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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 | ||
| • | Molo Election Officer Was a Fraud: A man who identified himself as the Molo constituency Returning Officer during the tallying process in last year's elections misled Kenyans. | |
| • | Easbrig Force to Be Tested in November: The Eastern African Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) is set to conduct a Command Post exercise in Kenya in November. This was revealed yesterday by the Director of the EASBRIG Coordination Mechanism (EASBRICOM), Simon Mulongo. | |
| • | Nakumatt Goes Regional As It Opens Doors in Rwanda: Bilateral trade relations between Kenya and Rwanda have received a boost with the official opening of the first Nakumatt supermarket chain in Kigali Rwanda. | |
| • | Athletics - Olympics Stars Return: A little the worse for wear after the monotony of the Peking Duck and the otherwise delicious Chinese cuisine, Kenya's Olympics heroes and heroines got closer home on Monday night when the country's ambassador to China, Ruth Solitei, treated them to a... | |
| • | Party Leaders Testifying at Commission: The leaders of Kenya's two main political parties, ODM and PNU, will appear before the Waki commission investigating post-election violence on Wednesday. | |
| • | Government Must Stay Away From the Judiciary: In 1985, the seventh UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders held a meeting in Milan, Italy, during which they adopted the "Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary". | |
| • | ECK Blamed for Not Using Laptops: It was impossible to use computers in each constituency during last year's General Election, the IT manager of the Electoral Commission of Kenya said on Tuesday. | |
| • | MPs Address Poverty: MPs from Africa on Tuesday moved to address food shortages, adverse effects of climate change and poverty in the continent. | |
| • | Seek Workable Solutions: It is apt that a key world meeting on climate change and food security attended by 150 legislators from 15 countries in Africa and Europe as well as Japan should be held in Kenya. | |
| • | New Import Regulations Oppressive for Business: Importers of fast-moving consumer goods are up in arms against a decision by the Kenya Bureau of Standards to introduce a quality mark on all imported goods sold in Kenya by October 1. | |
| • | Civic Authorities Must Deliver: A financial report on the operations of local authorities released this week contained few surprises. | |
| • | Coast to Get Tourism College: President Kibaki on Tuesday announced that the Government will soon establish a tourism training college at the Coast. | |
| • | New Tea Sector Rules Set to Ruffle Feathers: The Government will soon introduce regulations in the tea sector, including tea auctions, to ensure that farmers' earnings are commensurate with their input in the production of the crop. | |
| • | Beijing Always Welcomes You: From August 8-24, the 29th Olympic Games were successfully held in Beijing. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries and regions gathered in Beijing and strived hard to make their dreams a reality. | |
| • | Obama Enemies' Bid to Stain the Audacity of Hope: Fringe foes of Barack Obama are again turning to Kenya in what appears to be increasingly desperate attempts to discredit the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. | |
| • | Ngilu in Plea for Aid: Kenya is hoping that the new United States President will maintain strong ties between the two countries, Water minister Charity Ngilu said. | |
| • | Scrap Fuel Subsidies, UN Urges: Fuel subsidies should be scrapped, if the fight against the increase in greenhouse emissions is to be won, the United Nations has said. | |
| • | Sugar And Mining Firms in Row Over Land: Two companies are locked in a dispute over a 2,300-acre piece of land at Ramisi in Msambweni District that they claim the Government leased to both of them. | |
| • | 48,000 Need Food Aid As Crop Fails: More than 48,000 people in Muranga North District are in dire need of relief food. | |
| • | Forms Have Error, Says Official: Confusion reigns at the Ministry of Immigration and Registration of Persons over the correct fee for citizens who want to renew their passports. | |
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