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Kenyan pupils find teachers in laptops
Gladys Lokilamak is always cheery in the afternoons. This is the time that she and her colleagues at the remote Asilong Primary School in north-western Kenya normally find fun in education - through ...
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Business Kenya grapples with infrastructure deficit
Treasury has warned that the country's growing infrastructure deficit has increased the cost of doing business and rendered the country ...
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Sean Hannity Still Thinks Obama Grew Up in Kenya
Kenya . Hannity responded, "But he did grow up in Kenya, and he told The New York Times that he went to a school there and one of the most beautiful things on the planet is Islamic prayer at sunset." Is he trying to hint that Obama's an African Muslim? "I never fueled the myth," Hannity said. Reminded that Obama did not actually grow up in Kenya, Hannity conceded, ...
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Nine of 10 Nyandarua Executives Approved
The Nyandarua County Assembly has approved nine out of the 10 nominees to the executive committee.Joseph Methu was rejected after his academic credentials were questioned. Methu, who is the chairman of the Federation of Pentecostal Churches of Kenya, had been nominated to the communication and e-government docket. Judy Nyambura Muhia is the county executive for Industrialization, Cooperative ...
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Villa Care Says to Vet Its Tenants in Advance
Real estate agent Villa Care will start vetting tenants taking up space in its clients' buildings, it said yesterday. The firm said crime has increased unabated in major cities and towns across the country, with houses in the suburbs being used as hide-outs by gangs. It said property managers should not only vet potential tenants based on financial ability but also on integrity, to ...
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Plan to Stop Wildlife Attacks
More than 1000 farmers will benefit from a multibillion horticulture project by the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary.The project will be a means to prevent the human-wildlife conflict in the area. The initiative will see farmers plant garlic, capsicum, pepper and onions as a means of wading off animals in the area.Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary manager John Ndegwa yesterday said the project will help the ...
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IEBC Set to Publish Poll Results
INDEPENDENT Electoral and Boundaries Commission is expected to release the long awaited full results of the March 4 elections this week. The IEBC has been under intense pressure to release the final tallies of all elective posts. Cord presidential candidate Raila Odinga has claimed that the delay is due to a difference of more than one million votes between the presidential and parliamentary ...
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One in 7 Kenyans receive money from abroad
A new survey reveals that over 14 percent of Kenyans receive substantial money transfers from abroad each year. For Africa as a whole, remittances currently reach up to US$ 30 billion ...
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Kenya Gets $155 Million in World Bank Financing for Water
Kenya will receive $155 million in financing from the World Bank for water and irrigation aid, including a project on the Lower Nzoia River west of Nairobi to help address water-supply and food-security concerns. The Washington-based lender said credit from its International Development Association unit backs Kenya's efforts to improve water infrastructure, boost water-storage and ...
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Kenya Moore Opens Up About RHOA Backlash
Kenya Moore, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" television personality and former Miss USA, is revealing that she has received some backlash after appearing on season five of the ...
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Kenya Fuel Cost Cited As Main Challenge for African Airlines
THE high cost of jet fuel in Africa compared to other regions due to distribution inefficiencies and infrastructure constraints has held back the development of budget airlines and fare reduction, an aviation conference was told on Monday. Delegates attending the African aviation suppliers conference in Nairobi heard that jet fuel prices in some African capitals are double the global average ...
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Kenya Medical Staff At Kenyatta National Hospital Go On Strike
The medical staff at the Kenyatta National Hospital have staged a strike at the hospital premises protesting failure by the KNH management to pay salary increments and allowances that the staff were awarded by the Industrial Court earlier this year. Kenya Union of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) executive board member Obuya Obengo said that the ...
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Magazines Kenyan architecture at crossroads
Kenya is full of exciting, posh, exquisite and warm architecture for both residential and commercial purposes. But the architecture in most construction works that stand out can all be traced somewhere else -- not ...
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Kenya Lawyer wants Chinedu to appear in court
Nelson Havi is set to appear in court Thursday morning seeking to compel the government to produce the Nigerian in court in compliance with an order issued by Justice Musagha Mbogoli. Havi in an application dated June 3, quoting sections of the constitution and criminal procedures code had applied to have Chinedu produced in court. "Take notice that any party served with the orders and ...
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Kenya Diplomatic passports special number plates for governors
The summit, which brings together the President, Deputy President and all county governors, provides a forum for consultation and cooperation between the national and county governments and meets at least twice a year. Speaking during the meeting, President Uhuru Kenyatta said all functions that are supposed to be performed by county governments should be devolved immediately. President Kenyatta ...
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Kenyatta secures tight victory in Kenya
The official election results in Kenya have finally been announced, and Uhuru Kenyatta managed to win the first poll round outright with a narrow 50.7 percent. But the main opponent, PM Raila Odinga, is filing a vote rigging complaint to the ...
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Now the election excitement starts in Kenya
The elections in Kenya so far have been carried out in an almost perfect way. They turned out to be well planned, well organised, and - contrary to what international media reports would indicate - Kenyans have not had any desire to let the polls develop into violent riots. On the contrary, the desire for democratic progress and increased welfare is dominant in the country. Reports from all ...
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UPDATE 1-Kenyan shares snap eight-session slide shilling firms
* Treasury assures investors on plans to tax capital gains * Shilling seen weakening on importers' dollar orders (Adds markets close, stocks) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuters) - Kenyan shares halted an eight-session slide and the shilling rose after the government allayed concerns that plans to re-introduce a tax on capital gains would dull the appeal of equities and other asset ...
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Kenya Rapists on the prowl they target mentally ill women
The UN Convention on the rights of people with disability notes that women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse.? About 25 per cent of women with intellectual disabilities have been raped and six per cent forcibly sterilised. The Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped puts the number of mentally challenged people in Kenya at 3.6 million.? Mary is one of ...
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Lifestyle Rapid desertification in Kenya threatening livelihood
Kenya: Drought has eroded the country's natural resources to an extent that they are inadequate for production and support for livelihoods, Environment Cabinet ...
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Kenya Uhuru meets Governors over their roles
The summit, which brings together the President, Deputy President and all county governors, provides a forum for consultation and cooperation between the national and county governments and meets at least twice a year. Speaking during the meeting, President Uhuru Kenyatta said all functions that are supposed to be performed by county governments should be devolved immediately. President ...
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Kenya Freedom of media under threat in Eastern Africa
To preserve the freedom of the human mind and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in ...
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Observers hail election preparations in Kenya
International election observers have hailed the preparations for next month's elections in Kenya. The electoral commission seems well in charge and no unrest has been registered. A repetition of the last, traumatic polls seems ...
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Kenya Niger Mali troops support Ghaddafi
The National Libyan Council, the interim government in "liberated Libya", is claiming that Kenya, Niger, Mali have sent regular troops to assist the Ghaddafi ...
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Kenya drought could create 5 million needy
Already, 1.6 million Kenyans are receiving food aid to compensate for drought and poor harvests. Government however warns the number could skyrocket to 5 million within a few months, as rains have kept ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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