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Korir urges state, corporates to tap Kenya’s star athletes for branding
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 2, 2025
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon (C) reacts at the end of her race after taking part in the "Breaking4" event, in an attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety on June 26, 2025 in Paris. Triple Olympic champion...
Kenya Joins Coalition Targeting Ksh28 Trillion in Taxes
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 1, 2025
Kenya has joined an international coalition of eight countries lobbying for a global taxation on luxury air travel. In a statement dated June 30, the French Presidency announced the launch of the coalition, which seeks to increase the number of...
Z’bar vows tourism reforms after bagging awards
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
ZANZIBAR: THE Zanzibar government has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming policies, laws and regulations to enhance the global competitiveness of its tourism sector. Minister for Tourism and Heritage, Mudrik Ramadhan Soraga expressed the...
Many Kenyans turn to plastic surgery to reclaim their lives – Expert
Capital FM Kenya
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July 2, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 2 – A health expert now says Kenyans are no longer seeking plastic surgery solely for aesthetics but to reclaim their lives. According to Dr. Martin Ajujo, lead plastic surgeon at AJ Plastic Surgery, many people prioritize...
The Black Americans Gentrifying Ghana By Kéchi Nne Nomu
New York Mag
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July 2, 2025
Dancing to live music at Zen Garden in Accra. Photo: Francis Kokoroko/The New York Times/Redux This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. On January 20, Christa...
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...
Qatar Airways codeshares with Kenya Airways
Travel Daily Media
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July 2, 2025
Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), confirming the intention to enter a strategic partnership which will include a comprehensive codeshare agreement and increased flights between the East African state...
2025 Courts for Kids – The Vlog | Kenya x Oregon Ducks
BVM Sports
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July 1, 2025
The Oregon Ducks traveled to Rusinga Island, KE in June 2025 for their annual trip with the nonprofit, Courts for Kids. 24 student-athletes worked collaboratively with the local Rusinga Island community to build a sports court on the island. Go...
PROFILE: Mercy Kimaku - The Kenyan girl keeping Africa safe on TikTok
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 2, 2025
TikTok's Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Risk Prevention Lead Mercy Kimaku during a past summit. PHOTO | COURTESY There’s a quiet kind of magic in Mercy Kimaku’s story, the kind that begins in a small town in Nakuru with an old computer that took five...
Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
The Maravi Post
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July 2, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...
Qatar Airways announces partnership with Kenya Airways
Travel Weekly
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July 2, 2025
Qatar Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya Airways which allows both airlines to codeshare each other’s networks and further explores cooperation in the airport and ground services, product development, loyalty programmes,...
King Charles steps back and Prince William begins preparing to take the throne soon
MARCA
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July 4, 2025
Actualizado 04/07/2025 - 05:58 CDT Prince William has officially stepped into a more prominent leadership role as he hosted Kenyan President William Ruto at Windsor Castle, standing in for King Charles III during the monarch's absence. King...
Editor's Letter: Travel Is Better When You Have a Guide
Conde Nast Traveler
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July 1, 2025
One of the privileges of my job has been discovering, on trips everywhere from Spain to Seoul, how a great guide can unlock a destination. A long-ago trip to Kenya was especially instructive: My guide showed me things few travelers get to see (the...
Jobs Boost As The United Kingdom (UK) And Kenya Bolster Economic And Security Partnership
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Trade and investment deals agreed during the visit will contribute over £1bn to the UK economy and create UK jobs in engineering, defence industries, technical and advisory services, and financial services The UK and Kenya will...
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...
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...
Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...
Hired gangs unleashed on demonstrators in Nairobi
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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July 1, 2025
The deployment of organized criminal gangs by politicians to counter peaceful protests in Nairobi in June has once again raised the spectre of violence in Kenya ahead of the 2027 general elections, threatening peace, cohesion and integration in a...
A Kenya marine biodiversity credit program restores mangroves — and livelihoods
Mongabay
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July 1, 2025
The decline of mangroves significantly weakens Kenya’s coastal protection, leaving shorelines susceptible to erosion, storm surges and rising sea levels, disrupting marine ecosystems, depleting fish stocks, leading to reduced biodiversity — and...
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...