Thursday, May 15th, 2008
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| • | Police Finally Leave Mungiki Leader's Home: The government Wednesday withdrew the last police officers who had occupied the Kitengela home of jailed Mungiki leader Maina Njenga.
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| • | Eveready Half-Year Profits Dip 91 Percent: Eveready East Africa Limited has registered a massive reduction in its pre-tax profits for the first six months upto March 31st.
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| • | Assist Businesses Too: The Government is finally waking up to the fact that it is ultimately responsible for the safety of its citizens and their property. On Monday, President Kibaki took what is clearly a baby step in cobbling some form of restitution for victims of the...
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| • | Law to Curb Phone Misuse On the Way: All 11 million mobile phone subscribers were on Wednesday put on notice - use the handset to promote crime, immorality and send hate messages at your peril.
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| • | OP Should Come Clear On Fundraiser Circulars: When President Kibaki led the nation in raising funds for resettling the displaced people, few dared to question whether this was not an abrogation of the law. This was because of the enormity of the problem at hand, and the desire not to be seen to...
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| • | Bid for Bura Poll Recount Dismissed: The High Court on Wednesday turned down an application seeking a recount and inspection of all the documents used in Bura constituency in last December's General Election.
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| • | The Cutting Edge: Kenya may not be perfect but it is certainly not a failed state, asserts Gichuki Githae, angered by S. Mugenyi's negative characterisation of the country. He adds: "His justification was definitely a blow below the belt. There is no country that does...
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| • | Official Opposition Debate Goes On: Agriculture minister William Ruto has differed with his party leader over the need for an official opposition.
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| • | Kenyans Must Go for Nothing Short of Quality Presidency: IS IT TOO EARLY TO BEGIN ANgling for the Kibaki succession? May be not. But do the candidates we hear about have anything of value to tell, or show us? That is where, as Kenyans, we come in.
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| • | Athletes Not Keen On AK's Olympic Camp: Athletics Kenya's decision to go the Ethiopian way by having elite athletes in a long-haul training camp ahead of the Olympic Games appears headed for a rough ride as some of the track stars want to go ahead with their individual training programmes.
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| • | House Team to Monitor Free Tuition Scheme: The Parliamentary Committee on Education Research and Technology will monitor the implementation of the free tuition in secondary schools.
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| • | Kenya Railways Seeks Help Over Sale of Land: The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission is yet to file its documents in court in respect of a suit involving public property.
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| • | 175 Ballot Boxes Opened: The opening of 175 ballot boxes from Makadara constituency to verify their contents began on Wednesday afternoon.
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| • | 30 Seek ODM Ticket in By-Elections: ODM Wednesday received nomination forms from 30 parliamentary aspirants seeking to vie in three by-elections.
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| • | Kalonzo Tells Probe Team to Work Faster: Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka on Wednesday asked the prison reforms committee to work speedily in looking at the living conditions of warders.
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| • | Tata to Set Up Local Bus Plant: The local arm of Indian conglomerate Tata, Tata Africa, will set up a vehicle manufacturing plant in East Africa.
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| • | In the Footsteps of Her President: She is a strong-willed professional woman currently flying the Tanzanian flag high in the international arena.
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| • | MPs Take First Step to Limit Size of Cabinet: The MPs allowed Turkana Central MP Ekwee Ethuro (PNU) to introduce a Bill that seeks to let Parliament establish Government ministries.
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| • | Gang Shoots Officer Dead in Her Home: Villagers were left in grief and shock after an armed gang shot dead a police officer and her two sons.
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| • | Goods Clearance Time At Border to Fall: Clearing of goods within the East African Community could come to down to hours when Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania revenue authorities link their systems.
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