Formed out of African tribal lands by colonialists, Kenya is both one of the most richly endowed and most politically troubled countries in Africa.  As it continues to develop economically and politically. it faces numerous challenges and opportunities.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 20:56:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44261/brits-tortured-obama-patriarch-in-kenya-revolt.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBritish jailers tortured Barack Obama's grandfather during the struggle for Kenyan independence, his family tells the Times of London. Hussein Onyango Obama, who worked as a cook for a British army officer, was arrested in 1949, aged 56, and imprisoned for two years. There he was subjected to daily whippings and horrific sexual torture that left him permanently scarred, according to his widow, Sarah Onyango.http://www.newser.com/story/44261/brits-tortured-obama-patriarch-in-kenya-revolt.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 03 Dec 2008 6:28:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43902/unrelated-obamas-relish-connection.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOrdinary citizens who share the last name Obama with the president-elect are seeing goodwill and unexpected perks lately, the Washington Post reports. They might not be able to score Inauguration tickets, but entrance to a swanky nightclub? No problem. Speeding ticket? Fixed. And it’s an exclusive club: The country may have fewer than 20 Obama families, compared to 60,000 people whose last name is Bush.http://www.newser.com/story/43902/unrelated-obamas-relish-connection.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 28 Nov 2008 12:26:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43376/obamas-kenyan-clan-adjusts-to-fame.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe election of Barack Obama has changed the lives of his Kenyan relatives forever, the Los Angeles Times reports. Roughly 400 people in western Kenya can claim kinship to the president-elect, and the clan is attracting huge amounts of attention from the world's media and from fellow Kenyans. Their village now boasts a new road, its first power line—and a new police station.http://www.newser.com/story/43376/obamas-kenyan-clan-adjusts-to-fame.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 21 Nov 2008 23:08:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41818/tomorrows-obama-day-in-kenya.html?refid=rss_all_defaultKenya has declared tomorrow a national holiday to honor Barack Obama’s presidential victory, the BBC reports. “We the Kenyan people are immensely proud of your Kenyan roots,” President Mwai Kibaki said. Obama’s father was Kenyan; his step-grandmother danced and cheered outside her home after the family pulled an Election-Day all-nighter. Meanwhile, people across the country took to the streets to celebrate.http://www.newser.com/story/41818/tomorrows-obama-day-in-kenya.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 05 Nov 2008 6:35:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39336/kenya-deports-author-of-obama-nation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe author of the bestselling attack on Barack Obama, The Obama Nation, is being deported from Kenya for lacking the right working papers, the AP reports. Police nabbed Jerome Corsi at his hotel ahead of a book launch. One source said he had been held for accusing the prime minister’s Muslim supporters of post-election violence, the Times of London reports.http://www.newser.com/story/39336/kenya-deports-author-of-obama-nation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 07 Oct 2008 7:59:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35675/eco-waste-water-plans-aid-kenyas-poor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSewage and sunlight are offering unexpected aid to the poor of Kenyan slums, the AP reports. Public toilets are recycling waste into gas, while sunlight disinfects water and reduces cases of waterborne illness. Adapted from a plan in Tanzania, the project was funded by international donors to help people struggling with high coal and food prices.http://www.newser.com/story/35675/eco-waste-water-plans-aid-kenyas-poor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 24 Aug 2008 12:43:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28182/kenya-mob-torches-11-for-witchcraft.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA mob in western Kenya hunted down and killed 11 people they accused of being witches and wizards, AP reports. The gang went from house to house with a list of suspected sorcerers and the spells they had cast. The eight men and three women, most over 70, were lynched and burned in their homes in the notoriously superstitious district.http://www.newser.com/story/28182/kenya-mob-torches-11-for-witchcraft.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 22 May 2008 4:53:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24537/ipo-fever-shows-kenya-is-recovering.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhen Safaricom, Kenyan’s partially state-owned cellular giant, went public, Kenyans lined up by the thousands to buy in—a generally good sign for a country recently wracked by paralyzing ethnic violence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Safaricom’s IPO itself had been delayed by post-election clashes, but now the country’s economic boom appears back on track.http://www.newser.com/story/24537/ipo-fever-shows-kenya-is-recovering.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 15 Apr 2008 9:55:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24359/kenya-announces-shared-cabinet.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCalling for Kenyans to "put politics aside and get to work," president Mwai Kibaki named chief opposition leader Raila Odinga prime minister today in a move to end political strife with a power-sharing cabinet. The 40-member cabinet, including two deputy PMs, was divided evenly between the two parties, though the BBC notes that key positions remained with Kibaki loyalists.http://www.newser.com/story/24359/kenya-announces-shared-cabinet.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 13 Apr 2008 12:48:36 CDT