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Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs' pay
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon outside parliament on Tuesday to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against lawmakers' demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum wage. Civil rights groups organized the...Tags: Parliament, Justice and Rights, Politics, Kenya, Labor Legislation
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UPDATE 2-Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding
Reuters* U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan * Battery faults sparked Dreamliner safety concerns * Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, United Air Lines, National Transportation Safety Board
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Power cuts, bureaucracy and borrowing costs shackle Kenyan economy
Reuters* Kenyatta pledges to cut red tape, help industry * Business leaders say this time he must follow through * Kenya yet to return to 2007 growth rate of 7 pct * Peaceful election raises hopes for change By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, April 23 (Reuters) -...Tags: National Government, Politics, World Bank Group, Finance, Kenya
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Kenya's new president sworn in amid divisions
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, already one of the country's richest and most powerful men, involved pomp, a 21-gun salute, an old Bible and controversy. A dozen heads of state attended as Kenyatta...
Tags: Politics, Kenya, Government, Culture, Heads of State
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Kenya Supreme Court upholds presidential election result
NAIROBI, Kenya — The second-place finisher in Kenya's recent presidential election accepted a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Saturday that his rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, was the rightful winner. The court ruled that the March 4 election was free and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Kenya, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Court confirms election of Kenyatta as Kenya's president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The second-place finisher in Kenya’s recent presidential election accepted a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Saturday that his chief rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, was the rightful winner. The court ruled the election was free...
Tags: North Korea, Politics, Kenya, War Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Living on the bay and loving it
Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air...
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Kenyan presidential loser Raila Odinga contests result
NAIROBI, Kenya -- In a setback for Kenya’s efforts to cement its democracy, presidential contender Raila Odinga on Saturday refused to concede defeat in a close election he said was fraught with fraud and irregularities. But he called for calm and...
Tags: Politics, Kenya, Political Systems, International Criminal Court, Elections
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Tension in Kenya as election result delayed again
NAIROBI, Kenya -- As tensions mounted over repeated failures to issue results in Kenya’s tightly fought presidential contest, the election commission Friday said there would be a further delay but promised the announcement later in the evening....
Tags: Electronics, Politics, Kenya, Voting, Government
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Kenyans vote in first presidential election since 2007
FrameworkKenya on Monday held its first presidential election since the 2007 vote which ushered in months of tribal violence that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced 600,000 from their homes.... -
"Seeds" social gaming app seeks to make micro-lending fun
On October 5th, the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival will be kicking off at the Showplace Icon Theater on Roosevelt Road. Showcasing films that "heighten public conciousness" of social issues, one of the festival's featured screenings...
Tags: Demographics, Gaming, Entertainment, Zynga Inc., Festive Events
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Scandal spreads over death of Venezuelan envoy in Kenya
World NowThe slaying of Venezuela's newly arrived ambassador in Nairobi has led to the arrest of another senior envoy and unleashed a torrent of scandalous allegations about sexual harassment, embassy power plays and retaliation against whistle-blowers. Since...
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