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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | ||
| • | Economy is On Its Sickbed; Where's the Cure: AFTER THREE MONTHS OF political impasse, Kenyans can breathe a sigh of relief because we now have a grand coalition Cabinet in place. | |
| • | Motorsport - Top Riders Enter Rally: Teenage motocross rider Ken Anunda will be one of three new competitors during the 2008 National Cross-Country Rally Challenge, at Athi River's East Africa Portland Cement quarry farm on Sunday. | |
| • | Wrong Time for Theatrics: It is a pity that on the very day Parliament resumed business after prematurely adjourning after being unable to transact business, melodrama and theatrics should take centre-stage. | |
| • | Speaker to Rule On Opposition Leader: House Speaker Kenneth Marende is expected to make a historic ruling on the status of the official Opposition in Parliament following confusion in the seating arrangement in the chamber on Tuesday. | |
| • | Ex-Coast PC Mahihu Dies After Illness: A former Provincial Commissioner, Mr Eliud Mahihu, died on Tuesday after illness. | |
| • | Play Opposition Role, MPs Urged: Backbenchers have been asked to keep the new Cabinet on its toes to ensure that the grand coalition Government performs its duties efficiently. | |
| • | Speaker to Rule On Official Opposition: An attempt by backbenchers to force the suspension of House Business pending formation of Grand Coalition Opposition flopped. | |
| • | Revealed - Untold Secrets of Kibaki, Raila Talks: President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga demoted two ministers and sidestepped 10 MPs originally slotted for Cabinet appointments in the deal struck at the Sagana State Lodge, The Standard can now disclose. | |
| • | Soldiers Accused of Abuse in Mount Elgon: Two men have alleged that they were brutally beaten and tortured by soldiers in the operation in Mt Elgon District. | |
| • | Dar Petitioned to Lift Ban On Safaricom Offer: The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) has petitioned the Tanzanian Government to allow its citizens to invest in the Safaricom Initial Public Offer. | |
| • | Annan Returns to Celebrate Deal: The former international civil servant who negotiated the peace deal returns, today, to celebrate its implementation. | |
| • | Speaker to Rule On Official Opposition: An attempt by backbenchers to force the suspension of House Business pending formation of Grand Coalition Opposition flopped. | |
| • | Cabinet Has No Option But to Work in Unity: Back in January 2003, a new Cabinet of the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) was sworn in. | |
| • | Post-Election Chaos Stalls Trade Talks: Trade negotiations in which Kenya was offering leadership were derailed after violence broke out following the disputed December 2007 presidential election. | |
| • | Railway Services Suspended: Rift Valley Railways Tuesday suspended its passenger services indefinitely following Monday's destruction of a section of its railway line by members of the outlawed Mungiki sect. | |
| • | No Let-Up in Mungiki Reign of Terror: A night guard at a garage in Nairobi's city centre is the latest victim of the outlawed Mungiki sect's continued offensive. | |
| • | Chaos And More Deaths in Mungiki Protests: The Mungiki mayhem continued for the second day on Tuesday with the killing of a night guard in Nairobi and protests that paralysed public transport in parts of the city, Nyeri and Nakuru. | |
| • | High Fuel Prices to Benefit Dealers in Solar Products: Dealers in solar products are positioning themselves to exploit opportunities presented by rising energy costs. | |
| • | Coalition Cabinet Buoys Market: The market reacted positively to Sunday's formation of a grand coalition government with significant improvement in key economic indicators such as the exchange rate and the stock market performance. | |
| • | Sound Policies Needed: A common thread as Cabinet ministers made ceremonial entries to their new offices was the promise of better delivery of services to Kenyans. | |
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