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Kenya has a large English speaking population; one of Kenya's official languages is English. Kenya drives on the left, a practice retained from its time as a British colony. There are 25,000 British citizens who live permanently in Kenya. [39] More than 200,000 Britons visit Kenya yearly. [39] Kenya is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
From the 15 to 16 January 2019, a coordinated attack against civilians occurred at the DusitD2 complex in Westlands District, Nairobi, Kenya.The attack began at around 14:30 EAT (), shortly after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the center of the complex at a restaurant.
The term recalls the Kenyan authorities' use of internment camps, as "daba" was the word the Boran employed to refer to such installations. [60] More generally, it referred to disruption in daily life. [50] Most historiography on the war has placed an emphasis on the role of Somali nationalism and the rebels' ideal of a Greater Somalia. [22]
It is a popular TV Station in Kenya along with Citizen TV, Kenya Television Network, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation among other Kenyan broadcasting channels. [1] NTV shut down its analogue signal together with two competing private networks in late December 2013, as part of the migration to digital terrestrial television in Kenya.
David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) [3] is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres.Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 m at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic games.
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.
The Kenyan Constitution requires a general election on the second Tuesday in August in every fifth year. [5] There have been public discussions to move the date from August to December with proponents pointing to the fiscal timeline (1 July – 30 June) clashing with an August date, because most ministries that support critical election processes will not have been fully funded and that a ...
BBC News (known as BBC World News until 2023) is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd. – a subsidiary of BBC Studios – and operated by the BBC News division of the BBC.