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“No Africans” Chinese restaurant owner arrested in Nairobi

YoopyaMar 24, 2015July 3, 20230

“Tensions rise over Chinese engagement in Kenya” after restaurant’s co-owner said Africans posed security risk and needed to be kept out after 5pm The owner

Kenya destroys 15 tons of ivory taken from poachers

YoopyaMar 13, 2015July 3, 20230

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president set fire to “15 tons of elephant tusks” during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and ‘trade in

Kenya: Lupita’s Sh13 Million Oscar Dress With 6,000 Natural Pearls Stolen in Hollywood

YoopyaMar 5, 2015July 9, 20230

By Eugene Okumu With Agencies Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscars gown valued at Sh13.7 million was stolen from a Hollywood hotel. The incident occured Wednesday.

Kenya: Disgraced Jeptoo Lands Two-Year Ban From AK

YoopyaFeb 3, 2015July 3, 20230

By William Njuguna Disgraced marathoner Rita Jeptoo has been banned for two years. Athletics Kenya chief executive officer Isaac Mwangi announced the verdict following deliberations

Africa: Thinking Like a CEO – Why a 19-Year-Old Is Winning the Clean Energy Game in Kenya

YoopyaJan 31, 2015July 9, 20230

By Kate Douglas Tom Osborn has a humble manner about him, which is surprising since, at the age of 19, he has already been recognised

10 African startups that rocked 2014

YoopyaJan 7, 2015March 11, 20230

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) 2014 has been another amazing year for startups in Africa. More and more entrepreneurs turned their attention to building businesses that can

Kenya parliament votes to double foreign borrowing limit

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan lawmakers voted on Tuesday to double the government’s limit on borrowing from foreign sources to 2.5 trillion shillings ($28 billion). Finance

ICC prosecutor drops charges against Kenyan president: Kenyan TV

YoopyaDec 5, 2014July 12, 20230

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has withdrawn charges of crimes against humanity directed at Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan television reported on

Kenya’s Ali Mazrui: Death of a towering intellectual

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Ali Mazrui, who has died at the age of 81, is regarded as one of Africa’s foremost intellectuals. The BBC’s Frenny Jowi looks back at

Uhuru Kenyatta’s ICC prosecution close to collapse as lawyers demand acquittal

YoopyaOct 14, 2014July 15, 20230

Kenyan president close to walking free after being accused of crimes against humanity as his lawyers say the prosecution have ‘no evidence’ The highest-profile case