Nairobi City Park to Be Rehabilitated by Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Government of Kenya

Nairobi, 16 April 2012 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between the Government of Kenya, the Ministry of State for National Heritage and Culture, the City Council of Nairobi and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture to collaborate in the rehabilitation and restoration of the Nairobi City Park to international standards in terms of architecture, landscape and horticulture.

Kenyan Jamat gathers to witness opening of Heart and Cancer Centre by Mawlana Hazar Imam and President Kibaki

Nairobi, 25 July 2011 — Thousands of Ismailis gathered at the Parklands Complex Pavillion in Nairobi to witness the opening of a new Heart and Cancer Centre. The Aga Khan University Hospital facility was inaugurated by His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam.

The Heart and Cancer Centre brings international standards of patient care in cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the University Hospital as a hub in an integrated AKDN health system being established in East Africa. It also represents a significant expansion for the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in the region.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with President Kibaki in Nairobi

Nairobi, 22 July 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam met with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki at Harambee House in Nairobi today. Continuing his Jamati visit to Kenya, Hazar Imam had returned to the capital after spending a few days in Mombasa where he met with the Jamat and visited the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa.
At the Aga Khan Academy, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Academies Unit, Planing and Construction Management staff and architects to review plans for future development, including the addition of a nursery school and a faculty village. Children from the school choir, which had been practising during school holidays ahead of the Kenya National Music Festival taking place next week, performed two songs for Hazar Imam.
Mawlana Hazar Imam is in Kenya to meet with the Jamat after having visited with Jamats in Tanzania and Uganda. While in Nairobi, Hazar Imam will also preside over the opening of the Aga Khan University Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Unit, and the groundbreaking of the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam attends Kenyan Jamati Institutional Dinner

Nairobi, 16 July 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam joined Jamati and institutional leaders at a dinner held in Nairobi this evening.

“I want to tell you how happy I am at the occasion of my renewal of my visits to my Jamat,” said Mawlana Hazar Imam during his dinner remarks. “I have had such a wonderful time in East Africa, in Tanzania, in Uganda and here in Kenya. And when I look at you and I remember all the work that you have done with me over the years, I have expressed my deepest gratitude and my deepest admiration.”

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Gallery: Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Jamati visit to Kenya

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Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Kenya

Nairobi, 13 July 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Kenya this evening, commencing the final leg of his three-country Jamati tour of East Africa. Touching down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Hazar Imam was received by His Excellency Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice President of the Republic of Kenya, as well as Jamati and AKDN institutional leaders.

Mawlana Hazar Imam is in Kenya to meet with the Jamat, after having visited with Jamats in Tanzania and Uganda. While in Nairobi, Hazar Imam will also preside over the opening of the Aga Khan University Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Unit, and the groundbreaking of the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media. Later, the Imam will also visit the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa.

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Kibaki lauds Aga Khan effort

Kibaki lauds Aga Khan effort

His Highness the Aga Khan and Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Treasury office on Monday.

By The Citizen Correspondent, Nairobi

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki yesterday urged the Aga Khan Development Network to continue being at the forefront in supplementing government efforts in education and health.

The President said the Government would support the network's efforts, especially in empowering farmers through value addition to their output.

The President was speaking at his Harambee House office in downtown Nairobi, when he met His Highness the Aga Khan.

Mr Kibaki outlined the Government�s commitment to empowering farmers in the rural areas.

He briefed the Aga Khan on the Government�s efforts in the social sector, especially health and education provision. He highlighted the success of the Free Primary Education, saying it had been well received in all corners of the country.

President Kibaki said the Government would continue to give a fair chance to all philanthropic organisations in their work of uplifting the lives of the Kenyans.

The President thanked the Aga Khan for his contribution to Kenya�s development.

For his part, the Aga Khan said he was committed to partnering with the Government for the development of Kenya.

He encouraged President Kibaki and the Government to continue implementing policies that would ensure the country achieves high economic growth rates.

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Kenya seeks closer ties with AKDN

BY PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 28 - President Kibaki has encouraged the Aga Khan Development Network to continue being at the forefront in supplementing government efforts in the areas of education and health.

The President who spoke at a meeting with his Highness the Aga Khan at his Harambee House office affirmed that the government will support the foundation's efforts especially in empowering farmers through the Network's value addition to farmers output.

The President outlined the government's commitment to empowering farmers in the rural areas.

The Head of State briefed the Aga Khan on the government's efforts in the social sector especially health and education provision. He highlighted the success of the Free Primary Education that had been well received in all corners of the country.

President Kibaki said the Government would continue to give a fair chance to all philanthropic organizations in the country in their work of uplifting the lives of the Kenyan people.

The President thanked the Aga Khan for his contribution to Kenya's development.

On his part, the Aga Khan said he was committed to partnering with the Government for the development of Kenya.

He encouraged President Kibaki and the government to continue implementing policies that would ensure Kenya achieves high economic growth rates.

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The Aga Khan calls on President Kibaki

Written By:pps , Posted: Tue, Jul 28, 2009

The Aga Khan Development Network has been encouraged to continue being at the forefront in supplementing government efforts in the areas of education and health.

President Mwai Kibaki affirmed that the Government will support the foundation's efforts especially in empowering farmers through the Network's value addition to farmers output.

The President made the remarks when he met His Royal Highness the Aga Khan at his Harambee House office.

He outlined the government's commitment to empowering farmers in the rural areas.

The Head of State briefed the Aga Khan on the government's efforts in the social sector especially health and education provision.

He highlighted the success of the Free Primary Education that had been well received in all corners of the country.

President Kibaki said the Government would continue to give a fair chance to all philanthropic organizations in the country in their work of uplifting the lives of the Kenyan people.

The President thanked the Aga Khan for his contribution to Kenya's development.

On his part, the Aga Khan said he was committed to partnering with the Government for the development of Kenya.

He encouraged President Kibaki and the government to continue implementing policies that would ensure Kenya achieves high economic growth rates.

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Kenya launches commemorative Golden Jubilee stamps

The Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Mr Fred Odhiambo, Vice-President of the Ismaili Council for Kenya, Mr Anwar Hajee, and the Regional CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation, Mr. Arif Neky, at the launch function. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Kenya
On the occasion of the culmination of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee, the Ismaili Council for Kenya, together with the Postal Corporation of Kenya, officially launched a series of four commemorative stamps to recognise this historic period and acknowledge the work of the Aga Khan Development Network in the country.
In a colourful ceremony on 13 December 2008, attended by Jamati and AKDN leaders, donors and partners in development, the stamps were unveiled by the Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Mr Fred Odhiambo, and the Vice President of the Ismaili Council for Kenya, Mr Anwar Hajee.
The stamps depict four of the AKDN’s major Kenyan and regional initiatives — the Aga Khan University Hospital, the Aga Khan Academy, and the Aga Khan Foundation’s Madrasa Preschool Programme and Coastal Rural Support Programme. The issue has four stamps in denominations of KShs 25, 65, 75 and 95.
The four stamps depict important initiatives of the Aga Khan Development Network in Kenya and the East African region. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Kenya
The Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Mr Fred Odhiambo, Vice-President of the Ismaili Council for Kenya, Mr Anwar Hajee, and the Regional CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation, Mr. Arif Neky, at the launch function. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Kenya
“Today marks a special and proud day for the Ismaili Muslim community,” remarked Vice-President Hajee during the launch ceremony. “Just as the Postal Corporation of Kenya enables large numbers of peoples in different lands, and of different cultures, to communicate with each other, promoting the sharing ideas and ideals, visions and aspirations, so too, with the launch of these stamps today, we hope that in a small but significant way, they will also lead to a better understanding amongst Kenyans, and indeed people around the world, of the work of the AKDN, and will promote the principles upon which the Network operates; those of pluralism, peace, acceptance, generosity, collaboration, and the spirit of partnership.”
Following the launch, guests admire the First Day Covers of the commemorative stamps. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Kenya
The Postmaster General noted that Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee “holds significance not only for the Ismaili Muslim community, but also for Kenyans as a whole, as we acknowledge his great contribution to the socio-economic well being of our people.” He added that “the Postal Corporation of Kenya is proud to have been given the opportunity to spread the message on the contributions of the Aga Khan Development

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Athletes from around the world arrive to a warm Kenyan welcome
Hundreds of Golden Jubilee Games athletes were greeted upon their arrival at the Games Village on the premises of the Parklands complex in Nairobi. Most had travelled long distances, and for many the journey was their first to Africa.
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