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The EastAfrican is a weekly newspaper published in Kenya since 7 November 1994 by the Nation Media Group, which also publishes Kenya's national Daily Nation. [1] The EastAfrican also circulates in the other countries of the African Great Lakes region, including Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. [2] It contains stories and in-depth analysis from each ...
Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser: English, Afrikaans Cape Town: British South Africa: First newspaper in South Africa. Published weekly from 1800-08-16 to at least 1829 by the British Government in South Africa. 1824 South African Commercial Advertiser: English, Afrikaans Cape Town: British South Africa: First privately run newspaper in ...
Karnataka College, Dharwar. Occupation. Politician, journalist. Pio Gama Pinto (31 March 1927 – 24 February 1965) was a Kenyan journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader who was key in Kenya's struggle for independence. He was assassinated in 1965, leading many to consider him independent Kenya's first political martyr.
The paper changed its name to The Standard in 1977 but the name East African Standard was revived later. It was sold to Kenyan investors in 1995. In 2004 the name was changed back to The Standard. It is the main rival to Kenya's largest newspaper, the Daily Nation. In 1989, at a time when Kenya was going into multi-party era, the Standard Group ...
The 1950 Nairobi general strike was a nine-day general strike led by the East African Trades Union Congress (EAUTC) that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, in the spring of 1950. On 15 May 1950, union leaders Makhan Singh and Fred Kubai, under charges of being officers of an unregistered trade union whose registration had been refused, as per ...
The government says it has relocated just under 27,600 people forced from their homes by the floods in newly built camps. Some 210 people across the country have died as a result of the floods ...
1909 - East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established. 1910 East African Standard newspaper headquartered in Nairobi. Museum of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established. 1912 - Theatre Royal opens. 1913 - Muthaiga Country Club founded. 1914 - Shri Vankaner Vidya Prasarak Mandal established. 1917
April 30, 2024 at 2:53 AM. [Getty Images] Everything feels sodden in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, and beyond. It seems as if the rain has been falling without respite for six weeks, and the impact ...