Year,Month,Day,Time,End Year,End Month,End Day,End Time,Display Date,Headline,Text,Media,Media Credit,Media Caption,Media Thumbnail,Type,Group,Background
"1975
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February – 11 April 1975 

",Three bombs rock Nairobi and Mombasa,"In early 1975 the first bombs to rock Kenya after independence explode in Nairobi.  The first one goes off in February in the toilet of the iconic Starlight Nightclub that once stood where Integrity Centre stands today. No deaths and injuries are recorded.  On March 1, the second bomb explodes in a bus bound for Mombasa at the OTC bus station. It claims the lives of at least 27 people and injures 100. The Maskini Liberation Organisation claims the attacks. The following month, on April 11, the same group attacks the summer home of Kenya’s founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta but there were no deaths or injuries.",OTC bus (see pdf in file),"Daily Nation
",The aftermath of the OTC bus bombing in 1975,,title,,
1980,12,31,,1980,12,31,,1980 December 31,15 killed in bomb attack on Norfolk,On new year's eve international terrorism rears its ugly head in Kenya when a bomb goes off at the Norfolk Hotel killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 85. The bombing is blamed on the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which had earlier been suspected for attempts to blow up Israel’s El Al airliner at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in two separate incidents in 1976. ,Norfolk Hotel (see pdf),"Daily Nation
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1989,11,4,,1989,11,4,,1989 Novermber 4,Kapsanget train derailment,Four people are killed when Mwakenya dissidents use explosives to derail a train at Kapsanget in the Rift Valley. ,,,,,,,#333333
1990,,,,1990,,,,,People affected by terror attacks (1975-1990),Terror attacks in Kenya reach 12 and the tally of those killed reach 50 by 1990. ,insert piechart- see spreadsheet titled attacks from 1975-1990),"
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1992,3,9,,1992,3,9,,1992 March 9,Gunmen kill 10 in Garsen,Ten people are killed in an armed assault by unknown assailants.,,Daily Nation,,,,,
1992,5,12,,1992,5,12,,1992 April 12,Saboat tribesmen attack leaves 40 dead in Bungoma,An attack by the Saboat Liberation Front leaves 40 people dead and houses burnt.,Sabaot burn homesteads photo in file,Daily Nation,Soldiers in pursuit of SDLF militia outside a hut that was razed down,,,,http://knightlab.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/front-page-image.jpg
1994,11,4,,1994,11,4,1,1994 November 4,Ford blamed for terrorism acts ,Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (Ford) formed by six opposition leaders blamed an armed assault that targeted the government and caused a melee living three people dead. In total the movement against  one party politics is blamed for four acts of terrorism that resulted in three deaths.,,,,,,,
1994,"12
",26,,1994,"12
",26,,1994 December 26,Kenya’s Independence party unleash terror on Kenyans,Kanu operatives attack opposition supporters in Homabay causing a melee that left six injured.,Kanu flag,,,,,,
1997,8,13,,1997,8,13,,1997 August 13,Likoni Violence,A night attack at night Mombasa’s Likoni Police Station was attacked by unkown assailants using incidiary bombs. The event ushered in recurrent violence that was hitherto unknown in Coast Province. 14 killed were killed,http://allafrica.com/stories/200009060311.html,,,,,,
1998,8,7,,1998,8,7,,1998 August 7,Kenya’s worst act of terrorism,"A car bomb attack outside the US embassy in Nairobi kills 224 and injures around 4,000. Most are passers-by or workers in nearby buildings. A nearly simultaneous explosion of a booby-trapped tanker truck outside the US embassy in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, kills 11 and wounds 70, all passers-by. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for both attacks.",Security personnel and volunteers comb....,,,,,,
2000,,,,2000,,,,2000,Terrorism escalates,"Between 1991 and 2000 Kenya experienced 70 terror attacks, a figure six times the number of incidents in previous 15 years. During this decade 489 terrorism deaths and 4091 injuries are recorded.",Insert pichart from dataset tittled 1990-2000,,,,,,
2002,11,,28,2002,11,,28,2002 November 28 ,"Al-Qa`ida attacks paradise hotel, Israeli Charter plane",A vehicle crashes through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blows up killing 16 people. At the same time two surface-to-air missiles fired at an Israeli charter plane. The Paradise Hotel was Israeli-owned.,"See misile picture in folder
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2005,7,12,,2005,7,12,,2005 July 12,40 killed in Turbi Masacre ,"On the early morning of July 12, 2005 hundreds of armed raiders from the Borana tribe attacked the Gabbra people living in the Turbi area, northwest of Marsabit. Among the 40 confirmed dead were children, and over six thousand people fled their homes, most of them fleeing to Marsabit town.","See PDF titled Turbii
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2008,1,1,,2008,1,1,,2008 January 1,50 killed in assault on religious institutions,Armed gunmen attack religious leaders and institutions in Eldoret killing 50 people.,,,,,,,
2008,5,31,,2008,5,31,,2008 May 31,Al Shabaab’s first attack in Kenya,Al Shabaab shoot at police in Liboi in North Eastern region.  No deaths and injuries are recorded.,,,,,,,
2010,,,,2010,,,,2010,Fall in terrorism violence ,The numbers of attacks between 2001-2010 falls two-fold  with the number of those killed dropping by 60 over cent and injured almost by 98 per cent compared to the previous decade.,See chart in spreadsheet titled 1990 versus 2000s,,,,,,
2011,,,,,,,,2011 October 24,Al Shabaab twin attacks kills five ,"Two Grenade attacks rock Nairobi, one at Mwaura’s Bar on Mfangano Lane and a second explosion at a crowded matatu terminus on Race Course Road, near the OTC bus. The attacks leave one person dead and wounded about 20 in the bar. Following the matatu attack 59 men and ten women were subsequently hospitalised, of which five people were confirmed dead.",,,,,,,
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2011,9,16,,2011,9,16,,"2011 September 2011
",Operation linda nchi is launched ,"A Kenyan battalion, with air and armored vehicle support, cross the Somali border from Liboi, entering the town of Dhobley in Lower Jubba region. Residents reported that the troop columns were supported by four tanks, along with an estimated 40 armored vehicles, some of which towed artillery.Airstrikes targeted al Shabaab positions in the jungle surrounding the town of Qoqani, along the main road from Dhobley. Airstrikes also hit an al Shabaab base near the town of Afmadow. Kenyan officials have refused to confirm many of the air raids.Kenyan military helicopter crashed at 7:55 pm near Liboi’s primary school, killing five Kenyan military personnel.Kenyan Army units entered Somalia to create a 100 km buffer zone.",See PDF operation linda nchi,,,,,,
2012,1,5,,2012,1,5,,2012 January 5,KDF joins Amisom,"The integration of Kenya Defence Forces are  formally integrated into  African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is  effected by the African Union Peace and Security on January 5 2012 and endorsed by the United Nations Security Council vide UNSC Resolution 2036 of 21st February 2012.The Kenyan soldiers are now part of an enlarged AMISOM force that includes Burundi, Djibouti and Uganda. On 6th July 2012, the Department of Defence Headquarters hosts a symbolic ceremony to mark the full integration of the Kenyan forces into AMISOM. ",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys7sKO_XSwE,NTV,,,,,
2012,1,7,,2012,1,7,,2012 January 7,Nine killed in Church attack in Garissa,Masked gunmen hurl grenades are fire bullets as worshippers gather at a  Church killing nine and injuring 33.,,,,,,,
2012,1,11,,2012,1,11,,2012 January 11,Al Shabaab trail of terror,"Armed al-Shabaab militants kill six people including three police officers in Gerille camp, Wajir District. The militants also injure six others and kidnapped two government officials.",,,,,,,
2012,"9
",29,,2012,"9
",29,,2012 September 29,Kismayu falls,"Al-Shabaab militants  abandon last major stronghold of Kismayo after an attack by Kenyan and Somali government troops on the 
 port city of Kismayo.

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2013,3,4,,2013,3,4,,2013 March 4,Violent start to Kenya vote as attack kills 8,Eight people including six police officers were killed in ambush in Mombasa and Kilifi Counties on a Sunday night hours before voting began the following day. Mombasa Republic Council is suspected to have carried out the attack,,,,,,,
2013,"9
",21,,2013,"9
",21,,23-Sep-13,Westgate attack among 20 worst worldwide in 2013,"At least 72 people die and more than 201 are wounded in the Al-Shabab attack on Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Mall. Al-Shabaab gunmen shot at, hauled grenades at  and held hostage people at the  mall. The attack was among 20 worst attacks worldwide in 2013 ",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj6jYnqGlc0,NTV,"Chilling CCTV footage show four attackers
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2014,5,16,,2014,5,16,,16-May-13,Nairobi grenade attack,Twin explosions leave  more than 10 people dead and more than 70 injured in Nairobi’s busy Gikomba market.,See Gikomba PDF,Daily Nation,,,,,
2014,6,15,,2014,6,15,,,48 killed in Mpeketoni attack,Al Shabaab militant kill at least 48 people during a raid in Mpeketoni in Lamu,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_DkP9ol8C0,,,,,,
2013,11,1,,2013,11,1,,"1 November 2013
",Bandits kill 28 police officers in ambush,Twenty two police officers were killed in an ambush between Kapedo and Lokori in Turkana County as they tried to recover a burnt General Service Unit (GSU) vehicle that was used in a security operation that aborted last week.,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dZTEQ8cGIA,,,,,,
2014,11,22,,2014,11,22,,22-Nov-14,28 people killed after militants target non-Muslims in ghastly bus ambush ,"Al Shabaab militants ambush a bus in Kenya and spray bullets on those who failed to recite Quran verses, killing at least 28 people including 24 teachers. The bus, which had 60 people aboard, was heading from Mandera, near the Somali border, to the capital of Nairobi. ",,,,,,,
2014,12,2,,2014,12,2,,2-Dec-14,Al Shabaab kill 36 quarry workers,"Al Shabaab militants raided a quarry in Kenya, separating non-Muslim workers from their Muslim counterparts and executing them. At least 36 bodies were found  dumped in the quarry in a village in Mandera near the Somali border,. ",See PDF titled Quarry workers,Daily Nation,,,,,
2015,"4
",2,,205,"4
",2,,2-Apr-15,147 killed as Al Shabaab attacks Garissa University ,At least 147 people are reported killed and dozens injured after suspected Al Shabaab gunmen attacked Garissa University College in northeast Kenya Thursday.,www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/70-killed-as-Garissa-University-College-attacked-by-gunmen/-/2558/2674310/-/gcoefgz/-/index.html,The East African,,,,,
2015,7,7,,,,,,7-Jul-15,14 quarry workers killed in Mandera,"Suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a residential area in Mandera Town on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring 11 others.",http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Al-Shabaab-Attack-Mandera-Quarry-Workers/-/1950946/2779012/-/format/xhtml/-/13xxxbgz/-/index.html,,,,,,
2015,7,13,,2015,7,13,,,Four killed in bomb attack on police vehicle,"At least two police officers and a civilian died on Monday when a bomb blew up their vehicle in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu, police said, and al Shabaab militants said they carried out the attack.",,,,,,,
2015,7,30,,2015,7,30,,30-Jul-15,Terrorism violence toll,Kenya has experienced 449 incidents of terrorism of which caused 1593 deaths and 5946 injuries.,Timeline map,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,"unmen from the movement, which has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda, withdrew from Kismayo overnight following a combined siege by their Western-backed opponents.",,,,,,,
