Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.

Kenya's president saves fig tree from Chinese-funded highway

James Maina Mwangi thought men weren't supposed to wear colourful clothes. Mwangi, 59, dressed in yellow suit pants and jacket with a striped red, blue and yellow shirt joined by a red and yellow tie and yellow hat, said that he drew curious reactions 25 years ago when he would go out in his colorful suits. But soon enough, some began emulating him.

Kenyan fashionista aims to control the spread of COVID-19 in Nairobi

<p>Welcome to Nairobi. Here, craving locusts means being spoilt for choice.</p>

<p>Nairobi has a vivid menu -- grilled locust salad, locusts in skewers, and the good old locust kebabs.</p>

<p>If one is really hungry, they are free to order all the above. And there is no shortage of supply.</p>

<p>The swarms of flying protein are in abundance in Kenya, and the inhabitants are putting them to the best use.</p>

<p>To this end, Icipe researcher, Chrystanus Tanga, says, "A lot more people should engage in this practice rather than shying away and thinking that it is a primitive man's food."</p>

<p>In all honesty, if we see it the other way, these locusts aren't shy of devouring our farmlands. So we also must not be ashamed of putting them on our chopping board.</p>

<p>Here, one can crush them into meals, or deep fry the locusts and serve them with tartar sauce. Or come up with your own recipe.</p>

<p>This is neither pandemic lunacy nor one of the many weird things happening this year.</p>

<p>Locusts have been chef's favourite for a long time now. Everytime they invaded a country, people were quick to catch, chop and cook them.</p>

<p>In 2013, Israel was going gaga over fried locusts, the winged creatures also found themselves being served as desserts.</p>

<p>In 2004, when locusts devastated crops in Australia, people retaliated by eating them. The gallantry was lauded by government workers.</p>

<p>They are sky prawns, they said. And they are free.</p>

<p>Soon, a cook book was released. With not one, not two -- but 20 sky prawn recipes.</p>

<p>The rest, they say, is history.</p>

<p>In the 1970s, Thailand was so smitten by locusts that researchers felt sad while calling them pests.</p>

<p>And maybe this is how we corroborate the saying -- when life gives you lemon, make lemonade.</p>

<p>And when it gives you locusts aka sky prawns... Well, make kebabs.</p>


Welcome to Nairobi. Here, craving locusts means being spoilt for choice. Nairobi has a vivid menu -- grilled locust salad, locusts in skewers, and the good old locust kebabs.

Welcome to Nairobi. Here, craving locusts means being spoilt for choice. Nairobi has a vivid menu -- grilled locust salad, locusts in skewers, and the good old locust kebabs. If one is really hungry, they are free to order all the above. And there is no shortage of supply. The swarms of flying protein are in abundance in Kenya, and the inhabitants are putting them to the best use. To this end, Icipe researcher, Chrystanus Tanga, says, "A lot more people should engage in this practice rather than shying away and thinking that it is a primitive man's food." In all honesty, if we see it the other way, these locusts aren't shy of devouring our farmlands. So we also must not be ashamed of putting them on our chopping board. Here, one can crush them into meals, or deep fry the locusts and serve them with tartar sauce. Or come up with your own recipe. This is neither pandemic lunacy nor one of the many weird things happening this year. Locusts have been chef's favourite for a long time now. Everytime they invaded a country, people were quick to catch, chop and cook them. In 2013, Israel was going gaga over fried locusts, the winged creatures also found themselves being served as desserts. In 2004, when locusts devastated crops in Australia, people retaliated by eating them. The gallantry was lauded by government workers. They are sky prawns, they said. And they are free. Soon, a cook book was released. With not one, not two -- but 20 sky prawn recipes. The rest, they say, is history. In the 1970s, Thailand was so smitten by locusts that researchers felt sad while calling them pests. And maybe this is how we corroborate the saying -- when life gives you lemon, make lemonade. And when it gives you locusts aka sky prawns... Well, make kebabs.

When life gives you locusts, make kebabs. We don't say it, Nairobi does

Dozens of nurses and healthcare workers took a Zumba class on Sunday to boost morale before returning to work to treat COVID-19 patients.

Kenya nurses dance to boost morale amid pandemic

In Kenya, Nairobi Gurdwara is serving the hot meals to hungry amid COVID-19 crisis. Watch this video to know more.

Kenya: Nairobi Gurdwara serves hot meals to hungry amid COVID-19 crisis

<p>A Kenyan university has apologised after it sent a memo which blamed rape victims for the assault.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The memo was issued on Tuesday by University of Nairobi's security department which blamed the female students of "recklessness" for the three rapes in last one year in the university.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>A petition was later filed which said that how a woman could be blamed for her own rape.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9BKzirgnd7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">“...A clear case of recklessness by our female students...” “...Rape involving female students...” Those students are victims of rape not participants. No condemnation of the rapists. No mention of what the university will do in collaboration with police to ensure safety of its students. No. They, an entire institution would rather assign blame NOT on the rapists but on the victims and even expose one victims story where they assign blame to her! And then these “TIPS” y’all keep throwing around at women. Right now, where we go, what time we will go there, who we will go with, how we will get there, what we will wear etc is governed by how safe we will be and that is NOT normal neither is it OK! If men just stopped raping us, rape will stop. This is what victim shaming looks like. This is what normalization of rape looks like. And we will not stand for it. PS: I’m turning off my comments because there’s always that one tone deaf triggering person and I’m protecting my energy.</a></p>

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<p>The 31-year-old, who is a rape survivor, wrote on Instagram that she was outraged that the university had no condemnation for the rapists.</p>

<p>Kenya's famous radio personality, Adelle Onyango, posted on Instagram: "This is what victim shaming looks like."</p>

<p>The vice-chancellor of the university Stephen Kiama issued an apology which said: "I have noted the memo was insensitive and does not represent the corporate values and the image of University of Nairobi, and is highly regretted".</p>

<p>The memo released earlier also described one of the three rapes when a drunk female student decided to walk all alone from the city centre to the hostels, in order to substantiate its point of women's fault. &nbsp;</p>

<p>It also suggested certain tips to women for ensuring their safety in social gatherings, which include going out with trusted friends, memorising&nbsp;important contact numbers in case they lost their phones and not leaving their drinks unattended.</p>

<p>Onyango, who is raising funds to launch Safe 24/7 to provide free therapy and support to rape survivors said that these advices&nbsp;to females are the part of the problem.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Right now, where we go, what time we will go there, who we will go with, how we will get there, what we will wear etc is governed by how safe we will be and that is NOT normal neither is it OK!</p>

<p>"If men just stopped raping us, rape will stop."</p>

<p>Nearly 1,500 people have signed a petition Change.org petition that said misogyny that "has been time and again endorsed by the powers in play in Kenya" has to stop.</p>


A Kenyan university has apologised after it sent a memo which blamed rape victims for the assault. The memo was issued on Tuesday by University of Nairobi's security department which blamed the female students of "recklessness" for the three rapes in last one year in the university.

A Kenyan university has apologised after it sent a memo which blamed rape victims for the assault. The memo was issued on Tuesday by University of Nairobi's security department which blamed the female students of "recklessness" for the three rapes in last one year in the university. A petition was later filed which said that how a woman could be blamed for her own rape. View this post on Instagram “...A clear case of recklessness by our female students...” “...Rape involving female students...” Those students are victims of rape not participants. No condemnation of the rapists. No mention of what the university will do in collaboration with police to ensure safety of its students. No. They, an entire institution would rather assign blame NOT on the rapists but on the victims and even expose one victims story where they assign blame to her! And then these “TIPS” y’all keep throwing around at women. Right now, where we go, what time we will go there, who we will go with, how we will get there, what we will wear etc is governed by how safe we will be and that is NOT normal neither is it OK! If men just stopped raping us, rape will stop. This is what victim shaming looks like. This is what normalization of rape looks like. And we will not stand for it. PS: I’m turning off my comments because there’s always that one tone deaf triggering person and I’m protecting my energy. A post shared by ADELLE ONYANGO (@adelleonyango) on Feb 25, 2020 at 9:24pm PST × The 31-year-old, who is a rape survivor, wrote on Instagram that she was outraged that the university had no condemnation for the rapists. Kenya's famous radio personality, Adelle Onyango, posted on Instagram: "This is what victim shaming looks like." The vice-chancellor of the university Stephen Kiama issued an apology which said: "I have noted the memo was insensitive and does not represent the corporate values and the image of University of Nairobi, and is highly regretted". The memo released earlier also described one of the three rapes when a drunk female student decided to walk all alone from the city centre to the hostels, in order to substantiate its point of women's fault. It also suggested certain tips to women for ensuring their safety in social gatherings, which include going out with trusted friends, memorising important contact numbers in case they lost their phones and not leaving their drinks unattended. Onyango, who is raising funds to launch Safe 24/7 to provide free therapy and support to rape survivors said that these advices to females are the part of the problem. "Right now, where we go, what time we will go there, who we will go with, how we will get there, what we will wear etc is governed by how safe we will be and that is NOT normal neither is it OK! "If men just stopped raping us, rape will stop." Nearly 1,500 people have signed a petition Change.org petition that said misogyny that "has been time and again endorsed by the powers in play in Kenya" has to stop.

Kenya: University apologised after issuing memo that blamed rape victims for 'recklessness'

Kioko Mwitiki, 56, estimates he has transformed thousands of tonnes of discarded metal, from supermarket trolley wheels to shredded metal from factories, into art.

Kenyan sculptor turns scrap metal into art with a message

<p>Last week a man walked into a Nairobi car yard and paid for a luxury Mercedes with a mountain of 1,000 shilling ($10) banknotes, desperate to offload cash that within days would be worthless.</p>

<p>With a deadline looming before the Central Bank of Kenya bans all old edition 1,000 shilling notes, big fish with their fortunes stashed in cash are under pressure to find ways to jettison their money.</p>

<p>A new print of the 1,000 shilling banknote, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/kenya-launches-new-bank-notes-and-retires-old-1000-shilling-banknote-to-stem-illicit-flows-223995">the largest denomination</a>, was rolled out in June, with Kenyans given to September 30 to exchange their old bills at the bank or be stuck with bundles of useless cash.</p>

<p>The operation is aimed at flushing out dirty money being hoarded by tax evaders, crooked businessmen and criminal groups.</p>

<p>Large deposits of the old notes, embossed with the image of Kenya's founding father Jomo Kenyatta, raise alarm bells at banks and require paperwork to prove their origin.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The central bank in June said there were roughly 218 million 1,000 shilling notes in circulation, but declined to say what proportion was being stashed as black money.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kenyan economist Aly-Khan Satchu said devaluing these bills works by "taking its owners by surprise".&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Four months is a short period of time when you want to launder big sums of money," he said.</p>

<p>"People who have that money will definitely try to save what they can", he added.</p>

<p><strong>Car Wash</strong></p>

<p>So people are getting creative, devising schemes to quickly unload small amounts of their cash while avoiding detection by the authorities.</p>

<p>John, a car dealer <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/five-indian-nationals-killed-due-to-floods-in-kenya-247127">in Nairobi</a>, recalled his customer last week counting out thousands upon thousands of banknotes to purchase a luxury car worth $74,000.</p>

<p>"People want to get rid of their old notes, but they know very well that questions will be asked if they go put the money themselves in the bank," said John, who declined to offer his real name due to the nature of his business.</p>

<p>"When I go to the bank to deposit money from a car sale, people ask for the papers from the sale, sometimes even copies of emails, but it never goes further."</p>

<p>Other businesses are finding a lucrative side trade in washing 1,000 shilling notes through their tills -- for a bit in return.</p>

<p>"I was approached by a friend through another friend and we struck a deal. I get around 500,000 shillings every day to the bank together with my daily sales," said a liquor shop owner who declined to be named in Hurlingham, a district near downtown Nairobi.</p>

<p>"In return I get between five and 10 per cent, depending on the amount."</p>

<p>The amounts being deposited are below one million shillings, the threshold at which banks required detailed paperwork under a new transparency policy imposed by the central bank in June 2018.</p>

<p><strong>Gentlemen's agreement</strong></p>

<p>One canny businessman in western <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/kenyas-high-court-unanimously-upholds-ban-on-gay-sex-221423">Kenya</a> dished out his cash in the form of small, interest-free loans of around 50,000 shillings.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The amounts are low, so those exchanging the old bills avoid detection, and upon returning the debt his money is cleaned into new bills.</p>

<p>"Nothing is written down, it is a gentleman's agreement," he said, declining to be named.</p>

<p>Other methods involve sinking cash into real estate or investment funds, or businesses moving large volumes of money, several businesspeople told AFP.</p>

<p>But it's not all underhanded and hush-hush.</p>

<p>One bar in the coastal city of Mombasa is offering to swap banknotes on behalf of drinkers, encouraging punters to spend big at their "Old Notes Send Off Party" being held the eve of demonetisation.</p>


Last week a man walked into a Nairobi car yard and paid for a luxury Mercedes with a mountain of 1,000 shilling ($10) banknotes, desperate to offload cash that within days would be worthless.

Last week a man walked into a Nairobi car yard and paid for a luxury Mercedes with a mountain of 1,000 shilling ($10) banknotes, desperate to offload cash that within days would be worthless. With a deadline looming before the Central Bank of Kenya bans all old edition 1,000 shilling notes, big fish with their fortunes stashed in cash are under pressure to find ways to jettison their money. A new print of the 1,000 shilling banknote, the largest denomination, was rolled out in June, with Kenyans given to September 30 to exchange their old bills at the bank or be stuck with bundles of useless cash. The operation is aimed at flushing out dirty money being hoarded by tax evaders, crooked businessmen and criminal groups. Large deposits of the old notes, embossed with the image of Kenya's founding father Jomo Kenyatta, raise alarm bells at banks and require paperwork to prove their origin. The central bank in June said there were roughly 218 million 1,000 shilling notes in circulation, but declined to say what proportion was being stashed as black money. Kenyan economist Aly-Khan Satchu said devaluing these bills works by "taking its owners by surprise". "Four months is a short period of time when you want to launder big sums of money," he said. "People who have that money will definitely try to save what they can", he added. Car Wash So people are getting creative, devising schemes to quickly unload small amounts of their cash while avoiding detection by the authorities. John, a car dealer in Nairobi, recalled his customer last week counting out thousands upon thousands of banknotes to purchase a luxury car worth $74,000. "People want to get rid of their old notes, but they know very well that questions will be asked if they go put the money themselves in the bank," said John, who declined to offer his real name due to the nature of his business. "When I go to the bank to deposit money from a car sale, people ask for the papers from the sale, sometimes even copies of emails, but it never goes further." Other businesses are finding a lucrative side trade in washing 1,000 shilling notes through their tills -- for a bit in return. "I was approached by a friend through another friend and we struck a deal. I get around 500,000 shillings every day to the bank together with my daily sales," said a liquor shop owner who declined to be named in Hurlingham, a district near downtown Nairobi. "In return I get between five and 10 per cent, depending on the amount." The amounts being deposited are below one million shillings, the threshold at which banks required detailed paperwork under a new transparency policy imposed by the central bank in June 2018. Gentlemen's agreement One canny businessman in western Kenya dished out his cash in the form of small, interest-free loans of around 50,000 shillings. The amounts are low, so those exchanging the old bills avoid detection, and upon returning the debt his money is cleaned into new bills. "Nothing is written down, it is a gentleman's agreement," he said, declining to be named. Other methods involve sinking cash into real estate or investment funds, or businesses moving large volumes of money, several businesspeople told AFP. But it's not all underhanded and hush-hush. One bar in the coastal city of Mombasa is offering to swap banknotes on behalf of drinkers, encouraging punters to spend big at their "Old Notes Send Off Party" being held the eve of demonetisation.

Oncoming cash ban forces Kenyans to swap banknotes

<p>All 157 people aboard an <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/ethiopian-airlines-boeing-737-plane-crashes-on-way-to-kenya-with-149-passengers-on-board-202327">Ethiopian Airlines flight</a> on route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa that crashed early Sunday have died, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed.</p>

<p>The airline's CEO, Tewolde Gebre Mariam, told members of the press that <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/four-indians-among-those-dead-in-ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-202378">four Indians were among the dead</a>.</p>

<p>External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted out the names of the victims provided by the Indian embassy in Ethiopia.</p>

<p>''@IndiaInEthiopia has informed me that the deceased Indian nationals are Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Vaidya Hansin Annagesh, Nukavarapu Manisha and Shikha Garg,'' Sushma Swaraj tweeted.</p>

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<p>The Ethiopian Airlines (ET) aircraft ET 302, a Boeing 737-800 MAX, took off at 08:38 local time from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and was scheduled to arrive in Nairobi, Kenya at 10:25. It lost contact at 08:44, and crashed around Bishoftu town, some 45 kilometres from Addis Ababa.</p>

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<p>Rescuers have been able to retrieve some remains of the aircraft's engine and wings by 20:00.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The wreckage pieces were scattered in an area as large as 10,000 square meters because of the huge impact force, they said, adding that the excavation would go on overnight.</p>


All 157 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa that crashed early Sunday have died, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed.

All 157 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa that crashed early Sunday have died, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed. The airline's CEO, Tewolde Gebre Mariam, told members of the press that four Indians were among the dead. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted out the names of the victims provided by the Indian embassy in Ethiopia. ''@IndiaInEthiopia has informed me that the deceased Indian nationals are Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Vaidya Hansin Annagesh, Nukavarapu Manisha and Shikha Garg,'' Sushma Swaraj tweeted. @IndiaInEthiopia has informed me that the deceased Indian nationals are Vaidya Pannagesh Bhaskar, Vaidya Hansin Annagesh, Nukavarapu Manisha and Shikha Garg. /2 — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 10, 2019 × The Ethiopian Airlines (ET) aircraft ET 302, a Boeing 737-800 MAX, took off at 08:38 local time from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and was scheduled to arrive in Nairobi, Kenya at 10:25. It lost contact at 08:44, and crashed around Bishoftu town, some 45 kilometres from Addis Ababa. × Rescuers have been able to retrieve some remains of the aircraft's engine and wings by 20:00. The wreckage pieces were scattered in an area as large as 10,000 square meters because of the huge impact force, they said, adding that the excavation would go on overnight.

Ethiopian Airlines crash: Four deceased Indians identified

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<p>Just minutes after militants attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi last month, the first ambulances roared up to collect wounded survivors.</p>

<p>Speedy medical help is taken for granted in the West, but many developing nations do not have centralised emergency command. Confusion during past attacks in Kenya cost lives.</p>

<p>This time, the response was far better, partly thanks to Flare, a new ride-hailing app whose ambulances were first to the dusitD2 hotel and office complex hit by Somalia's al Shabaab.</p>

<p>"Flare was telling us what is happening, how to position our ambulances, how to evacuate, how to ask for additional resources," said Kelvin Osano, ambulance fleet manager at the nearby private Avenue Hospital where the injured poured in.</p>

<p>The four gunmen and a suicide bomber killed 21 people, just around the corner from another al Shabaab attack in 2013 that took 67 lives at the Westgate shopping centre.</p>

<p>Back then, the medical response was "horrible," Osano said.</p>

<p>There was no triage at the scene. Bleeding patients were bundled into vehicles without being stabilised. A security cordon prevented ambulances from coming close to victims.</p>

<p>But at the hotel complex, ambulances scrambled by Flare - run by the Rescue.co company - arrived quickly after panicked calls from subscribers who had paid the 2,400 shillings ($24) annual fee. The first ambulance came within 12 minutes, and by the hour 20 were there.</p>

<p>Eric Ogot, a former nurse who mans the Rescue.co hotline, gave first aid by phone to office workers hiding as gunmen roamed. He helped triage patients remotely and assigned drivers. "Our job would be to try and be the calming presence," he said.</p>

<p>In the absence of official information, Flare's emergency number raced across Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.</p>

<p>Soon, it was not just individuals or business customers calling, but relatives of the missing too.</p>

<p>The nearby Australian High Commission agreed to be an ambulance staging post for Flare.</p>

<p>Police fed Rescue.co information.</p>

<p>Peter Koome, a paramedic with charity St. John Ambulance, said the improved coordination, along with better training and access, certainly helped save lives.</p>

<p>Of 30 people badly wounded, all but two survived.</p>

<p>Americans Caitlin Dolkart and Maria Rabinovich founded Rescue.co in 2016. The Flare app works like ride-hailing and food-delivery services and now has tens of thousands of subscribers and 500 ambulances across Kenya.</p>

<p>Whereas Kenyans with an emergency are used to calling their closest hospital and ambulances often become ensnared in traffic, Flare streamlines services by monitoring ambulance locations and traffic conditions in real time. Dolkart said it hopes to expand, both around the region and into fire and security services - building on its experience at dusitD2.</p>


Just minutes after militants attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi last month, the first ambulances roared up to collect wounded survivors. Speedy medical help is taken for granted in the West, but many developing nations do not have centralised emergency command.

Just minutes after militants attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi last month, the first ambulances roared up to collect wounded survivors. Speedy medical help is taken for granted in the West, but many developing nations do not have centralised emergency command. Confusion during past attacks in Kenya cost lives. This time, the response was far better, partly thanks to Flare, a new ride-hailing app whose ambulances were first to the dusitD2 hotel and office complex hit by Somalia's al Shabaab. "Flare was telling us what is happening, how to position our ambulances, how to evacuate, how to ask for additional resources," said Kelvin Osano, ambulance fleet manager at the nearby private Avenue Hospital where the injured poured in. The four gunmen and a suicide bomber killed 21 people, just around the corner from another al Shabaab attack in 2013 that took 67 lives at the Westgate shopping centre. Back then, the medical response was "horrible," Osano said. There was no triage at the scene. Bleeding patients were bundled into vehicles without being stabilised. A security cordon prevented ambulances from coming close to victims. But at the hotel complex, ambulances scrambled by Flare - run by the Rescue.co company - arrived quickly after panicked calls from subscribers who had paid the 2,400 shillings ($24) annual fee. The first ambulance came within 12 minutes, and by the hour 20 were there. Eric Ogot, a former nurse who mans the Rescue.co hotline, gave first aid by phone to office workers hiding as gunmen roamed. He helped triage patients remotely and assigned drivers. "Our job would be to try and be the calming presence," he said. In the absence of official information, Flare's emergency number raced across Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. Soon, it was not just individuals or business customers calling, but relatives of the missing too. The nearby Australian High Commission agreed to be an ambulance staging post for Flare. Police fed Rescue.co information. Peter Koome, a paramedic with charity St. John Ambulance, said the improved coordination, along with better training and access, certainly helped save lives. Of 30 people badly wounded, all but two survived. Americans Caitlin Dolkart and Maria Rabinovich founded Rescue.co in 2016. The Flare app works like ride-hailing and food-delivery services and now has tens of thousands of subscribers and 500 ambulances across Kenya. Whereas Kenyans with an emergency are used to calling their closest hospital and ambulances often become ensnared in traffic, Flare streamlines services by monitoring ambulance locations and traffic conditions in real time. Dolkart said it hopes to expand, both around the region and into fire and security services - building on its experience at dusitD2.

Kenya's ambulance 'Uber' at heart of siege rescue

Al-Shabaab: How Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked terror outfit terrorises Africa

<p>Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/cctv-gunmen-enter-nairobi-hotel-at-least-15-killed-in-attack-190625">killing 14 people</a>, had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued.</p>

<p>At least one suicide bomber blew himself up and gunmen engaged security forces in numerous shootouts during the assault on the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, spa, restaurant and office buildings.</p>

<p>The attack was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab, which has repeatedly targeted Kenya since it sent its army into Somalia in October 2011 to fight the jihadist group.</p>

<p>The sight of armed Islamists and terrified civilians fleeing reminded Kenyans of a 2013 Shabaab attack on the Westgate mall left 67 dead in a siege that stretched out over four days and led to sharp criticism of the security response.</p>

<p>In a televised address, Kenyatta said some 700 civilians had been evacuated throughout the attack at DusitD2, with the swift and effective work from security forces drawing widespread praise in local media.</p>

<p>"I can confirm that... The security operation at Dusit complex is over and all the terrorists eliminated," Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation.</p>

<p>"As of this moment, we have confirmation that 14 innocent lives were lost to the... Terrorists, with others injured." Police sources and a mortuary official had previously reported 15 dead.</p>

<p>It was not immediately clear how many attackers there were in total.<br />
CCTV footage broadcast on local media showed four black-clad, heavily armed men entering the complex on Tuesday afternoon.</p>

<p>At least one of them blew himself up at the start of the attack. A police source said two attackers had been shot dead Wednesday morning after a prolonged shootout.</p>

<p>"The two have red bandanas tied around their forehead and bullets strapped around their chest with several magazines each," the senior police officer said.</p>

<p>"Each had an AK47 which has been secured." - Briton, American among dead.</p>

<p>The attack began at about 3 pm&nbsp;on Tuesday afternoon, with a loud blast followed by gunfire and rapid calls for help spreading on Twitter.</p>

<p>Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said the attack began with an explosion targeting three cars in the parking lot and a suicide bombing in the foyer of the Dusit hotel.</p>

<p>Among the dead was an American citizen, a State Department official said.</p>

<p>A mortuary official said there were also 11 Kenyan victims, a British victim, one with no papers as well as an unidentified torso of a male adult.</p>

<p>It was a tormented night for families of those trapped as they waited outside the hotel, with sporadic gunfire ringing out, and the rescue of dozens of people at about 3:30 am.</p>

<p>Explosions and gunfire intensified from dawn until police managed to secure the complex mid-morning.</p>

<p>As the first explosion and gunfire rang out in the leafy Westlands suburb, hundreds of terrified office workers barricaded themselves in the complex while others fled.</p>

<p>Distraught family members arrived at a nearby mortuary on Wednesday,&nbsp;where they said they had not been permitted to view the bodies.</p>

<p>"My sister is not in any of the hospitals and the last time we spoke she was a bit calm but suddenly she started crying and shouting and I could hear gunshots and her phone remained on but she wasn't speaking," said a woman who gave her name as Njoki.</p>

<p>"We have no doubt her body is here. Let them allow us in", she said, weeping.</p>

<p>A number of heavily-armed foreign forces, who appeared to be from embassies based in Nairobi, were at the scene alongside Kenyan security officers.</p>

<p>One survivor rescued from the building told a local television station the attackers were "very confident; they were people who knew what they were doing".</p>

<p>John Maingi said there had been "a flash of lights and a loud bang" at the Secret Garden restaurant where he works.</p>

<p>"When I peeped outside I saw a human leg which has been cut off. We hid in the room and then some police officers rescued us," he said.</p>

<p>Reuben Kimani, a barista who was rescued after several hours trapped inside the hotel, said he recognised one of the attackers as a client.</p>

<p>"I knew one of them because he had a big scar on one of his hands," he said. "I saw them. They shot six of my friends, four didn't die but two succumbed."&nbsp;</p>

<p>An editorial in the Daily Nation newspaper said the attack was a stark reminder that Kenya's security challenges were far from over.</p>

<p>The last major attack in the country took place in 2015, when Shabaab killed 148 people at the university in Garissa, eastern Kenya.</p>

<p>Since then sporadic attacks have targeted security forces mostly in the remote northeastern parts of the country.</p>

<p>"Just when we thought that things were calm, the gangs unleashed mayhem. For Kenyans, the chilling reality is that the attacks are not ceasing," read the editorial.</p>

<p>In its statement, Shabaab noted the attack came exactly three years after its fighters overran a Kenyan military base in Somalia, killing some 200 soldiers.</p>

<p>The government has refused to give a toll or disclose details about the attack.&nbsp;</p>


Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued. At least one suicide bomber blew himself up and gunmen engaged security forces in numerous shootouts during the assault on the DusitD2 compound, which includes a 101-room hotel, spa, restaurant and office buildings. The attack was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab, which has repeatedly targeted Kenya since it sent its army into Somalia in October 2011 to fight the jihadist group. The sight of armed Islamists and terrified civilians fleeing reminded Kenyans of a 2013 Shabaab attack on the Westgate mall left 67 dead in a siege that stretched out over four days and led to sharp criticism of the security response. In a televised address, Kenyatta said some 700 civilians had been evacuated throughout the attack at DusitD2, with the swift and effective work from security forces drawing widespread praise in local media. "I can confirm that... The security operation at Dusit complex is over and all the terrorists eliminated," Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation. "As of this moment, we have confirmation that 14 innocent lives were lost to the... Terrorists, with others injured." Police sources and a mortuary official had previously reported 15 dead. It was not immediately clear how many attackers there were in total. CCTV footage broadcast on local media showed four black-clad, heavily armed men entering the complex on Tuesday afternoon. At least one of them blew himself up at the start of the attack. A police source said two attackers had been shot dead Wednesday morning after a prolonged shootout. "The two have red bandanas tied around their forehead and bullets strapped around their chest with several magazines each," the senior police officer said. "Each had an AK47 which has been secured." - Briton, American among dead. The attack began at about 3 pm on Tuesday afternoon, with a loud blast followed by gunfire and rapid calls for help spreading on Twitter. Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said the attack began with an explosion targeting three cars in the parking lot and a suicide bombing in the foyer of the Dusit hotel. Among the dead was an American citizen, a State Department official said. A mortuary official said there were also 11 Kenyan victims, a British victim, one with no papers as well as an unidentified torso of a male adult. It was a tormented night for families of those trapped as they waited outside the hotel, with sporadic gunfire ringing out, and the rescue of dozens of people at about 3:30 am. Explosions and gunfire intensified from dawn until police managed to secure the complex mid-morning. As the first explosion and gunfire rang out in the leafy Westlands suburb, hundreds of terrified office workers barricaded themselves in the complex while others fled. Distraught family members arrived at a nearby mortuary on Wednesday, where they said they had not been permitted to view the bodies. "My sister is not in any of the hospitals and the last time we spoke she was a bit calm but suddenly she started crying and shouting and I could hear gunshots and her phone remained on but she wasn't speaking," said a woman who gave her name as Njoki. "We have no doubt her body is here. Let them allow us in", she said, weeping. A number of heavily-armed foreign forces, who appeared to be from embassies based in Nairobi, were at the scene alongside Kenyan security officers. One survivor rescued from the building told a local television station the attackers were "very confident; they were people who knew what they were doing". John Maingi said there had been "a flash of lights and a loud bang" at the Secret Garden restaurant where he works. "When I peeped outside I saw a human leg which has been cut off. We hid in the room and then some police officers rescued us," he said. Reuben Kimani, a barista who was rescued after several hours trapped inside the hotel, said he recognised one of the attackers as a client. "I knew one of them because he had a big scar on one of his hands," he said. "I saw them. They shot six of my friends, four didn't die but two succumbed." An editorial in the Daily Nation newspaper said the attack was a stark reminder that Kenya's security challenges were far from over. The last major attack in the country took place in 2015, when Shabaab killed 148 people at the university in Garissa, eastern Kenya. Since then sporadic attacks have targeted security forces mostly in the remote northeastern parts of the country. "Just when we thought that things were calm, the gangs unleashed mayhem. For Kenyans, the chilling reality is that the attacks are not ceasing," read the editorial. In its statement, Shabaab noted the attack came exactly three years after its fighters overran a Kenyan military base in Somalia, killing some 200 soldiers. The government has refused to give a toll or disclose details about the attack.

Nairobi hotel attack over after 20-hour siege, 14 dead: President Kenyatta

Two explosions and gunshots heard in upscale hotel in Nairobi

<p content="Kenyans began voting Thursday in a repeat election that has polarised the nation and is likely to be fiercely disputed in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is boycotting the vote." data-reactid="31" type="text">Kenyans began voting Thursday in a repeat election that has polarised the nation and is likely to be fiercely disputed in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is boycotting the vote.</p>

<p content="In stark contrast to the first edition of the election, which was annulled last month by the Supreme Court, many polling stations in the capital and Odinga's strongholds saw only a trickle of voters." data-reactid="32" type="text">In stark contrast to the first edition of the election, which was annulled last month by the Supreme Court, many polling stations in the capital and Odinga&#39;s strongholds saw only a trickle of voters.</p>

<p content="In the Kibera slum, police fired teargas at opposition supporters who tried to set up barricades in front of a polling station, prompting them to lob rocks at the officers. Similar scenes were seen in the western towns of Migori, Siaya and Homa Bay." data-reactid="35" type="text">In the Kibera slum, police fired teargas at opposition supporters who tried to set up barricades in front of a polling station, prompting them to lob rocks at the officers. Similar scenes were seen in the western towns of Migori, Siaya and Homa Bay.</p>

<p content="The election is the chaotic climax of a political drama that began when the Supreme Court overturned the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 elections." data-reactid="36" type="text">The election is the chaotic climax of a political drama that began when the Supreme Court overturned the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 elections.</p>

<p content="It cited &quot;irregularities&quot; and mismanagement by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)." data-reactid="37" type="text">It cited &quot;irregularities&quot; and mismanagement by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).</p>

<p content="Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned." data-reactid="38" type="text">The boycott, in an acrimonious political environment marked by violence and intimidation, is likely to tarnish the credibility of Kenyatta&#39;s victory and open the vote up for further legal battles.</p>

<p content="Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned." data-reactid="38" type="text">With eight candidates in the running, the vote was essentially a showdown between Kenyatta and Odinga, whose families have been locked in political rivalry for more than half a century.</p>

<p content="Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned." data-reactid="38" type="text">Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned.</p>

<p content="Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned." data-reactid="38" type="text">The dispute has plunged east Africa&#39;s richest economy into its worst political crisis since a 2007 election sparked politically driven ethnic violence that left 1,100 dead.</p>


The election is the chaotic climax of a political drama that began when the Supreme Court overturned the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 elections.

Kenyans began voting Thursday in a repeat election that has polarised the nation and is likely to be fiercely disputed in the absence of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is boycotting the vote. In stark contrast to the first edition of the election, which was annulled last month by the Supreme Court, many polling stations in the capital and Odinga's strongholds saw only a trickle of voters. In the Kibera slum, police fired teargas at opposition supporters who tried to set up barricades in front of a polling station, prompting them to lob rocks at the officers. Similar scenes were seen in the western towns of Migori, Siaya and Homa Bay. The election is the chaotic climax of a political drama that began when the Supreme Court overturned the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in the August 8 elections. It cited "irregularities" and mismanagement by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The boycott, in an acrimonious political environment marked by violence and intimidation, is likely to tarnish the credibility of Kenyatta's victory and open the vote up for further legal battles. With eight candidates in the running, the vote was essentially a showdown between Kenyatta and Odinga, whose families have been locked in political rivalry for more than half a century. Kenyatta, who turns 56 on Thursday, is almost assured victory after veteran opposition leader Odinga withdrew citing fears the poll would be marred by the same flaws which saw the August vote overturned. The dispute has plunged east Africa's richest economy into its worst political crisis since a 2007 election sparked politically driven ethnic violence that left 1,100 dead.

Kenyans vote in fractious second poll, boycotted by opposition

<p>The foundation stone was <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/Hilton-kicks-off-second-Nairobi-high-end-hotel/539550-3939084-10rcyg7/">laid this week</a>&nbsp;in Nairobi, Kenya for what could be Africa&#39;s tallest building. The Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will stand 300 metres tall, 77 metres more than the current record holder -- the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.</p>

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<p>But how will the Pinnacle Towers compare to the world&#39;s tallest buildings?</p>

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<p>From the chart above, we see that the Pinnacle Towers will be just a third of the height of the world&#39;s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There is an even taller building under construction in the Persian Gulf, the 1000-metre-tall Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be completed by 2020.</p>

<p>And what do the tallest buildings in South Asia compare to the world&#39;s tallest?</p>

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<p>The tallest building in South Asia at present is the 256-metre-tall Imperial 1 building in Mumbai, India. This will soon be&nbsp;displaced&nbsp;by the 442-metre-tall World One building under construction in the same city.</p>


The 300-metre-tall Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will still be hundreds of metres shorter than the world's tallest buildings

The foundation stone was laid this week in Nairobi, Kenya for what could be Africa's tallest building. The Pinnacle Towers, when completed, will stand 300 metres tall, 77 metres more than the current record holder -- the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. But how will the Pinnacle Towers compare to the world's tallest buildings? From the chart above, we see that the Pinnacle Towers will be just a third of the height of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There is an even taller building under construction in the Persian Gulf, the 1000-metre-tall Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be completed by 2020. And what do the tallest buildings in South Asia compare to the world's tallest? The tallest building in South Asia at present is the 256-metre-tall Imperial 1 building in Mumbai, India. This will soon be displaced by the 442-metre-tall World One building under construction in the same city.

Africa's tallest building is coming up in Kenya. How does it compare to the world's tallest?

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