Twin growth in the number of talented young filmmakers and private investors is powering Kenyan production and viewer interest. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY| Kenyan viewers are beginning to show a strong preference for locally-produced content, regional giant MultiChoice has revealed, with the appetite and consumption of Kenyan-made films now …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ambassador of Israel to Kenya, who also oversees diplomatic relations in the four countries of Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and Seychelles, Michael Lotem has expressed gratitude for efforts by Ugandans in the continued fight against terrorism. While addressing journalists after paying a courtesy visit to …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and France have finalized an agreement to facilitate funding for the upgrading of the Nairobi Commuter Railway, a rail network serving Nairobi and its suburbs, officials said on Saturday. Musalia Mudavadi, prime cabinet secretary who is also the cabinet secretary for foreign and diaspora affairs, …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenya shilling strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday to close the week at the 130 mark, the strongest level in about a year. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) quoted the local unit at 130.7 shillings against the dollar Friday, as the local currency …
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GARISSA, Kenya | Xinhua | At least six Kenyans were killed Friday when al-Shabab terrorists raided a border town, police and government officials said. The police reported that one person sustained a serious bullet wound when the militants launched the attack in Dhobley town in Garissa County near the Kenya-Somalia …
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KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Chinese manufacturers of electric buses have set BasiGo, a Kenya-based company, on course toward its business sustainability but also the start of a significant role in advancing Rwanda’s transition to greener transportation. It is roughly three months since BasiGo launched pilot electric buses in public …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Chinese technology giant Huawei rewarded 18 Kenyan students on Friday after they emerged winners of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024. The Huawei ICT Competition, initiated in 2015, comprises contests in the fields of cloud computing, networking, and innovation as part of a cooperative effort to …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The Kenyan shilling strengthened against major world currencies, hitting a nine-month high against the U.S. dollar Wednesday. The Central Bank of Kenya placed the shilling against the dollar at 138.8, its highest level since the currency started to decline in June last year. The shilling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has sued the government of Kenya over the “illegal” removal of Peter Mathuki as Secretary General of the East African Community. Mabirizi’s suit against the Attorney General of Kenya and Dr Mathuki at the East African Court of Justice Reference …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lujja Bbosa Tabula, the suspected mastermind of the murder of Daniel Bbosa, the former head of the Ndiga could be hiding in Kenya, according to some leads from Police Crime Intelligence. Bbosa, also the proprietor of Transa Electrical Company Limited, was shot dead last month inside …
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