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MUTUA TO BUILD AIRPORT AT NEW MACHAKOS TOWN

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Machakos County Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua approached Nema for approval to build an airport in Machakos town to boost regional trade and tourism. Located at Muvuti-Kiima-Kimwe Ward within the proposed New Machakos town, the Machakos Airport will sit on 104 hectares – about 8.5% of the planned 892-hectare town. The project involves construction of a taxiway, passenger and presidential terminals, as well as a 1.35km runway, and other amenities such as link roads and a water treatment plant. “The runway will be 1350m long and 45m wide. At both ends of the runway, a stop way will be constructed. The runway shoulders will be 7.5m wide and a Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of 180m length and 160m width will be provided at both ends of the runway,” Machakos says in its project report. The Machakos Airport’s passenger terminal, the airfield’s main terminal, will comprise 10 check-in counters, six security check points, 10 gates, six passenger boarding bridges, and immigration counters for arrival
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Aguero to Barcelona Confirmed!

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 Barcelona confirmed Sergio Aguero's arrival with a short statement on their official website. [ Click here to view Barcelona Website. ]  Aguero will join on a two-year deal, with a handsome buy-out clause inserted to his deal. "FC Barcelona and Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero have reached an agreement for the player to join the club from 1 July when his contract with Manchester City expires.  "The player will sign a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season and his buy-out clause is set at 100 million euros." Aguero will be presented to the media at a press conference at 6pm, UK time.  Aguero didn't have the Champions League final send-off he hoped for but Sergio Aguero certainly signed off from the Premier League in style, scoring twice as the champions thrashed Everton 5-0.  City announced on March 29 that Aguero's contract would not be renewed, ending a 10-year stint at the club, and Pep Guardiola had let slip after the final day of the Premier League that the Nou
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Somaliland Decides!

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V oters in Somaliland are today casting their ballot in parliamentary and local elections. More than 1 million people, a record number in Somaliland, have registered to vote. The previous presidential election in November 2017 recorded just over 700,000 registered voters, according to government figures.  In this year’s elections, 246 candidates are gunning for 82 parliamentary seats while 966 are vying for 249 district municipality seats in the republic’s six regions. The region has invited international observers for the elections, including political figures from elsewhere in Africa. More than one hundred international observers including Uganda’s former opposition leader, Kizza Besigye and ex-president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Korma are in Somaliland keeping an eye on proceedings. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but no country has recognised the region. Despite lacking international recognition, Somaliland has maintained its own independent government, currency and se
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President Uhuru Commissions The Launch Of Kisumu Shipyard

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 President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday afternoon commissioned the launch of Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) in Kisumu. KSL aims to establish and grow the country's shipbuilding industry. Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who arrived in Kenya on Monday morning, was also present at the event.  The Burundian Head of State is in the country for a two-day State visit. The new Kisumu Shipyard will play a pivotal role in growing Kisumu Port into a modern regional lake transport hub. The Kisumu yard is the second of KSL's facilities with the largest under construction in Mombasa. "Today, together with my brother, the president of Burundi, we have just laid the keel of the marine investment ,Uhuru II, which is the first ship built at Kisumu port for the last almost 70 years"  The president further stated that the shipyard has caused the movement of over 50 million liters of fuel between this port of Kisumu and Uganda thereby reducing the cost of fuel in Uganda.
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