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WACH.com
February 16, 2018
In 2012, professional ballet dancer Cooper Rust, traveled to Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya to volunteer as a dance instructor with Anno's Africa. ... Our programs have been widely embraced and offer children from the poorest neighborhoods in Kenya an opportunity to experience the arts as they had never before dreamed.
Capital FM Kenya
February 9, 2018
By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Social gratification could be linked to the swelling number of low-cost private schools in low and middle-income neighborhoods in the country. According to Reuben Mwangi, Customer Insight Director for the Bridge International Academies, East Africa,ÃÂ ...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
February 9, 2018
The Centre is a project of Kenya Good Neighbors in partnership with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Kia Motors and Nairobi City ... youth residing not just in Dandora area but neighborhoods with good proximity to the center,” Ms. Boae Yoon, Country Director Kenya Good Neighbors said.
CNN
February 2, 2018
Concentrated protests have taken place in Nairobi's Kibera neighborhood, an Odinga stronghold. Activists protested the arrest of controversial opposition figure Miguna Miguna, who had declared himself the "general" of the NRM and called for the public burning of portraits of Kenyatta. Miguna's lawyer saidÃÂ ...
Okayafrica
January 29, 2018
A deadly fire swept through a neighborhood in Nairobi last night, killing at least four and displacing around 6,000 reports Africa News. Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire, but many Kenyans are expressing dissatisfaction with the emergency response. The general belief amongst many, is that the immenseÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 27, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya — As she walks through the alleyways of her poor neighborhood, to a job washing other people's clothes, Valentine Akinyi weathers .... It is not uncommon in Nairobi's fancier neighborhoods to see middle-aged men and women jogging their way up the hills, decked out in bright spandex.
The Atlantic
January 23, 2018
Thirty-year-old Paul Omina was killed in the poor, crowded Nairobi neighborhood of Mathare late last year as an extended, disputed, and sometimes violent election season drew to a close. That witnesses said he was shot by the police came as no surprise to virtually everyone I met in the neighborhood.
Mwakilishi.com
January 11, 2018
It is also tells citizens to “reconsider travel to Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh at all times and Old Town in Mombasa at night due to crime.” “Consider carefully whether to use the Likoni ferry in Mombasa due to safety concerns,” the advisory adds. Somalia, South Sudan, Mali, Central African Republic,ÃÂ ...
CNN
January 11, 2018
This beautiful colonial-era house set in expansive gardens with lakes is in the most exclusive neighborhood of Nairobi. But the plates are another. Renditions of European classics are delivered with style and aplomb. An impeccable rack of lamb, Italian-influenced eggplant and shamelessly old-schoolÃÂ ...
Nairobi News
January 11, 2018
Speaking to Nairobi News, Catherine Kahacho, who shared her tweet thanking the Chief said she was also alerted by some of her neighbours to rush home ... Chief Kariuki says of his social media exploits on Twitter; “I am using Twitter as a tool for community policing, neighborhood watch & crime-reportingÃÂ ...
The Star, Kenya
January 11, 2018
The closure operation was conducted by the Nairobi liquor licensing board officials in collaboration with officers from the national government. In August 2016, the court ordered the temporary closure of Space Lounge and Grill on Ngong' Road, Nairobi, pending the determination of a noise pollution case.
The Star, Kenya
January 9, 2018
It said on Twitter overnight that power had been restored in parts of the capital, though on Twitter on Wednesday morning, people still reported outages in some neighborhoods. Power was also back on in parts of the Rift Valley and most of the Western and Coast regions, the company said Wednesday.
Capital FM Kenya
December 30, 2017
By WANJIRU MACHARIA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 31- The death toll from the dawn accident along Nakuru-Eldoret highway has risen to 36 after 6 more people succumbed to injuries. Police and medics said two died at the Molo District Hospital while four others succumbed to their injuries at the NakuruÃÂ ...
Dance Magazine
December 27, 2017
This led her to board a bus for a two-hour trek to a neighborhood in Nairobi, where she met a crew that asked her to choreograph and dance in their music video the next day. Little did she know that this crew was actually pretty famous—and the song would be number one in East Africa for most of that year.
The Standard
December 27, 2017
However, what most don't know is that life among 'hustlers' could actually be more enjoyable than in posh neighborhoods with rich spouses, where they are dying to go live. Many assume that only the proverbial honey and milk is found in the leafy suburbs. But on the contrary, the unhappiness there is asÃÂ ...
VICE News
December 31, 1999
NAIROBI, Kenya — In the early-morning hours of Feb. 2, Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna awoke to the sound of a loud explosion that shook the quiet Nairobi neighborhood where he lived. Moments later, a group of armed police officers burst into his home. He had reason to expect a visit from theÃÂ ...
PYMNTS.com
December 31, 1999
The pilot program is available for trips downtown or into adjacent neighborhoods. It began three weeks ago. Kenya is the second largest Uber market in sub-Saharan Africa, with South Africa as its largest. Nairobi is the first city in Africa in which it is testing this lower cost option for customers who need aÃÂ ...
Voice of America
December 31, 1999
Uber is testing a service in Nairobi that was inspired by residents' use of the platform for errands and aims to tap into a new segment of the city's active ... really matter," he said, adding that he intends to use Chap Chap for trips downtown and in adjacent neighborhoods where it is available during the pilot.
100Reporters
December 31, 1999
In Nairobi, buildings in poor neighborhoods have collapsed in surprising numbers because builders have cut corners, regulators have not held builders to ... Authority (NEMA), which ensures that the building and the construction process doesn't harm the surrounding neighborhood and environment.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
The victim, Esmond Bradley Martin, was found dead in his home in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Sunday, with a stab wound in his neck. ... When I went over for lunch at his house in the Karen neighborhood of Nairobi (named after Karen Blixen, who wrote “Out of Africa”), he made sure I left with a full stomachÃÂ ...
The Star, Kenya
December 31, 1999
The commissioner said several of the gangsters have settled in Mlolongo town while others have moved to parts of Nairobi, Kayole and Embakasi areas in particular. He said some are in Mlolongo Phase Three near the dumping site while others are in Kinanie area. "They are sub-dividing people's parcelsÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
Vincent Omondi, who lives in the sprawling working-class neighborhood of Kibera, in Nairobi, pointed out that the United States had a long relationship with people from the countries Mr. Trump criticized. “The USA,” he wrote in a Facebook message, “was partly built by slaves from the 'shithole' countries.
New York Times
November 29, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — Though Faith Syovata had almost lost her voice because of a ... “This is an ordinary place,” she said of her neighborhood.
New York Times
November 29, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — Florence Makau once made $10 a day selling used ... times in Kibera, a crowded working-class Nairobi neighborhood. ... Across Kibera, Kawangware and Mathare — Nairobi neighborhoods that are home ...
Reuters TV
November 28, 2017
Tear gas also fired in Nairobi neighborhoods two hours before the inauguration was to take place. An apparent attempt to prevent opposition ...
Coastweek
November 20, 2017
Nairobi County police commander Japheth Koome said Sunday the deceased were killed in Nairobi's sprawling Ruaraka neighborhood by ...
NPR
November 20, 2017
When Nairobi gets hot, its slums get even hotter. ... That means poor neighborhoods won't receive the help they need from public health and ...
New York Times
November 20, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two .... the multiethnic neighborhoods that are home to Nairobi's day traders.
Roads and Kingdoms
November 16, 2017
Nairobi is a collection of distinct neighborhoods sprawled across two geographical .... Also reputable: the Kenya Motorsports Club in the South C neighborhood.
Futurity: Research News
November 8, 2017
The largest, Kibera, is a neighborhood of narrow alleyways and homes ... in Kibera and two other nearby neighborhoods were between 5 and ...
The Hub at Johns Hopkins
November 6, 2017
Image caption: A main street in the Kibera settlement of Nairobi. ... The largest of them is Kibera, a neighborhood of narrow alleyways and ... It's the largest of these neighborhoods in Africa, often called "informal settlements.".
Coastweek
November 1, 2017
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya's growing retail market has become the new ... at a mall in middle-income neighborhood by struggling Kenyan retail ...
Xinhua
October 31, 2017
NAIROBI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's growing retail market has become ... at a mall in middle-income neighborhood by struggling Kenyan retail ...
New York Times
October 31, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared on Monday the ... violence broke out in the Kawangware neighborhood of Nairobi, ...
Vogue.com
October 28, 2017
I lived it up in bustling Nairobi, checked out a world heritage site or two ... in a park in the well-to-do neighborhood of Muthaiga, and the teacher, ...
Los Angeles Times
October 28, 2017
Clashes between rival ethnic groups flared in Kawangware, a neighborhood west of central Nairobi, and men were attacked with machetes and ...
News Deeply
October 20, 2017
On October 17, 2017, Somali men in Eastleigh, Nairobi, donate ... A day earlier, Mohamed had organized a blood drive in the neighborhood.
TechCrunch
October 19, 2017
Safaricom's innovation center will be located in Nairobi's Kilimani neighborhood, outside the company's main office. Some leadership positions ...
Arab News
October 18, 2017
... where hundreds lined up Wednesday in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighborhood ... According to the Nairobi-based Sahan thinktank, at least 723Â ...
The Standard
October 16, 2017
NAIROBI: At least 50 people in the city were killed by the police in who ... and Kawangware neighborhoods in Nairobi between August 9 and 13Â ...
Human Rights Watch
October 15, 2017
(Nairobi) – Kenyan police killed at least 33 people, possibly as many ... and Kawangware neighborhoods in Nairobi between August 9 and 13.
Los Angeles Times
October 10, 2017
Living in Kibera, a slum outside Nairobi, she settled on the job for the same ... She knows the neighborhood gossips would like to see her fail.
The Columbus Dispatch
October 4, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — This commuter train takes its passengers to work, ... both middle-class neighborhoods and slums, the congregation swells.
Quartz
October 2, 2017
The Upper Hill neighborhood in Kenya's capital Nairobi is set to transform into an upmarket, regional financial hub. Once a residential district, ...
The Standard
October 1, 2017
However, what most don't know is that life among 'hustlers' could actually be more enjoyable than in posh neighborhoods with rich spouses, ...
Capital FM Kenya
December 31, 1999
By SIMON NDONGA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 23 – Nairobi Governor Mike ... it easy for people to book and ride from their neighborhoods to town.
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
(Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities should condemn recent violence, rein in any ... the Nairobi-Thika highway near their homes in Riverside neighborhood, ... well as celebrations in some neighborhoods of Nairobi, central Kenya, ...
Nairobi News
December 31, 1999
... sitting position on a chair at Room 208, Wadies Hotel in Ngara, Nairobi. ... upmarket Kilimani neighborhood was found dead in her bathroom.
New York Times
December 31, 1999
The police also fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in the Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera. Amid confrontations between the police and ...
Pacific Standard
December 31, 1999
After the deadliest terror attack to hit Somalia in years, residents of Nairobi's "Little Mogadishu" neighborhood cope with a national tragedy from ...
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