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Between 15 June and 17 June 2014, more than 60 people were killed in attacks in and near Mpeketoni, Kenya.The Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility, but the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta asserted that the attacks were organized by local politicians with ties to a network of gangs.
Lewa Marathon. The Lewa Safari Marathon is an annual fund raising event held at Lewa Downs, about 140 miles (230 km) north of Nairobi, Kenya. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) endurance race is sponsored by Safaricom [1] in partnership with the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Tusk in order to raise funds for numerous community development and ...
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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kenya: Kenya is a country in East Africa. The capital city is Nairobi, 2nd largest in Africa (after Cairo ). Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas. The population has grown rapidly in recent decades to roughly 38 million.
Goldenberg scandal. The Goldenberg scandal was a political scandal where the Kenyan government was found to have subsidised exports of gold far beyond standard arrangements during the 1990s, by paying the company Goldenberg International 35% more (in Kenyan shillings) than their foreign currency earnings. Although it notionally appears that the ...
Products. Newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television stations. Number of employees. 1,400 (2004) Website. www .nationmedia .com. Nation Media Group ( NMG ), formerly East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group listed based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Aga Khan IV.
The Kenya News Agency (KNA) is a government-run national news agency created in 1963. [1] Its headquarter is in Nairobi and it is run by the Department of Information, Ministry of Information Communication and Technology. News reports are created by KNA reporters in 72 county and sub-county offices and disseminated from the National Editorial ...
His single Kwaheri (featuring Sainapei Tande-winner Coca-Cola pop star and radio presenter) was a major hit in Kenya in 2007. At the New Year's Eve 2008/2009 he released a new album, Ngeli ya Genge. He has toured the US and other countries. In August 2007, he was among 100 most influential Kenyans as selected by The Standard newspaper.