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Standard Chartered Kenya, whose official name is Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited, but is sometimes referred to as Stanchart Kenya, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational financial conglomerate headquartered in London , United Kingdom , known as Standard Chartered .
The Star is a daily newspaper published in Nairobi, Kenya.It was launched in July 2007 as the Nairobi Star and later rebranded as The Star in 2009.. The Star's circulation was around 15,000–20,000 in 2010 (against total Kenyan newspaper circulation in 2010 of around 320,000), compared to 5,000–8,000 in 2007. [1]
Koome was born on 3 June 1960 in Kithiu village, Meru District.She attended Our Lady Consolata Mugoiri Girls High School in Murang'a County. [4] She holds an LL.B. from the University of Nairobi, which she received in 1986.
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.
[54] [55] Standard Swahili is generally only spoken by Somali nationals who have resided in Kenya and subsequently returned to Somalia. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Lastly, a closely related language Mushunguli (also known as Zigula, Zigua, or Chizigua) is spoken by some of the Somali Bantu ethnic minority mostly living in the Jubba Valley . [ 58 ]
Non-standard pronunciation of English words due to the interference of local Kenyan languages is popularly known in the country as "shrubbing", a word which in all its forms is itself prone to this occurrence. It has been noted that "shrubbing" is less likely with upper-middle and upper class citizens, or citizens who do not speak indigenous ...
The 2001 Standard Bank Triangular Tournament was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in South Africa in October 2001. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the South Africa, India and Kenya. The hosts South Africa won the tournament by defeating the India by six wickets in the final.
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 ...