Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA |  Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton left Kenya Saturday after a week-long holiday that took him to various places in the region. Hamilton spent his time at the Maasai Mara Reserve before he briefly flew …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Azimio la Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga has stepped out for the first time since election day. Raila on Sunday attended a church service at St. Francis ACK Church in Karen. He was accompanied by Cotu boss Francis Atwoli, Kanu chairman Gideon Moi …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |Â Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile. “It is with great pleasure, I announce the successful completion of the third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),” said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on …
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Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s lower house of parliament approved on Saturday a 13-minister cabinet reshuffle made by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The reshuffle, which was endorsed in an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives, involves the appointment of new ministers of tourism and antiquities, higher education, health and …
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Kenyan President meets Election Observers Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday met a team of AU/ COMESA election observers at State House, Nairobi, who briefed him on their observations about the election process. The team led by former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma said …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | At the operation table in the Uganda-China Friendship Hospital here, senior Ugandan surgeons and their Chinese counterparts work shoulder to shoulder in saving the lives of ordinary Ugandans who are in dire need of health care. “The other day I was with a Chinese anesthetist. …
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🔵  Kenya election RESULTS 7pm 🔵 #LIVE – #Kenya #election RESULTS as at 4am ✳ Odinga – 50.01% âž¡ 2,826,080 votes ✳ Ruto – 49.34% âž¡ 2,787,871 ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.42% âž¡ 23,758 ✳ Waihiga- 0.23% âž¡ 12,938 * 113 constituencies out of 291 (38%) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Though U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken struck the right note on his three-nation tour in Africa, it will take more than rhetoric to strengthen partnerships on the continent, The Guardian has commented. During his second visit to the continent which aimed to continue rebuilding …
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🔵 LIVE – Kenya election RESULTS as at 4am ✳ Odinga – 57.13% âž¡ 1,731,077 votes ✳ Ruto – 42.17% âž¡ 1,279,733 ✳ Wajackoyah – 0.47% âž¡ 14,297 ✳ Waihiga- 0.21% âž¡ 6,659 * Results from 9,743 polling stations out of 46,229 (21%) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Latest results, read out …
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🔵 UPDATE – IEBC OFFICIAL RESULTS AS AT 23:03 ✳ Ruto- 55.83% âž¡ 557,197 Votes ✳ Odinga- 43.63% âž¡ 435,468 ✳ Wajackoyah- 0.37% âž¡ 3,646 ✳ Waihiga- 0.17% âž¡ 1,709 âž¡ 21 of 292 constituencies (CLICK TO GO TO LIVE RESULTS) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s election body …
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