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Kenya 2019 Census Results: Population by County, Sex and Households
How many of us are there? According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kenya had 47,564,296 people. The census was carried out by the…
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10 Self-Defence Strategies Everyone Should Know
Nobody plans to be attacked on the way home from the stage, but it helps to have a plan anyway. The good news is that most…
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How to Send M-PESA Using the *334# USSD Code
No smartphone? No data bundles? No problem. You can still send M-PESA from any Safaricom line, even the humble “mulika mwizi”, using the USSD code *334#.…
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Postal Codes in Kenya: Verified Post Offices from S to Z
Below are 68 verified post office entries beginning with letters S to Z. The list is rebuilt from section 3 of the Postal Corporation of Kenya’s…
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Postal Codes in Kenya: Verified Post Offices from N to R
Below are 69 verified post office entries beginning with letters N to R. The list is rebuilt from section 3 of the Postal Corporation of Kenya’s…
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Kenya Postal Codes: Selected Post Offices H–M
Kenyan postal codes identify post offices. Use the code for the recipient’s actual postal address, rather than assuming one code covers an entire county or every…
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Kenya Postal Codes: Selected Post Offices A–G
Kenyan postal codes identify post offices. Use the code for the recipient’s actual postal address, rather than assuming one code covers an entire county or every…
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Mursi Lip Plates and Headwear: Culture and Tourism
The Mursi, who also call themselves Mun, live in the Lower Omo Valley of southwestern Ethiopia. Lip plates and body decoration are among the most photographed…
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10 Important Equations That Help Explain the World
Equations express relationships between quantities. The following selection introduces ideas used in mathematics and science; it is not an official ranking of the ten most influential…
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How to Apply for a Birth Certificate Online in Kenya
You can start a birth certificate application through Civil Registration Services (CRS) on eCitizen. The service is no longer described as a Nairobi-only pilot. CRS also…
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Nairobi County Government Services and Online Payments
Nairobi County’s official NairobiPay portal groups county applications and payments by service. Start at nairobiservices.go.ke and select the service you need. Services listed on NairobiPay Service…
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Emergency Contacts in Nairobi: Police and Medical Response
For immediate police assistance, the National Police Service publishes 999, 112 and 911 as emergency hotlines. For a medical emergency, the ambulance and hospital contacts below…
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A List of All the Tribes in Kenya
Ask any Kenyan “where are you from?” and you will often get two answers: a county and a community. Kenya is home to more than 40…
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How to Free Up Storage on an Android Phone
To free up storage on an Android phone, check what is taking up space, back up files you want to keep, and remove large downloads, unused…
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Online Shopping Websites in Kenya
The following retailers and marketplaces publish online shops serving Kenyan customers. This is a practical shortlist, not a ranking of quality or a guarantee about every…
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Leading Causes of Death in Kenya: What Official Data Shows
Lower respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS, stroke, kidney diseases, diarrhoeal diseases and tuberculosis appear among the leading causes in WHO’s Kenya cause-of-death data. Kenya also faces a substantial…