Friday, April 25th, 2008
| |
| • | Embarrassing Protocol Tug-of-War Ends: Differences played out in public over the pecking order between Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Prime Minister Raila Odinga had been papered over on the second day of the peace rallies.
|
| • | 150,000 Still in Camps As Resettlement Process Starts: There are 166 camps hosting thousands of internal refugees countrywide.
|
| • | The Cutting Edge: The ideal place to house ODM-K's Mutula Kilonzo and the Nairobi Metropolitan Development ministry, says J. Seda, is at the Mayor's Parlour. A rather cynical Seda adds: "After all, he is the minister for City Hall."
|
| • | Athletics - Tusker Leaves Track Fans Thirsty: Athletic Kenya have postponed the IAAF Tusker Permit Meet from May 11 to September. Isaiah Kiplagat, the AK chairman, said the decision was arrived at between organisers and sponsors after athletes expressed reservations with the original date.
|
| • | Athletics - Country Overdue for an Olympic Marathon Title: The longest and most gruelling Olympic athletic event is the marathon. It is one of the highlights at the Olympics that every athlete's dreams of winning. You see, a marathon is not just a race, it is the ultimate endurance test for the human body and...
|
| • | Rein in This Rivalry in Public Affairs: It is becoming clear that it will not be business as usual in the running of public affairs in Mombasa, courtesy of competing interests in the grand coalition.
|
| • | Volleyball - Scare in Cairo As Prisons' New Star is Taken Ill: Kenya Prisons face an uphill task in their maiden show at the Africa women's volleyball championships after their centre player, Pauline Nyongesa, was taken ill on Friday, just hours after the team arrived in Cairo.
|
| • | Co-Op Bank IPO Now On Course: Co-operative Bank shareholders on Friday approved plans by the bank to list at the stock market through an Initial Public Offering later in the year.
|
| • | Resettling the Displaced First Test for the Grand Coalition: The resettlement of Kenyans who are refugees in their country and in Uganda is the first political test for the grand coalition government. But as usual, Kenyan politicians have created a dispute over it; whether or not it should start immediately.
|
| • | Warders Demand Better Terms: Prison warders have numerous grievances which the authorities have been reluctant to address.
|
| • | Top Civil Servants Cry Foul Over Promotions: Top career civil servants are unhappy with the retention and appointment of permanent secretaries aged 55 and above.
|
| • | Three Inmates Die As Warders Strike: Three inmates at the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison died after taking a lethal brew prepared by one of them inside the cells.
|
| • | Regency's New Managers Arrive: The new receiver managers of the controversial Grand Regency Hotel on Friday took over from their predecessors as plans to sell the business in a month went into top gear.
|
| • | Criticos Takes Land Case to the Hague: A former MP whose land was taken by the Government to settle squatters says he is taking the matter to the International Court of Justice.
|
| • | Domestic Tourism Campaign Gathers Momentum, But Kenyans Cry Foul: If you have been keen over the past few weeks, you must have noticed how aggressive Kenya's domestic tourism marketing is becoming.
|
| • | Kibaki Keeps Off Amnesty Pleas: President Kibaki on Friday remained non-committal as he faced more demands for the freeing of suspects held over post-election violence.
|
| • | Our Leaders Must Not Relax the Peace Hunt: Despite reservations expressed by MPs from some of the affected areas, it is encouraging that the series of peace rallies in Rift Valley led by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are proceeding well. The region, Kenya's most...
|
| • | Security Scare As Prison Warders Strike: Three prisoners died as a countrywide strike by warders to push for better pay got under way.
|
| • | Call for Amnesty Dominates Rift Valley Peace Rallies: President Kibaki and Prime Minister Mr Raila Odinga took the peace and reconciliation campaign to the South Rift, where the regional leaders called for amnesty for suspected perpetrators of the post-election violence.
|
| • | Statements At Eldoret Meeting Worry the Displaced: Statements at President Kibaki's and Prime Minister Raila Odinga's rally in Eldoret have raised fresh concerns among the displaced.
|