Thursday, August 14th, 2008
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| • | People, Not Electricity, Make Growth Possible: Conventional wisdom holds that a shortage of affordable and reliable energy is a key factor in perpetuating low levels of development in countries like Kenya.
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| • | IRI Statement on Election Day Poll: ’s December 27, 2007, elections.
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| • | Former Govt Whistleblower to Return From Exile: John Githongo, a former Government official in charge of corruption, is set to return to Kenya this month.
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| • | Kenya to Host U-20 Regional Netball Event Next Month: The Under-20 East and Central Africa Netball Championship will be held in Nairobi Kenya, in September, officials have said.
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| • | Ugandan Girls One Win Away From Place in Continental Championship: Uganda will for the first time have a team at the Africa Junior Championships due October in Egypt if the girls hold off Kenya in a second leg game at Lugogo Indoor Stadium tomorrow evening.
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| • | Cargo Delivery From Mombasa Port to Be Done 24 Hours Daily: It is now official. Cargo delivery from Mombasa Port and all border entry ports to the hinterland land locked countries will now be done 24 hrs seven days a week, a move expected to speed up cargo movement on the northern corridor route.
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| • | Governments of National Unity Are Undermining Democracy: The currents talks, between the self-declared President Robert Mugabe and his main challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai, aimed at forging a government of 'national unity' is not good for the African continent.
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| • | Poverty Blamed for Country Post-Election Violence: Poverty and inequality laid the foundation for the violence that followed last December 27 General Election in Kenya, a new report says, adding that the mismanaged tallying of votes triggered the chaos.
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