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The National Library and the public libraries are both the functions of Kenya National Library Service [1] which is mandated by the law under Cap 225 of the Laws of Kenya, April 1965. Currently there is one National Library which is located at Community-Upper Hill, Nairobi. There are 64 public libraries spread in different parts of the country. [2]
KNLS library. National library services in Kenya are offered by Kenya National Library Service [6] through the National Library Division (NLD).It serves as the repository for legal deposits in accordance with the Books and Newspapers Act Chapter (CAP) 111 of the laws of Kenya which facilitates the preservation of books, magazines, and other publications produced in the country.
The Text Book Centre Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature is a biennial literary award given by the Kenya Publishers' Association. [1] It has been called "the most prestigious literary award in the country". [2] The first award ceremony took place in 1974, however due to financial constraints, it was unable to continue. [1]
knls, Kibera Community Library is one of the 64 branches in the Kenya National Library Service network, it is located in Kibera which is one of the biggest impoverished settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] It is home to an estimated one million people covering an area of 2.5 square kilometres.
The Kenya Literature Bureau was initially established by the "East Africa governments (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda)" [1] in 1947 as the East African Literature Bureau as an "offshoot" of the missionary-owned Ndia Kuu Press in order to publish books for the general public in Kiswahili, East African vernacular languages and English.
Griffin was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Education by Kenyatta University for developing Starehe Boys' Centre and School. [8]He was awarded the MBS (Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear) by President Kenyatta in 1970, the MGH (Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart) by President Daniel arap Moi in 1986, appointed an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in ...
Sarit is a shopping centre in the Westlands neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya. Opened in 1983, it is first ever shopping centre to be launched in independent Kenya. Following its expansion, Sarit Centre is the largest mall in East & Central Africa with 800,000 square feet of retail space. [1]
The following is a list of prominent companies and organizations with their main headquarters in Nairobi: East African Breweries; Equity Group Holdings Limited; Gulf African Bank; KCB Group Limited; Kenya Airports Authority; Kenya Airways; Kenya Commercial Bank Group; Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Mumias Sugar Company; Nation ...