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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | ||
| • | Food Reserves Set to Plummet: Poor rains and the presence of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Central Kenya, a traditionally food-secure region, have stretched available resources with government and humanitarian officials predicting a sharp drop in food reserves. | |
| • | Poisonous Shrubs to Produce Biofuels: The oil-rich seed of a poisonous shrub that thrives in arid climates with poor soil lies at the heart of plans by Kenya to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels without threatening food security. | |
| • | Food Reserves Set to Plummet in Central Province: Poor rains and the presence of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Central Kenya, a traditionally food-secure region, have stretched available resources with government and humanitarian officials predicting a sharp drop in food reserves. | |
| • | Another Boxer is Eliminated: Winston Montero (Dominican Republic) beat Kenya's Suleiman Wanjau Bilali 9-3 on Wednesday. This comes just one day after Bernard Ngumba was defeated by Uzbekistan's Tulashboy Doniyorov. | |
| • | Kenyan, Ugandan MPs Meet: The minister of relief and disaster preparedness, Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere, has commended Action Aid International for the humanitarian aid given to Kenyan refugees. | |
| • | Be Serious in House: Parliament was treated to an interesting discourse on Wednesday when two assistant ministers admitted that they did not have appropriate answers for queries put to them. | |
| • | Companies Pledge Bigger Prize for Medallists: Kenyan athletes have even more reason to put in extra effort for a gold medal in Beijing; double the amount they were promised for the feat. | |
| • | Beer Wars II Now Brewing With Entry of New Player: Eight years after the demise of Castle Brewing Ltd in a hostile beer market, an upstart Kenya brewer is angling to challenge the local lager monopoly. | |
| • | Parliament Will Be Probing Smelly Socks Next: The typical image of mother-in-law is that of frumpy meddlers in windscreen glasses getting down on arthritic knees to check for dust under the bed and sending the breakfast tea to the Government Chemist to confirm that it is drinkable. | |
| • | Raila Causes Jitters As He Moves to Centrestage of Public Affairs: With the Grand Coalition entering its fourth month in office, debate is now shifting to whether Prime Minister Raila Odinga has become the focal point of the government. | |
| • | Leaders in Bid to Heal Region: Civic leaders from the Nakuru county council have resolved to spearhead reconciliation in the region following the ethnic animosities during the post-election violence. | |
| • | CBK Wins Battle Over Interest Rate: The Central Bank of Kenya has won round two in the fight to keep interest rates down. | |
| • | Dunford Undone By Slow Time: The clock couldn't be more wicked! Kenya's Jason Dunford comfortably won his 100 metres freestyle swimming heat at the National Acquatic Centre's "Water Cube" at the heart of Beijing's Olympic action Tuesday, but his new national record time could not... | |
| • | Ministry Has a Point: The introduction of performance contracts in the public sector signalled the Government's desire to re-direct its operations by setting targets and giving time-frames for achieving them | |
| • | Civic Nominees a Burden, Says Mudavadi: The Government may consider doing away with nominated councillors to ease the burden on taxpayers, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has said. | |
| • | 135 Councils Broke, Says Minister: Only 40 out of the 175 councils earn enough money to pay their workers' salaries, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has said. | |
| • | KPA - Protests By MPs Too Parochial: Politicians have a penchant for creating discord where none exists. | |
| • | Country's Coup a Shame for Continent: Last week's coup d'etat in Mauritania during which army troops grabbed power from the first ever democratically elected president in what, at face value, appears to be a selfish motive, has shown us again that the continent remains prone to violence... | |
| • | Rail Firm in Deal to Boost Services: Troubled Rift Valley Railways has entered into a technical service agreement with PDL Toll of Australia to improve its services. | |
| • | The Cutting Edge: There was plenty of excitement when Local Government minister Musalia Mudavadi accused his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, of irregularly nominating 100 or so councillors, ignoring lists given to him by the political parties, and announced that he would... | |
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