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His Highness The Aga Khan visits Nairobi, Kenya for AKU Convocations 2015-03-02
Posted March 1st, 2015 by librarian-umedDeparture of H.H. The Aga Khan from Nairobi Tuesday March 3, 2015 @ 12:30pm
AKU Convocation in Nairobi on 2nd of March 2015 - Click for VIDEO of the ceremony
Listen to his joke on "Lete Chai" at 24.35 minutes into the video ;-)
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Prince Hussain Aga Khan receiving a Medal of Distinction for his environmental work from Lions Clubs International
Prince Hussain Aga Khan receiving a Medal of Distinction for his environmental work from Lions Clubs International President Wing-Kun Tam. Mr. Aziz Bhaloo, Resident Representative for AKDN Kenya, looks on. - Photo: AKDN
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Speech by Prince Hussain at the Lions Clubs Intern.l-AKDN Tree Planting Initiative in Nairobi City Park 2011-10-19
Posted January 2nd, 2015 by librarian-ldDeforestation is one of the great challenges of our times. Scientists estimate about half of all the forests that once covered the Earth are gone. The United Nations Environment Programme tells us that 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed around the globe every year. At that rate a forest the size of Kenya would be cut in less than six years. A forest the size of Uganda – three…
This year is the UN International Year of Forests. It should remind us of the importance of forests in our lives.
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Speech at the Dinner with Nation newspaper staff 1997-03-11
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Faculty of Health Sciences 2007-08-13
Posted January 2nd, 2015 by librarian-hdHonourable Minister for Education Professor George Saitoti
Honourable Ministers
Excellencies
Chairman Dehlavi and the Members of the Aga Khan University Board of Trustees
President Firoz Rasul
Generous donors and well wishers of the University
Distinguished guests
My thanks go out to all of you for sharing in this occasion with me. It is a special one for many reasons - including my close ties over so many years to this country, and to so many here whose friendship has enriched my life.
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H. H. The Aga Khan visit to Kenya 2013-11-29
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-ldNairobi, Kenya - 29 November 2012
City Park face lift: Aga Khan, govt. sign agreement
Published on Nov 29, 2012 by NTVKenya
The government and the Aga Khan Trust have formalized the project to restore the Nairobi City Park. His Highness The Aga Khan and Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed the agreement to rehabilitate the Park at the Nairobi National Museum paving the way for the Aga Khan Trust to embark on the rehabilitation early next year.
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Kenya honours Aga Khan 2007-08-15
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdHIS Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, has received Kenya’s highest medal of honour.
President Mwai Kibaki awarded him “The Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya” during a ceremony at a State banquet in the Aga Khan’s honour, according to a statement.
Kibaki commended him saying he had recorded an impressive and enduring legacy of service both to his religious group and to other people.
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AGA KHAN FOUNDATION CELEBRATES TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE MADRASA PROGRAMME 2007-08-14
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Foundation today marked the 25th anniversary of the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Programme in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chief Guest Kenya’s Minister for Science and Technology, Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa.
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Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the State Banquet (Nairobi, Kenya) 2007-08-13
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdYour Excellency President Kibaki,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests:
Let me say first what a wonderful honour it is - to become a Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, and to do so on one’s Golden Jubilee!
I am most deeply grateful to President Kibaki for this award - and for his very warm and generous words.
It is a pleasure for me to be here tonight, among so many old and new friends.
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Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the State Banquet (Nairobi, Kenya) 2007-08-13
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdYour Excellency President Kibaki,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests:
Let me say first what a wonderful honour it is - to become a Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, and to do so on one’s Golden Jubilee!
I am most deeply grateful to President Kibaki for this award - and for his very warm and generous words.
It is a pleasure for me to be here tonight, among so many old and new friends.
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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT 2007-08-13
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdSPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. MWAI KIBAKI, C.G.H., M.P., PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA DURING THE STATE BANQUET IN HONOUR OF HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN
Your Highness, the Aga Khan,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Government and the people of Kenya, I warmly welcome Your Highness, the Aga Khan, to Kenya as you celebrate your Golden Jubilee. Allow me to take this opportunity, Your Highness, to acknowledge your exemplary spiritual leadership and to wish you continued success in your divine calling.
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Aga Khan University Hospital Opens State Of Art Dental Clinic 2013-12-27
Posted December 27th, 2013 by librarian-hdCoastweek-- Aga Khan University Hospital has opened a state of the art dental clinic which is located on the 3rd floor of the Park Place Building at the junction of second Parklands Avenue and Limuru Road overlooking City Park forest.
The facility consists of six dental consultation rooms, a large reception area furnished with a comfortable waiting area with Wi-Fi and a big screen TV that shows educational material on dental health. It is open from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on Saturdays.
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His Highness the Aga Khan's Vision 2007-07-11
Posted December 26th, 2013 by librarian-hd"We live in a time of rapid change - change that is often unpredictable and not always positive. My experience with development, as an observer and a practitioner, has led me to the conclusion that the best way to manage change, whether positive or negative, is to prepare for it and that there is no greater form of preparation for change than investments in education.
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Aga Khan to Construct University for East Africa
Posted February 23rd, 2013 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Development Network has announced plans to embark on constructing a university with branches across East Africa. Mr Firoz Rasul, the president of the Aga Khan University of East Africa, said the institution will train local human resources and open centers of excellence in each member state so that they stop sending their students abroad. Mr Joseph Mwizerwa, the principal, of Aga Khan University, said the institution will be built and administered within East Africa; the mother university is in Pakistan.
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Vision 2030 boss hails Aga Khan hospital initiatives
Posted February 17th, 2013 by librarian-hdHe noted that AKU had taken great strides in ensuring reforms in the country’s health sector urging the government to work towards the same. FILE.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 16- Director General of the Vision 2030 programme Mugo Kibati now wants the government to invest in the training of specialist doctors and nurses, as part of the plans of realising the country’s long term dream.
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Kenya: Future Nairobians Will Thank the Aga Khan 2012-11-30
Posted December 7th, 2012 by librarian-hdTHE Aga Khan Trust yesterday finalised an agreement with Nairobi City Council to rehabilitate City Park.
The cost of rehabilitation will run into tens of millions of dollars but it is very worthwhile investment.
The 60 hectare park in Parklands provides a recreational space that can be accessed by millions of Nairobians who otherwise have few places to relax.
Today the park is insecure and overgrown, with a congested market (that should somehow be retained) along the roadside.
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Aga Khan Trust for Culture to revitalise Nairobi City Park 2012-11-30
Posted December 2nd, 2012 by librarian-hdNairobi, 29 November 2012 — “Culture is a trampoline for development and assistance for some of the poorest people in the world,” declared Mawlana Hazar Imam. He was speaking at a signing ceremony marking an agreement between the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and the Government of Kenya to rehabilitate Nairobi City Park.
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Aga Khan pledges to restore park’s glory 2012-12-02
Posted December 1st, 2012 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday launched a major project to return the Nairobi City Park to its lost glory when they witnessed the signing of an agreement to rehabilitate the facility.
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Yash Ghai
Posted October 9th, 2010 by heritageYash Ghai is a member of the First Board of Directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism.
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Kofi Annan
Posted October 9th, 2010 by heritageKofi A. Annan is a member of the first board of directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism, Canada
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