Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 | ||
| • | Monica Mumbi - 'There is Nothing to Go Back To': Monica Mumbi left her hometown of Molo, in Rift Valley Province, in February for the Naivasha internally displaced persons (IDP) camp after violence broke out in her town over the disputed elections. Mumbi spoke to IRIN about her experiences and why... | |
| • | Kenya Calls for Postponement of Vote: Kenya has called for the postponement of Friday's presidential run-off in Zimbabwe citing unfavourable conditions for a free and fair poll. | |
| • | Treasury Under Fire Over Fraudulent Money Printing Deal: Allegations of corruption are once again renting the air in Kenya pitting the government and long time currency manufacturer De La Rue. | |
| • | Scrap VAT On Tour Operators, Urges Balala: Tourism minister Najib Balala says selling Kenya as a preferred destination to European tourists will be difficult following the value added tax imposed on tour operators in the budget. | |
| • | Fewer Commercial Banks Are Best for This Country: One of the more significant policy decisions announced by Finance minister Amos Kimunya during his budget speech was the plan to force commercial banks to increase minimum capital from the current Sh250 million to Sh1 billion. | |
| • | Displaced Learners Registered for Exams: More than 2,000 displaced KCPE candidates have been registered to sit this year's exam, Rift Valley provincial director of education said on Tuesday. | |
| • | Manufacturers Get Reprieve: Manufacturers with the superior diamond mark of quality can now breathe a sigh of relief as they are no longer required by the Kenya Bureau of Standards to apply the basic standardisation mark scheme ahead of the July 1st deadline. | |
| • | Anti-Counterfeit Bill to Return: The Anti-Counterfeit Bill will be re-introduced in Parliament and made into law by the end of the year. | |
| • | How to Lose Investors: The cost of doing business in Kenya has appreciably come down in recent times. This has, inevitably, triggered a lot of back-slapping, particularly after positive reviews came from multilateral organisations like the World Bank. | |
| • | ECKHandled Polls Well - Karua: The Electoral Commission of Kenya has efficient officers who did not mishandle the General Election last December, Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs minister Martha Karua told the House. | |
| • | Minister Shelves Plans to Raise Search Fees: The Government has suspended its controversial plans to increase the official search fee in land registries from Sh100 to Sh3,000. | |
| • | Horse Racing - Jockey Takes Four Races At Ngong: South African jockey, Timothy Pretorius, answered demands with four strikes, and, a short-head second, at the bumper-sponsored Ngong meeting on Sunday. | |
| • | Violence Victims' Steadfast Resolve to Coexist in Peace: Mr Jacob Kenduiywo and his wife, Anne, receive the key to their house from Uasin Gishu DC Leonard Ngaluma during the official handover of five of the 10 houses by the Kenya Red Cross Society at Matharu village in Uasin Gishu District on Monday. The... | |
| • | Invest in Renewable Energy Sources: Oil as a source of energy has played a fundamental role in the massive development witnessed over the last century. It is inconceivable how the world could have progressed in virtually every aspect without oil. | |
| • | Cricket - Nomads Hit Chiefs in CK League: Northern Nomads enhanced their chances of lifting the Cricket Kenya Sahara Elite two day league when they beat Western Chiefs by nine wickets at the Ruaraka Sports Club on Sunday. | |
| • | New Board for Mombasa Water Firm: A new board of directors to manage the troubled Mombasa and Water Sewerage Company (Mowasco) will be appointed this week, deputy Mayor John Mcharo said on Tuesday. | |
| • | State Accused of Breaching Rules: The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has accused the Government of not observing major rules while resettling people displaced in the post-poll violence. | |
| • | Why We Must Tame the Rogue Morans, Say Elders: The Maasai elders behind the "deportation" of errant morans from the city have different backgrounds, as their clubs are carved from different tree species. | |
| • | Military Chiefs Meet Over Rwanda Rebels: A joint 'Tripartite Plus' meeting of Chiefs of Defence Staff has affirmed its commitment to fight 'negative' rebellious forces operating in the Great Lakes region. | |
| • | International Tribunal in Row With Kenyan Govt Over Fugitive: The story of Rwandan fugitive Felicien Kabuga has taken a new twist-the latest being reports of a major row brewing between the Government and the International Tribunal investigating the whereabouts of the most wanted man in connection with that... | |
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