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Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
Miraa on sale at Kongowea market in Mombasa County. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
The presidents of Somalia and Kenya signed a range of deals on Friday, including one to restart trade of the stimulant khat, the countries' foreign ministers said, in a sign of improving diplomatic relations.
The two neighbours are together battling an al-Qaida-linked insurgency that has killed thousands of civilians in the last decade.
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