Sunday, August 10th, 2008 | ||
| • | Olympics Off to a Colourful Start in Beijing: Kenya joined the rest of the world at a spectacular opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games at the newly-built National Olympic Stadium Friday night. | |
| • | Untold Suffering of IDPs in 'Transitional Camps': The Catholic bishops of Eldoret and Kitale dioceses in western Kenya last weekend took American Bishop John Ricard to see for himself the impact of the post-election violence and efforts of reconstruction and peace building. | |
| • | Numbers of Street Children Rising in Eldoret: William, 11, sleeps in an alleyway between two shops in Eldoret town of Kenya's Rift Valley Province, in constant fear of being beaten by police and other security agents. | |
| • | Govt Sets Priorities for Ministries: The Government has set priority areas for ministries under a new partnership with the private sector aimed at improving service delivery to Kenyans. | |
| • | URA Impounds Six Kenyan Boats: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) operatives have impounded six Kenyan boats that were found smuggling fish from Bugiri areas on Lake Victoria. The move follows a recent warning by the Ministry of Fisheries against the illegal practice. | |
| • | Pamela Jelimo Speaks of Possible World Record: The lure of Kenya's first women's Olympic gold medal is in itself enough motivation; 800 metres sensation Pamela Jelimo on Thursday spoke about a possible world record in the two-lap race that promises to be among the highlight athletics events here... | |
| • | Fury as Speaker Blocks Report on Kimunya: Furious MPs protested as the Speaker Thursday blocked a damning report into the conduct of former Finance Minister Amos Kimunya. | |
| • | More Testing Kits, Drugs to Combat Black Fever: Efforts to control Black fever (visceral leishmaniasis), also known as Kala-azar, have been stepped up in northern Kenya's Wajir and Isiolo Districts, where 130 cases have been reported, health officials said. | |
| • | Too Many Firearms Threaten North: The widespread availability of firearms in the northern regions of Kenya has exacerbated insecurity and more people are being killed during livestock raids. | |
| • | Oil Line to Be Built Sept: CONSTRUCTION of the 350km Kenya-Uganda oil pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala will start next month, sources have said. | |
| • | Tea Traders Pay Double Tax in Kenya: UGANDAN tea exporters pay double tax in Kenya, Raymond Agaba, the acting commissioner in charge of internal trade, has revealed. | |
| • | RVR Fires Boss Amid Claims of Poor Services: After persistent complaints and criticism on its incompetence, Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the Kenya-Uganda Railways concessionaire has finally thrown away its Managing Director and brought in new brains in an effort to improve its service provision. | |
| • | Momanyi, Kabuu Declare Intent to Win: . | |
| • | 57 Councillors In Uhuru List Lose Jobs: Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has revoked the nomination of 57 councillors and appointed 64 others whose names were struck out by his predecessor, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta. | |
| • | Bowman Gilfillan in Regional Legal Link-Up: COMMERCIAL law firm Bowman Gilfillan announced plans yesterday to set up a significant presence in east Africa by entering into an association with Kenyan law firm Coulson Harney. | |
| • | Alert On Terror Scare is a Vital Precaution: Tomorrow, Tanzanians and Kenyans will mark a grim day 10 years ago, when terrorists targeted the American embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, leaving hundreds of innocent people dead and thousands severely injured. Neither country had been... | |
| • | Kiplagat Shifts Base: Ugandan runner Benjamin Kiplagat can hardly sleep or enjoy a meal. He is focused on one thing, breaking Kenyan dominance of 3,000 metres steeplechase at the Olympics. | |
| • | Children Still Feel Aftermaths of Poll Violence: Kenya is still feeling the aftermath of the wave of violence that claimed at least 1 200 lives and displaced an estimated 350 000 people, mostly women and children, following the controversial results of elections last December, a Unicef official has... | |
| • | Kenya to Host Trade Fair in Joburg: THE Kenya High Commission will host a trade fair and conference at the Sandton Convention Centre from September 19 to 21. The initiative is aimed at creating a platform for business linkages between South African and Kenyan businesses through expanded... | |
| • | Rift Valley Railways Sacks MD: TROUBLED Rift Valley Railways on Monday replaced its managing director and created an executive position under a new management structure in what is seen as a move to shore up its dwindling fortunes. | |
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