Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
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| • | NSE Boss in a Fix As Board Delays Renewal of His Contract: Anxiety is building in the capital markets following reluctance by the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) board to renew chief executive Chris Mwebesa's contract, at a time when speculation is rife about the unexplained delay in the appointment of the...
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| • | Come Clean On Kamani: The Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) should come out quick and fast and explain to the country what it is doing with embattled businessman Deepak Kamani, who was a wanted man due to his dealings in the Anglo Leasing transactions.
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| • | Why Banks Should Opt for Mergers: Innovation has become the economic religion of the 21st century. With today's markets changing at warp-speed, no existing business believes it has a future without a strong focus on innovation.
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| • | Bishop Anyolo Named Apostolic Administrator for Nakuru: Bishop Philip Anyolo of Homa Bay Diocese has been named the new apostolic administrator for Nakuru Diocese, following the elevation and transfer of Archbishop Peter Kairo to Nyeri.
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| • | Retired Archbishop Heads 500 Million-Dollar Refugee Fund: President Mwai Kibaki on Monday launched a multimillion-dollar fund for resettlement of displaced persons, to be chaired by the retired Catholic Archbishop of Nairobi, Raphael Ndingi Mwana a' Nzeki.
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| • | Govt Raises Funds, Resettlement Ongoing Despite Hitches: The Kenyan government has raised Ksh1.46 billion (US$22.4 million) of the Ksh30 billion ($462 million) it says it needs to resettle at least 350,000 people displaced during the post-election crisis.
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| • | Months After Dump Scare, Problems Persist: Every day, the Dandora dumpsite in the eastern part of Nairobi receives 2,000 tonnes of rubbish -- about half of the waste generated daily by the capital's 4.5 million people. The 12-hectare site is a low mountain of smouldering trash. Vultures and...
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| • | Technical Hitch Hurts Fuel Firms: A technical hitch saved Nairobi motorists from digging deeper into their pockets after Kenya Oil Company petrol pumps failed to adjust past Sh100 per litre of fuel.
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| • | Soccer - Bandari Put Up Brilliant Fight to Hold Mathare: Bandari FC checked Mathare United's winning streak with a brilliant performance to hold the slum boys to a 1-1 draw at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium, at the weekend.
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| • | ID Project Must Be Clean: The National Registration Bureau is celebrating the fact that it is now able to process 40,000 national identity cards per day. That is a laudable achievement given that for youth turning 18 and requiring identity cards, the long wait and constant...
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| • | Technology Eases Quest for IDs: Forty thousand Kenyans can now have their identification cards (IDs) in one day compared to 5,000 previously, the director of national registration has said.
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| • | Court Rejects Bid to Block Airport Deal: The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has yet again lost its bid to block an Italian company from taking part in a Sh3.1 billion project.
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| • | Golf - Karanja Braves Karen Course to Claim Eagle: Despite the current difficult condition of the Karen Country Club course, Karanja Macharia still returned an impressive score to emerge the overall winner of this year's Eagle Africa Insurance Brokers Corporate Golf tournament.
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| • | Don't Order Us, MPs Say Over Grand Opposition: Backbenchers seem determined to continue with their quest for an official Opposition in Parliament despite caution by leaders to abandon the idea.
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| • | Our Parliament Must Change With Times: LAST NOVEMBER I ATTENDED the World Science Forum in Budapest, Hungary, where I met Patrick Amuriat.
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| • | KCC's Milk Intake Soars: New Kenya Cooperative Creameries posted a 65 per cent increase in milk delivered in the past one month.
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| • | Pains of Unsung Heroes in Media Captured in New Documentary: A documentary launched to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day last week reveals the pain experienced by unsung heroes in the media.
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| • | Assembly Pushes for Role in Solving Crises: The East African Community will be strengthened to actively deal with political crises in the five member states.
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| • | No Extension for Lodging of Nyaga Claims: The deadline for investors to lodge claims for their shares in Nyaga Stockbrokers Limited will not be extended, the managers of the cash-strapped firm have said.
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| • | Dujis MP Wins Case Against Poll Rival: The High Court has thrown out yet another poll petition.
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