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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE KENYA STAGNATES IN THE CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX Nairobi, Kenya – Thursday 23rd January 2020: Kenya has obtained a score of 28 out of 100 in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International today, a score which is below the global average score of 43 and the Sub-Saharan average score of 32. Since 2012, Kenya has scored between 25 and 28, out of 100, having recorded a score of 27 in 2018, depicting slow progress in the fight against corruption. In the rankings, the country is listed at position 137 out of 180...

By Georgina Thompson, UNICEF New York, Tel: +1 917 238 1559, gthompson@unicef.org … and John James, UNICEF Zambia, Tel: +260 977300636, jjames@unicef.org As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according to a new UNICEF paper launched today as education ministers gather at the Education World Forum and as leaders prepare to convene at the World Economic...

Speech by His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia, on the occasion of the 80 years (OAK Jubilee) Celebrations to be held at St Charles Lwanga Catholic Church Regiment Parish on Sunday, 19th January, 2019 Theme: celebrating 80 years of existence and evangelisation. State house Lusaka Your Grace, The Archbishop of Lusaka and Apostolic Administrator of Ndola Diocese, Dr Alick Banda; Members of the Clergy, Religious Men and Women; The Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs – Hon. Rev. Godfridah Sumaili –M.P; Other Cabinet Ministers present; Senior Government officials; Area Member of Parliament; Defence...