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A young child walks past tea plantations on her way to school near the village of Lower Manga, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:KNA/Reuters , Posted: Wed, Mar 03, 2010 Kenya produced 37.7 million kg of tea in January, up 48 percent from a year earlier, aided by wet...

KENYA: Plugging the gaps in disaster preparedness

A supermarket on fire in downtown Nairobi: Lack of a disaster preparedness policy results in delayed response (file photo)

IRINnews: web NAIROBI, 11 February 2010 (IRIN) - Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as...

Oriflame Conference Gives Tourism a Boost

All Africa: More than 1000 Oriflame...

Ethiopian Airlines extends cooperation with Aviareps to German market

TravelDailyNews: Ethiopian Airlines is working to strengthen its presence in Europe and is now focusing on the German market. Therefore Aviareps and Africa's largest airline recently...

Twenty-year jail sentences for Somali pirates2010-03-10

Independent online (SA): Mombasa, Kenya - A Kenyan court on Wednesday sentenced eight Somalis to 20 years in jail for piracy. The Somalis were arrested in November 2008 by the British navy while attempting to...

CBK to pursue Goldenberg case2010-03-10

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Walter Dzuya , Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Caption: Pattni had argued that a common understanding was reached between him and the CBK that all cases both civil and criminal be withdrawn. Central Bank of Kenya Wednesday said it...

Rugby Super Series recieves sponsorship2010-03-10

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:David Nyadera , Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 This year's Rugby Super Series got a major boost Wednesday when SDV Transami Company presented a cheque worth 3 million shillings to Kenya Rugby Football...

East African Rally challenge launched in Nairobi2010-03-10

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Kennedy Langat , Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Title sponsors for the 3rd edition of the East African Rally challenge to be held in Nairobi and Thika, KCB have...

Kenyan-flagged ship hijacked off Somalia2010-03-09

Inquirer: MOMBASASuspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with 16 crew which may be used as a "mother ship" to launch more attacks in the Indian Ocean, maritime sources said Tuesday. Andrew Mwangura, head of the East African Seafarers...

Kenyan-flagged fishing boat hijacked off Somalia2010-03-09

Zeenews: Mombasa (Kenya): Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Kenyan-flagged fishing boat with 16 crew which may be used as a "mother ship" to launch more attacks in the Indian Ocean, maritime sources said on Tuesday. Andrew Mwangura, the head of the...

Nothing's African About Gays2010-03-09

All Africa: The ire of the youth in Mombasa against a...

Egypt's Citadel Capital to buy 35 percent of E. Africa railway2010-03-08

Daily Star Lebanon: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - Powered by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura Reuters NAIROBI: Egypt’s Citadel Capital has a conditional go-ahead to acquire all of South African firm Sheltam Close’s 35 percent stake in an east African railway concession, a director...

Robbery: G4S employees, OCS charged2010-03-08

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Vincent Lempaa/kna , Posted: Mon, Mar 08, 2010 Caption: The accused however denied the offense and were remanded until Friday when the case against them will be mentioned. Four people among them two employees of G4S security...

U.S.$35 Million Needed to Complete ICT Link2010-03-08

All Africa: About $35 million is needed to...