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Transport 21 Oct, 2012

Flights have been launched between Nairobi and Seoul following a codeshare agreement between SkyTeam alliance partners Kenya Airways and Korean Air. The flights depart Nairobi three times a week, o...

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Fuel prices rise again in Kenya

Economy 16 Oct, 2012

New fuel prices in Kenya have been announced by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and take effect from 15 October until 14 November. In Nairobi super petrol has increased by Sh6.31...

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UN opens Nairobi office to public

General 08 Oct, 2012

The United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) is opening to the public to generate awareness of the global organisation's function and activities. The “Karibu UNON! It's Your World!" initiative...

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Climate Innovation Center opens in Nairobi

Environment 03 Oct, 2012

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (CIC), a new business hub to advance African climate technology businesses, has been established in Nairobi. The cutting-edge facility will provide advice and fi...

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Nairobi hosts inaugural pan-African technology summit

Telecoms 30 Sep, 2012

Nairobi is hosting the inaugural DEMO Africa technology summit at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) from 24-26 October. The event will provide 40 of the continent's most innovative te...

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Nairobi’s Mater Hospital celebrates 50 years

Animals 27 Sep, 2012

The Mater Hospital in Nairobi celebrated its 50th anniversary on 22 September with a celebration attended by Kenya's vice president Moody Awori, the Irish consul Joe O'Brien, Bishop Domic Kimengich fr...

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Nairobi’s refurbished Kasarani stadium

Sport 24 Sep, 2012

The 60,000-seat stadium in the Moi International Sports Centre in the Kasarani suburbs of east Nairobi has been inaugurated after just over two years of upgrading works. The $12.5 million refurbish...

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Electronic parking tickets in Nairobi

Transport 10 Sep, 2012

Nairobi motorists can now pay for parking via their mobile phones following the launch of a pilot e-payment programme. The Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment platform (EBPP) was launched by Na...

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Nairobi-Mombasa Line being repaired

Transport 29 Aug, 2012

The railway line between Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa is to be repaired by the operator of the Kenya-Uganda railway, Rift Valley Railways (RVR). RVR is a consortium that was established to...

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Nairobi may bid for 2024 Olympics

Sport 29 Aug, 2012

Nairobi's plan to bid for the 2024 Olympics games could see it becoming the first African city to host the world's premier sporting event. Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga was reported as saying...

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Ethnic violence ahead of Kenyan elections

Politics 27 Aug, 2012

The Kenyan government is to conduct a nationwide operation to disarm all communities with illegally-held weapons following the killing of 52 people in the Tana River district in Kenya's southeast, abo...

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Kenya scraps biometric voter registration

Politics 05 Aug, 2012

Kenya's electoral commission has abandoned plans to introduce biometric voter registration after the tendering process became tainted by alleged vested interests. The scrapping of an electronic reg...

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Venezuelan in Kenyan court over diplomatic murder

Crime 30 Jul, 2012

Kenyan police arrested a senior Venezuelan diplomat on 30 July in relation to the murder of Venezuela's chargé d'affaires, who had been her country’s acting ambassador to Kenya since 15 J...

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Suggestion boxes at Lagos schools

Education 30 Jul, 2012

Suggestion boxes for children to report instances of abuse or harassment by parents, guardians, teachers and others have been introduced in all public secondary schools across Lagos State. The init...

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South Korean strengthens ties with Kenya

Economy 11 Jul, 2012

The University of Nairobi is to establish a South Korean Study Centre following an agreement with the Korean Foundation, an independent organisation affiliated to South Korea's foreign affairs ministr...

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US embassy in Nairobi supports gay rights

Humanitarian 03 Jul, 2012

The US embassy to Kenya hosted a gay pride event, thought to be the first of its kind in the country, at its base in Nairobi at the end of June. The milestone event saw diplomats unite with local g...

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Major ivory seizure in Nairobi

Animals 26 Jun, 2012

An investigation has been launched after customs officials seized a 600-kg cargo of ivory at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on 22 June. Airport authorities were assisted by the Kenya...

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Six lions killed in Nairobi

Animals 20 Jun, 2012

Six wild lions were killed in Nairobi on 18 June after they strayed into a residential area of the capital and were hunted down by locals. The animals, which came from Nairobi National Park, had kille...

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Kenya mourns death of George Saitoti

Politics 10 Jun, 2012

Kenya has declared three days of mourning after the country's internal security minister George Saitoti died in a helicopter crash in the Ngong hills outside Nairobi on 11 June. Five other people l...

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Nairobi’s Ngong Road gets Japanese funds

Infrastructure 04 Jun, 2012

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has granted Nairobi funding of £20 million to transform the city's Ngong road into a dual carriageway. The upgrading works are expected to be...

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Virgin Airways to cease London-Nairobi flights

Transport 29 May, 2012

Air carrier Virgin Atlantic (VS) is to scrap its London-Nairobi service from 23 September. The airline cited increasing fuel costs, rising aviation taxes in Britain and insufficient demand over the pa...

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ICC rejects appeal of Kenyan Four

Justice 28 May, 2012

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the appeal of four high-profile Kenyans that the court in The Hague does not have jurisdiction to try them for orchestrating post-election violence...

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Lions sighted in Nairobi outskirts

Animals 24 May, 2012

There have been increased sightings of wild lions in the affluent Nairobi suburb of Langata, which borders the 12,000-hectare Nairobi National Park nature reserve. After recent unsuccessful attempt...

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80-MW power plant for Nairobi

Energy 23 May, 2012

Plans are in place to build an 80-MW electric power plant at a site along the Athi river about 25 km southeast of Nairobi. Behind the €80 million project is Gulf Power, a major Kenyan petrol s...

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Major water shortage in Nairobi

Infrastructure 13 May, 2012

Nairobi is expected to endure a significant decrease in water supply until the end of May after floods washed away one of the city's principal water sources in the Gakoe forest in Gatundu, 80 km north...

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Nairobi’s Ruai dump site opposed

Environment 26 Apr, 2012

The Kenyan ministry of local government has requested that Nairobi's city council source an alternative site for waste disposal, following opposition to a dump site in Ruai as proposed by the independ...

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Coca Cola sign deal with Nairobi Stadium

Sport 09 Apr, 2012

American soft drink giant Coca Cola has signed a one-year advertising and sponsorhip deal worth Sh24.5 million with Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. The agreement comes after almost three y...

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Nairobi-Rome flight scrapped

Transport 04 Apr, 2012

Kenya Airways (KQ) has scrapped its direct Rome-Nairobi flights, due to low passenger numbers. KQ launched the service in 2010 and operated three flights weekly to Rome on Monday, Thursday and Satu...

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IBM launches Smarter Nairobi Initiative

Transport 26 Mar, 2012

Multinational technology and consulting corporation IBM has awarded Nairobi a $400,000 grant to help improve the capital’s transport systems and municipal services. A team comprising IBM cons...

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Oil field discovered in Kenya

Energy 25 Mar, 2012

26 March. The Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has announced the discovery of an oil field in Turkana, a county in the northwestern area of the country. The oil was found at a depth of around 800 meters....

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