News Topic - Kenya
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Celtel Kenya Notifies Public of Fraudsters
Celtel Kenya has warned the public to be wary of a syndicate of fraudsters using the network to con unsuspecting subscribers.
CIO.com – Apr 28, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Celtel Kenya has warned the public to be wary of a syndicate of fraudsters using the network to con unsuspecting subscribers.
CIO.com – Apr 28, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Exeter engineers create new technique for malaria diagnosis
Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry have developed the first new technique for diagnosing malaria able to challenge the rapid diagnostic tests currently used in the field. Early results suggest that the technique could be as effective as RDTs but far faster and cheaper. The team is now working on a noninvasive version of the device, which it plans to trial in Kenya later this year.
EurekAlert! – Apr 28, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry have developed the first new technique for diagnosing malaria able to challenge the rapid diagnostic tests currently used in the field. Early results suggest that the technique could be as effective as RDTs but far faster and cheaper. The team is now working on a noninvasive version of the device, which it plans to trial in Kenya later this year.
EurekAlert! – Apr 28, 2008 12:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Kenya works on training information security managers
Lack of training institutions for information security management has made IT investment expensive for many organizations in Kenya.
Network World – Apr 28, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Lack of training institutions for information security management has made IT investment expensive for many organizations in Kenya.
Network World – Apr 28, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Conflict zones sometimes mean investment opportunities
It is easy to dismiss countries like Kenya, Nairobi and even Iraq as no-go areas, but judging by the experiences of many fund managers, the perception of risk is often at odds with reality.
International Herald Tribune – Apr 27, 2008 9:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It is easy to dismiss countries like Kenya, Nairobi and even Iraq as no-go areas, but judging by the experiences of many fund managers, the perception of risk is often at odds with reality.
International Herald Tribune – Apr 27, 2008 9:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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In Town
Poetry for Water Beth Lisick will host and Dave Eggers, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roger Housden and others will read to raise funds to help build clean water catchments in Kenya. 9 p.m. Thursday at the Cowell Theater, Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, (...
SFGate.com – Apr 27, 2008 07:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Poetry for Water Beth Lisick will host and Dave Eggers, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roger Housden and others will read to raise funds to help build clean water catchments in Kenya. 9 p.m. Thursday at the Cowell Theater, Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, (...
SFGate.com – Apr 27, 2008 07:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Muta Maathai speaks at ecological awakening event in L.A.
The founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement urges attendees to 'start with small things, start with ourselves,' in a campaign to save the environment and ease poverty. The greeting outside Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday was meant to send a clear message that their special guest and keynote speaker could feel at home.
Los Angeles Times – Apr 27, 2008 07:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement urges attendees to 'start with small things, start with ourselves,' in a campaign to save the environment and ease poverty. The greeting outside Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday was meant to send a clear message that their special guest and keynote speaker could feel at home.
Los Angeles Times – Apr 27, 2008 07:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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For some still in camps, leaders' vows are empty
NAIVASHA, Kenya — As Kenya's politicians toured the country's battle-scarred west, walking among t
NewsOK.com – Apr 27, 2008 05:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIVASHA, Kenya — As Kenya's politicians toured the country's battle-scarred west, walking among t
NewsOK.com – Apr 27, 2008 05:56 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Twelve die in Kenya violence after gang boss's wife is killed
Armed members of Kenya's Mungiki gang, angry at the beheading of their political leader's wife, fought paramilitary police on the streets of Nairobi yesterday. Up to 12 people were believed to have been killed.
The Independent – Apr 14, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Armed members of Kenya's Mungiki gang, angry at the beheading of their political leader's wife, fought paramilitary police on the streets of Nairobi yesterday. Up to 12 people were believed to have been killed.
The Independent – Apr 14, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Attacks in Kenya 'Meticulously' Organized, Rights Group Says
NAIROBI, March 17 -- Post-election attacks on villagers in Kenya's Rift Valley were often "meticulously" organized by local opposition leaders who called for "war" against people from President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu ethnic group, according to a detailed report released Monday by the advocacy group...
Washington Post – Mar 18, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAIROBI, March 17 -- Post-election attacks on villagers in Kenya's Rift Valley were often "meticulously" organized by local opposition leaders who called for "war" against people from President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu ethnic group, according to a detailed report released Monday by the advocacy group...
Washington Post – Mar 18, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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In Aptly Named Rift Valley, Kenyan Deal Rings Hollow
NAKURU, Kenya -- A week after Kenya's warring political leaders signed a power-sharing agreement, Marian Wambui arrived at a camp for displaced people here, her house having been burned to the ground just two days earlier.
Washington Post – Mar 13, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NAKURU, Kenya -- A week after Kenya's warring political leaders signed a power-sharing agreement, Marian Wambui arrived at a camp for displaced people here, her house having been burned to the ground just two days earlier.
Washington Post – Mar 13, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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