Monday, April 21st, 2008
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| • | Retail Sales Hurt By High Cost of Farm Inputs: Retailers of farm inputs in Baringo District are recording poor sales of fertiliser and seeds as farmers have shied away from purchases due to the high cost of the commodities.
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| • | Sect Women Barred From Meeting Raila: Mungiki women followers were yesterday barred by the police from visiting Prime Minister Raila Odinga at his Pentagon offices.
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| • | 14 Killed As Security Team Fights Bandits: Fourteen people have been killed in livestocktheft-related violence at Gas Location, Chalbi District.
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| • | When KFF Incurred the Wrath of the Nigerian Women's: The Kenya Football Federation officials must have realised the folly of booking the Nigerian women's football team - the Falcons - at a Nairobi hotel two years ago before they had cleared the outstanding bills.
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| • | Why Vicious Sect Went On the Rampage: A split in the leadership of the outlawed Mungiki sect and jostling for its vast resources may be at the centre of the violence unleashed by its members recently.
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| • | Maseno Stay On Track to Keep Crown: Moses Wanjala scored 26 points, Tiberius Menya matched his season high with 17 and boys' basketball defending champions, Maseno School stayed on track for Saturday's final with a hard-fought 59-55 victory over St Austin's.
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| • | Cabinet List Fuels Anti-Kalonzo Sentiments in Ukambani: The recent naming of the grand coalition Cabinet has brought an interesting twist to Ukambani politics - a political realignment hitherto talked about only in hush tones.
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| • | Was Raila's Gaffe an Attack On Museveni?: When Prime Minister Raila Odinga spoke after the swearing in of the grand coalition Cabinet at State House on Thursday, he referred to the chief guest, Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, as "President of the Republic of Tanzania".
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| • | Appoint ECK Officials Early, Says Private Sector: Electoral commissioners should be appointed two years before the General Election to ensure they are not manipulated by politicians, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KPSA) has said.
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| • | Why the War Against Mungiki Will Be a Difficult One to Win: For several days this past week, the Mungiki made the security apparatus look powerless. In one cleverly executed plan, the illegal sect wreaked havoc in parts of the country, including Nairobi, Eldoret, Murang'a and Othaya.
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| • | Is This Another Goldenberg Plot?: Fresh questions have emerged over the alleged sale of the Grand Regency Hotel, days after Goldenberg architect Kamlesh Pattni said he had surrendered the multi-billion shilling investment to the Central Bank of Kenya.
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| • | Future Feuds Should Spare Economy: After three months of political impasse, Kenyans can breathe a sigh of relief because we now have a grand coalition Cabinet.
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| • | New Labour Laws Likely to Upset the Job Market: As new Labour minister John Munyes settles down in his office, stakeholders in the job market have his first assignment cut out for him - implementing the new labour laws passed by Parliament last year.
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| • | Implementation Likely to Raise Cost of Employment: The new labour laws are welcome as they seek to protect workers' rights.
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| • | Did ODM Really Lose Out in Selection of Coalition Team?: ODM supporters across the country did not rush to the streets in celebration after Mr Raila Odinga and a host of men and women from his party were named to the Cabinet.
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| • | Veteran John Nzeze to Mark Comeback With an Album: Once a musician, always a musician. This is the philosophy that drives veteran composer, singer and guitarist John Nzenze. After a long absence from the entertainment scene after deciding to call it quits, has made a comeback and is bracing himself...
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| • | Country is Still Sleeping On Its Intellectual Property Rights: Intellectual property rights are regarded by many people as food for the rich and poison for the poor. But this is a debatable issue; maybe the topic for another article. What is straightforward in today's knowledge-driven economies, however, is the...
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| • | 'Nation' Rewards Top Vendors in Isiolo: Nation Media Group (NMG) has rewarded newspaper vendors in Isiolo Town with a number of prizes for achieving or surpassing sales targets in the first quarter of the year.
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| • | Three Clubs Hope to Topple Hope From Top: Thika United, KCB and Mathare United will Saturday be gunning to dislodge World Hope from the top of the table in the Kenya Premier League that resumes after a two-week break.
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| • | Major Test Over Civil Service Jobs: With the coalition Cabinet in place, the focus now turns to the Civil Service, State corporations and foreign missions.
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