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In a press conference with news outlets, the president of the Kenya Medical Association, Simon Kigondu, said that at least 13 people had been killed, [91] adding that he had never seen "such level of violence against unarmed people." [92] Deputy Azimio opposition leader Martha Karua termed the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces ...
Kenya imported 51,000 bbl (8,100 m 3) per day of refined oil products in 2011, according to KNBS. Kenya has a product pipeline system that transports petroleum products from Mombasa to inland areas. [31] [30] Kenya had one of the largest crude oil refineries in East Africa, the 90,000 bbl (14,000 m 3) per day Mombasa refinery. The refinery ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is the state-run media organisation of Kenya. [2] It broadcasts in English and Swahili , as well as in most local languages of Kenya. The corporation was launched as a radio service in 1928 when Kenya was a British colony , making it the first radio station in Kenya.
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 National Intelligence Service in Kenya is concerned with: [13] Detecting and Identifying any potential threat to Kenya; Advising the President and Govt of any security threat to Kenya; Taking steps to protect the security interests of Kenya whether political, military or economic. Vetting people that may hold positions that require security ...
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.
Kenya Times briefly overtook The Standard as the second most popular newspaper in Kenya (after Daily Nation), but its popularity waned after 1992's general elections, the first multi-party elections in Kenya since the abolition of one-party-system. [1] Kenya Times stopped publication in early June 2010 due to financial problems. [2]
Kenya has a strong tradition of oral literature, which continues today in several languages. [1] As a result of Kenya's history, including a period where it was a former British colony, Kenyan literature concurrently belongs to several bodies of writing, including that of the Commonwealth of Nations and of Africa as a whole. [1]