Western Province (Kenya)

Kenya: Court Grants Re-Verification to Sugar Firm

Nairobi — The process of re-verifying 25 containers of sugar which has been detained at the port of Mombasa for the last two years has begun. Mumias Sugar was granted the order to scrutinize the contents following reports that...

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Uganda: The Politics of Hydro-Power Stations

Kampala — It should be a blessing for a country to have natural energy resources such as petroleum, gas, coal, water with fast running rivers and falls. It discharges an enormous amount of fresh water at 125 million cubic...

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Kenya: Six Suspected Kidnappers Held by Police

Barnabas Bii and Bernard Kwalia Nairobi — Six people suspected to be involved in a kidnapping syndicate have been arrested. Officers found security attire, money, and household items in their hideout in Turbo in the outskirts...

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Kenya: First Woman MP Was a Gender Rights Activist and Trail-Blazer

Njeri Rugene and Emeka-Mayaka Gekara Nairobi — Her journey to the all-male Kenyan Parliament, then known as Legco, started on February 19, 1961, at Ofafa estate in Nairobi. Here, the Kenya African Women's League forwarded names...

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Kenyans to Elect Four MPs Under New Law

Nairobi — The number of MPs will increase from 222 to 396 if the draft constitution becomes law. The draft, unveiled on Tuesday, also proposes to set up regional parliaments with a total of 278 members countrywide and county...

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Eldoret Council in Need of Backup

Although Eldoret is considered one of the local authorities with the best fire-fighting equipment in the North Rift, its workers rarely fight fires on their own. The officers usually get a helping hand from Eldoret...

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Kenya: Big Test for Candidate in Hospital

Nairobi — The stomach pains got worse as 13-year-old Jonathan Wanjala a candidate in this year's Kenya certificate of primary education (KCPE) exam prepared to sit the first paper. For five months, the pupil at St Joseph's...

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Uganda: Cranes' Recalls Defender Malinga

CRANES coach Robert Williamson has trimmed his squad from 35 to 25 to start training at Namboole today, Swalley Kenyi. The team is preparing for their CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup defence November 28 - December 13 in Kenya in...

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Assessing opportunity costs of conservation: Ingredients for protected area

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2009.05.004 Abstract: The Kakamega Forest is the only remaining tropical rainforest fragment in Western Kenya and hosts large numbers of endemic animal and plant species. Protected areas were...

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Kenya: One Dead, Dozens Injured in Nakuru Accident

Nairobi — Passengers on a bus headed to Eldoret and Kitale escaped death narrowly when it collided with a trailer about a kilometre away from Sachangwan and then caught fire. The driver of the trailer loaded with sulphuric acid...

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Kakamega , Bungoma , Mumias , Busia (Kenya) , Webuye , Vihiga