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Nairobi, Kenya| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | There was no medal, but three Ugandans advanced into finals as half of the country’s team of 12 started action on the opening day of the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 on Wednesday. Two of Uganda’s athletes advanced from the 1500m heats to the semis. Hosea …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | At least four people were missing after the collapse of a seven-storey building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi overnight, the Red Cross said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in a very poor neighbourhood near Nairobi’s international airport southeast of the capital, Red Cross spokeswoman Noellah Musundi …

Kenya’s history of election violence is threatening to repeat itself By Sekou Toure Otondi In April Kenya saw an increase in intra-party political violence following the start of its political party primaries that began on April 13 and run for two weeks. The primaries are “mini-polls” held by political parties …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  At least 19 people were killed in a crash between a bus and two trucks early Saturday in Kenya, police said. The accident comes just weeks after another collision killed dozens in Kenya, which has notoriously dangerous roads. “We had a bad accident this morning …

NAIROBI (PSCU) – Direct flights between Mogadishu and Nairobi resumed Wednesday with the first commercial plane carrying 49 passengers from the Somali capital landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) shortly after 1.00 p.m. The re-launch of direct flights between Nairobi and Mogadishu was agreed upon at bilateral talks between …

Job Opening Posting Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, PROCUREMENT, P5 Job Code Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, PROCUREMENT Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 02 March 2017 – 15 April 2017 Job Opening Number: 17-Procurement-UNON-68697-R-Nairobi (R) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Kenya will become the first country in Africa to receive brand new long- distance passenger trains in February this year. The five passenger locomotives are part of the 56 locomotives expected in the country prior to the launch of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) …

Job openings Posting Title: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Job Code Title: MEDICAL OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 23 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Medical-UNON-71582-R-Nairobi (N) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER Job Code Title: FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 30 November 2016 – 28 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Finance-UNEP-69324-R-Nairobi (X) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: CHIEF SCIENTIST Job Code Title: Chief of Service, Programme Management Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 25 October 2016 – 23 December 2016 Job Opening Number: 16-Programme Management-UNEP-68329-R-Nairobi (R) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp