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The Msamaria Mwema Children's Home in Nairobi

The Msamaria Mwema Children's Home in Nairobi, that caters for children whose parents died of a HIV/Aids infection. It has more than one hundred...

by evans habil in Kenya on 08/02/2012

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Thousands of displaced Kenyans remain in Camps

File images: Four years on since the extreme violence of a contested presidential election caused the deaths of over 1,500 people and forced a...

by Chris Petch in Kenya on 05/02/2012

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Daily live for the native Samburus

Samburu is a place in Rift Valley province in Kenya that it is inhabited by Samburus who conduct many activities like hunting and fishing in the...

by evans habil in Kenya on 31/01/2012

05/02/2012 - Thousands of displaced Kenyans remain in Camps - Kenya - File images: Four years on since the...
31/01/2012 - Daily live for the native Samburus - Kenya - Samburu is a place in Rift Valley...
31/01/2012 - China financed Thika super-highway almost complete - Kenya - Kenya - Thika Road is a major road in Kenya...
28/01/2012 - Uhuru Kenyata and William Ruto at a prayer meeting and political rally - Kenya - Two of the four post-election violence...
26/01/2012 - Uhuru Kenyatta and Muthaura step down amid ICC pressure - Kenya - File images: Finance Minister Uhuru...
23/01/2012 - Francis Muthaura addresses the press - Nairobi - Kenya - Head of Public Service in Kenya Francis...
23/01/2012 - Kenyatta and Ruto to face ICC trial over Kenya post-poll violence - Kenya - Two presidential candidates in Kenya...
21/01/2012 - Kenya vs Nigeria under 17 women world cup qualifier - Kenya - Nigerian women's team plays the...
21/01/2012 - Kenya vs Nigeria under 17 women world cup qualifier - Kenya - Nigerian women's team plays the...
20/01/2012 - Police arrest and release opposition leader Kizza Besigye - Kenya - Ugandan police fired teargas and held...

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The Msamaria Mwema Children's Home in Nairobi
The Msamaria Mwema Children's Home in Nairobi, that caters for children whose parents died of a HIV/Aids infection. It has more than one hundred orphans at the last count. Kenya. 1...
China financed Thika super-highway almost complete - Kenya
Thika Road is a major road in Kenya linking the City of Nairobi and Thika town. The road is currently under major construction to expand it to a superhighway consisting of an eight-lane...
Lucrative Advertisement boom in Kenya
The advert and billboard business in Kenya is now booming, providing businesses with extra revenue with well placed advertisements. Kenya. 31st January 2012
Thousands of displaced Kenyans remain in Camps
File images: Four years on since the extreme violence of a contested presidential election caused the deaths of over 1,500 people and forced a further 600,000 to flee, tens of thousands...
Daily live for the native Samburus
Samburu is a place in Rift Valley province in Kenya that it is inhabited by Samburus who conduct many activities like hunting and fishing in the nearby National Park. Nairobi. 19th June...
Birds remove ticks from a buffalo in Kenya
Birds remove ticks from a buffalo's nostrils at Samburu National Park in Kenya. Birds usually do this to clean the buffalo's nostrils. 19th June 2010
Uhuru Kenyata and William Ruto at a prayer meeting and political rally
Two of the four post-election violence perpetrators who were confirmed by ICC, William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta, attended a political rally with prayers for them. Nairobi, Kenya. 28th of...
Francis Muthaura swears in Finance Minister Robinson Njeru Githae
The former head of Civil Servants in Kenya, Francis Muthaura swears in Finance Minister Robinson Njeru Githae, among others at a state house in Nairobi, Kenya. 17th April 2008
Uhuru Kenyatta and Muthaura step down amid ICC pressure
File images: Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Civil Service chief ambassador Francis Muthaura have bowed to mounting pressure and stepped aside from their positions following indictm...
Francis Muthaura addresses the press - Nairobi
Head of Public Service in Kenya Francis Muthaura addresses journalists in Nairobi after he and four others were confirmed by ICC Courts in post election charges. Kenya. 23rd January 201...
Kenyatta and Ruto to face ICC trial over Kenya post-poll violence
Two presidential candidates in Kenya are to stand trial over crimes against humanity following post-poll violence in 2007, the International Criminal Court has ruled. Nairobi, Kenya. 23...
Police arrest and release opposition leader Kizza Besigye
Ugandan police fired teargas and held opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several allies in a police cell to stop them leading an anti-government protest, the police said would start ch...
Kenya vs Nigeria under 17 women world cup qualifier
Nigerian women's team plays the Kenyan Team at Nyayo National Stadium. The Nigerian team won 2-0.This was during under 17 world cup qualifier. Nairobi, Kenya. 21st January 2012
Kenya vs Nigeria under 17 women world cup qualifier
Nigerian women's team plays the Kenyan Team at Nyayo National Stadium. The Nigerian team won 2-0.This was during under 17 world cup qualifier. Nairobi, Kenya. 21st January 2012
Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta gestures at a public function. He is one of the six Kenyans awaiting confirmation of charges at the ICC Courts at the Hague facing them...
Chief Prosecutor Ocampo meets Raila and Kibaki in Nairobi
Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Courts Moreno Ocampo with Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Harambee House in Nairobi after discussing...
Henry Kosgey arrives at court for corruption charges
Former Industrialisation Minister Henry Kosgey at the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi where he faced charges of Abuse of Office and corruption charges. He is also facing charges at ICC...
Nairobi central business district - Kenya
An Aerial View of Nairobi Central Business District in Kenya, the capital City. 9th August 2008
In pictures: Portraits of Nairobi's strippers
Portraits of strippers who work the all-night circuit in Kenya. The sex industry in Kenya is playing a greater role in the economy as a lack of jobs pushes youths into the vice. 9th Ja...
Sudanese children carry on with their daily lives - Nairobi
South Sudanese children carry their young brothers and sisters in their while adults watch. South Sudan. 19th May 2011

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Quick question to the Kenya

Quick question to the Kenya team - looking for a reliable store to purchase reversal or negative film in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia - and any good labs in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania? Thank you.

Hillary Clinton current visit

Hillary Clinton current visit should make an interesting photo opp.

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You guys are producing some of the best content from all Africa on Demotix. Congrats!