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Urban Fusion: Nairobi and Cape Town as sister cities

Urban Fusion: Nairobi and Cape Town as sister cities

NAIROBI and Cape Town recently signed a city-to-city cooperation agreement to enhance development collaboration. An event hosted in Nairobi brought together Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to mark the occasion. "This [agreement] will allow us to remove any remaining obstacle to the free flow of people, skills and services between the two cities," Sakaja said. On the other hand, Hill-Lewis acknowledged the common agenda in both cities centred on global competitiveness. "Both our regions are tourism giants on the African continent, and both our cities are considered gateways to our countries' many attractions. Nairobi and…
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Caught flouting curfew in bar, Kenyan official quits COVID committee

Caught flouting curfew in bar, Kenyan official quits COVID committee

THE chairman of Kenya's senate committee overseeing the government's response to the coronavirus crisis has quit the post after police said he flouted an overnight curfew to enjoy drinks with others in a Nairobi bar. "I will bear responsibility ... I apologise to Kenyans and I will face the full consequences of the law," Johnson Sakaja, who represents Nairobi county and is a close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta, told reporters. Police said Sakaja was caught in the early hours of Saturday morning drinking with about 10 others, long after a 9 p.m.-4 a.m. curfew had set in. He is…
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