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SEACOM broadband cable to arrive in Kenya.
There is good news for internet users in Kenya with the country
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Letter from Nairobi: traffic stress in Nairobi.
Driving in Nairobi has never been more stressful and frustrating especially as a result of the latest petrol shortage.
Last week was one of the worst since the headache started in December, with most...
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Letter from Nairobi: Nakumatt fire
I have never seen so much smoke in my entire life as I saw at the Nakumatt Downtown supermarket in Nairobi after it was engulfed in a huge fire for over 24 hours.
The choking black smoke was visible...
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At least 111 people died in the Molo district in Rift Valley province on 1 February after an overturned petrol tanker exploded in circumstances that are still unclear.
Hundreds of men, women and chi...
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One person is confirmed dead and 40 people are reported missing following a fire at Nakumatt Downtown supermarket on Kimathi Street on 28 January. Several people have also been treated for shock and s...
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Crisis in DRC: rebel commander Nkunda arrested.
Renegade Congolese soldier Laurent Nkunda, commander of the rebel National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), has been arrested in Rwanda following a joint operation involving Congolese an...
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Letter from Nairobi: Obamamania grips Kenya ahead of inauguration.
A tourist visiting Nairobi and Kisumu for the first time might be forgiven for thinking that Barack Obama was the president of Kenya, judging by the popularity of his T-shirts, posters and the extensi...
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Kenya investigates illicit maize trade claims.
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission and other government agencies have been ordered to investigate allegations of an illegal trade in maize in the latest scandal to rock Kenya
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Crisis in DRC: peace talks resume in Nairobi.
Talks to end the long-running conflict in the eastern North Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have resumed in Nairobi ahead of a meeting of regional heads of state scheduled for later...
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Kenya gets tough new media law.
President Mwai Kibaki has signed into law a controversial media bill that could lead to a significant reduction of press freedom in Kenya. Among other things, the Kenyan Communications Amendment Bill...
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Nairobi Metro 2030 Strategy launched.
Nairobi metropolitan development minister Mutula Kilonzo has announced ambitious plans to transform the Kenyan capital into a major regional business and tourism centre. The so-called
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The United Nations has accused the governments of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo of directly helping warring factions in the eastern North Kivu district, where an unknown number of people hav...
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Kenya to implement Waki report.
The cabinet is backing a controversial recommendation to prosecute those responsible for the post-election violence in January and February 2008. In its final report the inquiry into the unrest headed...
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Crisis in DRC: UN agrees to increase peacekeeping force.
The United Nations security council has agreed to send 3,000 additional peacekeepers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to protect the civilian population from protracted fighting in the easter...
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Thousands of young people from Kenya and beyond are expected in Nairobi for five days of prayer and communion organised by the ecumenical Taiz
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Local entertainment directory KenyaBuzz has joined forces with internet services and content provider African Laughter Ltd to launch a new website dedicated to children and their parents. KenyaKidz co...
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Kuwait-based mobile telecommunications company Zain has decided to relocate its Africa regional office to Nairobi to consolidate its presence on the continent. Until now it has run its Africa operatio...
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World day of remembrance for road traffic victims.
The Kenya chapter of the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) is organising a series of events in Nairobi on 16 November as part of global activities to mark the world day of remembr...
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Summit on Congo crisis in Nairobi.
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon is to join the president of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in Nairobi on 7 November for a special Afric...
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Grand Regency becomes Laico Regency.
The Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi has been renamed the Laico Regency following its controversial sale to Libyan Arab African Investment Company (Laico) earlier this year. It is managed by Laico Hotel...
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Air Arabia launches flights to Nairobi.
The Sharjah-based United Arab Emirates national budget airline has launched a new service to the Kenyan capital. The low-cost carrier flies to Nairobi on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, depa...
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Nairobi council raises burial fees.
Nairobi city council has increased its burial fees in a bid to ease pressure on the capital
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Higher parking fees in Nairobi.
Motorists now have to pay Ksh140 per day to park their car in the central business district under a new tariff structure aimed at easing congestion in the city centre. The former charge levied by the...
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Nakumatt supermarket on Thika road is one of a number of buildings to have been demolished as the long-awaited road expansion project gets underway.
The bulldozers set to work early in the morning of...
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Shuttle bus service to Nairobi National Park.
Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) has introduced a shuttle bus service between the city centre and Nairobi National Park as part of efforts to promote domestic and foreign tourism in the country.
The se...
