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Orange Kenya to lay off 500 workers

2015-12-18 09:05:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Orange Kenya announced that 500 workers could lose their jobs in a restructuring plan. In the statutory notification to the Ministry of Labour, Orange Kenya indicated that the restructuring, intended for implementation in the first quarter of 2016, will affect about 500 of its 1,600-strong workforce. Orange Kenya has also notified the Communication Workers Union of Kenya (COWU) of the planned exercise. The plan approved by the company's board is a result of a KES 1 billion investment in technology and innovation that has transformed the company's operations within the last three years. Orange said it arrived at the decision after a thorough review of the business's product and solution offering as well as the infrastructure supporting the company's network, with the long-term view of ensuring viability and further improving the quality of service to its customers.

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Encounter with a Climate Change Warrior A Simple Farmer from Kenya

2015-12-12 18:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

York Daily Record: For the past 9 days, we have been privileged to attend the United Nations Climate Change COP 21 in Paris with a group of York College students and professors supported by the American Chemical Society. We have been within an arms reach of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he walked right by us on his way to a press conference down the hall, attended the 2015 Winners of the UN Climate Change Solutions Awards Fete where rapper Sean Paul performed, and participated in several scientific briefings...

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Solar Kiosks Help Light up Rural Kenya

2015-12-07 08:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: This market centre in the arid Lake Magadi region, Kajiado of Southern Kenya is with no grid electricity. The area is inhabited by the pastoralist Maasai community. With climate change affecting their pastoral way of life, the community is increasingly adopting a more sedentary life but without amenities. The centre is hot and dusty. Much as the area enjoys bright sunshine during the day, the situation changes to pitch dark after sunset. But in the last two years, the market centre is witnessing...

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Pope Expected to Address Climate Change During Kenya Visit

2015-11-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Voice of America: Pope Francis will arrive in Kenya on Wednesday to kick off his first official Africa visit. And, as in previous tours, he is expected to speak about an issue close to his heart -- climate change, a topic with special resonance in Africa. During his September trip to the United States, Francis addressed climate change in speeches at the White House, as well as during a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, and at the United Nations. Visiting the White House, Pope Francis called for action. "It...

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