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Emperor Haile Selassie’s gift that left Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta fuming
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta had few close friends while he was president of Kenya. One of them was Ethiopian leader Emperor Haile Selassie. They were such good friends, that Kenyatta made sure that the Emperor...
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How Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta was assaulted twice in London by White supremacists in the 1960s
It was early morning on July 15, 1964. Jomo Kenyatta, then Prime Minister of Kenya, was in London during the Commonwealth Prime Minister’s Summit when he became a target of what was described as...
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Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta Died On This Day In 1978
Jomo Kenyatta (pictured) led Kenya from its independence in 1963, ushering in new change for the nation after years of British rule. While still in office, Kenyatta died on this day in 1978, leaving...
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Kenya’s 1st President Jomo Kenyatta Arrested On This Day In 1953
Famed Kenyan revolutionary leader and first President Jomo Kenyatta (pictured) remains an important political figure of African history and liberation. Before he led Kenya to independence, Kenyatta was...
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Meet Ngina Kenyatta, the matriarch of the Kenyatta family’s business empire worth millions of dollars
Ngina Kenyatta is the matriarch in charge of the Kenyatta family’s vast business empire. She leads a business empire that is associated with popular commercial brands and blue-chip companies. The...
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Why did Kenya’s Kenyatta disagree with Ghana’s Nkrumah on Pan-Africanism?
In Pan-Africanism and Cosmopolitanism: The Case for Jomo Kenyatta, Simon Gikandi argues that Kenya’s independence leader was a colonial gentleman – a Kikuuyu man, made of the Victorian values....
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This Kenyatta is the first openly gay black State Representative in the U.S.
Twenty Seven-year old Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta made history in the United States midterm elections on Tuesday when he was elected the Pennsylvania State Representative of the 181st District in Philadelphia...
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Trump Commends Kenyatta in Fight Against Terrorism
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta by phone Wednesday to discuss a wide range of issues, including the fight against terrorism and the improvement of...
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PollPresident Kenyatta Breaks Internet with Popular ‘Dab’ Dance Video
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has triggered a storm on social media with his latest “dab” dance video, where he urges Kenyan youth to register to vote in the ongoing voter registration campaign....
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Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn in as Kenya’s New President
The son of Kenya's first president, Uhuru Kenyatta, continued his father's legacy when he was sworn in as Kenya's new president yesterday. At the age of 52, he became the youngest Commander-in-Chief of...
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Belgian teens caught with 5,000 ants in Kenya face $7,700 fine or 1 year in jail
Two Belgian teens caught in Kenya with 5,000 ants were given a stark ultimatum: pay a $7,700 fine or serve a year behind bars, the minimum sentence under the country’s conservation laws. Officials...
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Passengers stranded as workers protest Indian firm’s takeover of Nairobi airport
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday as workers staged a protest against a proposed takeover by Indian conglomerate Adani Group....
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How Leah Wanjiku went from poultry farming to owning the multi-billion Waterfront Mall in Kenya
In Karen, one of the high-end areas in Kenya, is the Waterfront Mall set on 50 acres of land with a man-made lake. Described as the go-to lifestyle and wellness destination in East Africa, the mall was...
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These 5 affluent women are redefining business in Kenya
Kenya is the leading economy in East Africa, with many High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) who are captains of industries, investors, business tycoons, and more. A few women in Kenya stand out for achieving...
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Evans Kiragu, the Kenyan CEO who created ‘The President’ game inspired by Trump
Evans Kiragu is a game developer and founder of Mekan Games based in Nairobi, Kenya. Kiragu has created more than 80 mobile titles but his breakthrough came when he created the game “The President”...
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How did George Lamming manage to write ‘In the Castle of My Skin’ at the age of 23?
George Lamming, a novelist known for his book In the Castle of My Skin, died on Saturday, June 4, at the age of 94. He died in Barbados, his country of birth. George Lamming was a black writer...
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Congolese singer Koffi Olomidé guilty of kidnapping his dancers but not sexually assaulting them
An appeals court in France on Monday cleared Koffi Olomidé of sexually assaulting four of his former dancers between 2002 and 2006. The Congolese rumba star was, however, found guilty of holding...
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Pandora Papers: Secret fortune of Kenya president’s family exposed
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and six members of his family secretly owned a network of offshore companies, according to an investigation published on Sunday. The Pandora Papers investigation involving...
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Joy as Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Shona people fighting for recognition
Over 1,000 members of Kenya’s Shona community who have been living as stateless people have received national identity cards with full citizenship rights. At a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, on...
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How Kenya came to have its name
The East African country of Kenya is famous among westerners for safari tourism. For sports enthusiasts too, Kenya is noted for producing world champions in long-distance running over the last few decades....
