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Kenya SearchesHere a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about Kenya when you search their database on the word "Kenya": UNIONS is the United Nations International Organizations Network Search. Here you can search within all the UN-system, including sub-organizations. Expect to find too much documents, reports, articles, etc. about Kenya. ECA-search - (UN.org.) In the database of the Economic Commission for Africa you might find some country-specific information about development. They also are quite good on gender issues. FAO-search - (UN-org.) Their database gives you lots of articles and reports about livestock and agriculture in Kenya. Tons of free information! ILO-search - (UN-org.) Their database might find you some reports about working conditions in Kenya, although there is little African country-specific information. Infonation is a UN statistics service. Choose country specific data from their huge and updated database. All countries are represented with data from the fields geography, economy, population and social indicators. You can compare data from up to seven countries. Excellent tool! UNDP-search - (UN-org.) You will find a solid amount of documents and reports about development in Kenya in their database. UNESCO-search - (UN-org.) Their database contains loads of document related to education, science and culture and related items in Kenya. WHO-search - (UN-org.) You'll find quit a few documents and reports about health issues in Kenya and the region doing a search in their database. WTO-search - In the database of the World Trade Organization you'll find quit a few country-specific documents about trade, subsidies, development, etc. in Kenya. Write "Kenya" in the "Document Title" bar. WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to quite a few sites in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 (?) and many bad connections. Yahoo-search - Yahoo helps you find websites related to Kenya, although you'll have no idea what you'll find clicking their links...
Newspapers & PressHere, you'll find links to Kenyan and non-Kenyan newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Kenya, international press in general and other facilitators of news about Kenya.
The Press in KenyaThe Daily Nation has a website with its daily updated news from Kenya. Mostly political news. Serious and somewhat critical. The East African is a weekly journal published by The Daily Nation Group. Features in depth articles about Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda/Burundi. Good coverage on economy. Coastweek is a weekly Mombasa-based journal, featuring entertainment, news, shipping, sports and more. Good alternative to the Nairobi press. Also headlines in German. East African Standard Online (on Kenyaweb) brings only headline news, and sports and business headlines. Kenya Times (on Kenyaweb) brings only headline news, and sports and business headlines. The Karenga'ta Chronicle (on AfricaOnline) has some short news stories. Not too serious nor updated.
Press reporting about KenyaAfrica Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Kenya of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Kenya. Africa News Online is an electronic network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides a showcase for journalism from across the African continent. You can also go directly to their Kenya page, listing the latest news stories. Recommended. Kenya Daily is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you daily news about Kenya, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Kenya archive, where articles from the last months about Kenya figure. NewAfrica, Kenya offers interesting information about Kenyan infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Kenya. In English, but not too regularly updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Kenya.
International pressLe Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Kenya page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
News & Discussion GroupsAfrica Online Kenya offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English. L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc. NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.
Government OfficesNational Institutions The Central Bank of Kenya presents itself, profiles of chief officers, monthly economic reviews, other publications, press releases, foreign exchange rates and weekly update of the Treasury Bill and Bond rates on its site. The Kenya National Assembly is a presentation by ARCC of the government in Kenya. Introduction to the ministries and other offices of state. The Kenya National Tourist Office in the UK gives you general travel information and helps you book travels to Kenya. The Ministry of Information, Transport and Communication: Kenya Meteorological Department Embassies and Representations in Foreign
Countries Transnational Institutions: The East African Co-operation (EAC) is an inter-governmental organization with the mandate to promote regional integration and development among the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
About Kenyan government, see also Politics and General Information, below.
OtherCities & TownsWeather.com has a page about the weather in Kenya, with special information about some cities, like Nairobi, etc.
CompaniesThe Central Bank of Kenya presents itself, profiles of chief officers, monthly economic reviews, other publications, press releases, foreign exchange rates and weekly update of the Treasury Bill and Bond rates on its site.
CultureAfromix' web page to Kenyan music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Kenyan musicians. French and Spanish versions. Africa Online - Kenya has some good East African recipes. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries. Jens Finke's Traditional Music and Cultures of Kenya is a delightful and comprahensive web site including hundreds of images and soundclips from Kenya. Covers most of Kenya's peoples, focussing on their traditions, religions and beliefs, social structures and rituals, riddles, stories, fables and proverbs, and of course music and dance. Karen Blixen Museum, in Kenya, was originally the home and coffee plantation of Blixen between 1914 and 1931. Kenya Hakuna Matata! is a German page with a presentation of Kenyan culture (paintings, music, mp3s, etc.) and interesting background information on several Kenyan destinations, including the cities. There also is an English version. Very much sound! Recommended. Munishi is a Kenyan religious/music site, with the aim of preaching the Christian gospel through music and writing. Service in Swahili and English. Africa Online's Page on Kenyan music presents the Kenyan music scene and some music history.
EconomyThe Central Bank of Kenya presents itself, profiles of chief officers, monthly economic reviews, other publications, press releases, foreign exchange rates and weekly update of the Treasury Bill and Bond rates on its site. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is an organisation of free independent states cooperating. With its 21 member states and population of 385 million it forms a major integrated trading block. Very informative and ample site about the regional economy. There also exists a Kenya Page. Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Kenya concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. Kenya Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality. Planet Business-Kenya offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. In the website of Union-Transport you'll find well structured information about transports, logistics, brokerage, consulting and documentation in Kenya.
EducationEducation in Kenya, by Kenya Web is a well structured list with all educational center in the country: schools by district, primary, secondary, universities...private and public. And updated! KCITI, Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute
The Harambee Schools Kenya is a UK registered NGO working with rural Kenyan communities to improve educational standards and opportunities through the provision of educational materials and the funding of construction projects.
Environment/NatureThe Kenya Wildlife Service is a governmental agency, playing a leading role in developing sustainable nature tourism and maximising the economic benefit to the nation by minimising negative environmental impacts. Their highly informative website has information on Kenyan travel destinations, accommodation, parks and reserves, scientific services, etc. On their parks and reserves page, you'll find ample information about a long list of national parks and reserves. Recommended! FTPP Eastern Africa (Forests, Trees and People) aims at strengthening the ability of local and national institutions to work in community forestry. It also maintains an information's sharing network. Based in Kenya. New-Africa-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Kenya. The Ogiek People's site has been launched to support this Kenyan people in their struggle not to to get evicted from their traditional lands in the Mau Forest. Informative and action-oriented site. Safariweb is the main entry to safaris in East-Africa. Very informative site with focus on sustainable tourism. Visit their page on National Parks, Reserves & Recommended Safari Circuits, or enter their Guide to Kenya. Links to tour operators. Recommended!
General Information/Read about KenyaThe U.S.
government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in
the world, including Kenya, being regularly updated. Big
resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA.
annual Factbook 2000 is probably
the best and most updated collection of data on the web. The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about Kenya with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. NewAfrica Kenya offers interesting information about Kenyan infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. You can order books about Kenya on amazon.com's web page.
Human RightsThe Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Kenya in 1997. The most informative site about human rights in Kenya is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Kenya. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Kenya, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
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