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Kenya Airways Soars to Victory at the 2025 World Travel Awards: A Night of Unmatched Triumph
Breaking Travel News
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June 29, 2025
In a dazzling celebration of excellence held last night in Tanzania, Kenya Airways swept the board at the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2025, cementing its position as the continent’s aviation leader. The national carrier...
SPD arrests 13 for DWI over holiday weekend
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Police Department’s DWI unit remained vigilant throughout the Independence Day holiday weekend, resulting in the arrest of 13 individuals for driving while intoxicated. Their names and days that they were arrested...
Kenya Airways Wins Big at 2025 World Travel Awards
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
Kenya Airways has been named Africa’s Leading Airline for 2025, securing four major accolades at the prestigious World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, held on July 28 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The airline took home honours in...
Nairobi: Boy making animal sounds breaks silence, says he took himself to the...
TUKO
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July 1, 2025
A young man became a viral sensation after videos of him making animal sounds at a police station in Mombasa made rounds on social media Baraka Joseph Machari said he can make sounds for different animals and things, noting that he was talented...
Tale of two worlds: Kenya begs for more visitors as Venice suffers from overtourism
The Standard
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When William Shakespeare wrote the play, Merchant of Venice between 1596 and 1598, he may not have thought of how the Italian resort would resonate with global tourism 400 years later. The play may have portrayed the Elizabethan English but the...
Kenya Airways urges African airlines to collaborate to boost revenue
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier, said on Monday that airlines in Africa should collaborate to boost revenue and unlock the continent's aviation potential. Allan Kilavuka, chief executive officer of Kenya...
Tension in Nairobi as all Major Roads Leading to the CBD Closed
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 7, 2025
Nairobi commuters faced significant disruption this Monday morning, July 7, as police roadblocks brought major city roads to a standstill. Thousands attempting to reach the Central Business District and surrounding areas found their journeys...
Dozens of buses heading to Western Kenya stranded on Waiyaki Way
The Standard
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Police argue with the youthful protesters at Kangemi during the 35th Saba Saba Day. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Traffic was interrupted along the busy Waiyaki Way that links Nairobi to the Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza regions, with police...
Kenya Airways in talks to support Tanzania's aviation after EU ban
TUKO
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June 30, 2025
Kenya Airways is in talks to lend support to Tanzanian airlines following the recent ban by the European Union (EU). Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka (c) said KQ is in talks with Air Tanzania following the ban in the EU. Photo: Kenya Airways/Air...
(Hello Africa) Nairobi City Marathon gains momentum amid quest for healthy lifestyles
Detroit Star - Michigan
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The fourth edition of Nairobi City Marathon attracted over 17,000 elite and amateur runners from more than 70 countries and regions. NAIROBI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- With his face glowing with pride, Antonio Bundi relished the thrilling moment of...
Police block roads, curtail movement of Kenyans
The Citizen
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Police mounted extensive roadblocks across major routes into Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Monday morning ahead of the planned Saba Saba demonstrations, a day historically associated with political protests in Kenya. Road closures...
Two killed after Kenya police shoot at antigovernment protesters: Official
Al Jazeera
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July 7, 2025
Police in Kenya have fired live rounds and water cannon at antigovernment protesters in the capital Nairobi on the 35th anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising, killing two people and injuring several others, a hospital director said. The two...
Saba Saba protests: Total shutdown of Nairobi CBD has protesters declaring win over government
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 7, 2025
The government seems to have shot itself in the foot in a rather pedestrian attempt to curtail movement, block protests, barricade demonstrators and seal off the city. Worried over a potential torrent of protesters flooding the streets on Saba...
Feature: Nairobi City Marathon gains momentum amid quest for healthy lifestyles
The Malaysian Star
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July 6, 2025
NAIROBI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- With his face glowing with pride, Antonio Bundi relished the thrilling moment of crossing the finish line during the fourth edition of Nairobi City Marathon that took place on Sunday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. The...
Raila Rallies Kenyans to Mark Saba Saba at Kamukunji as Government Urges Calm
Capital FM Kenya
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July 6, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 6 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to gather at Kamukunji Grounds on Monday, July 7, to commemorate the anniversary of the historic Saba Saba protests. Addressing the press on Sunday,...
Kenyan women jockey for place at DJ turntables
Voices News - Connecticut
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Headphones on her head, fingers on the controls, eyes fixed on the mixing software, Kwem Kimtai strung together Afro house beats during her DJ training in Nairobi. Kimtai gushed over the skills she learnt on the intensive four-week course at the...
China deepens ties with Kenyan counties
China Daily Global
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This photo taken on Feb 18, 2025, shows a lakeside view of Lake Victoria. [Photo/Xinhua] More than 1 million people in western Kenya are expected to benefit from an ambitious urban development initiative that promises clean water, well-lit streets...
Tourism players root for open skies to boost tourist numbers
The Standard
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June 30, 2025
From left: National Chair of all non IATA under Kenya Association of Travel Agents, Grace Ndungu, Deans Travel Centre MD Patrick Maina Kamanga and Mombasa Tourism CEC Mohamed Osman during KATA, Annual General Meeting and convention in Mombasa, on...
Kenya Airways soars as Africa’s Leading Airline in prestigious World Travels Awards
TV47
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June 29, 2025
Kenya Airways was crowned ‘Africa’s Leading Airline’ on Saturday night, June 28, 2025 at the esteemed World Travel Awards held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, cementing its place as the continent’s aviation powerhouse. The national carrier went ahead...
108 Eritreans arrested at Kenya-Uganda border
The Standard
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Authorities in West Pokot are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking after 108 Eritrean nationals were found abandoned in the Lokitonyala area at the Kenya–Uganda border on Saturday. The group, which comprises women, men, and 13...