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Friday, August 29th, 2008 | ||
| • | Obama's Family Celebrates Speech: Presidential nominee Barack Obama extolled his Kenyan connection in a bold 44-minute speech which has raised the stakes in the race to the United States' White House. | |
| • | Obama Policies Give Hope to the World: Many people in Kenya must have woken up in the early hours of Friday to catch a live broadcast from the United States of Sen Barack Obama's acceptance speech for the Democratic Party nomination to vie for presidency. | |
| • | As a Friend of Kenya, I Am Proud to Support Obama: More than a decade ago, I had the good fortune to know Kenya through many trips that I made to Nairobi. | |
| • | U.S. Media Praise Obama Speech: It was to be expected that the 84,000 Democratic partisans would respond with boundless enthusiasm to Barack Obama's speech framing the 67-day campaign against Republican presidential candidate John McCain. | |
| • | Kriegler Team Ends Public Hearings: The Independent Review Commission has concluded its public hearings. | |
| • | PNU Clears Sotik Candidate: A PNU candidate has been cleared to vie for the Sotik parliamentary seat in the September 25 by-elections. | |
| • | Kimunya Wants Cockar to Summon Ministers, AG: Former Finance minister Amos Kimunya wants two ministers and the Attorney-General to appear before the Cockar Commission to explain their role in the sale of Grand Regency Hotel. | |
| • | Bank Introduces Hajj Account: Gulf African Bank has partnered with Qatar Airways to enhance the benefits of Hajj saving account, meant for Muslims going on pilgrimage to Mecca. | |
| • | Mumias Pretax Profits Drop By 17 Percent: Mumias Sugar Company has reported a 17 per cent decline in its full year profits before tax for the year ended June 30, 2008. | |
| • | Tourism Sector Targets New Markets: The government will explore potential tourism markets once the Sh1 billion kitty is released. | |
| • | Indiza, Thethy Take the Lead: Kenya's leading professional, Dismas Indiza bogeyed the last three holes of the second round but still remained top of the leader board to qualify for Friday's third round of the Mumias Sugar sponsored tournament at Nyali Golf and Country's par 71 course. | |
| • | Militia And Army Abused Rights, Says New Report: Security forces and Sabaot Land Defence Forces have yet again been indicted of human rights violations in Mt Elgon District in a fresh report released on Wednesday. | |
| • | Stars Match to Move to Kasarani: The World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Kenya and Namibia on September 6 will be held at Nairobi's Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani if arrangements by the KFF proceed as planned. | |
| • | Party Agents Aided Officer in Tally: The returning officer from Molo Constituency insisted on Wednesday that he did not breach guidelines by announcing incomplete results during the 2007 General Election. | |
| • | Michuki Criticises Donor Funding: Donor countries should not peg African funding on certain conditions, a Cabinet minister has said. | |
| • | Bungei Lavishes Praise: Wilfred Bungei, the 800 metres Olympic champion, leads by example. As he stepped out of the Emirates Airline flight which landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday night, Bungei was mobbed by top Government officials and fans. | |
| • | Minister Must Clarify Poverty Statistics: Controversy over a new Government report on poverty raises critical questions about our governance system. MPs, who should be at the centre of tackling poverty, have resorted to glorifying it. | |
| • | Drivers Shift Focus to Nanyuki: The fifth round of the Kenya National Rally Championship is on this weekend in Nanyuki with 30 cars in contention. | |
| • | These Ladies Don't Need Aid, Why Force It On Them?: The government appears to have a tidy amount of loose change that is just begging to be spent -- Sh9.6 million per year to be precise. | |
| • | Paralympic Team Gets Cash Pledges: Mobile phone service provider, Safaricom, has pledged to offer Kenyan Paralympics athletes cash incentives for medals won at the Beijing Paralympics which start in the next one week. | |
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