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Jamhuri Day ( Republic Day) is a national holiday in Kenya, celebrated on 12 December each year. [1] Jamhuri is the Swahili word for "republic" and the holiday officially marks the date when Kenya became an independent country on 12 December 1963, six months after gaining internal self-rule on 1 June 1963 ( Madaraka Day) from the United Kingdom ...
Kenya portal. v. t. e. Prime Minister Raila Odinga addressing the Kenyan media during the 2007–08 Kenyan crisis. Mass media in Kenya includes more than 91 FM stations, more than 64 free to view TV stations, and an unconfirmed number of print newspapers and magazines. Publications mainly use English as their primary language of communication ...
The Daily Nation was started in the year 1958 as a Swahili weekly called Taifa by the Englishman Charles Hayes. It was bought in 1959 by the Aga Khan, and became a daily newspaper, Taifa Leo (Swahili for "Nation Today"), in January 1960. An English-language edition called Daily Nation was published on 3 October 1960, in a process organised by ...
May 3, 2024 at 12:13 PM. NAIROBI (Reuters) -Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at least 210 people, are forecast to worsen over ...
Dozens killed in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region. Larry Madowo, Irene Nasser and Helen Regan, CNN. April 29, 2024 at 11:49 AM. At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and 110 ...
May 3, 2024 at 8:29 AM. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have ...
Wikinews Kenya portal. 15 April 2024 –. Fifty-eight people have been killed by two weeks of floods in Tanzania, which also killed 13 people in nearby Kenya. (AP) 1 March 2024 – Haitian crisis. Kenyan president William Ruto announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers as part of a mission approved by the United Nations ...
The presidency of Uhuru Kenyatta began on 9 April 2013 after being sworn in as 4th president of Kenya and ended on 13 September 2022 after handing over to William Ruto. He succeeded Mwai Kibaki. During his inaugural speech Uhuru promised economic transformation by 2030 [clarification needed], unity among all Kenyans, free maternal care and that ...