Africa Expat Wives Club (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
It’s that time of year again in Nairobi. Christmas craft fairs. I am reliably informed that Bizarre Bazaar that took place last weekend is a lot like some of the ones you get in England – i.e. with very expensive stands peppered with smart looking lady stallholders selling highly priced smock dresses made in Mauritius, paintings, handmade paper and the like. But I have never been to one...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Players in the country's capital market are meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss the separation of ownership and management referred to as demutualisation of the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
FIBA (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
NAIROBI (Play-Offs) - National champions KCB Lions and bitter rivals Co-operative Bank of Kenya posted unexpectedly easy wins as the play off semi final matches got off at Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium over the weekend. Lions thrashed International Christian Center (ICC) 83-53 while Co-op Bank were too much for Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) pounding ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said the signing of the protocol on the establishment of East Africa Common Market in Arusha last week marked a crucial stage towards the realization of full integration of member states. Speaking on Sunday night during a stopover in Nairobi, President Kikwete said the signing of the protocol was a culmination of a well discussed, defined and agreed upon settlement...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
RWANDA football federation, Ferwafa has summoned a 26-man team to start preparations for Orange Challenge Cup which starts next week in Nairobi, Kenya.
CICR (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC and IFRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement paid tribute to the remarkable work and achievements of five of its members by awarding them the Henry Dunant Medal at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday night.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
With suitable pomp and pageantry, the harmonised draft constitution of Kenya was finally unveiled in Nairobi on Tuesday. Kenyans have been given 30 days to peruse and debate the draft, and suggest to the Committee of Experts any areas they feel need to be changed or addressed to their satisfaction.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
The Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) senior challenge Cup kicks off in Nairobi and Mumias on Saturday.
Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Bloomberg has a report on efforts to expand geothermal energy output in East Africa - Kenya to Boost Geothermal Output by 4,000MW in Two Decades . Kenya plans to boost geothermal generation capacity by 4,000 megawatts over the next two decades to ensure East Africa’s biggest economy has clean and reliable energy supplies, the Geothermal Development Co. said. Three production sites at the Olkaria...
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
There's a long profile of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in December's Vogue , " Her Brilliant Career ," which I highly recommend reading. It has some of the same problems that most profiles of Clinton (and other prominent women have): What I would call merely basic decency or thoughtfulness or empathy shown by any nice person is, when demonstrated by Hillary Clinton and viewed by a male...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Nairobi - Patricia Njuguna knows all too well the suffering of her little patients at the children's clinic in Kilifi. Every day I have severe cases of malaria: children with high fever and convulsions, children who go into a coma, the paediatricia...
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scott Fenstermaker, an attorney for one of the five Islamic terrorists involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks, says all five, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will plead "not guilty." See video below. From left: Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, Waleed bin Attash, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and Ramzi Binalshibh. Fenstermaker represents Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, the nephew of Khalid...
Ismailimail (Free subscription) | yesterday
Muslim spiritual leader Aga Khan IV visited the laboratory on Thanksgiving Day 1959. His trip to Los Alamos came as part of a nationwide tour aimed at raising money for a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Source LASL Community News, December 3, 1959 (PDF) Aga Khan’s Press Release (PDF) Courtesy: Simerg.com
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday, but Greek officials said the attack may have been unsuccessful.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
African version of Spitting Image has delighted big audiences by ridiculing corrupt politicians A rapping president describes himself as "a real bad dude"; a prime minister and vice-president fight over lavatories; and a set of parliamentarians suffer from a brain disease called "corruptophaelia". Welcome to Kenya, as seen and portrayed by Africa's version of Spitting Image , a...
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