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Kenya There are several news sources, Kenyan, regional, and international, that cover news relevant to the African nation. Top international news agencies like the BBC do cover topics that are relevant to Kenya. For example, the BBC and other major news sources covered the recent discovery of oil in Kenya. It was the first time that oil was discovered in Kenya, and has huge implications for the country's economic and social development. For this reason, even the American financial and business news media has been covering the topic. Forbes ran an article about how Anglo-Irish oil company Tullow had been drilling in the northwestern region of Kenya. Tullow Oil has drilling rights in 15 African countries. This time, oil was found in Turkana County, which Forbes describes as an "arid" environment ("Kenya Strikes Oil for the First Time," (2012). President Mwai Kibaki admits that it could take several years before Kenya can actually produce oil for sale on the market. The BBC and the...

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Even if it takes several years to fully drill the area, and produce crude for sale on the international market, Kenya is set for major changes to its economic and labor infrastructure. The discovery of oil means further investment from ancillary companies, stimulating jobs and contributing to the GDP.
The United Nations runs a unique news source called IRIN, which is humanitarian news and analysis provided by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Unlike other news sources, IRIN covers stories of humanitarian or environmental value only, such as issues related to wildfires destroying local farmland to the ongoing public health issues related to malaria. In fact, one story in IRIN is particularly interesting because it reveals the managerial issues associated with healthcare organizations in Kenya.…

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"Kenya: Malaria Drug Effectiveness Hit by Under-Dosage," (n.d.). Retrieved online: http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95059/KENYA-Malaria-drug-effectiveness-hit-by-under-dosage

"Kenya Strikes Oil for the First Time," (2012). Forbes. Retrieved online: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2012/03/26/kenya-strikes-oil-for-the-first-time/

Mayoyo, P. (2012). How embassy staff collude with cartels to con Kenyans. Daily Nation. 25 March


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