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Kikoy fabric in Nairobi. A kikoi is a traditional rectangle of woven cloth originating from Africa.Considered a part of Swahili culture, the kikoi is mostly worn by the coastal men but now includes the Maasai people of Kenya [1] as well as men from Tanzania and Zanzibar.
The report found 37 African countries produce cotton yet the continent imports $23.1 billion of textiles each year, including clothing and footwear ... hand carved in Kenya. ... being sent to hand ...
Nairobi is the African Great Lakes region's sporting centre. The premier sports facility in Nairobi and generally in Kenya is the Moi International Sports Centre in the suburb of Kasarani. The complex was completed in 1987, and was used to host the 1987 All Africa Games. The complex comprises a 60,000 seater stadium, the second largest in the ...
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 ...
Since the 1950s kangas started to be printed also in the city of Morogoro in Tanzania (MeTL Group Textile Company) and Kenya (Rivatex and Thika Cloth Mills Ltd are some of the largest manufacturers in Kenya) and other countries on the African continent. [1]
The gallery contains traditional textiles such as a collection of kangas. [8] In 2015, the gallery showed work by Kenyan artist Peterson Kamwathi. [ 9 ] In 2018, the gallery organized an exhibition featuring works by nine East African women artists, including artwork by Margaret Trowell, Rosemary Karuga, Magdalene Odundo, Theresa Musoke, Robin ...
In the year 2014 African Heritage [7] House was at risk for demolition to pave way for planned standard gauge [8] railway line built by the Kenya government through a Chinese company. The railway [9] line from Mombasa to Nairobi. Fortunately the house was saved through online campaign petition to stop the demolition and the classification of ...
HACO was founded by industrialist Chris Kirubi in 1974. [1] In 2008, Tiger Brands, the South African home products conglomerate acquired a 51 percent controlling interest in the company, [8] [9] for an estimated KSh363 million (approx. US$3.63 million).