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Kenya: Recovery from May 18 nationwide fuel-price transport strike continues, infrastructure stress from rainy-season flooding persists, regional tourism boom drives Nairobi airport throughput
Kenya continues its recovery from the May 18 nationwide transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices that ground commerce to a halt in Nairobi and major cities, infrastructure stress from the March-to-May rainy season flooding that killed at least 18 people persists, and the regional tourism boom is driving heavier throughput at Jomo Kenyatta International as Nairobi consolidates its role as a continental hub.
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Kenya: Nationwide transport strike paralyses Nairobi, fuel prices hit record, police clash with protesters, schools shift online, Ruto silent abroad
Public transport across Kenya is paralysed as the Transport Sector Alliance launches a nationwide strike over fuel prices, diesel prices have risen 23.5 per cent and petrol 8 per cent to record highs, police use tear gas against protesters in Nairobi, schools shift to online learning, and President Ruto remains out of the country with no comment.
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Iten and Eldoret Are Still the Engine
Kenya's distance running pipeline runs through two highland towns. As the world chases the Kenyan model, the towns themselves are the model — and the diaspora knows it.
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Nairobi Dispatch: Africa Forward Summit Looms as Fuel Lines Spread and the Cedi Watches the Dollar
The Nairobi Dispatch for the week ending May 10: an investment summit drawing 30+ heads of state, a fuel shortage rippling out from the city, and a hantavirus alert at airport entry points.
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