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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 | ||
| • | New Ministry to Hire 6,000 Workers: About 6,000 public health workers will be hired in the next three years to reduce a shortage of staff in the sector, a Cabinet minister said on Tuesday. | |
| • | Polls Probe Team Calls Up Witnesses: Kenyans have been asked to present names of possible witnesses they want to appear before the team set up to probe last year's General Election, by May 16, 2008. | |
| • | Kenya Airways Ready to Increase Ticket Prices: National carrier Kenya Airways will increase fares on several routes within the next two months. | |
| • | Kibaki Trains Talent Search On Varsities: President Kibaki stuck to the tradition of hiring Permanent Secretaries from universities and the private sector. | |
| • | Parliament - Mwiria Wants Senior Public Servants Vetted: An assistant minister wants a team put in place to vet the appointments to top posts in the Public Service. | |
| • | Firms Link Up to Give Rural Poor ICT Services: A partnership between a local technology company and a US-based firm will enable Kenyans in the rural areas to access information and telecommunication services. | |
| • | 500 Families Face Starvation After Surviving Floods: Residents of Wahambla and Got Kokech villages in Asego Division of Homa Bay District are still in shock after narrowly escaping death in last Sunday night's torrential rains that left behind a trail of destruction and desperation. | |
| • | Parliament - Ministers Skip Debate On 2000/01 PAC Report: It was a new Parliament indulging in an old ritual. | |
| • | Yes, Do Expand Nairobi: The hue and cry over the bloated Cabinet notwithstanding, it is true that some of the seemingly minor dockets were long overdue. | |
| • | Wako Disowns Grand Regency Deal: The controversy surrounding Goldenberg architect Kamlesh Pattni's hand-over of Grand Regency Hotel to the Central Bank took a new turn on Tuesday when Attorney-General Amos Wako distanced himself from the deal. | |
| • | Agencies Sound Alarm Over Arms: Kenya's security agencies have raised concern over an influx of illegal arms as a result of fighting between Islamist-led insurgents and government troops in Mogadishu, Somalia. | |
| • | Jokes Aside, Rise of Clown to City Hall Baffles: Comedian and rapper George Mwangangi, better known by his stage name Mongolo, has never been rated as a great artiste. | |
| • | Petrol Hits Sh100 Mark As Crude Prices Soar: Petrol prices have hit the Sh100 per litre mark in Nairobi, with crude oil trading at US $117 a barrel due to international supply fears and price uncertainties. | |
| • | Final Dash for Safaricom Shares: Thousands of investors thronged stock brokers' offices and banks on Tuesday in a last-minute rush to beat the deadline of buying Safaricom shares. | |
| • | Parliament - Give Roads Priority, MPs Ask State: Members expressed outrage at the poor state of roads in the country and challenged the grand coalition Government to give the sector priority. | |
| • | Mungiki - Talk to Them Or Name Them a Terrorist Group: THE SECURITY OF KENYANS IS guaranteed in the Constitution. Therefore, the Government should be concerned about the recurrent offensive carried out by the outlawed Mungiki sect, which have created a security nightmare. | |
| • | Judge Pulls Out of Ruto Graft Case: A High Court judge has disqualified himself from hearing a Sh96 million corruption case against Agriculture minister William Ruto. | |
| • | State Registers Kikoi Trademark: The Government will enforce exclusive rights of ownership to the Kikoi trademark. | |
| • | Mediation Talks in Quorum Hitch: Mediation talks failed to take off due to a quorum hitch, as most of the negotiators were away meeting with President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. | |
| • | Residents Say Eviction is Unfair: Residents on land earmarked for growing sugarcane in Msambweni District have resisted a move to evict them. | |
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