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In April 2012, Translators without Borders opened its first Healthcare Translation Center in Nairobi, Kenya. New translators in the centre are trained to work in Kiswahili, as well as a number of the other 42 languages spoken in Kenya. Since the Center was first launched in 2012, basic translation training has been provided to over 250 people.
CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation sr [1] (in 2000–2021 Crisis Management Initiative ry [2]) is an independent Finnish non-governmental organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflict through informal dialogue and mediation. [3] Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari founded CMI in 2000.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, is one of six centers reporting to the Air Force Materiel Command. [1] Led by a Lieutenant General, AFLCMC is charged with life cycle management of Air Force weapon systems from their inception to retirement. The AFLCMC mission is to support qualities of ...
Calestous Juma FRS HonFREng [1] (9 June 1953 – 15 December 2017) was a Kenyan scientist and academic, specializing in sustainable development.He was named one of the most influential 100 Africans in 2012, [2] 2013 [3] and 2014 by the New African magazine.
The 1982 Kenyan coup attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government on 1 August. Led by Kenya Air Force private Hezekiah Ochuka, the coup saw the rebels seize several air bases as well as the headquarters of state radio before they were retaken by government forces, resulting in the coup's failure.
All of the Nairobi basin rivers join east of Nairobi and meet the Athi River, which eventually flows into the Indian Ocean. The rivers are mostly narrow and highly polluted, [1] though recent efforts to clean the rivers have improved water quality. [2] The main stream, the Nairobi River, bounds the northern city center, where it is partly ...
The remnants of the Crisis Management Department Building where Miki Endo was swept away by the tsunami. Miki Endo (遠藤 未希, Endō Miki, July 18, 1986, Japan – March 11, 2011, Minamisanriku, Japan) was an employee of the town of Minamisanriku's Crisis Management Department, tasked with broadcasting disaster advisories and warnings.
The building is located at Moktar Daddah Street in the central business district of Nairobi. [3] The coordinates of the building are:1°16'57.0"S, 36°48'56.0"E (Latitude:−1.282491; Longitude:36.815562).