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Despite being an electioneering year, 2017 is expected to be a boon for Kenya’s tourism, with a number of international conferences slated to take place here.   Confirmed hotel and conference hall bookings indicate 2017 will witness a hype of activity buoyed by 2016’s success that . . .

The government has began the inspection and commissioning of locomotives for the standard gauge railway (SGR), moving to indicate that the completion of the first phase will be on schedule.   Speaking to journalists at State House, Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said the first journey from Momba . . .

Hundreds of learners in 23 schools in Nakuru East constituency are learning under roofs made of asbestos, which poses a cancer risk to them, researchers have warned.   Cancer researchers say learning under old buildings with ageing and decomposing asbestos materials can increase the risk of g . . .

The Sh10 billion the High Court slashed from the National Government Constituencies Development Fund will be sent to Roads and Education ministries to be spent on projects identified by Members of Parliament, the National Treasury has said.   At the same time, Sh1 billion originally given to . . .

NAIROBI — It is a massive infrastructure project originating from Kenya, consisting of a 32-berth port on the country’s north coast, a railway, an oil pipeline, highways, international airports, and resort cities.   LAPSSET stands for “Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transp . . .