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JKIA Prepares For Vaccine Roll, Are Kenyans Ready For The Jab? By David Indeje / Published February 23, 2021 | 3:13 pm KEY POINTS The fortunate thing about Jomo Kenyatta is it has the biggest capacity within the East Africa region because of the nature of our trade. By Clinton Ochieng Kenya’s main airport in the CBD Jomo Kenyatta International Airport will not find it hard to switch from handling fruits to importing vaccines because extensive cold storages are already in place. Among Kenya’s main exports are farm commodities such as fresh fruit and vegetables, which must be kept cold bef...

‘AfCFTA a great leap forward for Africa’ Cliff Chiduku RECENTLY-APPOINTED African Union (AU) representative to the United States (US) ambassador Hilda Suka-Mafudze (HSM) says Africa has the potential to attain Agenda 2063 if it gets its act together. Last week, she spoke with NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Cliff Chiduku about how COVID-19 has impacted Africa-US relations, and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), among other issues. ND: Can you give a brief profile of yourself? HSM: I am a seasoned diplomat and political expert with over two decades of practical experience...

The cover of the UNDP's Human Development Report 2020 NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas continues to enjoy marginal increases in its human development ranking by the United National Development Programme (UNDP); however, the income disparity between men and women persisted in 2019. Overall, the country has maintained its position in the very high human development category — sharing its 2019 ranking of 58 out of 189 countries and territories with Barbados, according to the UNDP’s 2020 Human Development Report released yesterday. The Bahamas is ranked 77 out of 162 countries on the 2...