Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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| • | Shocking Rise in HIV Prevalence: ’s HIV and Aids prevalence rate has increased to nearly eight per cent, according to a new study to be released Tuesday
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| • | Sudan to Be Sued over Nairobi Bomb Attack: A lawsuit against terrorism that could put Kenya in an awkward position with its trading partners is to be lodged in the United States by next week.
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| • | Former Finance Minister Quizzed in Hotel Probe Sale: ’u Monday appeared before a parliamentary committee to answer questions on their roles in the controversial sale of the Grand Regency Hotel.
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| • | New Report - Security Along the Sudan-Kenya Border: New data available from the Small Arms Survey suggests that while there is a security vacuum on both sides of the Sudan-Kenya border, insecurity and lawlessness are even more pronounced in Turkana North than in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, which is...
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| • | Kenyans Encroach On Mayuge District Forest Reserve: More than 100 encroachers, some of them Kenyans, have set up on the 16,000 hectare South Busoga forest reserve in Malongo and Kityerera sub-counties in Mayuge District.
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| • | New Packing Machine for EABL: Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink company East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is expected to acquire a new packaging machine from Germany next month. The machine is to be commissioned in November this year.
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| • | KCB to Teach SMEs: Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has entered into partnership agreements with enterprise development experts to offer business incubation services and expert knowledge on conventional ways of doing business to its small and medium size business customers,...
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| • | Govt Clinches WFP Maize Supply Deal: Despite production constraints that have shifted attention to food security, Kenya has clinched a supply deal in which it will sell 10 million bags of maize to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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| • | Tusker Are Kagame Cup Champions: Kenya's Tusker FC were yesterday crowned the 2008 Cecafa/Kagame Cup champions after beating Uganda's URA 2-1 in the final played last evening at National stadium, Dar-es-salaam.
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| • | Lola Kenya Screens to Run in Nairobi: After presenting six films at the 11th Zanzibar International Film Festival in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Lola Kenya Screen is to run a workshop in Nairobi, Kenya from August 11-16, 2008. Lola Kenya Screen, an audiovisual media platform for East African...
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| • | Govt Urged to Investigate Mt. Elgon 'Torture': A public inquiry should be set up into "torture and war crimes" committed by the Sabaot Land Defence Forces (SLDF) militia and the military in Mt Elgon District, human rights activists said.
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| • | Zimbabwe Crisis Puts Zuma Above Odinga: I congratulate Sunday Vision for the interview with ANC leader Jacob Zuma titled, "No racism in South Africa."
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| • | Peter Elim - "The Cows Left in the 1980s": Peter Elim is a resident of the Kanakurdio area in the Turkana region in northwestern Kenya. Elim, a pastoralist, talked to IRIN about how he had been affected by the changing climate.
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| • | URA, Tusker in Cup Final Clash: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Football Club are today aiming to emulate compatriots Police FC and SC Villa by winning the Cecafa Kagame Cup on Tanzanian soil.
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| • | Tusker Oust Yanga to Reach Kagame Cup Final: For the fifth year in a row the Cecafa/Kagame Cup trophy will not have a Tanzanian club's name inscribed on it.
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| • | Punish War Crimes in Mt. Elgon: The Kenyan government should account for dozens of missing people detained during the security operation in Mt. Elgon, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch also called on Kenya to support independent investigations...
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| • | Dzuwa And Lembris Reach Tennis Semifinal: Arusha based Jacob Lembris will play top seed Zimbabwean Martin Dzuwa in today's Tanga cement international tennis singles championship at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club centre court.
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| • | Tusker Set Simba-Yanga Clash: Tusker FC players celebrate their Kagame Cup semifinal victory over Young Africans at the New National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.Tusker play Uganda Revenue Authority on Sunday, a match to be preceded by Yanga-Simba third and fourth play
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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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