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08NAIROBI235	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE SPEAKER OF [...] (C) I met with the new Speaker of the Parliament, Kenneth Marende, on January 18 to congratulate him on his election and to discuss the role he can play to help resolve the election crisis. 2. (C) I briefed Marende on U.S. efforts to assist in resolution of the crisis. Marende noted that i [...]	2008-01-22 16:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE

08NAIROBI2366	COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE PRESENTS [...] On September 15, the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) -- which was formed as part of the Kofi Annan-mediated settlement of Kenya's post-election crisis (reftel) -- presented its report to President Mwai Kibaki. Kibaki then ordered the report to be released immediately. [...]	2008-10-15 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2368	Somalia - Puntland Success in Anti-Piracy Operation [...] On October 14, security forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland Region completed a successful operation against pirates operating off Somalia's coast. On October 9, pirates seized the Panamanian-flagged vessel "The Wail" while it was en route from Oman to the Bossaso port in Puntland. [...]	2008-10-15 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EWWT PTER PREL SO
08NAIROBI2369	SOMALIA - JOINT SECURITY COMMITTEE TRAINING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The joint TFG-ARS Joint Security Committee (JSC) is participating in a conflict management workshop in South Africa from October 11-17. The training session was organized by the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) to prepare the JSC members for the next round of meetings of t [...]	2008-10-15 15:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2375	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON COMMISSION OF [...] As per reftel, Post has signed the following joint Heads of Missions statement on the Commission of Inquiry on the Post-Election Violence, which was released to local media on October 16. Begin text: We, the undersigned Heads of diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, welcome the publicatio [...]	2008-10-16 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI238	EC AMBASSADOR MICHEL'S VISIT [...] (C) EC Commissioner Louis Michel made a one-day visit January 19 to press for a political solution to the electoral crisis. According to the French Ambassador (who is representing the EU presidency in the absence of Slovenia),Michel had consulted with Kofi Annan before visiting in order to e [...]	2008-01-22 17:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE FR SI
08NAIROBI2380	SOMALIA - TFG APPREHENSION ABOUT UPCOMING IGAD [...] (C) In an October 15 meeting, visiting Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan worried about Ethiopia's plans for the October 27 - 29 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit on Somalia. Adan reported that the TFG and transitional parl [...]	2008-10-16 13:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PTER SO
08NAIROBI239	KENYA,S ELECTORAL CRISIS -- PUSHING KIBAKI-ODINGA [...] (C) Summary. In the lead-up to Kofi Annan,s expected arrival January 22, we have continued to press for President Kibaki and Raila Odinga to use that opportunity for a face-to-face meeting and to launch a meaningful political dialogue. Achieving that would go a long way towards calming tensio [...]	2008-01-22 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI240	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE [...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...]	2008-01-22 19:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2401	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT [...] (U) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) submitted its report to President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on October 15 (Ref A). The report proposes the establishment of a special tribunal to try high-level organizers of post-election violence. It also p [...]	2008-10-21 15:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2429	SOMALIA - World Food Program Requests Private Security for [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After 1,250 metric tons of food were stolen on September 25, the World Food Program (WFP) Somalia Office has requested that the USG ask the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to rescind its ban on transporters providing their own armed security personnel. USAID Food for Pea [...]	2008-10-24 04:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ECON SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2441	SOMALIA - REFUGEES SWELL DADAAB CAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival of 45,000 new Somali refugees since January 2008 to the three Dadaab refugee camps in Eastern Kenya has exacerbated tensions between the local community and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over jobs, service contracts and the environmental [...]	2008-10-28 08:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PREF EAID SO KE
08NAIROBI245	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN - A NEW [...] Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Nairobi on January 22 with the strong public backing of the United States, the African Union, the European Union, and the United Nations. He gave a press conference upon arrival in which he evinced a no-nonsense, serious and determined approac [...]	2008-01-23 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2468	SOMALIA - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE CANDIDATE [...] As requested reftel, we asked our contacts about Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, candidate for the International Court of Justice. Yusuf, a lawyer, left Somalia in the 1960s. He joined the UN and reportedly worked for many years in the United States. He is now retired, but has continued to work as [...]	2008-10-28 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC UNGA SO
08NAIROBI2469	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT URGES TFG ACTION ON DAY ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 28 - 29 IGAD Extraordinary Council and Summit Meeting on Somalia was largely behind closed doors on its opening day. In presentations between closed sessions with Somalia's President, Prime Minister, Speaker, and parliamentarians, the Kenyan Foreign Minister, IGAD [...]	2008-10-28 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2513	ATTACKS IN PUNTLAND AND SOMALILAND [...] Earlier today, in seemingly coordinated attacks, bombs exploded at public and foreign facilities in Bosaaso, Puntland and Hargeysa, Somaliland. In Bosaaso, two Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) facilites were hit. In Hargeysa, the Ethiopian mission, the UNDP office and the Somaliland Presi [...]	2008-10-30 03:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL CASC SO
08NAIROBI2519	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND AND SOMALILAND TERROR ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The final number of casulties from the October 29 suicide car bombs in northern Somalia's Somaliland and Puntland regions have not yet been confirmed. In Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, reportedly three car bombs killed 29 and injured scores more. In Bossaso, Puntland's [...]	2008-10-30 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL CASC SO PINS
08NAIROBI2520	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT ISSUES TIMELINE IN EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Like day one (reftel),the October 29 closing session of the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on Somalia featured protracted, closed-door negotiations, and pointed criticism of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The Summit communique (para 9),established a timeline fo [...]	2008-10-30 15:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2521	SOMALIA - CARE Suspends Programs, May Close [...] (SBU) Summary. From October 21-22, the UN Special Representative to the Secretary General for Somalia (SRSG) chaired a meeting in Stockholm to prepare for an international conference on reconstruction and development. Priority was given to supporting the Djibouti process with flexible fundin [...]	2008-10-30 16:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2522	The "One-Two" Punch to Kenya's Economy [...] (SBU) Still recovering from the blow of post-election violence, the Kenyan economy is now being hit by the global financial crisis. This "one-two" punch spells trouble for Kenya's economic prospects at least over the short-term. Indicators of less than optimal growth include declining remitta [...]	2008-10-31 08:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR KE
08NAIROBI2527	SOMALIA: PUNTLAND, SOMALILAND TERROR ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Security remained tight in Somaliland October 31 following the October 29 suicide bombings (reftels). A curfew remained in place, the land borders remained closed, and security was enhanced at key buildings in the capital, Hargeisa. Somaliland authorities report some progress in [...]	2008-10-31 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CASC SO PINS
08NAIROBI2543	SOMALIA - ARS Chairman Leads Delegation into Somalia [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 1, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS),led an eight-person delegation into Somalia. Encouraged by A/S Frazer during a recent meeting in Nairobi to demonstrate leadership on the ground (Ref A),the ARS Chairma [...]	2008-11-04 04:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2551	POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION REPORT: [...] (U) Two weeks after release of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) report (refs A and B),Kenya's political leaders continue to publicly grapple with fallout. Of particular contention is whether to implement the report's recommendations for a special tribunal to try [...]	2008-11-04 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2552	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Somalia Summit (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf welcomed, and pledged support for the Djibouti Agreement's cease-fire and unity government de [...]	2008-11-05 00:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2553	SOMALIA - Business and Investment Council Shares U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 the chairman and members of the Djibouti-based Somali Business and Investment Council (SBIC) told us that key business leaders are ready to support the peace process in Somalia and begin a new chapter in relations with the U.S. Government. The businessmen welcome [...]	2008-11-05 11:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO
08NAIROBI2554	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his departure for London to present a new cabinet for approval by President Yusuf, Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" described continuing strife within the Transitional Federal Government leadership and efforts by President Yusuf to block progress in the [...]	2008-11-05 14:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SO
08NAIROBI2555	SOMALIA: SOMALILAND ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS [...] On November 4, Embassy received a letter from the Somaliland Administration President (text below) that requests international community assistance in the wake of the three October 29 suicide bombings in Hargeisa (reftel). The letter solicits assistance in fighting terrorism, including trackin [...]	2008-11-05 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV PTER SO
08NAIROBI2562	SOMALIA - REACTION TO OBAMA WIN [...] Somali contacts expressed deep admiration for the United States in the aftermath of the November 5 U.S. election. A wide range of Somalia Unit contacts called and wrote to congratulate the United States on a peaceful and historic election. Contacts' comments ranged from statements of esteem [...]	2008-11-10 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO PINS SO
08NAIROBI2563	NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KENYAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-10 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KE
08NAIROBI2564	SOMALIA - CARE CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Negotiations continue between al-Shabaab spokesman Mukhtar Robow and humanitarian relief organization CARE over whether CARE can continue to feed one million people in southern and central Somalia. In October, Robow told CARE to leave Somalia or face attack (reftel). CARE sa [...]	2008-11-10 17:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PINS PREL SO
08NAIROBI2579	SOMALIA - Deputy Prime Minister Questions TFG Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the margins of the IGAD summit in Nairobi, A/S Frazer met with TFG Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan. Abdisalam noted the fragility of the TFG and the ARS and the importance of strengthening both institutions and the Djibouti process that binds them. The DPM emphasi [...]	2008-11-13 04:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2580	SOMALIA - A/S Frazer Meeting with ARS Leaders [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 29, Assistant Secretary Frazer discussed the importance of a political solution as the foundation for increasing security and addressing Somalia's humanitarian crisis with leaders of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia. ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif indicated [...]	2008-11-13 05:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SO
08NAIROBI2581	SOMALIA: MELES'S POST-IGAD EXPECTATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Immediately on the heels of the October 28 - 29 IGAD Extraordinary Summit on Somalia, Assistant Secretary Frazer discussed with Prime Minister Meles the way forward with the faltering Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its merger with the Alliance for the Reliberatio [...]	2008-11-13 05:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SO ET
08NAIROBI2586	SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" told Ambassador November 11 that President Yusuf had come under pressure and appeared to be showing increased flexibility in their discussions on the composition of an interim cabinet (reftel),bu [...]	2008-11-13 10:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2588	U.S. ELECTION DAY IN KENYA [...] Summary. Kenyans see President-elect Barack Obama as their "favorite son," and are delighted by his election. The Ambassador hosted an early morning November 5 event attended by over 2,000 Kenyans to watch the results, and issued a statement highlighting the transparent and peaceful nature of [...]	2008-11-13 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2594	KENYA TO HOST 2009 AGOA FORUM BETWEEN AUGUST 9-14 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Please See Action Request - Para 15. 3. Summary. Kenya proposes hosting the 2009 AGOA Forum in Nairobi, between August 9-14. The preferred venue is the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) in downtown Nairobi. Deputy Pri [...]	2008-11-14 10:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2596	SOMALIA - PIRACY CONTINUES AS INTERNATIONALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 10:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	EWWT PGOV PREL SO UP
08NAIROBI2597	SOMALIA: OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE [...] Please pass the following congratulatory message in para 2 to the President-elect Barack Obama, from the President of the Transitional Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia. 2. Begin text: His Excellency Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America Washington, [...]	2008-11-14 12:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP PREL
08NAIROBI2598	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER FAIL TO [...] (C) Summary: As forecast reftel, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President and Prime Minister failed November 15 - 16, without really trying, to compromise in their continuing disagreement about the composition of the TFG cabinet. Each publicly blamed the other for the failure [...]	2008-11-16 17:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2600	SOMALIA - MERKA, OTHER LOWER SHABELLE TOWNS CHANGE HANDS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 05:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2602	SOMALIA - ARS LEADERS READY FOR RADICAL CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Leaders of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) seek to consolidate support from their recent mission in Somalia and are committed to the Djibouti Process and a unity government, even as internal strife threatens to implode the Transitional Federal Government (TFG [...]	2008-11-17 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SO
08NAIROBI2605	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES [...] (SBU) GOK MOVES APACE ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS 2. (SBU) CIVAIR AUTHORITY RAMPING UP FOR FAA CATEGORY 1 3. (SBU) ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CONCEDES WEAKNESSES 4. (SBU) KENYA RAILWAYS: STRUGGLING TO GET BACK ON TRACK 5. (SBU) MACRO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS SUGGEST SLUGGISH GROWTH 6. (SB [...]	2008-11-18 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR EAIR ASEC
08NAIROBI2610	A TALE OF TWO EL WAKS [...] (SBU) El Wak, Kenya lies just across the border from El Wak, Somalia. Both towns are dominated by the Garre clan, which is now engulfed in a violent struggle for dominance over the Murulle clan. The conflict has spread into Somalia and has exacerbated relations between the Garre and Marehan, [...]	2008-11-18 13:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KE SO
08NAIROBI2612	SOMALIA - SUPERTANKER HIJACKED; BRITS TURN 8 [...] (S) Summary: On November 15, Somali pirates hijacked their largest ship yet, the crude oil supertanker Sirius Star, and have anchored it off Hobyo, Somalia, a known Indian Ocean pirate base. So far this year, Somalia pirates have captured and ransomed 38 ships. Separately, on November 18 [...]	2008-11-18 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2613	MARTHA KARUA ELECTED AS NARC-KENYA PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 14, a convention of 2,000 delegates of the National Rainbow Coalition - Kenya (NARC-Kenya) elected current Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua as its Chairperson. Karua has made no secret of her desire to contest the 2012 K [...]	2008-11-19 08:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2614	EU THREATENS TO WITHHOLD AID [...] (C) At a press conference November 17 on the occasion of "European Development Days," French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier and EC Head of Delegation Eric van der Linden were questioned on European views with regard to implementation of the Waki Commission recommendations. Headlined the followin [...]	2008-11-19 08:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2618	SOMALIA - Diaspora Business Thrives in Dubai [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is the first of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora. Though Somalia remains mired in conflict, the country's private sector boasts successful operations in a variety of sectors including livestock, telecommunications, shipping, transportation, import and exports of [...]	2008-11-20 07:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI2619	SOMALIA - Political Perspectives from Dubai [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the second of two on Somalia's Dubai-based Diaspora (Reftel). The Somali community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) drives Somalia's economy, and is intimately involved in its political landscape. Commercial ties within the Dubai business community are cross-cl [...]	2008-11-20 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID KWMN SO AE
08NAIROBI2626	NAIROBI EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS AL-SHABAAB IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 19 November 2008 to discuss recent events in El Wak, Kenya and recent reports of alleged al-Shabaab activity in country and their impact, if any, on Post operations, [...]	2008-11-20 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2643	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF: I AM A DEMOCRAT, NOT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, Special Envoy Yates met with an intractable President Yusuf, who made it clear that he was unable to work with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein and was more interested in assigning blame than moving forward on a peace process. Yusuf termed the Prime Minister's [...]	2008-11-21 16:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2644	SOMALIA - YUSUF AGREES TO SEEK COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-on to their November 20 meeting (reftel),Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates pressed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf to drop his legalistic objections to cooperation with TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde." Yusuf initia [...]	2008-11-21 16:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2652	SOMALIA - PM and President Disagree on Cabinet [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a November 16 press conference, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" announced the new cabinet members he submitted to President Yusuf (see paragraphs 6-8). President Yusuf has rejected the Prime Minister's cabinet on legal grounds. [...]	2008-11-24 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2660	EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF [...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...]	2008-11-25 12:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2661	SOMALIA - UN DETAILS PIRACY CONFERENCE PLANS [...] Summary: The UN's Somalia political office on November 25 outlined its plans for a Nairobi conference on Somali piracy December 10-11. The UN has invited high level representation from over 50 countries (including the United States, previously forward via separate email) and international o [...]	2008-11-26 04:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2667	KENYANS MOVE AHEAD ON NEW PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11, the UK's Royal Navy seized eight Somali nationals in international waters off the coast of Yemen after the British responded to a distress call from a Danish ship that the Somalis had attempted to board. After proceeding to Mombasa, Kenya, the British relinquishe [...]	2008-11-26 12:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PHSA MOPS KCRM KJUS UK SO DA
08NAIROBI2671	DRUG TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21, the British High Commission convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting in Nairobi to discuss the state of the drug problem in Kenya. The meeting was attended by representatives of one of Kenya's three police services, the director of the Kenyan government's anti-drug [...]	2008-11-26 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS SNAR UK UG KE
08NAIROBI2673	SOMALIA - November 24 Joint Security Committee Communique [...] (U) Summary and Comment: At the conclusion of their November 20-24 talks in Naivasha, Kenya, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Joint Security Committee (JSC) issued a communique, the text of which appears in paragraph 3. The JSC agre [...]	2008-11-26 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2676	NAIROBI CORE EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RECENT THREAT REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 28 November 2008 to discuss recent reporting contained in RefTel regarding a threat to the Lamu Festival taking place in Lamu, Kenya from 28 to 30 December 2008 and [...]	2008-11-26 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2679	SOMALIA - PM Installs New Banadir Government [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 23, a Transitional Federal Government-appointed committee elected a new Banadir administration, in accordance with an IGAD-imposed deadline and more than two months after Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein dissolved the former administration on September 12 in a bitter [...]	2008-11-28 03:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2681	SOMALIA - Agreement to Structure Unity Government and [...] (SBU) Summary: At the latest round of Djibouti Agreement talks on November 25, the moderate islamist Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) agreed on plans for a unity government. The text of their communique is in paragraph 5. The parti [...]	2008-11-28 07:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SO DJ
08NAIROBI2690	SOMALIA - Harassment of Two Media Outlets [...] (SBU) The week of November 24 witnessed two incidents of apparent media harassment in Somalia. Early in the week, the Director of Warsan Radio was arrested by Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for "giving out misleading information about the TFG." The charges appear to stem from co [...]	2008-12-01 16:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2696	PARTIES SCRAMBLE TO COMPLY WITH POLITICAL PARTIES [...] Kenya's notoriously disorganized political parties are scrambling to comply with a series of administrative, organizational, and financial requirements imposed by the Political Parties Act (the Act) before the December 31 deadline. The Act aims to bring much-needed order to Kenya's party sys [...]	2008-12-02 09:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2701	KENYA - ADDITIONAL AMISOM TROOP PLEDGES [...] (C) Post delivered reftel para 4 points on November 28 to Ben Ogutu, MFA Director for Political Affairs. While there has been no definite decision on providing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),Ogutu opined that press reporting on alleged Kenya troop contributions "did n [...]	2008-12-02 14:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS MASS MARR PREL KE
08NAIROBI2702	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF CRITICIZES UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Transitional Federal Government President Yusuf called Special Envoy Yates on December 1 to condemn the proposals from the November 26 Djibouti meetings (ref A) as "unworkable." He also complained about Ethiopian troops' alleged recent actions at Villa Somalia and stated that [...]	2008-12-02 16:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO ET
08NAIROBI2703	SOMALIA - TFG, ARS, CIVIL SOCIETY DISCUSS FUTURE GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) held a workshop on federalism and decentralization in Nairobi from November 27 to 29. The conference drew together high level, cross-clan and cross-regional representation from Somali sc [...]	2008-12-02 16:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2710	GOK EFFORT TO PRESERVE VITAL FOREST HITS POLITICAL [...] The Kenyan government's (GOK) attempt to preserve and restore the environmentally and economically important Mau Forest Complex (the Mau Forest) by evicting legal and illegal settlers (reftel) has caused political problems within Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) p [...]	2008-12-04 06:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
08NAIROBI2715	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: LATE NOV/EARLY DEC '08 [...] (SBU) CENTRAL BANK PREPS FOR ECONOMIC HEADWINDS 2. (SBU) DEMAND FOR KENYAN TEA FALLS SHARPLY 3. (SBU) TEA WORKERS GET PAY HIKE; GOK FORMS LABOR BOARD 4. (SBU) INTERPOL-KWS MAKE PROGRESS ON POACHING 5. (SBU) PM CONTINUES PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT 6. (SBU) CORRUPTION: FORMER FINANCE [...]	2008-12-04 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
08NAIROBI2716	KENYA ASPIRES TO BUILD A NUCLEAR PLANT BY 2015 [...] As reported in ref B, although it has no known fissionable material, Kenya aspires to build its first medium-sized 1,000 MW nuclear plant by 2015 as part of a multifaceted strategy to boost power production. The Government of Kenya (GOK) will appeal to the private sector to finance the plant' [...]	2008-12-04 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EINV SENV BEXP BTIO KE
08NAIROBI2718	SOMALIA - Somaliland: "Terror Attacks Will Not Deter Us" [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullahi Mohamed Duale and Minister of Planning Ali Ibrahim Mohamed told us that despite the recent terror attacks, Somaliland will not veer from its democratic path. Ministers Duale and Mohamed said that Somaliland author [...]	2008-12-04 15:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PNAT SOCI ECON SO
08NAIROBI2719	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER REBUFFED BY SPEAKER IN [...] (C) Summary: A dejected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hussein told us December 3 that his one-day trip to Mogadishu and Baidoa in a bid to win parliamentary confirmation of his transitional cabinet and the November 26 Djibouti unity government communique had been rebuff [...]	2008-12-04 17:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID SO ET
08NAIROBI2721	PROMOTING PEACE IN KENYA'S UPPER EASTERN PROVINCE [...] Kenya's remote upper Eastern Province is caught in a cycle of violence driven by competition over scarce resources and characterized by inter-tribal revenge killings and livestock raiding. Local politicians have a history of quietly supporting these activities, which has made grassroots effor [...]	2008-12-05 05:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM ASEC PHUM SENV KE ET
08NAIROBI2722	NO SALES OF KENYAN RUBIES TO BURMA [...] Summary: According to three senior Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources officials, Kenya does not export rubies to Burma. End Summary. 2. In separate December 4 meetings with Kenya's Commissioner of Mines and Geology Lojomon Biwott, acting Chief Geologist Shadrack Kimomo, and Ward [...]	2008-12-05 09:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EMIN ECON PREL PGOV EFIN BM KE
08NAIROBI2736	EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 AFRICOM 1206 MARITIME [...] Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports AFRICOM's proposal to help the Kenyan Navy build its maritime capacity to counter the threat posed by terrorist organizations operating from Somalia. 2. Kenya's naval capacity has always been weak, and Kenya's overall security has suffered as a resu [...]	2008-12-08 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PTER PREL KE SO
08NAIROBI2737	SOMALIA - POST SUPPORT FOR 1206 PROPOSAL [...] PROPOSAL NAME: SOMALI JOINT SECURITY FORCE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH F. TRIMBLE, POLITICAL OFFICER, EMBASSY NAIROBI SOMALIA UNIT, PHONE: 254-20-363-6185, CELL: 254-721-617-500, FAX 254-20-363-6329, EMAIL: TRIMBLEJF@STATE.(SGOV).GOV. SECONDARY POC IS CDR SCOTT [...]	2008-12-08 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR KTIA PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2738	EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help this nation build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. 2. (C) The [...]	2008-12-08 14:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS PTER KE SO
08NAIROBI2740	Kenyan Prime Minister says "Mugabe Must Go" [...] Speaking at an international press conference on December 7 in Nairobi, Prime Minister Raila Odinga called Robert Mugabe's government a "vile dictatorship" that must be stopped. Odinga urged the African Union to send troops to end the humanitarian crisis, or allow the UN to do so. "The inter [...]	2008-12-09 06:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2745	SOMALIA - SCENESETTER FOR A/S KIMMITT'S PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] (SBU) Post welcomes your visit to Nairobi for the UN/Government of Kenya Conference on Piracy. The conference is an opportunity to help shape the international community's response to Somali piracy. The conference conclusions may also feed Washington deliberations in advance of the planned Ne [...]	2008-12-09 16:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PGOV PREL OVIP SO
08NAIROBI2747	GOK PREPARES TO OUST ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] On November 27, the Cabinet approved a draft constitutional amendment which will disband the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) and remove all 22 current ECK commissioners. If, as expected, Parliament approves the measure before it recesses on December 18, the ECK will be replaced by an Int [...]	2008-12-10 12:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2755	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB GAINS BUT BATTLES CONTINUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite partnering with the moderate Islamist Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) to create a unity government, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has been unable to influence security on the ground. TFG control in Somalia is limited to pockets of Mog [...]	2008-12-11 09:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SOCI MOPS MARR SO ET
08NAIROBI2759	SOMALIA - ARS Delegation Arrives in Mogadishu, Rallies [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 10, ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and more than twenty other ARS leaders arrived in Mogadishu. This is expected to be a permanent relocation. Sheikh Sharif was encouraged to make the journey by supporters, who urged immediate action on the ground in light of re [...]	2008-12-11 12:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI276	KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - GENDER-BASED [...] As in all situations where law and order breaks down, there has been an increase in violence of all sorts, including rape. The Nairobi Women's Hospital Rape Center (NWHRC) reports a nearly 100% increase in the number of women coming in for care since the outbreak of violence in late December [...]	2008-01-25 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2760	HEIGHTENED INSECURITY AT DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) On December 8 around 8:40 a.m a German development aid organization (GTZ) ambulance was attacked by gunmen. The GTZ ambulance was traveling from the Dadaab NGO compound to Hagadera refugee camp with 7 people on board. The UN-mandated government of Kenay (GOK) police escort for all vehic [...]	2008-12-11 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KE PGOV PREF PREL
08NAIROBI2767	SOMALIA - BAIDOA STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: A five-day face-off in Baidoa, the seat of the parliament, between Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Adde continued December 11 with the estranged leaders showing no willingness to compromise. Yusuf and Nur Adde have reporte [...]	2008-12-11 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SOCI MOPS SO
08NAIROBI2768	PRESIDENT SIGNS TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION [...] On November 28, President Mwai Kibaki signed into law the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Act (the Act). The Act creates a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to establish a complete record of violation of human and economic rights from the time of Kenya's independence in [...]	2008-12-11 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM KE
08NAIROBI2769	SOMALIA - Humanitarian Response [...] (SBU) Summary. As conditions in Somalia continue to deteriorate, aid agencies are grappling with fundamental humanitarian dilemmas. Although the crisis has worsened it is not, nor will it likely become, a famine. Nevertheless, the latitude to operate in Somalia is shrinking, blurring the lin [...]	2008-12-11 22:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SO
08NAIROBI277	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN [...] Summary: The post-election violence that has killed over 700 people and displaced an estimated 250,000 more has drawn the attention of international human rights groups and institutions. Human Rights Watch currently has a research team in country to collect information and analyze events and [...]	2008-01-25 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI2776	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT'S ATTEMPT TO SACK PM FOILED BY [...] (SBU) Summary. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf's effort to fire the Prime Minister on December 14 has triggered a backlash from the transitional Parliament in Baidoa where, on December 15, a reported 143 parliamentarians passed a vote of confidence in the Prime [...]	2008-12-15 13:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2779	SOMALIA - KENYANS WILL JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C/Rel KE) We shared reftel A points and non-paper with MFA Director of Political Affairs Ambassador Benson Ogutu, Americas Desk Head Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, and International Organizations and Conferences Head Anthony Andanje. Andanje responded that the Kenyans will join the Contact G [...]	2008-12-15 15:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO
08NAIROBI278	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: ODM HOLDS MOSTLY [...] The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on January 23 held public funerals in Nairobi, Kisumu (Nyanza Province),and Kakamega (Western Province) for victims of Kenya's post-election violence. These deaths were all alleged by ODM to be the result of police action, and not civilian on civilian vi [...]	2008-01-25 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2780	SOMALIA - December 16 International Contact Group Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The December 16 International Contact Group (ICG) session comes at a critical time in the history of the TFG. A protracted fight between President Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein took a further nosedive December 14, when Yusuf attempted to dismiss the Prime Minister. The Par [...]	2008-12-15 16:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI2781	SOMALIA - SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S DECEMBER 18-20 [...] Your December 18-20 meetings with Somalia and Somaliland politicians, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative as well as NGO and private sector representatives come at a time when some progress in the UN-led Djibouti Peace Process is being undercut by continued feuding among the Tran [...]	2008-12-15 16:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI2782	SOMALIA - December 16 International Contact Group Meeting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The December 16 International Contact Group (ICG) session comes at a critical time in the history of the TFG. A protracted fight between President Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein took a further nosedive December 14, when Yusuf attempted to dismiss the Prime Minister. The Par [...]	2008-12-16 04:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI279	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: MINISTER OF INTERNAL [...] On January 24 we received Minister of Internal Security George Saitoti's response to the Ambassador's letter of January 17 (reftel) requesting; 1) a precise statement of the Rules of Engagement currently in effect for Kenyan security forces in dealing with unarmed peaceful demonstrators; 2) a [...]	2008-01-25 09:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2790	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO GARISSA ELICITS CANDID [...] The Ambassador recently travelled to Garissa, the provincial center of Kenya's predominantly Muslim North Eastern Province, to talk to the community about a range of issues. Feedback from the (mostly) Kenyan Somali community was generally positive toward the United States. There was great ap [...]	2008-12-16 11:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM SOCI PHUM KE SO ET
08NAIROBI2793	GENERAL WARD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH KENYAN LEADERS [...] (C) On November 24 and 25, AFRICOM Commander General William Ward had introductory meetings with President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, Assistant Minister for Defense Major General (retired) Joseph Nkaisserry, and Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah Mutinda Kianga. The conversations foc [...]	2008-12-16 12:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PBTS PREL KE SO SU CG
08NAIROBI2806	SOMALIA - Ambassador Hosts Humanitarian Roundtable [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Ranneberger hosted a roundtable meeting at Embassy Nairobi on December 10 with some of USAID's Somalia implementing partners. The discussion focused on the increasingly challenging operating environment in which aid assistance is being delivered in Somalia and the r [...]	2008-12-16 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI2807	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT CONTINUES EFFORTS TO OUST PRIME [...] (U) Continuing his effort to oust Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde," on December 16 President Abdullahi Yusuf nominated Mohammed Mahmud Guled "Gamadheere" prime minister. On December 15 Yusuf tried to sack the prime minister, but was rebuffed by the parliament in the form of a stro [...]	2008-12-16 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
08NAIROBI281	KIBAKI-ODINGA TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. A meeting between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga facilitated by Kofi Annan on January 24 sent a very positive message to the Kenyan people and will help end violence. The agenda and modalities for subsequent dialogue have not yet been worked out. The process of dialogue will [...]	2008-01-25 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2839	KENYA -- 2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. Pending confirmation from the Office of the President, Kenya is now likely to propose hosting the 2009 AGOA Forum in Nairobi during the August 3-7 timeframe versus the originally proposed timeframe of August 9-14. The preferred [...]	2008-12-18 13:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE

08NAIROBI2842	LACEY AMENDMENTS WILL HELP KENYA PROTECT ITS DWINDLING [...] (U) As instructed ref A, upon receipt, post provided Lacey Act amendments to the Kenyan Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, National Environment Management Authority, and Forest Service, pointing out that the new regulations will help backstop Ken [...]	2008-12-19 05:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KCRM EINV BTIO ENRG KGHG ECON KE
08NAIROBI2850	PROTESTS OVER RESTRICTIVE MEDIA BILL [...] Parliament passed a Media Bill on December 10 which, if signed by President Mwai Kibaki, would potentially subject the independent media to intrusive government interference. The Media Bill was presented to Parliament and the public as a series of amendments to the Communications Act of 1998. [...]	2008-12-19 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KE
08NAIROBI2851	PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION, OUSTS ELECTORAL [...] Parliament on December 16 passed the Kenya Constitution Amendment Bill of 2008 (the Amendment). The Amendment follows the recommendations of the Kriegler Commission (Reftel B) and abolishes the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK),which was widely discredited for its mishandling of Kenya's 2 [...]	2008-12-19 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
08NAIROBI2862	NADR-FUNDED PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Mission wishes to propose the following project for funding under NADR in support of the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI): - Title of project: Preventing Attacks on Soft Targets (PAST) - Implementing agency or organization: DS/ATA - Description of program, to incl [...]	2008-12-23 07:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER TZ KE ET
08NAIROBI2864	INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS MARRED BY POLICE [...] Celebrations of Kenya's 45th Jamhuri (Independence) Day in Nairobi on December 12 turned slightly chaotic when police cracked down on protesters who disrupted President Mwai Kibaki's speech. Civil society aimed to use the event to highlight widespread discontent about skyrocketing food price [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2865	PRESIDENT, PM SIGN PACT TO FORM POST-ELECTION [...] President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed on December 17 an agreement to implement the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV),also known as the Waki Commission (Reftels). The agreement tasks a Cabinet sub-committee to draft legisl [...]	2008-12-23 08:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI2867	NADR-FUNDED PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL PORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 08:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KY
08NAIROBI2869	UPDATE ON KENYAN PROSECUTION OF SUSPECTED SOMALI [...] This is an action message. Action recommendations and requests are at paragraphs 7, 8, 9, 12, and 16. 2. Summary: On December 11, the eight Somali nationals charged with piracy again appeared before a magistrate judge in Mombasa. The prosecutors asked the magistrate to postpone the trial to [...]	2008-12-23 12:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC PHSA MOPS KCRM KJUS SO YM DA
08NAIROBI2871	SUMMARY REPORT ON CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON THE [...] Key regional partners participated in a workshop November 11-14 in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss priorities for the implementation of the Global Food Security Response in Eastern and Southern Africa. This is part of a broader, multi-donor response to the global food crisis in support of the Afri [...]	2008-12-23 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE
08NAIROBI2872	KENYA'S STAGNATING ECONOMY [...] (U) Economic growth registered 2.1 percent in the third quarter, falling over one percent from the second quarter rate of 3.4 percent. Continuing double-digit inflation (particularly for food and fuel),declining agricultural production, and a struggling tourist sector (still recovering from [...]	2008-12-24 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
08NAIROBI2878	MAIZE FLOUR CRISIS IN KENYA: THE UNSTABLE POLITICS OF [...] (U) Rising maize flour prices, up 119 percent from November 2007 to November 2008, combined with the Kenyan staple's reduced availability and higher prices for other staple foods, are putting approximately 5 million Kenyans at risk of "severe hunger and destitution," according to a recent Mini [...]	2008-12-29 11:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
08NAIROBI2879	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf ended months-long stand-off with the Prime Minister and, probably, closed the final chapter on his almost forty years in Somali politics by resigning on December 29. With Yusuf's resignation, Parliament Speaker Shei [...]	2008-12-29 11:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MARR SO ET
08NAIROBI2883	SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR A UNPKO [...] (C) Summary: A decision to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Somalia offers the best, and probably only, opportunity to preserve and advance the important and hard-won gains our policy has made in Somalia. Specifically, the Djibouti Process is making serious steps towa [...]	2008-12-29 16:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID SOCI USUN SO ET
08NAIROBI2891	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER, SPEAKER, MEDIA REACT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In remarks to the media following Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf's December 29 resignation (reftel),the TFG Prime Minister and Speaker offered generally muted praise to the President for leaving office and thanks to the international community for the ro [...]	2008-12-30 15:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2892	Somalia - Two Recent Media Outlet Closures [...] (SBU) Islamists allegedly forced the closure of two radio stations in Somalia in mid-December, both reportedly for playing music of which they did not approve. Radio Markabley was closed from December 10 for two days. HornAfrik's Kismayo office was closed on December 13 and remains closed as [...]	2008-12-30 16:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
08NAIROBI2899	Somalia - A Primer on the Puntland Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: The semi-autonomous region of Puntland will hold presidential elections on January 8, 2009. The President will be elected by the Parliament. Following the disputed elections of 2001/2002 and the departure of then Puntland President Abdullahi Yusuf for the Transitional Federal [...]	2008-12-31 11:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI SO
08NAIROBI2900	Somalia - Violent Uprising Against Al-Shabaab [...] (SBU) Summary: Since December 27, local residents and militias, loosely led by Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ),a group of moderate Islamic scholars, have clashed with al-Shabaab in response to al-Shabaab takeovers of central Somali towns and the subsequent desecration of graves in central Somali [...]	2008-12-31 12:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER SO
08NAIROBI2901	SOMALIA - A/S FRAZER TELLS PRESIDENT YUSUF TO GET [...] (C) Summary: In two brief meetings while transiting Nairobi December 22, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frazer told Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf that she did not disagree with his dire portrayal of worsening security in Somalia, and agreed that Alliance for t [...]	2008-12-31 15:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI MARR MOPS SO ET
08NAIROBI299	DOCUMENTS RE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PHUM PREL
08NAIROBI309	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: ODM MP SLAIN - VIOLENCE [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement MP for Embakasi (Nairobi),Melitus Were, was murdered by two gunmen as he was driving up to his home just after midnight on January 29. In the current crisis, the perception that this is a politically-motivated killing has taken hold. Were was a L [...]	2008-01-29 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI310	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: EXPLAINING RIFT VALLEY [...] The central region of Kenya's Rift Valley Province, known as "Kalenjin land" after its indigenous inhabitants, is the scene of the worst violence since the election crisis began in late December. Kenya's history of ethnic politics, land pressures, and shifting political alliances explain the [...]	2008-01-29 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI311	KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: VIOLENCE FLARES IN [...] (SBU) Late on January 24, a fresh round of violence erupted in Nakuru, Naivasha, and Tomboroa -- all Rift Valley Province towns near the border of Kikuyu-dominated Central Province. The highest death toll was in Nakuru, where clashes between rival armed gangs armed with machetes, spears, bows [...]	2008-01-29 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI312	KENYA: A/S FRAZER,S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer, joined by Ambassador Ranneberger, met with President Mwai Kibaki on January 5 and January 7 to seek a path towards ending the political crisis stemming from the disputed December 27 presidential election results. She carried with her Secretary Rice's [...]	2008-01-29 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI330	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO MINISTER [...] On January 30, the Ambassador sent the following letter to the Minster of Internal Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs asking for an investigation of threats against human rights activists. Begin text. Hon. George Saitoti Minister of Internal Security Hon. Moses Wetangula Minister o [...]	2008-01-30 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI331	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO MINISTER [...] On January 30, the Ambassador sent the following letter to the Minister of Internal Security and the Orange Democratic Movement's Secretary General. Begin text. SIPDIS Hon. Prof. George Saitoti Minister of Internal Security Hon. Prof. Anyang Nyong'o ODM Secretary General Dear Sirs: [...]	2008-01-30 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI339	KENYA - JANUARY 31 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: Orange Democratic Movement (ODM - opposition) Member of Parliament for Ainamoi (Kericho District) David Kimutai Too (ethnic Kalenjin) was shot dead in Eldoret by Police Constable Andrew Moache (ethnic Kissi). Moache was arrested and will be transferred to Nakuru [...]	2008-01-31 13:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI341	APPROVAL REQUEST FOR TRAVEL TO SOMALIA [...] (C) Action Request: Post seeks Department approval and country clearance for travel of the following DS security personnel and delegation members to Hargeysa, Somaliland on February 2 and 3. Ambassador Ranneberger, Ambassador Yates, and Regional Security Officer Robert Whigham concur with the [...]	2008-01-31 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	OTRA AMGT PGOV PREL KE SO
08NAIROBI353	KENYA: PRIVATE SECTOR SAYS THE ECONOMY WILL SHRINK IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The private sector is warning that the Kenyan economy will likely shrink in 2008, having already lost tens of billions of shillings in January, and with losses that could reach Ksh260 billion (over $4 billion) and 500,000 jobs in the first half of the year. Claims by Government [...]	2008-02-01 13:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NAIROBI354	KENYA - FEBRUARY 1 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The talks continue, but there are signs that the PNU continues to search for means of peeling away ODM members of parliament, encouraging ODM schisms and otherwise finding a way out that does not involve actual power sharing with Raila Odinga. The ODM tried unsuc [...]	2008-02-01 13:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI355	KENYA: GOVERNMENT BORROWING AND COSTS WILL RISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Kenya (GOK) officials are trying to maintain confidence and prevent financial panic by claiming the current crisis will be short-lived and thus will not have a major impact on the GOK's revenue, spending, borrowing, or interest rates. However, the bids at the Janu [...]	2008-02-01 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI356	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: SECOND OPPOSITION MP [...] On January 31, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM-opposition) Member of Parliament for Ainamoi (Kericho District, Rift Valley) David Kimutai Too (ethnic Kalenjin) was shot dead in Eldoret by Police Constable Andrew Moache (ethnic Kisii). The police maintain this was a "crime of passion," with C [...]	2008-02-01 13:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI357	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - PROCESS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyans welcomed the political dialogue launched by Kofi Annan on January 29 as a desperately needed step towards ending violence and achieving a resolution of the crisis. Annan has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as his chief mediator. The visit of Ban Ki-moon provided support for the m [...]	2008-02-01 19:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI370	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: PNU AND [...] Summary: The Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed a framework for further negotiations to resolve Kenya's electoral crisis. The parties signed several documents, all of which were witnessed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in his capacity as [...]	2008-02-05 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI371	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: FEBRUARY 4 AGREEMENT [...] On February 4, PNU and ODM issued the following public statement. Begin text. Public Statement Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Mediated by H.E. Kofi Annan and the Panel of Eminent African Personalities Feb 4, 2008 Preamble: Goal: To ensure that the National Dialogu [...]	2008-02-05 12:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI378	KENYA: LINKING VISAS TO VIOLENCE [...] (C) To follow up on recent statements by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and the Ambassador indicating that the Department will review the visa eligibility of Kenyan politicians and businessmen suspected of supporting, inciting, or perpetrating violence in Kenya, Post delivered eight letter [...]	2008-02-05 15:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI380	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - STATE OF PLAY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. Having reached agreements regarding violence and humanitarian issues, the Annan-mediated talks between the government and ODM today started focusing on elements of a political solution. Annan wants to achieve this by February 13. The two sides start this discussion with diamet [...]	2008-02-05 19:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI383	KENYAN CEOS CALL FOR PEACE, RECONCILIATION, REFORMS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 300 CEOs from firms employing 12 million Kenyans met on February 5 to issue a strong statement on the need for peace, security, reconciliation, reconstruction, and reform for Kofi Annan to deliver to Government-ODM negotiators. Although the final text (para 8) of the CEO su [...]	2008-02-06 12:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NAIROBI384	KENYA - FEBRUARY 6 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted in ref C, the Kofi Annan-lead negotiations entered their most critical and difficult phase today as the parties began talks on power-sharing. The parties begin these discussions far apart and continued interference by hardliners from each camp threaten to [...]	2008-02-06 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI414	KENYA INFLATION ACCELERATES IN 2008 [...] Summary: Inflation in Kenya fell in the last quarter of 2007 and dropped to 9.76% for the year as a whole. Unfortunately, the violence that erupted after the December 27 election is undoing these gains. The unrest blocked or hindered transportation across the country, creating scarcities and [...]	2008-02-08 10:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV KE
08NAIROBI417	KENYA - FEBRUARY 8 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: As noted ref B, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi entered their most critical and difficult phase February 7, as the parties began talks on power-sharing. We spoke with one ODM negotiator at their 1430 break and were told that the parties were making si [...]	2008-02-08 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI419	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: NEARING THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (C) Summary. Now that Kenya's peace talks have begun to focus on political issues, they are expected to rapidly reach the crunch point regarding power-sharing. There are constructive developments that mitigate in favor of progress, but also indications that achieving this will be extremely d [...]	2008-02-08 13:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
08NAIROBI420	KENYA: MORE VISA WARNING LETTERS SENT [...] (C) Reftel reports on the February 5 conveyance of eight letters to Kenyan individuals warning the latter that indications they may be involved in supporting, inciting, and perpetrating inter-ethnic violence in Kenya are relevant to their eligibility for U.S. visas. 2. (C) On February 8, [...]	2008-02-08 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI444	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AT THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following his meeting with Kibaki and Odinga on February 9, Annan announced that the two sides had agreed on the need for a political solution. The talks will reconvene February 11 to discuss details. The two sides remain far apart regarding what power-sharing should entail. [...]	2008-02-11 10:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI446	Somalia - Tour d'Horizon with the Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein offered his perspectives on establishing security in Mogadishu, reconciliation, training troops, selecting ministers, and focusing on transitional tasks during a February 8 lunch meeting. The Prime Minister reviewed many of the same [...]	2008-02-11 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID SO
08NAIROBI447	KENYA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TOO OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan newspapers disregarded the sugar-coating in Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u's claims that the impact of post-election violence would most likely be confined to the first quarter. They highlighted his admissions that there could be a major slowdown, th [...]	2008-02-11 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EINV KE
08NAIROBI450	KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: $6.5 MILLION IN FUNDING [...] (U) Kofi Annan's negotiating team, headed by the African Union Secretariat and supported by UNDP, called a meeting of donors on February 9 to discuss their funding requirements over the next six months. (The parties to Kenya's current political crisis have agreed on a time-table of up to a yea [...]	2008-02-11 14:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI462	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 12, the Ambassador sent a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula urging the government of Kenya to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible after it declares independence. The mission followed up with a formal diplomatic note. 2. (C) Given the nature of the curre [...]	2008-02-12 12:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU
08NAIROBI472	KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance met with foreign mission reps on February 6 to brief them on the February 5 CEOs statement to politicians, and to ask the European missions to clarify their public position on aid cutoffs and to revise their travel advisories. They confirmed the [...]	2008-02-12 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ELAB ETRD EIND EINV KE
08NAIROBI473	Somalia -- Travel Request [...] (U) This is an action message. See paras 2 and 10. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Office Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Lisa R. Schade, Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Attache, U.S. Defense Attache Offi [...]	2008-02-12 15:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI477	KENYA - FEBRUARY 13 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: The Kofi Annan-led negotiations made limited progress on Monday, February 11, as both sides were busy consulting with MPs who were assembled in Nairobi in advance of an informal session of parliament scheduled for the following day. (Comment: We consider this con [...]	2008-02-13 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI486	TALKS FOCUS INTENSIVELY ON POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since February 11 the two sides have been engaged in intensive and relatively constructive discussions of modalities for a political solution. Off-site discussions hosted by Annan sincQFebruary 12 adjourned the afternoon of February 14 without an agreement. The talks are expec [...]	2008-02-14 15:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KE
08NAIROBI493	KENYA: PARTNERSHIP PRESENTATION [...] The text of the U.S.-Kenya Partnership Presentation was first reported via reftel in January 2007. It is repeated below for your information. In preparing the Secretary for her trip to Nairobi on Monday, the presentation serves as a reminder that, the current political crisis notwithstandin [...]	2008-02-15 10:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KE
08NAIROBI495	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI496	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: KOFI ANNAN PRESS [...] At a press conference held on February 15, Kofi Annan, as expected, put a positive spin on the negotiations. However the agreement signed restates progress made to date, but makes clear that there is no real progress on the core issue of power-sharing. 2. To follow is the text of an agree [...]	2008-02-15 17:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI499	Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [...] (C) The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) is increasingly distancing itself from extremist leaders of some Shabaab factions and is receiving considerable attention from the international community as an organized opposition block to the TFG. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister H [...]	2008-02-19 14:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SO
08NAIROBI506	Somalia Prime Minister's European Travel and Security [...] (C) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein briefed the Ambassador February 15 on his trip to Brussels and Paris. He also outlined his recent efforts at reconciliation, and spoke of his concerns about security in Mogadishu and those tasked to ensure it. End Summary. ----------------------------- E [...]	2008-02-20 07:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI507	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] KENYA DOES NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES OR RESOURCES THAT WOULD FIT THE DEFINITION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE/KEY RESOURCES (CI/KR) VITAL TO THE U.S. AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF REFTEL. 2. KENYA DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL PLAN FOR PROTECTION OF CI/KR. THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT IS [...]	2008-02-20 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ETTC KE PTER EAGER
08NAIROBI514	KENYA - FEBRUARY 20 SITREP [...] (SBU) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS: On the heels of the Secretary's successful visit, which is being reported in septels, the Kofi Annan-led negotiations in Nairobi resumed in earnest on February 19. Annan says that the parties are close to a deal on political power-sharing and we are optimistic t [...]	2008-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV EAID ECON PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI515	KENYAN TALKS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Secretary's February 18 visit has propelled the talks forward. Discussion of the structure of a coalition government has begun. However, Raila Odinga remains concerned that the government is seeking a minimalist outcome and threatened to resume mass action within a week i [...]	2008-02-20 13:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI516	Somalia -- Former PM Gedi Concerned about Debt, Reputation [...] (C) SE Yates met with former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi February 12 to review current developments in Somalia and the status of Gedi's asylum request. Gedi spent considerable time spinning self-serving refutations of allegations that while Prime Minister he engaged in corrupt practices an [...]	2008-02-20 14:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI518	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On February 21, the Ambassador raised the issue of Kosovo's independence directly to Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula. He urged Wetangula to recognize Kosovo's independence as quickly as possible. 2. (C) Wetangula and other Government ministers remain deeply engaged in negotiations wit [...]	2008-02-21 09:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KE
08NAIROBI521	BEEF, BREAD, AND BUTTER GETTING SCARCER AND PRICIER IN [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural analysts predict that Kenya may suffer food shortages by late 2008 if post-election violence does not stop. Government stockpiles of corn will suffice for the next seven months, but observers note that many farmers in the upper Rift Valley have been unable to work t [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD ELAB PGOV KE
08NAIROBI531	CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...]	2008-02-23 13:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR EFIN KE
08NAIROBI532	CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...]	2008-02-24 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR EFIN KE
08NAIROBI544	Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised version of reftel with additional personnel, new dates, more detailed travel information, and a revised and expanded security plan. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 24 for action reques [...]	2008-02-25 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI545	KENYA TALKS - KEY ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. Although both sides agreed to creation of a prime minister position following the Secretary's February 18 visit, the talks have bogged down over the authority the PM will be given and over related issues, including formation of a cabinet. Gordon Brown spoke with Kibaki Februar [...]	2008-02-25 18:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PDEM KE
08NAIROBI547	KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - KOFI ANNAN'S FEBRUARY [...] On February 25, Kofi Annan issued the following press statement after meeting with both Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki. Begin Text. KENYA NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND RECONCILIATION Press Statement By Kofi Annan After four hours of intense negoti [...]	2008-02-26 05:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI566	Somalia -- TFG Divided at the Top [...] (C) SUMMARY. Differences between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein threaten to halt the recent progress made by Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The primary issue is how to pursue the process of reconciliation while at the same time addressing the thre [...]	2008-02-26 15:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI574	KENYA: BEHIND A CALM FACADE, HARDLINERS PREPARE FOR MORE VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Kenya has been tense but remarkably calm since the end of January, thanks in large part to the progress being made in the Kofi Annan-mediated peace talks and the visit of the Secretary. Tensions remain very high, however, and behind this calm facade lurks the potential for more fer [...]	2008-02-27 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC PGOV KE
08NAIROBI581	KENYA: WARY INVESTORS PREFER SHORT TERM GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: Confronted by insufficient demand for five-year bonds in the February 14 auction from investors deterred by political uncertainty and fears of rising inflation, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shifted its strategy and offered a Ksh7 billion bond (over $100 million) with a choice of on [...]	2008-02-27 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI585	KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: ODM CALLS OFF [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) announced that it was calling off nationwide demonstrations planned for February 28 to protest the lack of progress in the negotiations to resolve Kenya's ongoing political crisis. The announcement was made by ODM leader Raila Odinga after h [...]	2008-02-28 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI588	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 26, the Ambassador intervened directly with Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula regarding reftel demarche and emphasized the importance of helping Cuba work toward a peaceful process of meaningful change that will lead to a democratic end. 2. (U) Kenya generally has [...]	2008-02-28 07:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE CU
08NAIROBI59	KENYA ELECTIONS: TEXT OF PRESIDENT KIBAKI?S SPEECH ON [...] The following is the text of the speech Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki read in English to journalists at Nairobi's State House by Kenyan privately-owned TV station NTV on 3 January. Begin text. Fellow Kenyans, I am deeply disturbed by the senseless violence instigated by some leaders in purs [...]	2008-01-04 09:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI598	Kenya's Mayoral Elections Show ODM Strength, [...] Summary: On February 25, Kenyan city councils nationwide held mayoral elections. Comporting with the sordid tradition of such elections in Kenya, tales of blatant vote-buying and graft abounded on all sides. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) won a plurality of council seats nationwide du [...]	2008-02-28 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI6	KENYA ELECTIONS: GOK PRESS STATEMENT ON SUSPENSION OF LIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 14:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI601	KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: TEXT OF FEBRUARY 28 [...] On February 28, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a much awaited power-sharing agreement in Nairobi, paving the way for a coalition government. The text of the agreement and its proposed companion legislation, which will be considered by Parliament when it conve [...]	2008-02-28 18:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI609	Somalia -- Reconciliation at the Top [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum spent February 27 in Baidoa primarily in an effort to bridge the schism between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Hussein (Ref A),but also to iron out concerns on the bilateral GOE-TFG relationship. Tactics for accomplishing greate [...]	2008-03-01 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ET SO
08NAIROBI621	Somalia - Inquiries on Air Strike Reports [...] (S) Post has received several inquiries from media outlets and other diplomatic missions regarding reports of air strikes in Dhoble, Somalia on night of March 2 or early morning March 3. Most press reports cite local residents allegations that "missiles" were launched by a U.S. plane. Press r [...]	2008-03-03 13:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI641	KENYA'S POLITICAL ACCORD AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have a positive public tone regarding their commitment to implement the coalition agreement. When I met with them separately on March 3 to lay out U.S. plans and to discuss next steps, they were upbeat. Sorting out the disposition of cabinet [...]	2008-03-05 09:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI653	SECURITY UPDATE: NORMAL CALM IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The security situation in Kenya is normal calm, and there have been no reports of election-related violence since well before the February 28th power-sharing agreement reached between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga. On March 4, media reported violence in Kenya's Mt. Elgon [...]	2008-03-06 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI656	KENYA CHANGES ITS BUDGET PRIORITIES AND TIGHTENS ITS BELT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Kenya (GOK) is appropriately making plans to shift its budget focus to reconstruction and recovery in the wake of the post-electoral political crisis and resulting civil unrest. Enormous resources will be required, with over $14.3 million already set aside initi [...]	2008-03-06 12:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI KE
08NAIROBI680	Ambassador Addresses Kenya Law Society [...] The following is the text of a speech delivered by the Ambassador to the Law Society of Kenya's Annual Dinner on March 8. It received extraordinary positive coverage in national and local television, radio, and print media: Begin text: --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]	2008-03-10 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI682	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE [...] On March 6, the Kenya Gazette Supplement published the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill of 2008. This proposed constitutional amendment will be debated by Parliament at its next session on March 11. Begin text. THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2008 A Bill for an Act of [...]	2008-03-10 15:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI693	TEXT OF NATIONAL ACCORD AND RECONCILIATION BILL [...] On March 6, the Kenya Gazette Supplement published the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill of 2008. This Bill will be debated by Parliament at its next session on March 11. Begin text. A Bill for An Act of Parliament to give effect to the Agreement on the Principles of Partnership of [...]	2008-03-11 10:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI706	MOUNT ELGON CLASHES: KENYA'S ARMY STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary: On March 10, Kenya's military deployed to Mount Elgon, which has been the center of a violent land dispute since 2006. Previous efforts by the police to quell the violence have been unsuccessful. The settlement of the post-election political dispute between President Kibaki and [...]	2008-03-12 13:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KE
08NAIROBI723	KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF UN [...] (C) Poloff met with representatives of the UN Office for the High Commissioner Human Rights (OHCHR) investigative team, which recently ended a three-week fact-finding mission to investigate post-election violence in Kenya (ref a). The representatives outlined the team's preliminary conclusions [...]	2008-03-14 07:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI726	Somalia Cancels Plans for Prime Minister to Attend Damascus [...] (C) During a March 10 meeting with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf (to be reported septel),SE Yates carried out reftel instructions to discourage the Somali government from sending a high level delegation to the Damascus Summit. 2. (C) President Yusuf replied, "I got your message." Yusu [...]	2008-03-14 09:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI734	Somalia -- Conversation with TFG President Yusuf [...] (S) Summary: President Yusuf confirmed that he had endorsed the draft TFG Reconciliation Strategy prepared by the Prime Minister and Cabinet during meeting with Special Envoy March 10. He asked again for our support to assist the TFG to accomplish the tasks stipulated in the Transitional Fede [...]	2008-03-14 10:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI76	KENYA: JANUARY 8 STATUS REPORT [...] (U) As of 01/08 1700 hours (Nairobi time): Security: Nation-wide, calm but tense. No skirmishes reported. ODM "postponed" planned rally for today and has indicated it may hold one on Thursday, pending outcome of international mediation of a political settlement. Police remain in force in w [...]	2008-01-08 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC KE PREF
08NAIROBI762	KENYA: SAFARICOM IPO GETS GREEN LIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: With all elements of the new Kenyan coalition government in agreement, Kenya's Minister of Finance has given the green light for the launch on March 28 of the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the country's history. The government will sell to the public $770 million in [...]	2008-03-18 13:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI763	KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]	2008-03-18 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI786	KENYA'S PARLIAMENT AMENDS CONSTITUTION AND ADOPTS [...] Kenya's grand coalition government is now a legal reality. On March 18, Kenya's parliament adopted the Constitutional Amendment Bill and the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill (reftels a and c),which create a prime minister position and further secure the power-sharing agreement betwee [...]	2008-03-19 15:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KE
08NAIROBI792	KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI794	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-20 11:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI796	Somalia -- Conversation with TFG President Yusuf [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy Yates met with President Yusuf to discuss reconciliation efforts, the humanitarian situation, the fight against terrorism, and security concerns. The President agreed to take action on appointing a single point-of-contact in the TFG on humanitarian issues, a lo [...]	2008-03-20 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNSC PREL SO
08NAIROBI798	CORRECTED COPY: KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...]	2008-03-20 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI8	KENYA ELECTIONS: INTERIM REPORT OF PAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-02 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI803	Kenya After the Crisis: The Ambassador's Visit [...] (U) Summary. On March 1-2 the Ambassador visited several areas of Rift Valley which were hit hard by the post-election violence. While all these areas were calm in the wake of the signing of the February 28 political accord, they remain traumatized by what happened. People are hopeful that [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ASEC PHUM KE US
08NAIROBI804	MT. ELGON MILITARY OPERATION CONTINUES, CHANGES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan military forces continue to support police attempts in the Mt. Elgon region to eliminate the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),an informal militia drawn from the Soy subclan of the Kalenjin tribe that may number in the thousands. As of March 18, Kenyan security forces had [...]	2008-03-20 16:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE TZ SU
08NAIROBI811	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM PHUM ELAB PREL SMIG KE

08NAIROBI812	SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND INCLE [...] Embassy Nairobi regrets the delay in submission of project nominations for G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE project funds, but is pleased to nominate the following three projects in priority order. Ripe For Harvest ---------------- 2. (a) Ripe For Harvest (b) $249,989 (c) Production o [...]	2008-03-25 13:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB KE
08NAIROBI813	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various walk [...]	2008-03-25 13:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI815	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS A [...] (C) On March 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the designation of al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization to Stella Sokoto, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Officer, Americas Desk. Sokoto said she would direct our request that the Government of Kenya consider taking similar actions [...]	2008-03-25 13:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL KCRM KE SO
08NAIROBI817	International Women's Day and Mission Efforts on Gender [...] On March 11 the Ambassador hosted a reception for 500 prominent Kenya women to celebrate International Women's Day. The event and the Ambassador's remarks were widely covered by the media. Guests included women from civil society, the private sector, government, Parliament, and various [...]	2008-03-26 06:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KE
08NAIROBI824	FORMING KENYA'S CABINET PREDICTABLY CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Disagreement over the size and composition of President Kibaki's cabinet has delayed the final step needed to form Kenya's coalition government. Forming a cabinet was never expected to be a neat or easy exercise, according to our political contacts, so this delay comes as no surprise. [...]	2008-03-26 10:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI855	KENYA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND EMERGENCY SOCIAL AND [...] Summary: On March 17, 2005, the Grand Coalition Government of Kenya (GCG) unveiled the National Reconciliation and Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Strategy. This strategy paper, which has been transmitted as an e-mail attachment to State/AF/E and USAID/AFR/EA, presents actions that the [...]	2008-03-28 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV KE
08NAIROBI857	MISSION KENYA RESPONSE ON PROPOSED OPIC FINANCING - GEF [...] U.S. Mission Kenya appreciates having the opportunity to comment on OPIC's proposed loan guaranty for a $150 million private equity fund entitled the "GEF African Consumer Fund." As ref A explains, the fund will provide investment capital for established, high growth companies involved in the [...]	2008-03-31 03:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN KE
08NAIROBI869	INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION SET TO BEGIN REVIEW [...] As part of their historic February 28 power-sharing deal, the Party of National Unity (PNU) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) agreed to form an Independent Review Committee (IREC) to undertake a top-to-bottom review of Kenya's flawed 2007 elections. Commissioners and a Chair, South African [...]	2008-03-31 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI878	Somalia Prime Minister and President at Odds [...] (C) Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein confided in SE Yates that he believes President Yusuf is organizing to have him removed from office. He asked for our support and advice on how to handle what he termed as "increasingly aggressive attacks" aga [...]	2008-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ET
08NAIROBI893	COALITION CABINET STILL NOT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. The failure of the two sides thus far to reach agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet threatens momentum to resolve the Kenya post-elections crisis. We have been working intensively with both sides to press for rapid agreement (see ref A which lays out U.S. engagement) [...]	2008-04-03 09:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI896	DEAL REACHED ON COALITION CABINET [...] (C) Per reftel, President Kibaki and Prime Minister (designate) Odinga met on April 3 to discuss the composition of a coalition cabinet. Odinga told me that the meeting resulted in an "agreement in principle." Kibaki and Odinga agreed that there will be 40 ministries. Kibaki's side will ke [...]	2008-04-03 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI9	KENYA ELECTIONS: KENYAN DOMESTIC OBSERVERS FORUM PRESS [...] Deployment 2. Polling 3. Counting 4. Tallying at constituency centers 5. Announcement of results 6. Delivery of Constituency results by Returning Officers to the ECK Headquarters at KICC 7. National tallying of Presidential Results from all the 210 constituencies Deployment ----- [...]	2008-01-02 15:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL KE
08NAIROBI902	Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy met in Nairobi the week of March 31-April 4 with senior members of the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS),including Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Executive Committee Chairman, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, Central Committee Chairman. [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI903	Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL SO
08NAIROBI906	MT. ELGON: MILITANT LEADERS ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: In the early morning hours of March 30, police arrested the 80-year-old traditional spiritual leader for the Soy subclan, Jason Psongoywo, in Eldoret. Psongoywo is reportedly one of the top leaders of the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),the Mt. Elgon-based militant group agains [...]	2008-04-07 08:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	MOPS PHUM ASEC KE
08NAIROBI960	RESOLVING KENYA'S CABINET IMBROGLIO [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki and PM-designate Odinga have still not reached agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet. The difference between them is over 2-3 ministries. The impasse has heightened tensions. There was sporadic violence April 8 and 9, but the country is now calm. H [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08NAIROBI970	KENYA CRISIS AFTERMATH: INFLATION SOARS, CONSUMERS AND [...] (U) Summary: Driven mainly by food prices, seasonally adjusted overall annual inflation in Kenya rose to a record 12% in March, and underlying inflation continued to rise well above the target ceiling rate of 5%. Food prices rose 4.3% from February to March alone, as the aftermath of the crisi [...]	2008-04-10 14:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG KE
08NAIROBI971	Somalia -- Country Clearance for Contractors [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (C) In order to implement more effectively USG assistance programs designed to support capacity building of the Transition Federal Institutions (TFIs),Post requests that a new policy be established that will permit USAID contractors to travel to [...]	2008-04-10 14:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA ASEC PREL SO
08NAIROBI989	KENYA'S GRAND COALITION CABINET UNVEILED [...] President Mwai Kibaki unveiled a 40 member grand coalition cabinet on April 13, 2008 in a televised speech to the nation. The text of the speech, containing the list of Ministries, Ministers, and Assistant Ministers, follows. An analysis of the cabinet and challenges ahead will follow septel. [...]	2008-04-14 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KE
08NAIROBI999	CABINET DEAL REACHED [...] (C) Summary. Intervention by the Secretary and strong support from A/S Frazer were decisive in persuading President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Odinga to reach agreement on the cabinet, which was announced April 13. Kibaki and Odinga both saw the U.S. as the only party who could work [...]	2008-04-15 12:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
08SCTION02OF04NAIROBI1373	KENYA CORRUPTION UPDATE - LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL ECON EFIN KE
09NAIROBI100	UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR FOR THE 2008 TDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 06:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI1000	A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH MARTHA KARUA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1001	A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER MARENDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 08:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1002	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON (MAY 23-31) [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes 18 months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyans. Over th [...]	2009-05-18 09:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC OREP AMGT AFIN GH IT PGOV PREL RW SU
09NAIROBI1010	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB TAKES KEY MIDDLE SHABELLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR EAID SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1011	A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER RAILA ODINGA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 04:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1014	GOK FORMS POLICE REFORM COMMISSION [...] (C) On May 7 President Mwai Kibaki launched a Police Reform Commission (PRC) to review existing policies and structures of Kenya's police services and to make recommendations for appropriate institutional arrangements to oversee comprehensive police reforms. The PRC's terms of reference are [...]	2009-05-19 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KDEM ASEC KE
09NAIROBI1030	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 12:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1031	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 refugees, the vast majority of whom are Somali, were bitter about the last 18 years of disorder in Somalia but generally optimistic about rebuilding the country. However, the refugees were divided on the cause of the [...]	2009-05-21 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1032	SOMALIA - OPPORTUNITIES FOR PD ENGAGEMENT WITH DADAAB [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, demonstrated a wide range of activities aimed at promoting peace and reconciliation among Somalis in Dadaab and in Somalia at large. These worthy projects certainly merit support, and offer gr [...]	2009-05-21 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1033	SOMALIA - DADAAB REFUGEES' VIEWS ON U.S. POLICY [...] (SBU) The residents of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, home to more than 270,000 mostly Somali refugees, espoused a wide range of both positive and negative views on the U.S. government's involvement in Somalia. In general, most were grateful for U.S. aid to the camp, but many felt the United Sta [...]	2009-05-21 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1034	SOMALIA - LULL IN MOGADISHU AS BOTH SIDES TAKE STOCK [...] (S) Summary: While Mogadishu has experienced a week-long lull in fighting, nearby towns Jowhar and Mahaday fell to Islamists on May 17. TFG officials tell us they've stabilized Mogadishu, and are preparing to re-take lost territory in the capital as well as Jowhar, though they have not told [...]	2009-05-21 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
09NAIROBI1035	SOMALIA - U.S. COOPERATION WITH KENYA TO STOP [...] (S) In light of recent reports of foreign fighters joining al-Shabaab and other Islamist militias battling the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) we are providing the following update on our efforts to help the Government of Kenya (GOK) to curb fighters' travel to Somalia. While we [...]	2009-05-21 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO KE
09NAIROBI1036	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MAY 2009 [...] Leading Indicators Suggest Negative Per Capita Growth 2. Kenya Tourism Shows Signs of Life 3. USG-Sponsored IPR Conference Raises Awareness 4. Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Fared Well in 2008 Â [...]	2009-05-22 07:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR PINR KE
09NAIROBI1037	SOMALIA - TFG ATTACKS IN MOGADISHU, ROBOW RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) launched its long-promised offensive in Mogadishu in the early morning hours of May 22. After impressive initial gains, al-Shabaab and its allies pushed back. However, as of early afternoon (local),the TFG reportedly remained in the " [...]	2009-05-22 10:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV MARR PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1038	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 22 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the la [...]	2009-05-22 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1042	DISPOSITION OF PIRATE SUSPECTS FROM M/V AMIRA [...] (U) See para 3 for urgent action request. 2. (C) Post understands that dialogue may still be ongoing with the Governments of Greece and Egypt to determine if either nation is willing to receive and initiate legal proceedings against 17 suspected Somali pirates captured by the United States N [...]	2009-05-26 10:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA KCRM KDEM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1047	SOMALIA - CONTRASTS: MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SEES [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 22 - 25 weekend in Mogadishu began with an unsuccessful counterattack by TFG forces (reftel),and ended with a surprise visit by UN Special Representative Ould-Abdallah. Sandwiched in between was a suicide bombing near the Police Academy that claimed the lives of six p [...]	2009-05-26 12:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PTER MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1053	SOMALIA - Political Tensions in Somaliland [...] (SBU) Political tensions in Somaliland are high as preparations for the presidential election, which should have taken place in March 2008, are at a standstill. The elections have been rescheduled four times and with a political impasse among stakeholders, we are pressuring Somaliland stakeho [...]	2009-05-28 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1055	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnny Carson, an [...]	2009-05-28 13:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1056	US-GOK PROGRESS ON AGOA FORUM PREPARATIONS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 21 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) accepted the changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program as approved by Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, a [...]	2009-05-28 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1057	SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER WORRIED ABOUT RIVAL [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a brief Nairobi airport meeting May 28, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke worried about the influence of rival organization Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a and the failure of talks in Mogadishu and Addis Ababa to result in an agreement to cooperate. Sharmarke confirmed that communications [...]	2009-05-28 15:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS EAID SO
09NAIROBI1058	SOMALIA - TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED WITHIN A WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Somali journalists died in the past week, one while proceeding to work in Mogadishu and the other after succumbing to a bullet wound received while covering fighting in Beled Weyne. These incidents mark the third and fourth deaths of Somali journalists in 2009. Post has c [...]	2009-05-29 07:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1067	CONTINUED CLASHES WITH POLICE IN NAIROBI [...] Summary: Recent days-long clashes between police and squatter mechanics in Nairobi have disrupted movement throughout the city. Police initially intervened in a property dispute but backed down as riots dragged into a fifth day, causing one death and more than twenty injuries. The inability o [...]	2009-05-29 10:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI107	SOMALIA - Precarious Calm in Mogadishu Following Ethiopian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following the eagerly awaited withdrawal by Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) from Mogadishu, to date, there has been no intense fighting in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab or among rival armed groups. The calm is attributable to Mogadishu's complex clan dynamic, public pressure [...]	2009-01-16 15:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1072	SOMALIA - TFG LAUNCHES RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: An optimistic Prime Minister Sharmarke disputed media reports that the TFG was making overtures to any of the warlords as it struggled to expand its influence in Mogadishu. Sharmarke thought al-Shabaab was "stretched thin," and predicted that TFG forces would soon begin anothe [...]	2009-06-01 17:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS EAID SOCI PTER SO
09NAIROBI1077	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin, and the Ambassador met on May 12 with Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology Sally Kosgei. In a wide ranging conversation that [...]	2009-06-02 13:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR KE
09NAIROBI1078	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with the Speaker of the Kenyan Parliament, Peter Marende, on May 12. A/S Carson told Marende that his visit was meant to underscore the enormous [...]	2009-06-02 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1079	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin expressed deep concern over the lack of implementation of reforms in Kenya, and the dir [...]	2009-06-02 15:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI108	President Signs Communications Amendments Act [...] (U) Summary: A recent political firestorm over the Kenya Communications Amendment Act of 2008 (the Act),while containing some trouble spots, in essence provided a positive opportunity in which Kenyans once again demonstrated their democratic credentials. President Mwai Kibaki signed the Act i [...]	2009-01-20 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1080	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with President Mwai Kibaki and several high-ranking GOK officials on May 12. A/S Carson told Kibaki that his visit was meant to underscore the en [...]	2009-06-02 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1082	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with former Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua on May 12. A/S Carson explained the dual purposes of [...]	2009-06-03 04:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1083	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin met with Minister of Agriculture and senior Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader William Ruto on May 12. A/S Carson and Gavin expressed de [...]	2009-06-03 04:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1084	A/S CARSON AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR GAVIN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Uhuru Kenyatta, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs (A/S) Johnnie Carson and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin expressed deep concern over political tensions in Kenya. [...]	2009-06-03 04:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1093	KENYA: VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) ON June 3, the Government of Kenya submitted its votes (via email) in favor of Kosovo's World Bank membership. Copies of the ballots and the World Bank's confirmation of receipt have been forwarded via email to the Kosovo desk, Treasury, and the Kenya desk. Kenya previously voted in fa [...]	2009-06-03 12:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI1101	KENYA: THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Kenya is poised at an historic transition point as the struggle between pro and anti-reform elements intensifies. This message discusses the dynamics of change underway in Kenya and its emerging, potentially positive, impact in exerting pressure on the leaders of the coalition g [...]	2009-06-03 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KE PINR
09NAIROBI1102	KENYA: POLICE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. A combination of domestic-driven and international pressure, particularly from the U.S., may bring about some police reform by the fall. The recently-appointed Task Force on Police reform, which was initially greeted with skepticism, is led by a reputable former judge intent on p [...]	2009-06-03 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PINS SOCI PINR KE
09NAIROBI1105	SOMALIA - ON AND OFF FIGHTING IN MOGADISHU CONTINUES AMIDST [...] (SBU) Summary: According to well-placed sources within and outside of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),on and off fighting continues in Mogadishu between TFG forces, al-Shabaab and other extremists, with the TFG making some gains in western areas of the city. A May 31 gai [...]	2009-06-04 05:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1106	Kenya and Piracy Prosecutions [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHSA KCRM ASEC PREL KE
09NAIROBI1107	SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR FUNDING AS FIGHTING [...] (C) As the TFG continues to fight designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, the appeals from President Sharif, Prime Minister Sharmarke, and TFG force commander "Dhumaal" for urgent funding to support their efforts have intensified. As reftel notes, in the last two da [...]	2009-06-04 09:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1108	SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR FUNDING AS FIGHTING [...] (C) As the TFG continues to fight designated Foreign Terrorist Organization al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, the appeals from President Sharif, Prime Minister Sharmarke, and TFG force commander "Dhumaal" for urgent funding to support their efforts have intensified. As reftel notes, in the last two da [...]	2009-06-04 12:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1112	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DESCRIBES TFG OPPONENTS, [...] (C) Summary: At a June 2 evening meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Ambassadors Yamamoto and Swan, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke described recent battlefield successes in Mogadishu where fighting continues, the state of negotiations with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, and the st [...]	2009-06-05 06:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI1113	COALITION GOVERNMENT FINDS COMMON GROUND ON [...] On June 3, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Philip Alston presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council his final report on his recent visit to Kenya. The report concluded that extrajudicial killings by police were systematic, widespread, and carefully planned. It also dec [...]	2009-06-05 06:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1114	Madaraka Day Celebrations [...] SUMMARY: On June 1 Kenyans celebrated their 46th anniversary of self-rule from the British Empire, with Prime Minister Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki jointly addressing a mixed crowd of supporters. In comparison to previous years a number of things were different about this year's "Ma [...]	2009-06-05 07:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1120	KENYA PARTICIPATION IN AU SUMMIT JULY 1-3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 09:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1122	SOMALIA - REPORTS RUMOR HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS DEAD OR [...] (C) Summary: Conflicting reports as of 2:00 P.M. (local) June 7 had Islamist rebel leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys either wounded or dead of wounds allegedly sustained in fighting in the Galgaduud region town of Wabho on June 4. Embassy contacts in the TFG, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, the Somali [...]	2009-06-07 11:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV SOCI PTER PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1132	SOMALIA - AHLU SUNNAH WAL JAMA AND TFG SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 4, Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed met with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama (ASWJ) spiritual leaders from Mogadishu over lunch at Villa Somalia, the presidential compound, in the capital. At the meeting, which ASWJ organized at P [...]	2009-06-08 15:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI1133	SOMALIA - SHABELLE MEDIA DIRECTOR ASSASSINATED [...] (C) The Director of Shabelle Media Network and close Post contact Mukhtar Muhammad Hirabe was killed in Mogadishu on June 7. The assassination, apparently targeted, came less than an hour after Hirabe had spoken with the Somalia Unit about the status of Hassan Dahir Aweys (reftel). This inci [...]	2009-06-08 15:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1134	SOMALIA - Aweys Alive and Seemingly Unharmed [...] (SBU) Contrary to press reports and rumors on June 7 that Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was killed or injured, the leader of Hisbul Islam (HI) appears to be alive and well. On the afternoon of June 8, Aweys held a press conference in Mogadishu and reportedly did not show any signs of injury. Con [...]	2009-06-09 04:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI1139	KENYA REAFFIRMS AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 4 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Chair reaffirmed the Government of Kenya's (GOK) commitment to the US-Africa Ministerial Program and strongly discouraged any further changes. The GOK has schedu [...]	2009-06-09 10:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI116	SOMALIA - Community Resistance Against Al-Shabaab [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local residents and militias in Galgaduud Region are bracing for an al-Shabaab reprisal attack to recapture the towns of Guriel and Dhusamareb. Between December 27 and 30, a community-based resistance movement defeated al-Shabaab in battles that killed several top commanders of [...]	2009-01-21 13:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SO
09NAIROBI1160	SOMALIA - JOURNALISTS STOP WORK TO PROTEST LACK OF [...] (SBU) Twenty Somali journalists in Mogadishu have stopped working to protest the continuously deteriorating security situation for media practitioners in Somalia, especially in the capital. They announced the suspension on June 9, two days after the murder of Radio Shabelle Director Mukhtar H [...]	2009-06-10 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1167	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW: PART ONE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. This cable provides an overview of police structure and leadership, and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two will summarize our recent and planned engagement with and assi [...]	2009-06-11 09:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1168	KEY PARLIAMENTARIAN PESSIMISTIC ON REFORMS, SEEKS [...] (C) Poloff met on June 2 with Dr. Boni Khalwale, the Chair of the Kenyan Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC),a key watchdog committee. Khalwale has used his position as a bully pulpit, asking tough questions of the Grand Coalition government and gaining a measure of popularity in t [...]	2009-06-11 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1171	A PORTRAIT OF AL-SHABAAB RECRUITMENT IN KENYA [...] (C//REL TO USA, KEN, GBR//) There are a number of factors that make Kenya a fruitful source for recruiting young men to join such extremist groups as the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militia. While we have been focused on Nairobi's Eastleigh suburb and the North East Province as particular areas o [...]	2009-06-11 14:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SOCI PGOV KE SO
09NAIROBI1172	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART TWO: U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] Summary: This cable is the second in a three-part series on the Kenyan police forces. This cable summarizes our recent and planned engagement with and assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agencies. Part three will discuss challenges facing those agencies, progress to date on police reform, and [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1173	SOMALIA - UAE Government Will Support the TFG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 4, visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (DAS) Karl Wycoff met with Ambassador Mohamed Sultan Saif Al Sowaidi, Director of the Department of Arabic Affairs at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Accompanied by A [...]	2009-06-11 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AE SO
09NAIROBI1179	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND DEMOCRACY AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Democracy in Somaliland is at a critical juncture. After being delayed four times, presidential elections are scheduled for September 27. However, negotiations are still under way between the three political parties regarding a Code of Conduct that attempts to level the playin [...]	2009-06-11 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1183	KENYA POLICE OVERVIEW, PART THREE: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the third in a three-part series on the police in Kenya. Part one provided an overview of police structure and leadership, and assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the main police agencies. Part two summarized our current assistance to Kenyan law enforcement agen [...]	2009-06-12 10:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI119	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) IMF SEES SLOW GROWTH/RECESSION IN 2009 2. (SBU) TEACHERS STRIKE; POLICE MAKE ARRESTS 3. (SBU) CIVAIR LEADERSHIP UP IN THE AIR Â [...]	2009-01-21 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR
09NAIROBI1200	GOVERNMENT OF KENYA SUPPORTS ETHIOPIA'S GIBE III [...] (SBU) Summary: According to John Rao Nyaoro, the director of the Bureau of Water Resources in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Kenya is convinced that Ethiopia's proposed Gibe III hydroelectric run-of-the-river project on the lower Omo River will not harm Lake Turkana and may, in fact, e [...]	2009-06-15 11:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PBTS EINV SOCI ECON KE
09NAIROBI1201	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF URGES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) On June 14, at the request of Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President Sharif and the Ambassador spoke by telephone about recent events in Somalia. President Sharif thanked the Ambassador for USG efforts and contributions that were ins [...]	2009-06-15 13:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KTFN SO
09NAIROBI1210	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS [...] (U) The U.S. Mission in Kenya is aware of one (1) outstanding claim of a United States business interest against a branch of the Government of Kenya (GOK). 2. (U) Background: In the mid-1990s, Claimant A entered into a partnership with a Kenyan public university ("the university"),via a [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIDE EINV OPIC CASC PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1211	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON MARGINS OF JUNE 9 - 10 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 9 meeting with acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa Wykoff on the margins of the Rome International Contact Group (ICG),TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke attempted to portray progress on the ground in Somalia, disputed suggestions that his government was gettin [...]	2009-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1236	SOMALIA - RENEWED FIGHTING INFLICTS HEAVY TFG [...] (C) Summary: On June 16, renewed fighting erupted in Mogadishu after almost two weeks of tenuous calm. Al-Shabaab launched the first attack in Galgalato, on the outskirts to Mogadishu which ended in a stalemate. In a public statement, al-Shabaab claimed it launched the attack to fight extor [...]	2009-06-18 11:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1237	SOMALIA - TFG MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Minister of National Security Omar Hashi was killed midday June 18 in a suicide bombing while in a hotel in Beletweyne (Hiraan Region),Somalia. Former Somalia Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarim Farah was reported dead as well. No one to date has claimed responsibility for t [...]	2009-06-18 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PGOV MOPS SO ET
09NAIROBI1238	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART I [...] (SBU) Isiolo District lies in Kenya's geographic center and since colonial times the area has been a crossroads and settling place for people from all over northern Kenya. Pressure from an increasing population, decreasing water supply, and recurrent drought make competition over scarce resour [...]	2009-06-18 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1244	SOMALIA - TFG SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted (ref a),Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) representatives on June 21 formally concluded an agreement to cooperate. The Prime Minister told us after the signing ceremony that military cooperation would b [...]	2009-06-22 11:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PTER MARR PINR SO
09NAIROBI1245	KENYAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PIRACY [...] (U) This is an action message; request at para 4. 2. (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission delivered ref A and B talking points and nonpapers to Beatrice Karago, Principal State Counsel for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government's primary point of contact on piracy issues, on June 19. [...]	2009-06-22 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1255	NAIROBI REQUESTS RESTRICTED TDY TRAVEL DURING AGOA FORUM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Nairobi will be on minimize for TDY travel during the period July 20 - August 10, 2009 in the lead-up to and through the AGOA Forum. Between July 20 - August 10, U.S. Mission Nairobi will not be granting country clearances for TDY person [...]	2009-06-23 08:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA ECON ETRD AGOA KE
09NAIROBI1256	COALITION AGREES ON NEW MEMBERSHIP OF [...] On June 17 Parliament finally agreed on new membership to 27 parliamentary committees. The decision had been held up by a conflict between the main coalition parties, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),over each party's share of membership and the le [...]	2009-06-23 09:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1257	Pandemic Influenza Task Force/EAC Reviews Pandemic [...] (U) Summary. In light of June 11 decision by WHO to raise the global pandemic alert to Phase 6, Nairobi's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Task Force/EAC, on June 16, reviewed its pandemic influenza tripwires and response. Given that the H1N1 strain is proving, thus far, to be less virulent th [...]	2009-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ASEC AMGT CASC KE
09NAIROBI1259	ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART 3 [...] (SBU) Cycles of violence centered on livestock raiding are a sad reality in Isiolo District, which lies in Kenya's geographic center. Population, social, and environmental pressures as well as ineffective (sometimes damaging) government efforts to address them tend to intensify conflict. 2 [...]	2009-06-23 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1262	PAI Funding Report - 651 Arts in September 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
09NAIROBI1263	SPEAKER MARENDE TO VISIT U.S. JULY 12-18 [...] This is an action cable; see paragraph 4. 2. Post has learned that the Speaker of the Kenyan Parliament, Kenneth Marende, will visit Washington DC from July 12-18. The Speaker will be traveling with delegation of four Kenyan parliamentarians on a visit sponsored by the United States Hous [...]	2009-06-24 10:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1266	Ambassador's Remarks upon receiving Honorary Doctorate [...] On May 29 Africa Nazarene University awarded the Ambassador an honorary doctorate for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. The Ambassador used the occasion for public outreach in support of the reform agenda and reconciliation efforts. 2. Begin text of remarks. I accept this [...]	2009-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1267	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: STATUS OF [...] (C) Summary. This message provides an update on the reform agenda. There is little indication that the coalition government leadership is moving towards implementation of far-reaching reforms. Establishment of a Special Tribunal is problematic. While the Task Force on Police Reform is cred [...]	2009-06-24 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KE
09NAIROBI1268	KENYA, IRENA, AND CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES [...] Per reftels, post informed Kenyan Ministry of Energy Senior Deputy Secretary for Administration Paul Ngatia on June 24 that the United States welcomes the formation of the International Renewal Energy Agency (IRENA) and is considering signing the IRENA Statute at the June 28-30 consultative me [...]	2009-06-24 14:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV ECON ETRD EFIN KE
09NAIROBI1271	SOMALIA - Progress on Somaliland Election Process [...] (SBU) Summary: June 23 marked a breakthrough in Somaliland's electoral process after talks had stalled among key stakeholders. On June 19, we met with the Somaliland Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance in Nairobi as part of a coordinated effort by donors to break the stalemate (reftel) a [...]	2009-06-25 07:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO

09NAIROBI1273	INTERNATIONALIZING CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EAST [...] (SBU) On June 23, the British High Commissioner convened a meeting with Canada, Australia, and the United States to garner support for their efforts to internationalize Kenya's peacekeeping training centers. The British see this step as necessary to maintain the momentum to turn the East Afric [...]	2009-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL XA CA UK AS
09NAIROBI1278	KENYA AGOA PREPARATIONS INTENSIFY [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the June 18 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) confirmed there would be no changes to the US-Africa Ministerial Program contrary to the suggested changes of the African diplomatic co [...]	2009-06-25 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI129	SOMALIA - HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE CONVENES [...] (C) SUMMARY. This message provides for the record a summary of events over the ten days leading up to a presumed Somalia Parliamentary meeting in Djibouti being arranged by SRSG Ould-Abdallah projected to begin on or about January 24. The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Alliance for [...]	2009-01-23 10:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1293	THE REFORM AGENDA - KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON KIBAKI [...] (C) The reform agenda will only be implemented if President Kibaki and PM Odinga exert strong leadership to make this happen. We must continue to make clear to them the importance the U.S. at the highest levels attaches to this (which complements domestic-driven pressure for reform). I recen [...]	2009-06-26 10:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1295	The Reform Agenda - Energizing Youth and Public Support [...] Summary. The Ambassador and members of the Mission team used a late May visit to Eldoret and Kisumu to support grassroots youth organizations to press peacefully for implementation of the reform agenda, and to energize other public support for this. The three-day trip included inauguration of [...]	2009-06-26 12:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1296	UHURU KENYATTA - PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS AND THE [...] (C) Uhuru Kenyatta appears to be working towards a presidential run in 2012. While many have pointed out that replacing President Kibaki, a Kikuyu, by another Kikuyu, would be unlikely due to anti-Kikuyu sentiments prevalent across much of Kenyan society, Kenyatta may be encouraged to attempt [...]	2009-06-26 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1297	SOMALIA - AHLU SUNNA WAL JAMMA GROUPS REQUEST [...] (C) On June 23 and 24, Somalia Unit officers met with two groups of representatives from Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamma (ASWJ). Abdikadir Moalim Noor, signatory of the June 21 agreement (ref a) between ASWJ and the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),led the first group. This group, although [...]	2009-06-26 15:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1298	SOMALIA - Diaspora in Dubai Meets DAS Wycoff [...] (SBU) Between June 3 and 6, visiting Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (DAS) Karl Wycoff met with representatives of Somalia's dispora community residing in Dubai. DAS Wycoff held a series of small group discussions with community organizers, business leaders, indu [...]	2009-06-29 04:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KWMN AE SO
09NAIROBI1299	U.S. REACTS TO THREATENING LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF [...] (SBU) A Member of Parliament (MP) on June 18 claimed in Parliament that he had received a letter implicating the First Lady of Kenya and high GOK officials in a plot to kill him and seven others, including one former and three current MPs. The presidential press service and the police spokes [...]	2009-06-29 06:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI13	SOMALIA - SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETINGS ON SOMALIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. From December 19-21 Senator Feingold met in Djibouti with Somalia and Somaliland politicians, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative as well as NGO and private sector representatives. The meetings occurred at a critical juncture as progress in the UN-led Djibouti Peac [...]	2009-01-05 13:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1320	KOFI ANNAN ON THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Kofi Annann recently called me to review the state of play with respect to the reform agenda. He wanted to touch base before two coalition representatives visit him in Geneva July 2 (Minister of Justice Mutula Kilonzo and Minister of Lands James Orengo). 2. (C) Annan said he recently sp [...]	2009-06-29 12:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI1321	COORDINATION WITH THE EU AND UK ON KENYA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1322	PRIME MINISTER ODINGA ON THE REFORM PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI1326	SOMALIA - CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT SHARIF [...] (C) Somali President Sheikh Sharif called me on June 28 to discuss the situation in Mogadishu and the upcoming African Union summit. 2. (C) Sharif said that the tempo of fighting in Mogadishu has reduced in recent days, but he has no doubt that the al-Shabaab will maintain a strong offensiv [...]	2009-06-29 16:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR MOPS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI133	EMBASSY NAIROBI CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help the Kenyan government build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. Missi [...]	2009-01-27 05:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SO KE
09NAIROBI1339	SOMALIA - AMBASSADOR VISITS WOUNDED SOMALIS IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ranneberger visited wounded elders and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) officials at Nairobi West Hospital on June 26, Ten of the patients had been injured during the June 18 suicide bombing in Beletweyne that resulted in the death of TFG Minister of National Security Om [...]	2009-06-30 15:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1340	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JUNE 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first and third weeks of June 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-11 activities [...]	2009-06-30 15:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1344	KOFI ANNAN ON THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Kofi Annann recently called me to review the state of play with respect to the reform agenda. He wanted to touch base before two coalition representatives visit him in Geneva July 2 (Minister of Justice Mutula Kilonzo and Minister of Lands James Orengo). 2. (SBU) Annan said he recently [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1345	PRIME MINISTER ODINGA ON THE REFORM PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 26 I met with the Prime Minister Odinga to review the status of implementation of the reform agenda, and to urge more rapid action. Odinga said that he and President Kibaki have improved coordination to push the reform agenda. He sketched out an ambitious timeline for c [...]	2009-07-01 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1346	COORDINATION WITH THE EU AND UK ON KENYA [...] (SBU) I met with the UK Ambassador, the Canadian Ambassador, and representatives of key EU member states to promote our coordination to push the reform agenda. The meeting was part of periodic ongoing coordination efforts. Coordination also occurs through the Donor Consulative Group, which rema [...]	2009-07-01 07:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1348	SOMALIA - Constitution Drafting Process Re-Energized [...] On June 4, a consortium of partners supporting Somalia's constitutional process met with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Constitutional and Federal Affairs Madobe Nunow Mohamed to discuss priorities and outstanding needs in the constitutional development process. Ministe [...]	2009-07-01 08:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1370	SOMALIA - TFG FARES BETTER IN JULY 1 MOGADISHU [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) did well in fighting in Mogadishu's Karan District July 1. They ascribed the comparative success to a switch to more defensive tactics, and the recent provision of ammunition and weapons. The TFG claimed to have kil [...]	2009-07-02 18:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1371	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY COMMANDER DESCRIBES HIS [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) armed forces commander Yusuf Hussein Osman "Dhumaal," who is recovering in Nairobi from a bullet wound sustained in Mogadishu fighting, traced his government's lack of success on the battlefield in a July 3 conversation to well-trained and mo [...]	2009-07-03 16:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1394	SOMALIA - SPORADIC FIGHTING CONTINUES NEAR TFG [...] (SBU) Our contacts tell us sporadic fighting continued on July 6 in the Karaan and Shibis districts of Mogadishu. According to Somali Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur, TFG forces held their ground. Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh stated the TFG had plans to counter-attack, perhaps with help [...]	2009-07-06 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINR MARR PTER SO
09NAIROBI1395	SOMALIA - THE TFG, AL-SHABAAB, AND AL QAEDA [...] (S//NF) Summary: In his recent speech at the AU Summit in Sirte, President Sharif echoed others in the Transitional Federal Government (TFG),like Prime Minister Sharmarke, in holding al-Qaeda responsible for some of the TFG's current problems in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia. Recent end [...]	2009-07-06 16:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS PINR MARR PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1398	President's Cairo Speech -- Adding Zest to Muslim Outreach [...] Summary. Muslim outreach has been one of the Mission's priorities. Reaching out to Muslim academies in Nairobi and regular contact work in Kenya's Muslim areas -- the coast and northeast particularly -- has been central to the Mission's public diplomacy efforts. The Embassy amplified the imp [...]	2009-07-07 05:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI1409	SOMALIA - Women, the Victims of Violence [...] (SBU) Escalating violence in the past two months has claimed the lives of an estimated 250 Somalis, has injured more than 1500, and has driven thousands from their homes. Increasingly, women are being directly targeted and are bearing the brunt of the conflict's devastating consequences. Som [...]	2009-07-07 07:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI KCUL SO
09NAIROBI1424	JULY 4 RECEPTION USED TO PUSH REFORM AGENDA AND ADDRESS [...] Consistent with Washington guidance, the Mission held a scaled back reception on July 2 to mark Independence Day. We used the reception to focus on three urgent issues in Kenya: the need to accelerate implementation of the reform agenda, the importance of promoting national reconciliation, an [...]	2009-07-07 11:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1427	6TH CONFERENCE OF THE EAST AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Ambassadors from missions of the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI),along with interagency U.S. and UK government representatives, reviewed the status of counterterrorism (CT) efforts in the East Africa region and recommended specific measures to improve t [...]	2009-07-07 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PTER XW
09NAIROBI1428	SOMALIA - Writers Program's Somali Outreach [...] Four American writers conducted an extremely successful outreach visit to Somali youth during an ECA- and University of Iowa's International Writers Program-sponsored June 9-18 trip to Kenya. While they also did Kenya-specific programming on the same trip, this message highlights the outreach t [...]	2009-07-07 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI1432	SOMALIA - SIXTH JOURNALIST KILLED THIS YEAR [...] (U) Summary. A Somali journalist was killed on July 4, the sixth to die violently this year. Mohamed Yusuf Ninille, an employee of Radio Holy Koran, was hit by stray bullets while walking to work. He died of his injuries after lying at the scene of the shooting for nearly three hours. He lef [...]	2009-07-07 16:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1433	POSITIVE REACTION TO A/S CARSON'S JULY 4 PRESS [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson held a press conference for international, Somali and Kenyan press in Nairobi on July 4. Most of the questions focused on current events and U.S. policy in Somalia, although A/S Carson also spent considerable time discussing goo [...]	2009-07-07 16:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	GH DJ ET KDEM KE KPAO PREL SO
09NAIROBI1437	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-08 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1444	SOMALIA - JUBA RESISTANCE MOVEMENT WANTS TO [...] (C) On July 7 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) parliamentarian and Juba Resistance Movement (JRM) leader Mohammed Amin Osman. (Note:The JRM is a loose alliance of local leaders in the Jubas who advocate for the creation of a local Jubaland administration and claim to be able [...]	2009-07-08 15:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER PMAR SO
09NAIROBI1445	SOMALIA - ASWJ LEADERS PROVIDE MILITARY COMMAND [...] (C//NF) Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamma (ASWJ) signatories to the TFG-ARS declaration of cooperation, in response to our June 23 request (reftel),provided the Somalia Unit with information about ASWJ military command structure and force strength. Operational ASWJ forces are largely limited to central S [...]	2009-07-08 16:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1448	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1449	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1450	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-09 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1451	SOMALIA - A/S CARSON'S JULY 8 PHONE CONVERSATION [...] (C) On July 8, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson telephoned Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif at Sharif's request. Sharif summarized his July 8 meeting with President Museveni in Kampala. Museveni, he said, was "enthusiastic" about Somalia and the TF [...]	2009-07-09 10:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR PINR SO UG
09NAIROBI1457	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 9 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since the l [...]	2009-07-09 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI146	SOMALIA - BAIDOA FALLS TO ISLAMISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, Ethiopian troops departed Baidoa, the seat of the Somali parliament, setting off local clan in-fighting that facilitated the relatively peaceful entry of al-Shabaab militia loyal to Mukhtar Robow "al-Masur." In meetings with local clan elders and local militia le [...]	2009-01-27 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1460	SOMALIA - TFG Begins Partnership with Price Waterhouse [...] (SBU) On June 29, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) signed a contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa (PWC) for financial management, tracking and monitoring of development donor funds, government procurement management, and to develop and implement a financial mana [...]	2009-07-10 07:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID SO
09NAIROBI147	Somalia - Elections in Somaliland May Be Delayed [...] SUMMARY. Somaliland's presidential elections, currently planned for March 29, may be delayed for approximately two weeks. As agreed by all stakeholders, the Somaliland elections are to be held after the conclusion of a comprehensive voter registration process. The October suicide bombings i [...]	2009-01-27 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI1470	SOMALIA - Puntland Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010) would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constituti [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1471	KOFI ANNAN TURNS OVER NAMES OF POST-ELECTION [...] (U) On July 9 Kofi Annan, Chair of the AU Panel of Eminent Personalities, handed over to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the names of high-level organizers and financiers of Kenya's 2007/8 post-election violence and the evidence against them found by the Waki Commissio [...]	2009-07-10 09:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1474	SOMALIA - Puntland Region Moves Toward Greater Autonomy [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, Puntland's parliament passed a new constitution which, if ratified by public referendum (tentatively scheduled for 2010),would increase the likelihood of Puntland's succession. Contacts tell us clan and business interests could stave off ratification. The constitut [...]	2009-07-13 04:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1495	SOMALIA - TFG STRUGGLING TO HOLD MOGADISHU GAINS [...] Summary. On July 11-12 Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and al-Shabaab/Hizbul Islami fought pitched battles that ultimately netted the TFG small but significant gains in the Shibis and Abdi-Aziz districts by July 13. Reportedly over 60 combatants and civilians have been killed. [...]	2009-07-13 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER CASC SO
09NAIROBI1496	KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...]	2009-07-14 06:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1504	Somalis and Kenyans React Positively to President's Speech [...] The Somalia Unit and Kenya Public Affairs Section co-hosted an event in Nairobi on July 11 at which Somali and Kenyan guests viewed President Obama's speech to the Ghanaian Parliament. We followed the President's speech with a panel discussion chaired by the Acting DCM/Consul General, the Econ [...]	2009-07-14 12:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM PREL SOCI SO KE
09NAIROBI1511	SOMALIA - JOURNALIST ATTACK POSSIBLY LINKED TO [...] (C) Ahmed Omar Hashi, the journalist wounded in the June 7 attack that resulted in the death of Shabelle Director Mukhtar Hirabe (reftel),has seconded media reports that he may have been the primary target of the attack, possibly as a result of his early May interview with Eritrean President [...]	2009-07-14 12:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO PTER SOCI SO ER
09NAIROBI1520	SOMALIA - Wounded TFG Soldiers Tell Their Stories [...] Summary: On July 13 we met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers wounded in the ongoing hostilities in Somalia. The soldiers were recovering from shrapnel and bullet wounds, and burns received in Mogadishu battles with al-Shabaab and in the June 18 Beledweyne suicide bombing th [...]	2009-07-15 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1527	UPDATE ON KENYAN PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] Summary: There are currently 100 Somali piracy suspects being held in Kenya, including nine delivered by the Italian Navy on June 26. The manner of delivery and quality of evidence, as much as the number of transfers, has dampened Kenya's enthusiasm for piracy cases. A few cases were delivered [...]	2009-07-16 07:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM EWWT MOPS SO EU IT
09NAIROBI1536	SOMALIA - VETTING REQUEST FOR ASWJ CENTRAL SOMALIA [...] (C) Post requests the Department's assistance in Leahy vetting the following Somali Ahlu Sunna Wal-Jamma (ASWJ) field commanders. Screening these commanders now will facilitate the Somali Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) possible future provision of U.S.-origin security assistance to A [...]	2009-07-17 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SO
09NAIROBI1539	SOMALIA - Crackdown on Somaliland Media [...] (SBU) The already-browbeaten media in Somaliland this week suffered two serious setbacks, both apparently orchestrated by the Somaliland government in an effort to temper reporting about ongoing inter-clan conflicts. Two reporters from independent Radio Horyaal were arrested on July 13 and rem [...]	2009-07-17 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1540	SOMALIA - Al-Shabaab Stepping Up Intimidation Tactics [...] Al-Shabaab insurgents since early May have stepped up intimidation tactics, to include abduction, mutilation, and beheadings, possibly signaling al-Shabaab's increasing desperation and further marginalizing al-Shabaab leaders. Civil society leaders, journalists, Transitional Federal Government [...]	2009-07-17 14:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM MOPS SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1547	HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYED USG [...] USG humanitarian funds for assistance to Somalia are frozen at a critical time when humanitarian conditions are deteriorating, humanitarian funding is not keeping pace with rising needs, and donors forecast decreased funding on the horizon. Lack of resolution within the USG regarding funding [...]	2009-07-20 13:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI1549	SOMALIA - LEAHY VETTING FOR TFG TROOP TRAINING IN [...] Paragraph 2 is a list of officers in charge of a battalion of Transitional Federal Government National Security Force (army) recruits. The officers and recruits will be trained at Uganda's Bihanga military training facility with USG support. Post is reviewing its records to verify there hav [...]	2009-07-20 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1551	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB RAIDS UN COMPOUNDS IN WAJID [...] (C) Summary: UNPOS Deputy Charles Petrie confirmed early evening July 20 that al-Shabaab had declared that UNDP, UNDSS, and UNPOS must immediately close their offices in Somalia and were declared "enemies of Islam and Muslims." Triggering the decision, according to an announcement released by [...]	2009-07-20 16:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER MOPS PREL SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1552	SOMALIA - MANEUVERING TOWARD JUBALAND [...] (C) Summary. In early-mid July momentum for the formation of a Jubaland State appeared to be increasing as political, clan, and military players in the region began to shift alliances and maneuver for political positions. Our contacts tell us multiple Juba factions, to include would-be Ras Kam [...]	2009-07-21 08:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR PTER SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI1565	SOMALIA - ANTI-SHABAAB EFFORTS LANGUISH IN HIRAAN [...] (C) Summary. Since TFG Minister of National Security Omar Hashi's June 18 murder in Beledweyne, Hiraan region, the Transitional Federal Government's efforts to challenge al-Shabaab in Hiraan have seemingly stalled. A large number of anti-Shabaab fighters are reportedly present, but they may [...]	2009-07-21 16:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI1566	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, JULY 21 [...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of July 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-10 activities s [...]	2009-07-21 16:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1567	COAST POLICE SHOOTING HIGHLIGHTS TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: The bold daytime shooting of two senior Administration Police (AP) inspectors by two Kenya Police Service (KPS) officers in Mombasa has escalated tensions between the two police services and their commanders, and has also highlighted the extent to which drug trafficking and drug a [...]	2009-07-22 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SNAR KE
09NAIROBI1572	SOMALIA - REQUEST TDY SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA COVERAGE [...] Summary and Action Request: Post requests temporary assignment of one TDYer for 3-6 months to support coverage of Somalia developments from Djibouti. There is a growing demand and opportunity for engagement on Somalia issues, in which Djibouti is playing an increasingly active role - diploma [...]	2009-07-23 11:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI1585	Somalia - U.N. Response to al Shabaab Raids [...] (SBU) Al-Shabaab's July 20 raids on U.N. compounds in Baidoa (Bay Region) and Wajid (Bakool Region) have raised anew divisions among United Nations agencies working in Somalia. In addition, these incidents raise serious questions about the trade-offs between upholding humanitarian principles a [...]	2009-07-23 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI1594	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB ATTEMPTS TO CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, after a two-month lull, fighting resumed in Somalia's central regions. Al-Shabaab and Hisbul Islam fighters attacked Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) in Gobo village, Mahaas district (Hiraan region). Sources in Gobo report that ASWJ fighters forced al-Shabaab to retreat, [...]	2009-07-24 09:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER MARR PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1599	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes at a time when Kenya,s progress on critical reforms is not moving quickly enough, and when the country continues to struggle with the social, political, and economic aftermath of the crisis following the disputed December 2007 general elections. [...]	2009-07-27 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OVIP OTRA KE
09NAIROBI1601	SOMALIA - Mogadishu University: Success Amidst Turmoil [...] Mogadishu University, opened in September 1997, stands as a tremendous success, even while operating in Mogadishu's tumultuous environment. Despite the violent civil conflict that continues to engulf Somalia's capital, the university continues to provide higher education to Somalis and has gr [...]	2009-07-27 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KPAO SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1602	Somalia - Leahy Vetting Request for Military Intelligence [...] Para 3 names and associated biographic data represent Kenyan nominated participants in the upcoming AFRICOM-sponsored Military Intelligence Professionals Conference (MIPC). Post requests Department's assistance in screening these members of the Kenyan Ministry of Defense to participate in the [...]	2009-07-27 13:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1604	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," during a July 23 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, remained noncommittal about a possible meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and repeatedly signaled his intention to work toward greater Puntlan [...]	2009-07-27 16:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1616	SOMALIA - Report from Dadaab: Women's Bleak Reality [...] Summary: While Dadaab's 287,000 refugees are all suffering from tremendously overstretched resources and services, women are disproportionately affected by the difficult conditions and daily challenges of camp life. The most pressing issues identified by the women and girls in Dadaab include [...]	2009-07-28 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SOCI KWMN KE SO
09NAIROBI1627	SOMALIA - Shabelle Details Intimidation, Problems [...] (SBU) Shabelle Media Network's CEO and his Deputy on July 23 claimed their station was more actively targeted than others, but noted that all media in Somalia have experienced difficulties. Citing the deaths of two of their directors in the past two years (reftel) and the shrinking space for in [...]	2009-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1629	SOMALIA - TFG INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IN LIMBO AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Following the TFG's July 21 decision to fire TFG Director of National Security Mohammed Sheikh, and energetic efforts to reverse the decision by the SRSG, the French Ambassador, and Assistant Secretary Carson, Sheikh confirmed to the Somalia Unit July 27 that he had not been sack [...]	2009-07-28 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC PTER SO
09NAIROBI1638	SOMALIA - President Address Parliament; Five Legislators [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 27, the Transitional Federal Parliament re-convened for the first time since fighting broke out in Mogadishu at the beginning of May. TFG President Sharif addressed the legislative body in the Banadir region administrative headquarters in Mogadishu. Sharif stressed tha [...]	2009-07-29 10:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI1641	SOMALIA - TFG TROOPS UNDERGO BASIC TRAINING IN [...] (C) Summary. On July 24, Somalia Unit Poloff visited Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in training at an army camp in Djibouti. The Djiboutians had adequately housed, fed and uniformed the troops, who were engaging in well-organized close-order drill after four weeks at [...]	2009-07-29 10:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PTER SOCI EAID SO
09NAIROBI1647	SOMALIA - UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESS PLAGUES AMISOM TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: An as-yet undiagnosed illness that has resulted in the deaths of three Burundian AMISOM troops appears to have spread to separately-based Ugandan AMISOM troops in Mogadishu, and caused three more deaths. The ill soldiers are being medevaced to Nairobi where doctors, with assista [...]	2009-07-29 15:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PGOV EAID PINR SOCI UG BU SO
09NAIROBI1648	SOMALIA - LOWER JUBA FORCES STEPPING UP [...] (C) Summary. In late July anti-Shabaab forces in Lower Juba were preparing for stepped up attacks against al-Shabaab militia, most likely encouraged by support from regional business leaders and an evolving Ogaden-clan led Jubaland administration. These developments follow reports from numerou [...]	2009-07-29 15:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER MOPS MARR PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1652	POLICE REFORM TASK FORCE FACES CHALLENGING MANDATE [...] Summary: The Police Reform Task Force (PRTF),chaired by retired Justice Philip Ransley, has been working since early June to develop a comprehesive set of recommendations on much-needed police reforms. The Task Force held public hearings in Nairobi on July 22 and 23, after first interviewing [...]	2009-07-30 08:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1653	GTIP HOTLINE DATA FOR KENYA [...] (U) In response to reftel, below please find the requested information regarding Kenya's Trafficking In Persons hotlines: Country: Kenya Local Number: 116 Alternate Numbers: 020 203 4498 / 0732 263 554 / 0724 555 251 Organization Operating the Hotline: Child Line Kenya (Non-Governmental Org [...]	2009-07-30 09:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI1655	SOMALIA - ANTI-SHABAAB FORCES IN BELEDWEYNE [...] (C) Summary: TFG-aligned forces on July 26 managed to take control of much of Beledweyne town in Hiraan region, most likely as a result of Hawadle clan mobilization, Ethiopian support, and tacit support from rival subclans. Police General Mukhtar Hussein Afrah (Hawiye/Hawadle) led a successfu [...]	2009-07-30 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1657	SOMALIA - Ruling Party Undermines Somaliland Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Somaliland's on-again, off-again presidential election preparations, that were to have resulted in registered voters casting their ballots on September 27, were dealt a serious setback on July 28 - 30 when incumbent President Riyale and a compliant National Electoral Commission [...]	2009-07-30 15:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1658	Coalition Government Still Punting on Special Tribunal [...] (C) Summary: On July 30 President Kibaki issued a statement which once again failed to take a forthright and credible position with respect to accountability for post-election violence. Although the statement does not preclude establishment of a Special Tribunal (and specifically indicates the [...]	2009-07-31 10:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1669	SOMALIA - TFG PREVIEWS OUTREACH TO ABGAL AND TO [...] (C) Summary: The TFG Prime Minister, Somalia's Envoy to Kenya Ambassador Nur "Americo," and the TFG Minister for Women and Family Affairs Fauziya Mohammed Sheikh shared their impressions of the functioning of the Transitional Federal Government as a result of their recent interactions in Moga [...]	2009-08-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PROV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1670	SOMALIA - ENTRENCHED SOMALILAND PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Somaliland President Riyale, during a July 31 phone call with Somalia Unit Counselor, signaled unwillingness to reconsider his decision to abandon the international community-funded voter registration list. Somaliland's opposition parties are threatening to boycott the elections [...]	2009-08-03 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1676	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE [...] On July 7, Post's Kenya U.S. Liaison Office (KUSLO) confirmed with the Deputy of Operations for the Kenyan Navy Lieutenant Colonel Milongo that the reftel machine guns had been received and are located at the Kenyan naval headquarters in Mombasa, Kenya. 2. The machine guns are scheduled to b [...]	2009-08-04 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KE
09NAIROBI1679	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 4 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the first week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activities since the [...]	2009-08-05 07:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1685	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND OPPOSITION RECOMMENDS [...] (C) Summary. Somaliland opposition leaders are outraged at President Dahir Riyale's recent rejection of a voter registration list in advance of previously postponed elections now scheduled for September 27 (refs a and b). They suggested the president was out of touch with public opinion, and [...]	2009-08-07 12:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO DJ ET XG
09NAIROBI1686	SOMALIA - The Great Handshake Debate [...] (SBU) Much ado has been made about the handshake between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed during their August 6 meeting in Nairobi. Prior to the meeting, Somalis of all walks of life speculated on whether or not Sharif would indee [...]	2009-08-07 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1691	SOMALIA - GALCAIO ASSASSINATION LIKELY RESULT OF [...] Summary. (C//NF) Despite a government statement to the contrary, our contacts tell us the August 5 assassination of the Information Minister of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland was most likely an act of clan retribution. Long-standing intra-Majerteen tensions escalated in recent days wi [...]	2009-08-10 14:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1697	SOMALIA - Horyaal Journalists Released [...] (SBU) The two reporters from Somaliland's independent Radio Horyaal who were arrested on July 13 were sentenced and then released on August 9 after paying fines and then paying additional money in lieu of serving time in prison. Another journalist was arrested on August 4 and remains in custod [...]	2009-08-11 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1698	SOMALIA - BUOYANT TFG PRESIDENT DESCRIBES OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, just before returning to Mogadishu following his meeting with the Secretary (septel),a buoyant Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif provided more detail to the Ambassador on some of the TFG's efforts to make progress on the ground in Somalia. Shari [...]	2009-08-11 13:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EAID MARR PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1699	SOMALIA - Local Media Reaction to Secretary-Sharif Meeting [...] (SBU) Somali and Kenyan media coverage of the August 6 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was largely positive. Predictably, opposition figures used the media to register opposition to the meeting, saying the United S [...]	2009-08-11 13:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1709	SOMALIA - Somaliland Political Crisis Deepens [...] (SBU) Since the July 27 announcement by the National Electoral Committee (NEC) that it will throw out the voter registration list and proceed with elections in a traditional manner, Somaliland's political crisis has deepened. The two opposition parties Kulmiye and UCID announced they would bo [...]	2009-08-12 16:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1710	SOMALIA: MADOBE PREPARING JUBA OFFENSIVE; GEDO [...] (C) Summary: Darod/Ogaden clan heavyweight Ahmed Madobe, in coordination with TFG officials, appears to be stepping up efforts to take Kismayo and consolidate control of Lower Juba. (Note: Hassan al-Turki is the nominal head of the Ras Kamboni group, which has been working to overthrow the TFG. [...]	2009-08-12 17:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1711	KENYA: CONTINUED CONTROVERSY REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the Committee of Experts on the Constitution works to navigate contentious issues such as the system of government and administrative and/or financial devolution as they draft a proposed constitution, a recently formed Christian lobby has resurrected a long-running debate reg [...]	2009-08-13 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI1718	SOMALIA - MYSTERY SHROUDS MURDER OF PAKISTANI [...] (C) Summary: The August 12 killing of 5 Pakistani clerics in Galcaio remains shrouded in mystery, but our contacts indicate Galcaio residents suspect the murders were the result of sectarian tensions or political competition between north and south Galcaio. (Note: Northern Galcaio is part of [...]	2009-08-13 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV SOCI MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1719	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND OFFICIAL URGES TOUGH STANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 12, we met with Mohamed Omar Arteh, senior policy advisor with the Somaliland Ministry of the Interior. Arteh requested the meeting to discuss his concerns with the current election crisis. His primary message was that the United States and the rest of the internatio [...]	2009-08-13 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI SO
09NAIROBI172	SOMALIA - Sheikh Sharif Elected President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 31, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was elected President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The first round of voting by the newly- enlarged parliament ended the night of January 30, with Sharif garnering significantly more votes than the other ten contenders. Prime M [...]	2009-02-02 09:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1725	KENYA: DEBATE RAGES OVER SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In late July, Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Mutula Kilonzo presented the GOK cabinet with a draft bill to establish a special tribunal to prosecute suspects linked to the post-election violence. After a bitter debate, the cabinet rejected both the establishment o [...]	2009-08-17 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI1729	SOMALIA - Somaliland Stalemate Continues as Riyale Shuffles [...] (SBU) On August 15, Somaliland President Riyale reshuffled his Cabinet to remove two outspoken opposition ministers and attempt to gain favor with the clan of leading opposition candidate Silanyo. The National Electoral Commission and President Riyale continue to ignore parliamentary, oppositio [...]	2009-08-17 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI173	SOMALIA - REACTION TO SHARIF'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 30 election of former Union of Islamic Courts head Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has resulted in a wide range of reactions from a variety of parties both domestic and international. Most Somalis appear to have welcomed the new president and pledged to support him in con [...]	2009-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO

09NAIROBI1730	PAY DEAL ENDS TWO-DAY STRIKE AT KENYA AIRWAYS [...] Demanding a 130% pay raise, employees at Kenya Airways (KQ) went on strike August 14-15. The strike delayed or canceled roughly 90% of KQ's flights, significantly disrupting both domestic and international travel out of east Africa's busiest hub. Civil aviation contacts expect KQ to have wor [...]	2009-08-18 04:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ASEC PTER KCRM KE
09NAIROBI1732	SOMALIA - JUBA OFFENSIVE MOVING FORWARD; POWERFUL [...] (C) Summary A TFG-backed Juba offensive, aimed at pushing al-Shabaab out of Kismayo, appears to be moving forward, but competing Ethiopian and/or Marehan clan interests could complicate matters. TFG Minister of Defense "Gandi" reports that the TFG is in contact with local players in Juba, incl [...]	2009-08-18 05:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI1735	SOMALIA - TFG RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 17 Somalia's Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of a major cabinet reshuffle. Changes include new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Treasury, Information, Land Transport, Water and Minerals, the Minister of State for the Prime Minister, and the Minister [...]	2009-08-18 11:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO EG DJ
09NAIROBI177	2009 AGOA FORUM UPDATE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK) continues to plan for the upcoming 2009 AGOA Forum scheduled for Nairobi the week of August 3, 2009. The GOK has proposed August 4-6 as the specific dates within that week for the three-day affair. [...]	2009-02-03 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI1770	Pastoralists Gather for Peace in Maikona [...] Kenya's upper Eastern province continues to be caught in a cycle of inter-tribal violence driven by competition for scarce resources. Two of the opposing groups, the Borana and Gabra, are closely related communities that speak the same language and intermingle along the Kenyan-Ethiopian borde [...]	2009-08-20 12:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS EAID KCRM KE ET
09NAIROBI1771	SOMALIA - NEWLY-ENERGIZED TFG BUILDS BRIDGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) appears to be newly energized following President Sharif's August 6 meeting with the Secretary (septel) and months of drift in the wake of an extended al-Shabaab offensive in Mogadishu that began May 7. Recent developments: an apparent [...]	2009-08-20 14:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR SOCI EAID SO
09NAIROBI1772	SOMALIA - Peaceful Protests Across Somaliland [...] (SBU) As Somaliland's political crisis continues, on August 20 the two opposition parties protested peacefully in all six regions of the self-declared republic. Although police tried to block demonstrations in public areas, thousands of protestors took to the streets. Opposition party leader [...]	2009-08-20 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI178	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) KENYA STRUGGLES WITH GROWING DEFICIT 2. (SBU) TEACHERS CALL OFF STRIKE 3. (SBU) SEACOM CABLE SET TO LAND JUNE 27 Â [...]	2009-02-03 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI1781	SOMALIA - Addressing Impunity [...] (SBU) From August 17-18, the Nairobi-based Somalia office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Political Office for Somalia held a conference entitled, "Addressing Impunity: Toward Justice and Reconciliation." In attendance were the Ministers of Reconciliation and Gender and F [...]	2009-08-24 07:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1790	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, AUGUST 21 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of August 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-08-24 10:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1794	SOMALIA - MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT DISCUSS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) Summary: From August 18 - 20, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted a three day parliamentary training seminar in Nairobi, Kenya for over 30 Somali Members of Parliament (MPs). On the margins of this seminar, we were able to conduct a number of insightful conversations with a cr [...]	2009-08-24 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM PTER SO
09NAIROBI1795	SOMALIA - TFG-PUNTLAND AGREEMENT SIGNALS FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-24 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1796	SOMALIA - TFG/Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a Experience Gains, [...] (SBU) Summary: The last week marked a period of heightened military activities in parts of Somalia involving TFG troops and the allied forces of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) against al-Shabaab and allied Hisbul Islam fighters. Several towns, including Bula Hawa and Luq in Gedo region which al [...]	2009-08-24 15:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PTER SOCI MARR SO
09NAIROBI1798	SOMALIA - THE SECURITY SITUATION IN MOGADISHU [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 19-20, Embassy political officers met with several key Somali officials including Mohamed Osman Ali "Dhagaxtur", the Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, and Mohamed Omar Ahmed "Wayel," Protocol Officer in Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Shei [...]	2009-08-25 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PTER SO
09NAIROBI1799	SOMALIA - POTENTIAL SECURITY RISKS AT DADAAB [...] (S) Summary: Dadaab Refugee Camp complex, made up of three camps, located about 48 miles from the Kenya-Somalia border, houses over 290,000 refugees - primarily Somalis - and is growing daily. The camp was built for 50,000. While no hotbed of extremism, the camps' large pool of idle youth h [...]	2009-08-25 14:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1801	SOMALIA - CODEL MARSHALL SCENESETTER: HOW [...] (S//NF) Summary: U.S. Embassy Nairobi warmly welcomes CODEL Marshall and looks forward to your September 1-3 visit. We note your questions regarding media reports that pressure in Iraq/Afghanistan has prompted al-Qa,ida to shift some of its operations/efforts to Somalia (ref A). To address this [...]	2009-08-26 05:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PTER MOPS PINR OREP KE SO AF IZ
09NAIROBI1811	Pushing the Reform Process - Follow-up to the Secretary's [...] (S/NF) Summary. In the wake of the Secretary's high impact visit, we are moving quickly to sustain pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. In concert with Washington, we are engaging intensively with key political leaders, while working to energize civil society, the private sector, [...]	2009-08-26 12:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM US KE
09NAIROBI1818	SOMALIA - MIXED REACTIONS TO CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: Since TFG Ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Nur notified us of cabinet changes on August 17 (ref a),the TFG has appointed one additional state minister and created a new ministry of militia demobilization, signaling efforts to address clan grievances. Somali reactions to the cabinet r [...]	2009-08-27 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI1826	SOMALIA - DEBATE CONTINUES OVER SOMALILAND ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: As Somaliland's political crisis continues, major disagreements remain between the Somaliland government and opposition parties. Still at issue are the voter registration list, the possible postponement of the elections, currently scheduled for September 27, and the nature of a [...]	2009-08-28 11:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1829	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),Proclamation 7750, precluding the entry into the United States of Henry Kiprono Kosgey and his family. Kosgey was born in Nandi district, Rift Valley Province, Kenya on July 14, 194 [...]	2009-09-01 08:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1830	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA REVOCATION [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Amos Sitswila Wako and members of his family. Wako was born in Kakamega, Western Province, Kenya on July 31, 1945. Post [...]	2009-09-01 10:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1834	SOMALIA - Somaliland Parliament Disrupted Amid Increased [...] (SBU) On August 29, on orders from the Minister of Interior, police took control of the parliament building in Hargeisa. The police commander on the scene dismissed the usual security at the parliament and the Speaker's bodyguards. The police then escorted into parliament six MPs from the pr [...]	2009-09-01 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO ET UK
09NAIROBI1839	INVITATION TO FIRST EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] (U) We are pleased to invite your mission to send up to two working level officers responsible for cuonterterrorism to the first East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative Action Officers meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on September 29, 2009. Participants will join in discussions to identify priori [...]	2009-09-02 11:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PREL PTER
09NAIROBI1846	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW CHAIR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador recently met with Nzamba Kitonga, Chairman of the Committee of Experts on the Constitution, to discuss the current status of the constitutional review process. Acutely aware that his committee is working under intense political and public scrutiny, Kitonga is never [...]	2009-09-02 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI185	SOMALIA - A POSITIVE CHANGE IN MEDIA ATTITUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: A week before the January 30 election of Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as president of Somalia, mainstream radio stations in Mogadishu convened a meeting of senior managers and passed a resolution on the way forward following the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. The 11 [...]	2009-02-04 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI1851	SOMALIA - HIRAN COMMANDER HIGHLIGHTS REGIONALISM [...] (C) Summary: During a conversation with PolOffs on August 27, TFG Police General Mukhtar Hussein Afrah expressed optimism about TFG prospects in Beledweyne citing recent TFG successes in encouraging al-Shabaab defections, and signaled federalism as the key to security in Hiran region. Mukhtar [...]	2009-09-03 13:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MOPS PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI1855	KENYA: BY-ELECTIONS FIRST TEST FOR IIEC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 27 the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) held two by-elections for vacant parliamentary seats. The elections in Bomachoge (Nyanza Province) and Shinyalu (Western Province) were an important first test of the IIEC's capacity to organize an election and cu [...]	2009-09-04 08:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI1859	KENYA: AMID CONTROVERSY KIBAKI REAPPOINTS [...] (C) On August 31, President Kibaki appointed Justice Aaron Ringera to a second five-year term as Director of the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). The immediate response from the KACC Advisory Board, reformist elements, Parliament, civil society, and ordinary Kenyans was strongly neg [...]	2009-09-04 12:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI186	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU HORNAFRIK DIRECTOR KILLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In what appears to have been a targeted assassination, the Director of HornAfrik in Mogadishu was reportedly killed on February 4 by armed militia, possibly associated with al-Shabaab. Sources indicate the journalist, Said Tahlil Ahmed, was part of a group summoned to a meeting [...]	2009-02-04 15:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1860	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF ON THE GULF, [...] (C) On September 2, Ambassador Ranneberger and the Mission's Somalia Unit met with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and four TFG ministers in Nairobi. Sharif said on his visit to Qatar and Dubai he made progress toward achieving his goal of ensuring [...]	2009-09-04 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER SO AE QA
09NAIROBI1861	SOMALIA - TFG, KENYA ASK HELP OUSTING SHABAAB IN [...] (S//NF) Summary: This is an action request. See paragraph six. Somali and Kenyan officials are working in concert to support a locally-driven effort in Lower Juba and Gedo to expel al-Shabaab. Somali President Sheikh Sharif and the Kenyan government have asked us to support the plan with [...]	2009-09-04 14:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV KDEM MOPS SO
09NAIROBI1885	KENYA BACK TO THE FUTURE: CHARTERHOUSE BANK LOOKS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u at the latter's request on September 2. Ndung'u provided Ambassador with a heads-up that Charterhouse Bank (reftel a),which has been closed by order of the Ministry of Finance and supervised by the CBK for the last [...]	2009-09-08 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCRM KE PGOV PREF KCOR
09NAIROBI1886	POLICE COMMISSIONER OUSTED, POTENTIAL OPENING FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, the Office of the President announced the reassignment of former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and new appointments in a number of senior positions within the Kenya Police Service (KPS),effective immediately. We have long advocated for the removal of Al [...]	2009-09-09 04:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC KJUS KCRM PGOV PTER KE
09NAIROBI1887	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER ON REGIONAL OUTREACH AND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke and the Ministers of Defense and Planning met with members of the Somalia Affairs Unit on September 5. The Prime Minister had just visited Libya which has now confirmed it is politically supportive of the TFG, including favoring sanction [...]	2009-09-09 10:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO LY ER
09NAIROBI1892	SOMALIA - UNGA Attendance by President Sharif [...] On September 4, the Somali Embassy in Nairobi provided us with a list of the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arrive in New York the morning of Septe [...]	2009-09-09 12:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO
09NAIROBI1895	SOMALIA - Somaliland Elections Postponed as Parliament [...] (SBU) For the fourth time, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission announced on September 6 that presidential elections would be postponed. On September 5, 43 legislators from Somaliland's two opposition parties tabled a motion in the House of Representatives to impeach the President and Vi [...]	2009-09-10 05:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1896	SOMALIA - Somaliland Elections Postponed as Parliament [...] (SBU) For the fourth time, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission announced on September 6 that presidential elections would be postponed. On September 5, 43 legislators from Somaliland's two opposition parties tabled a motion in the House of Representatives to impeach the President and Vi [...]	2009-09-10 05:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1909	SOMALIA - INACTION COSTING THE TFG SUPPORT IN KEY [...] (C) Summary: TFG inaction is robbing the Somali central government of support in key regions, making it less likely the TFG will be able to capitalize on regional victories over al-Shabaab. Our contacts tell us the late-August loss of western Beledweyne to al-Shabaab was due, in part, to TFG t [...]	2009-09-10 13:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI1925	PARLIAMENT SETTING KEY PRECEDENTS IN FIGHT OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bolstered by new Standing Orders and an articulate, independent Speaker, Parliament's attempts to nullify the reappointment of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Director Aaron Ringera have established several key precedents which strengthen Parliament's independence and ability to [...]	2009-09-14 14:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KCOR KE
09NAIROBI1926	SOMALIA - Somaliland Crisis Turns Violent as Police Kill [...] (SBU) Summary: In a violent escalation of Somaliland's political crisis, on September 12, police opened fire during a peaceful demonstration near the House of Representatives in Hargeisa. Four people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and several more were injured. Possibly over 100 p [...]	2009-09-14 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SO
09NAIROBI1934	SOMALIA - RSVP FOR POTUS LUNCH WITH SUB-SAHARAN [...] Post communicated reftel invitation from President Obama for TFG President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to attend the lunch for Sub-Saharan African Heads of State and Government via diplomatic note on September 4. 2. President Sharif thanked us for the invitation and personally communicated h [...]	2009-09-15 13:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA OVIP SO
09NAIROBI1935	DEMARCHE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk on September 14. On September 15, we followed up with contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to push for the PM's participation at the event. Ministry contacts said they are currently working on the PM's sched [...]	2009-09-15 14:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR KE
09NAIROBI1938	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA DENIAL [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Aaron Gitonga Ringera and members of his family. Ringera was born in Meru, Kenya on June 20, 1950. Post strongly believes [...]	2009-09-16 09:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS ECON KCRM KE PGOV PREL KCOR
09NAIROBI1955	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK AMISOM [...] (C) Summary: On September 17 al-Shabaab suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks against AMISOM and Dyncorp positions in Mogadishu, wounding more than 40, including an American contractor, and killing as many as nine. According to AMISOM Special Envoy Bwakira, AMISOM Burundi D [...]	2009-09-17 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC MARR MOPS PGOV PTER SO
09NAIROBI1956	SOMALIA - Updated UNGA Attendance by President Sharif [...] We have received updated information from the Office of the President and the Somali Embassy in Nairobi on the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arriv [...]	2009-09-18 05:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO
09NAIROBI1962	SOMALIA - SECURITY MINISTER ON MOGADISHU, HIRAAN, [...] (C) Summary: TFG Security Minister Abdullahi Ali "Sanbaloshi" confirmed to us that there are joint TFG and AMISOM plans to mount an offensive in Mogadishu, but he doubted that would occur by September 20, as advertised. "Sanbaloshi" estimated that al-Shabaab had 4000 - 5000 troops in Mogadish [...]	2009-09-18 07:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINR PTER MOPS SO ET
09NAIROBI1963	SOMALIA - REQUEST FOR MILITARY SUPPORT TO PUBLIC [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. Objectives ---------- 2. (SBU) Post requests Department of Defense support to produce two videos to support regional training of the Somali National Security Forces (NSF). Both films will be shown to Somali trainees who will undertake m [...]	2009-09-18 07:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MARR KPAO PGOV SO
09NAIROBI1966	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: During the week that ended on September 11, 463 Somali military recruits concluded eight weeks of basic training by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD)at Djibouti's primary military education center. One hundred fifty Somali military recruits (including 10 officers) also concluded si [...]	2009-09-18 15:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2	2009 INCSR [...] Following please find Kenya's submission for the 2009 INCSR: 2. QUOTE: KENYA I. Summary Kenya remains a significant transit country for cocaine and heroin bound for Europe and the United States. Quantities of heroin and hashish transiting Kenya, mostly from Southwest Asia bound for Eu [...]	2009-01-02 07:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM SOCI PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2005	PARLIAMENT ON RECESS AFTER CENSURING RINGERA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a contentious late night session on September 16, Parliament passed a motion declaring as null and void President's reappointment of Aaron Ringera as the director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission. Parliament also adopted the report of the Mau Forest Task Force, se [...]	2009-09-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL KCOR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2007	KENYA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS CHIEF SACKED; POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEP 2. GDP GROWTH BELOW TARGET, GOK MULLS IMF PROGRAM REQUEST, AND FOOD/ENERGY PRICES SET TO RISE 3. AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR AGRICULTURAL REFORM IN FACE OF RECURRING DROUGHT 4. TURKANA WIND PROJECT PROMISES NEW ENERGY CAPACITY [...]	2009-09-23 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR
09NAIROBI2008	SOMALIA: EID AL-FITR MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SO
09NAIROBI2009	SOMALIA - NEXT STEPS FOR SOMALILAND [...] (C) Summary: Since the July 27 decision by the National Electoral Commission and President Riyale to throw out the voter registration list, Somaliland has been embroiled in a political crisis. In recent weeks, this crisis has escalated into violent confrontation between a presidential admin [...]	2009-09-23 16:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI2010	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND INTER-PARTY AGREEMENT NOT [...] (C) Summary: September 24 telephone conversations with the Somaliland Foreign Minister, the leader of one of Somaliland's two opposition parties, and the Speaker suggest that disagreements over the way forward have crystallized in an effort by the presidential party-dominated Council of Elder [...]	2009-09-24 10:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2016	KENYA THREATENS END TO PIRACY PROSECUTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12, the Kenya Attorney General (AG),Amos Wako, presented opening remarks at the Kenya prosecutors' convention in Mombasa, and touted the Department of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) progress under his leadership. He listed a dozen specialized units that had been forme [...]	2009-09-24 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PHSA KCOR PGOV KE IT
09NAIROBI2024	A "STEP BACKWARD" ON LAND IN DADAAB [...] Summary. This is an action request. See paragraph 7. The Government of Kenya (GOK) has yet to authorize the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to construct a fourth refugee camp in Dadaab to relieve severe overcrowding. UNHCR Africa Region Head George Okoth-Obbo said the de [...]	2009-09-25 10:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE OPDC PGOV PREF PREL
09NAIROBI2027	AMBASSADOR ANNOUNCES STEPS TO PRESS FOR REFORM [...] (U) Summary. This message reports steps announced to increase pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. End summary. 2. (SBU) As instructed by Washington, on September 24, the Ambassador announced three USG steps to increase pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. Firs [...]	2009-09-28 08:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON KCOR KE CVIS KPAO KMDR
09NAIROBI2029	HORN OF AFRICA EL NINO REGIONAL [...] The recently concluded Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa Climate Outlook Forum confirmed the presence of the El Nino weather phenomenon in the greater Horn of Africa region. El Nino conditions are expected to result in normal to above-normal rainfall during the [...]	2009-09-28 08:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2030	SOMALIA - Somaliland Averts Crisis [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 25, Somaliland averted what appeared to be an imminent political crisis when its Guurti (House of Elders) agreed that all parties must adhere to the six-point framework agreement that had been endorsed by all sides. (A day earlier, on September 24, most observers [...]	2009-09-28 10:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2031	SOMALIA - American Corner Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Unit has recently made tremendous progress in implementing the long-awaited American Corner in Mogadishu, Somalia. We recently arranged the delivery of a shipment of material that had been sitting in Nairobi for several years. We also organized the travel of our ne [...]	2009-09-28 11:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2032	SOMALIA - HIRAAN AND ASWJ LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Hiraan and ASWJ/Galgaduud leaders appear to be forming an alliance to confront al-Shabaab against the backdrop of recent defeats in Beledweyne and frustration at lack of TFG support to the regions. Former Hiraan Governor Ma,ow, who recently resigned from the TFG, reportedly [...]	2009-09-28 11:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2042	SOMALIA - MADOBE DISPLACES AL-SHABAAB IN KISMAYO; [...] (C) Summary: Forces loyal to Ahmed Madobe and Ibrahim Shukri, aligned with Darod/Kabalah/Absame/Ogaden and Darod/Kabalah/Harti clan militia on September 25 moved into Kismayo town, displacing al-Shabaab militia from all but a few checkpoint locations. (Note: Madobe and Shukri in recent [...]	2009-09-28 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2063	FRIENDS OF EASBRIG DISCUSS UPCOMING FTX [...] SUMMARY: The East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) is preparing to conduct its first Field Training Exercise (FTX) in November. While much has been done to prepare for the exercise, in which approximately 1,300 soldiers from 10 of EASBRIG's member states plan to participate, logistical challen [...]	2009-09-29 14:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MCAP PREL KE XW
09NAIROBI2066	SOMALIA - Ambassador Speaks With Somaliland President [...] (SBU) On September 29, Ambassador Ranneberger spoke by phone with Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin. The Ambassador underscored the U.S.-Somaliland partnership and emphasized that by throwing out the voter registration list and the allowing violence to escalate, including the killing of [...]	2009-09-30 07:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2069	SOMALIA-TFG-ALIGNED FORCES STRUGGLING TO HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, TFG-aligned forces again moved into eastern Beledweyne but may not be able to hold the strategic town due to risk aversion and lack of ammunition and reinforcements. TFG General Mukhtar on September 28 told Somalia Unit Poloff that al-Shabaab forces retreated fr [...]	2009-09-30 12:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2079	SOMALIA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION [...] According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU),nearly 3.8 million people require humanitarian assistance in Somalia, representing 50 percent of the total population and a 17 percent increase since January 2009. The combined ef [...]	2009-10-01 06:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI2081	KENYA FY 2010 DISASTER REDECLARATION. [...] An estimated 3.8 million drought-affected individuals require emergency food assistance in Kenya, according to the joint Government of Kenya (GOK),U.N., and non-governmental organization (NGO) Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG). The poor performance of the February to June long rain [...]	2009-10-01 08:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2083	KENYA - 2010 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANNING [...] On September 23 and 24, the Kenya U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) organized the 2010 Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan (EHRP) workshop to asses current and projected countrywide humanitarian conditions to inform the development of the 2010 EHRP schedul [...]	2009-10-01 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2086	SOMALIA - BATTLE FOR KISMAYO LIKELY TO CONTINUE; [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of October 1, heavy fighting broke out between Ahmed Madobe's Darod/Kabalah alliance and al-Shabaab militia in Kismayo (reftel). Fighting began about 7 a.m. (local) in the northern part of the city but eventually spread to other parts of the town. Our contacts t [...]	2009-10-01 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI209	PRESIDENT SUPPORTS COORDINATION CENTER ON PIRACY [...] During the Ambassador's meeting with President Kibaki on January 27, the President expressed strong interest in having a coordination center established in Kenya as a "headquarters unit" for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP). Post understands the concept of a coordination center was ad [...]	2009-02-06 05:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA PGOV KE SO
09NAIROBI2093	KIBAKI THE KEY TO DADAAB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi has consistently engaged senior Government of Kenya (GOK) officials and members of the international community to resolve severe overcrowding in the Dadaab refugee camps (Reftels C-N). Since last October, the Ambassador has repeatedly brought to the attention o [...]	2009-10-02 11:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	KE PREF PREL
09NAIROBI2099	SOMALIA - RESIGNATIONS PAVE WAY FOR NEW SOMALILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of October 2, all of the members of the disputed Somaliland National Election Commission (NEC) resigned, paving the way for the appointment of a new, hopefully less controversial NEC that could go some way in preparing the ground for the much-postponed presiden [...]	2009-10-05 14:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI2103	SOMALIA - KISMAYO ACCORDING TO MADOBE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 telecon from Kismayo, Ahmed Madobe told Somalia Unit Poloff that his alliance, after having been largely expelled from Kismayo on October 1 (ref a),remained determined to fight al-Shabaab and would accept help from any forces offering to support his regional alli [...]	2009-10-06 08:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PGOV PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2116	SOMALIA - VOA Somali Service Banned in Puntland [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of October 1, the regional Government of Puntland, in two separate edicts, banned FM radio stations in Puntland from carrying Voice of America's (VOA) Somali Service and banned journalists from carrying out their work for VOA. The suspension remains in effect as [...]	2009-10-06 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2129	SOMALIA - PRIVATE FINANCING FOR THE TFG [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 1, AF/E,s Senior Somalia Desk Officer and the Djibouti Somalia Watcher met with Banque Pour le Commerce et l,Industrie ) Mer Rouge (Bank for Commerce and Industry ) Red Sea; BCIMR) CEO Ould Amar Yahya at the Djibouti main office. BCIMR is the only international bank [...]	2009-10-07 09:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR SO
09NAIROBI2132	SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TFG TROOP [...] (C) Summary: During an October 7 telecon, TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke updated the Somalia Unit on Yemeni support to the TFG, the status of TFG forces in Djibouti, and TFG support to Ahmed Madobe's alliance in Lower Juba. Sharmarke said the Yemenis have provided the TFG with AK47s, other equi [...]	2009-10-07 10:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL MOPS PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2133	ISIOLO SECURITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya's ongoing drought has exacerbated tribal and political tensions between pastoralists in Kenya's Isiolo District. The situation recently presented problems for the tourism industry in Kenya's northern corridor when armed livestock herders moved into wildlife conservation lan [...]	2009-10-08 04:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS EAID EIND PHUM SENV KCRM KE
09NAIROBI2140	SOMALIA - KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PULSES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan Foreign Minister Wetangula on October 8 convened EU representatives and the U.S. for what he said was an informal discussion of Somalia. Wetangula stressed several times that the GOK believed there was no alternative to the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),but ackn [...]	2009-10-08 15:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID MOPS PTER SO KE
09NAIROBI2141	SOMALIS IN KENYA BEING RECRUITED TO FIGHT IN [...] (C) Summary: Reports from the Garissa Member of Parliament (MP) and UNHCR officials that Government of Kenya (GOK) officials and Somalis aligned with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) are supporting the recruitment of Kenyan-Somalis in North East Province and Somali refugees from the [...]	2009-10-09 06:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	KE MARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI2149	SOMALIA - ALL SIDES REINFORCING IN JUBA; TFG [...] (C) Summary: As of October 8, the battle for Kismayo was likely to continue as all sides in the conflict were seeking reinforcements. In an apparent effort to undercut Madobe, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys on October 6 called for an end to the fighting in Lower Juba and a Hisbul Islam (HI) off [...]	2009-10-09 11:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2150	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of October 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-10-09 12:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2151	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND'S PRESIDENT RIYALE SEEMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 9 conversations, opposition Kulmiye party Chairman Ahmed Silanyo and UCID opposition party Chairman Ali Faisal Warabe told Somalia Unit that they and the Council of Elders (Guurti) had nominated their combined four candidates to the National Election Council (NEC),b [...]	2009-10-09 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2152	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ADMINISTRATION PROMISES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a series of telephone conversations with Puntland Administration officials since the October 1 decision to ban Puntland FM radio stations from carrying the Voice of America's (VOA) Somalia Service (reftel),Puntland President Faroole's Chief of Staff October 9 called [...]	2009-10-09 14:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2156	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ADMINISTRATION RE-INSTATES VOA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 09:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2159	SOMALIA - JOINT MEETING SURVEYS SOMALI SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Joint Security Committee (JSC) of Somali government security officials and international donors met in Nairobi on October 13. This was its third meeting under its current mandate to coordinate government and donors' security sector initiatives. At the meeting, the U.S.-le [...]	2009-10-14 09:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI2163	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND UCID CHAIRMAN ATTEMPTING TO [...] (C) Summary: Somaliland UCID Party Chairman Warabe on October 14 updated Somaila Unit Poloff on the Somaliand political situation. (Note: In advance of the conversation, Somaliland President Riyale, in a likely attempt to delay naming his own nominees, rejected two opposition party nominatio [...]	2009-10-14 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2164	SOMALIA - TRAVEL TO HARGEISA, SOMALILAND [...] (C) Summary: Embassy requests permission for a member of its Somalia Unit to join a UN or other international community-organized, one-day trip to Hargeisa, Somaliland, at the next reasonable opportunity. A volatile security situation has meant that U.S. government representatives have not [...]	2009-10-14 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC OTRA PTER PREL SO
09NAIROBI2169	UPDATE ON RECRUITMENT OF KENYAN SOMALIS TO FIGHT [...] (C) On October 9, Garissa town's Member of Parliament Aden Duale told PolOff that during a second conversation with Kenyan Minister of Defense and fellow Kenyan Somali Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Haji not only told him that Somalis were recruiting young men in Kenya to fight in support of the Transiti [...]	2009-10-15 10:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	MARR MOPS PINR PREF PREL PTER KE SO
09NAIROBI2178	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND PRESIDENT RIYALE REJECTS [...] (C) Summary: Somaliland President Riyale, in a likely attempt to delay naming his own nominees, rejected two opposition nominations for the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Riyale managed to convince opposition UCID party Chairman Faisal to withdraw his nominee. In an October 13 telec [...]	2009-10-15 14:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2184	KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...]	2009-10-16 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL
09NAIROBI2198	SOMALIA -SOMALILAND PRESIDENT STRONG-ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Somaliland President Riyale on October 19 forwarded the seven National Electoral Commission nominees to the Guurti, signaling both forward momentum toward elections and Riyale's ability to manipulate the process. Riyale submitted the names of his nominees only after the Kulmiye, U [...]	2009-10-19 15:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2199	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT GRADUATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, 463 Somali military recruits trained by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) and 152 (including 8 officers) trained by the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) participated in a graduation ceremony at Djibouti's primary military education center. The Djiboutian Prime Mini [...]	2009-10-20 12:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO FR
09NAIROBI2202	SOMALIA - KISMAYO SITUATION MARKED BY COMPLEX [...] (C) Summary: As of October 19 the situation in Lower Juba was marked by an increasingly complex mosaic of interests and a fractious al-Shabaab, reportedly divided over whether to cooperate with the Darod/Marehan subclan in order to hold Kismayo. (Note: The Marehan subclan represents a small mi [...]	2009-10-21 12:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2203	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT ON RECRUITMENT IN KENYA [...] (C) Summary: TFG President Sheikh Sharif met with the Ambassador and Somalia Unit as he ended his travels to Saudia Arabia, the United States and Libya. President Sharif told us he recognized the need for a vigorous political strategy to complement his security forces' efforts to seize the [...]	2009-10-21 12:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO KE
09NAIROBI2206	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 12:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC KE UK
09NAIROBI2214	SOMALIA-LOCAL INITIATIVES OFFER TFG OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary: Increasing momentum behind local and regional governance initiatives in south-central Somalia offers the TFG an opportunity to broaden its support base and further marginalize al-Shabaab. Multiple contacts tell us efforts are underway in the regions to confront al-Shabaab and bol [...]	2009-10-23 05:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2241	SOMALIA - PM PREVIEWS EUROPEAN TRIP, HEARS OUR [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nairobi Somalia Unit met with Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke on Sunday, October 25 to discuss key issues on Somalia prior to the PM's departure for meetings in London with the FCO and Brussels with the EU and donor community. USAI [...]	2009-10-27 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2243	SOMALIA - GALCAIO DEVELOPMENTS MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Summary: The warming relationship between administrations in the town of Galcaio is likely to reinforce ties between Puntland and south-central Somalia, despite the secessionist leanings of some within Puntland President "Faroole's" inner circle. (Note: Predominately Darod-clan led north G [...]	2009-10-27 14:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2245	USAID/OFDA and USAID/FFP Marsabit, Isiolo, and [...] (U) From October 5 to 10, USAID's Offices of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) staff visited Laikipia District, Rift Valley Province, and Isiolo and Marsabit districts, Eastern Province, to assess reports of food insecurity associated with poor perfo [...]	2009-10-28 05:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2252	MINISTER MAPS OUT POLICE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Following the removal of former Police Commissioner Ali and a major reshuffle in the senior ranks of the Kenya Police Service (see ref A),Ambassador Ranneberger, accompanied by a mission team, called on Minister of State for Internal Security and Provincial Administration George [...]	2009-10-29 11:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS KE

09NAIROBI2260	KENYA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF FORECASTS CY2009 2.7% ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. TOURISM SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY 3. WILDLIFE THREATENED BY DROUGHT AND INCREASED POACHING 4. CORRUPTION SURFACES AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Â [...]	2009-10-30 09:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR
09NAIROBI2284	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND PASSES FIRST WATERSHED MOMENT [...] (C) Summary: Partly as a result of U.S. engagement and pressure (ref A and previous),the Somaliland Parliament on October 28 swore in all seven National Electoral Commission (NEC) nominees (ref B),the first step in implementing the September 29 Six Point Agreement to hold presidential electi [...]	2009-11-02 14:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2287	REFORM CAUCUS LAUNCHED IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a luncheon with Assistant Secretary (A/S) Johnnie Carson and an American Chamber of Commerce-hosted breakfast attended by Ambassador Ranneberger, an initial 17 Members of Parliament have launched a "Reform Caucus." The Reform Caucus, which may be recognized as an offic [...]	2009-11-03 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2304	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-7 activities since th [...]	2009-11-04 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2305	SOMALIA - DISPUTED NORTHERN REGION'S CLANSMEN [...] Summary. Leaders of a newly-declared Sol/Sanaag/Ayn (S/S/A) regional administration, including an American citizen, have called on us to explain their Dhulbahante clan's grievances against the Somaliland administration, and their political vision for extricating themselves from Somaliland's a [...]	2009-11-04 16:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DJ EAID KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI2319	SOMALIA-TFG'S HIRAAN FORCE COMMANDER AND LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: TFG General Mukhtar's forces as of November 4 lost a strategic location five miles outside of the Hiraan capital Beledweyne to Hisbul Islam (HI) militia. TFG and TFG-aligned forces reportedly took the location 3 days before, fueled by local support but frustrated by lack of politi [...]	2009-11-06 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2335	SOMALIA - CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT SHEIKH SHARIF [...] (C) Summary: I spoke with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif as he began his travel to Turkey on November 6 to attend an Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit. The point of his trip was to see fellow Islamic heads of state and press for them to suppo [...]	2009-11-10 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER PINR SO
09NAIROBI2336	SOMALIA - CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT SHEIKH SHARIF [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER PINR SO
09NAIROBI2338	PUSHING REFORMS: THE NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM AND [...] (C) Summary. Sixty-six independent youth organizations across the country are planning, with our support and encouragement, to hold a National Youth Forum on November 17 to focus on the reform agenda and national reconciliation. The government feels threatened by such independent activity ) pa [...]	2009-11-10 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2339	THE REFORM PROCESS: ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary. The visa ban we issued against Attorney General Amos Wako, who is a linchpin in the culture of impunity, has contributed to a groundswell of pressure for his removal. We are hearing that his days may be numbered. His departure will be a significant symbolic step in pushing for ch [...]	2009-11-10 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KCOR PREL KE
09NAIROBI2340	THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW PROCESS AND THE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Meaningful constitutional review is vital to successful implementation of the reform agenda and to mitigate prospects for violence and instability in connection with the 2012 elections. While there is broad appreciation of this, President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga and their t [...]	2009-11-10 14:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI2341	SOMALIA - AMISOM COMMANDER COMMENTS ON TFG SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 the Africa Mission to Somalia's (AMISOM) new Deputy Force Commander detailed AMISOM's recent support to the TFG's effort to stand up a national army. He said the TFG lacks the capacity and funds to sufficiently house, feed, water, equip and pay newly trained and [...]	2009-11-10 15:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI2342	Ambassador's Speech on the Reform Process [...] Summary. On October 30 the Ambassador gave the keynote speech at the Law Society of Kenya's luncheon. The speech, which was cleared by Washington, focused on the reform process. The speech was extensively covered by the media, was distributed to thousands of key actors through the Mission da [...]	2009-11-12 06:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL US KE
09NAIROBI2343	SOMALIA- HISBUL ISLAM DISMISSES ITS HIRAAN LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In recent days, Hisbul Islam leader Sheikh Abdirahman Ma'ow left Hiraan region and the TFG Security Minister's unpopular candidate for governor of Hiraan reportedly has refused to take the job, two events that signal the growing strength of Hiraan's political and diaspora communit [...]	2009-11-12 06:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2344	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT SEEKS INCREASED U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Despite some willingness in recent months to cooperate with TFG President Sharif, Puntland President "Faroole" continues to seek equal status with the TFG President and probably believes that stepped-up political engagement with Sharif can be parlayed into increased internationa [...]	2009-11-12 11:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2349	African Elephant Conservation Fund - Monitoring of [...] "Monitoring of African Elephants along the North Kenyan Coast" by Save the Elephants 2. Greater Ewaso Elephant Conservation by the Mpala Research Center Â [...]	2009-11-12 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL US KE
09NAIROBI2351	SOMALIA - SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS SUGGEST STEPPED UP [...] (C) Summary: On November 11, likely al-Shabaab operatives carried out three near-simultaneous attacks in Puntland, resulting in the assassination of two senior Puntland officials. Puntland Supreme Court Justice Mohamed Abdi Aware was gunned down as he left mosque in Bossaso and Puntland MP [...]	2009-11-12 15:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2360	USAID/OFDA COAST PROVINCE FLOODS ASSESSMENT [...] (U) According to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS),heavy rains from late October to early November resulted in flooding in Malindi, Magarini, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, and Tana Delta districts, Coast Province, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1,000 households. In respons [...]	2009-11-16 11:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2361	A/S SCHWARTZ DISCUSSES FOOD AID IN SOMALIA WITH WFP [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRM Assistant Secretary (A/S) Eric Schwartz met with World Food Program (WFP) Somalia, based in Nairobi, to seek clarification on how food aid is delivered in Somalia and the potential ramifications on WFP operations if the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) restrictions are n [...]	2009-11-16 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KE PREF PREL SO
09NAIROBI2364	GOK BORDER MANAGEMENT SUPPORTS REQUESTED IN RETURN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 21, PRM Assistant Secretary (A/S) Eric Schwartz and Ambassador Ranneberger met with three senior government of Kenya (GOK) officials (Director General of National Security Intelligence Services Michael Gichangi, Minister of Immigration Otieno Kajwang, and Minister of [...]	2009-11-17 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KE PREF PREL SO
09NAIROBI2369	POLICE REFORM TASK FORCE PREVIEWS ITS [...] On November 11, three members of the Police Reform Task Force (PRTF) briefed members of the diplomatic corps on the Task Force's unanimous recommendations to the Government of Kenya. Carrying an estimated price tag of 81.4 billion Kenyan shillings (approximately $1.1 billion) over the next th [...]	2009-11-18 11:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KJUS PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2375	SOMALIA - SOMALILAND AGREES TO TRANSFER OF [...] (S) On November 17 we delivered ref A talking points to the Somaliland Minister of Interior Abdullahi Ismail Ali "Irro." The minister said the Somaliland government will accept the transferees, and confirmed that reftel B and C diplomatic notes and Somaliland's written assurances also will a [...]	2009-11-19 12:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO DJ
09NAIROBI2376	Pushing the Reform Process - Continued Outreach to the [...] Summary. As part of continued outreach activities, the Ambassador and a Mission team visited Eldoret, Kitale, and Kapenguria in Rift Valley November 13-14 to promote peace reconciliation and conflict resolution, and to encourage domestic-driven pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. [...]	2009-11-19 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2383	EAST AFRICA REGIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM OFFICERS [...] (U) Counterterrorism action offices from nine East African posts plus the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) the USAID and the Office of the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) met in Nairobi, Kenya on September 29 for in depth discussion [...]	2009-11-20 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ER ET KE SU TZ UG YM PTER DJ
09NAIROBI2384	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT BACKS AWAY FROM TFG - [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole", in a likely effort to undercut the TFG and deter his political rivals in Puntland, has backed away from a TFG - Puntland cooperation agreement (reftel) that he had signed with TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke in August. President "Faroole" appeared to atte [...]	2009-11-20 10:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2387	ENTRY OF ARMS FOR SECURITY PROTECTING U.S. FLAG VESSELS [...] Ref A requests procedures to transport firearms, ammunition, and related equipment into air and seaports in Kenya. As indicated in Ref B, U.S. flag vessels wishing to do so should contract with a freight forwarder which will navigate the Kenyan bureaucracy on their behalf. U.S. flag ships sh [...]	2009-11-23 07:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KPIR ASEC MARR PARM PREL KE
09NAIROBI2397	SOMALIA - RAS KAMBONI LEADERS DENOUNCE AWEYS; [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting with Somalia Unit Poloff, key Ras Kamboni leaders denounced Hisbul Islam leader Sheikh Dahir Aweys, discussed recent fighting between the Darod/Kabalah alliance and al-Shabaab in Lower Juba and recounted recent events. Ras Kamboni leaders said that they [...]	2009-11-23 16:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV MOPS PTER PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI2398	SOMALIA - WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TFG'S FINANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Somalia Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) finances are generally funneled through four accounts that we are aware of: a UN trust fund, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) mechanism, the Central Bank, and a government account at the Somali money transfer company Dahabshil [...]	2009-11-23 17:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI24	Cultural Programs Keep Embassy Nairobi Busy in 1st Qtr [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
09NAIROBI2400	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF CRITICIZES ASWJ [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne met with President Sharif in Nairobi on November 13. Sharif said he feared an upcoming IGAD conference would force the TFG into closer cooperation with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ),an organization he thought might be positioning itself to challenge th [...]	2009-11-25 04:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PTER SO ET
09NAIROBI2401	POLICE REFORM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUEST [...] Summary: This cable is an action request. Please see para 5. Following high-level discussions with the leadership of Kenya's law enforcement agencies (see ref B) and our review of the Police Reform Task Force's recommendations (see ref A),post's inter-agency team on police reform has identifi [...]	2009-11-25 04:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KJUS KCRM EAID PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2405	S/WCI RAPP'S VISIT PUSHES ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rapp's November 5-6 visit highlighted in a timely way the importance the U.S. attaches to accountability for post-election violence, as part of the broader reform agenda. Amb Rapp stressed the need for Kenyan authorities to cooperate to apprehend Rwandan fugitive Kabug [...]	2009-11-25 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE US
09NAIROBI2408	KENYA: CHINA DRILLING FOR OIL IN ISIOLO [...] (SBU) Summary: The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region of Kenya. Kenya won't realistically know until January 2010 if they have struck a commercially viable deposit. To date, oil exploration in Kenya has been unsuccessful. Kenya has no o [...]	2009-11-25 11:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG SENV KE
09NAIROBI2410	Outreach to Propel the Reform Process [...] Summary. This message summarizes recent travel throughout Kenya as part of continuing and intensified outreach efforts aimed at encouraging domestic-driven peaceful pressure for implementation of the reform agenda. End summary. 2. The Mission remains engaged in intense outreach to all regi [...]	2009-11-25 11:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2412	KENYA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF APPLAUDS KENYA'S NEW INFLATION CALCULATION 2. EVICTIONS PROCEED IN MAU FOREST 3. KENYA SIGNS COMMON MARKET TREATY Â [...]	2009-11-25 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR SENV KE
09NAIROBI2419	SOMALIA - NEW SOMALILAND NATIONAL ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: During November 25 meetings in Addis Ababa with the Nairobi-based Democratic Steering Committee (DSC)the new Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) appeared united and eager to move forward on the election process. The NEC agreed to the terms of reference for an internation [...]	2009-11-30 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2421	SOMALIA - MULTI-FACTIONAL ASWJ APPEARS [...] (C) Summary: The multi-factional Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) in late November appeared increasingly cohesive, as ASWJ leaders from several regions began to more actively collaborate. ASWJ leaders from the regions of Galgaduud, Hiraan, Middle Juba, Somaliland as well as the diaspora told Soma [...]	2009-11-30 11:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2422	SOMALIA - Recent Threats to Freedom of the Press [...] (SBU) Since the temporary ban of VOA's Somali Service by Puntland authorities in early October (reftel),Somali media have encountered a series of additional hardships. Independent media outlets have experienced closures, arrests, and violence. Among the most notable incidents was the shootin [...]	2009-11-30 11:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO KE
09NAIROBI2427	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, NOVEMBER 30 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-9 activities since t [...]	2009-11-30 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2429	KENYA'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE [...] Ms. Summaiya Athman, Legal Manager, Sitara Investment Ms. Athman holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol United Kingdom. She is the head of the legal department of a State-owned oil corporation which is engaged in both the Petroleum upstream (explorati [...]	2009-12-01 11:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI KE
09NAIROBI2434	DOING MORE WITH LESS; UK AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The State Department coordinator for the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI) met with UK officers from several North and East Africa missions as well as London based Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) specialists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 13-14 for discussions o [...]	2009-12-02 07:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ER ET KE SO UK YM
09NAIROBI2443	KENYAN RECRUITMENT FOR SOMALIA CONTINUES, [...] (S/NF) As the fight for control over Somalia's Kismayo and Lower Juba region drags on, the Government of Kenya appears determined to send 2,000-4,000 newly trained recruits into Somalia, reportedly in December. Recent discussions indicate that many if not most of these recruits are in fact Ken [...]	2009-12-03 09:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PINR PREL PTER KE SO
09NAIROBI2444	SOMALIA - THREE MINISTERS KILLED IN MOGADISHU [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on December 3, an apparent suicide bombing at a graduation ceremony at the Shamo hotel in Mogadishu killed at three TFG Ministers, one of them an Amcit, and over a dozen faculty, students, and journalists who were present. As of 2:30 p.m. (local) no gr [...]	2009-12-03 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI2456	SOMALIA - Media Reaction to Suicide Bombing [...] (U) Somali media outlets have uniformly expressed revulsion at the December 3 suicide bombing in Mogadishu that took the lives of three TFG ministers, seriously injured a fourth, and killed more than a dozen others attending a medical school graduation. Some of the Media are suggesting that th [...]	2009-12-04 11:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2457	SOMALIA - CLAN ALLIANCE RE-GROUPS AS AL-SHABAAB [...] (C) Summary: The reportedly tactical withdrawal of Ahmed Madobe and clan militia from Dhobley this week resulted in an unopposed al-Shabaab move into that key Lower Juba town. Multiple contacts tell us Madobe's move, rather than signaling an end game in Lower Juba, indicates a shift in Ogaden- [...]	2009-12-04 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PTER PGOV SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2458	SOMALIA - TFG MOVES FORWARD IN WAKE OF DECEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke is pushing forward with plans to replace the TFG's controversial Police Commissioner and lackluster Armed Forces Commander in the wake of the December 3 suicide bombing that took the lives of three TFG ministers and left a fourth near death in a Nair [...]	2009-12-06 12:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI2465	PREPARATIONS FOR AFRICA REGIONAL UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 09:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE
09NAIROBI2469	SOMALIA - Ambassador Visits Suicide Bombing Victims [...] On December 7, Ambassador Ranneberger visited the fourteen Somalis who had been flown to Nairobi for treatment after the December 3 suicide bombing in Mogadishu. The visit was heavily covered by the press. Post issued a local press release, reaching media outlets inside Somalia. End summary. [...]	2009-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2470	SOMALIA - NOMINEES TO THE PRESIDENT'S [...] Post and its Somalia Unit appreciate the opportunity to submit Somali entrepreneur nominees to the President's Entrepreneurship Summit in Q1 2010 (in para 2). We chose the nominees in consultation with our private sector, NGO and civil society partners. We have also included (in para 3) our [...]	2009-12-08 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI EAID KPAO SO
09NAIROBI2477	Former Members of Congress engage the Reform Agenda [...] (U) Summary: From November 23 to 28, Embassy Nairobi hosted Kenya's first-ever "EXDEL," a delegation of former Members of Congress who spent a week representing the Congressional House Democracy Partnership as they engaged political leaders and civil society to advance the reform agenda. End S [...]	2009-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP OREP KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2483	Annan Visits to Maintain Pressure on Reform Agenda [...] Summary: Kofi Annan's December 2-8 visit usefully maintained pressure, publicly and privately, for implementation of the reform agenda. He is remaining engaged, and plans to return to Kenya next March. He sees the United States as his key partner in pressing on the reforms, and I am contin [...]	2009-12-14 14:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE PGOV
09NAIROBI2485	National Youth Forum Pushes on the Reform Agenda [...] Summary. On November 17 a National Youth Forum was held in Nairobi with U.S. financial support. The Forum was organized by 66 independent youth organizations and brought together representatives from every constituency in the country. The fact that the coalition government at the highest l [...]	2009-12-15 13:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2487	Kenya's Conventional Arms End-User Violation [...] Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Vicki Huddleston and Kenya-U.S. Liaison Office Chief Col. McNevin delivered reftel demarche regarding transfer of Ukrainian-origin LME by the government of Kenya (GOK) to the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to Kenyan Assistant Minister for Defe [...]	2009-12-15 16:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS KE SU UG UP
09NAIROBI2497	Kenya responds to Sudan tank demarche [...] On December 15, Ambassador Ranneberger discussed the tank transfer issue with Prime Minister Odinga, who said that the GOK was committed to assisting the GOSS and that there was "intense pressure" from the GOSS to deliver the tanks. He hinted that the GOK might instead transfer the tanks to Uganda [...]	2009-12-16 14:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS MASS PARM PINR PTER PREL KE UG UP SU
09NAIROBI2499	Somalia - Security Meeting Delivers Modest Results [...] (SBU) Summary. Key security sector donors, as well as representatives from the UN, AMISOM and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) gathered in Kampala on December 9 for a Joint Security Committee. The committee is a forum to coordinate activity to assist the TFG's security sector. The c [...]	2009-12-17 08:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO MOPS UG BY
09NAIROBI2503	SOMALIA - POLITICAL DISCONTENT A KEY FACTOR IN INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The recent up tic in violence in Puntland appears to be due, in part, to al-Shabaab's ability to exploit political grievances against Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud "Faroole". On December 13 the Puntland Vice-President survived an IED attack on his convoy and [...]	2009-12-17 14:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SO
09NAIROBI2505	SOMALIA - CONTINUED EXPRESSIONS OF OUTRAGE OVER DECEMBER 3 [...] (SBU) The December 3 suicide bombing that killed government ministers, medical students, and teachers sparked protests across Somalia's regions and around the globe. Somalis and their diaspora brethren have publicly condemned the attack at conferences, in marches, and on live national and inter [...]	2009-12-17 15:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO PTER
09NAIROBI2510	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of November 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activi [...]	2009-12-09 19:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2514	Draft Constitution Includes Powerful Prime Minister, [...] Summary: The Harmonized Draft Constitution proposes significant changes to executive powers, installs accountability mechanisms throughout government, ushers in a new house of parliament, reshapes the judiciary, and devolves power and some budgetary control to local governments. The document s [...]	2009-12-10 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KISL KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2517	Somalia - TFG Tentatively Moves Forward with Galgaduud ASWJ [...] (C) Summary: The TFG appears to be tentatively moving forward on its relationship with the well-armed north Galgaduud faction of ASWJ following stepped up pressure from the international community and political opinion makers inside Somalia. The TFG in mid-December reportedly reached an agreeme [...]	2009-12-21 15:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI2519	Somalia - TFG Tentatively Moves Forward with Galgaduud ASWJ [...] (C) Summary: The TFG appears to be tentatively moving forward on its relationship with the well-armed north Galgaduud faction of ASWJ following stepped up pressure from the international community and political opinion makers inside Somalia. The TFG in mid-December reportedly reached an agreeme [...]	2009-12-21 15:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI2521	PREPARATIONS FOR AFRICA REGIONAL UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action message. Please see paras. 14 and 15. 2. Summary: Officials from the Department of State's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) visited Nairobi November 16-19 to perform a site survey in preparation for the Afr [...]	2009-12-21 20:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE
09NAIROBI2522	Civil Society Delegation to Washington [...] This is an Action request, see para 4. 2. We remain actively engaged with civil society, business groups, women's associations, religious leaders, and youth as part of our continuing efforts to advance the process of reform in Kenya. On November 17 we sponsored a highly successful nat [...]	2009-12-11 10:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI2530	SOMALIA - NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATONAL [...] (U) The Embassy Nairobi's Somalia Unit respectfully nominates the late Somalia Minister Dr. Qamar Aden Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Until her death on December 3, 2009, at the hands of a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, Dr. Ali was the Minister of [...]	2009-12-11 14:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER SO KWMN
09NAIROBI2531	Constitutional Debate 2 - PNU seeks Strong Presidency, [...] (U) Summary. This cable is part two of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devo [...]	2009-12-22 14:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI2533	Constitutional Debate 3: ODM Defending Current Draft [...] Summary: This cable is part three of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devolu [...]	2009-12-22 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2535	Security Sector Assistance in Kenya: Navy Special Boat Unit [...] Due to the threat of spillover effects from fighting in Somalia, the Government of Kenya views effective border control as its top national security concern. Using multiple funding sources, including 1206 funding, the United States' security sector assistance in Kenya supports the development o [...]	2009-12-22 14:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS MARR KE SO EAID
09NAIROBI2537	Somalia - VOA Arrest Highlights "Faroole's" Increasingly [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole's" movement over recent months toward increasingly autocratic behavior (ref a) was on display once again when on December 21 Puntland security forces arrested Voice of America (VOA) reporter Mohamed Yasin Isaq in the town of Galcaio. President "Far [...]	2009-12-22 17:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO PHUM KDEM SOCI
09NAIROBI2539	Constitutional Debate 4: Prospects for Compromise [...] (C) Summary: This cable is part four of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, dev [...]	2009-12-23 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2543	Somalia - Transitional Parliament Re-convenes After [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Somalia Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) kicked off its tenth session following a three-month recess. Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif opened the TFP with a well-received speech that focused on security and urged the administ [...]	2009-12-24 09:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SO SOCI KDEM PINR
09NAIROBI2545	Somalia - December 3 Suicide Attack Deepens Long-Standing [...] (C) Summary: Long-standing intra-Shabaab tensions, apparently exacerbated by the December 3 suicide bombing in Mogadishu, were brought to the surface in late December when al-Shabaab faction leaders began to publicly voice their internal disagreements about the way forward in Somalia. Our [...]	2009-12-24 09:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV SO PTER PINR MARR
09NAIROBI255	Kenya's Developing Food Crisis [...] (SBU) A shortfall of white maize (Kenya's staple food crop) has left an estimated 3.2 million Kenyans in need of emergency food assistance. Millions more - particularly in urban areas - are food insecure due to rising maize prices. The forces contributing to the shortfall include: reduced pr [...]	2009-02-11 09:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE
09NAIROBI2551	Somalia - TFG Deputy Prime Minister Offers View on ASWJ, TFG [...] (C) Summary: TFG Deputy Prime Minister Sharif Hassan during a late December meeting with the Somalia Unit expressed cautious support for ASWJ/Galgaduud and a possible role in the TFG for former deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalaam. In addition, Hassan described TFG plans for the Mogadis [...]	2009-12-29 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO SOCI PINR
09NAIROBI2553	Somalia - Continued Efforts to Gain Release of VOA Reporter [...] (SBU) Post continues to press the regional government of Puntland to release Voice of America (VOA) Somali Service reporter Mohamed Yasin Isaq, who was detained on December 21 (reftel) and remains in custody, with no charges filed against him. The Somalia Unit has spoken directly with Puntland [...]	2009-12-30 12:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO
09NAIROBI2586	Ambassador's Letter to GOK on Expanding US Support to [...] Ambassador Ranneberger sent the following letter on December 8 to the Kenyan Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security Professor George Saitoti. The letter was a follow-up to the conversation PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz and the Ambassador had with Mi [...]	2009-12-15 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF SO KE PREL
09NAIROBI2592	KENYA: FIBER CUTS UNDERMINE GROWTH OF ICT SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Fiber cuts are degrading the potentially positive impact of the new broadband Internet connections in Kenya. Kenya Data Networks (KDN),the country's largest private data carrier and infrastructure provider, has experienced 153 fiber cuts in the last three months. KDN suspects that [...]	2009-12-16 09:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ECPS ETRD AMTC AADP ACOA ANET KE XW
09NAIROBI2594	COLLECTIVE DEMARCHE TO PRESIDENT KIBAKI ON DADAAB [...] During the visit of PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz to Kenya on October 17 - 22, the donor community agreed to a collective demarche urging President Kibaki to authorize the opening of a fourth Dadaab camp (09 Nairobi 2363). Ten Ambassadors signed a joint letter which was sent to P [...]	2009-12-17 06:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF KE SO
09NAIROBI2598	EU Troika Pushes on Kenya Reform [...] Summary: Gunilla Carlsson, Sweden's Minister for International Development Cooperation, headed an EU Troika one-day visit to Kenya to push for reform. Carlsson pushed on the need for implementation of the reform agenda, urged greater political will on the part of the government to engage on r [...]	2009-12-17 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KE SW WEU
09NAIROBI26	SOMALIA - PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf's December 29 resignation (reftel),a succession race has begun. Somalis and members of the international community, have become engaged in the effort to harmonize the effort to form a TFG - Alliance for [...]	2009-01-06 16:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI2628	GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: KENYA COMMENT [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on goals and principles of President Obama?s Global Health Initiative. As stated, individual government agencies involved in defining practices, implementation, and governance have been actively involved in discussions (e.g. HHS/CDC, USAID, STATE),[...]	2009-12-21 05:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV KWMN KOCI KE
09NAIROBI2640	Kenya's Media: Part I - Overview and the New Media Law [...] (SBU) Summary. This is the first part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. Since the liberalization of the media industry in [...]	2009-12-21 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2642	Judges Protest Proposed Constitutional Changes, Call for [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. Summary: Kenyan judges, long unpopular with citizens due to their status as the public face of the country's backlogged and inefficient justice system, are finding few sympathizers with their concern that provisions in the draft constit [...]	2009-12-21 11:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KE KJUS
09NAIROBI2644	KENYA: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] Al-Shabaab extremists, supported by members of al-Qa'ida, continued to present a serious terrorist threat to American and allied interests throughout the Horn of Africa. Due to ongoing fighting between al-Shabaab, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),and other armed factions within [...]	2009-12-21 12:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL KE SO
09NAIROBI2646	Kenya's Media: Part II - FM Radio Stations [...] (U)Summary. This is the second part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. The 90s liberalization of the broadcast industry co [...]	2009-12-21 12:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2648	SOMALIA: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] The fragile hold on power of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),a protracted state of violent instability, long unguarded coasts, porous borders, and proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, made Somalia an attractive location for international terrorists seeking a transit or launching [...]	2009-12-21 12:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI2656	Kenya's Media: Part III- Media Houses and Cross Ownership [...] (U) Summary. This is the third part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. A handful of media houses dominate and even manipula [...]	2009-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2662	Kenya's Media: Part IV - Role of the Media and New Trends [...] (U) Summary. This is the last part of a four-part report on the state of the Kenyan Media. The parts are: 1) Overview and the new media law; 2) Radio Stations; 3) Media Houses and Cross Ownership; and 4) Role of the media and New Trends. The rapid growth of media outlets in Kenya has set a [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KPAO KMDR KE
09NAIROBI2664	KENYA: FORWARD THINKING TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Summary: This message is a response to an action request in Ref A, and provides post input for Kenya to the Secretary's "Defamation of Religion" working group. Although Kenya has strong domestic incentives to oppose "defamation of religions" resolutions, the influence of African Union, G- [...]	2009-12-22 13:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC KE
09NAIROBI2666	Constitutional Debate 1: A Primer on the Contentious Issues [...] (U) Summary: This cable is part one of a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. This cable provides a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive authority, devo [...]	2009-12-22 14:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KJUS PREL KE
09NAIROBI267	GOK COMMITS TO FOURTH DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] During his recent visit, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Craig Johnstone told the Ambassador that he had received a "commitment" from the Kenyan Prime Minister to a package approach to resolving Somali refugee issues - including the allocation of land for a fourth camp - to relieve severe [...]	2009-02-11 11:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SO
09NAIROBI2688	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, DECEMBER 23 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of December 2009. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-8 activit [...]	2009-12-24 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI270	SOMALIA - UN FIELD COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is in response to reftel request for information on the efficacy of the field offices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). As noted in reftel, OHCHR maintains involvement in Somalia through human rights advisors to the United Political Office for Soma [...]	2009-02-11 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SO
09NAIROBI2702	HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN KENYA PERTAINING TO SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Same sex relationships in Kenya are criminalized as felonies, and individuals in such relationships face strong public attitudes which stigmatize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) relationships as "un-African" and "against the order of nature." However, the Kenyan go [...]	2009-12-31 06:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE HURI PHUM
09NAIROBI2706	Civil Society Activists Spend Christmas in Jail [...] (SBU) Police arrested twenty-two members of Bunge la Mwananchi (The "People's Parliament" in Swahili) on December 24, 2009. The Bunge members were holding a peaceful demonstration to call for the resignation of Minister of Education Sam Ongeri, who has been implicated in a recent scandal invo [...]	2009-12-31 10:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI279	KOFI ANNAN PRESS STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT'S FAILURE [...] Kenya's Parliament on February 12 rejected a constitutional amendment to establish a Special Tribunal to try perpetrators, organizers, and financiers of the post- election violence that occurred in the wake of Kenya's botched 2007 general elections (Septel). Creation of a Special Tribunal wa [...]	2009-02-13 09:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG SENV SOCI KE
09NAIROBI284	A National Forum Discusses the Reform Process [...] The coalition government sponsored a conference called "One Kenya, One Dream: The Kenya We Want" from February 4-6 as a forum to discuss the issues which surfaced during the post-electoral violence, and the coalition's reform agenda to address these. The Ambassador as asked to present a keyno [...]	2009-02-17 13:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KE
09NAIROBI285	AMBASSADOR'S "THE KENYA WE WANT" REMARKS [...] As reported Septel, the coalition government sponsored a conference called "One Kenya, One Dream: The Kenya We Want" from February 4-6 as a forum to discuss the issues which surfaced during the post-electoral violence, and the coalition's reform agenda to address these. The Ambassador was ask [...]	2009-02-17 13:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI308	AMBASSADOR REQUESTS PERSONAL INTERVENTION OF [...] Following the Ambassador's meeting with the UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) on February 5 (Reftel),the Ambassador sent the following letter to the Kenyan Prime Minister on February 18 urging the PM's personal intervention in implementing the package of activities agreed with the UNHCR DH [...]	2009-02-19 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PREF PREL SO
09NAIROBI325	KENYA CONSIDERS USG PREFERENCE FOR 2009 AGOA FORUM FORMAT [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. After informing Kenya's 2009 AGOA Forum preparatory committee members February 12 that the USG prefers keeping the forum's standing format, rather than moving private sector events to the opening day, August 4, ECON/C soothed di [...]	2009-02-20 08:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI342	IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS KENYA [...] (U) Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrives in Kenya on February 24th at the head of a delegation of over 100 government officials and private businessmen. Ahmadinejad's visit follows a flurry of reciprocal visits between high level Kenyan officials and their Iranian counterparts over the past [...]	2009-02-23 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IR KE PINR PREL EINV

09NAIROBI344	SOMALIA - ENCOURAGING KENYAN ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Kenya is increasingly concerned about Somali instability spilling over its border and affecting its share of Indian Ocean trade. The Government of Kenya is seeking ways to help stabilize Somalia, cooperate on counter-piracy, and improve the plight of Somali refugees in Kenya. [...]	2009-02-23 14:11:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EWWT KE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SO
09NAIROBI345	SOMALIA - The Case for Expanded Assistance [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now is the time for the United States to provide an expanded package of security, development and humanitarian assistance to consolidate the formation of a new Unity Transitional Federal Government (UTFG) in Somalia, while ensuring that additional funds are made available to both [...]	2009-02-23 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINR PHUM SO
09NAIROBI346	SOMALIA - DOUBLE SUICIDE ATTACK ON AMISOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22 two suicide bombers struck inside AMISOM's Burundian battalion base at the former Somali National University (SNU) compound. Eleven Burundian soldiers were killed and 15 wounded. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack through spokesman Mukhtar Robow. T [...]	2009-02-23 14:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SO
09NAIROBI347	SOMALIA - CAPITALIZING ON TFG'S MOVE TO MOGADISHU [...] (C) The February 21 confirmation of a clan-sensitive cabinet by the transitional Parliament in Djibouti (septel) and the near-immediate, February 22 move of President Sheikh Sharif and his government to Mogadishu offer an important opportunity for the USG to cement its relationship with the ne [...]	2009-02-23 16:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV MARR SO
09NAIROBI348	SOMALIA - Cabinet Nominated and Sworn In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 20, Prime Minister Sharmarke nominated a 36-member cabinet to lead the new unity Transitional Federal Government (TFG). In composing the cabinet, each of the ministries was first allocated to a specific clan and sub-clan and then the ministers were chosen from thes [...]	2009-02-24 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI354	OVERCROWDING BIGGEST PROBLEM IN KENYAN PRISONS [...] Summary: In late January, poloff joined a delegation from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to visit three Nairobi-area prisons. UNODC is considering allocating some funding to assist the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in improving prison conditions. KPS officials seemed quite open in show [...]	2009-02-25 06:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI356	OVERCROWDING BIGGEST PROBLEM IN KENYAN PRISONS [...] Summary: In late January, poloff joined a delegation from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to visit three Nairobi-area prisons. UNODC is considering allocating some funding to assist the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) in improving prison conditions. KPS officials seemed quite open in show [...]	2009-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS KE
09NAIROBI357	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER III [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes just over one year after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Mwai Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 500,000 Kenyan [...]	2009-02-25 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL ECON IN KE LO PA SA CY
09NAIROBI363	SOMALIA - TFG AND ISLAMISTS CLASH IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In the fiercest fighting in Mogadishu since Ethiopian troops' January departure, Hisbul Islam, a recently-formed alliance of Islamic militias, clashed with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces in western Mogadishu on February 24 and briefly in the morning on February 25 [...]	2009-02-25 14:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI364	SOMALIA - Engaging Puntland and Somaliland [...] (SBU) Summary. Following on our cables (reftels) on the way forward for Somalia, here we propose ways to engage the Somaliland and Puntland regions of northern Somalia. To assure the north maintains its stability in the face of the south's volatility, we propose increased education, economic [...]	2009-02-25 15:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI369	JOINT HEADS OF MISSION STATEMENT ON IMPUNITY IN KENYA [...] On February 26, the Ambassador joined in a statement on impunity in Kenya, which was issued by Heads of Mission in Nairobi regarding impunity in Kenya. Begin text: Statement on impunity in Kenya We, the undersigned heads of diplomatic missions in Nairobi, welcome Professor Philip Alston [...]	2009-02-26 10:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS KE
09NAIROBI370	RELIGIOUS LEADERS CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, [...] In their first real attempt since the post-election crisis to regain their role as advocates for social change, leaders from the Inter-Religious Forum called on Kenyans to come together for a day of prayer and reflection on February 19. In a transparent attempt to preempt criticism for their [...]	2009-02-26 11:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KIRF KCOR KE
09NAIROBI371	Letters to the President and PM on Reform [...] On February 26 the Ambassador sent identical letters to President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga to urge greater action on the reform agenda and combating corruption. Begin Text: February 26, 2009 Dear Mr. President: I am writing with regard to the progress and pace of implementati [...]	2009-02-26 11:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV KCRM PREL KE
09NAIROBI372	KENYA PROVIDES PROPOSED AGOA FORUM AGENDA; MISSION [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Following receipt of ref B, mission AGOA committee has determined that an interagency visit during the week of March 16 would be difficult to support. Key logistics personnel will be out of Kenya during proposed TDY. Mid-March is also s [...]	2009-02-26 11:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI373	TOURIST NUMBERS DEPRESSED WHILE POACHING OF WILDIFE, [...] SUMMARY: Kenya Wildlife Service, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, and Ministry of Tourism officials are concerned by a sudden spike in the numbers of elephants, especially in Amboseli and Tsavo East National Parks, apparently poached for their tusks. At the same time, they along with count [...]	2009-02-26 12:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD KCRM KSCA ECON KE
09NAIROBI391	The Watershed Crisis and Fundamental Reform [...] (U) NOTE: This cable was prepared by the Ambassador in mid-November 2008 but was inadvertently not/not transmitted. However, we are sending it now for the record because it should be read in conjunction with Septel, which follows on U.S. policy and the current status of Kenya's reform efforts. [...]	2009-02-26 13:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI4	KENYAN VIEWS ON SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] Summary: Kenya supports the proposal to establish a Contact Group on Somali Piracy and plans to send an appropriate high-level official to participate in the inaugural meeting of the CGSP in New York January 13-14. End Summary. 2. In response to Reftel, the Kenyan MFA told us December 29 th [...]	2009-01-02 08:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KCRM MOPS PHSA PBTS PTER KE
09NAIROBI40	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ELECTION UPDATE: FRONT-RUNNERS, [...] (U) Summary: On the eve of the presidential election in Puntland, observers tell us that General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama is the front-runner. The electoral commission very belatedly announced on January 6 a series of registration criteria for candidates. The electioneering, it is rumored, has be [...]	2009-01-08 04:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI405	SOMALIA - ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request for Somaliland [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following members of the Somaliland interior ministry, immigration, customs, police forces and coast guard nominated to participate in a USG-sponsored course on Integrating Counter Terrorism Strategies at the National Level, March 16 - Apr [...]	2009-02-26 14:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO
09NAIROBI407	U.S. Policy, the Reform Agenda, and Impact of President [...] (C) Summary. This message discusses the status of the reform agenda agreed to by the coalition government, the central U.S. role to ensure its full implementation, and specific steps we are taking. The election of President Obama, viewed here as a "son of Kenya," has greatly enhanced already s [...]	2009-02-26 15:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI409	SOMALIA - Ambassador Visits Wounded Burundian Troops [...] (U) On February 25, Ambassador Ranneberger visited the fifteen Burundian troops who were wounded in the February 22 suicide bomb attack on their Mogadishu base and subsequently evacuated to Nairobi. The Ambassador was joined by the Czech Consul (representing the EU Presidency),the Charge d' A [...]	2009-02-27 08:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO PTER SO BY
09NAIROBI41	Working the Public and Press: Theme Based and Inter-Agency [...] Summary. During the first quarter, Embassy Nairobi emphasized theme-focused programming: from the overarching reform agenda Kenya must meet this year to many social issues where the media could play a constructive role. The Kenyan media face challenges both from within and without. After sp [...]	2009-01-08 08:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE KMDR KPAO
09NAIROBI410	SOMALIA - TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-BARAKAAT ADDRESSES [...] (S) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel request for information from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Ahmed Nur Ali Jumale and the Al-Barakaat group of companies. We obtained all of the information on the various entities in all locations directly from Mr. Jumal [...]	2009-02-27 09:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL SO KTFN ETRD
09NAIROBI413	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR CRITICIZES GOK ON [...] (C) On February 25, the UN Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Killings (the Special Rapporteur),Philip Alston, issued a preliminary report of his ten-day visit to Kenya where he noted that extrajudicial killings by police were "systematic, widespread, and carefully planned". During his vi [...]	2009-02-27 10:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI417	Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA [...] Reftel A listed names, years of birth, and ministries of Somaliland participants in ATA 7031, Integrating Counter Terrorism Strategies at the National Level, March 16 - April 3, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (as announced in reftel B). At post's encouragement and Government of Somaliland's ag [...]	2009-03-02 09:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI421	KENYA PROVIDES FULL THREE-DAY AGOA PROGRAM [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the February 26 meeting of the Government of Kenya's (GOK) AGOA Preparatory Committee, the Technical Sub-committee provided a full three-day AGOA Forum program (see para 7 below). It also announced a separate pre-meeting [...]	2009-03-02 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI428	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO GOK LEADERS: "GET REAL" 2. (SBU) IMF MISSION EXPLORES SUPPORT FOR KENYA 3. (SBU) HORTICULTURE EXPORTERS LOOK TO THE U.S. MARKET 4. (SBU) KENYAN TRAVEL TO THE U.S. DECLINES Â [...]	2009-03-03 09:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI43	EASBRIG UPDATES ITS FRIENDS [...] (U) On November 25, the East African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) used the occasion of its first-ever Command Post Exercise (CPX) to bring donors together for an update on EASBRIG's progress and to request further support. While the meeting's agenda focused on capacity building for the still-nas [...]	2009-01-08 11:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL KE XW
09NAIROBI45	ANNAN IN KENYA REFORM PROCESS [...] As promised, Kofi Annan has remained intensively engaged in the carrying out of Kenya's reform agenda. On Sunday, January 4, Annan published a full page Op-Ed in all major Kenya papers in which he praised Kenya for progress made, but urged the Government of Kenya to quicken the pace of reforms [...]	2009-01-08 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI450	USRAP EXPLORES POSSIBILITY OF INITIATING REFUGEE [...] (SBU) UNHCR-Djibouti anticipates submitting between 400-450 Priority 1 referrals to the USRAP (US Refugee Admissions Program) should USRAP reinitiate refugee resettlement in Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti, while neutral about USRAP re-initiating resettlement activities, is concerned that USRAP [...]	2009-03-06 07:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DJ ET PREF PREL SMIG SO XA
09NAIROBI455	Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Kenya) [...] Embassy Nairobi requests a Science Fellow from USGS, NOAA, USDA, or other appropriate agency to provide technical assistance to Kenya's Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands in land use planning for Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Timing for the Fellowsh [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA KE
09NAIROBI458	TWO HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MURDERED IN APPARENT [...] (C) On March 5 the Executive Director and Communications Director of the Oscar Foundation, a well-known human rights organization, were murdered in an apparent assassination. The Oscar Foundation had criticized police for killing youth suspected of being members of the outlawed Mungiki sect. I [...]	2009-03-06 16:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM KE
09NAIROBI46	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ELECTS PRESIDENT IN PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary. Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole secured 49 or 66 votes from Parliament on January 8, and was elected as Puntland's next President. The election was reportedly fair and free of major scandals. The election of Faroole, who was not among Abdullahi Yusuf's chosen candidates, represents a [...]	2009-01-08 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI479	SOMALIA - Sharif Previews Government Reforms, Sharia Law [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador spoke to Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif in Nairobi at the beginning of Sharif's trip to Uganda and Burundi to thank those governments for their Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) troop contributions. He said integration of former [...]	2009-03-10 14:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI480	TERRORIST THREAT PROMPTS KENYA TO EXPAND BORDER [...] (U) The Kenyan government has announced plans to recruit 4000 additional Administrative Police (AP) officers to boost security along Kenya's porous borders and protect against terrorist threats. Permanent Secretary for Internal Security and Provincial Administration, Francis Kimemia, announced [...]	2009-03-11 09:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KE PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI481	RWANDA WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR MAKES FINAL APPEAL [...] (U) On March 2 ICTR Chief Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow briefed representatives of the informal "Friends of the ICTR," made up of several African and western diplomatic missions in Nairobi, Kenya on the status of efforts to apprehend fugitive Rwandan war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga, wh [...]	2009-03-11 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KE RW
09NAIROBI49	KENYA FORMALLY SETS AUGUST 3-7 AS THE OFFICIAL DATES FOR [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. This is an action request for the USG 2009 AGOA Forum interagency preparatory committee. See paragraph 4. 3. By formal diplomatic note dated 8 January 2009, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified post that "the Government of [...]	2009-01-09 10:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI496	CAUTIOUS KENYA FINALLY ENACTS LONG AWAITED BIOSAFETY ACT OF [...] Summary: On February 12, 2009, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed the long awaited and hotly disputed Biosafety Act of 2009 into law. Kenya thus becomes the fourth African country (following South Africa, Egypt, and Burkina Faso) to enact legislation establishing the legal framework to gover [...]	2009-03-11 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR KIPR ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV KE
09NAIROBI50	SOMALIA - TFG-ARS WORKING GROUP SKETCHES PATH TO [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) - Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) working group suggested by the November 25 Djibouti communique began work under UNPOS auspices in Nairobi the week of January 5, and appears to have quickly reached a decision to create a u [...]	2009-01-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI SO ET
09NAIROBI52	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: As noted reftel, Abdirahman Mohamed "Faroole" was elected the fourth President of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland on January 8. Mohamed's inauguration on January 11 should cap an election that has been free of acrimony and whose results no one at this point appears to b [...]	2009-01-09 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SO
09NAIROBI525	THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS INCREASING [...] (C) Following the March 5 murder of two human rights activists from the Oscar Foundation NGO in Nairobi (Reftel A),an increasing number of human rights activists have been subjected to threats, mainly through text messages. Several leading human rights activists have temporarily fled Kenya in [...]	2009-03-16 05:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KE
09NAIROBI530	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: ENERGIZING THE PRIVATE [...] As previous reporting has noted, peaceful pressure coming from civil society groups, religious organizations, the private sector, and the media were instrumental in helping resolve the crisis triggered by the December 2007 disputed elections. Having undertaken some steps to implement relati [...]	2009-03-16 15:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KE
09NAIROBI531	THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA: ENERGIZING CIVIL [...] Peaceful pressure coming from civil society groups, religious organizations, the private sector, and the media were instrumental in helping resolve the crisis triggered by the December 2007 disputed elections. Having undertaken some steps to implement relatively easy elements of the reform ag [...]	2009-03-16 15:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI532	KENYA: KOFI ANNAN FULLY ENGAGED AND PRESSING FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a recent stop in Nairobi, Kofi Annan called both the President and Prime Minister to urge them to act quickly on the outstanding reform agenda items that the government has yet to address. Annan asked to see me to consult on how best to push the reform agenda forward, and s [...]	2009-03-17 04:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI538	THE KIBERA SLUM: POVERTY, REFORM, AND THE [...] On January 29 and March 10, the Ambassador visited the Nairobi slum area of Kibera (with almost 1 million people, it is the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa) as part of a continuing series of visits to interact with the people, to support assistance U.S. efforts including by publicizing what [...]	2009-03-17 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV ECON KE
09NAIROBI540	THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA: PRESSURE THROUGH [...] Septels have reported extensively on Mission efforts to press the coalition government to implement the reform agenda. Energizing civil society, the private sector, religious groups, and the media are essential. We are also carrying out vigorous public diplomacy. 2. During February the A [...]	2009-03-17 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI541	KENYA: AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS TO KENYA [...] As reported in septels, as part of efforts to tackle the culture of impunity, and specifically corruption, the Mission is using a combination of private pressure on the coalition government leaders, support for Parliament, a range of programs like the MCC threshold, assistance to civil society [...]	2009-03-17 13:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI543	KENYA: PUSHING KIBAKI AND ODINGA ON REFORM [...] (C) Since the beginning of the year, in addition to keeping in close touch by phone, I have met with President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga each a number of times to urge them to follow through on implementation of the reform agenda agreed to as part of the coalition agreement last year. [...]	2009-03-17 13:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI544	PUSHING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC AND [...] The U.S. has a strong interest in seeing the coalition government move ahead with both economic and political reforms. They are inextricably linked, especially in view of the global economic crisis. As our reporting has indicated, we are pursuing a concerted strategy to achieve this, includi [...]	2009-03-17 13:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI545	KENYA: PROMOTING RECONCILIATION AND PUSHING ON THE [...] Summary: Promoting reconciliation in the wake of the post-election violence and pushing for implementation of the reform agenda are inter-related aspects of supporting democratic change in Kenya. As part of these efforts, a Mission team, headed by the Ambassador, recently visited Nakuru and El [...]	2009-03-17 13:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI546	ADVANCING THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA -- VISA [...] As approved by Washington, we have found an individual ineligible under section 212f for engaging in official corruption. This step has been taken on the merits, and as part of continuing efforts to encourage coalition government action on the reform agenda, including specifically action agai [...]	2009-03-17 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PGOV CONS KE PINR
09NAIROBI550	FOREIGN MINISTER WETANGULA BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Summary: On March 3 Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula convened the Nairobi diplomatic corps to review developments in Kenya and highlight the accomplishments of the Coalition Government. Th Coalition Government is strong, and Wetangula expects it to serve out its full term to 2012. The GO [...]	2009-03-18 11:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHSA PREL PHUM PGOV KE
09NAIROBI551	GOVERNMENT RAIDS SAMBURU CATTLE, STAGE SET FOR [...] In response to complaints of the theft of 560 head of livestock by Samburu raiders, Kenyan security forces staged a major livestock roundup operation in and around Samburu District at the end of February that netted a total of approximately 4,000 animals, none of which reportedly belonged to t [...]	2009-03-18 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KCOR KE
09NAIROBI553	IRAN TRADE MISSION TO KENYA STRICTLY BUSINESS; AHMADINEJAD [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Division director Ken Vitisia, the recent visit of Iranian President Mahjmoud Ahmadinejad, accompanied by 200 businessmen and Iranian government officials, among them Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki, was principally a tr [...]	2009-03-19 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL ENRG ECON EINV PINR IR KE
09NAIROBI559	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: GOK PRESENTS COUNTER THEME, REMAINS [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary. During the March 12 meeting of the AGOA Forum Preparatory Meeting, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented the counter theme, "Realizing the full potential of AGOA through expansion of trade and investment," which it considers a [...]	2009-03-20 05:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI565	KENYA'S FOREIGN MINISTER DEFENDS RECENT IRAN VISIT [...] Summary: On March 9, post received a formal response from Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula to the Ambassador's February 24th letter expressing U.S. concerns about the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Kenya. Ahmedinejad headed a large delegation for a two-day visit that was almo [...]	2009-03-20 09:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EPET KE IR
09NAIROBI571	KENYA: GOK THOUGHTS ON DADAAB REFUGEES AND FOURTH [...] Summary: Government of Kenya (GOK) officials underscored the need for a "special solution for a special problem" during a recent discussion about Somali refugees in Kenya with representatives of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). They highlighted Kenya's waning patience w [...]	2009-03-23 09:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV EAID PHUM KE ET SO
09NAIROBI579	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF ON KENYAN KLEPTOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Director Justice Ringera told Econ/C that while there was no evidence of involvement by "big fish" in either the Triton Oil or maize scandals (ref b) "every mover and shaker" in the Parliament, Cabinet, and the Attorney General's office is corrupt [...]	2009-03-24 11:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	KCOR KCRM KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI581	DEMARCHE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] (C) On March 19, Acting Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol noted that, when now-President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed headed up the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia in 2007, he play [...]	2009-03-24 14:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SO KE
09NAIROBI582	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) On March 19, A/Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While not overly familiar with the dynamics of the recognition issue, Chepsongol did ask how the situation was different from Kos [...]	2009-03-24 14:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS KE
09NAIROBI583	DEMARCHE ON ANNUAL DECLARATIONS TO HAGUE CODE OF [...] On March 19, Acting Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chepsongol expressed surprise that Kenya was a signatory to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Mission Proliferation (H [...]	2009-03-24 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KE
09NAIROBI588	SOMALIA - Engaging the Diaspora [...] (SBU) On March 13 participants at a United Nations Development Program (UNDP)-sponsored workshop in Nairobi explored ways to engage the Somali Diaspora in making a greater contribution to peace and the development of the country. Intellectuals, civil society representatives and others from th [...]	2009-03-25 07:57:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO
09NAIROBI594	SOMALIA - DIALOGUE AND DINNER WITH PRESIDENT SHARIF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 17, the Ambassador hosted President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and five TFG ministers for dinner at his residence. Sharif was in Nairobi at the conclusion of his mission to Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. The trip marked Sharif's first bilateral visits since becom [...]	2009-03-25 12:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI597	DEMARCHE ON KENYAN TRAINING OF SPLA IN SOUTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 13:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OFDC KY SU KE
09NAIROBI6	SOMALIA - JOURNALIST KILLED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY [...] (C) Summary: The year 2009 began tragically for Somali journalism with the murder of Radio Shabelle reporter Hassan Mayow Hassan on New Year's Day. Hassan reportedly was on the way to cover an armed conflict between two groups when he was killed. The Somali media variously allege that Hassan [...]	2009-01-02 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV SO
09NAIROBI600	AMBASSADOR URGES GOK TO BEGIN ENFORCING ITS [...] In his keynote address at a March 11 workshop on brand protection and the observance of intellectual property rights organized by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Ambassador Ranneberger urged the Government of Kenya to begin enforcing the recently enacted Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2009 in [...]	2009-03-25 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI601	SOMALIA - BOSSASO CLERIC'S SUPPORTERS PROTEST ARREST [...] (SBU) On March 24, violent protests erupted in Puntland's port city of Bossaso as police and Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) officers arrested Osman Mohamed Shire, a prominent local cleric. Puntland residents told us that PIS targeted the cleric for his public statements in support of a re [...]	2009-03-25 15:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SO
09NAIROBI614	SOMALIA - TFG INTERIOR MINISTER SLIGHTLY WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Recently-appointed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Interior Minister Sheikh Abdikadir Ali Omar was slightly injured by the explosion of a roadside bomb or mine in an apparent assassination attempt as he was walking near Bakara market, Mogadishu, at about 9:30 (local) on March 26. O [...]	2009-03-26 15:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI619	KENYA WILL "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" NOT INVITING GUINEA AND [...] (SBU) As instructed ref A, Economics Counselor urged the Government of Kenya (GOK) not to invite Guinea and Madagascar to the August 4-6, 2009, AGOA Forum in Nairobi. 2. (SBU) During a March 24 meeting between the senior GOK officials responsible for organizing the forum and a visiting USG [...]	2009-03-27 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI623	SOMALIA - REVISITING THE MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) The Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) new Minister of Information, Farahan Ali Mohamed, is making an effort to revisit and ratify the media law that was endorsed by Parliament in 2007 but never signed by former TFG President Abdullahi Yusuf. Several journalist associations are inv [...]	2009-03-27 11:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI624	SOMALIA - ASSISTING THE TFG WITH THEIR OUTREACH [...] (C) Post continues working to assist the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in developing and implementing its media strategy, and the TFG remains very willing to receive any help offered. Indeed, President Sharif repeated a request for assistance during his March 19 dinner with Ambassador [...]	2009-03-27 13:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI625	SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT RETURNS TO MOGADISHU [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his party returned March 27 to Mogadishu from Libya after a voyage that began March 14 and included stops in Kenya (twice),Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Djibouti, and Sudan. Sharif's unscheduled return (we had be [...]	2009-03-27 14:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SO
09NAIROBI626	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-28 09:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PTER MOPS PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI627	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MARCH 27 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of March 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activities since the [...]	2009-03-30 03:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI633	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT SEEKS GREATER [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 Djibouti meeting with Ambassador Swan and visiting Somalia Unit Poloff, Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed "Farole" expressed support for the Somalia federal system but criticized many aspects of the Djibouti peace process, especially a perceived lack of consult [...]	2009-03-31 04:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SO
09NAIROBI638	KENYA ECONOMIC NOTES: APRIL 2009 [...] (SBU) Drought Contributes to GOK Fiscal Woes; A Macro Update 2. (SBU) Shipping News from the Port of Mombasa 3. (SBU) Coastal Tourism in Decline 4. (SBU) Broadband Comes to Kenya 5. (SBU) Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Still Stalled 6. (U) Kenya Expands Geothermal Production [...]	2009-04-01 08:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI641	AUSTR LISER URGES KENYA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AGOA [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser encouraged Kenyan Trade Minister Amos Kimunya on March 16 to take full advantage of the AGOA framework to seek greater exports to the United States. She also underscored that progress on Kenya's reform agenda is fund [...]	2009-04-01 09:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR ECON ETEX ETRD AGOA PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI643	THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA: PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary. On March 27 Prime Minister Odinga delivered a speech which he had been billed as a major address on the reform process and corruption. The speech was delivered at a time when Kenyans have become increasingly frustrated with lack of action to tackle the longstanding culture of im [...]	2009-04-01 14:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI644	KENYA: ANNAN FOUNDATION CONFERENCE IN GENEVA [...] (C) Summary. Kofi Annan used his Annan Foundation to hold a two-day conference in Geneva focused on &The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation: One Year Later,8 which I attended. His purpose was to push implementation of the reforms agreed to by the coalition government in February, 200 [...]	2009-04-01 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KE
09NAIROBI645	SOMALIA - DATE OF SOMALILAND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: An on-again, off-again dispute over the date of the Somaliland presidential elections, which had most recently been tentatively scheduled for May 31, gathered steam on March 28, when a special session of the Guurti (House of Elders) voted to extend incumbent President Riyale's [...]	2009-04-01 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI SO
09NAIROBI646	SOMALIA - Business Community Pledges to Support Youth and [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 21-22, more than 80 prominent Somali business leaders gathered in Djibouti for the UN-sponsored workshop, "Job Opportunities and Youth Employment: The Role of the Business Community." The two day session was the largest formal gathering of Somalia's private-sector princ [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO DJ
09NAIROBI656	PROPELLING THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA: MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. On March 23 I met separately with the National Intelligence Chief, the Foreign Minister, and the President,s permanent secretary to press on implementation of the reform agenda. I called attention to growing concerns at senior levels in Washington regarding insufficient progress [...]	2009-04-02 13:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KE PGOV PHUM PREL
09NAIROBI662	SOMALIA - TOUGH MONTH FOR JOURNALISTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Somali journalists encounted more problems in the second half of March, with new arrests in Somaliland and Puntland. The Puntland arrest has resulted in a long jail sentence. Embassy has registered its concern in the Puntland case with recently-elected President Faroole. End s [...]	2009-04-03 15:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI663	President Obama's Comment on Kenya [...] I have today sent the following letter to President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga pointing out the comment made on Kenya by President Obama on April 3. The comment was also prominently covered in the media. 2. Begin text of letter: April 6, 2009 Mr. President and Mr. Prime Ministe [...]	2009-04-06 06:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KE
09NAIROBI679	SOMALIA - TFG PARLIAMENT MEETING IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: Transitional Parliament Speaker Aden Mohammed Nur "Madobe," who was en route from Mogadishu via Nairobi to Prague for the April 6 - 9 meeting of the ACP - EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, in an April 4 meeting described security in Mogadishu as steadily improving, although recen [...]	2009-04-06 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI SO
09NAIROBI7	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PARLIAMENT SEATED, YUSUF NEUTRAL [...] Summary: The semi-automous region of Puntland's 66 new legislators were sworn in on January 1 in Garowe. They will spend the next week being courted by candidates for the presidency of Puntland. The MPs are scheduled to elect a President on January 8. Recently-resigned Transitional Federa [...]	2009-01-02 14:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR SO
09NAIROBI706	MINISTER OF JUSTICE KARUA RESIGNS FROM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua on April 6 resigned from the Grand Coalition government, explaining to the press that she could no longer discharge her duties due to interference from unnamed persons within government. Karua's resignation is [...]	2009-04-07 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI707	SOMALIA - TFG MEMBER DESCRIBES CONTACT WITH AWEYS [...] (C) Summary: Recently-appointed TFG Intelligence Chief Mohammed Sheikh, who arrived in Nairobi from Khartoum April 6, told us April 7 that Minister of Justice "Janaqow" spoke twice by telephone with ARS-Asmara Chairman Hassan Dahir Aweys, who was also in Khartoum, at the end of March. The cal [...]	2009-04-07 17:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PREL SO ER SU
09NAIROBI708	Somalia - Humanitarian Funding Not Keeping Pace With Rising [...] (SBU) At the end of March 2009, contributions to the U.N.-led Common Appeals Process (CAP) stood at $251 of the $918 million requested for humanitarian operations in Somalia. Food aid accounts for $200 million of this received amount, leading to an imbalance in the response. Several sectors hav [...]	2009-04-08 04:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI71	Prime Minister Speaks About Coalition Government [...] In a lengthy newspaper interview published January 10 Prime Minister Raila Odinga revealed candidly his thoughts on the Coalition government, his relations with President Kibaki, his expectations for the U.S.-Kenya relationship, and the state of Kenya one year after the compromised elections of [...]	2009-01-12 11:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI710	COALITION RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS STALLED REFORM PROCESS [...] Summary. President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga held an off-site "retreat" to take stock of the coalition government and to discuss the way forward on the reform process. The retreat failed to map out the way forward, instead highlighting differences of approach. The calling of the retrea [...]	2009-04-08 08:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI711	SOMALIA - 19 AMCITS ON BOARD PIRATED SHIP [...] (S/NF) At approximately 0713 local time April 8 (0013 EST) suspected Somali pirates hijacked the U.S.-flagged cargo container ship Maersk Alabama with 19 American citizens on board, according to the U.S Navy. The attack took place 260 nautical miles (nm) southeast of the Indian Ocean town of [...]	2009-04-08 09:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV EWWT KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI712	CONSTITUTION REVIEW COMMITTEE FACES HUGE TASK [...] Summary: The Constitution of Kenya Review Act of 2008, as part of the reform agenda outlined in the political power-sharing agreement, provided for a Committee of Experts (the Committee) to review the Kenyan Constitution and existing drafts from previous constitutional review efforts. Followin [...]	2009-04-08 10:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI714	THE REFORM PROCESS - OUTREACH TO SENIOR CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] Summary. As part of continuing outreach to civil society, religious groups, the private sector, and the media, the Ambassador recently met with senior Catholic Church representatives. They emphasized their commitment to help push forward the reform process, and described their efforts to prom [...]	2009-04-08 11:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI715	KIBAKI TOURS THE COUNTRY [...] (C) Since mid-March President Mwai Kibaki has been visiting different areas of the country. This appears to be an effort to enhance the President's credibility with the Kenyan people, given polls showing substantial dissatisfaction with the performance of the coalition government in implement [...]	2009-04-08 12:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI718	Somalia - Central Region Drought Decimating Livelihoods [...] A briefing on April 2, by the United Nation's Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) to donors highlighted the severity of the ongoing drought in Somalia's Central Regions (Mudug and Galgaduud extending into Hiran). Based on an analysis of historical indictors, FSAU states that this drought is comp [...]	2009-04-08 16:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI719	SOMALIA - Somaliland Sets Election Date Amid Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 6, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced September 27 as the new date for presidential elections citing technical and legal reasons for postponing the date from May 31. Although the voter registration law requires the NEC to make decisions regardi [...]	2009-04-08 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI720	SOMALIA - SOMALIA UNIT REQUESTS SUMMER TDYERS [...] Post requests temporary duty (TDY) coverage for the Somalia Unit during the period June 2-26, August 17-31, and September 1-25 to allow the Unit's FSOs and their families to take R&R while maintaining the Unit's responsiveness and output. A breakdown of specific days, needs and costs follows i [...]	2009-04-08 17:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AMGT SO
09NAIROBI731	KENYA WILL NOT INVITE GUINEA AND MADAGASCAR TO AGOA FORUM [...] (SBU) At the conclusion of the Government of Kenya's April 9 AGOA Forum preparatory committee meeting, Economic Counselor reiterated to Ministry of Trade Chief Economist and committee co-chair Richard Sindiga that the United States does not want Guinea and Madagascar invited to the August 4-6, [...]	2009-04-09 13:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI734	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF: A 60-DAY SCORECARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, President Sheikh Sharif returned to Mogadishu after being elected TFG President. In the two months since, the Sharif government has made progress that has prompted thousands to return to Somalia's capital. While security remains tenuous, there have been no major v [...]	2009-04-09 17:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SO

09NAIROBI735	SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting, TFG Foreign Minister Omar, accompanied by Minister of Defense "Gandi," described a recent visit to Rome, and the state of his efforts to elicit financial support for the Sheikh Sharif government from the UAE, Iraq, and Kuwait. Rome, he said, had promised $4 million [...]	2009-04-11 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO
09NAIROBI737	SOMALIA - FOREIGN MINISTER DESCRIBES EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-11 08:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SO
09NAIROBI743	SOMALIA - REACTION TO MAERSK ALABAMA CAPTAIN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Somali reaction to the use of force used to secure the release of Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips has been largely positive. Somali media outlets have reflected an understanding of the actions, although some have wondered if this show of force has come too late, now th [...]	2009-04-14 15:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI744	A Troubled Coalition, the Reform Process, and U.S. Policy [...] (C) Summary. Following a honeymoon period during its first six months in office, the coalition government emerged as an embattled marriage early this year. Disagreements between the two principal coalition government partners, President Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) and Prime Minister [...]	2009-04-14 15:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI753	The Reform Process - Engaging the National Council of [...] Summary. As part of the Mission's continuing engagement with religious groups, civil society, the private sector, and the media in an effort to push implementation of the reform agenda, the Ambassador recently met with leaders of the National Council of Churches (NCCK). The NCCK played a very [...]	2009-04-15 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI759	Visit to Aberdares and Mount Kenya Highlights [...] Summary. A recent visit to the Aberdares Forest and Mount Kenya highlighted the serious environmental challenges Kenya confronts. Conservation efforts in the Aberdares have yielded impressive results, reflecting good cooperation between the Kenyan government and non-governmental groups. Effort [...]	2009-04-15 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV KE
09NAIROBI761	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) Emphasizing the high priority the USG places on Kosovo's success and the need for Kenya's support for Kosovo's application to the World Bank and IMF, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Finance Kenyatta on April 15. Kenyatta, carefully considering the Ambassador's po [...]	2009-04-16 06:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI765	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: GOK PRESENTS FINAL DRAFT PROGRAM WITH [...] This is an action message; please see para 10. 2. Summary: During the April 9 meeting of the AGOA Forum Preparatory Meeting, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a final draft of the full three-day program. After consulting with embassies of AGOA-eligible countries, the GOK accepted a [...]	2009-04-16 11:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI766	Religious Leaders Call for Action on Reform [...] Summary. In recent months religious leaders have been exerting strong leadership to press President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga to implement the reform agenda. The religious leaders have enormous influence with the Kenyan people, and thus are a positive force in urging peaceful pressure [...]	2009-04-16 13:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
09NAIROBI767	ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING EMERGING YOUTH LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. At a time of ferment in Kenya, when many observers are focused primarily on problems within the coalition government, new youth leaders are emerging who are pressing peacefully for change. They are cooperating across ethnic lines, and coordinating with civil society and religious [...]	2009-04-16 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI773	SOMALIA - Shortcut to Sharia [...] (SBU) Summary. Somalis generally accept Sharia law, but most favor a form of Sharia that allows them to exercise their unique cultural traditions. Prime Minister Sharmarke told the Ambassador that establishing Sharia is a political decision to diffuse criticism by certain communities and an [...]	2009-04-17 15:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI780	CONTROVERSIAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS HIGHLIGHT NEED [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 2, seven new judicial appointments became official as judges were sworn in by Chief Justice Evans Gicheru. The seven appointments included the elevation of two judges from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, as well as the appointment of five judges to the High Court. [...]	2009-04-21 08:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KE
09NAIROBI782	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PRESIDENT ON PIRACY [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 tour d'horizon between President Mohamud "Faroole" and his team, and the Ambassador and Mission team, Faroole defined his Puntland Administration's main tasks as re-organizing the security forces and improving revenue collection mechanisms. Faroole told the Ambass [...]	2009-04-21 09:38:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR PINR SO
09NAIROBI784	SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER REPORTS ON EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: TFG Prime Minister Sharmarke had a long tour d'horizon discussion with the Ambassador and Mission team on April 16. He stressed that the TFG's highest priority is establishing the Joint Security Force, and emphasized the need for urgent international support for this effort. He [...]	2009-04-21 13:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID SOCI MARR SO ET
09NAIROBI785	THE SECRETARY'S LETTER AND THE REFORM AGENDA IN KENYA [...] (C) Summary. In response to the letter from Secretary Clinton, President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga both said that the reform agenda will move forward. While neither took responsibility for the slowness of implementation, they admitted that progress has been slow and that government ac [...]	2009-04-21 14:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KE
09NAIROBI799	KENYA REITERATES IT WILL ADHERE TO AU POSITIONS ON GUINEA [...] (SBU) Paul Mdungu, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Africa Division deputy director, reiterated April 21 that Kenya will adhere to all African Union policies on Madagascar and Guinea. Describing our requests (refs A and D) as "reasonable," Mdungu said Kenya fully understands the USG's p [...]	2009-04-22 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI8	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PARLIAMENT ELECTS NEW SPEAKER [...] (U) Summary: Puntland's newly-seated Parliament elected a new Speaker on January 3. Member of Parliament Abdirashid Muhammad Hersi, from Mudug Region, was the only candidate and was elected unanimously. In accordance with the tradition of sharing power in Puntland, since the Speaker is from [...]	2009-01-05 13:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PROG PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI800	MUNGIKI-INSPIRED VIOLENCE HITS CENTRAL PROVINCE [...] Violence erupted in Karatina town and surrounding communities in Central Province after local residents resisted moves by the Mungiki criminal organization to force payment of a monthly levy on local residents and businessmen for "protection." Despairing that police were unable or unwilling [...]	2009-04-23 08:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC KE
09NAIROBI805	SOMALIA - Targeted Killings of Prominent Leaders [...] (SBU) Summary. The last month has marked a surge in assassinations and attacks targeting prominent members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and leaders associated with the TFG in Mogadishu. By targeting prominent persons engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts and those tryin [...]	2009-04-24 09:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI806	CENTRAL PROVINCE: SIGNS OF POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION [...] (C) During a recent visit to the Kikuyu homeland of Central Province by the Ambassador and Pol FSN, residents expressed growing frustration with their Members of Parliament (MPs) and the lack of financial and development benefits from the government despite their steadfast support of President [...]	2009-04-24 11:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI807	SELECTION OF NEW ELECTORAL BODY MOVING AHEAD [...] The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has settled on a Chair and 8 Commissioners for the Independent Interim Electoral Commission (IIEC). The IIEC is a temporary body that was formed in December 2008 to replace the discredited Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) (Reftel). It is tasked wit [...]	2009-04-24 11:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI808	FRAGILE PEACE IN RIFT VALLEY: THE KALENJIN [...] Summary: On a recent trip to Rift Valley province, poloffs accompanied Ambassador Ranneberger to an important peace event at Ndeffo and Egerton University near Nakuru and then met with a range of contacts to discuss the situation on the ground and possible approaches to achieving the desired en [...]	2009-04-24 11:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC KE
09NAIROBI809	KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: At the April 21 opening of the third session of Parliament, 199 of 222 members of Parliament (MPs) attended and listened attentively to the President's and Speaker's speeches. In their opening prayers, religious leaders called for peace, unity, and strength even as the country was goin [...]	2009-04-24 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09NAIROBI810	SOMALIA - Aweys' Return to Mogadishu [...] (SBU) On April 23, opposition leader Hassan Dahir Aweys (Hawiye/Habar Gedir/Ayr) returned to Mogadishu after a more than two-year absence. With a checkered past that has found Aweys in the leadership of many of Somalia's Islamic movements, he is now considered the leader of the Hisbul Islam ( [...]	2009-04-24 14:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI82	KENYAN TEACHERS PREPARE TO STRIKE [...] (U) After more than six months of salary negotiations with the Ministry of Education, the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has said its 148,000 members will strike January 19. To call off the strike, KNUT demands a 35% average pay raise effective January 1, 2009. The government has of [...]	2009-01-13 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
09NAIROBI822	Crisis in Coalition Government [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 14:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI823	Crisis in Coalition Government [...] (C) Summary: Although in mid-April meetings between President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, and their teams held out prospects to resolve differences which had troubled the coalition, another serious crisis threatens its existence. The crisis developed at the end of last week when Prime Mini [...]	2009-04-27 15:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI832	SOMALIA - Attack on Parliament [...] On April 25 a mortar attack against the Somali parliament killed at least eight people and wounded fifteen others. There were no causalities among the lawmakers. The temporary house of the Somali parliament, located at the former police transport headquarters in Mogadishu, was attacked with [...]	2009-04-28 13:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NAIROBI846	LETTER FROM PM ODINGA TO THE SECRETARY [...] In reply to the Secretary?s letter (Reftel),Post received April 29 the following letter dated April 24 from Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Original to follow via pouch. 2. Quote: Dear Madam Secretary of State, I thank you for your letter of April 9, 2009. Your concerns and suggestions reg [...]	2009-04-29 13:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI848	Parliament Speaker's Ruling Averts Crisis [...] (C) Summary. Speaker of Parliament's solomonic ruling on April 28 has averted a crisis within the coalition government. The ruling potentially paves the way for Parliament to focus on implementation of the reform agenda. However, the continuing differences between President Kibaki and Prime M [...]	2009-04-29 15:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI859	AGOA FORUM UPDATE: PROGRESS ON CO-CHAIRS AND [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: During the April 23 AGOA Forum Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a revised program - provided by the Kenyan embassy in Washington - with changes to breakout session co-chairs. The GOK, along w [...]	2009-04-30 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI86	KENYA PASSES LONG AWAITED ANTI-COUNTERFEIT GOODS BILL [...] Summary: On 10 December 2008, Kenya's Parliament finally passed a long awaited anti-counterfeit goods bill, which substantially raises penalties for individuals convicted of manufacturing, importing, and selling knockoffs. President Mwai Kibaki signed it December 24 and it is expected to be p [...]	2009-01-13 14:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR KCRM ETRD PHUM EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KE
09NAIROBI863	SOMALIA - AWEYS TELLS HIS CLAN HE WILL FIGHT [...] (C) African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) contacts shared their reporting of opposition leader Hassan Dahir Aweys' activities in Mogadishu since he arrived on April 23 (reftel). AMISOM's political analysts in Mogadishu say that Aweys has little support from his Ayr clan's elders and opin [...]	2009-04-30 15:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PTER SO
09NAIROBI864	SOMALIA - Meeting with the TFG Minister of Humanitarian [...] (U) On April 23, we met for the first time Mohamoud Abdi Ibrahim, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Resettlement for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Ibrahim was appointed in February and was an active member of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia and participated [...]	2009-05-04 04:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SO
09NAIROBI866	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK BID [...] (SBU) On May 4, Econ Counselor followed up with the Kenyan Ministry of Finance regarding Kenya's vote on Kosovo membership of the IMF and World Bank. Staff in the office of the Ministry of Finance's Economic Secretary (third ranking in the Ministry) confirmed that Kenya faxed in its "yes" vot [...]	2009-05-04 11:41:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV KE
09NAIROBI873	SOMALIA - IDPs RETURNING TO MOGADISHU [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 10:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
09NAIROBI876	MUTULA KILONZO NAMED MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] The government announced on May 4 that Mutula Kilonzo has been named Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs (Minister of Justice). Until his appointment as Minister of Justice, Kilonzo had been serving as the Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development. He is k [...]	2009-05-05 13:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09NAIROBI90	POLITICAL PARTIES ACT: NUMBER OF PARTIES SLASHED [...] (C) The Political Parties Registrar, Lucy N'dungu, told poloff on January 8 that her office had issued certificates of registration to 38 Kenyan political parties which had complied with the requirements of Political Parties Act of 2007 (Reftel B). The 38 parties are now entitled to particip [...]	2009-01-14 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KE
09NAIROBI908	SOMALIA - PD ACTIVITIES UPDATE, MAY 6 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of April and first week of May 2009. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3- [...]	2009-05-06 14:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PTER EAID MOPS SO
09NAIROBI930	Migingo Island -- The View from Kenya [...] Summary: The current dispute over Migingo Island in Lake Victoria sparked in 2006 when Ugandan customs officers began to collect levies from Kenyan fishermen fishing in waters around the disputed island. Despite the competing claims to ownership and the generally inflammatory media hype, the K [...]	2009-05-08 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIS ASEC UG KE
09NAIROBI94	SOMALIA - MORE REACTION TO FAROOLE'S WIN IN PUNTLAND [...] (U) Summary: With the election and inauguration of Puntland's president complete, Puntlanders remain pleased with Abdirahman Mohamed "Faroole," their new leader. The inauguration took place on January 11 and was reportedly a well-executed ceremony punctuated by positive remarks from the outgo [...]	2009-01-16 04:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PDEM PINR SO
09NAIROBI941	DEMARCHE: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-11 12:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA KE
09NAIROBI951	SOMALIA - FIGHTING ERUPTS IN MOGADISHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In the worst fighting in months, on May 9-10 Islamic extremists allied with Hisbul Islami clashed with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops and TFG-allied militias in Mogadishu. Over 60 Somalis were killed, including civilians, and hundreds more injured and displaced. [...]	2009-05-11 14:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SO
09NAIROBI955	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU TENSE BUT CALM [...] Summary: Mogadishu remained calm on May 12 after continued fighting between Islamic extremists and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on May 11. TFG officials tell us they retook some lost ground in two counterattacks late on May 11, but are still facing a considerable challenge from a [...]	2009-05-12 13:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI963	SOMALIA - LEAHY VETTING FOR SOMALI NSF COMMANDERS [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following commanders of the Somali National Security Force for eligibility to benefit from FY2009 Bridge Supplemental Peacekeeping Operation funds, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has reviewed its files and found [...]	2009-05-13 16:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
09NAIROBI964	SOMALIA - MOGADISHU FIGHTING CONTINUES FOR A FIFTH DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Islamists and Hisbul Islami and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) continued in Mogadishu May 13. Somali media report injured and wounded in the hundreds and displaced persons in the thousands. TFG officials tell us Ras Kamboni leader Hassan al Turki, [...]	2009-05-13 17:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SO
09NAIROBI967	SOMALIA - TFG IN GRAVE JEOPARDY AS FIGHTING RAGES [...] (S/NF) Summary: This message reports on actions we are taking and recommend to support the TFG to resist the al-Shabaab onslaught in Mogadishu. Very urgent action is required. End summary. 2. (S/NF) As reported through cables, e-mails, and phone calls, the al-Shabaab onslaught in Mogadis [...]	2009-05-14 10:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS PREL EAID PTER PINR SO
09NAIROBI970	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT SHARIF DESCRIBES CURRENT [...] (SBU) Summary: TFG President Sheikh Sharif told us May 14 that his government's al-Shabaab opponents are increasingly being supplemented by foreign fighters who are leading some of the attacks against TFG forces. Sharif ascribed initial TFG setbacks in the fighting to confusion among his Alli [...]	2009-05-14 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR EAID SO
09NAIROBI985	USG Influenza Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response in [...] SUMMARY: Most Sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya have lacked proper laboratories and public health infrastructure to conduct influenza surveillance in support of outbreak response. In 2006, CDC - Kenya, and the US Army Medical Research Unit - Kenya (USAMRU-K) initiated a collaborati [...]	2009-05-14 14:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI986	SOMALIA - PRESS STATEMENT ON MOGADISHU VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) In response to the fighting in Mogadishu in recent days and reports of foreign fighters involved in the attacks, post released the press statement below to Somali media outlets on May 14. End Summary. --------------- Press Statement --------------- 2. (U) The text of the press [...]	2009-05-14 14:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO SO
09NAIROBI988	AGOA PREPARATIONS MOVE APACE [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: At the May 7 meeting of the AGOA Main Preparatory Committee, the Government of Kenya (GOK) agreed to our request to separate lunch and the ministerial closing on the final day of the forum. The committee agreed with the recomme [...]	2009-05-15 06:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI991	WESTERN KENYA USAID/OFDA FLOOD ASSESSMENT [...] A USAID/OFDA visit to flood affected areas in western Kenya reveals no cause for alarm as seasonal flooding is mostly held in check by dykes. A flash flood did cause limited displacement in Nyatike district; victims are being assisted by the GOK and the Kenya Red Cross. Dyke construction and [...]	2009-05-15 08:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL KE
09NAIROBI992	KENYA'S NEW BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROMISES GROWTH [...] Summary: Kenya will revolutionize its telecom industry when it initiates its first fiber optic internet connection on June 27. This broadband connection will vastly improve the quality of internet access to Kenya and contiguous landlocked countries. With increased internet capacity, the fibe [...]	2009-05-15 09:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ETTC ECON EINT PGOV EFIN EINV KE
09NAIROBI994	AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER DISCUSSES SECURITY, [...] (C) On May 5, Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Ambassador Mary Yates had a wide-ranging and cordial meeting with Kenya's Chief of General Staff, General Jeremiah Kianga. Kianga discussed the inherent difficulties of controlling Kenya's border with Somalia and the [...]	2009-05-15 09:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV PTER KE US SO
09NAIROBI997	SOMALIA - AL-SHABAAB HARASSMENT OF MEDIA OUTLETS [...] (C) Elements of al-Shabaab have been involved in the apparent harassment of three separate radio stations in the past month. Two stations, one in Beled Hawa and another in Baidoa, were temporarily closed for airing content disagreeable to al-Shabaab. A Shabelle reporter in Baidoa was reporte [...]	2009-05-15 14:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI998	SOMALIA - MAY 3 DISSOLUTION OF NATIONAL MEDIA [...] (SBU) On May 3, ironically World Press Freedom Day, the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Minister of Information abruptly dissolved Somalia's National Media Council (NMC),charged with advocating for journalists in the development of Somalia's media law. The Minister told us the NMC "e [...]	2009-05-15 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI999	A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KE
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809	KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG
09SECION02OF02NAIROBI417	Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 09:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO
10NAIROBI1	Somalia -Galmuduug Presidential Crisis Resolved, Signaling [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) on December 28 endorsed Mohamed Ahmed Alin as President of Galmuduug region during an official ceremony in Mogadishu. Alin's selection, following a protracted stand-off with another contender for the position, was the result of TFG P [...]	2010-01-04 09:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO SOCI PINR KDEM
10NAIROBI106	TJRC Update [...] Summary: The Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) is still in the process of organizing itself and interviewing and hiring staff. On January 24 Commissioners will set off from Nairobi on a 60 day tour of the nation to inform Kenyans about the commission and its mandate; three w [...]	2010-01-19 11:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KE
10NAIROBI107	Somalia - Dadaab Youth Report No Active Recruiting, But [...] (C) Youth at the Dadaab refugee camps, the majority of whom are of Somali origin, report that they have not witnessed active recruitment efforts by extremist elements from Somalia, but they have experienced significant temptation to cross the border and take money to fight. Several youth claim [...]	2010-01-26 13:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI KPAO SO
10NAIROBI11	Kenya: Inadequate Witness Protection Poses Painful Dilemma [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 17. 2. (S) Summary: In recent months, post has noted an increased level of intimidation against witnesses to Kenya's late 2007-early 2008 post-election violence. This trend is consistent with security threats against other human ri [...]	2010-01-05 11:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM ASEC KCRM KJUS UG KE
10NAIROBI115	Somalia - PD Activities Update, February 2 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of February 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activiti [...]	2010-02-02 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI117	Somalia - Puntland's Downward Trajectory [...] (C) Summary: Puntland Administration President "Faroole" appears increasingly determined to erode the integrity of Puntland political institutions and sideline clan and local leaders (ref al). In addition to a deteriorating political situation, security has continued to decline in Puntl [...]	2010-02-02 13:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO PINR PTER SOCI
10NAIROBI120	SOMALIA - UN Official's Positive Assessment of TFG Troops [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 16 we met with a UN officer Sheikh Wade, who was just back from visiting Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops camped in the Jazeera area of Mogadishu. Wade was generally impressed by the troops' discipline and demeanor, though their living conditions were [...]	2010-01-22 08:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO MOPS
10NAIROBI124	African Union Summit -- Kenyan Delegation [...] Per para six reftel request, Moses Wetangula, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will lead the Kenyan delegation to the AU Summit from January 28-30. President Kibaki will lead the delegation from his arrival in Addis Ababa on January 30 to his departure on February 2. No flight information is avai [...]	2010-01-23 02:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP AORC KE
10NAIROBI147	S/CT AMBASSADOR DANIEL BENJAMIN AND GOK OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) During a one-day visit to Kenya Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin discussed threats from Somalia, Islamic extremism inside Kenya, border security and Kenya's efforts to aid the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Amb Benjamin met with George Saitoti, Min [...]	2010-02-08 11:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PGOV PREL PTER KE SO
10NAIROBI149	Constitutional Review Update and Next Steps [...] (C) Summary: On January 29 the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) reached agreement on what are considered the most contentious issues (the executive structure, devolution of authority, and transition arrangements) in a revised draft of the constitution. The PSC sent its recommendatio [...]	2010-02-08 14:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KE
10NAIROBI15	Somalia - TFG Prime Minister Reviews Progress in Wake of [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Sharmarke described to Somalia Unit December 30 his government's plans, immediately on his January 3 return to Mogadishu, to shake-up Mogadishu port operations by removing the current, corrupt leadership, and implementing [...]	2010-01-05 16:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO PINR EFIN EAID ECON
10NAIROBI153	Under Secretary Otero's Visit Pushes on Reform and Other [...] Summary. During her January 25-28 visit, Under Secretary Otero advanced U.S. efforts to press for implementation of the reform agenda, including through meetings with President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga, and in a town hall forum at the University of Nairobi. Otero covered a wide range o [...]	2010-02-09 06:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE
10NAIROBI155	SOMALIA - MASS TFG ARMY MOVEMENT SIGNALS IMPENDING OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. On February 5 the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) deployed some 2,000 army troops from its training camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu into the city. With support from troops from the AU Mission to Somalia (AMISOM),four Somali battalions have taken up new positions that cont [...]	2010-02-09 11:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SO PTER EAID MARR MOPS
10NAIROBI159	ASD Vershbow Visit Highlights Regional Security Issues [...] (C) Summary: During separate January 26 meetings, Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow met with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Yussuf Haji, Chief of Defense Jeremiah Kianga, and Interior Minister George Saitoti. PM Odinga expressed serious concern over regional ins [...]	2010-02-11 13:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR SU SO KE
10NAIROBI165	SOMALIA - CHINESE ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) The following cable provides responses to action request in reftel on Chinese engagement in Somalia. Chinese Engagement in Trade and Investment --------------------------------------------- ----------------- 2. (SBU) The Sino-Somali relationship has remained strong since th [...]	2010-02-12 07:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EAID XA SO
10NAIROBI17	Somalia - Puntland President Media Crackdown Fueling [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole" appears to be holding VOA journalist Isaq, arrested on December 21 (reftels),on trumped up charges that Isaq was connected to last month's attacks in Puntland. Multiple Puntland contacts tell us they think "Faroole" does not have credible evidenc [...]	2010-01-05 16:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO PHUM KDEM PINR
10NAIROBI171	Severe Coalition Government Tensions Surface [...] (C) Summary. Severe tensions within the coalition government have been building in recent days and erupted on February 14 into what both sides are characterizing as a "crisis." The revelation of major corruption within the Ministry of Education, headed by a minister allied to President Kibaki, [...]	2010-02-16 12:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
10NAIROBI181	Chinese Engagement in Kenya [...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...]	2010-02-17 07:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR
10NAIROBI183	Kenya "Crisis" Update [...] (C) Summary. Neither the President nor the Prime Minister have taken decisive steps to resolve Kenya's coalition "crisis," but there are some signs of progress. At the same time as the ODM announced on February 16 a boycott of Cabinet meetings, President Kibaki then cancelled the Cabinet meeti [...]	2010-02-17 16:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KE
10NAIROBI19	Somalia - "Faroole" Reluctantly Releases Journalist [...] (C) Summary: Puntland President "Faroole," as a result of pressure by the Embassy and by Puntland and clan leaders, on January 5 released VOA reporter Mohammed Isaq. (Note: Isaq was detained on December 21. End note.) Our contacts tell us that "Faroole" reluctantly released Isaq after b [...]	2010-01-07 10:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO KDEM PHUM
10NAIROBI190	KENYA: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA KE
10NAIROBI191	Somalia - Perspectives on TFG-ASWJ Agreement [...] (C) The February 13 agreement between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) (reftel) represents potential progress in their ongoing collaboration. But to be successful, the agreement must first gain the support of ASWJ on the ground, especially from l [...]	2010-02-18 18:17:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO EAID ET MOPS
10NAIROBI192	DEMARCHE HAITI: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-01 14:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF EAID ECON HA KE
10NAIROBI202	Somalia - Request for Government Outreach Voluntary Visitor [...] Project Description: Somalia Unit, based at Embassy Nairobi, requests the creation of a Voluntary Visitor (VOLVIS) program that will enable a team of four people from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to study options for enhancing their outreach efforts on behalf of the TFG. We [...]	2010-02-02 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO SO
10NAIROBI207	Somalia - PD Activities Update, February 23 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of February 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-8 activiti [...]	2010-02-23 14:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI213	Kenya Weary of Taking More Pirates [...] On February 24 Post's Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) informed the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of the facts of the case of eight suspected pirates apprehended by the U.S. Navy on February 11. The RLA also notified the DPP that the U.S. is discussing the case with the Tanzanian a [...]	2010-02-26 11:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA PREL TZ KE
10NAIROBI214	SOMALIA - Assistance to Central Government With [...] In 2009, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) benefitted from a waiver under Section 7086 of the Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act (SFOAA) to permit the Department and USAID to provide it economic and security assistance. With Somalia at a critical junc [...]	2010-02-02 13:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON AID EFIN PREL SO
10NAIROBI224	SOMALIA DEYR ASSESSMENT RESULTS INDICATE SUSTAINED [...] On January 29, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) presented findings from the 2009/2010 post-October to December short rains seasonal assessment. According to FSNAU, an estimated 3.2 million people will require humanitarian ass [...]	2010-02-03 14:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
10NAIROBI226	KENYA: COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] In a January 28 meeting, Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero and Ambassador Ranneberger delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Environment and Natural Resources John Michuki urging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to associate with the Copenhagen Accord. U/S Otero press [...]	2010-02-03 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG KE
10NAIROBI246	KENYA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ELEPHANTS; COP-15 DEMARCHE [...] Summary: In a February 1 meeting, the GOK sought U.S. support for its proposal to extend the ivory trade ban. The GOK said it has broad African support for the proposal. In the same meeting, econoff delivered reftel talking points on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speci [...]	2010-02-08 08:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP KE
10NAIROBI262	U/S Otero Urges for More Educational Opportunties and [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Maria Otero visited the Dadaab refugee camp as part of her January 25-28 visit to Kenya. The need to improve educational opportunities for refugee children and to respond to the security threats of refugee women - particularly as they search for firewood - we [...]	2010-02-09 06:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL KE SO
10NAIROBI29	Constitutional Debate 5: Power to the People [...] (C) Summary: This cable is part five in a five part series on the contentious issues and political landscape surrounding the debate on Kenya's Harmonized Draft Constitution. Cable one (Ref A) provided a snapshot of the outstanding contentious issues in the draft constitution: executive [...]	2010-01-08 12:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
10NAIROBI3	Somalia - Update on Detained VOA Somali Reporter [...] (S) Voice of America (VOA) Somali Service reporter Mohamed Yasin Isaq remains in the custody of Puntland authorities, though he has yet to be charged with any crime. Puntland President "Faroole" replied to the Ambassador's December 29 letter (reftel) with an assertion that Isaq is being held n [...]	2010-01-04 13:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PGOV SO PHUM KDEM KPAO SOCI
10NAIROBI31	The Constitutional Review Process and the Secretary's Calls [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary's calls made and planned to Prime Minister Odinga and President Kibaki respectively influenced them to chair a meeting with their teams January 7 at which they emphasized their desire to reach compromise on the key contentious issues with respect to the draft new cons [...]	2010-01-08 13:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
10NAIROBI324	KENYA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) John Githongo on the State of Play in Kenya 2. (U) A Glimpse at Kenya's Energy Future 3. (U) Irregular Financial Flows Stabilize the Shilling Â [...]	2010-02-10 07:49:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR PREL KE
10NAIROBI326	NUTRITION AND HEALTH CONDITIONS IN SOMALIA REQUIRE URGENT [...] (U) Humanitarian agencies continue to express concern over the health and nutrition conditions in Somalia, noting that a humanitarian response focused primarily on food assistance is not enough to mitigate a humanitarian crisis in Somalia. A recent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F [...]	2010-02-10 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF SO
10NAIROBI328	KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI [...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...]	2010-02-10 09:33:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE
10NAIROBI33	Somalia - Sharif Hassan Behind Ill-Fated Attempt To Remove [...] (C) Summary: Recent ill-fated efforts, reportedly orchestrated by Deputy Prime Minister Sharif Hassan, to sack the TFG Speaker were most likely intended to distract the Parliament from conducting oversight into Hassan's performance. (Note: President Sharif and Prime Minister Sharmarke hav [...]	2010-01-08 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO SOCI PINR KDEM
10NAIROBI340	Potential For Refugee Resettlement From Sudan [...] Summary: UNHCR and the Government of Sudan (GOS) are receptive to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) initiating operations in Sudan. UNHCR believes U.S. resettlement would provide it a "strategic option" in its efforts to find durable solutions for the protracted refugee populati [...]	2010-02-16 14:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL ET ER SU DHS
10NAIROBI346	SOMALIA - VIOLENCE INCREASES IN ADVANCE OF LIKELY OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Al-Shabaab and Hisbul Islam have increased their attacks against TFG and AMISOM positions in Mogadishu. In an apparent effort to pre-empt the TFG's long-planned Mogadishu offensive, on February 12 and 13 al-Shabaab launched attacks from northern Mogadishu neighborhoods and on February 1 [...]	2010-02-16 17:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO MOPS MARR EAID
10NAIROBI35	Somalia - PD Activities Update, January 11 [...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of January 2010. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activiti [...]	2010-01-11 06:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS

10NAIROBI350	Security Minister on Police Reform and Public Outreach [...] Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's meetings with Minister of Security Saitoti, DCM Lee Brudvig met with the minister on February 3 to discuss his request for assistance with police reform efforts. In addition to presenting a list of requests for his ministry (ranging from additional po [...]	2010-02-17 12:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL SO KE PTER EAID
10NAIROBI37	Somalia - New TFG Police Chief Describes Organizational [...] (C) Summary: Somalia Unit contractor met with the recently-appointed TFG Chief of Police Loyan on January 9. (Note: Loyan replaced warlord "Qeybdiid" as police chief on December 6, 2009.) Loyan made a good impression. He seemed to have a good sense both of the problems he faced and a [...]	2010-01-11 17:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO MARR PINR EAID
10NAIROBI374	SOMALIA - S/GWI Project Proposals [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to submit five proposals from women's organizations in Somalia's South-Central, Somaliland, and Puntland regions to the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues. In response to a call for proposals, post received over 85 submissions from non-governmental or [...]	2010-02-22 09:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KWMN KPAO PHUM
10NAIROBI48	THE GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: DIPLOMATIC [...] Post appreciates the Department's interest in implementing the President's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) in Kenya. We believe Kenya could become a successful GHFSI partner country and our engagement could catalyze market-driven agricultural reform in the region. Despite [...]	2010-01-11 12:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL KE
10NAIROBI5	Somalia - ASWJ Loses, Then Regains Key Galgaduud Town in [...] (C) Summary: On January 2, al-Shabaab militias wrested control of Dhusamarebb (Galgaduud Region) from Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ). Al-Shabaab's control of Dhusamarebb, the site of ASWJ's headquarters in Galgaduud, however, was shortlived, as ASWJ re-took the town the same day. Al-Sh [...]	2010-01-04 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SO MARR MOPS PTER
10NAIROBI50	Ambassador Launches New "Yes Youth Can" Initiative [...] Summary: As part of continuing intensive efforts to press for implementation of the reform agenda, on December 16 the Ambassador announced a new $45 million USAID-funded initiative for youth in Kenya. Speaking at the Kenya Children's Parliament Foundation, the Ambassador launched the "Yes You [...]	2010-01-11 14:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM PGOV KE
10NAIROBI52	SOMALIA - ANTI-OPPOSITION ALLIANCES APPEAR TO GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 10 pro-TFG clan and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ) forces wrested control of much of Beledweyne town from Hisbul Islam (HI) and al-Shabaab. By late evening, following day-long sporadic but fierce fighting, clan and ASWJ-allied militia brought much of Beledweyne under [...]	2010-01-12 05:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO
10NAIROBI57	Somalia - The TFG After One Year [...] (C) President Sheikh Sharif's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has survived its first year in office. A tumultuous 2009 saw the TFG initially benefit from the mid-January withdrawal of Ethiopian forces and from Sheikh Sharif's legitimacy with Somalis, only to be almost forced out o [...]	2010-01-12 13:26:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SOCI EAID MARR PTER
10NAIROBI59	U.S. POLICY TO ADVANCE THE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Our highest priority efforts are focused on advancing implementation of the reform agenda, which is key to the future democratic stability and prosperity of Kenya. While some positive reform steps have been taken, the old guard associated with the culture of impunity continues to resis [...]	2010-01-12 15:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR KE
10NAIROBI63	Somalia - Military Tactics in Beledweyne Appear to Reach [...] (C) Summary: Military activity in Hiraan region appears to have reached its strategic limits for now and must yield to stepped up political efforts on the part of local clan leaders and the TFG or risk entrenching a clan-based conflict that will energize al-Shabaab. January 12 saw an esca [...]	2010-01-13 17:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO MOPS MARR SOCI
10NAIROBI65	Somalia - President Sharif Alleges TFG Ready to Build on [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting a confident TFG President Sheikh Sharif told Somalia Unit that the TFG had laid the foundation for a successful second year. Sharif cited changes to the security sector leadership, improvements in public messaging, and more successful regional outr [...]	2010-01-14 15:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO PINR MARR
10NAIROBI69	Somalia - Italian Foreign Minister Re-Affirms Support for [...] (C) Summary: Brief conversations with the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Ambassador to Kenya, TFG President Sharif's Chief-of-Staff, and Italian Special Envoy to the TFG on January 15 suggest that the January 14 meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Frattini and Sharif prod [...]	2010-01-15 08:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO EAID MARR IT
10NAIROBI73	Parliamentary Caucus on Reforms Delegation to the U.S. [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 8 for meeting requests. 2. Summary: At the invitation of the House Democracy Partnership and with post's support, Kenya's Parliament is sending a delegation of six leaders of the recently-formed Parliamentary Caucus on Reforms (see paragra [...]	2010-01-21 09:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KE
10NAIROBI75	Somalia - PD Activities Update, January 20 [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of January 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activiti [...]	2010-01-21 14:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI79	Arrest of Islamic Cleric Sparks Violent Protests [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of radical Islamist cleric Adullah el-Faisal in Kenya on December 31, 2009 sparked a violent protest in which some demonstrators waved al Shabaab flags. As the GOK has attempted and failed to deport Faisal over the past two weeks interfaith tensions have escalated, and [...]	2010-01-22 10:52:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS JM SO KE
10NAIROBI83	Somalia - Ahmed Madobe Frustrated By TFG Alleged Cold [...] (C) Summary: Lower Juba militia commander Ahmed Madobe in mid-January reportedly planned to continue fighting al-Shabaab but was increasingly frustrated by the TFG's resistance to work with him and with Ogaden clan forces currently fighting in the region. A contact close to Madobe tol [...]	2010-01-22 14:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO MARR MOPS PINR
10NAIROBI85	No Consensus On Somali Outflows to Kenya [...] (C) Summary: Increased conflict and the disruption of humanitarian assistance in Somalia are expected to increase outflows of Somalia refugees to Kenya. There is no agreement among UN agencies on the number of additional Somalis that could seek to enter Kenya over the next three months [...]	2010-01-25 08:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KE SO ET YM DJ
10NAIROBI88	Kenya: Macroeconomic Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a January 8 meeting with Econoffs, Dr. Geoffrey Mwau, Ministry of Finance Economic Secretary, spoke strongly in favor of Kenya applying for a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) program in the range of $1 billion over three years. While Minister of Finance Kenyatta is not y [...]	2010-01-13 10:55:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
10NAIROBI9	Security Sector Assistance in Kenya, Part II: Land Border [...] (C) Due to the threat of spillover effects from instability in Somalia, the Government of Kenya views effective border control as its top national security concern. Using multiple funding sources, including 1206 funding, the United States' security sector assistance in Kenya supports the develo [...]	2010-01-05 11:28:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS EAID PHUM SO KE
10NAIROBI92	FY 2010 Prohibition On Assistance To Central Governments [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The GOK publishes annually the proposed budget as passed by parliament and signed by the president. The published budget provides detailed income and expenditures which is publicly available for purchase. The published budget is relatively accurate in reflecting actual income an [...]	2010-01-14 12:59:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AID EAID EFIN PREL
10NAIROBI99	SOMALIA - TFG SIGNES DEAL FOR NEW CURRENCY [...] (C) Summary: On January 11 the Transitional Federal Government Finance Minister Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden and his Sudanese counterpart signed an agreement for Sudan to print five trillion new Somali shillings. Sudan will fund the printing, reportedly costing $17 million dollars, accordi [...]	2010-01-26 10:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ECON EFIN EAID
96NAIROBI6573	SUDAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM [...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN TIMOTHY CARNEY. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. THE SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMED TO ME MAY 10 THAT KHARTOUM HAS MADE A DECISION THAT TERRORIST GROUPS MUST GO AND IS WORKING TO COMPILE MEMBERSHIP LISTS. HE BELIEVES RENEGADE SAUDI TER [...]	1996-05-14 13:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PINR EAID UN SU

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