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Kenya’s President Ruto reverses ex-president Kenyatta’s orders on first day in office
Kenya's new president William Ruto arrives to be sworn in to office at a ceremony held at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022
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2022-09-14, Joy Online
In his first day in office, Kenya’s PresidentWilliam Ruto gave orders to reverse some of the policies of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta. President...
Kenya Inaugurates New Shipyard and New Ferry for Lake Victoria
KENYA, Mombasa: Photograph taken by the Kenyan Ministry MEAACT shows a general view of Mombasa Port
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2022-08-06, The Maritime Executive
Kenya’s ambitions of becoming a regional shipbuilding and repair hub have received a major boost following the floatation of the first ship to be assembled locally...
Dozens dead in Kenya bus crash
Magadi Road Works, Ongata Rongai, Kenya
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2022-07-25, One India
Nairobi, Jul 25: A bus plunged into Kenya's Nithi River killing at least 24 people, local media reported Sunday. The vehicle was traveling from the central town of Meru...
Ebola: Health officials in Mombasa County on high alert - KBC2022-10-01
TheNewsHOOK: Ebola: Health officials in MombasaCounty on high alert - KBC......
Tea Prices Rise Slightly Despite Low Demand From Traders2022-09-30
All Africa: Nairobi -- Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction rose slightly this week despite reduced demand from traders. ......
After Anti-China Campaign, Kenya's Ruto Does About-Face2022-09-30
Beijing News: Johannesburg, South Africa - Kenya's newly elected PresidentWilliam Ruto, who talked tough on China while campaigning, has reversed his stance on Beijing since taking office. "We cherish the robust friendship that Kenya enjoys with China. We will step up and...
Around the world briefs2022-09-29
News-Press Now: Arizona museum exhibit marks end to de Kooning painting saga PHOENIX | After a Willem de Kooning painting worth millions was brazenly stolen in 1985 from an Arizona museum, the staff clung to the hope that it would turn up one day. But nobody could have...
After Anti-China Campaign, Kenya’s Ruto Does About-Face2022-09-29
Voa News: Kenya’s newly elected PresidentWilliam Ruto, who talked tough on China while campaigning, has reversed his stance on Beijing since taking office. “We cherish the robust friendship that Kenya enjoys with China. We will step up and expand these relations, on...
Kenya's produce exporters urged to take advantage of Kenya-UK partnership2022-09-29
Fresh Plaza: Kenya's fresh produce exporters have been urged to take advantage of the Kenya-UK economic partnership that was signed in January 2020 to increase their market share in Britain's imports. According to Kenya’s High Commissioner...
Indigenous groups, activists resist Congo's oil block plan2022-09-29
News-Press Now: MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Congo has stirred resistance and concern among local Indigenous communities worried about damage to their homes and large swaths of forest, according to a report released Thursday by several...
Indigenous groups, activists resist Congo’s oil block plan2022-09-29
Metro USA: MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Congo has stirred resistance and concern among local Indigenous communities worried about damage to their homes and large swaths of forest, according to a report released Thursday by several...