debt is in fact [...] |
2005-06-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV KE |
| 05NAIROBI2515 |
CHARGE MEETS WITH INTERNAL SECURITY PS GITUAI ON [...] (C) Summary. National Security Permanent Secretary (PS) Gituai and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Gichangi confirmed in a June 16 meeting with the Charge' d'Affaires, a.i. (CDA) that a working committee in the Office of the President has been constituted to review the Joint T [...] |
2005-06-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KE SO |
| 05NAIROBI2519 |
TERRORISM TRIALS: SUGGESTED LETTER FROM SECRETARY [...] (C) In the wake of the June 9 ruling in the Kikambala murder trials reftels Post believes a display of high-level interest from Washington would be useful for advancing our counter-terrorism objectives in Kenya. Post proposes that the Secretary send a letter to her counterpart, Foreign Minist [...] |
2005-06-20 06:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC CASC KE |
| 05NAIROBI2571 |
KENYA ARTICLE 98: ANTI-U.S. CENSURE MOTION MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kenyan newspapers reported during the week of June 13 that MP Paul Muite had filed a motion in Parliament to censure the U.S. for attempting to arm-twist Kenya into signing an Article 98 agreement. A reliable source in Parliament reported, however, that, as of June 21, no such m [...] |
2005-06-22 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR PINS MASS KE |
| 05NAIROBI2583 |
SOMALIA -- PUBLIC STATEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF CIVIL [...] (SBU) Reftels outline recent events in the attempts of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) to relocate from Kenya to Somalia. Notable among these has been a surge to the fore of civil society players in Mogadishu, including members of the business community, NGOs, women's orga [...] |
2005-06-23 05:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS SO KE UNSC |
| 05NAIROBI2617 |
LAMU: BUDDING NEGATIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled with the CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs (CA) team to Lamu to gauge local sentiments toward the U.S. and to visit Siyu, the village from which three of the recently-released Kikambala terror suspects hail. Frustrations with the U.S. are mounting in Lamu due to several re [...] |
2005-06-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KPAO KE |
| 05NAIROBI2618 |
SOMALIA -- CENTER OF GRAVITY NOW IN SOMALIA FOR [...] (C) Despite Yemeni efforts to mediate between the Transitional Federal President and the Speaker of the Assembly, talks in Sanaa on key issues separating two main camps in the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) appear to have ended in acrimony. Prime Minister Ghedi has declared his gov [...] |
2005-06-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI2619 |
MALINDI: MIXING SUN, DRUGS, CORRUPTION AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kenyan coastal resort town of Malindi is schizophrenic: hundreds of Italians - and upcountry Kenyans - dominate the town,s economic lifeline, a tourism industry that caters to tens of thousands of European sun-seekers annually. Some are involved in feeding the town,s sk [...] |
2005-06-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV KISL KPAO KE |
| 05NAIROBI2651 |
KENYA'S IMF PROGRAM: PROGRESS HINGES ON [...] This is a Joint Embassy-USAID message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya performed reasonably well in meeting the quantitative and structural targets of its IMF program during the current, second review period, and the government and the IMF have reached broad agreement for targets in the next revi [...] |
2005-06-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI2691 |
KENYA'S BUDGET: MORE SPENDING, BUT BETTER FOCUSED [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 foresees a 34% nominal increase in spending, but proposes to spend proportionally more money in areas deemed crucial to economic development and poverty reduction, namely healt [...] |
2005-06-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID KMCA KE |
| 05NAIROBI2695 |
KENYAN DEPUTY PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ON ARTICLE 98: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Speaker of Parliament, David Musila, explained June 29 that the underlying reason for Kenyan opposition to an Article 98 agreement is that Kenya feels "unappreciated." In recognition for all the security assistance Kenya has provided to the U.S., Kenya should not be requir [...] |
2005-07-01 03:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI SENV PGOV EAGR KE |
| 05NAIROBI2738 |
SOMALIA -- NEED TO RALLY BEHIND THE SRSG [...] This is an action request -- see para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Divisions among members of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions are now being mirrored by schisms in the international community. Moves to finance projects in district-level reconciliation, pushed by specific EU member sta [...] |
2005-07-06 04:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI2747 |
SOMALIA -- RECONCILIATION AND MEDIATION PLANNING [...] (SBU) The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) issued a statement July 5 (reported reftel) indicating renewed international community (IC) support for reconciliation among members of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs). The SRSG proposed to the IC members of the Coo [...] |
2005-07-06 14:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SO KE UNSC |
| 05NAIROBI3052 |
KENYAN GOVERNMENT REJECTS, BUT PUBLIC APPLAUDS, UK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A just-announced UK travel ban on Minister of Transport Murungaru has dominated the media, and provoked a flurry of GOK criticisms of the UK, despite a quiet warning to President Kibaki six weeks ago. Most Kenyans, however, are cheering at this diplomatic slap against the governm [...] |
2005-08-01 03:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS CLOK OFDP SNAR KPAO KCOR KE UK GM |
| 05NAIROBI3072 |
KENYA HOPES TO SAVE AGOA APPAREL GAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Apparel and garment exports to the United States under AGOA have been one of Kenya's few economic bright spots in recent years. However, faced with new competition stemming from the end of the Multi Fiber Agreement, an estimated 11,000-plus jobs have already been lost. The G [...] |
2005-08-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EINV ELAB PREL TBIO KE AGOA |
| 05NAIROBI3129 |
IMF BRIEFS KENYA'S "LIKE MINDED" POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya IMF Resident Representative Jurgen Reitmeier briefed a small gathering of "Like-Minded Donors/Political" (LiMiD/P) on July 12. In addition to outlining Kenya's progress on its PRGF, as reported in reftel, Reitmeier offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of Kenya's cu [...] |
2005-08-04 04:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI3169 |
A/S NEWMAN AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MEET SPLM [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 3, A/S Newman and Special Representative Winter traveled to New Site, South Sudan, to offer their condolences over the death of John Garang and to meet with new SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir. Kiir briefed Newman and Winter on the sequence of events surrounding Garang's death [...] |
2005-08-04 13:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINS EAIR SU KE |
| 05NAIROBI3170 |
DESPERATE MURUNGARU TURNS TO THUGS TO DEFEND HIS [...] (SBU) Kenyan and international media reported August 4 that a foreign-owned ranch was invaded on August 3 by a group of Kenyans who were reacting to the United Kingdom's announcement (ref a) that Kenyan Minister for Transportation Chris Murungaru is ineligible to visit or transit the UK. The [...] |
2005-08-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PREL SOCI PINS KE |
| 05NAIROBI3173 |
SUDAN: A/S NEWMAN AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. AF A/S Newman and Special Representative Winter met Gen. Sumbeiywo on August 4 in Nairobi to discuss the way forward in Sudan following the death of John Garang. Newman, Winter and Sumbeiywo compared views on the challenges facing new SPLM Chairman Salva Kiir and his capacity to me [...] |
2005-08-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KE SU |
| 05NAIROBI3180 |
ENGAGING KENYA ON ITS MCA THRESHOLD PROPOSAL [...] (U) This is joint Embassy-USAID Message. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the proposed August 15-19 visit by MCC personnel to evaluate Kenya's application for MCC Threshold funding and encourages an early country clearance request. We see the purpose of this visit as assessing Kenya's eff [...] |
2005-08-05 07:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KMCA EAID PGOV ECON EFIN PREL KCOR KE MCA |
| 05NAIROBI3188 |
Kenya's Energy Future [...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...] |
2005-08-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR |
| 05NAIROBI3189 |
KENYA WILL SEEK PERMANENT SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KE UNSC |
| 05NAIROBI3287 |
KENYA PASSES TWO MAJOR ECONOMIC REFORM BILLS [...] (U) This is a Joint Embassy-USAID message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Parliament has passed two pieces of economic reform legislation, the Public Procurement Bill and the Privatization Bill. Both are important in the long march towards a stronger, faster growing economy and improved gover [...] |
2005-08-12 08:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI3289 |
NGILU: NARC DISAPPOINTING; MY MINISTRY CORRUPT AND [...] SUMMARY. Health Minister Charity Ngilu confided to the Ambassador August 10 that she has lost faith in the Kibaki government's commitment to fighting high-level corruption. She pointed to the resurgence of unsavory figures like Nicolas Biwott as evidence that NARC, once in power, had abandon [...] |
2005-08-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV KCOR PREL PGOV EAID KE |
| 05NAIROBI3300 |
REGIONAL ISSUES AND KENYA TRAVEL WARNING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Donald Payne expressed appreciation to Kenya for its leadership role in the Sudan peace accord and the Somalia reconciliation process in a meeting with President Kibaki August 10. The Congressman said he was trying to encourage the State Department to take a more acti [...] |
2005-08-15 03:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECIN PINS KUNR SO SU ET DJ SP CH KE |
| 05NAIROBI3575 |
SOMALIA -- SELF-DECLARED INDEPENDENT SOMALILAND [...] (SBU) The Minister of the Interior of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland committed his "government" to full cooperation with the USG should there ever be a need to deport a Somaliland "national" from the United States. He expressed confusion on learning that Somaliland offic [...] |
2005-09-02 06:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CVIS KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI3593 |
KENYA CONSTITUTION: BATTLE LINES DRAWN ON THE [...] (SBU) Battle lines are being drawn on the upcoming referendum on the proposed new constitution. Former President Moi has announced his opposition to the new draft. Two Cabinet members, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka, have formally joined forces with the leader of the Official Opposition Uh [...] |
2005-09-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI3600 |
KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...] |
2005-09-05 05:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE |
| 05NAIROBI3620 |
SOMALIA -- SPECIAL SELF-HELP AND DEMOCRACY, HUMAN [...] The Regional Financial Management Center (USAID/Nairobi) has received budget allowance cables for $58,000 to fund the Somalia Self-Help (SSH) Program, and $30,000 to fund the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) Program, for FY 2005. 2. Mission has over the past several years been unable t [...] |
2005-09-06 10:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI3638 |
SOMALIA -- GERMANY EXPRESSES CONCERNS TO ROME RE: [...] (C) The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has demarched the Italian MFA in Rome regarding difficult working relations and differences in principle with the Italian Delegation to Somalia in Nairobi. It appears that the frustrations the FRG expressed in Rome are shared by a number of other EU me [...] |
2005-09-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI3643 |
KENYA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have set 21 November as the date for the national referendum on the proposed new constitution. With a date in sight, both sides of the debate are gearing up their campaigns, even while the election officials warn both sides about campaigning and conducting [...] |
2005-09-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI3657 |
SOMALIA -- PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC), its political elite, civil society organizations, and public at large are finalizing preparations to elect an 82-member Parliament on September 29. Despite extraordinary organizational and logistical challenges, chances are very [...] |
2005-09-07 08:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI3658 |
SOMALIA -- INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi has formally requested that the international community travel to Jowhar, Somalia -- temporary seat of the Somali President's wing of the Transitional Federal Government -- to convene a meeting of the Somali Coordination and Monitoring Committee. In t [...] |
2005-09-07 09:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI3826 |
KENYA RESPONSE - TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...] In response to ref A), Embassy Nairobi offers the following baseline data on Kenya's textile and apparel production and employment. Total Kenyan industrial production in calendar year 2004 was USD 5.616 billion. Total textile and apparel production was USD 304.21 million in year 2004 and US [...] |
2005-09-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD KE AGOA |
| 05NAIROBI3847 |
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a day of disrupted civic education events on September 14, Samuel Kivuitu, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, called for a moratorium on constitutional referendum campaigning until October 21, the beginning of the designated campaign period. Kivuitu argue [...] |
2005-09-16 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI3863 |
KENYA CONSTITUTION: VIOLENCE MARS THE YES CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Supporters of the proposed constitution launched their "Yes" campaign with three planned rallies September 16-18. As violence marred several pro-draft events, the message from both sides of the debate shifted to denounce violence and stress the importance of preventing the de [...] |
2005-09-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINS PHUM KE |
| 05NAIROBI3927 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: More than six months after the Government of Kenya's anti-graft credentials all but disappeared, the country is at a crossroads in the war on corruption. On the one hand, senior civil servants are driving a series of systemic reforms and improvements in the country's legal and i [...] |
2005-09-22 06:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID KCOR PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI3944 |
SUDANESE REFUGEES IN KAKUMA: MORE ARRIVING, FEW [...] SUMMARY. Sudanese refugees are not excited by the prospect of returning to Sudan; in fact, as many as 6,000 new Sudanese refugees have arrived in Kakuma refugee camp since January. Theft of roofing material on vacant former Somali Bantu dwellings led to their destruction by the weather. END SU [...] |
2005-09-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF SU KE |
| 05NAIROBI3982 |
HOW DO WE RUN THIS THING? COMMISSIONS WEIGH IN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 21 lunch with members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission revealed that both organizations are unclear on the referendum process and their respective roles. Exactly two months before the November 21 constitutional r [...] |
2005-09-23 10:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI3983 |
SAFE SKIES; FEEDBACK FROM KENYANS ON FAA TRAINING [...] Summary: Five managers and one technician from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) whom FAA sent to training courses in August praised the classes and said they would strive to use the information to improve management, both of security and more widely w [...] |
2005-09-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID KE |
| 05NAIROBI3988 |
KENYA REFERENDUM: VIOLENCE, TRIBALISM, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent announcement that the Kenyan government plans to throw all of its resources, financial and human, towards a "Yes" vote threatens the very nature of a free and fair referendum. Recent violence and esculating tribalism surrounding the referendum campaigns further threat [...] |
2005-09-26 05:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4002 |
UK FRUSTRATIONS WITH CT COOPERATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: British counterparts told Poloffs September 19 they are focusing their counter-terrorism (CT) efforts in Kenya on border and aviation security and have money to spend in both arenas. They are, however, frustrated with the Kenyan government,s lackluster CT performance and also c [...] |
2005-09-26 13:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER MARR MOPS PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI4003 |
SOMALILANDERS SEIZE JIHADISTS [...] (C) Media reports from BBC and Al Jazeera describe a September 22-23 shoot-out in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The shoot-out ended in seizure of four to eight individuals, some of whom the Somaliland government claims are "foreign Al Qaeda operatives." (NOTE: In the Somaliland context, "foreign" ca [...] |
2005-09-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PHUM SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI4023 |
East African Community Customs Union: Just Teething [...] (SBU) Summary: The East African Community Customs Union, established at the start of 2005, is experiencing teething problems - and in the minority view, may be unraveling. A slew of problems, ranging from tariff rates for pharmaceuticals to rules of origin for vehicles assembled locally by G [...] |
2005-09-27 06:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON KE TZ |
| 05NAIROBI4080 |
DIPLOMATS SPEAK OUT ON REFERENDUM PROCESS -- AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined several other chiefs of mission in a September 28 meeting with Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman to discuss the ECK,s efforts (and difficulties) to supervise November's referendum on the new draft constitution. Following the meeting, the envoys rele [...] |
2005-09-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4128 |
ANTI-FOREIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP KENYA'S "YES" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The foreign diplomatic community -- and the U.S. Ambassador in particular -- came under fire October 1 for their criticisms of the referendum campaigns for and against a new Kenyan Constitution. The U.S. was singled out among the foreign missions accused of funding the "No" [...] |
2005-10-03 15:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4143 |
KENYAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS CARROTS FOR BANANAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of Kenya's November 21 constitutional referendum, the Government has begun offering various constituency groups a variety of enticements, implicitly to win their "Yes" or banana, vote. The offers so far include a number of controversial land ownership concessions, pay incr [...] |
2005-10-04 11:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4165 |
DROUGHT PERSISTS IN KENYA'S MAKUENI [...] Rainfall amounts below historical averages continue to negatively affect residents in several Divisions of the Makueni District, Kenya. The lack of rain and ground water has impacted local livelihoods, public health and been responsible for a significant out migration. Poor management and [...] |
2005-10-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 05NAIROBI4328 |
Nairobi Embassy Bombing Victims Maintain Protest [...] (U) On July 12, 14 victims of the August 7, 1998 Embassy bombing began a live-in protest at the "August 7 Memorial Park," located at the site of the former US Embassy in downtown Nairobi. Though the protestors are basically peaceful, their presence inhibits the park from being used for its or [...] |
2005-10-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE PHUM PGOV PINS KPAO PREL |
| 05NAIROBI4331 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES KENYAN MFA ON SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador stressed continuing U.S. security concerns and urged the Kenyan government to focus on combating terrorism during his October 7 meeting with Foreign Ministry's Permanent Secretary. PS Mbaya emphasized Kenya's concerns re Somalia as a source of threats and pledged the K [...] |
2005-10-18 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PREL ASEC PTER KE SO |
| 05NAIROBI4343 |
ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] On October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from David Nalo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Kenya's position paper was drafted by the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI); text [...] |
2005-10-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR KE WTO |
| 05NAIROBI4384 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) I met alone with President Kibaki for 40 minutes October 19. The meeting was prompted by the decision in Washington earlier this week to find Transport Minister Christopher Murungaru ineligible for entry into the U.S. under Presidential Proclamation 7750. Advised of this decision early [...] |
2005-10-24 02:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI4409 |
MOMBASA MUSLIMS SEE ORANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The vast majority of Muslims in Mombasa actively support the &Orange8 campaign for a "no" (or, "Orange") vote in November's referendum on the proposed new Kenyan constitution. While most Muslim leaders rally around contentious issues such as devolution of power and Khadis cour [...] |
2005-10-25 02:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KE |
| 05NAIROBI4421 |
Export Processing Zone Faces Competitive Pressures [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's Export Processing Zones (EPZ) face rising wage and energy costs, poor transportation infrastructure, and constraining government regulations that make it difficult to attract investors and compete with Asian exporters. Nevertheless, the EPZ Authority (EPZA) believes it [...] |
2005-10-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KE |
| 05NAIROBI4436 |
"OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN PERIOD KICKS OFF AS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "official" period for campaigning for or against the proposed draft constitution kicked off on October 21, with the banana "Yes" team on the defensive following the publication of unfavorable opinion poll results and President Kibaki attracting criticism for allegedly defying [...] |
2005-10-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SENV KDEM KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI4462 |
ARTICLE 98 AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WAKO [...] (C) Summary: Despite intensive Embassy lobbying over the past year (reftel A-E), and the cutoff of FMF, IMET and some ESF funding pursuant to the ASPA and the Nethercutt Amendment, the Kenyan government still resists signature of an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. Academics, journalists, [...] |
2005-10-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PINS ECON SOCI PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI4470 |
REACTION TO TRAVEL BAN ON DR. CHRIS MURUNGARU [...] (U) Summary. Following an apparent leak from within the Kenyan government, news of the U.S. travel ban on Kenyan Transport Minister Dr. Chris Murungaru (reftel) spread quickly late on Tuesday October 25, becoming the top news item on all of the major television news reports that evening. The [...] |
2005-10-28 02:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL CVIS KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI4506 |
GIFTING AMBOSELI FOR VOTES - A BAD ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Hoping to create support among the Maasai community for Kenya's draft constitution, on September 28, Kenya's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife degazetted (declassified) Kenya's renowned Amboseli National Park and handed over administrative control to the local county council. [...] |
2005-10-31 07:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV PREL EAID ECON KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI4507 |
KENYA/NEPAD: KENYA COMPLETES APRM SELF-ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-31 07:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD APRM |
| 05NAIROBI4551 |
FIRST DEATHS MAR RUN-UP TO KENYA'S REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence erupted October 29 during a pro-new constitution rally in Kisumu. Hundreds of angry youth opposed to the proposed new constitution clashed with thousands of security personal, culminating in 40 serious injuries and four reported deaths. The violence was the most dead [...] |
2005-11-01 14:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM PINS KE |
| 05NAIROBI4552 |
ECK EXPRESSES SOME CONCERNS AS THE REFERENDUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya, charged with conducting the November 21 national referendum on the proposed new constitution, is making ready for polling day, including adopting new technology which will permit the ECK to broadcast voting results near simultaneously. While d [...] |
2005-11-02 01:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4555 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) During an October 31 meeting with Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Boaz Mbaya, Ambassador Bellamy raised his concerns about continuing public remarks made by several high-ranking government officials, including a cabinet minister, alleging that the U.S. was in somewa [...] |
2005-11-02 06:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4559 |
KENYA PURSUING PURCHASE OF F5'S FROM SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has received Kenyan End-Use Monitoring (EUM) Assurances for a pending purchase of 14 used F-5 aircraft from Saudi Arabia. In separate meetings with the Permanent Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Ambassador and DCM addressed concerns surrounding the impending purc [...] |
2005-11-03 01:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PTER MASS PREL KE |
| 05NAIROBI4584 |
TOP BANANAS SPEAK (FINALLY) TO DIPLOMATS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After two months of requests from the diplomatic community for a briefing from the pro-draft constitution ("Banana") team ahead of the November 21 referendum, the government finally relented November 2. Most notable was the Information Minister's statement that allegations of fo [...] |
2005-11-03 16:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4599 |
IMF BRIEFS DONORS ON KENYA'S ECONOMY AND PRGF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IMF Mission Chief for Kenya Godfrey Kalinga briefed donors on the results of a 10-day IMF mission examining Kenya's progress on the second review of its three-year $326.7 million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Kalinga was generally optimistic on Kenya's near-te [...] |
2005-11-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE |
| 05NAIROBI4636 |
G-8 COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 5th session of the &Nairobi G-8 Counter Terrorist Action Group8 met November 8 to discuss bialteral counter-terrorism assistance programs in Kenya and to better coordinate programs so as not to duplicate efforts. Unlike past sessions, in which the U.S. and U.K. were the only [...] |
2005-11-09 12:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV EAID KE |
| 05NAIROBI4683 |
KENYA'S GAMBLE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's November 21 referendum on a proposed new constitution risks further polarizing the nation along tribal lines, regardless of the outcome. With the "Orange" opposition increasingly confident of victory, the stage is being set for continued political standoff if they win - [...] |
2005-11-10 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM ECON KE |
| 05NAIROBI4694 |
MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE US ABOUND IN BANANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 1 trip through Central Province, local leaders shared with the Ambassador their slanted, often erroneous, views on the U.S. relationship with Kenya and our role in the constitutional referendum process. While providing an excellent opportunity for the Ambassador [...] |
2005-11-10 12:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4749 |
MORE DEATHS AS KENYA HEADS INTO CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With just one week remaining before the constitutional referendum, four more Kenyans died in police clashes at an Orange ("No") rally. Meanwhile, while the Banana ("Yes") team has resorted to more underhanded methods (such as scheduling presidential travel to force cancellation [...] |
2005-11-16 01:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4757 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick and Kenyan President Kibaki agreed November 8 to keep pressure on the Sudanese parties to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Zoellick pushed for greater Kenyan progress on counter-terrorism and the Kenyans urged greater U.S. engagement on Som [...] |
2005-11-16 07:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PTER SU SO KE SLM CPA |
| 05NAIROBI4758 |
SUDAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY CONFERS WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 8 meeting with international partners in Nairobi, Deputy Secretary Zoellick emphasized the urgency of conveying to the various parties in Sudan the need to regain momentum in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Speaking with representatives from Eur [...] |
2005-11-16 07:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS SU KE SLM CPA |
| 05NAIROBI4764 |
COASTAL SECURITY KEY TO KENYAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of post,s Coastal Security Working Group discussed the security situation and options for engagement with law enforcement and local leaders during a three-day visit to Lamu. The U.S. Navy Special Warfare training program in Lamu is progressing well, and post is looking [...] |
2005-11-16 10:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE |
| 05NAIROBI4783 |
REFERENDUM: LAST DAYS AND LAST DITCH EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In the waning days of the referendum campaign ahead of the vote on November 21, the pro-draft ("Yes" or Banana) team has resorted to measures of questionable democratic integrity to ensure a win, including shutting down an opposition radio station and "suggesting" that civil ser [...] |
2005-11-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4817 |
International Maritime Organization Demarche re [...] U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Diana Kiambuthi, First Secretary, International Organizations and Conferences Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kiambuthi indicated that Kenya has been approached by other nations seeking support for their candidacies for the IMO council [...] |
2005-11-18 06:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA KE |
| 05NAIROBI4829 |
KENYA INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) Mission Nairobi responses to reftel follow: A) Preparedness/Communication ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Kenyan government has established an inter- ministerial taskforce to create an action plan to address the threat of avian flu. The taskforce is nominally headed by Mr [...] |
2005-11-18 07:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI4835 |
KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM LARGELY [...] SUMMARY: In Kenya's first constitutional referendum the polls will close soon, after a mostly peaceful exercise. There have been a number of minor irregularities credibly reported or seen by international observers, as well as allegations not yet proved or disproved. There have been other p [...] |
2005-11-22 04:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI4838 |
KENYA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ORANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki acknowledged the defeat of the proposed new constitution at mid- afternoon November 22, with the "no" vote decisively ahead in Kenya's constitutional referendum. "No" supporters had already been celebrating their not-yet- official victory. The Electoral Commis [...] |
2005-11-22 11:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV KE |
| 05NAIROBI4866 |
SOMALI PIRACY -- ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S) Country Team elements directly engaged in the issue of piracy off the Somali coast met to discuss the impact of possible interdiction operations in the Somali political, clan, and CT context. We recommend options that mitigate any impact on the current Somali political process or on- goin [...] |
2005-11-25 05:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI4878 |
PRESIDENT KIBAKI SACKS CABINET, KEEPS PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After conceding November 22 the defeat of his proposed new constitution in the previous day's national referendum, President Kibaki moved swiftly to assert his leadership. He dismissed his entire (and entirely disfunctional) cabinet November 23; seeking to ward off preparations [...] |
2005-11-28 01:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4901 |
PRESIDENT KIBAKI BANS ORANGE RALLIES AND MULLS [...] 1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's government banned November 27 planned nationwide rallies organized by the Orange Democratic Movement on the grounds the opposition gatherings pose "a threat to national security." The rallies had been called to build support for the Orange Democratic Movement and b [...] |
2005-11-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI4902 |
A DEFINING MOMENT FOR KIBAKI,S PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki met with me and three other chiefs of mission on November 25. The COMs praised the government,s handling of the Constitutional Referendum and Kibaki,s stoic leadership following the massive &no8 vote. We urged that Kibaki seize this chance to remove corrupt and [...] |
2005-11-29 01:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | KE KDEM PGOV PREL KCOR |
| 05NAIROBI4903 |
SOMALIA PIRACY -- JOWHAR-TFG MEMBERS LET CONTRACT [...] (C) Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi has confirmed that members of the TFG allied with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed signed on November 25 a contract with a U.S.-origin company to provide coastal security and training services. The primary goal see [...] |
2005-11-29 01:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI4928 |
FOLLOW UP TO ETHIOPIANS ARRESTED AT JOMO KENYATTA [...] (S/NF) Explosive residue examination conducted by SIMO (using post's itemisers) on the left insole of the pair of shoes discussed in reftels, detected traces of the highly explosive substance, Pentaerythrol Trinitrate (PETN). On 11/28, Embassy Legal Attach and SIMO expert were given access to [...] |
2005-11-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC PTER KE |
| 05NAIROBI4949 |
KENYA: EU APPEARS TO HOLD SWAY ON KENYA'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Econ/C raised ref A points regarding Kenya's position on Geographical Indications (GI) with Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary David Nalo on November 30, and pointed out that Kenya's position in favor of the EU's proposal on extending GIs (ref B) appeared at odds with Kenya's economi [...] |
2005-11-30 11:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR KE WTRO |
| 05NAIROBI4957 |
SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER BY TURNS ACCUSATORY, [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Gedi November 25 alternately accused the USG of abandoning Somalis to the killing clutches of Mogadishu warlords, and sought our advice on building a "third way" in Parliament -- depending on who was in the room. He admitted he and the Jowhar TFG faction were taking [...] |
2005-11-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI4983 |
WTO - KENYA, WITH THE EU, PREPARES FOR HONG [...] (U) This report includes an action request for State, USTR, and USDA; please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that it does not have a sitting Trade Minister, Kenya hopes to play a leadership role in developing a consensus among African countries at the upcoming WTO Ho [...] |
2005-12-01 12:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE |
| 05NAIROBI4984 |
KENYA ON HOLD: NO NEW CABINET AND NO DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week after President Kibaki dismissed his cabinet and suspended Parliament indefinitely, no clear picture has emerged of the post-referendum Kenyan political landscape. The Ambassador's conversation with Orange Democratic Movement leaders revealed a group still groping its way [...] |
2005-12-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5000 |
FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES US ACTION ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Boaz Mbaya in a December 2 meeting, urged the U.S. SIPDIS to consider greater involvement in Somalia -- in both resolving the political standoff, and in curbing piracy. The DCM and AF/E Deputy Director Deborah Malac reminded Mbay [...] |
2005-12-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KE SO |
| 05NAIROBI5018 |
EARTHQUAKE TREMORS GENERATE FEAR BUT LITTLE ELSE [...] (SBU) Late in the day on December 5, Reuters and other media sources reported a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck in the Democratic Republic of Congo at 3:19 pm local time at a point 975 kilometers from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Few felt the tremors at the Embassy compound in the north [...] |
2005-12-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT AEMR CASC KSAF KE |
| 05NAIROBI5019 |
SOMALIA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS [...] (C) As the Department develops new approaches to Somalia, Post recommends the USG seek a role in bringing into being -- and sustaining -- a coalition of Somalis that can rule Somalia and combat the violent Islamists. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the opportunity to forward [...] |
2005-12-05 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI5030 |
WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures), and ensur [...] |
2005-12-06 07:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE |
| 05NAIROBI5070 |
KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...] |
2005-12-08 10:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5072 |
KENYA'S NEW CABINET APPOINTEES AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's new cabinet is a mixed bag for U.S. interests in security, corruption, and economic policy. New Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju will be more capable than the laterally transferred Ali Mwakwere, but given his antagonistic track record, will not necessarily be ame [...] |
2005-12-08 11:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR ETRD KE |
| 05NAIROBI5073 |
KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...] |
2005-12-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5074 |
UNICEF APPEAL FOR NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS [...] Results of an October UNICEF nutritional assessment revealed emergency levels of malnutrition amongst 45,000 pastoralist children in three districts of eastern Kenya. The lack of rainfall and its effect on pastoralist livelihoods is cited as contributing to the malnutrition, however, the sur [...] |
2005-12-08 11:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR ETRD |
| 05NAIROBI5075 |
GOVERNMENT WANTS U.S. TO RECOGNIZE KENYA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's lead official for Internal Security beseeched visiting AF/E Deputy Director for the United States to recognize the totality of security measures the government had implemented, and not focus too sharply on reviving the Joint Terrorism Task Force as a marker of Kenyan commi [...] |
2005-12-08 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KE SO |
| 05NAIROBI5078 |
THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: CABINET NOMINEES DECLINE [...] (C) Although President Kibaki met his self-imposed two week deadline for announcing a new cabinet (reftel), Kenya's government is still incomplete, with twenty-one nominees declining their appointments. Within moments of the President's announcement on December 7, ten appointees turned Kibak [...] |
2005-12-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5094 |
KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE |
| 05NAIROBI5096 |
DONNING POLITICAL BLINDERS, KIBAKI SWEARS IN NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the loss of nearly one quarter of his new appointees, President Kibaki proceeded with the swearing-in of his rump cabinet on December 9. In doing so, the president effectively shut the door on initiating a dialogue with the marginalized parties to create a body that is t [...] |
2005-12-13 01:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5102 |
Kenya and Uganda Privatize the Railroad [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and Uganda are at last moving to revive the storied 1,500 mile rail line from Mombasa to Kampala by concessioning the railroad on both sides of the border to a private sector consortium led by a South African firm. This form of privatization is a welcome attempt to fix a [...] |
2005-12-13 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPRV EAID ELAB ECON KE UG |
| 05NAIROBI5103 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA - JOHN GITHONGO PREPARES TO TELL [...] (C) Summary: Former Kenyan "anti-corruption czar" John Githongo has organized all of the evidence of wrongdoing in his possession and put it into a single seamless narrative detailing the grand scale corruption committed by several of the highest-ranking and most influential ministers and ad [...] |
2005-12-13 09:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO PINR KE |
| 05NAIROBI5105 |
KIBAKI CALLS FOR UNITY, CONTINUES PARTISAN GAMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Kibaki appears to be in denial that a serious political crisis is staring him in the face, Orange Democratic Movement leaders intensify their criticism and call for fresh elections. Dissatisfied FORD-K and National Party of Kenya leaders are taking advantage of Ki [...] |
2005-12-13 11:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5126 |
KENYA EMOP RESOURCES. WHEAT SWAP WITH [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of drought victims in the southeastern and coastal lowlands, as well as among pastoralists in Northeast Kenya, while also supporting Kenya's oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP/DCHA appro [...] |
2005-12-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR |
| 05NAIROBI5132 |
KENYA: FY 2005 AMBASSADOR'S SELF-HELP FUND [...] Summary: The 16 FY-05 projects (with a total budget of $92,000) supported most recently through Kenya's Ambassador's Self-Help Fund have begun their funded activities. A summary of Kenya's Self-Help program and progress to date are contained herein. End summary. OVERVIEW -------- 2. [...] |
2005-12-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KE |
| 05NAIROBI5156 |
SOMALIA: ITALIAN DEPUTY MFA SEEKS USG - EU UNITY [...] (C) Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantica queried Ambassador December 13 on the probable outcome of the USG's Somalia policy review. He confidently pushed for the USG to join a "common EU position" in support of the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Prime Minister and the exec [...] |
2005-12-16 06:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO EAID SO KE |
| 05NAIROBI5158 |
KIBAKI'S SUPER-SIZE CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly a week of wheeling and dealing, President Kibaki December 14 swore in a second tranche of Ministers and Assistant Ministers. This was only after acceding to appointed ministers Charity Ngilu and Musikari Kombo's demands of seats at the table for their party members. [...] |
2005-12-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5171 |
Transport Ministry Seeks Cooperation on Somalia [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Ikiara told the DCM December 7 that Kenya seeks SIPDIS an international response to piracy off the Somali coast, and may call a meeting of concerned nations to coordinate. Ikiara will chair an interagency meeting next week to deter [...] |
2005-12-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAIR PTER PGOV MASS KE |
| 05NAIROBI5180 |
KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...] |
2005-12-20 01:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE |
| 05NAIROBI5238 |
KENYAN CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: WAITING FOR A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the defeat of the proposed document in the November 21 referendum, it is unclear if and how the government plans to proceed with the process of delivering to Kenyans a new constitution. What is abundantly apparent is that the country expects the review to continue, with [...] |
2005-12-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 05NAIROBI5240 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES OF U.S. CONCERN WITH NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised several issues of concern in our bilateral relationship during December 20 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju, including: counter-terrorism, Article 98, Rewards for Justice, travel warnings, narcotics, public corruption, [...] |
2005-12-23 03:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR MASS CASC KCOR KE SO SU AU KICC |
| 05NAIROBI5247 |
MALNUTRITION IN KENYA?S TANA RIVER DISTRICT [...] Chronic food insecurity and drought in several communities of Kenya?s northern Tana River District are responsible for high levels of malnutrition, particularly amongst children under five years and pregnant women. A UNICEF nutritional assessment conducted in October found malnutrition rates [...] |
2005-12-23 06:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR SOCI |
| 05NAIROBI5276 |
CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITION IN KENYA MAKE [...] In recent days, the Kenyan press has been dominated by alarmist stories of the country?s worsening famine situation in certain regions. Photographs of starving children and adults, as well as dead and dying livestock, along with headlines such as, ?Starvation at Christmas,? have raised the c [...] |
2005-12-29 01:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
| 05NAIROBI5317 |
REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Embassy Nairobi places a high value on cultural and sports programs and looks forward to working with ECA to enhancing cultural and sports exchanges throughout Kenya. The following are replies to questions posed in reftel 2. Last year we used cultural and sports programs to promote ou [...] |
2005-12-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KE |
| 05NAIROBI660 |
DONORS: NO BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR KENYA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, World Bank Kenya hosted the quarterly meeting of the Donor Coordination Group (DCG) at which near consensus was expressed that the planning for the April 11-12 annual Consultative Group Meeting (CG) for Kenya could not be "business as usual" in light of the resi [...] |
2005-02-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KCOR KMCA PGOV KPAO KE |
| 05NAIROBI666 |
KENYA: USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON AF KE AGOA |
| 05NAIROBI868 |
KENYA LAUNCHES SELF-ASSESSMENT ON GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-25 09:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD |
| 06CAIRO7159 |
EGYPT PRESSING FORWARD ON NILE BASIN INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Egypt is a strong supporter of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) as a tool for cooperative management of water resources and is leading efforts to finalize a framework agreement. In January, the GOE will host an NBI council meeting aiming to ratify the framew [...] |
2006-12-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL KPAO EG ET ER SU BY RW UG TZ KE |
| 06CHIANGMAI19 |
NIGHT SAFARI QUESTIONS TRAIL THAKSIN [...] In the midst of continuing controversy here over the centrally conceived Chiang Mai Night Safari and the proposed "Chiang Mai World" development, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra also faced media questioning about the project during his November trip to Kenya. The query came from a Kenyan jour [...] |
2006-01-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PREL OEXC KPAO TH KE |
| 06DJIBOUTI283 |
SOMALIA THROUGH DJIBOUTI'S CONSULAR [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti agrees with the analysis in reftel. Djibouti is also responsible for providing consular services to Somalia. Post is unable to confirm identities or relationships to petitioners. The consular section concurs with Nairobi's stated concerns about possible ACS fraud. E [...] |
2006-03-06 03:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT PTER ASEC KE ET DJ SO CIVS KFRP |
| 06ISLAMABAD20835 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTAN WILL SEND OBSERVERS [...] (C) On October 19, PolCouns delivered reftel points to MFA (Disarmament) Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, along with a copy of the letter from General Abizaid inviting the Government of Pakistan (GOP) to participate in Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise "Leading Edge." The Off [...] |
2006-10-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PK KNNP EG KE MNUC PARM PREL |
| 06KHARTOUM1644 |
Southern Sudan: UNHCR Has Successes, Faces Challenges [...] The Director of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Southern Sudan, Bhairaja Panday, said that returns from Uganda, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were now proceeding smoothly. However, he explained that returns from the Central African Republic ( [...] |
2006-07-12 11:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UN CT CG ET CD UG KE SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2548 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE RQUEST FOR CG MAKILA JAMES [...] Makila James, Consul General Juba, requests country clearance to visit Embassy Nairobi for consultations with the Political and Consular Sections on the afternoon of November 7 and then onward travel to Samburu to participate in the USAID Southern Sudan Democracy and Governance Partners Retrea [...] |
2006-10-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL CMGT SU KE |
| 06KHARTOUM257 |
JUBA OPENS ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a three-hour ceremony on February 1, a large gathering of influential southern Sudanese, supported by a large crowd, celebrated the official opening of the Nile Commercial Bank (NCB), the first institution of its kind in Juba. NCB was reportedly the brainchild of John Garang, [...] |
2006-02-02 12:50:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SU SA UG KE |
| 06KHARTOUM2654 |
OIL IN SOUTHERN SUDAN - THE STORY OF "CROOKS AND NANNIES" [...] (SBU) Summary: The history of oil exploitation in Sudan has been marked by northern domination, killings, displacement, community destruction, environmental degradation, arms purchases, and accusations of cheating on revenue sharing. To break with this legacy, the Government of Southern Suda [...] |
2006-11-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV EPET ENRG ET KE GE CH SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2780 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR POLOFF NATHAN HOLT [...] (SBU) Nathan Holt, Embassy Khartoum Political Officer, requests country clearance to visit Embassy Nairobi for consultations with KUSLO on December 5. The purpose of the travel is to hold discussions with KUSLO, Kenya Department of Defense (KDOD) personnel, and representatives of the Sudan Peo [...] |
2006-12-03 03:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL SU KE |
| 06KHARTOUM578 |
SUDAN BRIEFS: TRADE/AID TO KENYA; NORWAY IN [...] SUMMARY: This week's installment of news briefs not included in post's other reporting includes prospects for a Sudan-Kenya trade agreement, together with South Sudan's USD 1 million donation for Kenyan famine relief; Norway's assurances that it will continue to support peacekeeping and reli [...] |
2006-03-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EPET SOCI SENV SU KE NO CH |
| 06KIGALI270 |
US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...] |
2006-03-21 12:09:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA |
| 06KIGALI712 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGAGES RWANDA [...] Summary. At the request of USTR, Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan McDermott led a delegation to Rwanda to explore areas of assistance. The GOR was keen on soliciting support for a COMESA air traffic management project, but the main focus of the visit was [...] |
2006-07-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID EAIR ECIN PREL ECON RW KE TZ UG |
| 06KUWAIT4481 |
PROPOSED KUWAITI INVESTMENT IN KENYA APPEARS RISKY [...] (SBU) In response to ref. A, Post sees no reason to suspect Al-Bader International Development Company (AIDCO) of any involvement in illicit or terrorism-related activities as a part of its proposed development project (known as the ROOLA project) in the vicinity of Lamu, Kenya. Although AI [...] |
2006-11-20 06:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU |
| 06LONDON5547 |
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...] |
2006-07-28 15:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA |
| 06LONDON8106 |
(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...] |
2006-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK |
| 06MAPUTO144 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-31 07:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ |
| 06MAPUTO146 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-01 08:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ |
| 06MAPUTO682 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND [...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...] |
2006-06-09 07:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ |
| 06NAIROBI1003 |
JUSTICE MINISTER WON,T QUESTION POLICE RAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Karua refuses to criticize the police raids on the Standard Media Group, even going so far as to assert that it might have been justified on "national security" grounds. Karua's main concern seems to be that she and other cabinet members were not consulted before [...] |
2006-03-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1008 |
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE NEEDED TO ADDRESS EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) On March 5, I hosted a lunch for 15 Nairobi-based Chiefs of Mission in honor of visiting World Food Program Executive Director James T. Morris. The reason I was willing to press the other COMs to give up their Sunday afternoon was this Mission's growing concern about the unfolding huma [...] |
2006-03-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI1011 |
CHIEF OF MISSION COMMENDATION FOR ANTI-PIRACY [...] (U) Vice Admiral Walsh, It is with great pleasure that I send this cable thanking you and the sailors of NAVCENT, particularly the men and women on the USS Winston Churchill and the USS Nassau, for your outstanding support in suppressing piracy along the Somali coast. 2. (U) This is a dif [...] |
2006-03-07 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KE MOPS OPDC PGOV PREL MAS |
| 06NAIROBI1015 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS KENYA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In his new job as Kenya's Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya wants to focus on repairing relations with donors, improving governance, and controlling government spending. Kimunya also told the Ambassador on March 3 that the Government of Kenya is moving ahead with major privatization [...] |
2006-03-07 10:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PINR PTER KE |
| 06NAIROBI1023 |
PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS DEMAND EXPLANATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the furor over the government's assault on media freedom grew into a several thousand strong protest march, further details of the raid against the Standard Media Group suggest it was part of a much deeper effort to help the increasingly paranoid government cling to power. Alt [...] |
2006-03-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI1032 |
Challenges to Airport Certification in Nairobi [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting U.S. FAA airport certification specialist Ed Dorsett's training for Kenyan inspectors highlighted many deficiencies at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) that will likely prevent its certification to ICAO standards until 2007. Regulator Kenya Civil A [...] |
2006-03-08 05:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI1048 |
NAIROBI INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, please find at para 2 Post's input for the President's report to Congress on Kenya's political and economic climate as it relates to AGOA eligibility. This text has also been sent by e-mail to AF/EPS and AF/E. In addition, please note that this mission, through USAID- [...] |
2006-03-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAID PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI1059 |
THIRD ANNUAL AFRICAN FINE COFFEE CONFERENCE [...] USAID/REDSO through the Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) program, supported the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) to once again successfully implement and host the Third African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition, known by many as the World?s WILDEST Coff [...] |
2006-03-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KE PGOV SENV |
| 06NAIROBI106 |
KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT (CORRECTED) [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...] |
2006-01-10 05:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI1075 |
COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held an East African regional hearing February 27-28 on implementation of counter-terrorism (CT) legislation and its compatibility with international human rights laws. The ICJ,s ultimate goal is to make recommendations on finding the [...] |
2006-03-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV PINS PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI1077 |
MUSYOKA: LIES, LOVERS, AND MERCENARIES IN KENYA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition politician Kalonzo Musyoka privately sees sabotage by supporters of a fellow presidential aspirant as behind the false story suggesting he was cutting a political deal with President Kibaki. The reason for the Government's own visceral reaction to this story (and raiding th [...] |
2006-03-09 01:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1082 |
SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED; DONORS EXAMINE [...] (C) The Somali Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) appears set to attempt the actual work of creating legislative committees and discussing the country's future. A risk that the TFP would tear itself apart over the fate of the Prime Minister seems to be receding, as MPs fear that finding som [...] |
2006-03-09 05:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1087 |
KENYA TO SELL 30% OF PARASTATAL POWER GENERATOR [...] Summary: The Kenyan government announced on March 3 its intention to sell 30% of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the country's dominant power generating firm, through an initial public offering on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The majority of the offered shares will b [...] |
2006-03-09 07:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE |
| 06NAIROBI1090 |
JUSTICE MINISTER WON'T QUESTION POLICE RAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Karua refuses to criticize the police raids on the Standard Media Group, even going so far as to assert that it might have been justified on "national security" grounds. Karua's main concern seems to be that she and other cabinet members were not consulted before [...] |
2006-03-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1094 |
SOMALIA: DONORS PREPARE TO SUPPORT SECURITY FOR THE [...] (SBU) Donors and UN agency representatives have enthusiastically endorsed a Security Plan for the Transitional Federal Parliament's (TFP) interim seat in Baidoa. A March 7 fact-finding trip may have generated commitments of funds sufficient to finance the entire plan - - including the very se [...] |
2006-03-09 10:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1107 |
KENYA WAVERS ON AMIS RE-HAT [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with poloff, Kenyan MFA Head of International Organizations and Conferences Division Tom Amolo included Kenya among a group of AU member states inclined to support the AMIS re-hat. Although this consensus exists, there are "a few" member states trying to bulldoze thei [...] |
2006-03-10 06:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SU KE |
| 06NAIROBI1111 |
IAGGA REPORT FOR KENYA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCOR KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI1113 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCEDES NEED TO DESTROY COCAINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Kenya's Attorney General has agreed to international supervision of the verification and destruction of more than one ton of cocaine seized in December 2004. He predicted the two remaining hurdles -- publication of new regulations and the approval of the presi [...] |
2006-03-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI1114 |
AN UNSETTLED KENYA AWAITS NEXT SHOE TO DROP [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Kibaki publicly stands firm behind the Kenyan Police raid on the Standard Media Group. Meanwhile, Standard journalists and others privately say the raids were prompted by a State House belief that the paper possesses documents implicating the President's family in grand [...] |
2006-03-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS SNAR ASEC ECON PREL KCOR KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1154 |
KENYAN GOVERNMENT FUMBLES, OPPOSITION BENEFITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Parliament set to reconvene March 21, Kenya's "ODM" opposition is armed with a number of issues over which to take on the government. Buoyed by the government's recent media crack-down gaffe, ODM leaders have publicly recommitted themselves to cooperation. Their united ext [...] |
2006-03-15 02:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1161 |
17TH HORN OF AFRICA CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM [...] The 17th Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) climate outlook forum (COF) took place in Nairobi March 1-3, organized by the USAID-supported Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC). The forum brought together policy makers, technical expert [...] |
2006-03-15 04:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV TPHY XW ZF EAGR ECON ETRD KE PGOV SOCI |
| 06NAIROBI1174 |
KENYA REPLY ON SHARING OF GENETIC RESOURCES [...] Econoff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Elijah Manyara, Director, Department of External Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry. Manyara noted that the trade in genetic resources is an important issue for Kenya, which feels that its biological diversity has been exploited by "foreign en [...] |
2006-03-15 10:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1187 |
"MERCENARIES" IN KENYA TURN TABLES ON THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Stepping out of the shadows, Kenya's "foreign mercenaries" stun Kenya with claims the opposition, not the government, tried to hire them to bankroll regime change. Following the foreigners' March 13 staged press conference, ostensibly to clear their names, the intensity of the [...] |
2006-03-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL CVIS KE |
| 06NAIROBI1224 |
SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT IN NAIROBI RISKS UPSTAGING [...] (SBU) Somali politicians fear that the upcoming summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) may repeat the mistakes of March 2005. The specter that Somali President Yusuf may again ask IGAD to express readiness to deploy foreign troops from neighboring countries to Somalia, [...] |
2006-03-16 10:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1237 |
MISERY LOVES COMPANY: DROUGHT AND CONFLICT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Harsh drought conditions in Mandera district are having a devastating effect on livestock and their owners. While the deprivations of the drought have alleviated some of the causes of inter-clan conflicts in the area, the loss of livestock (and the income generated thereby) is r [...] |
2006-03-17 10:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV PINS ECON MARR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1243 |
SOMALI PIRATES CAPTURED AFTER FIRING ON US NAVY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post sees no likelihood of Kenyan prosecution of those captured March 18 for armed attack against U.S. warships off the coast of Somalia. Post supports direct transfer (NOT via Kenya) of the detainees for U.S. prosecution. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Presumed Somali "pirates" enga [...] |
2006-03-18 16:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHSA ASEC PTER KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI1261 |
SOMALIA: WORST COMBAT IN FIVE YEARS PUT AT USG [...] (S) A broad array of post's Somali and the international community contacts see the heavy recent fighting in Mogadishu between an Alliance to Combat Terror and Jihadist- linked militias as being at least USG-financed, perhaps USG- instigated. This broad consensus -- across clan and political [...] |
2006-03-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1262 |
POLITICAL INTRIGUES TO ENGENDER FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a four-month hiatus, Kenya's Parliament faces daunting challenges when it reconvenes March 21. Despite the importance of pending legislation, including the creation of a parliamentary budget office, the sharply polarized climate -- equal parts partisan and personal -- coup [...] |
2006-03-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI1283 |
ADDITIONAL KENYA REPLY ON SHARING OF GENETIC [...] SUMMARY: Following the delivery of Ref A talking points last week, Econoff met with Kenyan trade officials and heard additional details of Kenya's strong support for a binding, negotiated protocol on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (ABS). Kenya believes that a new protocol i [...] |
2006-03-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO KE |
| 06NAIROBI129 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING AU ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points January 6 to Ms. S. Luyali, Third Secretary, Africa Union Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Luyali welcomed the suggestion of the U.S. to begin planning for re-hatting, particularly given the U.S. commitment to press for an Af [...] |
2006-01-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1311 |
KENYAN COURT ORDERS PROMPT DESTRUCTION OF COCAINE [...] (C) Senior Principal Magistrate Aggrey Muchelule March 21 ordered the Kenyan government to begin immediate preparations for the verification, analysis, and destruction of the more than one ton (1141.5 kilos) of cocaine held in police custody since its seizure in December 2004. Following the M [...] |
2006-03-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI1348 |
PARLIAMENT ALREADY FLIRTING WITH A STALEMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki kicked off the re-opening of the long-suspended Parliament March 21 by highlighting the government,s economic successes and glossing over or completely ignoring issues potentially damaging to the government. As expected, the opposition was quick to criticize the [...] |
2006-03-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI135 |
KENYA'S ROADS -- TURNING THE CORNER ON A NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's road system is a national disgrace and a major drag on the economies of both Kenya and the broader region. Three years after coming to power, the Kenyan government of Mwai Kibaki has little to show in terms of meeting its promises to rebuild the country's long- neglecte [...] |
2006-01-12 06:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ELTN EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI1362 |
KENYA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODY [...] (C) In recent conversations with poloff, Tom Amolo, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Conferences Division, has inquired as to how the U.S. would view Kenya's planned bid for membership on the newly established UN Human Rights Council. Amolo has repeated [...] |
2006-03-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI1363 |
COCAINE VERIFICATION HITS A GLITCH [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., and United National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) international experts, accompanied by GOK chemists, arrived at the General Services Unit (GSU) training school the morning of March 27 to begin the verification process of the one and a quarter ton of cocaine seized in De [...] |
2006-03-27 15:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI1378 |
VERIFICATION OF THE COCAINE BEGINS [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime experts, together with Kenyan law enforcement authorities and chemists, began the physical verification of the 955 packets (twenty-two foot lockers) of cocaine on March 28. The international team estimates that it will take several day [...] |
2006-03-28 13:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI1393 |
KENYA AGREES TO TEMPORARY DETENTION OF SOMALI [...] (SBU) Juliet Gicheru, Acting Head of the Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), confirmed to poloff March 29 that Kenya consents to both the immediate transfer of Somali pirate suspects in Kenya and temporary detention of those suspects identified for repatriation to Somalia. Post [...] |
2006-03-29 14:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MAAR PHSA SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1434 |
KENYA FY2006 DHRF BUDGET REQUEST [...] Embassy Nairobi requests USD100,000 for our FY2006 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) program. This represents a USD9,000 increase over the amount obligated in FY2005. Post is requesting this small increase to have the flexibility to either fund one more deserving organization than the f [...] |
2006-03-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI1438 |
OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT [...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...] |
2006-03-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR SENV SOCI |
| 06NAIROBI1439 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: PARLIAMENTARY REPORT BLOWS [...] (C) Summary: Like a second nuclear strike following the release of the Githongo dossier in January, a long-awaited report into the Anglo-Leasing and related scandals by Kenya's Parliament was released on March 30 and is sending shockwaves through Kenyan politics. The report from the Parliamen [...] |
2006-03-31 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1445 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...] |
2006-04-03 03:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI145 |
LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL MAKES SPLASH IN KENYA [...] Living Water International, the Texas-based Christian NGO that specializes in bringing clean water to rural communities in developing countries, scored a signal success in Kenya January 10 when President Kibaki and cabinet ministers spent more than 8 hours with the group inaugurating two new w [...] |
2006-01-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SENV EAID OREP KE |
| 06NAIROBI1473 |
VERIFICATION OF THE COCAINE BEGINS [...] (SBU) U.S., U.K., United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime experts, together with Kenyan law enforcement authorities and chemists, began the physical verification of the 955 packets (twenty-two foot lockers) of cocaine on March 28. The international team estimates that it will take several day [...] |
2006-04-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI1484 |
AMBASSADOR TO YUSUF: ALLIANCE AGAINST TERROR NOT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a March 31 meeting with Somali Transitional Federal President Abdullahi Yusuf, Ambassador reassured Yusuf of our support for the Transitional Federal Government, specifying that our support for counter-terrorism activities in Mogadishu were directed only at foreign terrorist [...] |
2006-04-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1500 |
TERROR SUSPECT OMAR SAID OMAR SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS [...] (SBU) In the first successful Kenyan prosecution of a terror suspect, 2002 Kikambala bombing defendant Omar Said Omar was found guilty April 4 and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Although exonerated in June 2005 for his role in the deadly 2002 terror attacks, Said had been immediately re-arr [...] |
2006-04-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KJUS PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI1514 |
OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT [...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...] |
2006-04-05 11:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE SOCI SENV ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL |
| 06NAIROBI1547 |
KENYA RENEWS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formally reiterated April 6 its request for U.S. support for Kenya's candidacy for a seat on the first U.N. Human Rights Council (text in paragraph 2). Ref A communicated the same informal request from the MFA and asked for Department guidance. Departmen [...] |
2006-04-07 07:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KUNR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1560 |
UP IN SMOKE: KENYA'S HISTORIC COCAINE HAUL FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fifteen months after its initial seizure, Kenya's record haul of cocaine was successfully destroyed under joint Kenyan and international supervision on March 31. Despite repeated and unsupported allegations that it had been tampered with, preliminary verification and testing in [...] |
2006-04-10 09:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN CO |
| 06NAIROBI1561 |
USAID/OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S KAJIADO DISTRICT. [...] Three weeks of consistent rainfall has replenished pasture and natural water points in the Mashuru Division of Kenya's Kajiado District. The start of the long rains season should halt the decline in livestock numbers caused by recent dry conditions. Farmers have extensively planted crops an [...] |
2006-04-10 09:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI |
| 06NAIROBI157 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU COMMITS ON ISSUES OF U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tuju told Ambassador January 11 that Kenya will now proceed, in coordination with the U.S. and UK governments, with the prompt establishment of the long-stalled Joint Terrorism Task Force. Given the government's multiple and unfulfilled previous pledges, Tuju set [...] |
2006-01-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR EAID ASEC MASS KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1573 |
KENYAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN MARSABIT [...] (SBU) A Kenyan military Y-12 aircraft crashed and caught on fire in Marsabit town (Eastern Province, north-central Kenya) at approximately 10:00 a.m., April 10 due to poor weather conditions and ground obstruction near the airfield. According to Defense Minister Njenga Karume, the plane was c [...] |
2006-04-10 14:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI1600 |
FIVE KENYAN PARLIAMENTARIANS KILLED IN CRASH [...] (U) The April 10 crash of a Kenyan Air Force Y-12 plane in Marsabit, north-central Kenya (reftel), claimed the lives of 14 of 17 passengers, including five sitting members of Parliament. Announcing the names of the deceased and injured, President Kibaki declared three days of national mourni [...] |
2006-04-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI1601 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOMALI PRIME MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bellamy met Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi on April 6 at the Residence. Gedi offered an up-beat account of developments within the TFIs, especially the work of parliamentary committees in Baidoa. He also worried about the recent fighting in Mogadishu. The A [...] |
2006-04-12 03:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHSA MARR SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1614 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR BOOTED [...] (C) Summary: There is likely much more than meets the eye in the recent arrest and suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for "abuse of office." In the case, it appears CBK Governor Andrew Mullei erred in hiring his son to help conduct investigations into irregularities [...] |
2006-04-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1635 |
THOUGHTS ON THE DIALOGUE WITH KENYA AT THE [...] (C) Summary: In light of recent events in Kenya, Mission Nairobi recommends a tough-but-balanced approach in bilateral meetings between USG policymakers and the Kenyan delegation visiting Washington in late-April for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings. Washington policymakers can expect an a [...] |
2006-04-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1637 |
KENYA BULLISH ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: Deep-sea oil exploration is scheduled to begin in late-2006 off the coast of Kenya. In preparation for a possible discovery, key donors and the Australian company in charge of exploration are encouraging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to start planning now on how to avoid the "r [...] |
2006-04-13 12:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EPET ENGR KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1643 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SECRETARY'S LETTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador hand-delivered Secretary Rice's letter (ref. A, requesting Kenya to pledge to support only candidates with a genuine commitment to human rights for the U.N. Human Rights Council) to Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju on April 11. The Minister did not offer a substantive reply. P [...] |
2006-04-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA KE |
| 06NAIROBI1650 |
SOMALIS IN KENYA: ABANDONED KIDS, IMPOSTORS, AND [...] (U) Summary: Post has seen great activity since Ref A among naturalized Somalis and Somali nationals in Kenya. A rash of Somali Amcit, LPR, and asylee children have contacted post with stories of abandonment by Somali family members after trips to Kenya or Somalia. Post has also noted sever [...] |
2006-04-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1651 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...] |
2006-04-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1652 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...] |
2006-04-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1661 |
ICRC AGREES TO REPATRIATE SOMALI PIRATE SUSPECT'S [...] (C) The Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Somalia (based in Nairobi) agreed to the Embassy's formal request (dated April 13) to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of the deceased Somali national to Somalia. The ICRC's April 18 communication states " [...] |
2006-04-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHSA ICRC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1680 |
SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW [...] Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) is one of the most valuable programs the USG and the Embassy are engaged in with the Government of Kenya (GOK). Under SSFA, we work closely with Kenyan civil aviation officials to enhance the safety and security of air travelers in Kenya. Our goal is to assist th [...] |
2006-04-19 10:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI1688 |
RAISING THE LATEST MEGA-SCANDAL WITH KENYAN [...] (C) Summary: This is an action request - please see para 6. It is increasingly clear that Kenya has another mega- scandal waiting in the wings to be exposed. In this case, it takes the form of a massive money laundering and tax evasion scheme involving a small local bank and the country's l [...] |
2006-04-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1697 |
TENSIONS ESCALATING IN MOGADISHU [...] (S) Somali Prime Minister Gedi telephoned Ambassador late April 19 to convey great concern over apparent preparations for renewed fighting in Mogadishu. There are reports, he said, of roadblocks going up and movements of men and weapons. Civilians are fleeing. (NOTE: We are receiving confirma [...] |
2006-04-19 16:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1701 |
(C) CHALLENGES IN OUR CT RELATIONSHIP WITH KENYA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post faces an increasingly difficult operating environment in which to pursue counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation with the Kenyan Government (GOK). In the absence of a focused, functional government that views CT as part of its political and national interest, Post is pursuing a [...] |
2006-04-20 06:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC PTER PGOV PINR PINS PREL MARR KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1705 |
Embassy Urges Ex-Im Support for Locomotive Export [...] Summary: Ex-Im rejection of U.S. producer NREC's application for support for sale of eight locomotives to Kenya's Magadi Soda would contradict U.S. policy to help African countries expand their foreign trade, and produce a terrible optic for the USG. Embassy questions Ex-Im's projection that [...] |
2006-04-20 07:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD EINV EAID ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI1715 |
KENYA NON-COMMITTAL ON AFRICAN CANDIDATES FOR UN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref A demarche April 18 to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division. While Amolo did not offer a Kenyan commitment to not support the UN Human Rights Council candidacies of serious human rights violators such as Sudan and Zimbabwe, [...] |
2006-04-20 14:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PHUM UNHCR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1720 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-awaited audit into the 18 suspect Anglo-Leasing-style procurement scams has been tabled in Parliament. Its detailed findings confirm and confer even greater credibility to the Githongo dossier and to the recently-adopted parliamentary report on the Anglo-Leasing and simi [...] |
2006-04-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1761 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR [...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of AA/AFR/EA Lloyd Pierson from o/a April 30 to o/a May 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to visit USAID Staff and Programs. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel [...] |
2006-04-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE |
| 06NAIROBI1772 |
DONOR COORDINATION FOR KENYA DROUGHT [...] Donor agencies and governments, including USAID, have stepped up to coordinate efforts to respond to the current humanitarian emergency in Kenya. In regular meetings, donors share information on funding, activities, and partners in an effort to avoid overlap and gaps in programming. Meetin [...] |
2006-04-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1773 |
USAID Assessment of Food Security [...] Agricultural inputs provided by USAID/OFDA partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) improved crop production and diversification among vulnerable farmers in Kenya's Kitui District despite a poor short rains in 2005. Farmers saved seeds from the last harvest and are preparing to plant this sea [...] |
2006-04-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1775 |
USAID Assessment of Food Security [...] Agricultural inputs provided by USAID/OFDA partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) improved crop production and diversification among vulnerable farmers in Kenya's Kitui District despite a poor short rains in 2005. Farmers saved seeds from the last harvest and are preparing to plant this sea [...] |
2006-04-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1789 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEIS SHERDEL [...] USAID/REDSO grants country clearance for the visit of Weis Sherdel from June 18 to July 21, 2006 to provide Phoenix 6.0 training and support services. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel, visitor has secret security [...] |
2006-04-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE OTRA |
| 06NAIROBI1804 |
RAINS STABILIZE PASTORALIST DECLINE IN KENYA [...] The arrival of the long rains in Kenya's Garissa and Wajir districts have stabilized the dramatic decline in pastoralist livelihoods experienced in recent months. However, humanitarian interventions remain necessary to ensure both short- and long-term recovery. Potential interventions shoul [...] |
2006-04-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1805 |
BOREHOLE INTEGRITY IN KENYA'S WAJIR DISTRICT [...] Boreholes, pumping water from depths of 200 meters, are critical in sustaining pastoralists and livestock in Kenya?s arid Wajir District. Pumps have been operating continuously during the last six-month dry period and their mechanical integrity is now questionable. Exhausted generators, bro [...] |
2006-04-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1808 |
Drought and Oil Prices Drive Kenya's Inflation [...] Drought-induced food price increases and rising oil prices caused Kenya's overall inflation rate in March 2006 to jump 19.4% compared to March 2005. This will exacerbate poverty in Kenya, where over half the population is unemployed and living on less than $1/day. However, underlying inflati [...] |
2006-04-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI1819 |
POST'S RESPONSE TO PROPOSED WJEI PROGRAM FOR KENYA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the Interagency Assessment Team,s recommendations for a Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) in Kenya and its request for Post input on the advisability, feasibility, and costs of the proposed activities, as well as a second area for geographic focus. Po [...] |
2006-04-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI182 |
GOVERNMENT SPINNING ITS WHEELS WITH ALL EYES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the new cabinet on January 6 indicated the Kenyan government may finally be ready to get back to the business of governing. Political maneuvering and whining, nevertheless, continued, with a singular focus on the next election in 2007. Despite cabinet takin [...] |
2006-01-13 07:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1850 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...] |
2006-04-28 09:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1874 |
LAMU LEADERS GIVE U.S. EFFORTS MIXED REVIEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs addressed a Town Hall meeting of the Lamu County Council, and responded to community,s concerns about USG policies, military presence in Lamu and various assistance programs. The tone of the meeting was cordial, although several participants expressed resentment over perc [...] |
2006-05-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI1883 |
U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALIS REPATRIATED TO SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten Somali nationals under U.S. control since an encounter on the high seas in mid-March were successfully repatriated April 29 to Somalia via Kenya with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The remains of the deceased Somali are expected to be [...] |
2006-05-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1930 |
USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL HESS [...] From April 7 to 13, Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (AA/DCHA) Michael E. Hess traveled to Kenya to assess the impact of drought and to view USAID interventions. AA/DCHA Hess visited drought-affected pastoralists in Mandera Dist [...] |
2006-05-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI1939 |
MEASLES AND POLIO INCIDENCE AND RESPONSE IN [...] Since 2005, isolated measles and polio cases surfaced in drought-affected Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Increased migration by pastoralists during the drought has raised concerns of a widespread, regional outbreak. In response, the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization [...] |
2006-05-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SO KE ET |
| 06NAIROBI1953 |
KENYA: 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to U.S. concerns about the worsening counterfeiting problem in Kenya, the country's top trade bureaucrat acknowledged the government's weaknesses in adequately enforcing IPR, and showed interest in working with the USG and the U.S. private sector to improve the situ [...] |
2006-05-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1968 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Ms. Andrea Tracy to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 10- 13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with and support OFDA/ECARO Office on Burundi programming issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Mayfair Hotel. H [...] |
2006-05-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1987 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Drought Assessment Team Member, Ms. Ngoc Clark to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 14, 2006 to June 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to assess drought and humanitarian conditions in drought-stricken districts in Northeast Kenya; provide rapid as [...] |
2006-05-08 10:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2003 |
COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...] |
2006-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2009 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA GIS [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA GIS Officer, Eric Sawyer to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 12-16, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide global information systems support in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Sawyer will meet with representatives of the U.N. and NGOs to discuss informa [...] |
2006-05-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2011 |
SOUTH/CENTRAL SOMALIA FOOD DISTRIBUTION [...] From February to mid-April, 2006, a total of 25 251 MTs of FFP Title II emergency food aid has been distributed to 1,296,818 victims of the drought in South and Central Somalia. This represents a 44 % achievement in comparison to planned levels. The food pipeline will remain stretched and d [...] |
2006-05-09 11:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI2023 |
IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UNHRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche urging Kenya to oppose Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division. Amolo's response was not encouraging. Thanking poloff for sharing the U.S.' view, he noted t [...] |
2006-05-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL KUNR KE IR |
| 06NAIROBI2053 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 13-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide health and nutrition support in the Horn of Africa. Ms. Pritchard will assess health and nutrition programming. 3. Hote [...] |
2006-05-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2054 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Team Leader, Sydel Maher to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 25-30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to discuss with the USAID/OFDA staff and RFMC administrative and finance issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the [...] |
2006-05-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2059 |
NEW SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER MAY BOLSTER [...] Summary: The recent launch of a new regional search and rescue center in Mombasa could potentially serve as crucial resource in furthering maritime security in the region. However, the limited capacity of maritime forces may undermine the center's effectiveness. Incidents of piracy in the r [...] |
2006-05-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PHSA PTER PREL IMO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2068 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team, Alvin Phillip, Sebrina Robinson, Steve Fitzgerald, Steve Tashjian, and Hung Vu from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 12, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actu [...] |
2006-05-12 03:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2075 |
KENYA STRUGGLES TO GET WIRED - THE ONGOING SAGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Regional efforts to at last bring economically vital fiber optic connectivity to Africa's East Coast are being stymied by South African efforts to impose a monopolistic model on the planned East African Submarine System (EASSy), a 5,500 mile undersea cable that would link Durba [...] |
2006-05-12 06:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI2089 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...] |
2006-05-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI210 |
SOMALIA'S PRESIDENT, SPEAKER AGREE -- THE END GAME [...] (C) The January 5 agreement signed in Aden between the Somali Transitional President and Speaker of the Parliament can only be welcomed, at least as a reflection of the dialogue that produced it. But such dialogue and agreement may nonetheless herald the end of the Transitional Federal Instit [...] |
2006-01-17 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2120 |
RECENT COCAINE BUSTS HIGHLIGHT KENYA'S CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent string of cocaine seizures at Nairobi's international airport highlights the continuing drug trafficking problem in Kenya, despite April's success in the verification and destruction of the record cocaine seizure. While the arrests of "mules" may have alerted trafficking [...] |
2006-05-16 07:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI2141 |
SOMALI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER KEEN FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Somalia's Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden May 11 to discuss current developments in Somalia. The conversation particularly focused on the fighting in Mogadishu and possible ways to bring it to an end, with the Speaker agreeing that he may be i [...] |
2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS CVIS PTER SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2142 |
SOMALI PRESIDENT YUSUF: LOST IN TRANSLATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met May 15 with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf, who was transiting through Nairobi en route to Somalia. Yusuf vacillated between professions of wanting the Mogadishu ministers back in government and threats of action against them if they did not come on board. H [...] |
2006-05-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2165 |
U.S. ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO THE FIGHTING IN [...] (C) Extensive press reports, including the front-page piece in today's Washington Post, convey the misleading impression that the USG is funding warlords to fight extremists in the streets of Mogadishu as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Initial fighting in February between the Alliance f [...] |
2006-05-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2166 |
SOMALIA: UPDATE ON DISPOSITION OF DECEASED [...] (C) Pursuant to ref A, Post requested the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convey the message to the deceased Somali's next of kin their two options: that they can either accept the remains without any form of compensation from the USG or that the body will be properly disposed [...] |
2006-05-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHSA ICRC ASEC MARR PREL KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI2168 |
KENYAN MEDIA: FIRMLY IN GOVERNMENT'S CROSSHAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as the government hoped the public's outrage over the March Standard Media Group raids would quietly dissipate, continuing official actions only underscore the government's unrelenting ire towards Kenyan media. While paying lip service to its commitment to free media on the [...] |
2006-05-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI2174 |
USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S SAMBURU [...] Consistent rains over the past month have improved pasture and natural water points that are critical to the largely pastoralist population in Kenya's Samburu District. However, according to district officials, ethnic conflict and cattle theft have displaced an estimated 20,000 people in the [...] |
2006-05-18 06:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SO KE ET |
| 06NAIROBI2175 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MALIK M. CHAKA, [...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of Malik M. Chaka, Director, Threshold Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from o/a May 23 to o/a May 26, 2006 and a one night layover on May 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess progress in the Threshold Program, meet [...] |
2006-05-18 06:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE |
| 06NAIROBI2178 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of IRG training facilitators, Jenna Luche-Thayer and John Taber, o/a June 10, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide CTO training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed trave [...] |
2006-05-18 07:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2190 |
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOMALI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Embassy Nairobi received May 16 a letter from Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi requesting, in general terms, U.S. support for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Post has sent a generic interim response expressing USG support for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI [...] |
2006-05-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EAID SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2219 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team member, Betty Chung from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per r [...] |
2006-05-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2348 |
COTU Convention Generates Plenty of Public [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Organization of Trade Unions - Kenya (COTU) election convention was unusually calm and well-organized, partially because there was no challenger to Secretary General Francis Atwoli and his Executive Board. Presidential contender and local hero MP Raila Odinga delive [...] |
2006-05-30 03:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EINV ECON ETRD PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2386 |
KENYA CONSIDERS IOM EXCOM CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division who expressed an interest in Kenya's own candidacy for chairman of the IOM's Executive Committee. While Kenya had not previously considered seeking the position, Amolo stated [...] |
2006-05-31 11:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG KNNP AORC KE IR |
| 06NAIROBI2397 |
KENYAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Action request - para 3. 2. (SBU) Kenyan Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula requested a May 26 meeting with Ambassador Bellamy to discuss the case of two Kenyan telecommunication engineers possibly abducted in Baghdad. Wetangula presented the Ambassador with a lette [...] |
2006-05-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2399 |
KENYA: RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Lazarus Amayo the evening of May 31. (Head of state and foreign minister were unavailable.) Amayo discussed at length the recent G-77 meeting in Malaysia and Iran's attempt to introduce a statement on [...] |
2006-05-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI2414 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] |
2006-06-02 09:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2438 |
USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S GARISSA [...] Although long season rains improved pasture conditions and water availability in most drought- affected areas of Kenya, patchy showers in Garissa District have left many areas dry, impeding recovery efforts. Water tankering activities continue in several divisions where residents still face a [...] |
2006-06-05 08:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI2443 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/OD IO/NGO Donor Coordinator Miriam Lutz to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 08-23, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with implementing partners working on Somalia and to attend the Biennial Conference of the Active Learning Network for A [...] |
2006-06-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2453 |
S/CT Ambassador Crumptons Meeting with President [...] (S/NF) S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton called on Kenyan President Kibaki May 26. Crumpton hailed U.S.Kenyan anti- terrorism cooperation in recent years and urged that Kenya continue to treat regional threats seriously and work with us to strengthen further our CT cooperation. Crumpton asked Kib [...] |
2006-06-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2454 |
SRSYG FRANCOIS FALL WORRIED ABOUT ISLAMIC COURT [...] (C) SRSYG for Somalia Amb. Francois Fall called me June 5 to voice concern over reports that the Islamic Court militias were gaining ground in Mogadishu and southern Somalia and may soon be in a position to establish their own government. Fall was worried about Islamists' longstanding oppositi [...] |
2006-06-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2482 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: HOW FULL - OR EMPTY - IS THE [...] (C) Summary: The bad news in the war against corruption in Kenya is that there continues to be no genuine political will at the leadership level to aggressively investigate and prosecute major graft cases. The desperation of the NARC administration as it positions itself for next year's elect [...] |
2006-06-06 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI2501 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] |
2006-06-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2509 |
DIVERSITY VISA FRAUD - OPERATION GHOST MARRIAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2 Post culminated over six months of investigations into a marriage fraud ring with the arrest by Kenyan authorities of over 70 Diversity Visa applicants. Simultaneous arrests and searches in other locations revealed a criminal ring was involved in matching Kenyan appli [...] |
2006-06-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2532 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...] |
2006-06-09 06:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2564 |
KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] |
2006-06-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI258 |
KENYA GETS A NEW INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's January 16 removal of Brigadier (ret.) Boinett as head of Kenya's National Intelligence Service (NSIS) removes the USG's main ally in the counter-terror struggle and one of the few remaining true professionals at the highest level of the Kenyan Government. Boin [...] |
2006-01-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PINS PREL PTER KE |
| 06NAIROBI259 |
KENYA SUBMISSION FOR INSCR PART II, MONEY [...] Per Ref A request, below is post's submission for Part II of the INSCR Report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Unfortunately, there has been very little change in the conditions, laws, or policies surrounding money laundering and financial crimes (and many other issues) since last yea [...] |
2006-01-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR KE |
| 06NAIROBI260 |
SOMALIA: ALL SIDES READY TO DELIVER A PARLIAMENT - [...] (C) The "Aden Declaration," signed by the Somali President and Speaker of the Parliament, provides an entry point to engage with the parties to the divided Transitional Federal Institutions. They, in turn, have asked the USG for specific diplomatic efforts to improve the environment for the c [...] |
2006-01-20 01:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2616 |
AIRPORT SECURITY INCIDENT LEADS TO EXPULSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Airport security is optional, for those with connections to high-level government officials and their associates. This point was underscored June 8 when two Armenian "mercenaries" (reftels) assaulted security officials at Kenya's main airport, waving firearms and bypassing inspe [...] |
2006-06-14 13:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI2654 |
SOMALILAND'S CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland has taken advantage of the downward trend of events in Somalia to step up its efforts for international recognition. A visit to Kenya appears to have produced unexpectedly positive results, opening doors for a [...] |
2006-06-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV PINS SO KE TZ ZA RW UG SF |
| 06NAIROBI274 |
INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Following is the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Kenya. This information will also be transmitted to EB/IFD/OIA via e-mail and included in Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for Kenya, to be delivered through FCS channels. ----------------------------------- A.1. Opennes [...] |
2006-01-20 05:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI2755 |
KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among African nations as a country of special interest to the United States. With substantial existing infrastructure, a well-educated work force and a diverse economy, Kenya could become East Africa's engine for economic growth. In [...] |
2006-06-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2759 |
KENYAN OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kibaki Government is unresponsive and acting with impunity, opposition leaders told Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer during a June 21 meeting in Nairobi. SIPDIS The only solution is for Kenyans to vote in a new government, which is why politicians are fixed on the 2007 [...] |
2006-06-25 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR PTER KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI2782 |
ARMENIANS IN KENYA - PASSPORTS AND OFFICIAL ID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reftels describe the exploits of the Armenian "Artur brothers," Artur Margaryan and Artur Sargasyan, who were hastily deported from Kenya after attempting to clear a colleague from Kenyan Customs and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at gunpoint. News reports stated t [...] |
2006-06-27 03:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI279 |
HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN KENYA?S NORTHEASTERN [...] Persistent drought and underdevelopment in Kenya's Northeastern Province continues to erode humanitarian indicators. Erratic rainfall during the Sept-Nov short rains season has failed to replenish natural water points or pasture causing degradation of local livestock, the main source of food [...] |
2006-01-20 07:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI |
| 06NAIROBI2793 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/DRM Director, Antoinette Ferrara to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 10-13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA/ECARO staff and REDSO Mission staff. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. The Ho [...] |
2006-06-27 06:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2794 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ms. Nazik Salih to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 12-15, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA humanitarian activities in response to the Horn of Africa drought in the region. 3. Hotel accommod [...] |
2006-06-27 06:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI284 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: LET THE FIREWORKS BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: It is widely expected that a newspaper serial exposing in gory detail evidence of grand scale corruption in the administration of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will begin the week of January 22. If so, it will likely destabilize an already fragile administration. Kibaki appears aw [...] |
2006-01-23 01:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI2842 |
LEAHY HR VETTING FOR NEXT GENERATION LEADERS [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates of the Kenyan Army, nominated to participate in a Next Generation African Military Leaders Course to be held July 10 to August 4, 2006 in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Pos [...] |
2006-06-29 04:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI285 |
Drought's Limited Impact on Kenya's Economy - So [...] Summary: Although drought has put 2.5 - 3.5 million Kenyans in Northern, Northeastern and Coast provinces in desperate need of aid, Kenya's economy grew about 5% in 2005, and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) forecasts stronger growth in 2006. Unless the March-August long rainy season fails, to [...] |
2006-01-23 01:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR EIND EFIN PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI2870 |
KENYA: SCANDAL CONTROL CROWDS OUT INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: With another corruption scandal emerging, this time involving private corporations whose malfeasance may have been enriching government officials, and another ministerial tirade against the media, the government has again demonstrated its aversion to transparent, democratic gover [...] |
2006-06-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI2924 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Mr. Richard Quinby to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 8- 10, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA Principal Regional Advisor to discuss strategy and planning for USAID/OFDA activities in Northern Uganda. 3. Hotel accommod [...] |
2006-07-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2933 |
CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their July 5 meeting with CODEL Dreier in Nairobi, opposition leaders emphasized the constraints on their effectiveness imposed by insufficient resources and limited understanding of the opposition's legitimate function. KANU party members Justin Muturi, Chief Oppositio [...] |
2006-07-06 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI2951 |
CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Dreier and Vice President Moody Awori engaged in a comparative exchange on how business is conducted in the U.S. and Kenyan legislatures on July 5 in Nairobi. In his capacity as Leader of Government Business, Awori informed the visiting delegation of the Kenyan Parliamen [...] |
2006-07-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI2952 |
CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Dreier met with members of the Legal Affairs and Defense and Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committees July 6 in Nairobi. The eleven members of Parliament, including Deputy Speaker of the House, David Musila, raised a number of concerns including U.S. counter-terrorism [...] |
2006-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PTER PREL ASEC KE SU SO |
| 06NAIROBI3025 |
NO UNITED NATIONS OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE IN KENYA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 10:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3068 |
Optimistic GOK Budget Focuses on Development, But [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to address popular frustration at the slow pace of economic development and poverty reduction, Finance Minister Kimunya's presentation of the GOK's budget for FY 2006-07 stressed social spending and tax relief provisions targeted to assist the poor and vulnerable. [...] |
2006-07-13 13:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI3088 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO REGIONAL ADVISOR, ALAN DWYER [...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Bujumbura, Burundi during the period o/a July 23-28, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit and review OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are as follows: 07/23/06 Nbo/Bjm [...] |
2006-07-17 02:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE NOTAG |
| 06NAIROBI3090 |
PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS SET THE MOOD FOR 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, five new members of parliament will be chosen in the largest by-election in Kenyan history. Not only is the upcoming election significant in its size, but also for its timing - little more than a year before the next general election, and its location - four of the [...] |
2006-07-17 14:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI315 |
PATRONAGE IN MOMBASA: THE KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: Based on demands from local politicians for an appointee from Coast Province, Kenyan Transport Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere appointed Abdalla Mwaruwa to the critical position of Managing Director (MD) of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Minister ignored the KPA Board,s recom [...] |
2006-01-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EWWT KCOR ETRD PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI3153 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ronald E. Libby to travel to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 27, 2006 through August 2, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to debrief the OFDA/ECARO after 3 months in Ethiopia. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Norf [...] |
2006-07-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3213 |
East African Regional Labor Reports for Host [...] Summary: Regional Labor Officer (RLO) will send compilations of the State Department, Labor Department, ICFTU, and other reports on worker rights, child labor, and TIP for the 13 East African countries and destination countries in the Middle East and Europe to Labor Reporting Officers in the E [...] |
2006-07-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI3214 |
PRELIMINARY PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS HAND [...] (U) Preliminary results from the parliamentary by-elections held on July 24 give the newly formed NARC-Kenya party a lead over its rivals in three out of the five constituencies left vacant following an April plane crash in which the sitting members of parliament were killed (reftel). NARC-Ke [...] |
2006-07-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3217 |
CHARTERHOUSE WHISTLEBLOWER DETAILS MONEY [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan auditor Peter Odhiambo exposed billions of shillings of tax evasion and money laundering at his former employer, Charterhouse Bank, by a group of major companies partly owned by notorious businessman John Mwau and MP William Kabogo. On July 20, Odhiambo briefed Emboffs on [...] |
2006-07-26 02:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREF ECON EFIN KE TZ UG |
| 06NAIROBI3220 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to transit through Nairobi on her way to Washington. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hotel t [...] |
2006-07-26 05:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3256 |
Chinese Make Only Concessional Loans to Kenya [...] Summary: China has extended or agreed to extend to the GOK a total of Ksh3.54 billion ($45.5 million) in concessional loans since 2002 for road and hospital projects. Non-concessional foreign borrowing by the GOK fell 5.5% from 2004 to 2005, and the GOK appears to be relying on domestic lendi [...] |
2006-07-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI3258 |
Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents [...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...] |
2006-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI3261 |
Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents [...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...] |
2006-07-28 02:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI3262 |
CT Finance; Kenyan Nominees for Regulatory [...] (SBU) Post's main interlocutor for CT finance issues is the GOK's interagency Anti-Money Laundering Task Force. Post approves of the following list of officials proposed by the AML for the September training program in Reftel B. All appear to be well-qualified and working in relevant positions [...] |
2006-07-28 04:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS KTFN PTER PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI327 |
NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: US ASSISTANCE UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: A four-story building under construction in central Nairobi collapsed mid-day January 23, injuring 105, and killing 20, with an unknown number unaccounted for, according to on-site press reports as of January 24 afternoon. Responding to the Kenyan government's request for assistance [...] |
2006-01-24 13:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT KE |
| 06NAIROBI3270 |
PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS: PRO-KIBAKI PARTY WINS [...] (SBU) Summary: NARC-Kenya's victory in three of five July 24 parliamentary by-elections was a much needed endorsement for the Kibaki government following several months of setbacks from November's referendum defeat and the public exposure of the massive Anglo Leasing corruption scandal. The n [...] |
2006-07-28 08:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3317 |
OFDA DRM DIRECTOR VISIT TO KENYA [...] OFDA Director for Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM), Ms. Antoinette Ferrara, traveled to OFDA's East and Central Regional Office (ECARO), Nairobi, from July 12-16. The purpose of the visit was to consult with USAID regional leadership on OFDA activities, meet current OFDA regional partn [...] |
2006-08-01 15:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3324 |
OFDA DRM DIRECTOR VISIT TO KENYA [...] OFDA Director for Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM), Ms. Antoinette Ferrara, traveled to OFDA's East and Central Regional Office (ECARO), Nairobi, from July 12-16. The purpose of the visit was to consult with USAID regional leadership on OFDA activities, meet current OFDA regional partn [...] |
2006-08-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI342 |
UPDATE: NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE [...] SUMMARY: Rescue efforts at the scene of the collapsed multi-story building in central Nairobi continue, with 14 confirmed deaths, 107 injured, and an unknown number missing. While the government announced there is little hope of finding more survivors, and that the Israeli rescue team will co [...] |
2006-01-25 12:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI3437 |
KENYA CRIMINALIZES SEXUAL (AND SOME TRAFFICKING) [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 31, Kenya's National Assembly voted to criminalize the worst forms of sexual offenses, including rape, defilement, child pornography and sex tourism, and sexual harassment. While amendments to the bill may have watered down some of the proposed protections, the passage of [...] |
2006-08-08 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EAID SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI3441 |
HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3500 |
KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among its East African neighbors as a stable, open democracy and as a key regional partner for the United States. The country is making a dramatic break from its past by greatly improving respect for human rights and by expanding d [...] |
2006-08-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI3582 |
AGOA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] Summary: Kenya's AGOA garment exports to the U.S. fell 8.7% in the first six months of 2006 to $121.4 million, but still represented 73% of Kenya's total exports to the U.S. Non-garment AGOA products pineapple, roses and nuts represent only 2.1% of AGOA imports. Kenya's cotton and textile ind [...] |
2006-08-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTEX AGOA ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI37 |
SOMALIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Post provides the text below as our submission to subject report. Embassy Nairobi POC is Somalia Watcher Michael Zorick, email: zorickmp@state.gov. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Somalia Somalias lack of a functioning central government, protracted state of violent instability, long unguarded coastl [...] |
2006-01-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3726 |
KENYAN GOVERNMENT DROPS ONE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: An almost one-year old legal case against two journalists charged with publishing an "alarming" article has been quietly dropped by the government of Kenya (GOK). But the GOK is pursuing another legal case against other journalists under the same law, despite the risk of negative [...] |
2006-08-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3733 |
QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI [...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref F reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...] |
2006-08-25 07:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3778 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Leader, Sydel Maher and Support Coordinator, Sarah Potts from o/a September 19- 26, 2006 to discuss outstanding administrative issues with OFDA and USAID Mission staff. Country clearance is granted subject to th [...] |
2006-08-29 08:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3836 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOMALIA TFG SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 30, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Speaker of Parliament gave his view of the current situation in Somalia, emphasized the need for American involvement and "neutral" troops, and described his planned approach to anyone in [...] |
2006-09-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC PREL SO KE SU |
| 06NAIROBI3876 |
ETHNIC SOMALIS DISCUSS ETHIOPIA, THE ISLAMIC [...] (U) This message is part of a series following an early August USAID-sponsored conflict mitigation workshop in Mandera, Northeastern Province, Kenya. This message was cleared with the USAID participant in the discussions. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Cross-border conflict mitigation [...] |
2006-09-06 14:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE ET SO |
| 06NAIROBI3879 |
Retention of DHS/TSA Kevin Jones in Kenya [...] (SBU) I understand that TSA's Office of International Transportation Security Networking recently turned down a request from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Embassy Nairobi for TSA to rehire Kevin Jones as a retired annuitant. The decision, as SIPDIS we understand it, would have [...] |
2006-09-07 05:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI3886 |
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3900 |
SOMALI REFUGEES IN KENYA (C-TN6-01351) [...] (C) The following answers are keyed to original lettered questions in reftel. A. (C) HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA RESPONDED TO THE FLOW OF SOMALI REFUGEES TO DADAAB? IS THE INFLUX OF SOMALI REFUGEES INTO KENYA A THREAT TO KENYAN STABILITY? IF SO, HOW? The GOK continues to fulfill its [...] |
2006-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI393 |
NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: RESCUE MISSION [...] SUMMARY: As U.S., Israeli and British rescue teams wrapped-up their much-appreciated operations on January 26, the Kenyan government transitioned the rescue operation to recovery, with a reported three more bodies pulled from the rubble overnight. At a January 26 remembrance ceremony held at [...] |
2006-01-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI395 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: NOT THE TIME TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-USAID message and contains a policy recommendation and rationale in paras 10-14. 2. (C) Summary: Public release of serious and credible evidence of graft and cover-up at the highest levels of the Kenyan Government is generating outrage in Kenya and threatens to [...] |
2006-01-27 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3952 |
Information Requested For Secretary's Initiative On Global [...] The GOK generally recognizes the role of information Communication and Technology (ICT) in national development and the need for a national policy that promotes and facilitates private sector investment for the benefit of all Kenyans. The Kenya Communications Act (KCA) 1998 and the GOK's subse [...] |
2006-09-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT EAID PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3973 |
GOVERNMENT REFORMS FALTERING, KENYAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In a series of meetings on August 28 in Nairobi, leaders of Kenyan civil society and government oversight organizations highlighted for visiting Senator Obama the Kenyan government's faltering performance on human rights, corruption, and governance, while ably demon [...] |
2006-09-13 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3974 |
OBAMA DISCUSSES CORRUPTION AND TRIBAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 meeting with Senator Obama, Official Leader of the Opposition Uhuru Kenyatta predicted that ethnicity would dominate the 2007 national elections. While he stressed that his party, KANU, would strive to move beyond ethnic politics, he feared that the electora [...] |
2006-09-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3988 |
KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE - September 2006 [...] Kenya's long rains (March-June) food security interagency assessment has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising of representatives of GOK, NGO and UN agencies. 2. The asse [...] |
2006-09-14 07:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE |
| 06NAIROBI4000 |
KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions an [...] |
2006-09-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI4002 |
KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama?s (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions a [...] |
2006-09-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI401 |
COAST PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER ADVOCATES [...] (C) Summary: Kenya's coastline and ports present critical vulnerabilities to terrorist infiltration and attack, as well as smuggling of goods and persons. December 13-16, an Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) Assessment Team and Embassy officials met senior provincial-level representatives from [...] |
2006-01-30 04:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EWWT ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI4018 |
KENYA AND SOMALIA: MFA PITCHES AGAIN FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Kenya views U.S. support as crucial to the success of its imminent plan to secure UN Security Council endorsement for an IGAD peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Kenya's delegation to the UNGA will be seeking consultations with the U.S. on this issue after September 19 in New York. E [...] |
2006-09-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4020 |
S&P Gives Kenya Sovereign Credit Rating Grade B [...] Summary: In its first sovereign credit review, Kenya earned a "stable" outlook, grade 'B+' long-term foreign currency, and 'BB-' long-term local currency credit ratings from Standard and Poor's (S&P), making GOK securities below the minimum BBB- rating for investment grade. The private sector [...] |
2006-09-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI4048 |
KENYA SUSPENDS EXPERIMENTAL SHRIMP TRAWLER OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya has temporarily suspended experimental trawler operations pending a September 21 stakeholders' meeting, when an environmental impact statement on the effects of trawling for shrimp within three to five nautical miles is to be released. The decision to suspend, rather than [...] |
2006-09-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI4070 |
KENYA BETTER FOCUSED ON TIP BUT MORE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP Yousey's August visit to Kenya highlighted the challenges facing government efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). While Kenya's ranking among Tier Two Watchlist countries has increased the attention of the GOK and Kenyan civil society to the problem of human tr [...] |
2006-09-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4105 |
KENYAN ATTORNEY GENERAL: "DON'T DOUBT OUR WILL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya Attorney General Amos Wako told the Ambassador on September 12 that the absence of prosecutions in major corruption cases was not for lack of will, but is a matter of capacity. The Ambassador made clear that the cloud of high-level corruption hangs heavy, shadowing some pos [...] |
2006-09-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI413 |
NO EXIT? GOK SAYS IT WILL DENY EXIT PERMITS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have long expressed concerns about "undocumented" refugees (those not registered with UNHCR), and often threatened to stop issuing exit permits to them. The latest threat seems more serious than previous ones. It is possible that the GOK will back down, per [...] |
2006-01-30 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF ET KE |
| 06NAIROBI4137 |
PRESIDENT KIBAKI SPEAKS TO THE AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In an unprecedented gesture, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki addressed the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya on September 19. Touching on familiar economic reform and market opening themes, Kibaki hit all the right notes in his speech. But the real importance lies in the gestu [...] |
2006-09-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4155 |
CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2006 [...] This is a joint cable prepared by FEWSNET Nairobi and USAID/East Africa?s Food for Peace Office. USAID/EA/FFP and Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) Offices attended the 18th Climate Outlook Forum (COF) August 31 ? September 1, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was convened by the Int [...] |
2006-09-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE |
| 06NAIROBI416 |
U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES NOW IN KENYAN CUSTODY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten Somali pirates captured by the U.S. Navy for high-seas piracy of an Indian vessel have been turned over to Kenyan authorities. Absent interventions by U.S. or Indian authorities to assert jurisdiction, Kenyan police are proceeding full steam to prosecute domestically. END S [...] |
2006-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4239 |
WHERE'S KABUGA? DIPLOMATS URGE GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Prosecutor Hussein Bubacar Jallow, joined by like-minded Nairobi-based chiefs of mission, delivered a strong message to the Government of Kenya urging more cooperation in apprehending Rwandan genocidaire Felicien Kabuga. Kenya's [...] |
2006-09-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM RW KE |
| 06NAIROBI4263 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD QUINBY, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, Richard Quinby from o/a October 5-11, 2006 for consultations with USAID/OFDA Senior Regional Advisor in Nairobi. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...] |
2006-10-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4275 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] NAIROBI REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGER ETIENNE LEBAILLY TO DO CONSULTATIONS WITH LONDON'S FRAUD UNIT ON MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONSULTATIONS IS TO REVIEW LONDON'S FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND ON NAIROBI'S CURRENT CAPABILITES. [...] |
2006-10-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT KE |
| 06NAIROBI428 |
SOMALIA: PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER COOPERATING, PRIME [...] (C) Somali President Yusuf told Ambassador January 29 that he and the Speaker of the Parliament continue to work together to implement the "Aden Declaration" they signed January 5, calling for the parliament to begin work inside Somalia. The Prime Minister and two key political/clan allies ar [...] |
2006-01-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4299 |
FEEBLE CASE AGAINST JOURNALISTS FINALLY DROPPED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 29 the Government of Kenya dropped its weak case against three journalists from the Standard daily newspaper charged with publishing an alarming story in February. The three men had been arrested two days before the infamous March 2 Standard Media Raids. Although [...] |
2006-10-05 06:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI4313 |
KENYA MOYALE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER ON THE OROMO [...] (SBU) Summary: The District Commissioner of Moyale, on Kenya's border with Ethiopia, admits that the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) uses his district as a sanctuary, despite his best efforts. He expresses annoyance with the "hostile" attitude of his Ethiopian counterparts and with the Ethiopia [...] |
2006-10-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL PGOV ET KE |
| 06NAIROBI4321 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS KENYA'S BESIEGED ANTI-CORRUPTION DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: In a courtesy call by the Ambassador on October 2, Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) Director Aaron Ringera vigorously defended the performance of the KACC while also candidly analyzing the structural challenges that make prosecution of grand-scale corruption cases virtually [...] |
2006-10-05 13:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4327 |
KENYA'S HEAD PROSECUTOR "COMMITTED" TO ANTI-GRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenyan Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko told the Ambassador that while he is committed to prosecuting high-level corruption cases, the judiciary and the Anti-Corruption Commission are slowing him down. Delivering a message closely echoing that of the Attorney General [...] |
2006-10-05 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL KCOR PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI4330 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Vice President Moody Awori, who sets parliament's agenda as leader of the House Business Committee, assured the Ambassador that an anti-money laundering bill and plea bargaining legislation will be passed by this parliament. He also insisted that long pending appointments t [...] |
2006-10-06 06:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL KCOR AGOA PTER KE |
| 06NAIROBI4334 |
COAST PROVINCE - DIVERSITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The diversity of Kenya's Coast Province reflects an important part of the country's rich history and highlights the challenge that this fledgling democracy faces to develop a truly inclusive process focused on national issues, as opposed to the current tribally-driven system. Duri [...] |
2006-10-06 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL KISL PGOV ECON KE KDEM PTER SNAR |
| 06NAIROBI4348 |
LEAHY HR VETTING FOR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following 13 candidates of the Kenyan security forces nominated to participate in an ATA-sponsored Instructor Development course to be held October 24 to November 3, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...] |
2006-10-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI4359 |
AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] (U) The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel), early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and sc [...] |
2006-10-10 07:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4366 |
AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST [...] The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel), early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and schola [...] |
2006-10-11 07:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI4372 |
SEEING IN 3-D: USG REGIONAL COORDINATION TO [...] (SBU) Field and Washington representatives of State, USAID, and DOD met in Nairobi in August to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Participants agreed to form a regional team to serve as a point of contact among relevant USG players. They also agreed to deepen [...] |
2006-10-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER SO KE ET |
| 06NAIROBI4376 |
Overall Inflation Climbs Again in Third Quarter [...] After falling in the second quarter from the drought-induced March peak thanks to a good rainy season, overall inflation began climbing again in August. Since September 2005, food prices have risen 20%, which impacts the poor most heavily. Interest rates began rising in August. The Central B [...] |
2006-10-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR KE |
| 06NAIROBI4377 |
BORANA PARAMOUNT CHIEF ON THE OROMO LIBERATION [...] (C) Summary: Paramount Chief Abdisalan claims that Ethiopia has an active informant network in northern Kenya's Moyale District targeting OLF supporters and that many Kenyan officials in Moyale are on Ethiopia's payroll. He believes that the leadership class of Moyale District supports Ethiop [...] |
2006-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV ET KE |
| 06NAIROBI4378 |
Overall Inflation Climbs Again in Third Quarter [...] After falling in the second quarter from the drought-induced March peak thanks to a good rainy season, overall inflation began climbing again in August. Since September 2005, food prices have risen 20%, which impacts the poor most heavily. Interest rates began rising in August. The Central B [...] |
2006-10-11 14:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR KE |
| 06NAIROBI4414 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, John Augsburger from o/a October 18-25, 2006 for meetings with OFDA Regional Office, to include planning of program strategy for FY 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at [...] |
2006-10-13 08:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4420 |
SECURITY CONCERNS PERSIST AT WILSON AIRPORT [...] (C) Summary: Concerns about security and possible terrorism at Nairobi's Wilson Airport persist. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) notice of October 4 moving all Somalia passenger flights from Wilson to the better-regulated Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) should help, but Ke [...] |
2006-10-16 03:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR CASC ECON KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI4421 |
Charterhouse Bank and Money Laundering; Still Waiting for [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is fighting a rearguard legal battle to keep Charterhouse Bank temporarily closed in light of convincing evidence that the bank is little more than a money laundering machine. Beyond this, however, the GOK appears to be doing little to bring the cas [...] |
2006-10-16 03:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREF ECON EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI4422 |
MONEY LAUNDERING IN KENYA: FDIC TRAINING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan participants in the FDIC's September bank supervision regulatory training class praised the course highly and said they would apply elements to Kenya's own draft anti-money laundering (AML) bill. They suggested increased case studies, practical visits to agencies, tips f [...] |
2006-10-16 04:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI4470 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR VICTOR [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Victor Bushamuka, OFDA Program Officer from o/a October 24-28, 2006 to meet with OFDA/ECARO to discuss technical and administrative assistance for OFDA/Kinshasa. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the ti [...] |
2006-10-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4472 |
AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - KENYA [...] This message responds to ref A's request for updated information pertaining to Kenya's continued eligibility for trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Country: KENYA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Population of 33.5 million in 2 [...] |
2006-10-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI4477 |
POLIO SURFACES IN KENYA REFUGEE CAMP [...] (C) On October 16, Refcoord Addis learned from UNHCR and other sources that a case of polio had been discovered at Dadaab refugee camp. The case, the first in Kenya in twenty years, was originally identified on September 23 by GTZ doctors at the camp. GTZ doctors turned the information over [...] |
2006-10-17 04:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4555 |
INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALIA COMMUNIQUE [...] The International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) met in Nairobi on October 19. The full text of the final communiqu follows in para 2. Post will report on the ICG meeting septel. 2. Begin text: International Contact Group on Somalia Nairobi October 19, 2006 The International Contact [...] |
2006-10-23 07:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM PTER KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI462 |
KENYA CONFIRMS INTENT TO PROSECUTE U.S.-CAPTURED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities confirm their intent to proceed to prosecute and bring to trial in coming days the 10 Somali pirates captured January 22 by U.S. forces. They seek immediate transfer to Kenyan authorities any/all items of evidentiary value still in U.S. hands. The nation's [...] |
2006-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4628 |
KENYAN SECURITY MINISTER MICHUKI DEEPLY CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's Minister of National Security is seized with Somalia and the possible implications of a complete takeover of that country by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). He expressed deep concern over the likely implications of this scenario, regionally and in Kenya, and urged U [...] |
2006-10-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PREF KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI4629 |
TWO MEETINGS WITH UHURU KENYATTA [...] (C) Summary: Gliding over the faults of the previous KANU government, KANU political party leader Uhuru Kenyatta sees a political landscape marred by the destruction of party discipline, with ethnic politics an increasingly attractive and dangerous option for some. The current opposition squa [...] |
2006-10-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KE CH |
| 06NAIROBI4631 |
AG Wako sends Anglo-Leasing Files Back to KACC; Shell Game [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in reftel, Kenya Attorney-General Amos Wako sent the files of 12 prominent people recommended for prosecution back to the Kenya Anti-Corruption (KACC), saying they were inadequate to ensure successful prosecutions in court. The latest developments indicate that Anglo- [...] |
2006-10-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREL ECON EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI4685 |
CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE [...] Nairobi Embassy received a fax of the following Diplomatic Note numbered MFA.261/328/301A Dated October 25, 2006 with an invitation to Secretary Rice. 2. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: MFA.261/328/301A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Office of the Great Lakes Region, Ministry of Forei [...] |
2006-11-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AMGT KE XA |
| 06NAIROBI4726 |
NO PLANK TO WALK BUT TEN GUILTY PIRATES GET SEVEN [...] (SBU) Summary: A Mombasa court found all ten of the Somali nationals captured by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Somalia in January guilty of piracy on the high seas and sentenced each to seven years imprisonment on November 1. The defense's planned appeal of the verdict on jurisdictional gr [...] |
2006-11-03 07:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4741 |
Proposed Kuwaiti Investment in Kenya Looks Fishy [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's Al Bader International Development Company allegedly asked the Kenyan Government for exclusive rights to develop a port, airport, resort, and oil complex near Lamu on Kenya's north coast, but the project appears impractical. Post is concerned the proposal may instead be [...] |
2006-11-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU |
| 06NAIROBI4834 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST [...] NAIROBI REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSULAR OFFICER ETIENNE LEBAILLY'S TDY TO BUJUMBURA FROM NOVEMBER 13 TO NOVEMBER 17, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TDY IS TO PROVIDE CONSULAR SERVICES AT AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA IN THE ABSENCE OF THEIR CONSULAR OFFICER. 2. MR. LEBAILLY REQUIRES AIRPORT TRANS [...] |
2006-11-13 09:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT KE |
| 06NAIROBI4841 |
KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Kenya has made minimal progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP), but there are ambitious plans for the near future. Senior GOK officials acknowledge the gravity of the TIP problem in Kenya, and have expressed support for the establishment of a Steering Commit [...] |
2006-11-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE |
| 06NAIROBI4868 |
SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE [...] South central region of Somalia is the most unstable area of the country where insecurity exists primarily due to interclan fighting, tensions brought about by the spread of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), and the ineffective governance of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). 2. [...] |
2006-11-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE NOTAG SO |
| 06NAIROBI4871 |
KENYA SUSPENDS SOMALIA FLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing security concerns, the Government of Kenya (GOK) suspended all scheduled flights between Somalia and Kenya effective November 13. In so doing, the GOK will require all charter flights to apply for clearance, providing a detailed manifest of passengers, crew, travel docume [...] |
2006-11-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER PGOV KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI4899 |
COWS VERSUS CROPS: GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent government crack down on the influx of pastoralist migrants occupying privately-owned land in Laikipia is a short term solution to a very complex problem. Scarce resources and poor management of them will continue to drive desperate pastoralists to seek much needed [...] |
2006-11-17 08:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI4902 |
ARMENIAN THUG RETURNS TO KENYA? THE LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader and presidential hopeful Raila Odinga claims there is a plot to assassinate him involving one of the Armenian "mercenaries," who is back in Kenya. Odinga's outrageous claims have proven at least partly true in the past. The Armenian may be back, but we trust t [...] |
2006-11-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI494 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS, [...] (C) Summary: In an unprecedented move, Kenya's Finance Minister has resigned in response to the Anglo-Leasing and related revelations. In resigning, David Mwiraria asserted his innocence - a claim swiftly countered by John Githongo, the man whose dossier on high-level corruption and cover-up [...] |
2006-02-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5001 |
KENYA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN'S JUSTICE AND [...] Summary: Post reiterates our firm commitment to implementing the WJEI program in Kenya and looks forward to implementing an effective initiative to bolster Kenya,s capacity to combat violence against women. Post Mission Planning Team (MPT), comprised of USAID, DOJ, RSO, Political, and the [...] |
2006-11-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SNAR SOCI PGOV PHUM KE SF BN ZA |
| 06NAIROBI5003 |
KENYA: TWO CORRUPTION-TAINTED MINISTERS REAPPOINTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Kibaki filled a dozen cabinet seats on November 15, bringing back into government two ministers who had earlier this year resigned over their implication in massive corruption scandals. One, reinstated Education Minister George Saitoti, was earlier exonerated in a du [...] |
2006-11-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI5076 |
DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR KENYA FLOODS [...] Summary: The October to December 2006 rains have been exceptionally heavy throughout Kenya resulting in serious flooding in the Coast, Western and Northeastern Provinces directly affecting approximately 300,000 persons and with 23 recorded deaths so far as reported by Kenya Red Cross (KRC) a [...] |
2006-11-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PGOV PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5077 |
IMF MISSION VISITS KENYA, WANTS TO EXTEND PROGRAM AND STAY [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF wants to remain engaged in Kenya, and has therefore temporarily extended until February 2007 its three-year, $240 million Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), which had been set to expire this month. It hopes by early 2007 to complete the program's second revie [...] |
2006-11-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5099 |
WHEELING AND DEALING AS KENYA'S OLDEST PARTY SPLITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The brewing split in Kenya's KANU party boiled over on November 28 when party leaders elected from a rival faction were officially registered, ousting Chairman Uhuru Kenyatta from the party's top seat. The registration of Biwott as Chairman leaves Kenyatta legally no longer Lead [...] |
2006-11-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI511 |
KENYA SEEKS USG AND UN ASSISTANCE IN DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of inaction and mounting concern over the integrity of the one ton-plus of cocaine currently in police custody, the Kenyan government is now seeking outside assistance in the verification and disposal of the massive seizure. By formally asking the UN Office of Drugs [...] |
2006-02-05 02:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV ASEC KE UN |
| 06NAIROBI5112 |
GUNS, THUGS, AND POLITICS: INSECURITY IN KENYA [...] (C) Summary: The recent attack on Kenya's top official responsible for security and the outbreak of gang violence in one Nairobi slum have focused national attention on what the government in a November 9 statement called the "recent upsurge in rape, house robberies, carjacking, and general [...] |
2006-11-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI5126 |
THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE: KENYA [...] Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK), represented by the Minister for Health, Mrs. Charity Ngilu, and Mr. Jackson Kinyanjui, External Resources Department, Ministry of Finance, are enthusiastic about the prospect of taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). Ambassador Rannebe [...] |
2006-12-01 09:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BN ET GH KE LI MA ML ZA |
| 06NAIROBI5129 |
POLITICAL PARTIES IN DISARRAY, OPPOSITION SMELLS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of the hostile takeover in Kenya's KANU party, members of the (mostly pro-government) FORD-K party attempted a similar coup. The original leaders in both cases received support November 30; KANU's Kenyatta from Parliament and FORD-K's Kombo from the High Court. In [...] |
2006-12-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5130 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD & FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Kenya supports a UNSC resolution adjusting the Somalia arms embargo to permit an IGAD peace support mission. Tuju considers passage of such a resolution to be "a strong signal that the international community will not accept an extremist state in the region and that the CIC must [...] |
2006-12-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KE PREL SO |
| 06NAIROBI5145 |
QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI [...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref G reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...] |
2006-12-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI5165 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD QUERIES THE GOK ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Senator Feingold sought views on Iraq from President Kibaki, Foreign Minister Tuju and Trade Minister Kituyi. Kibaki was strongly supportive of the USG's efforts in Iraq and counseled steadfastness. His Foreign and Trade ministers, however, were highly critical of the USG's ac [...] |
2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KE PREL |
| 06NAIROBI5177 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTINE [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Christine Gottschalk, OFDA Regional Coordinator from o/a December 9-12, 2006 to meet with the OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, partners and other USG officials and meet with UN organizations regarding Northern Uganda, the Horn of Africa [...] |
2006-12-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5183 |
SENATOR FEINGLOD TOLD OF CHALLENGES TO KENYA'S [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Top electoral and human rights officials confided to Senator Feingold the numerous challenges facing the independence of their institutions. The Electoral Commission of Kenya highlighted the limitations on their ability to penalize electoral malpractices, while the [...] |
2006-12-07 05:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5196 |
Terrorist Lists; Kenya Has None [...] Kenya does not have its own list of terrorist organizations. It relies on a UN list, presumably the 1267 Committee designations. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) uses the OFAC list when examining banks, since Kenyan banks have to be able to deal with U.S. banks and their CT finance requirements [...] |
2006-12-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER KE |
| 06NAIROBI5207 |
KENYA'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION: DETERMINED BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya is not insulated from the rising political temperature in Kenya ahead of next year's general election. The Commission is feeling the heat too, Chairman Samuel Kivuitu told the Ambassador, describing how party politics and government machinatio [...] |
2006-12-08 07:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5214 |
KENYA: THE BIWOTT SIDE OF THE KANU STORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 7 conversation with Poloff, newly elected KANU Secretary General Josephine Ojiambo made the case for the Nicholas Biwott-led coup in the party. Ojiambo, a Parliamentary hopeful, insisted the matter was purely an issue of internal party democracy, contrary to observe [...] |
2006-12-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5217 |
ESTABLISHING A CONSULATE IN MOMBASA [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) PolCouns has informally discussed establishing a consulate in Mombasa with the Protocol Office of MFA. MFA Protocol reviewed draft dipnote on the subject (see para 3 below) and communicated agreement in principle. MFA Protocol noted tha [...] |
2006-12-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE PGOV |
| 06NAIROBI5231 |
KENYA POLL RESULTS: KIBAKI'S RATING UP, BUT NOT A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent national opinion poll shows that more Kenyans approve of President Kibaki than earlier in the year. However, although Kibaki came out far in front of a field of six leading opposition candidates, he did not fare as well in head-to-head races, in particular against pro [...] |
2006-12-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI525 |
STORMY PARTY POLITICS COMPOUND KIBAKI'S WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under mounting pressure to effectively respond to a massive corruption scandal, President Kibaki is also facing the disintegration of his governing "NARC" coalition, as parties and politicians calculate their strategy for the 2007 general election. Kenyans are fired up and fed u [...] |
2006-02-06 11:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KCOR PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5253 |
REQUEST FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION OF U.S. CITIZEN [...] (C) Summary: I write to request the formal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of Merlyn H. KETTERING, a U.S. citizen currently residing in Maryland, under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Available evidence indicates Kettering was directly involved in several grand-scale [...] |
2006-12-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI526 |
KENYA ARRAIGNS U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES [...] (SBU) The government of Kenya formally announced its intent to prosecute the 10 Somali pirates captured by U.S. forces January 22 (reftels) via a diplomatic note dated February 1. The note stated that the government "is willing to prosecute the 10 alleged pirates." (MFA Diplomatic Note MFA. [...] |
2006-02-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5261 |
KENYAN MINISTRIES NAMED AND SHAMED IN PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a positive development for government accountability in Kenya, the results of a performance evaluation of public agencies were announced on December 8. Equally noteworthy, President Kibaki insisted on the presentation of the full results, including the under-performers, duri [...] |
2006-12-14 12:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5265 |
U.S. FIRMS IN THE RACE TO BUILD A FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and the rest of the East Coast of Africa are on the cusp of achieving interconnection to the worldwide web via undersea fiber optic cable. Two projects are racing to begin construction, and the leading contender, Seith East Africa, is 100% U.S.-owned. Moreover, Seith has [...] |
2006-12-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN KE IN AE |
| 06NAIROBI5267 |
QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref G reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...] |
2006-12-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI527 |
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION: PRESIDENT KIBAKI UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Judging from his remarks to a small group of Ambassadors February 2, President Kibaki does not/not see a need for decisive action in the face of the growing public outcry over official corruption. Kibaki derided his former top adviser on corruption, John Githongo, calling him "a p [...] |
2006-02-06 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5282 |
FORMER GANG LEADER'S ENTRY INTO POLITICS LEAVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a likely foreshadowing of a troubled election year ahead, a political rally in Kenya's largest slum turned violent on December 17 leaving three dead. Police had earlier denied permission for the gathering, organized by Ndura Waruinge, a feared criminal gang leader turned pas [...] |
2006-12-18 13:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI5304 |
UNICEF LAUNCHES SHOCKING STUDY ON CHILD SEX TOURISM [...] Summary: On December 19, 2006, UNICEF and the Ministry of Home Affairs launched their long-awaited joint research report on child sex tourism (CST) in four of Kenya's main beach resorts. Surveys and research indicate that up to 30% of all 12-18 year old girls living in these areas are involved [...] |
2006-12-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KCRM ECON PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5338 |
OTHER PARTNER CT EFFORTS IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. is by far the most significant player among donor countries seeking to assist Kenya in counterterrorism (CT) training and capacity-building. Next comes the UK, followed by Denmark, which is funding a joint UNDP/UNODC project that has the potential to produce very useful [...] |
2006-12-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL XW YM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI5345 |
KENYA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: 2. (SBU) The government of Kenya continued to cooperate with the United States in identifying terrorist groups operating within Kenya. However, more work remains to be done in domestic areas such as law enf [...] |
2006-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI5367 |
KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION: CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary: The Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGG) unveiled its new emphasis on educating girls and young women on health issues, especially reproductive health, at a six hour ceremony featuring addresses by First Lady Lucy Kibaki, Minister of Youth Dr. Mohammed Kuti, and MP Njoki Ndungu, [...] |
2006-12-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV KWMN KE |
| 06NAIROBI5375 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM ROGERS, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tom Rogers, OFDA Field Officer from o/a January 8 - March 8, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities in the region. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of propos [...] |
2006-12-28 10:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5376 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU & TRADE MINISTER KITUYI [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Tuju characterized Kenya's growing relations with China as a case of "diversifying our portfolio." Trade Minister Kituyi lauded China's price and quality competitiveness in infrastructure projects. Senator Feingold spoke of the necessity of improving Africa's i [...] |
2006-12-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD CH SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5378 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIARE CROSS, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tiare Cross, OFDA Information Officer from o/a January 3- February 15, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...] |
2006-12-28 10:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5388 |
Ethnicity & Politics in Kenya: Part 1, The [...] (SBU) Summary: A common Kenyan view of the colonial period holds that blatant favoritism by those in power on behalf of their own ethnic group was never more intense than in Kenya's first 68 years of its 111 year existence. Major political figures in today's Kenya were in their 30s at indepen [...] |
2006-12-29 06:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI5390 |
KENYA HIGH COURT REINSTATES KENYATTA AS KANU CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 28, Kenya's High Court ruled in favor of ousted KANU party Chairman Uhuru Kenyatta restoring him as the party's leader and allowing his court case against the registration of a rival slate of party officers to go forward. The decision, a surprise to Kenyatta suppor [...] |
2006-12-29 08:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5393 |
Ethnicity & Politics in Kenya: Part 2, Kenya's Major Ethnic [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite attempts to steer the political debate in Kenya away from ethnic considerations towards issues-based politics, ethnic identity continues to factor prominently. This message is a survey of the major ethnic groups in Kenya and how their perceptions and history manifest [...] |
2006-12-29 09:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI5399 |
Ambassador's Discussion with CIC Foreign Secretary Addow [...] (C) Summary: During a December 29 meeting in Nairobi, the Islamic Court (CIC) Foreign Secretary Ibrahim Addow told Ambassador Ranneberger that the CIC is willing to resume dialogue with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to find a political solution to the current crisis in Somalia. Ad [...] |
2006-12-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET KE KM |
| 06NAIROBI550 |
UPDATE: EXTRADITION OF KAROLI MULIRO [...] (U) This is an action cable - action request para 5. 2. (SBU) Post has engaged directly with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriakio Tobiko, and held lengthy discussions with the case prosecutor, Horace Okumo, concerning the U.S. extradition request for Karoli Muliro to stand tr [...] |
2006-02-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR KE |
| 06NAIROBI566 |
(S/NF) NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial courtesy call, Kenya's new Defense Minister asked the Ambassador to help find a way out of the Article 98 impasse and for approval of Kenya's plan to purchase Saudi F5s. Minister Karume was appreciative of U.S. efforts to stop piracy of Somalia [...] |
2006-02-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MASS PTER KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI59 |
SUSPECT CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF ROCKET LAUNCHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite racy press headlines accusing him of al-Qaida ties, Embassy has as yet found no connections between al-Qaida and a Somali arrested in Kenya December 14, and charged December 28 in court, for possession of a rocket launcher and four projectile grenades. Kenyan and mission [...] |
2006-01-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PARM KVPR KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI592 |
US-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES' TRIAL CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) The trial of 10 Somali pirates (reftel) began February 8 in Mombasa, as scheduled, with lawyers for the suspects arguing that the Kenyan judicial system did not have the authority to try the men. In a February 9 ruling, however, the presiding magistrate ruled in favor of the prosecutio [...] |
2006-02-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI598 |
A LETTER, DIALOGUE, SILENCE: UPDATE ON EXIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOK recently informed Refcoord and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that the government would soon stop issuing exit permits for refugees not recognized by UNHCR. A large percentage of refugees resettled out of Kenya fall into this category. Refcoord has [...] |
2006-02-10 07:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF CVIS KE |
| 06NAIROBI607 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: ANGLO-LEASING COMBINES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an apparently transparent attempt to deflect public attention away from allegations of grand scale corruption within his own administration, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has officially accepted a long- awaited report into the Goldenberg affair, a huge scandal that took place ov [...] |
2006-02-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI627 |
KENYAN PRESS REPORTS FOILED CAIRO TERROR ATTACK [...] (SBU) On Sunday, February 12, a leading Kenyan daily newspaper, the Nation, reported that Kenyan police arrested five individuals planning a terrorist attack in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Post has independently confirmed the arrests with high-level contacts at the Anti Terrorist Police Unit, although [...] |
2006-02-13 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER KE |
| 06NAIROBI633 |
SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT STUMBLES TOWARD BAIDOA [...] (C) The Somali President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Parliament gathered over the February 11 weekend to iron out their differences over holding the first-ever session of the Somali Parliament inside Somalia. Politicians from the Haber Gedir clan met the same weekend to seek an end to [...] |
2006-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI635 |
MUSLIMS PROTEST IN NAIROBI OVER CARTOONS OF THE [...] (SBU) A group of approximately 2,000 Muslim protestors held what began as a peaceful march in Nairobi February 10 to condemn the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed initially published in a Danish newspaper. The procession began immediately after the Friday prayers at downtown's Jamia Mosque and [...] |
2006-02-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS ASEC SCUL KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI659 |
SOMALIA: ACTIVIST MP SEES A PLOT UNDER EVERY STONE [...] (C) Asha Haji Elmi, Somalia's most dynamic female MP, privately says she fears her life may be in danger when she attends the upcoming parliamentary session in Baidoa, but insists she will attend. Amidst swirling conspiracy theories, she claimed that all facts point to underhanded agreements [...] |
2006-02-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI661 |
CORRUPTION IN KENYA: TWO MORE MINISTERS RESIGN [...] (C) Summary: Under intense pressure generated by the Anglo-Leasing and Goldenberg scandals, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki accepted (or, more accurately, demanded) the resignation of two more ministers on February 13. These and related developments perhaps mark the beginning of a change in Keny [...] |
2006-02-14 13:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI67 |
KENYA EMOP RESOURCES - WHEAT SWAP WITH KENYAN [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of an estimated 2.5 million drought victims throughout Kenya, particularly in eastern and northeastern pastoralist areas, while also supporting Kenya?s oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP [...] |
2006-01-06 06:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR ECON ETRD |
| 06NAIROBI72 |
(S) INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RING ENJOYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The absence of convictions in high-profile cocaine cases and the New Year's Eve murder of the lead police officer investigating drug trafficking through the Port of Mombasa (East Africa's regional maritime hub) amply demonstrate that international narcotics trafficking rings have [...] |
2006-01-09 01:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI735 |
KENYA: 2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Post provided no new commodities or services under the international narcotics and crime program to the government of Kenyan in 2005. Post's End Use Monitoring Report is as follows: 2. (U) Procedures: The Kenyan Police Service was notified of monetary resources through the 2002 ALOA c [...] |
2006-02-17 06:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN SNAR KE |
| 06NAIROBI738 |
AMBASSADORS' FIRST HAND LOOK AT FAMINE CONDITIONS [...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Ambassador Tony Hall, joined Ambassador Bellamy, the Swedish Ambassador, the Deputy U.K. High Commissioner, WFP, USAID and GOK officials including Assistant Secretary Ibrahim Maalim and District Commissioner Samuel [...] |
2006-02-17 07:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI741 |
(C) FOILED CAIRO TERROR ATTACK TURNS OUT TO BE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 12 Kenyan press reports that Kenyan Police foiled an Al Qa'ida terrorist plot against Cairo appears to be another case of the media jumping the gun and getting the story wrong. While some suspects were indeed arrested following an information request from Interpol, n [...] |
2006-02-17 07:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER EG KE |
| 06NAIROBI744 |
KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE ? FEBRUARY 2006 [...] The short rains (October-December) food security interagency assessment has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising of representatives of GOK, NGO and UN agencies. USAID/Kenya E [...] |
2006-02-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KE EAGR EIND PGOV SOCI |
| 06NAIROBI766 |
SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT IN BAIDOA WILL NEED -- [...] (S) Staff at the UNDP's Rule of Law and Security (ROLS) Programme believe there is reason for very guarded optimism that the Somali Parliament can meet in Baidoa -- though perhaps not as soon as February 26. Although they see the available funding for security and logistics as completely insu [...] |
2006-02-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI799 |
KIUNGA: A BORDER TOWN WITHOUT A BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impoverished hamlet of Kiunga is where Kenya ends -- and Somalia and the Indian Ocean begin. Security, especially cross-border banditry by Somalis, is the prime concern of local officials. USG-provided assistance is designed to enhance security, border controls and maritime [...] |
2006-02-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI817 |
QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI [...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref B reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...] |
2006-02-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI818 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and message February 23 to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, Head, Middle East Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol stated that Kenya did not anticipate receiving a delegation from Hamas. He explained that the Kenyan government agreed with the [...] |
2006-02-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI819 |
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT KIBAKI TO FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (U) On February 21, Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note transmitting the following letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya to former President Jimmy Carter via the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the letter, Kibaki spells out Kenya's curre [...] |
2006-02-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OPDC PREL KE UNHRC |
| 06NAIROBI837 |
CLOSING RANKS ON CORRUPTION AS CABINET GETS A PAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the number of individuals targeted for corruption investigations continues to grow exponentially, the effectiveness of these investigations is called into question. Lucrative recent increases in allowances for members of Kenya's cabinet may prove effective enticements to inst [...] |
2006-02-24 10:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI839 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL WAKO UNCONVINCING ON SEIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Attorney General Wako offers inconsistent, unconvincing explanations of why more than one ton of cocaine held by the Government of Kenya (GOK) for over a year cannot yet be destroyed. We agree with the U.K. to give the GOK another 3 weeks to develop a credible plan before going pu [...] |
2006-02-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI840 |
SOMALIA: FIGHTING IN MOGADISHU AND POTENTIAL IMPACT [...] (S) Heavy fighting in Mogadishu February 18-21 between the Alliance to Combat Terror and militias associated with Jihadist groups was, at its heart, a conflict among sub- clans of the large Hawiye clan. Several militias associated with Islamic Courts and their founding sub-clans have expanded [...] |
2006-02-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI869 |
SOMALIA: PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLES IN BAIDOA IN LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Somali Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on February 26 opened its first-ever session inside the country. MPs turned up in the south-central Somali town of Baidoa in much larger numbers than predicted. The 211 MPs reported present were easily in excess of the quorum requ [...] |
2006-02-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI916 |
NYANZA IS ISOLATED, RESIDENTS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] The people of Nyanza are isolated from Nairobi, residents and officials from the Province told the Ambassador during his one-day trip to the area February 21. While there, he participated in a school dedication, presented awards to CDC Kenyan staff, and launched a food security assistance pr [...] |
2006-03-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL EAID EAGR KE |
| 06NAIROBI920 |
KENYA SUBMISSION FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] (U) The following is Embassy Nairobi's submission for the Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). Information is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) STATUS AND EXTENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KENYA I. Overview A. Origin, Transit, and Destination Origin [...] |
2006-03-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KE |
| 06NAIROBI939 |
MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration,s respect for the rule of law. The &Standard8, despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard-hitting investiga [...] |
2006-03-02 10:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI945 |
MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration's respect for the rule of law. The "Standard", despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard- hitting investiga [...] |
2006-03-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI946 |
PROVINCIAL SHAKEUP INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN KIBAKI'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 27 shakeup of provincial commissioners is a thinly veiled move by the Kibaki administration to tighten its grip on key elements within the civil service. By disposing of a number of Moi-era civil servants and promoting a new guard, the government seems poised to ensure [...] |
2006-03-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI950 |
KENYA AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] Summary: To date, Kenya has no confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, but suspect samples from flamingos, as well as poultry samples from Uganda, are being analyzed by CDC-Kenya. Kenya does have a valuable interagency AI Task Force, and a cadre of well-trained technical officials who shou [...] |
2006-03-03 01:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI96 |
Disaster Re-Declaration, Kenya Drought [...] Summary: Drought conditions continue in Kenya. Ambassador declares a disaster for FY 2006 and requests new assistance from USAID's Offices of Foreign Disaster Assistance and Food for Peace. End Summary 2. Drought conditions persist in Kenya due to widespread failure of the short rains s [...] |
2006-01-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI973 |
KENYAN MEDIA CRACKDOWN: PUBLIC OUTRAGED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public fury and disgust mounted with official confirmation that Kenyan police conducted the March 2 raids against the Standard Media Group. Senior government officials are split in their reactions, ranging from condemnation to brashly unapologetic. The flimsy official explanati [...] |
2006-03-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI974 |
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON PRESS [...] (U) The pre-dawn March 2 Kenyan police commando-style raids on the Standard Media Group's headquarters, television transmission station, and printing plant, which resulted in the destruction of property, arrests and the burning of newspapers, and the disruption of newsprint and broadcasting op [...] |
2006-03-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI988 |
MICHUKI UNBOWED, BUT OPPOSITION GROWS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Minister Michuki remains unbowed in his conviction that the police actions against independent media were fully legal and justified in the name of national security. Civil society, the media and opposition parliamentarians plan a day of peaceful protest against what many [...] |
2006-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06OTTAWA3594 |
CANADIAN AID TO FLOOD-AFFECTED PEOPLE IN HORN OF [...] (U) Summary: Canada is giving C$2.67 million to assist flood-affected people in the Horn of Africa. International Cooperation Minister Verner said that hundreds of thousands of children and adults will receive food, safe drinking water, and shelter as a result of the GoC contribution. The m [...] |
2006-12-14 20:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON CA ET KE SO |
| 06PARIS5546 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR PATRICIA MOLLER [...] Embassy Paris warmly welcomes and provides country clearance for Ambassador Patricia N. Moller to travel to Paris, France, from August 22-25, 2006, to attend meetings with Embassy personnel and GOF officials. 2. Embassy point of contact for the visit is Political Assistant Robert Kaneda, [...] |
2006-08-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KE BY FR |
| 06ROME626 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT [...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...] |
2006-03-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06SANAA1345 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR THOMAS C. [...] Embassy Sanaa requests country clearance for Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski to attend the Chief of Mission Counter-Terrorism Conference in Nairobi May 23 - 25, 2006. 2. Ambassador's travel itinerary follows: May 22 Sanaa Dubai EK 962 1005 1340 May 22 Dubai Nairobi EK 717 1430 [...] |
2006-05-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KE YM |
| 06THEHAGUE1830 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JAN VINJE [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Jan Vinje from HHS/CDC to travel to the Netherlands on September 23-24, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to layover in Amsterdam on the way from Nairobi/Kisumu. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. Since July 9 [...] |
2006-08-21 10:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA KE |