Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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| • | Curtain Comes Down On Tusker Project Fame II: The curtain comes down on the regional reality show, Tusker Project Fame 2 on Sunday, and music lovers are anxious to know who walks away the winner's prize.
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| • | Revealed - Students Drowning in Alcohol: The devastating effects of alcohol and drugs on young people in Kenya can be laid bare today.
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| • | If the Move's Good, Go Ahead And Make It: When Mombasa politician Shariff Nassir embarked on the grossly unpopular crusade to rid the town of kiosks and other eyesores in 1997, the residents accused him of ethnic cleansing since most victims were non-indigenous.
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| • | Key Buildings to Get Facelift After Chaos: Public buildings destroyed during the post-election violence will be rehabilitated at a cost of Sh153.6 million.
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| • | Tea Factory Reaches Deal On Plucking Method: It is two leaves and a bud. That was the agreement reached by the board of directors of Ragati Tea Factory Company over debate on the standard tea plucking method.
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| • | Rugby - Western, Nairobi Face Off in Final At Safari Sevens: Western Province on Friday maintained their dominance over the school's rugby scene by reaching the final of the Junior Tusker Safari Sevens after beating Nyanza 24-5 in the semi-final.
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| • | Scrap Metal Exports Ban Opposed: Over 800,000 jobs are at risk if the government implements the ban on exportation of scrap metals, an association has said.
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| • | Media And Faiths Accused of Bias in Polls: The media and religious leaders were on Friday accused of bias in the last election.
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| • | Revealed - Towns That Top Drugs List: Kisumu and Nakuru lead in alcohol abuse in Kenya, a report has shown.
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| • | Industry Invests Millions to Curb Alcohol Abuse: It was not until four years ago that the country's alcoholic beverage manufacturers stepped up efforts to encourage responsible drinking. The industry has since then invested millions of shillings annually in an effort to curb underage drinking, over...
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| • | Three Killed in Fighting Over Water And Pasture: Three people were killed on Friday in clash between two communities in Mwingi District.
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| • | What is Kenya's Position On Zimbabwe, Mr Wetang'ula?: Mr Christopher Mulei, a Kenyan lawyer and journalist, once described Kenya's foreign policy as a policy of "wait and see." He argued also that only Mr Joseph Murumbi had served with distinction as Foreign Affairs minister.
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| • | Soccer - Punched in the Teeth for Scoring a Last Gasp Equaliser: There was more at stake than just the league title for both AFC Leopards and Kenya Breweries in their last match of the season at the Nyayo National Stadium about two decades ago.
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| • | Emotional Farewell for Laboso: Assistant minister Lorna Laboso was buried on Friday 10 days after she died in a Narok plane crash alongside Roads minister Kipkalya Kones and two other people,
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| • | Prison Warders Get Allowances And Pay Raise: The recent strike by prison warders was not in vain, after all.
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| • | Motorsport - Officials On Course With Timing System: The organisers of next weekend's KCB Safari Rally are on course to implementing a proper timing system in the competition which is a round of the African Rally Championship.
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| • | Treasury Meets Agents Over IPO Refunds: The Treasury on Friday met with authorised selling agents to map out ways of speeding up the Safaricom initial public offering refunds.
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| • | Athletics - Mayoyo And Nyangeri Shine On Kisii Track: Evans Mayoyo overcame stiff opposition to win the 5,000 metres race during the Nyanza South athletics championships at the Gusii stadium on Friday.
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| • | UN Promotes Sports and Peace Project in Kenya: More than 300 children from across the Kenyan capital Nairobi will gather tomorrow to launch a three-month event to promote peace and reconciliation organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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| • | Refusals of Amnesty Hinder Resettlement: No amnesty, no resettlement, is the phrase greeting some returnees in parts of Rift Valley Province, the epicentre of the violence that followed the disputed presidential election results.
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