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Friday, September 5th, 2008 | ||
| • | Obama or McCain - Does It Matter?: Tanzania's foreign minister said recently that the result of the US presidential election would have no impact on the two countries' good relations. | |
| • | Harambee Stars Ready for Warriors: KENYA'S Harambee Stars take on Namibia's Brave Warriors in a 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifier tomorrow. | |
| • | World Bank Calls for Practical Measures On Food: The World Bank has asked the international community to urgently implement measures to contain the food crisis that has pushed millions of people in vulnerable countries to the verge of extreme poverty. | |
| • | Authority to Market Country: Kenya Investment Authority is working on a strategy to brand and promote Kenya as a business hub in the region. | |
| • | LSK Cedes Ground On Referendum: The Law Society of Kenya has softened its stand on calls for a referendum before the enactment of a new Constitution. | |
| • | Media Problems Set To Top Kenya Conference: ’s media are expected to top the agenda of the Federation of African Journalists conference set for Nairobi, Kenya in November. | |
| • | Kabaka Mutebi Goes to Kenya: KABAKA Ronald Muwenda Mutebi yesterday travelled to Kenya by road for a private visit. | |
| • | Wako Faults New Sugar Import Rules: Sugar import and export regulations recently introduced by the Ministry of Agriculture contravene the Comesa Treaty, Attorney-General Amos Wako has ruled. | |
| • | Errors Marred Polls, Says Commission: The team looking into last year's presidential poll results indicated Thursday that its report will show widespread and systematic incompetence throughout Kenya's electoral system. | |
| • | Raila Backs Sacking of NSSF Boss: The controversy at National Social Security Fund took a new twist Thursday, with Prime minister Raila Odinga approving the interdiction of managing trustee Rachael Lumbasyo. | |
| • | Teachers' Union Boss Retires: Jostling for the leadership of the giant teachers' union started on Thursday as its secretary-general called it a day after nearly seven years. | |
| • | Prostitutes Hold Aids Cure Key: Sex workers in Nairobi and Mombasa may still hold the key to an HIV vaccine, according to recent studies. | |
| • | PNU Leaders Pledge to Back Mugo in Polls: Battle lines for the Nairobi PNU elections next month were Thursday drawn after some leaders threw their weight behind a Cabinet minister. | |
| • | Shake Up As Prisons Get a New Boss: The Government moved to effect major changes in the security forces by appointing, for the first time, a police oversight board and a new prisons boss from outside its ranks. | |
| • | Lawyer Denies Conning Colleague: A Nairobi lawyer was Thursday charged with obtaining Sh3 million from a fellow advocate by pretending that he could sell a plot valued at Sh30 million to the latter's client. | |
| • | Release Youths Held in Addis, Say Muslims: Muslims today mark the first Friday of the month of Ramadhan with calls for the release of Kenyan youths deported to Ethiopia two years ago. | |
| • | Family to Be Paid Sh145 Million for Land: A Nyeri family embroiled in a multi-million-shilling land tussle with the Government will be paid next month. | |
| • | Time for Female Soldiers to Do More Than Secretarial Work: The low level of participation of women in African militaries was in the limelight in August, which is celebrated in several parts of the continent as the month of heroines of the anti-colonial struggle. | |
| • | Delegates Accuse Donors of 'Pocketing' Aid: In the Aid Effectiveness talks in Accra, Ghana, officials from various African governments are accusing donors of making it difficult for recipients to produce results. | |
| • | LSK Lodges Petition Over Magistrate: Lawyers in Nakuru Thursday lodged their complaints against the chief magistrate. | |
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