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Delegates salutes The Aga Khan as he depart KICC after attending the Pan Africa Media Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya 18-19 March 2010.
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SPEECH AT THE LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE ISMAILIA COUNCILS IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA - 1982-10-12
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageYour Excellency the President, Honourable Ministers, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
To be in Kenya again in my Jubilee year, remembering vividly my Takht Nashini, which seems only yesterday, is a most moving experience.
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SPEECH AT THE 30TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE - 1981-03-02
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageYour Excellencies, Mr Irani, Mr Galliner, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen
I have rarely spoken publicly in the developing world or in the industrialised world, or indeed in any international forum about the Press. I wish to take this exceptional occasion to pay a deep personal gratitude to a truly remarkable African who was himself at one time a journalist, then who led his country's struggle for independence and who finally became the first President of Kenya, and an outstanding African statesman. I refer to Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
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SPEECH AT THE TAKHT NASHINI CEREMONY Nairobi - 1957-10-22
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageYour Excellencies, Your Highnesses, Your Worship, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, My spiritual children
I am most grateful for your kind address. On behalf of the Ismaili community and myself, I would like to thank all those in Nairobi who have contributed to such a wonderful welcome here.
I have been very moved by everyone's kindness, especially by the hospitality given me by His Excellency the Governor and Lady Baring.
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SPEECH BY H. H. The Aga Khan in Kenya - 1966-11-21
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageThe leaders of all African Countries today are faced with the need to raise the living standards of the mass of their peoples from mere subsistence level to a point where men and women can develop the full potential of their minds and bodies. The problem in Africa assumes urgent political dimensions if only because expectations are so much higher than they used to be. This is quite understandable when you remember the hopes that were raised during the battle for independence.
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The silver Jubilee Darbar in Nairobi. - 1982-10-05
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageTHE CAVALCADE of cars came into drive way, under the bowing palm trees, past the blaze of rich petunias and salvias, to the huge complex at Parklands. It brought Mowlana Hazar Imam and Begum Salimah who were to grace a grand Darbar. For a moment one's mind went back to weeks prior to this revered moment. The whole Jamat had been galvanised into action by an announcement that Kenya had been chosen as the first country that Mowlana Hazar Imam would visit during the Silver Jubilee year.
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OPENING A NEW HOTEL in Nairobi - 1976-02-16
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageNairobi the gateway to Kenya's unrivalled attractions, tempts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world.
'The sheer variety of Kenya's attractions have few equals anywhere,' said His Highness the Aga Khan,' I speak not only of the National Parks with their mountains, forests, plains, deserts and coastal shores nor even of the wildlife - which of course is unique - but also of the cultures, people and traditions. 'These priceless assets must be preserved and cherished at all costs, not simply for tourists, but for their own sake.'
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Visit of H.S.H. Prince Amym Mohamed to the MIS Review Conference II - Nairobi - 1980-08-04
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageOn August 7th, 1980 H.S.H. Prince Amyn Mohamed paid a special visit to the venue of the MIS Review Conference II-Nairobi, at the request of Count Sir Eboo Pirbhai, President of the Supreme Council of Europe, U.S.A., Canada & Africa.
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H. H. The Aga Khan OPENS THE NEW AGA KHAN SPORTS CLUB - 1986-10-24
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageOn Friday 24th October, 1986 Mowlana Hazar Imam declared the new Aga Khan club complex open.
At the ceremony Alijah Sayed Ahamed Chairman of the Nairobi Provincial Council in his welcome address said that the grounds on which the present new complex has been built is of particular significance to the Nairobi Jamat, because it was here that Mowlana Hazar Imam's Takht Nashini was held in 1957.
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AGA KHAN SPEECH: AFRICA'S GENIUS IS ITS PEOPLE - 1986-10-21
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageIt is indeed a great honour to welcome so many distinguished Africans and friends of Africa to this conference. I am particularly grateful to you, Your Excellency, and to the members of your Government for your willingness to sponsor such a gathering in Kenya, a country to which I have been deeply attached since childhood.
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H.H. The Aga Khan Attends Nairobi Serena Hotel Opening - 1970-02-16
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageFrom February 14 to 18 1976, His Royal Highness the Aga Khan, Begum Salimah Aga Khan and Prince Amyn Mohammed visited Nairobi to attend the opening ceremony of the Nairobi Serena Hotel by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. The Nairobi Serena is fourth in the 'Serena' chain of hotels, projects of the Tourism Promotion Services Ltd., and with its opening, the K. L 3.2 million 'Serena' project was complete.
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H.H. The Aga Khan Platinum Jubilee Hospital Opening at Nairobi, Kenya. - 1958-09-10
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageOn the 10th September, 1958, H.R.H. The Aga Khan officially opened one of the most modern hospitals in the African Continent - A magnificent building - equal to the finest buildings in the world, if not better - stands in Parklands, Nairobi, serving people of all races. Inspiration for this hospital came from late Imam Sultan Mohammad Shah Khan of revered memory.
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Nation Media Group celebrates 50 years - 2010-03-14
Posted March 23rd, 2010 by heritagePosted Sunday, March 14 2010 at 22:30
When the Aga Khan decided to start a newspaper in Kenya 50 years ago, his vision was to print an independent and honest publication that would help nurture an emerging democracy.
It was 1960 and the wind of change was blowing across Africa, with many of its countries just breaking free from the shackles of colonialism.
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Over the past 50 years, the history of the Kenyan nation is inextricably intertwined with that of the Nation Media Group, whose story starts with the acquisition of Kiswahili publication Taifa Leo in 1959.
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Nation NMG marks 50 years 2010-03-18
The Nation Media Group is exactly 50 years today(Thursday) and the highlight of the celebrations, the Pan Africa media Conference was opened on Thursday morning by president Mwai Kibaki. At the opening ceremony, the president lauded the role played by the media in opening up the democratic space.
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Aga Khan Announces a Graduate School of Media and Communications - 2010-03-18
Posted March 23rd, 2010 by heritage18 March 2010 - Nairobi, Kenya - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of Aga Khan University, today announced the establishment of a Graduate School of Media and Communications in East Africa.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Pan Africa Media Conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nation Media Group, which was founded by the Aga Khan, His Highness stated that the School will be dedicated to advancing excellence in media performance and the strengthening of ethical media practices throughout the developing world.
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His Highness the Aga Khan attending a session of the Pan Africa Media conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
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His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at a breakfast hosted by the Nation Media Group to recognise long serving staff, distributors and directors
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