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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | ||
| • | Dozens Beaten As They Are Deported From UK, Says Report: Dozens of people from East Africa including some children have been systematically abused, beaten and in some cases threatened with torture for failing to co-operate with attempts to deport them from Britain, according to a new report. | |
| • | Police 'Got Live Bullets Order': Police officers in Kisumu were ordered to use live ammunition to quell post- election violence, the Waki Commission heard on Tuesday. | |
| • | Investors Pledge to Market Country Abroad: Italian investors have pledged to market Kenya abroad as they feel that the country is a safe tourist destination despite reports that terrorism suspect Fazul Abdallah was hiding in Malindi. | |
| • | Somali President Tells of Dispute With PM: President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed today told of a dispute between him and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Adde. | |
| • | Ministry Bans Holiday Tuition: The Government has banned holiday tuition and warned all school heads to observe the directive. | |
| • | Plane Crashes in Mogadishu: A FLY540 plane has gone down in bad weather near Mogadishu North Airport with 3 crew members. | |
| • | Another Boxer is Eliminated: There might have been some justification in Kenya crying foul over Nick Okoth's loss to colourless Mexican Arturo Santos Reyes after Monday's featherweight boxing fight, but yesterday, no one could have denied the fact that Kenya's Bernard Ngumba was... | |
| • | Grand Regency 'Worth Sh1.7 Billion': A private valuer had put the price of Grand Regency Hotel at Sh1.754 billion in January this year, an inquiry was told on Tuesday. | |
| • | Kivuitu Team Faces Axe Over Poll Riots: The fate of ECK boss Samuel Kivuitu and the other 21 electoral commissioners appeared to be sealed on Tuesday when it emerged that they could pay the price for last year's presidential election. | |
| • | Famine Warning in Horn of Continent: Famine threatens many areas of northern Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea unless international action is stepped up to address the chronic food needs. | |
| • | Last Group Off to Beijing: The final batch of 25 track runners and three officials left yesterday for Beijing.Head coach Julius Kirwa was a busy and frustrated man as he made last minute efforts to secure tickets for his alternate athletes while one assistant coach James... | |
| • | Commercial Bank to Cross List on Uganda, Tanzania Bourses: KENYA Commercial Bank (KCB) is to start trading its shares on the Uganda and Tanzania stock exchanges in the next few weeks. | |
| • | Kenya to Lift Ban on Chicken: Uganda's poultry products will soon be exported to Kenya, ending a two-year ban by the Kenya authorities. | |
| • | Quick-Silver Jelimo Sets the Bar in 800m: KENYAN Pamela Jelimo, who runs the 800m, is like a storm - in both ways. | |
| • | Kenyans Wary of Cranes: Kenya's national 15s coach Michael 'Tank' Otieno is relishing a tough return leg of the Tusker Elgon Cup clash with Uganda at the Rugby Union of East Africa Grounds (RFUEA) in Nairobi this Satudary August 16. | |
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