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In Kenya, the grading system varies according to overall performance of candidates in the national exam called Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). All grade thresholds change per year according to the intensity of the exam. As of 2019 Exghest Mean Grade (A) equated to the percentage of 81+.
The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a partially finished railway system connecting Kenya's cities. Once completed, it will link the country to the neighboring country of Uganda , and through Uganda, to South Sudan , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Rwanda , and Burundi .
The aim of the project is to cut over-dependence on Kenya's main port of Mombasa as well as to open up Kenya's largely under-developed northern frontier through the creation of a second transport corridor. Key towns in the project are Lamu and Isiolo in Kenya, Juba in South Sudan and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. [1]
In Kenya, Kiswahili has been the national language since 1964 and is official since 2010. [47] Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (CHAKITA) was established in 1998 to research and promote Kiswahili language in Kenya. [48] Kiswahili is a compulsory subject in all Kenyan primary and secondary schools. [49]
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.
Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus university in the municipal town of Thika, Kenya. It was established by Prof. Simon N. Gicharu and has become one of the most significant private universities in Kenya. [2] MKU has a student population of 52,000 as of September 2015. [3] MKU is chartered and ISO 9001:2015 certified. [4] [5]
Wahome Mutahi (24 October 1954 – 22 July 2003) was a humourist from Kenya.He was popularly known as Whispers after the name of the column he wrote for The Daily Nation from 1982 to 2003, offering a satirical view of the trials and tribulations of Kenyan life.
At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya, while a further 70 children remain unaccounted for, authorities said Friday.