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Thursday, September 4th, 2008 | ||
| • | Palin Hits At Obama: Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has criticised Barack Obama in an address to the Republican Convention. | |
| • | Students Set Dormitories On Fire: Students of Mwingi High School, in Eastern Province, have set two dormitories on fire. | |
| • | Iteso, Luo, Turkana Men Forcefully Circumcised in Kenya: DRAMA unfolded in Bungoma town, western Kenya on Saturday when five Luos were forcefully circumcised. | |
| • | Dons Agree With Poor Ranking: A group of lecturers on Wednesday supported the findings of a survey that ranked Kenyan universities poorly in the international academic arena. | |
| • | NSSF Boss Pleads Over Sacking: Embattled National Social Security Fund (NSSF) managing trustee Racheal Lumbasyo on Wednesday asked Labour minister John Munyes to rescind a decision to replace her. | |
| • | Govt Unsure How to Combat Piracy in Music Industry: A bid by musicians to team up with the taxman in the fight against piracy flopped on Wednesday. | |
| • | End Insecurity Menace: A fresh wave of violent cattle raids that has hit Turkana in the past few weeks indicate the inability of the past and present governments to deal decisively with the perennial insecurity in the northern Kenya. | |
| • | Njenga Wins Nairobi Hospital Tournament At Thika Club: An impressive score at the opening nine gave Walter Njenga the overall winner's prize during the Nairobi Hospital Golf tournament at the par 72 Thika Sports Club course, at the weekend. | |
| • | Githongo's Anti-Graft Crusade Has Been Harmed By the West: Much as Mr Githongo has fought gallantly against grand corruption, I had a disturbing feeling that I was part of a weird circus as I listened to him deliver his anti-corruption sermon at the Hilton Hotel recently. | |
| • | PNU Man Hurt As Rival Groups: A PNU activist is nursing wounds sustained when two political rival groups clashed in Kerugoya Town. | |
| • | Sugar Company Sued Over Crop Damage: A sugar company intending to grow cane in Msambweni District has been sued by area residents seeking compensation for crops it had allegedly destroyed. | |
| • | Equity Launches Cellphone Banking: The next battle frontier for banks will be fought on the mobile phone, signalling a widely anticipated drop in banking transaction costs by customers. | |
| • | National Title Race Still On: There is no easing off as the chase for the 2008 Kenya National Rally Championship series title reaches a peak stage. | |
| • | Give Kenyans Chance in Law Review: Kenyan political leaders are at it again. Promising the nation a new constitution within a year. | |
| • | The Cutting Edge: Having watched on TV the Democratic National Convention in Denver, USA, that endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama, and during which his rival, Hillary Clinton, was given a key slot to address the audience, Collins Buop says there is a huge... | |
| • | NGOs Seek Role in Aid Policy Formulation: Four Kenyan NGOs and a local bishop are among more than 100 civil society organisations that are urging participants of the aid effectiveness conference here to reject foreign aid with imposed conditions. | |
| • | Waki Commission in Seven-Hour Private Session: The team investigating post-election violence was on Tuesday forced to sit for seven hours hearing the testimony of witnesses in camera. | |
| • | Rift Valley Railways Unveils Sh13 Billion Recovery Plan: The troubled Rift Valley Railways will be investing Sh13.3 billion ($206 million) over the next five years as part of its restructuring. | |
| • | Anti-War Protests Rage On At Party Meeting: Three more people were arrested as police broke up violent protests near the venue where John McCain was to be officially nominated as Republican presidential nominee last night. | |
| • | Minister And MP Clash Over Road: A war of words has erupted between Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi and Central Imenti Member of Parliament Gitobu Imanyara over a donor-funded road in the Meru tea belt. | |
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