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The alShabaab commander in question was previously responsible for planning a January 2019 attack on a hotel in Nairobi Kenya in which more than 20 people were killed prosecutors said NegativeWASHINGTON U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyaborn militant with terrorismrelated offenses including conspiring to hijack aircraft for a attack on an American target on behalf of the Somalibased alShabaab militant group http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-somalia-militant/u-s-charges-kenyan-militant-with-researching-9-11-style-airplane-hijacking-idUSKBN28Q2PA2020-12-17
Dube added in a statement read on Radio Mogadishu that Nairobi was interfering but did not give more details NegativeMOGADISHU Somalia cut diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya on Tuesday accusing it of meddling in politics as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadishu over delayed elections http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-somalia-kenya/somalia-cuts-ties-with-kenya-shots-fired-at-mogadishu-protests-idUSKBN28P1JR2020-12-16
Nearly three quarters of Kenyas intensive care unit beds are in the two largest cities Nairobi and Mombasa NeutralMOMBASA Kenya The recent deaths from COVID19 in Kenya of a refugee a member of parliament and a retired civil servant all happened for the same emergency help was hours away http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya/in-kenya-covid-19s-rural-spread-strains-creaky-healthcare-idUSKBN28H0J02020-12-07
Tigrayan forces might seek to dig in as the military advanced into the more mountainous terrain towards Mekelle said Matt Bryden founder of Nairobibased regional thinktank Sahan PositiveADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Tuesday that a threeday deadline for rebel regional forces to surrender has expired paving the way for a final push on Mekelle the capital of the northern region of Tigray http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-pm-warns-tigray-forces-that-surrender-deadline-has-passed-idUSKBN27X0G52020-11-17
Everybody is encouraging talks its very said Mahboub Maalim a Kenyan diplomat who heads the Nairobibased regional thinktank Sahan PositiveADDIS Ethiopia resisted international pressure for mediation in a war in the countrys north on Monday as its air force bombed the Tigrayan capital Mekelle according to diplomatic and military sources http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-resists-mediation-as-it-bombs-tigray-capital-idUSKBN27W0LB2020-11-17
Mwangi convinced rival companies to share the locations of thousands of roadside stores in Nairobi where free handwashing stations were installed PositiveThe coronavirus pandemic has driven many firms to do just that he said describing the health crisis as an opportunity for companies to reassess their priorities http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-economies-conference-kenya-interview/how-covid-proofing-the-slums-upended-kenyas-business-culture-idUSKBN27R0FI2020-11-11
Out of the collaboration came Safe Hands Kenya a campaign to supply vulnerable Kenyans many living in Nairobis slums with soap masks and handwashing stations manufactured locally to protect jobs PositiveThe coronavirus pandemic has driven many firms to do just that he said describing the health crisis as an opportunity for companies to reassess their priorities http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-economies-conference-kenya-interview/how-covid-proofing-the-slums-upended-kenyas-business-culture-idUSKBN27R0FI2020-11-11
They dont mean said Maurice Nandasaba as he caught up with friends near a newsstand in Kenyas capital Nairobi NeutralFor some Africans President Donald Trumps actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour while others reacted with dismay or disbelief http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-africa-reactions/disgrace-and-a-mess-africans-taken-aback-by-u-s-election-turmoil-idUSKBN27L1642020-11-06
People are very adoptive of any technology that will make their life said Frankline Kihiu a crypto broker in Kenyas capital Nairobi PositiveFour months ago Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling street market in He started paying his suppliers in bitcoin http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-crypto-currencies-africa-insight/how-bitcoin-met-the-real-world-in-africa-idUSKBN25Z0Q82020-09-08
TorGunnar Vanegen a scientist at the Nairobibased World Agroforestry centre said deforestation was causing erosion on nearby Tugen hills and the soil was washing into lake NegativeBARINGO Kenya The fresh waters of Kenyas Lake Baringo teem with birds fish hippopotamuses and crocodiles and sustain tens of thousands of people http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-environment/kenyans-fear-ecological-disaster-if-two-swollen-lakes-merge-idUSKBN25V0S62020-09-05
The strike will not affect private hospitals and public hospitals within Nairobi run by the national government NegativeNAIROBI Doctors in most public hospitals in Kenyas capital went on strike on Friday to protest against delayed salaries and a lack of protective equipment when handling patients who may have COVID19 http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya/doctors-strike-in-nairobi-over-pay-lack-of-covid-protection-idUSKBN25H0XE2020-08-22
Now four months pregnant Anna sits on the edge of the bed of her oneroom home in Nairobis sprawling informal settlement of Kibera facing an uncertain future NegativeNAIROBI Reuters Until the new coronavirus hit Kenya in March 17yearold schoolgirl Anna believed the world was hers for the taking http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-women-insig/futures-destroyed-covid-19-unleashes-shadow-pandemics-on-africas-girls-idUSKBN25G1R52020-08-21
Most families have been constrained as the little they had was sent to Nairobi to sustain their said Phillip Oketch a dairy expert with the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project PositiveWith three hungry children and no alternatives she called her parents in her home village asking them to send food to keep the family afloat http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-food-feature/as-coronavirus-steals-jobs-urban-kenyans-look-to-their-rural-families-idUSKCN25706L2020-08-11
Njeris mother who farms in Gathuthi in Nyeri County said or more of her earnings have gone to sustain her jobless children and grandchildren in Nairobi through the pandemic NegativeWith three hungry children and no alternatives she called her parents in her home village asking them to send food to keep the family afloat http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-food-feature/as-coronavirus-steals-jobs-urban-kenyans-look-to-their-rural-families-idUSKCN25706L2020-08-11
NAIROBI Stylist Julia Wanja picks her way delicately through piles of food waste discarded masks rubber gloves and other rubbish at Nairobis Dandora dumpsite looking for used hair extensions she can clean and resell to customers NegativeNAIROBI Stylist Julia Wanja picks her way delicately through piles of food waste discarded masks rubber gloves and other rubbish at Nairobis Dandora dumpsite looking for used hair extensions she can clean and resell to customers http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-hair/hair-scavenged-from-nairobi-dump-ends-up-in-salon-amid-covid-19-pandemic-idUSKCN2500WU2020-08-05
Mwangis brightly coloured suits and hats made him stand out even on the busy streets of Nairobis Umoja neighbourhood where nobody ever seems to sleep NeutralNAIROBI Most of us have accepted COVID19 face masks as an inconvenient albeit necessary safety measure http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-fashion/snazzy-face-mask-fashion-reaches-nairobi-neighbourhood-idUSKCN24W1EV2020-08-02
She ran for the top post unsuccessfully in 2013 although she says she has gained key skills since including through chairing a Nairobi ministerial conference where deals were struck NegativeWorld Trade Organization members are considering eight candidates competing to replace Brazils Roberto Azevedo who is stepping down as directorgeneral on Aug http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-trade-wto-factbox/factbox-whos-bidding-to-be-next-world-trade-organization-chief-idUSKCN24N1YO2020-07-23
Nairobibased Doreen Lugaliki who worked at a different Nairobi hospital became Kenyas first doctor to die of the virus last week NegativeNAIROBI COVID19 has killed four Kenyan health workers and infected 450 the health ministry said on Wednesday as word emerged of a slew of cases in Kenyas biggest maternity hospital http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya/covid-19-kills-four-kenyan-health-workers-infections-at-maternity-hospital-rise-idUSKCN24G29Z2020-07-16
Philip Ndolo Nairobi regional police commander told Reuters more than 50 activists had been arrested but that they would be released on cash bail NegativeNAIROBI Kenyan police on Tuesday fired teargas and arrested activists gathering for a march against perceived government injustice that has been given extra impetus this year by rights groups allegations of police brutality during the COVID19 lockdown http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-protests/kenyan-police-fire-teargas-arrest-marchers-protesting-at-brutality-idUSKBN2481DR2020-07-08
NAIROBI Eat them poison them and use scent to drive them to cannibalism as a second wave of locusts threatens to devour East Africas crops scientists in a Nairobi lab are experimenting with novel ways to kill them NegativeNAIROBI Eat them poison them and use scent to drive them to cannibalism as a second wave of locusts threatens to devour East Africas crops scientists in a Nairobi lab are experimenting with novel ways to kill them http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-kenya-locusts/how-to-rid-east-africa-of-locusts-serve-them-in-a-kebab-or-drive-them-to-cannibalism-idUSKBN2430T32020-07-03
Most of its visitors at the moment are people who live in Nairobi like Pierre Chaumont who moved to Kenya from France seven years ago PositiveNAIROBI For Kenyanbased safari operator Safarilink June is the busiest time of year as the companys small planes ferry tourists to national parks in Kenya and Tanzania to witness the majestic annual migration of 2 million animals http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-tourism/with-no-tourists-to-watch-migration-kenyan-operators-planes-are-grounded-idUSKBN23V1T62020-06-25
The feeling that today we have opened up even with the conditions is said Joseph Lelenguya the manager of Nairobi Tented Camp PositiveNAIROBI For Kenyanbased safari operator Safarilink June is the busiest time of year as the companys small planes ferry tourists to national parks in Kenya and Tanzania to witness the majestic annual migration of 2 million animals http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-tourism/with-no-tourists-to-watch-migration-kenyan-operators-planes-are-grounded-idUSKBN23V1T62020-06-25
Many lodges outside Nairobi have been forced to close NeutralNAIROBI For Kenyanbased safari operator Safarilink June is the busiest time of year as the companys small planes ferry tourists to national parks in Kenya and Tanzania to witness the majestic annual migration of 2 million animals http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-tourism/with-no-tourists-to-watch-migration-kenyan-operators-planes-are-grounded-idUSKBN23V1T62020-06-25
Protests against racism triggered by the death of African American George Floyd have inspired art around the world from murals in Syria and Pakistan to graffiti in Nairobi NegativeProtests against racism triggered by the death of African American George Floyd have inspired art around the world from murals in Syria and Pakistan to graffiti in Nairobi http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-art/artists-around-the-world-pay-tribute-to-george-floyd-idUSKBN23J35M2020-06-13
Rashid Abdi a Nairobibased Horn of Africa political analyst warned that there was already widespread anger over poverty and corruption NegativeNAIROBI The tiny Horn of Africa nation Djibouti has witnessed days of antigovernment protests after a detained air force pilot said in a video clip he had been tortured his lawyer said on Monday http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-djibouti-protests/arrest-of-military-pilot-sparks-protests-in-djibouti-lawyer-social-media-idUSKBN23F2JB2020-06-09
Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of AfricanAmerican George Floyd who then died have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries NegativeImages of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of AfricanAmerican George Floyd who then died have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/protests-over-george-floyds-death-expose-raw-race-relations-worldwide-idUSKBN2392PE2020-06-03
Wanyande who is wellknown in Nairobi graffiti circles has worked with upandcoming Mathare artists on several pieces PositiveNAIROBI A sixfoot image of a sadeyed man baseball cap askew and mask covering his nose and mouth is spray painted on a building in a Nairobi slum http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-graffiti/spray-it-dont-say-it-kenya-graffiti-artists-spread-health-message-idUSKCN2251PN2020-04-24
NAIROBI A sixfoot image of a sadeyed man baseball cap askew and mask covering his nose and mouth is spray painted on a building in a Nairobi slum PositiveNAIROBI A sixfoot image of a sadeyed man baseball cap askew and mask covering his nose and mouth is spray painted on a building in a Nairobi slum http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-graffiti/spray-it-dont-say-it-kenya-graffiti-artists-spread-health-message-idUSKCN2251PN2020-04-24
Dorothy Achieng a mother of four boys who is a casual domestic worker living in Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi said her daily hustle for chores was badly affected NegativeThough my children arent in school they are really very resourceful during this time mostly helping us on the Langat said in a phone interview http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya-food/boost-for-kenyas-farmers-as-children-lend-a-hand-during-coronavirus-idUSKBN2200D42020-04-19
Media reports quoted a Nairobi saying the boy was hit by a stray bullet NeutralLAGOS Lagos Africas largest city of at least 20 million people ground to a halt on Tuesday as it and the Nigerian capital Abuja entered a twoweek lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria/africas-biggest-city-lagos-locks-down-to-defend-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN21I1Z92020-04-01
Soon after the announcement shoppers in one Nairobi supermarket were buying up cart loads of staples such as maize flour and water as well as hand sanitizers and soap PositiveNAIROBI Kenya Ethiopia Sudan Guinea and Mauritania all confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus on Friday giving the disease a foothold in 19 countries on the African continent http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya/kenya-ethiopia-join-expanding-list-of-african-states-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN2100W32020-03-14
The tractor belongs to Agrimech Africa a Nairobibased agricultural services firm that has taken up the offer to have the devices installed on its Deere machinery PositiveNANYUKI Its ridehailing farm style http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-deere-hellotractor-africa-focus/deere-taps-tractor-hailing-tech-in-bid-to-break-ground-in-africa-idUSKCN20J0SA2020-02-26
We want to stop that Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told reporters on Monday after meeting protesting donkey owners in Nairobi NegativeKenya has four licensed donkey abattoirs more than any other country on the continent which slaughter around 1000 donkeys a day according to government data http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-wildlife-labor/kenya-shuts-slaughterhouses-over-loss-of-donkeys-to-china-idUSKBN20J2H52020-02-26
They would be surprised to see that it was actually said Abass from her bright office in Nairobi where almost every wall is covered in dryerase marker scrawls PositiveNAIROBI Jihan Abass a 26yearold Kenyan woman often walks into meetings full of puzzled faces as people crane past her looking for the boss of her new digital motor insurance company http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-tech/kenyan-woman-26-sets-up-countrys-first-digital-car-insurance-company-idUSKBN1ZN1YB2020-01-25
Nairobi a technology hub nicknamed Silicon has attracted many entrepreneurs from places like the United States and United Kingdom PositiveNAIROBI Jihan Abass a 26yearold Kenyan woman often walks into meetings full of puzzled faces as people crane past her looking for the boss of her new digital motor insurance company http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-tech/kenyan-woman-26-sets-up-countrys-first-digital-car-insurance-company-idUSKBN1ZN1YB2020-01-25
Al Shabaab has been recruiting Kenyans and other East Africans in a bid to launch more attacks beyond Somali borders said Matt Bryden the founder of Nairobibased thinktank Sahan Research NegativeNAIROBI Kenyan police arrested three men suspected of trying to break into a British army camp in central Kenya on the same day Islamist insurgents attacked another base used by U.S. and Kenyan forces according to a police report seen by Reuters http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-security/kenya-arrests-three-men-for-trying-to-breach-british-army-camp-idUSKBN1Z404G2020-01-07





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But in Nairobi Dr Ngoy Nsenga who coordinates the WHOs Covid19 response in Africa hit back against that criticism. NegativeScientists warn that their preliminary figures could go up or down as more data becomes available in the coming weeks http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-553331262020-12-19
But with many of his family and friends under lockdown in the capital Nairobi not everyone could attend the burial. NegativeThe chairs were placed at least 1m apart family sat on one side church officials on the other http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-525911062020-05-24
They were among dozens of people filmed jumping over a wall of the facility in the capital Nairobi drawing public condemnation. NegativeTwo people who fled a quarantine centre in Kenya have been arrested at a bar where they were found drinking despite social distancing regulations. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-523742542020-04-24
The expectant woman was brought into a special ward at a public hospital in the capital Nairobi after testing positive for coronavirus. NegativeIn our series of letters from African journalists Joseph Warungu looks at how coronavirus has changed the lives of Kenyans from birth to death http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-522207712020-04-13
Francis and Veronica Gitonga are a young couple on honeymoon at their rural home in Nyahururu which is about 200km from Nairobi. NeutralIn our series of letters from African journalists Joseph Warungu looks at how coronavirus has changed the lives of Kenyans from birth to death http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-522207712020-04-13
Dakar in Senegal and Nairobi in Kenya have imposed curfews allowing people to continue working but preventing social activity and travelling at night. NegativeAfrica has passed the grim milestone of 10000 reported cases of coronavirus along with more than 500 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-522309912020-04-11
News on Friday that a Kenyan woman who travelled from the US via London had the virus sparked panic buying in Kenyas capital Nairobi. NegativeThe coronavirus outbreak is no longer a threat for Africa it is now a reality as more and more countries on the continent have cases. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-518735142020-03-14
Kenyans are queuing up to view the body of the countrys longestserving president Daniel arap Moi as it lies in state in the capital Nairobi. NegativeKenyans are queuing up to view the body of the countrys longestserving president Daniel arap Moi as it lies in state in the capital Nairobi. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-514256122020-02-09
Speaking before the body was taken through Nairobi President Uhuru Kenyatta called him an iconic leader. NeutralKenyans are queuing up to view the body of the countrys longestserving president Daniel arap Moi as it lies in state in the capital Nairobi. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-514256122020-02-09
There will be a state funeral on Tuesday and he will be buried the next day at his private home 200km from Nairobi. NegativeKenyans are queuing up to view the body of the countrys longestserving president Daniel arap Moi as it lies in state in the capital Nairobi. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-514256122020-02-09
Almost exactly a year ago 21 people were killed during a raid on the Dusit hotel complex in the capital Nairobi. NegativeOne US military service member and two contractors were killed in an Islamist attack on a military base in Kenya. http://www.bbc.com//news/world-africa-509977692020-01-06










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