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Finance Minister Quits Over Hotel Sale
Finance Minister Quits Over Hotel Sale - Kenya’s Finance Minister Amos Kimunya has quit over the controversial sale of a luxury hotel at the centre of Nairobi. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Stop Politicising Hotel Sale Issue
Stop Politicising Hotel Sale Issue - The longer top officials named in the Grand Regency Hotel scandal defy pressure to step aside, the more the issue is likely to take political undertones that are not healthy for the Grand Coalition government. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Sh31 Billion Plan to Relocate Homeless in Trouble
Sh31 Billion Plan to Relocate Homeless in Trouble - The Sh31 billion resettlement programme could run into trouble if donors do not release the funds they pledged, a Government policy document says. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Black Cloud Hangs Over Vibrant Real Estate Industry
Black Cloud Hangs Over Vibrant Real Estate Industry - For the five years that the developer of Baraka Estate in Nairobi has been in the real estate sector, the outlook has been quite promising. [All Africa : Kenya]
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More Than 100,000 People Go Back Home
More Than 100,000 People Go Back Home - Some 113,048 people who had been internally displaced, have been resettled so far, the Provincial Administration has said. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Kenyan Refugees Begin New Life in Masindi Camp
Kenyan Refugees Begin New Life in Masindi Camp - Over 2000 Kenyan refugees have begun a new life in central Uganda, months after the Kenyan crisis ended but Ugandan and aid agencies say international rules do not permit asking them to leave the country. [All Africa : Kenya]
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State Plans to Build Technology Park
State Plans to Build Technology Park - The Government is planning to build a 5,000 seat technology park at the export promotion zone by 2012, a move that is aimed at increasing the business process outsourcing resources in the country. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Region Feels Blows of Kenyan Crisis
Region Feels Blows of Kenyan Crisis - One of more than 350,000 Kenyans displaced by the fighting that erupted after a disputed election in December. The crisis has inflicted a heavy toll both within the country and beyond its borders. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Govt in Bid to Light Up One Million Homes
Govt in Bid to Light Up One Million Homes - Kenya's state-owned power utility company says it will raise the level of rural electricity connectivity to above 20% in the next three years, owing to increasing demand for electricity. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Kisumu Airport in Need of Expansion
Kisumu Airport in Need of Expansion - Kisumu Airport is in need of urgent expansion because the facility can no longer handle the large number of growing passengers using it. The good fortunes have been occasioned by the opening up of the western Kenya tourism circuit meaning that visitors now land directly at the facility before proceeding by road. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Country's First 'Eco-City' Being Built in Mombasa
Country's First 'Eco-City' Being Built in Mombasa - Construction of Kenya's first eco-city - a residential settlement that is environmentally, socially, economically and culturally self-sustaining - has commenced on the outskirts of Mombasa, with the first phase expected to be ready for occupation by the third quarter of this year. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Legal Hurdles Hold Up Building of Terminal
Legal Hurdles Hold Up Building of Terminal - The construction of a new container terminal by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the port of Mombasa is facing delays due to legal technicalities, Shipping News has learnt. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Mall Uses Automated System to Determine Rent
Mall Uses Automated System to Determine Rent - The world is fast changing and with the use of technology, property owners are now able to determine the amount of rent a tenant should pay, judging by the human flow to his or her premises. [All Africa : Kenya]
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150,000 Still in Camps As Resettlement Process Starts
150,000 Still in Camps As Resettlement Process Starts - There are 166 camps hosting thousands of internal refugees countrywide. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Resettling the Displaced First Test for the Grand Coalition
Resettling the Displaced First Test for the Grand Coalition - The resettlement of Kenyans who are refugees in their country and in Uganda is the first political test for the grand coalition government. But as usual, Kenyan politicians have created a dispute over it; whether or not it should start immediately. [All Africa : Kenya]
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Date Set for Homes Exhibition
Date Set for Homes Exhibition - The scene is set for this year's Home and Gardens Exhibition to be staged by Prime Media as part of its in-house Property '08 domestic tourism promotion and Express Communication's exceptional 10th Nairobi Educational Fair. [All Africa : Kenya]
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High Fuel Prices to Benefit Dealers in Solar Products
High Fuel Prices to Benefit Dealers in Solar Products - Dealers in solar products are positioning themselves to exploit opportunities presented by rising energy costs. [All Africa : Kenya]
Kenya: Huge Cash Needed to Repair Defaced Stadium
Kenya: Huge Cash Needed to Repair Defaced Stadium - The historic Afraha Stadium, which has been hosting thousands of displaced people, requires more than Sh500,000 to renovate the facility. [AA Construction]
Kenya: Road Project in Limbo After China Cuts Funding
Kenya: Road Project in Limbo After China Cuts Funding - Efforts to reduce traffic in Nairobi by improving roads have suffered yet another blow after the planned removal of roundabouts from Uhuru Highway flopped. [AA Construction]
Kenya: Bank Building Set Up in Record 14 Days
Kenya: Bank Building Set Up in Record 14 Days - Convention dictates that buildings be permanent. Stone and mortar structures and firm foundations give us a sense of safety and stability. [AA Construction]