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In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  REPUBLIC OF KENYA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya is firmly opposed to the introduction of new protectionist barriers to trade camouflaged as labour, health and environmental standards.
Kenya seeks to have permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa, to be filled by African countries on a rotational basis on the same footing as existing permanent seats.
Kenya is therefore totally opposed to the creation of new institutions with a similar concern and calls upon the international community to strengthen the role of UNEP and HABITAT in Nairobi.
www.un.org /ga/55/webcast/statements/kenyaE.htm   (2537 words)

  
 Kenya - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Politics of Kenya takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Kenya is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Kenya holds one of the biggest annual drama events, the Kenya schools and colleges drama festival, in the south of Sahara.
Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mozambique · Rwanda · Seychelles · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Kenya   (3887 words)

  
 Kenya - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya is bordered by Somalia on the east, the Indian Ocean on the southeast, Tanzania on the south, Lake Victoria (Victoria Nyanza) on the southwest, Uganda on the west, Sudan on the northwest, and Ethiopia on the north.
In the southwest are the fertile grasslands and forests of the Kenya highlands.
Kenya attracts many tourists, largely lured by its coastal beaches and varied wildlife, which is protected in the expansive Tsavo National Park (8,034 sq mi/20,808 sq km) in the southeast.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-kenya.html   (2294 words)

  
 Kenya (11/06)
Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula invited colonization, and Arab and Persian settlements sprouted along the coast by the eighth century.
Kenya has hosted and played an active role in the negotiations to resolve the civil war in Sudan and to reinstate a central government authority in Somalia.
Kenya's relations with Western countries are generally friendly, although current political and economic instabilities are sometimes blamed on Western pressures.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2962.htm   (3468 words)

  
 Kenya - Permanent Mission to the United Nations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya and the UN Kenya is one of the most beautiful countries in Africa.
The role of Kenya Mission to the United Nations is to effectively represent Kenya at the diplomatic apex of interactions in the global community of nations.
The Kenya Mission ensures that the interests of Kenya as enshrined in the national goals are protected and furthered in all these negotiations.
un.cti.depaul.edu /cgi-bin/spider.py?_request=0&country=Kenya   (684 words)

  
 Kenya - Uhuru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya became a one-party state in 1964 as KADU joined forces with KANU to form the single chambered National Assembly.
Democracy was firmly established in the new republic and Kenya avoided the upheavals of military coups and dictatorship that plagued other newly independent African countries.
Kenya does face an unprecedented growth in population, however, which continues to strain the ever-expanding budget deficit.
www.jambokenya.com /jambo/kenya/govt05.htm   (315 words)

  
 Kenya: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean.
Kenya borders Somalia to the east, Ethiopia to the north, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest.
Kenya is regularly ranked among the ten most corrupt countries in the world, according to the watchdog group Transparency International.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107678.html   (1125 words)

  
 Embassy Of The Republic Of Kenya
Kenya, you will learn, is the habitat par excellence of Africa’s famous “Big Five” (Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo).
Despite this diversity, Kenya has defied the course of events elsewhere in Africa by remaining a peaceful nation united by a common Kenyan culture, and a hard working and proud but humble people who are always ready to tell you ‘karibu’.
Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Vienna, Austria
www.kenyamission-vienna.com   (370 words)

  
 Kenya - Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya's constitution was introduced at independence on 12 December 1963.
The Republic of Kenya was a de facto one-party state between 1969 and June 1982, when it became a de jure one-party state, and reverted to a multi-party state in November 1991.
Kenya has 8 provinces (including Nairobi) For Kenyans to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives and obtain their share of their country's national budget, the government has decentralised the focus for development by designating administrative districts as the focal points for rural development.
kenya.rcbowen.com /government   (577 words)

  
 Kenya. In: Amnesty International Report 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The report of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture on his 1999 mission to Kenya stated that the use of torture by law enforcement officials was widespread and systematic, primarily to obtain information or confessions, but also as means of carrying out extrajudicial punishments.
In July the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill was passed, to enable the appointment of 15 Commissioners to review the Constitution.
On 26 November at the Tumsifu Centre, Kisumu, western Kenya, about 50 youths violently disrupted a public hearing on the Kenyan Constitution, organized by the Ufungamano Initiative which is challenging Parliament's control of Constitutional reform.
web.amnesty.org /web/ar2001.nsf/webafrcountries/KENYA?OpenDocument   (2142 words)

  
 Embassy of the Republic of Kenya, Saudi Arabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The beauty of the country from the Indian Ocean to the Rift Valley and to Lake Victoria, from the National Park of Amboseli to the north at Lake Turkana is amazingly beautiful.
Kenya enjoys cordial relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, State of Kuwait, Bahrain, and has historical ties with both Oman and Yemen going back to pre-Islamic days.
The Government of the Republic of Kenya urges Kenyan nationals to register with the Embassy so that we may be able to interact with you more efficiently.
www.kenyaembassy-riyadh.com   (452 words)

  
 AEGiS: Republic of Kenya
Kenya has the challenge of meeting the reproductive health needs of a rapidly expanding population in the era of AIDS and under the constraint of shrinking health resources.
Kenya is a country located in Africa the has a "national disaster" of AIDS and HIV.
The Kenya AIDS Watch Institute, KAWI, is an independent, apolitical and impartial monitoring organization established to gather and disseminate objective information and critical analysis of the effectiveness and relevance of all the current and future anti-HIV/AIDS programmes.
www.aegis.com /countries/kenya.html   (1533 words)

  
 FACT SHEET: Republic of Kenya at a Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Kenya is the heart of African safari country, boasting the most diverse collection of wild animals on the continent.
Kenya became independent on December 12, 1963, and the next year joined the British Commonwealth.
The Department recommends that private American citizens in Kenya evaluate their personal security situation in light of the current terrorist threat and consider departure from the country as one option to ensure their safety.
deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/kenya/index.shtml   (1323 words)

  
 Kenya - Republic of Kenya
The Republic of Kenya, or Kenya, is a country in East Africa.
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.
www.naturemagics.com /world-guide/kenya.shtm   (3448 words)

  
 Kenya - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
It is bound by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the east.
CLIMATE: Kenya's climate varies from a tropical climate on the coast characterized by hot and humid conditions to a temperate climate inland and to a dry climate in the north.
In 1964 Kenya became a republic and Kenyatta was elected President.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/kenya.htm   (1621 words)

  
 Kenya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the motor rallying arena, Kenya is home to the world famous Safari Rally, commonly acknowledged as one of the toughest rallies in the world, and a part of the World Rally Championship for many years until its exclusion after the 2002 event due to financial difficulties.
Kenya · Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria ;· Portugal
Kenya · Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda ;· São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal Seychelles ;· Sierra Leone · Somalia ;· South Africa · Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda ;· Western Sahara (SADR) · Zambia Zimbabwe
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenya   (6098 words)

  
 Kenya - Amnesty International
Kenya: The Government should fully investigate recent deaths in custody in Meru district
The Kenya Demographic Health Survey, released in August, indicated that more than half the women in Kenya had experienced violence since they were 15.
An important opportunity was lost to abolish the death penalty in Kenya during the constitutional review – the proposed draft constitution made no mention of abolishing it.
web.amnesty.org /report2005/ken-summary-eng   (1444 words)

  
 Street Children - Kenya
Once, while I was in Kenya, a police officer stopped a streetboy who was walking with me and helping me carry boxes.
Nairobi is teeming with tens of thousands of scruffy, glue-sniffing street children and a 2003 government plan to place them in proper housing and offer them vocational training has floundered due to a lack of funds and enforcement.
Counter to public opinion and hostility, the children are resilient, adaptable and flexible in the face of adversity and remaining well adjusted as individuals.
gvnet.com /streetchildren/Kenya.htm   (2181 words)

  
 Kenya Summary
Republic of Kenya Jamhuri ya Kenya CAPITAL: Nairobi FLAG: The flag is a horizontal tricolor of fl, red, and green stripes separated by narrow white bars.
Kenya POPULATION 30,766,000 CHRISTIAN 66 percent AFRICAN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS 28.7 percent MUSLIM 5 percent OTHER 0.3 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Kenya, located along the East African coast, is a microcosm of cultural diversity....
Kenya Occupying 582,650 square kilometers (224,900 square miles) and located on the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa—bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia—Kenya had an estimated population in 2004 of 32 million.
www.bookrags.com /Kenya   (369 words)

  
 Kenya: Congressional Resolution
The Africa Subcommittee is considering holding a hearing on human rights and democracy in Kenya in the next month - before the late February meeting of donor nations to Kenya - so we urge you to encourage such a hearing as well.
End all intimidation and harassment of those who are critical of government policies and those working for democracy in Kenya, particularly individuals within the church, the press, and the legal and academic communities; 4.
ASSISTANCE TO REPUBLIC OF KENYA: It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should consider reducing, and possibly suspending, military and economic assistance to the Republic of Kenya unless the Government of Kenya makes substantial progress in addressing the concerns set forth in Section 1.
www.africaaction.org /docs96/ken9601.htm   (486 words)

  
 kenya map and information page
Noted worldwide for its abundant wildlife, Kenya is a popular stop for tourists, especially those interested in exotic animal safaris.
At one time is was controlled by the Arabs, seized by the Portuguese, explored by whomever, eventually leased to the British East Africa Company, and then finally gaining its independence from Great Britain in 1963.
Much of Kenya experiences heavy rainfall from March through May and, to a lesser extent, from October through December.
www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/africa/ke.htm   (306 words)

  
 The working-class history of the Republic of Kenya
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Omari Onyango, Secretary General of Kenya's University Academic Staff Union and Chair of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights Kenya, is forced to flee the country to avoid arrest.
It would be tragic if Kenya's exports were excluded from the U.S. AGOA because of the government's cosy links with the trade union movement.
www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/36/index-bd.html   (354 words)

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