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Kenya: Kenya Forest Service Denies Sex-for-Firewood Claims in Mt Elgon Forest

All Africa 11 Feb 2026
Nairobi -- The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has dismissed allegations that forest rangers in Mt Elgon Forest issue firewood in exchange for sex, saying no such cases have been reported or documented by authorities in Bungoma County ....
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Cultural show staged in Kenya during Gansu (China) Happy Chinese New Year Gala: Africa Tour

People Daily 11 Feb 2026
Actors stage Chinese martial arts at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb ... Actors answer the curtain call after the performance at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb.
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Chinese acrobats wow audience in Kenya

People Daily 11 Feb 2026
10 (Xinhua) -- The Gansu Acrobatic Troupe of China staged a thrilling performance in Kenya on Monday evening, offering the audience an impressive visual experience and promoting Sino-African cultural exchanges.
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Kenya: 27 Kenyans Conscripted Into Russia-Ukraine War Rescued and Repatriated - Mudavadi

All Africa 11 Feb 2026
Nairobi -- The government has successfully rescued and repatriated 27 Kenyans stranded in Russia after being illegally enlisted to fight in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi confirmed ....
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Photos show hunger and water scarcity as drought grips northern Kenya

Image Black Hills Pioneer 11 Feb 2026
TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Prolonged drought has left millions of people struggling to find food and water in parts of northern Kenya, where livestock deaths have deepened the crisis for pastoral communities ....
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Kenya starvation cult preacher charged over 52 more deaths

Independent online (SA) 11 Feb 2026
A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said ... AFP .
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Kenya: Sifuna Ousted As ODM Secretary General Following NEC Resolutions

All Africa 11 Feb 2026
Nairobi -- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from office with immediate effect following a resolution by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) ....
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Electric vehicles in Kenya surge to 35,000 in 2025, driven by e-motorcycles

Xinhua 11 Feb 2026
11 (Xinhua) -- The number of electric vehicles in Kenya rose to 35,000 at the end of 2025, Kenya Power, the country's national electricity distributor, said on Wednesday ... Electric vehicles in Kenya surge to 35,000 in 2025, driven by e-motorcycles.
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Experts meet in Kenya to boost fintech solutions for cross-border trade in Africa

China.dot.org 11 Feb 2026
NAIROBI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Technology experts met in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Wednesday to discuss ways to accelerate the adoption of financial technology (fintech) solutions that will ease cross-border trade across Africa ... Enditem .
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Reception held in Kenya to mark Chinese New Year, wrap up 2025 culture season

People Daily 11 Feb 2026
10 (Xinhua) -- A reception marking the upcoming Chinese New Year and the close of the 2025 China-Kenya Culture and Tourism Season was held Tuesday in Nairobi, bringing together officials, lawmakers, diplomats and scholars.
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ChatGPT selfie trend raises fresh biometric privacy concerns in Kenya

Cryptopolitan 11 Feb 2026
This trend follows Kenya’s battle to delete its data from Worldcoin ... Worldcoin’s operations in Kenya began in 2023 with the deployment of its signature “orb” devices, spherical scanners that captured iris and facial scans from participants.
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Intertek appointed for trade assurance in Kenya (Intertek Group plc)

Public Technologies 11 Feb 2026
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) appoints Intertek as a conformity assessment body to support the assurance of products imported into the country ... The regulated products under the Kenya PVoC Programme include, but are not limited to.
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Ecobank Kenya appoints new Managing Director (ETI - Ecobank Transnational Inc)

Public Technologies 11 Feb 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (February 10, 2026) - Ecobank Kenya Limited ("the Bank") announces the appointment of Mrs Rebecca M. Mbithi as Managing Director, effective 9 February 2026, subject to regulatory approval by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
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