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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 | ||
| • | Tens of Thousands Facing Acute Food Shortage: Tens of thousands of people are facing food scarcity in the areas of Baringo and East Pokot in Kenya's north Rift, a humanitarian official said. | |
| • | Old Warhorse Kimutai in One Last Bid For Glory: The dearth of race walking in Kenya is a big worry. That there is no one close to matching David Kimutai's international success as the military man gets to the twilight of his career is cause for great concern. | |
| • | ECK Staff Accused of Raising Voter Figures: Some Electoral Commission of Kenya officials may have been compromised to register voters more than once with a view to inflating numbers, a lobby group has said. | |
| • | Cellphone Service Competition Hots Up: Competition for the low-end mobile telephone service market is set to get more fierce with Thursday's expected launch of a Sh20 scratch card by Zain Kenya. | |
| • | Churches Criticised Over Silence On School Strikes: Churches were Monday criticised for their silence over the recent wave of school strikes. | |
| • | Balala Seeks Ksh1 Billion to Market Country: Tourism minister Najib Balala will request the Cabinet to grant him Sh1 billion annually to market the country as a top tourist destination.Mr Balala said that he has already prepared a Cabinet paper for the request and would table it before the next... | |
| • | New Laws On Agriculture Set for House: Radical changes are set for the agricultural sector in a bid to improve its productivity. | |
| • | Poll Violence Cost Dairy Sector Sh19 Billion: The dairy sub-sector lost an estimated Sh19 billion at the beginning of the year due to post election violence. | |
| • | House Renews Push to Control Calendar: Parliament is once again seeking to wrest control of its calendar from the Executive. | |
| • | Indiza Takes Title At Muthaiga: Dismas Indiza bounced back to form to win the Blue Shield Insurance Corporate golf Challenge at Muthaiga Golf Club. | |
| • | CDF Probed Over Graft: The Igembe South CDF is being investigated over alleged misappropriation of millions of shillings meant for local projects. | |
| • | Mixed Reaction to Naming of Councillors: The Electoral Commission of Kenya conducted the selection of 55 nominated councillors for 60 political parties after the degazettement of nominated councillors. | |
| • | Mombasa Player Wins Nation Classic Qualifier: Mombasa Golf Club's Martin Wahome won a four-way countback tussle with Nyali's Masika brothers to qualify top in the East African Nation Golf Classic Coast regional qualifying round at Leisure Golf Club. | |
| • | North Rift Poll Clash Victims Get Funds: Internal refugees in the North Rift region have started receiving compensation from the Government though they have termed it as "too little". | |
| • | Equity Bank Half-Year Profit Doubles: Equity Bank Group has nearly doubled its profits, reporting a 199 per cent increase in pre-tax profit for the six months ending June 30, 2008. | |
| • | Momanyi Has Big Reason to Seek Revenge: After the 5,000 metres race at the Africa Athletics championships in Addis Ababa, Grace Kwamboka Momanyi wept. | |
| • | ECK to Overhaul Voters' Register: The Electoral Commission of Kenya is set to overhaul the country's voters' register, it was disclosed Monday. | |
| • | Athletes Settle Down in Beijing: After the gruelling 20-hour journey from Nairobi to the Beijing Olympic Village at the weekend, Kenya's first group of Olympians had a feel of the Olympic venues for the first time on Sunday. | |
| • | Regulators Defend High Cost of Electricity: The Energy Regulatory Commission has come out to the astronomical increase in electricity bills for the month of July following complaints from the public. | |
| • | Dunfords Attract Rare Attention: Jason Dunford and his younger brother David are the best ambassadors that Kenya has not had. | |
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