Friday, July 25th, 2008
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| • | News Church bodies root for religious education: Two major church bodies want religious education made compulsory and examinable in schools to curb the rising cases of strikes.
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| • | Cases of Prostate Cancer Increase: — it has been confirmed that cases of prostate cancer are highest in Africans compared to other races.
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| • | Raila is Best Performer, Poll Says: A new opinion poll places Prime Minister Raila Odinga ahead of his principal partner, President Kibaki in performance in the Grand Coalition Government.
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| • | News Commuters stranded after ferries breakdown: Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours at the Likoni ferry channel after three of the four ferries developed mechanical problems on Thursday.
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| • | Christian And Muslim Youth Share At Catholic Art Festival: Youth from parts of Kenya and neighbouring South Sudan are taking part in an art festival organized by two associations in collaboration with the north-western Diocese of Lodwar.
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| • | Shocked Churches Say Schools Unrest a Sign of Social Rot: The wave of student unrest sweeping across Kenyan secondary schools is evidence of a breakdown of social order and values, Protestant and evangelical churches said.
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| • | Mr David Blunkett - Apology: AllAfrica published an article from one of its content providers, which remained on the website from July 7 to 9, 2008, which included a number of factual inaccuracies in relation to the former British Home Secretary, Mr David Blunkett.
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| • | Women Worst Hit By Food Crisis: The current food crisis is yet another reminder of the feminisation of poverty. Women produce most of the food in poor countries, yet they have less access to seed, fertilisers and extension services.
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| • | Resettled Displaced Struggle With New Life: Joshua Ebei is a chairman in one of the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Lodwar town in the northwestern district of Turkana Central.
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| • | Suicide Not on the Cards: I love Kenya. Its liberation struggles and subsequent victory over dictatorship are inspiring. When I made a stop over in Nairobi on July 7, I was naturally hungry for current news.
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| • | Safaricom IPO Has Cost Ugandans Four Percent Investment: Ugandan investors have reason to be angry with the recently concluded Safaricom IPOs that have turned out to be costly as bankers' cash heavily on the unfavourable exchange rates.
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