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The Kenyan government of national unity is in the grips of another crisis after president Mwai Kibaki of the Party of National Unity (PNU) overruled a decision by prime minister Raila Odinga of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to suspend two...
>moreParliament passes anti-money laundering law
Saturday, January 9th 2010Kenya’s parliament has approved new anti-money laundering legislation in the latest attempt to clamp down on the recycling of illicit funds. The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Bill establishes a financial reporting centre to assist in the identification of...
>moreFly540 starts Nairobi-Mwanza route
Friday, January 8th 2010Fly540, which calls itself Africa’s low cost airline, is to start flights on 11 January between Nairobi and Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city, three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight costs about US$209 one way. Fly540,...
>moreFlights to Nairobi get cheaper
Sunday, January 3rd 2010Two British airlines are offering discounted fares to Kenya for several months as long as they are booked before the end of January. British Airways is offering £399 for return fares from London to Nairobi until 16 March and Virgin...
>morePrepaid electricity scheme in Nairobi
Sunday, January 3rd 2010Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is testing a pilot scheme in Nairobi for prepaid electricity sales. Potential customers will be able to pay for electricity in advance, along the same lines as they can for mobile phone calls. If...
>moreFlights to Nairobi get cheaper
Saturday, January 2nd 2010Two British airlines are offering discounted fares to Kenya for several months as long as they are booked before the end of January. British Airways is offering £399 for return flights from London to Nairobi until 16 March and Virgin...
>moreThe Nairobi-based semi-professional theatre company Phoenix Players has closed to the public due to problems with rent at its performance venue at the Professional Centre in Parliament Road. The company was due to end 2009 with a production of Soul’d...
>moreAll Africa Dance Festival in Nairobi
Tuesday, December 1st 2009 www.africadancefestival.comFrom 9-13 December the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi hosts the All Africa Dance Conference and Festival on Peace. Over 1,000 “peace builders” including educators, dancers, development workers, community workers and cultural activists from Africa and the diaspora will...
>moreConstitutional reform in Kenya
Tuesday, December 1st 2009Kenyans are debating a new draft constitution presented to the public on 17 November. They have until 17 December to put their views to the committee of experts responsible for preparing the draft, which will incorporate them into a new...
>moreICC prosecutor moves on Kenya election violence suspects
Tuesday, November 10th 2009The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, has formally requested judges to open an investigation into the violence in Kenya sparked by the disputed presidential elections in December 2007. If all goes to plan two...
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