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Politics 04 Nov, 2008

Kenyans have reacted with song and dance to the victory of Democratic senator for Illinois Barack Obama in the race for the White House. Supporters across the country took to the streets in jubilation...

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EASSy optic cable capacity increased.

Telecoms 27 Oct, 2008

The East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) has increased the capacity on its planned undersea cable to 1.4 Tbits/sec in response to growing demand for broadband internet connectivity in the east...

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Kenya counts down to the US elections.

Politics 19 Oct, 2008

There are no prizes for guessing who Kenyans are backing in the United States presidential elections on 4 November. Support for the junior senator from Illinois and Democratic candidate Barack Obama,...

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Cellphone price war following Orange launch.

Telecoms 13 Oct, 2008

Kenyan mobile telephone customers are enjoying a vicious price war between Telkom Kenya’s new Orange service and the market leader Safaricom and its main competitor Zain (formerly Celtel). Oran...

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Kenya gives boost to tourism.

Tourism 13 Oct, 2008

The Kenyan government has never been more serious about wooing foreign tourists than it is at present. The ministry of tourism has allocated KSh1 billion to marketing the east African country as the...

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Dormans coffee to expand.

Food and Agriculture 07 Oct, 2008

Dormans coffee has announced plans to expand its presence in Kenya. The company, one of the leading coffee roasters and exporters in east Africa, currently operates ten coffee shops in Nairobi and one...

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UN Nairobi office to be upgraded.

General 01 Oct, 2008

United Nations (UN) secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has decided to appoint a director-general to oversee the UN Environment Programme and the UN Human Settlements Programme (Habitat) in a move that will...

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Peace education enters Kenyan curriculum.

Education 01 Oct, 2008

Pupils at state primary and secondary schools are to study peace education as of January 2009 in a move aimed at countering the negative effects of the post-election violence in the country early this...

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Kenya world’s

Tourism 16 Sep, 2008

Kenya is the most famous location for movie sets according to a report in the British Airways in-flight magazine

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Kenya-Uganda railway to be upgraded.

Transport 10 Sep, 2008

One of the oldest railways in Africa, dubbed The Lunatic Express, could soon be modernized. The Kenyan government and a group of consultants from the public and private sectors have drawn up plans to...

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African broadcast and film conference.

Media 04 Sep, 2008

Broadcasters, filmmakers, producers, advertising agency executives, regulators and policymakers from all over Africa are expected in Nairobi for the first African Broadcast and Film Conference from 23...

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Safaricom M-Pesa service expands.

Telecoms 03 Sep, 2008

Sending or receiving cash has never been easier for the over 11 million cell phone subscribers in Kenya thanks to the extension of the M-Pesa money transfer system offered by the leading mobile teleco...

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Delta opens Nairobi office.

Transport 03 Sep, 2008

Delta airlines has opened offices in Nairobi ahead of the launch of direct flights between Kenya and the US, now scheduled for early next year. The American carrier was due to begin services in mid-20...

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Art market at RaMoMa.

Culture 03 Sep, 2008

The Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art is holding a monthly sale of Kenyan art at affordable prices at its premises in the Parklands area of Nairobi. On the last Saturday of the month visitors to the new...

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Know Kenya course.

Education 03 Sep, 2008

The annual

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New mobile firm to enter Kenyan market in November.

Telecoms 26 Aug, 2008

The two mobile phone companies operating in Kenya, Safaricom and Zain, can relax for a couple of months following the news that would-be competitor Econet Wireless Kenya (EWK) Limited has postponed th...

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New mobile firm to enter Kenyan market in November.

Telecoms 26 Aug, 2008

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Fly540 flies high in Africa.

Transport 24 Aug, 2008

Kenyan no-frills airline Fly540 is preparing to launch a new service linking the capital Nairobi to Mwanza in northwestern Tanzania. The service, which is expected to come into operation in October, f...

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Meat shortage looms in Nairobi.

Food and Agriculture 24 Aug, 2008

Nairobians could be facing a meat shortage following the ordered closure of five private slaughterhouses in the capital due to non-compliance with environmental regulations. The order affects Dagorett...

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Anti-corruption tsar Githongo calls for amnesty.

Politics 24 Aug, 2008

The one-time head of the Kenya anti-corruption commission John Githongo has called for an amnesty for high-level corruption suspects on condition of full confession and the voluntary surrender of stol...

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KenyaBuzz joins forces with Business Daily.

Culture 07 Aug, 2008

Local entertainment directory Kenya Buzz has joined forces with the

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Celtel rebrands African operations to Zain.

Telecoms 07 Aug, 2008

Mobile telecommunications company Celtel has rebranded its operations across Africa to Zain and announced moves to increase its competitiveness in local markets. Under the renaming Celtel Kenya has be...

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Kenya and Tanzania mark embassy bombings.

General 06 Aug, 2008

On 7 August Kenya and Tanzania mark the tenth anniversary of the US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, which left a total of 224 people dead and thousands more injured. The majority of c...

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Third mobile operator Econet prepares to launch.

Telecoms 28 Jul, 2008

Mobile phone users in Kenya are looking forward to the launch of the country

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Government moves to end school violence.

Education 27 Jul, 2008

Education minister Sam Oneri has banned the use of mobile phones and videos in schools with immediate effect in a bid to stem ongoing unrest in secondary schools across the country. The move comes a...

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Kenya-Uganda railway nears collapse.

Transport 21 Jul, 2008

One of the oldest and longest railway lines in Africa is on the verge of collapse due to poor management, lack of support from the financial sector and lack of political goodwill from the Kenyan and U...

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Hotel planned for Jomo Kenyatta airport.

Tourism 20 Jul, 2008

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New e-commerce technology for Kenya.

Telecoms 16 Jul, 2008

Kenyans could soon have access to revolutionary new technology allowing them to check their bank balances, pay utility bills and make other transactions by mobile phone,

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New-look National Museum opens in Nairobi.

Culture 14 Jul, 2008

Museum lovers in the capital have reason to smile thanks to the KSh8 million renovation and refurbishment of the Nairobi National Museum, which officially reopened to the public on 14 July. The ambit...

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New finance minister appointed.

Politics 14 Jul, 2008

Environment minister John Michuki has been named as acting finance minister following the resignation of Amos Kimunya over the sale of Nairobi

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