News
Below are the latest news headlines for Nairobi of interest to travelers:
- Journalists and Union Officials visit Journalist Hassan Mohamed – Somaliweyn – 3 February 2012, 11:53 pm
Hassan, 45, a veteran journalist, has been suffering from diabetes in recent years, but the disease took him into a dire situation and was admitted to South B Hospital in Nairobi mid 2011which resulte… - TABLE-Kenya FX reserves rise in latest week – Reuters – 3 February 2012, 5:41 pm
NAIROBI, Feb 3 – Kenya’s official usable foreign
exchange reserves rose to $3.875 billion from $3.868
billion last week, the central bank said on Friday.
Here are highlights from its latest… - Kenya’s Mumias Sugar’s profit edges up 4.5 pct in H1 – Reuters – 3 February 2012, 4:25 pm
NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Kenya’s Mumias Sugar
posted a slight pick-up in pretax profit to 1.30
billion shillings ($15.5 million) for its first half through
December, it said on Friday…. - World Bank to lend Kenya $1.9 bln in 2012-14 – Reuters – 3 February 2012, 1:22 pm
NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The World Bank has
committed $1.9 billion for various development projects in Kenya
over the next two years, and $400 million has already been
disbursed, a senior bank offic… - Kenyan Aids activists demonstrate in support of Global Fund – guardian.co.uk – 3 February 2012, 10:09 am
Kenyan protesters demand western donors fulfil pledge to finance the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria The Global Fund: What does the future hold?Around 500 activists and people who … - Google cuts head of Kenyan operation after scraping Mocality database – guardian.co.uk – 30 January 2012, 10:22 pm
In the wake of accusations and apologies from the search giant, it has reportedly parted company with the head of its organisation in Kenya – but is keeping details under wrapsGoogle has reportedly fi… - Kenya’s deputy prime minister faces trial at international criminal court – guardian.co.uk – 24 January 2012, 2:06 pm
Uhuru Kenyatta, the country’s richest citizen, is one of four men accused of orchestrating violence after 2007 electionsTwo Kenyan presidential hopefuls will stand trial accused of orchestrating viole… - Briton arrested in Kenya could face charges over police station escape – guardian.co.uk – 24 January 2012, 1:47 pm
Jermaine Grant, 29, from east London, appeared in court on Thursday to deny possessing bomb-making materialsA 29-year-old Briton held on terrorism charges in Kenya faces extra charges related to his b… - Britain issues security warning in Kenya – WantedinAfrica.com – 11 January 2012, 11:00 pm
The British Foreign Office has advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel within 60 km…… - Travellers urged to check insurance following Kenya terrorism warning – guardian.co.uk – 10 January 2012, 1:12 pm
Travel insurers take different stances on what policies do and don’t cover in the event of a terrorist attackHolidaymakers planning trips to Kenya should check that their travel insurance covers claim…
