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William Ruto was elected President of Kenya with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Raila Odinga who received 48.85% of the vote. [6] On 22 August, Odinga filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Kenya challenging the results announced by Wafula Chebukati, the chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. [7]
The proposed Lamu Coal Power Station is a potential 1,050 MW (1,410,000 hp) coal-fired thermal power station in Kenya. [1] The proposed plant would be developed on 865 acres of land and feature a 210 meter tall smoke stack, which would become East Africa's tallest structure.
Faith Odhiambo, the President of the Law Society of Kenya, stated that everyone involved, actively or passively, must be held accountable for their actions. [12] The Kenya Human Rights Commission urged President Ruto to issue an immediate order to "stop the killings". A group of Catholic bishops also urged police not to attack protesters and ...
The Star was Hong Kong's first tabloid newspaper, founded in 1965 by Graeme Jenkins, an Australian journalist. Jenkins started out working on national and Melbourne newspapers in Victoria, Australia, but was drafted when World War II broke out. By 1945, he had landed a job as war correspondent for The Argus. He joined Reuters in Hong Kong in 1948.
William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto CGH (born 21 December 1966) is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the first elected deputy president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.
The Star-News was founded after a merger with the Chula Vista Star, founded in 1918, and National City News, founded in 1882. The paper publishes Neighbors, a free circular for the master-planned Otay Ranch and Eastlake communities of Chula Vista. [2] The Star-News used to serve the city of Imperial Beach but stopped in 1995. Imperial Beach ...
1957 one United States dollar star note (Star precedes serial number) The United States, India [7] and the Philippines use " " in the serial number to mark a replacement banknote. These are known as "star notes". These were also used by Australia until 1972. Canada used " " at the beginning of serial numbers on its replacement banknotes until ...
The music of Kenya is very diverse, with multiple types of folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages. [1]Zanzibaran taarab music has also become popular, as has hip hop, reggae music, soul, soukous, zouk, rock and roll, funk and Europop.