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  2. The Standard (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Kenya Standard Gauge Railway - Wikipedia

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    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. There are also plans to link to Addis Ababa, in neighboring ...

  4. Kenya Bureau of Standards - Wikipedia

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    The Kenya Bureau of Standards ( KEBS) is a government agency responsible for governing and maintaining the standards and practices of metrology in Kenya. It was established by an Act of Parliament of Kenya's National Assembly, The Standard Act, and Chapter 496 of the Laws of Kenya. The Bureau started its operations in July 1974.

  5. Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, completed in 2017, was built as the first phase of the Kenya Standard Gauge Railway. It is a standard-gauge railway (SGR) in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that ...

  6. Operation Linda Nchi - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Operation Linda Nchi ( Swahili: Linda Nchi; "Protect the Country") had the Kenya Defence Forces enter southern Somalia beginning in 2011. [46] [4] [47] The Kenyan government declared the operation completed in March 2012, but its forces then joined AMISOM in Somalia. [48] [49] [50] Academic observers and the International Crisis Group ...

  7. List of newspapers in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The EastAfrican. Nation Media Group. [4] Nairobi. The Kenya Times. [5] [2] Nairobi. The Sub-Saharan Informer (pan-national)

  8. List of African countries by Human Development Index

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    List. The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, All African UN member states are included in the report.

  9. President of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    The president of the Republic of Kenya ( Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The country's current president is William Ruto since 13 ...