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KILIFI COUNTY

Malindi, stop building speculation on the beach

Governor Mung'aro against land corruption

03-06-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Malindi beach at risk of property speculation, Governor stops...

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WILDLIFE

The wait for the great migration in East Africa

Between Kenya and Tanzania a unique spectacle

02-06-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Once again this year, one of the most eagerly awaited events for passionate naturalists, animal lovers...

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Independent Kenya, it all began 60 years ago

Today marks an important anniversary for the country

01-06-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

It all began sixty years ago in Kenya. On 1 June 1963, for the first time, after long battles, first of...

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Kenya tries again to curb corruption

President Ruto forms new multi-agency team

31-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya is trying again to fight corruption by fielding the president's men who have shown seriousness an...

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EDITORIALE

Kenya's welcome (also) to Russia

Meeting in Nairobi between Ruto and Foreign Minister Lavrov

30-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kenya is the country of hospitality, and the definition is not just metaphorical and 'tourist postcard'. If its...

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Saiw National park, rare sitatunga house

Only in the smallest Kenya reserve you can see the water antelope

30-05-2023 by redazione

If you want to see the rare Sitatunga water antelope, there is only one park in Kenya where...

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Alternatives waiting for more flights to Mombasa

Little competition, high prices: how to defend yourself

29-05-2023 by Leni Frau

In view of the upcoming tourist season in Kenya, and especially for those frequenting the coastal...

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Will electric scooters invade Kenya?

Opportunities and risks of the transport market in Africa

28-05-2023 by redazione

In 2001, instead of a space odyssey, the tuk-tuk invasion in Kenya revolutionised the travel of ordinary...

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LOCAL PRODUCTS

Halwa: a sweet with the fragrance of oriental spices and roses

AN ANCIENT RECIPE HANDED DOWN OVER TIME

27-05-2023 by Leni Frau

If you are a sweet tooth, you cannot miss the ecstasy of tasting Halwa.
Its name...

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New Kenyan passport hotline

Option for those in urgent need of the document

26-05-2023 by redazione

Good news for Kenyan citizens who need to make or renew their passport and urgently...

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Beijing hackers 'spy' on the Kenyan government?

Investigation 'bombshell', but government denies it

26-05-2023 by redazione

Did China or did it not spy on the Kenyan government, breaking into the computer systems of...

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Fun, poetic Kenya evening in Milan

Great applause for Freddie, Sbringo and Furio

25-05-2023 by Leni Frau

More than positive, fun and great sharing, the Italian stage to tell about Italians in Kenya and that...

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INVEST IN KENYA

If Calvin Klein is 'Made in Kenya'

Kenyan company produces big brands

24-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

We have long argued that Western companies with big retail aspirations should explore the possibilities...

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EVENTS

Every Thursday lounge party at the Malaika Malindi

From 5 pm in the renovated lounge bar by the sea

24-05-2023 by redazione

Malindi never closes and knows how to party, albeit in a more elegant and less chaotic...

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ECONOMICAL CRISIS

The Kenyan shilling at an all-time low against the dollar

Nairobi asked for fuel credit from Arab countries

23-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Despite desperate manoeuvres by the government, the Kenyan shilling last weekend recorded its...

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ENVIRONMENT

World Turtle Day, Kenya teaches

Protection and education in Watamu and Diani

23-05-2023 by Leni Frau

Today marks World Turtle Day, a particularly important and heartfelt day for Kenya and for the associations that...

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CRONACA

Shakaola Massacre, the story so far

Victims rise to 237, skeletons also in Tsavo?

22-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The most regrettable cult and death affair ever in Kenya, the so-called 'Shakaola massacre' in the hinterland...

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TALKING KENYA

Freddie del Curatolo awarded in Turin

Received the 'Volterrani' at the Book Fair

20-05-2023 by redazione

Against the backdrop of a packed Book Fair that, despite the torrential rain that had descended on...

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EVENTS

Italians in Kenya' evening in Milan, hurry up!

In a few days more than half the places booked

20-05-2023 by redazione

The response of the 'Italians outside Kenya and with Kenya in their hearts' from Milan and...

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Italy delivers boats to Kenyan fishermen

AICS and EU together for 'Go Blue' programme

18-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Italy is helping fishermen's cooperatives on the Kenyan coast, thanks to European Union funding. Yesterday...

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NEWS

Kenya and Somalia reopen their borders

Historic decision between the two countries after 12 years

17-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya and Somalia announced on Monday an agreement to reopen their land border...

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NEWS

Is the 'green' turn of the matatu coming to Kenya?

One company of the popular means of transport switches to electric

17-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

In Nairobi and Mombasa, but now in every other city and town in Kenya, matatu are considered the...

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EVENTS

16-05-2023 by redazione

On Sunday 21 May, on the occasion of the International Short Film Festival "Med-Limes. At the Borders...

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NEWS

Freddie del Curatolo awarded at the Turin Book Fair

On 19 he will be awarded the 'Volterrani' prize

16-05-2023 by redazione

The director of the portal of Italians in Kenya, Alfredo "Freddie" del Curatolo, will receive the...

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ENVIRONMENT

The worrying war between humans and animals in Kenya

Six lions killed outside Amboseli after historic Lonkiito

15-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

We did not have time to mourn the loss of the doyen of the lions of the Amboseli National Park, Lonkiito...

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RECIPES

The tasty Swahili fish croquettes

Seafood recipe from the Indian Ocean of Africa

13-05-2023 by redazione

The Swahili populations of the coast of Kenya and Tanzania like to cook fish in a variety...

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NEWS

Kenya shocked by 'fasting cult' crimes

Already 133 victims, but could be more than 500

11-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kenya is increasingly shocked by the case of the now infamous 'fasting cult' of Shakaola, in the coastal...

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NEWS

Official: travel to Kenya, end of Covid restrictions

No more QR code or swab needed for no-vax

10-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya is also completely back to normal as far as Covid rules are concerned.
Following the...

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FLIGHTS

Turkish to Mombasa, tourism criticises government

Dean Hersi: 'This is how we are self-sabotage'

09-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya's coastal tourism operators are cornering the government to get flights of the Turkish flag...

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EVENTS

Katoi Wa Tabaka invited to Pan-African Festival

The musician: 'Seeking sponsors to promote Malindi'

09-05-2023 by redazione

One can promote a destination, its culture and traditions by inviting people to discover them, also through...

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PLACES

Rosada Beach programmes for low season

Friday lounge party, saturday evening dinner in Malindi

08-05-2023 by redazione

Rosada beach, the 'cult' eatery in Malindi, on Silversand beach, has accustomed its customers and...

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Evening for Italians in Kenya on the 23rd in Milan

Event in the theatre with a performance by Freddie and Sbringo

08-05-2023 by Leni Frau

'Italians in Kenya, Italians outside Kenya and Italians with Kenya in their hearts'.
With this 'catchphrase'...

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VIDEO

How to live in Kenya as retired

Weekly readers and followers space

08-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

We have now reached the sixth instalment of our regular weekly mail to readers and...

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RECIPES

Meat cubes with mango chutney and coconut rice

A meat spicy recipe of Kenya swahili coast

06-05-2023 by redazione

Kenya's Swahili cuisine, as we know, is a mixture of the cultures and peoples that have landed on the coast, and the products of the territory they have learned to use. The example is provided by the use of coconut to boil and cream rice and by mango, which the English culture has also transformed into chutney sauce, using onions, spices and chilli peppers.

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PARKS AND RESERVES

Sibiloi National Park, for lovers of adventure and anthropology

A journey back in time to the cradle of mankind

05-05-2023 by Leni Frau

In 1972, the Kenyan Government declared the area east of Lake Turkana, between the Tulor Bor...

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EDITORIAL

Kenya, a necessary 'peace buffer

The meaning of the UN Secretary General's visit

04-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

This was also reiterated by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, during...

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NEWS

Kenyan war to terrible chang'aa

What is the alcohol that kills thousands

03-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The Kenyan government has decided to wage war against a scourge almost as old as the world, which...

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NEWS

The increasingly disturbing contours of the 'Shakaola massacre'

Since yesterday autopsies on the 110 bodies, more than 360 missing

02-05-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Rain falls almost incessantly on Malindi. It is a blessed rain, long overdue for months for those who...

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NEWS

How Elon Musk will change internet in Kenya

Before july Starlink will enter in the country

02-05-2023 by redazione

It's official, from next spring, little by little and city by city, Kenya will revolutionise the way it accesses...

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EVENTI

Comites Italian Expo in Nairobi on 6 and 7 May

15 featured activities at the Village Market

01-05-2023 by redazione

After the great success of the 2022 edition, with Italian exhibitors from all over Kenya and...

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EVENTI

Italy is also at the Mombasa Comic Convention

Today guest illustrator of "Topolino" Baccinelli

29-04-2023 by redazione

Italian illustrator Emanuele Baccinelli, one of the pencils of 'Mickey Mouse', will also be...

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NEWS

More flights to Mombasa, parliamentary question

Here is what might change from next June

29-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

More flights from abroad over Mombasa, hopefully by June something will change.
The issue...

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TOURISM

Kenya is already preparing for the new season

Flights, resorts, infrastructure: what to expect

28-04-2023 by redazione

The tourism season on the Kenyan coast has just ended and already the industry is preparing for...

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PLACES

Beach lounge party on friday at Rosada

Music and buffet in the historical Casuarina place

28-04-2023 by redazione

The Fridays of Rosada Beach in Malindi continue with the new formula of the high season that does not lose...

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NEWS

Suppliers in Watamu: 'Italian tour operator did not pay us'

Lawyer's letter over alleged resort debts

27-04-2023 by redazione

Three suppliers of products and services of an Italian tour operator in Watamu have approached...

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NEWS

Deadly fast in Kenya, 90 dead so far

Search suspended, but there are more mass graves

26-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

After days of searches in the forest, of national prominence with the intervention of President Ruto, of...

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MUSICA

Italian jazz in Kenya at the Nairobi Festival

Marciano Quartet for International Jazz Day

26-04-2023 by redazione

One of Italy's most important and famous jazz saxophonists will be in Nairobi in the next few days for a...

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RECIPES

Fish cubes in coconut and curry sauce

A sea dish of Kenya swahili coast tradition

25-04-2023 by redazione

"Samaki wa kupaka ya nazi", that is literally "Cubes of coconut fish" is a traditional Swahili dish from Kenya, which uses various spices of ancient Indian origin to give it a taste. A very tasty version includes the "madras", the most common version is the classic curry.
Here is the recipe.

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NEWS

The death toll of the Mad Pastor sect in Malindi rises to 39

L'orrore di fosse comuni nel villaggio di Shakaola

24-04-2023 by redazione

The number of bodies buried in the land owned by Malindi 'pastor' Paul Mackenzie, who was arrested...

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VIDEO

Safari in Kenya, when and where

Italians in Kenya post, Freddie replies

24-04-2023 by redazione

Welcome to the fourth installment of the weekly Italians in Kenya post. Today in the space dedicated to...

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NEWS

Kenya rains, Mombasa and coast flooded

First hopeful downpours create some problems

23-04-2023 by redazione

On the one hand you can only bless them, on the other hand the first heavy downpours that fell...

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FRUITS

Mtomoko, the "custard" wellness of Kenya

Annona fruit with many healing properties

22-04-2023 by Leni Frau

It is one of Africa's least known but healthiest fruits. In Kenya almost no one plants it but it grows mostly wild...

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EDITORIAL

Malindi and the housecrows, a metaphor for disunity

Why is the example of Vipingo not being followed?

21-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

In Kenya's coastal tourism sector, it is well known that "unity is strength" is a proverb that has never...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Malaika and the others, story of Kenyan songwriting

Semi-serious journey through the country's musical history

20-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

If in Italy we have had songwriters, sensitive and attentive chroniclers in verse of our times, or singers of...

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NEWS

Opposition announces resumption of street protests

Odinga and his people rejected bipartisan talks

19-04-2023 by redazione

There is nothing to be done, for now. The government opposition in Kenya does not want to know...

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NEWS

Kenya's first Maasai festival in August

International event among tradition, culture and entertainment

19-04-2023 by redazione

The Kenyan government will launch the country's first international Maasai festival...

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PLACES

Mida Creek, a paradise to be seen and preserved

The uniqueness of Watamu's marine ecosystem

18-04-2023 by redazione

Mida Creek is one of the special features that make a tourist destination renowned throughout Africa for its...

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LATEST NEWS

Flock of birds against plane, Nairobi airport closed

Cancelled flights and disruptions since this morning

17-04-2023 by redazione

Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been grounded since the early hours of this morning, with...

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NEWS

Kenya crisis and protests, the situation to date

A week of political battles is brewing

17-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The political and social battle in Kenya between the government of "rampant" President William Ruto and...

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VIDEO

Marrying Kenyan partner, pros and cons

Italians in Kenya post, Freddie replies

17-04-2023 by redazione

Here we are at the third installment of the weekly mail from malindikenya.net readers and readers...

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NEWS

The fake pastor of Malindi and those deaths on his conscience

The absurd story of the former televangelist Mackenzie

15-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

He does not call himself "Father Mackenzie," like the character in the very famous Beatles song "Eleanor...

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VIDEO

Italy in Kenya: a trip to Vinyasa

Video about the italian products importer

15-04-2023 by redazione

We have already talked about Vinyasa, a recent arrival of quality (and excellent value for...

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SOCIETY

How Kenya smokes a possible resource

They burn quintals of "weed" and smuggling proliferates

14-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

During the last election campaign, folkloric candidate George Wajackoyah, while admitting that he has never...

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PERSONS

Meet Valerio Cataldi, RAI's new face from Nairobi

Sub-Saharan Africa correspondent installed

13-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

After several months in which the Nairobi office remained vacant, Kenya and all of Sub-Saharan Africa have...

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TERROIR

Procera, the Kenyan gin that's good for the environment

Unique in the world thanks to forest juniper

12-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

High-altitude African juniper berries native to the Kijabe Plateau, more than 2,000 meters above...

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PLACES

Olimpia Club Malindi resumes its beach party

Every Wednesday by the ocean in Silversand

12-04-2023 by redazione

With the new tourist season gearing up for its "summer" end, Olimpia Club is resuming its...

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RECIPES

Matoke (green bananas) with meat

12-04-2023 by redazione

Matoke" or "matoki" are green bananas that are not excessively sweet, which also in Kenya, as in most parts of Africa, have various uses. In addition to flour and bread, they are used as potatoes in stews.
MORE POPULAR RECIPE IN KENYA

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NEWS

Kenya's never-ending economic crisis

Government admits: no money for state salaries

11-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The economic crisis in Kenya seems to have no end or anchors of...

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NEWS

In Malindi, Kenya's largest marine aquarium

Project with even a research center unveiled

10-04-2023 by redazione

Tourism and blue economy. Malindi will soon be Kenya's "Genoa," that is, the country's marine research hub...

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VIDEO

Kenya beaches: better Diani or Watamu?

Freddie responds in video to readers and followers

10-04-2023 by redazione

It is a debate that is always in vogue, "that never goes out of fashion" as some friends from the...

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LOCALI

Malindi's historic beach party at Rosada

Monday night is party time on Silversand beach

10-04-2023 by redazione

Rosada Beach continues the season by flanking the Friday disco lounge proposal, which since its...

EDITORIAL

Pasaka mema, the Easter in minor of coastal tourism

Stop charters and fewer local presences, but positive season

08-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Pasaka mema. Happy Easter, as they say here. But on the Kenyan coast, in the tail end of...

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EVENTS

Join the Malindi Monthly Cleanup for Easter!

Saturday 8th April from Dorado Beach, 8am

07-04-2023 by redazione

Tomorrow everyone will be at the beach in Malindi for a clean, conscious and sharing...

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PLACES

News of Malaika Malindi on the seafront

Lounge, sushi bar and a bigger restaurant

07-04-2023 by redazione

News at one of Malindi's most celebrated restaurants and lounge bars, Malaika Malindi on the town's...

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CLIMATE

Drought, how EU is helping Kenya

Strategic partnership to save humans and animals

07-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

This year, as in the previous four, weather forecasts predict that the "big rains," whose season...

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NEWS

Migrants, why no one (yet) flees Kenya

The situation worsens, but there is still hope here

06-04-2023 by redazione

African migrants continue to be a dramatic regular occurrence in the Mediterranean, especially on...

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EVENTS

Easter of music, beauty and good things at Olimpia in Malindi

Three days with African bands and specialties

06-04-2023 by redazione

An Easter of music and beauty from Africa and good things from Italy at Olimpia...

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NEWS

In addition to inflation, unemployed rise in Kenya

Nearly 3 million out of work as prices go high

05-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The number of unemployed in the last quarter is close to 3 million and prices are rising by an...

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WEATHER

Kenyan Coast: big heat before the (expected) rains

Temperature rising and Tanga Mbili wind is coming

05-04-2023 by redazione

Temperature rising and big heat on the coast of Kenya in recent days. The damp wind of the monsoon season, the Kuzi, is running out of its thrust and gives way to "wind in the middle", what the fishermen call Swahili Tanga Mbili. In a month or so, finally it will come the Kaskazi, the wind of the dry season, the equatorial summer. According to meteorologists, there will be rain in the interior and in the savannah but it is unknown whether the sea will come in the first weeks of November, or towards the end of the month.

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NEWS

Kenya will launch its first satellite into space

Taifa 1, designed by Kenyan engineers, will observe the Earth

04-04-2023 by redazione

Kenya is preparing to launch its first operational earth observation satellite into space. The advances in...

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RECIPES

Zege, the delicious Kenya street omelette

The recipe of one of the delicacies of kiosks in the coast

04-04-2023 by redazione

Zege (or Zegee) is a kind of salted omelette with potatoes and is one of the delicacies prepared by kiosks and fried food shops outside shops and on the edge of Kenya's streets, especially on the coast of Kenya. It can also be supplemented with other ingredients and become a real dinner.
Here is the recipe:

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NEWS

Kenya, opposition suspends protests

Government willing to confrontation, Odinga accepts

03-04-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The fourth day of agitation and demonstrations against the country's rising cost of living and for ...

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VIDEO

Are there still Covid rules for entering Kenya?

Freddie del Curatolo responds to readers (VIDEO)

03-04-2023 by redazione

We are inaugurating today a weekly appointment on our Youtube channel @italianiinkenya to...

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