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• Kibaki to Address East African Investment Summit: President Kibaki will address the official opening of an investment conference in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday.
• Tsvangirai Supported But He Quit Too Late to Stop Election: Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change leader, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai received measured support from other opposition forces after formally withdrawing from Friday's presidential run-off election amid warnings from legal experts that the move was too...
• Budget Debate Put Off Due to Quorum Hitch: Parliament suffered the mystery of the missing debater on Wednesday, and members adjourned for lunch more than two hours early.
• UN to Probe Army Role in Mt Elgon: A UN organisation has asked for more information on the human rights violations allegedly committed by the Kenya Army in Mt Elgon District.
• Sony Sugar Stun Gor As Mahakama Fall to KCB: There were few goals on Wednesday as the Kenya Premier League resumed after a one-month recess with both Gor Mahia and Mahakama ending up on the losing side against Sony Sugar and KCB with identical 1-0 scorelines.
• Minister On the Spot Over Pay Raise for Envoys: The Foreign minister was ordered to consult with his permanent secretary before giving Parliament a comprehensive answer on why his ministry had failed to implement a directive to increase envoys' salaries.
• 175 Councils to Read Their Budgets Today: Local authorities across the country are expected to unveil their budgets on Thursday.
• House Divided Over Funds for Running State: Parliament was on Wednesday divided over how much money the Government should be given to run its operations pending the passage of the law on the national Budget.
• VP Dismisses Human Rights Team Report: The Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka on Wednesday dismissed a recent report on the resettlement of internal refugees by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights .
• Country Slips Five Places in Index of Failed States: Kenya has dropped five places in the annual "Failed State Index" released in Washington on Monday. The poor showing was attributed to the post-election violence earlier this year.
• Hail Mugabe, Long Live Bob, You Are a True African Hero: Hearing it being told, Zimbabwe's Big Man Robert Mugabe is an insane old man who should be locked up in a mental asylum, not running a country.
• Thinking About the City's Fine, But What of the Small Things?: Since he was appointed the minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Mr Mutula Kilonzo has exhibited tremendous energy.
• New Ministry Has Tough Job in Arid Areas: The 21 girls from Merti Secondary School in Isiolo will be sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination at the end of the year. But unlike thousands of their colleagues across the country, these girls have no plans of...
• National Championships Start Thursday: The national Athletics Championship, that starts on Thursday at Nyayo Stadium, will not be used to select the national team to the Beijing Olympics, Athletics Kenya chairman, Isaiah Kiplagat has said.
• It's a Welcome Reprieve: Tuesday's suspension by Lands minister James Orengo of the intended hike of land search fees by a whopping 3,500 per cent has come as a welcome relief to the common folk, as well as to valuers, lawyers and bankers, who routinely carry out searches in...
• IBM Launches the Africa Innovation Centre: IBM, the multinational computer technology company, has today launched the Africa Innovation Centre, in a bid to drive skills development in information technology and address business challenges in the economic growth of Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Kenya Wants Run-Off Election Postponed: Kenya has called for the postponement of Friday's presidential run-off in Zimbabwe citing unfavourable conditions for a free and fair poll.
• Food Prices Stay High Despite the Zero Rating of Basic Commodities: Just a stone-throw away from the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, customers spend hours walking the narrow lanes of the city council's Hawkers' market, checking out the prices of different varieties of rice. The assortment on offer is...
• Improve Services Before Raising Fees, Mr Orengo: The decision by Lands minister, James Orengo, to withdraw the new and controversial fees at the land registry to allow stakeholder consultations is welcome. It is the boldest move by a minister in recent times to accept to climb down for the sake of...
• Time to Overhaul Transport System And Drivers: On the way to work earlier this week I witnessed an accident involving two vehicles. It was quite evident who was to blame for the accident but the immediate reaction of both parties was to get into a shouting match.
 
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