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Kenya leads Africa rural connect in third round
afrol News, 27 October - The Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a new online community hosted by the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), announced today the third-round winners of its online contest to select the best ideas submitted on how to help solve rural Africa’s greatest challenges in agricultural development. The first- and second-prize winners were from Kenya, while the third prize went to a resident of the United States. Read more
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Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
afrol News, 26 October - The Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into an alleged mismanagement of more than Sh100 million (US$1,4 million) meant for resettlement of internally displaced persons following the 2007 post elections violence. Read more
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Court frees Kenyan sect leader
afrol News, 23 October - Kenyan sect leader, Maian Njenga has been freed earlier today after prosecutors dropped multiple murder charges against him. Mr Njenga was accused by police of ordering the killing of 29 people at a central Kenyan village in April this year. Read more
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Kenya fails the 2010 electricity target
afrol News, 22 October - The East African economic basket, Kenya, has admitted that is has failed to achieve its target of connecting about 20 percent of the rural population with electricity by 2010. Read more
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Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit
afrol News, 15 October - Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has appealed for Africa’s common stance in pushing Africa’s agenda in the upcoming global Climate Change conference scheduled for Copenhagen later this year. Read more
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ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya
afrol News, 14 October - Kenya’s coalition government has invited the International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno O'campo for negotiations on trying the main suspects of the 2007 post-election violence. Read more
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Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains
afrol News, 11 September - The United Nations is helping Kenya prepare to mitigate the impact of potentially lethal torrential rains anticipated for the last three months of the year due to the El Niño weather pattern. Read more
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Kenya launches appeal to save Mau forest
afrol News, 9 September - Kenya has launched an appeal for $81 million to fund efforts halting the degradation of its Mau Forests Complex, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Science - Education
EU commissioner in Africa to boost science partnership
afrol News, 7 September - The EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potoènik will today start the official visit to the African Union and Kenya from 7 to 9 September, during which he will hold high-level political meetings and will visit EU-supported research centres in Nairobi (Kenya) and in Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia). Read more
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Bringing technology and agronomic knowledge to African farmers
afrol News, 26 August - At the opening session of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN) Sustainable Water Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Syngenta has emphasised the important role of technology and agronomic knowledge for the development of productive agriculture in Africa. Read more
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WFP appeals for urgent assistance for Kenya
afrol News, 25 August - The World Food Programme (WFP) has today appealed for more than US$230 million to provide emergency food assistance over the next six months to 3.8 million Kenyans affected by deepening drought and continued high food prices. Read more
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» 19.08.2009 - More Somali refugees moved from overcrowded Kenyan camp
» 06.08.2009 - US assures women of support in food production
» 21.07.2009 - Activists urge health professionals to halt FGM
» 09.07.2009 - Annan submits Kenyan post election lists to ICC
» 09.07.2009 - Kenyans in court over Anti-Counterfeit Act
» 06.07.2009 - Kenya, most corrupt East African state - report
» 17.06.2009 - Water shortages could frustrate efforts to control cholera – Minister
» 12.06.2009 - Kenya’s small farmers get World Bank support
» 11.06.2009 - Kenya given August deadline to institute tribunal
» 04.06.2009 - US govt blocks new flights to Kenya, Liberia
» 04.06.2009 - European bank withdraws funding from Ethiopia’s dam
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