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  2. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi ( / naɪˈroʊbi / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census.

  3. Politics of Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Legislative branch The National Assembly of Kenya is based at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi.. The Bicameral Parliament consists of a National Assembly and Senate. The National Assembly, or Bunge, has 349 members, 290 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, 47 women elected from each county, 12 members nominated by political parties in proportion to their share of ...

  4. Mike Sonko - Wikipedia

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    Kenya Methodist University [2] Occupation. Businessman, Politician. Website. www .sonko .co .ke. Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, [1] popularly known as Mike Sonko or simply Sonko ( Sheng for "rich person" or "boss"), [3] (born 27 February 1975) is a controversial Kenyan politician. [4] He served as the second Governor of Nairobi.

  5. TV47 Kenya - Wikipedia

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    TV47 is a television channel based in Kenya. It is owned by Cape Media Limited, an affiliate of Mount Kenya University. [1] It was launched in 2019 by Cape Media Limited, Eugene Anangwe as the Chief Executive Officer [2] [3] and its main broadcast languages are English and Kiswahili. TV47 is a late entrant in the mass media in Kenya.

  6. List of miscellaneous fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Copied story from Your News Wire. Times.com.mx Times.com.mx Impostor site, per PolitiFact TopInfoPost.com TopInfoPost.con Per PolitiFact. topsecretleaks.com topsecretleaks.com Falsely claimed that President Trump shutdown jihadi training camps in New York state. toutelinfo.fr toutelinfo.fr Tribune Times Today

  7. 2009 Kenya sex strike - Wikipedia

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    2009 Kenya sex strike. A sex strike, a form of nonviolent protest, was held by Kenyan female activists in 2009 to end the deteriorating relationship between the country's President, Mwai Kibaki, and Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, who agreed to share leadership powers in Kenya. [1] There was a seven-day sex strike, which involved thousands of ...

  8. Westgate shopping mall attack - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. On 21 September 2013, four masked gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, [4] Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed due to a fire that started during the siege. [5] The attack resulted in 71 total deaths, [6] including 62 civilians ...

  9. History of Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    The earliest account of Nairobi 's / naɪˈroʊbɪ / history dates back to 1899 when a railway depot was built in a brackish African swamp occupied by a pastoralist people, the Maasai, the sedentary Akamba people, as well as the agriculturalist Kikuyu people who were all displaced by the colonialists. The railway complex and the building around ...