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  Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenya is a republic; the President of Kenya is both the chief of state and the head of government.
Kenya has had a multi-party system since 1991 via constitutional amendment, with politicians frequently "crossing the floor" or setting up new political parties and coalitions to achieve their political aims.
Kenya is in the process of rewriting its post-colonial constitution and its subsequent amendments that gave the president nearly unlimited powers and immunity from the law accounting for many of Kenya's current problems with corruption.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenya   (1964 words)

  
 Nairobi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi, city, capital of Kenya, in Nairobi District, situated at an elevation of about 1660 m (about 5450 ft) in the highlands of the southern part of the country.
Nairobi is Kenya's principal economic, administrative, and cultural center and is one of the largest and fastest growing cities in Africa.
Nairobi National Park, a large wildlife preserve on the outskirts of the city, is a major tourist attraction.
kenya.rcbowen.com /cities/nairobi.html   (273 words)

  
 Nairobi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nairobi is served by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport.
Nairobi also has more species of birds than any other capital city in the world.
Nairobi has struggled with rising crime, earning a reputation for being a dangerous city and the nickname "nairobbery".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nairobi,_Kenya   (377 words)

  
 Nairobi, Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Kenya's capital city has risen in a single century from a brackish uninhabited swampland to a thriving modern capital.
Nairobi is Kenya's capital, and the arrival point for many visitors.
Nairobi is the centre of Kenya's extensive bus network, with many bus companies operating to and from destinations throughout the country.
kenya.com /nairobi.html   (842 words)

  
 Nairobi article - Nairobi Kenya Maasai latitude longitude Swahili English 1899 Uganda - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi was founded in 1899 as a supply depot for the Uganda Railway which was being constructed between Mombasa and Uganda.
It was totally rebuilt in the early 1900s after an outbreak of plague and the burning of the original town.
This route was served by flying boats between Britain and Kisumu and then by land-based aircraft on the routes to the south.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Nairobi   (232 words)

  
 Nairobi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi is the capital of (A republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya) Kenya.
It is one of the largest cities in (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africa with a population of around 2.5 million.
Nairobi also has more species of (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) birds than any other capital city in the world.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nairobi.htm   (385 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Nairobi, Kenya (Kenyan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi is Kenya's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic center.
The city is linked by road with the rest of Kenya and by railroad with Mombasa (on the Indian Ocean coast), W Kenya, and Uganda.
Nairobi was founded in 1899 on the site of a waterhole of the pastoral Masai as a railhead camp on the Mombasa-Uganda line.
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 urbana.org Trackin' the Trek 2001
Nairobi got its name form a Massai word "Nyarobe" which means 'The Place of Cool Waters' due to the presence of the Nairobi river which was used as a watering place for the Massai's cattle.
Kenya has forty-five or so different tribes, most of whom contribute at least a small amount to Nairobi's population.
Kenya's official language is English and is used widely.
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 Nairobi Kenya
Nairobi is located in an area once frequented by the pastoral Masai.
In 1905 the Nairobi became the capital of the British East Africa Protectorate (called Kenya Colony from 1920 to 1963).
Displaced from their lands, the locals moved to Nairobi and formed associations to defend for their land and organize how to repossess what was already taken by the white settlers.
www.kenyaspace.com /Nairobikenya.htm   (409 words)

  
 health clubs nairobi kenya - resource for health clubs nairobi kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As recently as 30 years ago, health clubs nairobi kenya heart attack patients were warned never to do anything that made their hearts beat fast, and health clubs nairobi kenya everyone who reached middle age was advised to begin taking it easy.
When her daughter became certified as a fitness trainer, health clubs nairobi kenya Kolata got a firsthand over-the-shoulder look at the process and found it to be more about health clubs nairobi kenya paying escalating fees than actual training on the proper use of weights and health club machines.
She works out regularly for the pure euphoric pleasure of it all and because strenuous health clubs nairobi kenya exercise is an invigorating antidote to the long hours spent at a sedentary job, a sentiment health clubs nairobi kenya echoed by many of her fellow gym rats when asked about their motivations.
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 nairobi kenya and other kenya related information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi Kenya's capital city has risen in a single century from a brackish uninhabited swampland to a thriving modern capital.
Nairobi is the capital of Kenya Current time Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 9:53:47 PM UTC/GMT Offset Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +3 hours No daylight saving time at the moment Daylight Saving Time No known DST...
Nairobi is Kenya's principal economic, administrative, and cultural center and is one of the largest and fastest...
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 Waste Management in Nairobi Kenya
Today, the dividing lines between Nairobi the garden city and Nairobi the self-help city are less distinct as informal housing and small-scale business activities are attracted to the large number of open areas in the city's upper income areas.
Despite the proliferation of informal waste picking in Nairobi (Syagga's 1992 research estimated that scavengers collect 20 tonnes of the 800 to 1000 tonnes of solid waste generated daily in Nairobi), there are still inorganic components of the waste stream which are not being reused or recycled and therefore represent a serious environmental hazard.
In Nairobi, we are witnessing the beginning of such a process as CBOs and NGOs unite to deal with urban environmental problems and poverty, and the NCC recognizes that it must radically transform its approach to urban service provision.
www.cityfarmer.org /NairobiCompost.html   (13607 words)

  
 Kenya Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Revered by anthropologists as the 'cradle of humanity', Kenya is wild and a little dangerous.
Northeast Kenya should be avoided due to violent clashes between nomadic groups along the border and readers have reported trouble spots along the Kitale-Lodwar road.
Kenya has a long tradition of producing its own bootleg liquor, but you should steer well clear of chang'a or kumi-kumi.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/kenya   (366 words)

  
 Nairobi Kenya Hotels ... Jake.com
Nairobi, KE Set in the heart of Nairobi, this elegant hotel offers nothing but the best: discreet luxury, exquisite cuisine, Nairobi's largest conference room, an exclusive Private Member's Club and an all-weather pool....
Nairobi, KE Peacefully set in landscaped gardens, the five star Nairobi Serena Hotel overlooks Central Park and is five minutes walking distance from the city center....
Nairobi, KE This ultra modern 300 room hotel is located in Nairobi, the regional business and diplomatic center of East and Central Africa.
hotels.jake.com /int/ke/nairobi-hotels.html   (281 words)

  
 Nairobi Railway Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The museum was established in 1971 by the then East African Railways and Harbours Corporation to preserve and display relics and records of the railways of East Africa from their inception to the present day.
In 1900 the spelling was changed to Nairobi and the future capital city was born.
Midway between Nairobi and Lake Victoria was the great natural obstacle of the Rift Valley with its 450 m drop from the Highlands to the floor of the valley.
www.greywall.demon.co.uk /rail/Kenya/nrm.html   (2191 words)

  
 Kenya Times
NAIROBI (Reuters) - As a child, world marathon record holder Paul Tergat had a good incentive for going to school every day -- a free, hot meal provided by the World Food Program (WFP).
Kenya’s ranking by the respected Transparency International among countries perceived to be most corrupt does not come as a surprise.
That Kenya lies on the path of the migrating birds from the eastern regions that are being ravaged by the bird flu is a matter of concern.
archive.wn.com /2005/10/19/1400/kenyatimes   (829 words)

  
 Kenya, Africa - Nairobi in Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The cosmopolitan capitol of Kenya, today home to 1.5 million people, began as a swampy tent city at the turn of the century.
By 1900, Nairobi had become a town with substantial buildings and a permanent population.
Nairobi’s City Center is in the area bounded by Uhuru Highway, Haile Selassie Ave., Tom Mboya Way, and University Way.
www.jambokenya.com /jambo/location/nairobi.htm   (358 words)

  
 Nairobi Monastery, Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The novitiate was opened in 1980 with six African novices from Uganda and Kenya.
Benedict's Priory in Nairobi has a dependent house in Nanyuki in the Diocese of Nyeri.
The monastery in Nairobi is a simple priory and all the monks are members of Peramiho Abbey in Tanzania.
www.inkamana.org /ohio/nairobi.htm   (385 words)

  
 An MBendi Profile: Nairobi Stock Exchange - Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Kenya, dealing in shares and stocks started in the 1920s when the country was still a British colony.
The NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) was constituted in 1954 as a voluntary association of stockbrokers registered under the Societies Act.
The Nairobi Stock Exchange is poised to play an increasingly important role in the Kenyan economy, especially in the privatization of state-owned enterprises.
mbendi.co.za /exke.htm   (1237 words)

  
 Kenya Wildlife Service - KWS
That Kenya is a "land of contrasts" is not a traveller's guide cliche.
The vegetation varies from the dense tropical forests, to mangrove forests along the coast, to the shruberry of the arid desert lands, to the thick mountainous forests and alpine vegetation along the slopes of the snow-capped Mount Kenya.
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is charged with the protection and conservation of the country's biodiversity as presented by its fauna and flora.
www.kws.org   (167 words)

  
 Kenya Hotels in Nairobi :- Kenya Beach Travel.
Nairobi is over a mile above sea level; its climate is temperate and not too drastic an adjustment for travelers arriving from colder northern climates.
Nairobi is today, one of the most important commercial centers in Africa, and is the largest city between Johannesburg and Cairo.
While in Nairobi, one can try some of the international renowned restaurants; a gastronomical treat at Carnivore is an ideal spot for meat lovers.
www.kenya-travels.com /kenyahotels/nairobi.htm   (260 words)

  
 Kenya on the Internet
Historical background to Kenya's Constitution, academic essays on the Constitution, the Constitution as it was in 1963, the Constitution (as of 2002), the issues to be discussed in public hearings, reports of the public hearings, discussion papers by Kenyan professors, public lectures, issues regarding gender, minorities, the disabled, submissions by political groups, civil society groups.
Kenya's foreign policy, history (past foreign ministers and permanent secretaries), public holidays, facts about Kenya with a clickable map, brief political history, presidential profiles, words and an audio file of the national anthem, diplomatic missions in Kenya, Kenya's missions abroad, list of treaties, full text of Presidential speeches, the Foreign Affairs Bulletin.
He was a colonial administrator in Kenya in 1958 and has played a leading role in alerting the world to the loss of biodiversity.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/kenya.html   (9428 words)

  
 Lodging.com: Hotel Details
The Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi is a well-equipped, garden-fringed hotel in the heart of the Westlands.
The Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi is ideal for business people or as base for leisure travelers in Nairobi for safari tours.
A superior, modern establishment, the Jacaranda Hotel Nairobi has a medium sized lobby area and guestrooms that are quiet, fully-equipped and tastefully furnished.
www.lodging.com /App/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=82765   (561 words)

  
 Nairobi Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com
I left kenya when i was 13 yrs old and the most memory i have was taking the train from mombasa to nairobi.
I was in Nairobi and was amazed by the nice ultra-modern buildings that make up the downtown area.
I visited Kenya some time in September and found Nairobi to be contrary to the popular belief about Africa.
www.pbase.com /bmcmorrow/nairobi   (902 words)

  
 Nairobi, Kenya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, is a cosmopolitan and lively city, the largest between Johannesburg and Cairo.
Despite a startling backdrop of city skyscrapers, it is a haven for lions and rhino as well as zebra and many antelopes.
Kenya is the most popular destination for safaris in the world!
www.go2africa.com /Kenya/nairobi   (226 words)

  
 Nairobi (Kenya) - airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International airport (code - NAI)
The airport is situated around 15km from the city centre.
NAIROBI (NBO) in 1998 : 2 350 119 passengers
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 Forecast For Nairobi Kenya on Almondnet
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 Nairobi
Maryknollers in Kenya will introduce us to this dance of life in beautiful diverse Kenya, East Africa.
Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya and Mombassa in East Africa will serve as our home base as we visit East Africa.
The trip to and from Nairobi involves 18 hours in the air and we cross 10 time zones.
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 Nairobi Kenya on Almondnet
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Kenya A country of east-central Africa bordering on the Indian Ocean.
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 African Studies Center | Kenya Page
The African Regional Centre for Computing (ARCC) is a registered non-profit, research organization whose main object is to promote the development and usage of computing and communications technologies in Africa with an initial focus on Kenya and its environs.
This is a senior thesis on research conducted in Nairobi, Kenya exploring appopriations of hip-hop culture by Nairobi youth and compared with aprropriations of hip-hop on Internet newsgroups
The Rift Valley Academy is a good-sized boarding school snuggled in the evergreen forests overlooking Kenya's awe-inspiring Great Rift Valley.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Kenya.html   (434 words)

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