Western Province (Kenya)

Ford Kenya rivals spur over leadership

By NATION CorrespondentPosted Monday, November 23 2009 at 22:00 The campaigns for the Ford Kenya chairmanship intensified as key players pitched tent in Bungoma District to consolidate their support. Foreign Affairs minister...

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KenGen's U.S.$200 Million Bond to Power Extra 500mw

An ambitious investment programme by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company could, in less than five years, end the East African powerhouse's reliance on expensive fossil-fuel based power from independent power producers.

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Kenya: Land Resettlement Programme Was Grossly Misrepresented

opinion Nairobi — YOUR WRITER JOHN KAMAU'S series of articles tracing the history of land settlement in the period following Kenya's independence prompts a re-examination of that process in its historical context. While Mr...

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Nakumatt Sets Sh1.8 Billion Price for Sale of 30 Per Cent Stake

Retail chain Nakumatt Supermarket is shoring up its financial position with the sale of a third of its shares to international private equity investors for Sh1.8 billion. The sale comes at a critical moment for Kenya's leading...

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Kenya scores high in green energy projects

By KENNEDY SENELWA Posted Saturday, November 21 2009 at 19:00 Country stands to earn from selling its carbon points to the developed nations Kenya has 14 green energy and climate friendly projects emerging as part of a clean...

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Kenya: Court Grants Re-Verification to Sugar Firm

Nairobi — The process of re-verifying 25 containers of sugar which has been detained at the port of Mombasa for the last two years has begun. Mumias Sugar was granted the order to scrutinize the contents following reports that...

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Uganda: The Politics of Hydro-Power Stations

Kampala — It should be a blessing for a country to have natural energy resources such as petroleum, gas, coal, water with fast running rivers and falls. It discharges an enormous amount of fresh water at 125 million cubic...

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Kenya: Six Suspected Kidnappers Held by Police

Barnabas Bii and Bernard Kwalia Nairobi — Six people suspected to be involved in a kidnapping syndicate have been arrested. Officers found security attire, money, and household items in their hideout in Turbo in the outskirts...

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Kenya: First Woman MP Was a Gender Rights Activist and Trail-Blazer

Njeri Rugene and Emeka-Mayaka Gekara Nairobi — Her journey to the all-male Kenyan Parliament, then known as Legco, started on February 19, 1961, at Ofafa estate in Nairobi. Here, the Kenya African Women's League forwarded names...

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Kenyans to Elect Four MPs Under New Law

Nairobi — The number of MPs will increase from 222 to 396 if the draft constitution becomes law. The draft, unveiled on Tuesday, also proposes to set up regional parliaments with a total of 278 members countrywide and county...

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