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Nairobi joins World Car Free Day

Nairobi will participate for the first time in this year's World Car Free Day on 22 September. The Kenyan capital becomes one of only a handful of African cities to celebrate the annual event which se...
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Nairobi raises city charges

A bill signed into law by Nairobi governor Evans Kidero will see a sharp increase in the city's rents, rates, taxes and service charges, pushing the cost of living even further in the Kenyan capital....
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Nairobi to open e-waste recycling plant

An e-waste recycling plant due to open in Nairobi by the end of the year will separate and dismantle electronic waste (known as e-waste) including domestic appliances, ICT electronics and cellular pho...
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Nairobi switches to digital television

Nairobi is set to make the switch from analogue television to digital on 13 December. The move is being taken in line with the global resolution passed by the Geneva-based International Telecommunica...
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Kenyatta international airport closed by fire

Nairobi's international Kenyatta airport has been closed indefinitely by a large fire in the arrivals terminal. Passengers have been evacuated and incoming flights diverted, mainly to Mombasa. Some ai...
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Nairobi could host Africa’s third tallest building

A 31-storey extension to the existing eight-storey Hazina Trade Centre in central Nairobi is set to make the building potentially the third tallest in Africa. Following the 18-month construction wo...
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Nairobi severs illegal water connections

The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) is in the process of severing illegal water connections throughout the city as part of its ongoing crackdown aimed at improving the flow of treated...
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Major construction project at Nairobi University

The University of Nairobi has launched the construction of a 22-storey building at its main campus in the city's central business district, to meet increasing academic activities and provide expanded...
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Kenyan conservationist charged with ivory possession

A Kenyan conservationist was charged with illegal possession of 19 kg of elephant ivory at a Nairobi court on 13 May. Susan Soila, a top official from the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, a non-profit...
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Nairobi’s most dangerous areas

Nairobi’s most dangerous neighbourhoods have been identified in a government-commissioned survey by the independent Security Research and Information Centre. The report's findings are being s...
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Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president

Kenya new president Uhuru Kenyatta was inaugurated at a swearing-in ceremony at Nairobi's Moi International Sports Centre on the morning of Tuesday 9 April. Leaders from across Africa, as well as d...
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Supreme court upholds Kenyatta’s victory

Five people were killed in clashes in Nairobi and the lakeside town of Kisumu on the night of 30 March after the supreme court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's election as president in the 4 March polls. Th...
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App tracks Nairobi traffic

An App created by a Nairobi technology entrepreneur to help people avoid the city's notorious traffic has gained widespread usage in the capital. Known as Ma3Route, the App collects traffic informa...
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Odinga to challenge presidential result

Following the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta on 9 March as Kenya's president-elect, his closest rival Raila Odinga is preparing a supreme court challenge against Kenyatta's election. His appeal is expe...
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Uhuru Kenyatta proclaimed Kenya’s new president

Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared Kenya's new president having won 50.7 per cent of the vote. He has won the presidency by a margin of 8,419 votes. His rival Raila Odinga has not yet accepted defeat...
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Kenya’s presidential election tightens

Kenya's presidential race tightened on 8 March as the gap narrowed between deputy prime minister Kenyatta, who had enjoyed an early lead, and his main rival prime minister Raila Odinga. According t...
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Kenyatta takes early lead in Kenyan elections

On 6 March presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta from the Jubilee alliance remains in the lead, two days after Kenyans went to the polls in the nation's first presidential and parliamentary elections...
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Kenya prepares for elections

Voters in Kenya go to the polls on Monday 4 March in the country's first presidential and parliamentary elections since 2007. In the lead-up to the 2013 elections the eight presidential candidates hav...
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Tensions ahead of Kenyan elections

Tensions are rising in Kenya in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections on 4 March. The election campaign took a sinister turn on 20 February after the country's chief justice Willy...
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Toyota Tsusho invests in Nairobi

Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Corporation has established a regional headquarters in Nairobi, joining other multinational companies already operating in the regional hub, such as America's Gener...
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Nairobi half marathon celebrates environment

The 21-km half-marathon taking place in Nairobi on 24 February will celebrate the Kenyan capital's global role as the home of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP). The race will see Kenyan former...
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Israel calls for Tel Aviv-Nairobi flights

Israel's Ambassador to Kenya, Gil Haskel, has said that his country would like to see the resumption of direct flights between Tel Aviv and Nairobi before the end of 2013. The Israeli government ba...
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Kenya prepares for elections

The campaign for Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary elections began in earnest after MPs passed a raft of important bills including a mini-budget on 8 January, the last day of the tenth parl...
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Nairobi rail project gets environmental approval

The commuter rail project for greater Nairobi has received the approval of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) which has decided that the Sh24 billion-scheme will not have a negativ...
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Nairobi to switch from analogue to digital

Residents of Nairobi are preparing to switch from an analogue television signal to digital before the deadline of 31 December. To receive the free digital signal, residents must acquire set-top con...
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Malawi to re-open embassy in Nairobi

Malawi is to re-open its embassy in Nairobi following its closure ten years ago. The move is part of an initiative by Malawi's newly-elected leader Joyce Banda to strengthen diplomatic relations be...
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Kenya begins biometric voter registration

A nationwide biometric registration programme got underway in Kenya on 19 November, ahead of the general elections on 4 March 2013. The month-long programme, which ends on 19 December, will replace...
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Nairobi-Thika superhighway opens

A new eight-lane highway connecting Nairobi with the capital's north-eastern municipality of Thika, was inaugurated by the nation's president Mwai Kibaki on 9 November. The 50km-road – Kenya&...
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Kenya Airways increases flights to Johannesburg

Kenya Airways is increasing the frequency of flights between its Nairobi hub and Johannesburg in South Africa, due to growing demand. Beginning on 1 December, the Kenyan national carrier will intro...
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Gulf Air suspends Nairobi flights

Gulf Air is suspending its flights between Bahrain and Nairobi indefinitely, effective from 13 November. The Bahrain-based carrier made the decision to axe the service, which was only launched in July...
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