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Friday, April 18th, 2008 | ||
| • | Annan in Series of Meetings: Former UN Secretary General, Dr Kofi Annan, spent most part of yesterday meeting various groups and leaders at Serena hotel. | |
| • | Sh1.5bn Boon for Farmers: Farmers hit hard by high prices of farm inputs can now sigh with relief as the Government has released Sh1.5 billion to the National Cereals and Produce Board to buy top dressing fertiliser and sell it to them at subsidised rates. | |
| • | ODM Got Raw Deal, Say MPs: Ten ODM MPs from the South Rift claim the region was shortchanged in the recent Cabinet appointments. | |
| • | Raila to Raise Zimbabwe Crisis in Cabinet: Prime Minister Raila Odinga will take up the Zimbabwe crisis to the Cabinet and the African Union. | |
| • | Raila, Kibaki Preach Unity to Kenyans: The new dawn beckoned as President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga ventured out for a public engagement a day after the Grand Coalition Cabinet took office. | |
| • | MDC Seeks Kenya's Help: Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday held talks with top officials of Zimbabwe's leading opposition party who sought Kenya's intervention in their country's election crisis. | |
| • | IDPs Told to Leave National Reserve: Western Provincial Commissioner, Mr Abdul Mwasserah, has urged displaced people who had sought refuge at Chepkitale national reserve to return to their homes. | |
| • | Ministers Hit the Road As Some Report At 7am: Zeal to serve characterised the first working day for the new coalition Cabinet. | |
| • | Commonwealth Pledges to Aid Reforms: THE Commonwealth has pledged to support the grand coalition Government implement reforms that will hasten reconstruction and spur development. | |
| • | Return of Mwau the Pick Boss: The name John Harun Mwau is sending shockwaves through Ukambani and so is his wherewithal. The 'Boss' of the Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya is back and in a big way. He is in the trenches, buoyed by his deep pockets, to transform Kilome into... | |
| • | Mt Elgon Operation Continues: THE military operation in Mt Elgon District has been stepped-up. | |
| • | I Am Determined to See Coalition Govt Work - PM: Prime Minister Raila Odinga has expressed confidence that the Grand Coalition Government would hold for five years. | |
| • | New Government Must Ensure Justice for Victims of Post-Election Violence: As the new Kenyan coalition government prepares to take office, Amnesty International today called on the new government to ensure that those responsible for the human rights abuses committed during the post-elections violence are brought to justice. | |
| • | Please Let It Work: Yesterday Mr. Raila Odinga was officially sworn-in as prime minister of Kenya in a coalition cabinet. | |
| • | Sharma Urges Country to Consolidate Reconciliation: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma met Kenya's political leaders on Friday and urged consolidated and decisive advance in the process of reconciliation following the swearing in of a power-sharing cabinet this week. | |
| • | Time for Reconciliation: Yesterday's swearing-in of Kenya's grand coalition Cabinet marks the beginning of an experiment that many Kenyans, neighbours and the international community are hoping will work. | |
| • | Kenya Calls for Increased Intra-Africa Trade: Kenya has called for an increase in intra-Africa trade in order to provide a market for exports from the African countries. Kenyan Trade and Industry Ministry Permanent Secretary, David Nalo said this will in turn help boost economic development on... | |
| • | Raila Odinga Sworn-in Prime Minister: The opposition leader was sworn in yesterday in a ceremony witnessed by the former UN Secretary General, Koffi Annan. | |
| • | Equity Gets a Foot in Uganda After Buying Bank for Sh1.6bn: Equity Bank has wholly acquired a bank in in Uganda in a Sh1.66 billion buy out that only awaits regulatory approval. | |
| • | 'Kenyans Adopt Movement System': The grand coalition that the major political parties in Kenya have formed is similar to the Movement form of governance that Uganda had from 1986 to 2005, President Yoweri Museveni has said. | |
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