Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | ||
| • | Import Enough Wheat Flour: Yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture invited tenders from millers and traders to import 17,383 metric tonnes of wheat flour for the year from Egypt and Mauritius. This is far less than the 52,149 metric tonnes recommended in the legal notice... | |
| • | CCK Boss Takes His Final Bow: To be a referee during some of the most heated moments in the country's scrappy telecommunications industry is not an easy feat. | |
| • | HF Rights Issue Targets Refunds in Safaricom IPO: The State will not take up additional shares in the Housing Finance rights issue announced yesterday, it has emerged. | |
| • | How Software War Will Hurt Consumers: As more and more cyber-cafes bow to the threat of fines from Microsoft over illegal use of their software, the question arises: who is the winner in the crackdown? | |
| • | Errant Contractors Have Destroyed Country's Roads: No sooner had the new ministers assumed their respective dockets than they read the riot act to land grabbers and errant road contractors. | |
| • | The Man Behind Nyaga Stockbrokers: In many ways the initial public offering of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) in 2006 was a watershed in the history of the country's capital markets. It was the first big flotation in a decade in a market thirsting for new offers by... | |
| • | Agree On New Labour Laws: When President Kibaki assented to the five labour-related laws late last year, workers cheered while most employers whined. | |
| • | Gaps in Firms' Green Campaigns: Notice how green the public relations campaigns of multinational corporations have become.Major companies, from beer producers to airlines to automobile makers, want to tell you they're doing their bit to save the environment from global warming and... | |
| • | KQ to Expand Routes Despite Market Turbulence: The national carrier, Kenya Airways, is set to launch new routes in Africa and increase frequency on some routes this financial year as part of its expansion plans. | |
| • | Upgrading Infrastructure is Top Priority: As I travelled through Nairobi, the Rift Valley and Western provinces late last month, the issue that troubled me most was the lack of attention to the road network and other transport facilities. Why has the Kenya government neglected the transport... | |
| • | A Short History of Land Settlements in the Rift Valley: Since the outbreak of post-election violence in the Rift Valley, there have been numerous reports in the local dailies claiming that the root cause of this conflict is 'the land question'. Without exception, these reports fail to inform or educate us... | |
| • | Proposed Truth Commission Bill Seriously Flawed: Kenya's draft bill to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission is flawed and should be amended, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged parliament to revise the bill before it becomes law. | |
| • | Rains Come Too Late for Lamu Villagers Hard Hit By Famine: Our journey to Bargoni village in Lamu District, about took us seven agonising hours. | |
| • | Raila Says Cabinet to Decide On Mungiki: A crucial Cabinet meeting will be held on Thursday where among other things a decision is expected to be taken on whether the government should hold talks with militia groups in the country. | |
| • | Soccer - Shimba Hills' Handballers Target Football Honours: A ground of sports-happy handball players from Shimba Hills Secondary School on their way to a weekend tournament took a gamble that paid off handsomely when they registered for a football tournament and caused the greatest upset, eliminating... | |
| • | Athletics - New Date for Mombasa International Marathon: The 25th edition of the Mombasa International Marathon, which had earlier been scheduled for this Sunday, has been pushed forward to May 25. | |
| • | Housing Finance Launches Rights Issue: Mortgage firm Housing Finance will on Thursday launch its rights issue aimed at raising Sh2.3 billion to strengthen its lending capacity. | |
| • | Cricket - Coach Kirsten Hits the Ground Running: Kenya's new national cricket team coach, Andy Kirsten, on Wednesday said that he was satisfied with the level of fitness displayed by his players during the first session he conducted at the Kenyatta University on Tuesday. | |
| • | Sugar Traders' Permits Revoked: The Government on Wednesday moved to tame cartels in the sugar industry and bring down prices by cancelling licences for 16 sugar exporters. | |
| • | Soccer - Local Football Still a Fine Mess: The lull in the perennial administrative upheavals in the Kenya Football Federation was too good to last. The crippling tug of war has once again spilled over into the public domain. | |
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