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Kenya to develop tourism products amid COVID-19 pandemic2020-09-27
Xinhua: NAIROBI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to develop tourism products at the local community level in order to boost sector revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a government official said on Sunday. Najib...
WE Charity controversy prompts examination of group’s overseas footprint2020-09-27
Toronto Sun: The controversy around WE Charity in Canada is opening the door to a public discussion about whether WE — and groups like it — actually help the African communities where they operate. Firoze Manji, the former Africa program director for Amnesty International,...
Tourism helps wildlife conservation – but we need to be thinking much bigger2020-09-27
The Independent: Frequent travel is second nature in the world of wildlife conservation. We travel long distances for work and place great value on travel in our personal lives. I for one was looking forward to a special trip with my daughter in October to Kenya and Tanzania,...
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, Sept. 272020-09-27
China.dot.org: YANGON -- Myanmar earned over 1.8 billion U.S. dollars from mineral export in over 11 months of present fiscal year 2019-2020 which started in October, figures of the Ministry of Commerce showed Sunday. As ofSept. 18, the mineral sector ranked the third place...
Kenya pledges to improve sporting facilities2020-09-27
Xinhua: NAIROBI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan PresidentUhuru Kenyatta on Saturday reiterated his government's commitment to upgrading sporting facilities in the country to match international standards. Kenyatta, who was opening the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium...
Affirming Women’s Voices and Land Rights Through Well-designed Grievance Mechanisms in Kenya2020-09-27
Public Technologies: NAIROBI, KENYA, September 26, 2020-Mwaka Beja is from the Duruma community in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale. Kwale is home to the site of the Mwache Dam. Construction of the dam begins in April 2021. Once completed, the Mwache dam will improve the security...
SAS hero who received a bravery medal after single-handedly defeating jihadis goes rogue and quits ...2020-09-26
The Daily Mail: An SAS soldier who received a bravery medal after single-handedly defeating jihadis during a Nairobi hotel siege has quit the elite regiment after he was shunned by colleagues, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Footage of the Special Forces hero’s solo mission in...
Kenya's small businesses look forward to full reopening of economy2020-09-26
Beijing News: NAIROBI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Before the outbreak of COVID-19 in Kenya in March, John Kimani, who runs a maize milling business south of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, would open his shop until 10 p.m., ensuring he serves the last of his customers. It is over six...
Le Caire et Nairobi examinent le renforcement de la coop�ration sanitaire et m�dicale2020-09-26
All Africa: L'ambassadeur d'Egypte � Nairobi, Khaled...
Kenyan banks deepen fintech use: survey2020-09-26
The Star: NAIROBI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan banks and micro-finance banks (MFB) have deepened the use of financial technology, churning out tens of products to boost their business, a new survey shows. Read full story ......
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit2020-09-26
The Argus Press: GlobalForecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, September 26, 2020 ————— City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (F);Saturday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (F);Sunday's Low Temp (F);Sunday's Wind...
Global Forecast-Celsius2020-09-26
The Argus Press: GlobalForecast as of 12:00 GMT Saturday, September 26, 2020 ————— City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Wind...
Sonko Presents Same Nominees Rejected By MCAs for County Board Membership2020-09-26
All Africa: NairobiGovernorMike Sonko has, once again, presented the names of nominees who had been rejected by MCAs to the Nairobi CountyAssembly for vetting for positions in the Nairobi County Public ServiceBoard. ......
City Police Bosses Told to Surrender Juniors' Old Uniforms By Today2020-09-26
All Africa: All police commanders within Nairobi County have until the close of business today to surrender junior officers' old uniforms to the Kenya PoliceService central stores in IndustrialArea. ......