News on Nairobi

Japan's Crown Prince visits rhinos in Kenya

2010-03-12T19:16:02Z

<div>Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Friday visited endangered rhinos at a game reserve in Kenya's Rift Valley before planting a tree here with Nobel Prize laureate Nairobi of the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.The prince arrived in Nairobi late Wednes...

Kenya Sudan

2010-03-09T06:01:20Z

Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, left, and Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki attend a regional leaders meeting on Sudan at Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Kenyan police freed a Canadian resident who was kidnapped last week for ransom."We're quite pleased that this individual has been released from his captors," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Monday. "We're pleased to see that he is a free man."Kenyan police fre...

Kenyan police rescue kidnapped Canadian

2010-02-21T23:15:39Z

<div>Kenyan police rescued at the weekend a Canadian resident, who had been kidnapped for ransom days earlier, in a raid that left two of the captors dead, police said Monday."The man is very safe, he was rescued after we pursued some leads which led us to where he was being held," police official David Kerina told AFP.The rescue was in Gatundu, n...

KENYA ELECTION VIOLENCE

2010-02-13T08:00:28Z

FILE - A supporter of the Orange Democratic Party hold up a machete in front of a burning baricade in this Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 file picture, during riots in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. The government-sponsored Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says ...

Kenya arrests main suspect in UK gemstone murder

2010-02-22T09:53:58Z

<div>NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of a world-renowned Scottish gemstones expert who was killed by a mob last August in an apparent mining rights dispute, police sources said on Friday.The sources said the man was detained in the ...

KENYA ZEBRAS RELOCATED

2010-02-10T06:15:38Z

A Kenya wildlife ranger runs out of the way of zebras in the Soysambu Conservancy, some 160 kilometers north of Nairobi, as they are herded into a truck, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 to be transported to Amboseli national park. About 7,000 zebras and wildebeests are being moved to Amboseli national park, one of the country's premier game parks because its population there was devastated by last year's drought.(AP...

APTOPIX KENYA ZEBRAS RELOCATED

2010-02-10T06:15:36Z

Kenyan wildlife rangers herd zebras in the Soysambu Conservancy, some 160 kilometers north of Nairobi, into a truck, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 to be transported to Amboseli national park. About 7,000 zebras and wildebeests are being moved to Amboseli national park, one of the country's premier game parks because its population there was devastated by last year's drought. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

East Africa, which consists of Kenya. Tanzania and Uganda is often considered the cradle of mankind. Its believed by some to be where a species of Homosapiens took tentative steps in an upright position. The region is a land of many contrasts semi-desert, snow-capped mounta...

Points to consider in making maximum return on Investment on a 50 by 100 feet plot: A comparison between Bungalow and Maisonette types for sale

2010-02-22T16:09:41Z

Author: Frank Gichuhi
Points to consider in making maximum return on Investment on a 50 by 100 feet plot: A comparison between Bungalow and Maisonette types for sale.

Developers are busy putting up bungalow type houses for sale in the 1/8th 50 by 100 feet plots in towns such as Kitengela and Ongata Rongai in Nairobi, Kenya..
These houses are going for between 3.5 million to 5 millio...

Kenya in a fresh bid to deport radical Jamaican imam

2010-02-22T17:00:10Z

<div>Kenya on Thursday made a fresh attempt to deport radical Jamaican imam Abdulla al-Faisal on a private jet scheduled to fly him back to his country, officials said."I have been told by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit officers that the subject is no longer within the court's jurisdiction, his destination is Kenya on Thursday made a fresh attempt to deport radical Jamaican imam Abdulla al-Faisal on a private jet scheduled to fly him back to his country, officials said."I have been told by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit officers that the subject is no longer within the court's jurisdiction, his destination is Somalia's hardline Islamist Shebab group released a song threatening to march on Nairobi in retaliation for a deadly Kenyan police crackdown on Muslims."We have reached the border, we will enter Kenya, Inshallah we will get to Nairobi. Inshallah we will get to Nairobi," says the insi...

Somali pirates free oil tanker for record ransom

2010-02-22T18:42:17Z

<div>MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed a Greek-flagged tanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil for a record ransom on Monday and witnesses said four pirates were killed in a clash between rival groups over the cash.The release of the ship came a day after the mo...

Kenya police crack down over Muslim protests

2010-02-22T18:46:11Z

<div>Kenyan police detained 300 Somali immigrants and a leading Muslim activist as tension mounted between the authorities and the nation's Muslim minority following a deadly protest last week.As the government scrambled to find countries willing to take in hardline Jamaican preacher MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed a Greek-flagged tanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil on Monday, a day after the biggest ransom yet paid to them was dropped onto its deck, the pirates and a maritime official said.The Maran Centaurus was seized on Novemb...

Kenya detains 300 Somali immigrants

2010-02-22T18:52:37Z

<div>Kenyan police detained 300 illegal Somali immigrants during a sweep that followed a deadly protest at Nairobi's main mosque, a senior official told AFP Monday.The raid on the city's Eastleigh neighbourhood was carried out by the elite General Service Unit and anti-terrorism police following cla...

Knowing About Online English Courses

2010-02-22T18:51:04Z

Online classes for learning a language are becoming more popular these days. And it's the same for online English courses, too. Students need good study materials, fast access to the Internet, and a trusty web camera. They also need focus and dedication. Teachers also need fast Internet access and a trusty web camera. They also need to be patient, qualified, and prepared. Many excellent re...