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Sex for fish: US aid cuts revive risky behaviour in Kenya
Context
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What’s the context? Every dollar of lost aid pushes a girl into risky sex and denies a gay man his HIV meds - Kenyan clinician. No condoms, no HIV meds as Trump aid cuts bite Women forced to sell their bodies for food 'These are not numbers, these...
High school students take ‘life-changing’ trip to Kenya
Bury Times
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September 3, 2025
Teenagers from Woodhey High School in Ramsbottom spent four weeks in East Africa during the summer holidays working on projects to help make a difference in some of the most rural and deprived communities in the country. Working alongside local...
CDC issues another travel advisory over deadly chikungunya virus as it spreads from China
Daily Mail
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September 3, 2025
A travel advisory issued over the deadly chikungunya virus has been expanded as it continues to spread around the world. The virus, which is spread by the Aedes mosquito, can cause sudden, agonizing joint pain in the hands and feet that can be so...
Nairobi rolls out first-ever Kenya Bartender Week festival in celebration of Cocktail Culture
Citizen TV Kenya
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September 3, 2025
In a world where flavour meets flair, bartending has evolved far beyond pouring drinks; It has become a craft, a performance, and, for many, a calling. Bartending blends technical skill with creativity, storytelling, and emotional connection, and,...
Kenyan Gloria Karen crowned Mini Miss Universe International 2025
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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September 3, 2025
The beaches of Goa sparkled with more than just sunshine this weekend, as glamour, talent, and culture collided at the spectacular grand finale of the YIFW M Universe International 2025 pageant. With contestants flying in from over 24 countries,...
Kenya’s banking landscape: balancing risk, growth, and investor confidence
CNBC Africa
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September 3, 2025
The Kenyan banking sector is maneuvering through a dynamic landscape marked by surging lending costs, robust digital banking growth, and an ever-evolving economic environment. With a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) rate clinging at 15.24% and...
Kenya is Bollywood’s new Switzerland. SS Rajamouli, Ranbir Kapoor are big fans
The Print
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September 3, 2025
New Delhi: Kenya is the latest ‘it’ destination for Indian filmmakers, with SS Rajamouli leading the trend. The RRR (2022) and Baahubali (2015) director has just completed shooting scenes of his movie SSMB29 in Kenya. Priyanka Chopra, one of the...
Kenya gets its first Bartender Week
The Spirit Business
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September 3, 2025
The team behind New York Bartender Week have launched an event in Kenya, marking the group’s first expansion to Africa. The Hero Bar team and Hanna Lee Communications have organised the event Hanna Lee Communications founded New York Bartender...
Vicky ready for Diani Beach Masters golf challenge
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s leading female golfer, Vicky Elias, is gearing up for one of the most anticipated tournaments on the regional calendar—the NCBA Diani Beach Masters, scheduled for Friday to September 7 at the Diamonds Leisure Golf Club in...
Meru Forest adventure race boosts tourism and wellness
The Citizen
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Arusha. The third edition of the Meru Forest Adventure Race concluded yesterday in Arusha, attracting more than 1,500 participants from across Tanzania and neighboring countries. The thrilling event, staged in the scenic Meru Forest plantations,...
Kenyan doctors perform rare heart procedure
The Standard
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Surgeons, nurses, cardiologists performing open heart surgery on a baby with a heart defect at Mater Hospital. [File, Standard] A team of cardiologists in Nairobi has successfully performed a rare heart procedure known as 'Intravascular...
Catherine Afeku Is World Tourism Forum Africa Ambassador
Daily Guide
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September 3, 2025
Catherine Afeku Former Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Catherine Afeku, has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Africa by the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI). This appointment, effective July 29, 2025, recognises her...
Nairobi Upper Hill Hotel put under receivership over KSh 447 million National Bank loan
TUKO
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September 2, 2025
Nairobi Upper Hill Hotel has been placed under receivership after failing to service a KSh 447 million loan Under Kenyan insolvency law, the hotel’s directors lost authority over the company’s assets and operations In a related case, Equity Bank...
Nairobi: 35-year-old woman dies in guest house after night out with man
TUKO
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September 2, 2025
Farhia Ahmed reportedly checked into Fuata Nyayo guest house in South B on Sunday, August 31, in the company of a man On Monday, September 1, the guest house caretaker, Rebecca Moraa, found Farhia lying dead on the bed Police outlined the events...
Moment callous thieves ride off on bike of round-the-world motorcyclist in Nottingham park - after he travelled 15,000 miles through China, Russia and Europe to Britain
Daily Mail
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September 3, 2025
This is the moment thieves stole the motorbike of a man attempted to travel around the world after made a 15,000-mile journey to Britain Yogesh Alekari, 33, had been riding his KTM 390 Adventure on an epic ride starting in Mumbai, covering Asia,...
All You Need to Know About Multi-Billion International Film Being Shot in Kenya
Kenyans.co.ke
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September 3, 2025
If you're a film fan who keeps up with celebrity news, you might have noticed that Hollywood star Priyanka Chopra was recently in Kenya. What you might not know is that she was there to shoot scenes for the biggest film to come out of Asia yet, in...
Angolan carrier Taag launches direct Luanda, Nairobi flights
Zawya
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Taag Angola Airlines, the country’s national carrier, on Monday launched direct flights between Luanda and Nairobi, aiming to connect passengers travelling for business or leisure between the two countries. The first flight from Luanda touched...
Inaugural Meru University Mt Kenya Mountain Run attract over 500 runners
Star
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Meru University Vice Chancellor Romanus Odhiambo with AK President Jack Tuwei when the VC paid him a courtesy call at Riadha House/FILEThe inaugural Meru University Mt. Kenya Mountain Run, scheduled for Sunday, has attracted more than 500...
Motorcyclist who travelled through 17 countries on round-the-world trip has bike stolen in UK
The Independent
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September 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
CHAN 2024: How Kenya turned a tournament into a footballing rebirth
Premium Times
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September 3, 2025
When Kenya joined forces with Uganda and Tanzania to co-host the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN), it was not just about welcoming continental football. For Kenyans, it marked the end of a decades-long exile. Not since the 1987 All Africa...