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Growing up ultra-Orthodox: How I was taught to fear the secular world

I was taught to have an aversion to anything that symbolized the world lying beyond the confines of our community. My choice of a secular life is not a flight from the past, but one of the present, soberly and with eyes wide open

Growing up ultra-Orthodox: How I was taught to fear the secular world

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Rironi–Naivasha Highway: Govt reveals plan to complete 1 km daily ahead of December opening

Construction of the Rironi–Naivasha highway expansion is gaining pace, with engineers aiming to lay at least 1 km of asphalt daily as the government pushes to complete the main roadway ahead of the festive season.

  • Kenya government plans to complete Rironi–Naivasha highway 1 km daily until December opening.
  • Construction resumes after bitumen supply disruptions, now using 10 asphalt paving machines.
  • Expansion aims to ease congestion, boost regional trade and economic opportunities.

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