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China-Kenya ties growing stronger amid positive outcomes: envoy2019-04-19
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The bilateral cooperation between China and Kenya has grown stronger in the recent past, unleashing mutual benefits across economic and social spheres, a Chinese envoy has said. Li Xuhang, the outgoing...
For the public good2019-04-19
China.dot.org: The new runway of the Velana International Airport constructed by BeijingUrban Construction GroupCo. Ltd. is seen in Male, the Maldives, on Sept. 14, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] When the Belt and RoadInitiative was first put forward in 2013, few might have...
Kenya: Kenya Airways Increases Flights On the Nairobi-Mombasa Route Ahead of Easter2019-04-18
All Africa: Nairobi -Kenya Airways has revised its schedule and increased capacity on the Kisumu and Mombasa routes ahead of the Easter holiday. ......
Water Authority Orders KPC Clean-Up of Makueni Oil Leak2019-04-18
All Africa: Water ResourcesAuthority has ordered Kenya Pipeline Company to immediately clean up an area at the source of Kiboko River in Makueni County following a leak on the new Mombasa-Nairobi oil pipeline. ......
Rail link gives a big boost to Kenya tourism2019-04-18
China Daily: $3.8 billion line is largest investment since country's independence in 1963Sarah Kabu, the managing director of a travel company in Nairobi, is ebullient about Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi Standard GaugeRailway. Passenger demand for the railway, also known as...
The Significance of “Belt and Road” for African Integration2019-04-18
People Daily: It was a good chance to visit the great nation-China. I visited China in 2011 and 2013 respectively for about ten days each, which is a very short time to explore such a big nation. However, in addition to Beijing I had an opportunity to visit Shanghai,...
East African states unite to eradicate female genital cut2019-04-17
Xinhua: MOMBASA, Kenya, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Countries from East Africa on Wednesday signed a declaration to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and in particular the one that has cross-border dimensions. Senior officials from Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda...
China aids Uganda in tax system reforms in efforts to fast track economic growth2019-04-17
Xinhua: by RonaldSsekandi KAMPALA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- In Uganda, China is among others financing the transformation of the African country's customs department, a key factor that the World Bank says is critical in financing the country's economic development in the...
Feature: Easter holiday bargain hunters fully book Kenyan train service2019-04-17
Xinhua: NAIROBI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- On March 20, auditor Jane Wamalwa booked a ticket for herself and her two children on the standard gauge railway train from Nairobi to Mombasa. Wamalwa, who was making plans for the Easter holiday, did not want to take chances...
Kenya: Odinga's Support for Huduma Namba Laudable, Joho Says2019-04-17
All Africa: MombasaGovernorHassan Joho has slammed people criticising his party leader Raila Odinga over his decision to support the ongoing Huduma Namba registration. ......
Kenyans Struggling to Survive Real Hustlers, Joho Tells Ruto2019-04-17
All Africa: MombasaGovernorHassan Joho has castigated Deputy PresidentWilliam Ruto for referring to himself "hustler number one" when he is in fact "a billionaire who lives large and swims in money". ......
Kenya: Joho, Shahbal Rally Mombasa Residents to Enlist for Huduma Namba2019-04-17
All Africa: Mombasa -Mombasa GovernorHassan Joho and his political arch-rival Suleiman Shahbal of Jubilee on Tuesday rallied residents of Mombasa to register for Huduma Namba. ......
Kenya: KQ Upgrades and Increases Local Flights Ahead Easter Holiday2019-04-17
All Africa: Nairobi -Kenyans planning to travel on the Mombasa and Kisumu routes over Easter can now experience travel the Kenya AirwaysBoeing 787 Dreamliner. ......
Economic experts urge Kenya to forge partnership with China policies so as to benefit from ...2019-04-17
Coastweek: NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Bitange Ndemo, senior lecturer of the School of Business at the University of Nairobi, said that unlike Ethiopia and South Africa, Kenya lacks a coherent strategy and thus is unable to fully take advantage of the initiative which features...