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Child Labour and Prostitution
Child labour is common in Kenya. Most working children are active in agriculture. In 2006, UNICEF estimated, that up to 30% of girls in the ... Full story
Oil Exploration
Kenya has proven oil deposits in Turkana District: President Mwai Kibaki announced on 26 March 2012 that Tullow Oil, an Anglo-Irish oil exploration firm, had ... Full story
Vision 2030
In 2007, the Kenyan government unveiled Vision 2030, an economic development programme it hopes will put the country in the same league as the Asian ... Full story
Energy
The largest share of Kenya's electricity supply comes from hydroelectric stations at dams along the upper Tana River, as well as the Turkwel Gorge Dam ... Full story
Industry and Manufacturing
Although Kenya is the most industrially developed country in East Africa, manufacturing still accounts for only 14 percent of the GDP. Industrial activity, concentrated around ... Full story
Agriculture
Agriculture is the second largest contributor to Kenya's gross domestic product (GDP), after the service sector. In 2005 agriculture, including forestry and fishing, accounted for ... Full story
Tourism
Kenya's services sector, which contributes about 63 percent of GDP, is dominated by tourism. The tourism sector has exhibited steady growth in most years since ... Full story
Economy
Although Kenya is the biggest and most advanced economy in east and central Africa and a minority of the urban population often leaves a misleading ... Full story
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Kenya: Priest recounts how he escaped terror attack
By PETER OCHIENGA Catholic priest who survived the bombing of a church in the Tanzanian northern city of Arusha on May 5 has recounted the terrifying experience.Father Samy Amaldoss was caught up in the attack at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Olasti, a suburb of Arusha.But he was lucky to escape unscathed during the incident...0 comments
Kenya: Protesters use pigs to show anger at MPs' pay demand
By LONAH KIBET and ALLY JAMAHPublic outrage over the dogged campaign by MPs to force a pay rise spilled over into the streets after protestors laid siege to Parliament.Civil society activists blocked the main entrance during the “Occupy Parliament” protest called yesterday to oppose a drive for higher salaries. MPs have rejected the Sh532,000 monthly salary — which...0 comments
Kenya: Sang objects to recalling of two witnesses
By WAHOME THUKURadio journalist Joshua Sang opposed an application by the prosecution to recall two witnesses and add three new ones to replace those who had developed cold feet.Sang also urged the International Criminal Court ( ICC) to fix the commencement of his trial in November.Further, he asked the court to reject a request by the prosecution that he...0 comments
Kenya: Father's agony over search for son's body
For over a week, Benson Wandera Wangila, 53, has camped along the banks of River Chemosit at Kwa Reuben, waiting for his son’s body. John Masafu Wandera, 22, a second year Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management student at University of Kabianga reportedly went for a swim with three friends on May 4 before he drowned.He drowned while...0 comments
Kenya: Factory to save mango farmers from losses
By Robert Kiplagat Baringo, Kenya: Mango farmers in Kerio Valley in Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet counties will benefit from a Sh30 million mango-processing factory.The factory to pasteurise the fruits will be ready by the end of the year in Tot, Marakwet District, one of the highest mango producers.The project, funded by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), targets...0 comments
Politics: Legislators save day for rejected nominee
By ALLAN KISIAMembers of the National Assembly came to the rescue of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism nominee Phyllis Kandie, who had been rejected by the Committee on Appointments during vetting.Ms Kandie was the only nominee whose suitability was questioned, with the other 15 sailing through Parliament without opposition.A majority of pro-Government MPs argued there were no...0 comments
Court drama ahead of Senator Mutula farewell
Celebrated lawyer and Senator Mutula Kilonzo will be laid to rest today in a ceremony expected to draw thousands to his Makueni birthplace. But the drama and controversy sparked by his sudden death 11 days ago will persist after a young woman, Eunice Nthenya filed a paternity suit in Nairobi where family and friends were gathered for Mutula’s requiem. On Wednesday ,...0 comments
Kenya Orphanages accused of exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour
The Government is investigating six children’s homes and rescue centres in Kilifi County alleged to be exposing orphans to prostitution and forced labour. According to Government officials in Kilifi, some of the centres under probe are operating without registration in notorious tourist resorts while others are suspected of being complicit in child prostitution. Kilifi County Children Director Paul Kisavi disclosed Wednesday he...0 comments
ICC adds gun killings to President Uhuru charges
The prosecution at the International Criminal Court ( ICC) has now amended charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta to include killings through gunshots in Naivasha. In a new updated Document Containing Charges (DCC) released by the prosecution to the Trial Chamber V judges, Uhuru’s charges now indicate that gunshots were also used in killings in Naivasha. “The Mungiki and pro-Party of National Unity...0 comments
Woman claims Mutula fathered her son
Nairobi, Kenya: The High Court has ordered DNA samples be taken from the body of the late Mutula Kilonzo following an application by a woman who claims he is the father of her seven-year-old son. Justice Luka Kimaru said the samples will be used to ascertain parenthood in the case filed by a Ms Eunice Nthenya through the Federation of Women...0 comments
Catholic priest of Lodwar commits suicide over sodomy
A Catholic priest charged on Tuesday in a Turkana court for allegedly sodomising a student has committed suicide. The priest, Father John Manzi was found dead hours later on Tuesday night at the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Turkana Central district. The cleric had appeared before a Magistrate’s court in Lodwar where he denied the sodomy charges and was released on a...0 comments
Randy couples make uhuru park love nest
City police are at a loss on how to handle the increasing cases of couples opting for ‘green lodges’ near Uhuru Park. Lovebirds, overcome by lust and unable to pay for a hotel room, are opting to have sex under the cover of greenery of Uhuru Park. Police on night patrol have caught some couples so engrossed in pleasure that...0 comments
Wiper MPs Refuse to Step Down for Kalonzo Musyoka
The Wiper Democratic Movement has been unable to persuade any of its Members of Parliament to step down for ex-VP Kalonzo Musyoka to make a much needed comeback to the National Assembly. The party has now indicated that it will appeal to the Orange Democratic Movement – a partner in the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) – to implore upon...0 comments
Conservative British MPs Want Asylum Seekers' Camp Set Up in Kenya
The UK could confine asylum seekers in leased houses in Kenya if a proposal by Conservative Party MPs aimed at reducing illegal immigrants is approved. Unlike today when most immigrants are housed in secure locations inside Britain, this could change with immigrants shipped to ‘safe houses’ in Kenya and upkeep paid by the UK government as cases are processed. Kenya hosts hundreds...0 comments
Kenya bans explicit Hollywood ‘Movie 43’
Any hopes of watching the controversial Movie 43 on Kenya’s theatres have been blocked after State censors deemed its content to be overly graphic. The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) said the Hollywood flick bears ‘extreme elements of sex and nudity’. “We are applying the law to protect children and youth. They have young, gullible minds that need to make informed...0 comments
President Uhuru Kenyatta insists on laptop plans for class one pupils
President Uhuru Kenyatta insisted his Administration was keen on equipping all pupils joining Standard One next year with laptops amid sharp criticism from education experts and observers. While addressing a joint session of Parliament bringing together the Senate and the National Assembly, Tuesday afternoon Uhuru reiterated his government’s commitment to achieving what has been dubbed an ambitious dream. Said Uhuru: “My Government...0 comments
Kenyan Recipes:Samosas
(Indian deep-fried potato pastries)Samosas are the perfect chaat, or Indian snack food. These tetrahedral pastry pockets are made with a variety of stuffings, both vegetarian ... Full story
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