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Event - 1988-12-10

Date: 
Saturday, 1988, December 10
Location: 

Speech at the Foundation Ceremony of the Nation Centre.

person_place_reference: 
H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV


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NATION CENTRE FOUNDATION CEREMONY SPEECH BY H. H. The Aga Khan 10TH DECEMBER 1988 - 1988-12-10

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December 10th, 1988, saw the foundation ceremony of the proposed NATION CENTRE by Mawlana Hazar Imam, a function which was attended by a host of senior Government officials and invited guests. Nairobi's Kimathi Street is to be the site for East Africa's largest dailies, Taifa and The Nation, and also of the Diamond Trust of Kenya Limited. Alongside these two main tenants, there will also be room for other offices, retail outlets, a coffee shop, a meeting room, and a fully equipped media centre with television broadcasting and recording as well as satellite facilities.

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NATION CENTRE FOUNDATION CEREMONY SPEECH BY H. H. The Aga Khan 10TH DECEMBER 1988 - 1988-12-10

88super.jpg

December 10th, 1988, saw the foundation ceremony of the proposed NATION CENTRE by Mawlana Hazar Imam, a function which was attended by a host of senior Government officials and invited guests. Nairobi's Kimathi Street is to be the site for East Africa's largest dailies, Taifa and The Nation, and also of the Diamond Trust of Kenya Limited. Alongside these two main tenants, there will also be room for other offices, retail outlets, a coffee shop, a meeting room, and a fully equipped media centre with television broadcasting and recording as well as satellite facilities.

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