Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) codes, or postal codes, are alphanumeric sets that help identify specific postal delivery areas. The term ‘ZIP’ was chosen to signify that mail travels more efficiently and quickly (like ‘zipping’ along) when senders use this code in postal addresses. ZIP codes are commonly used in America for streamlined mail and parcel delivery. In Kenya, a postal code system similar to ZIP codes is used. These codes are numeric and typically consist of 5 digits: the first 2 digits denote postal regions, and the remaining 3 digits specify the particular delivery office. Kenya’s postal codes are managed…
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By Thuku Kariuki and Daniel Furnad Climate finance was at the top of the agenda as policymakers and experts met ahead of the 2nd Africa Climate Summit. The 13th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XIII) was held in Addis Ababa September 5th-7th. The meetings were held at the African Union and hosted by Ethiopian President, Aby Ahmed. Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA called for unity and determination, stating, “Africa is not waiting to be acted upon. We are shaping our destiny, leveraging our resources, and bringing solutions to the world. Together, we…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, with the aftermath of Israel’s strike in Qatar expected to be high on the agenda. Last week’s strike, which targeted senior Hamas leaders on the close US ally’s territory, drew international outrage and was criticised by President Donald Trump. Rubio earlier said: “Obviously we’re not happy about it. The president was not happy about it. Now we need to move forward and figure out what comes next.” The meeting comes as Arab leaders hold a summit in a show of support for Qatar. Its prime…
Nepal’s new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki, the 73-year-old former chief justice, has been tasked with restoring order and addressing protesters’ demands for a corruption-free future ahead of elections in six months. Protests, sparked by a ban on social media and feeding into long-standing economic woes, began on Monday and quickly escalated, with parliament and key government buildings set ablaze. “We have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation,” Karki said in her…
Africa has declared its place at the forefront of global climate leadership with the Addis Ababa Declaration, unveiled at the close of the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Ethiopia.
Thousands of lawyers across the country held a Purple Ribbon March on Friday to condemn the brutal killing of advocate Kyalo Mbobu, who was murdered in cold blood by an assassin two days earlier. In Nairobi, the peaceful procession began at 9 a.m. at the Milimani Law Courts from where the advocates marched to Vigilance House via Kenyatta Avenue to present their grievances to Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja. The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), led by its president Faith Odhiambo, demanded a speedy and transparent investigation into Mbobu’s killing and called for protection of those handling sensitive cases. The…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that his government is actively engaging the United States to secure a fair trade and investment deal, but emphasized that the country will not “go on bended knee” in the negotiations. Responding to questions in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, Ramaphosa told lawmakers that South African government representatives are currently in the United States for further formal negotiations. “Our people, who are in the United States, now are fully fired up with this type of approach,” he said, adding that ministers of trade and industry and international relations will join them to…
By Thuku Kariuki Two months may have passed since the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), but the conversations it sparked continue to echo today. When I caught up this week with Cyril Gomez, Deputy Director General of the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, his reflections carried the urgency of an agenda that can’t wait. “The ocean is 70 percent of Earth. It regulates our climate, feeds billions of people, and carries the goods we trade. It was unthinkable that it had no global agenda before,” Gomez said, looking back at how far international politics has come in just over a…
An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday — the second in as many days — after the military warned people to move to a “humanitarian zone” ahead of a planned offensive against the urban center. Israel has been warning for weeks of a new assault on the Palestinian territory’s largest city, without issuing a timeline. It has stepped up airstrikes and ground operations on the city’s outskirts, sparking fears it could worsen the already dire conditions. On Saturday, Israeli aircraft dropped thousands of leaflets on western neighborhoods calling on residents to evacuate, witnesses and an AFP…
Lecturers at Moi University have vowed to continue their strike, accusing the institution of failing to honour a return-to-work formula signed last year following a three-month industrial strike. The Uasin Gishu Chapter chair, Dr Okero Richard, speaking on behalf of the staff, said the issues that triggered last year’s strike remain unresolved, leaving workers with no option but to resume industrial action. “The Moi University academic staff are still on strike because the return-to-work formula we signed has not been honoured by the University Council. We are back to the very issues that led us to down tools last year,”…
