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Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | ||
| • | Maize Stock Dwindles: Kenya is likely to face a maize shortage by mid next year, as the country's stock would have dwindled to less than a month's supply of grain. | |
| • | Country's Golden Girl: Kenya's Pamela Jelimo became the first sole winner of the $1 Million (Sh70, 000, 000) prize jackpot since Tatyana Lebedeva went six-for-six in 2005, with a win on Friday night at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels. | |
| • | Moi Raised Issue That Pricked the Guilt of Those Concerned: Former President Daniel arap Moi has a knack of popping up in the news in dramatic ways. | |
| • | How to Bring Efficiency And Fight Graft in a Ministry: If you are a broke, newly-minted minister with only two nylon suits and acid in the stomach because your shopaholic wives have been running up bills, you have a tribe of in-laws and other villagers you have been giving money to impress with your... | |
| • | Why Corruption is the Root Cause of Poverty: I have never seen a coin with only one side. As a matter of fact, all the coins that I have ever seen are multifaceted - with at least heads and tails. | |
| • | Who is the Revolutionary - Moi, Kibaki Or Raila?: In life, we do not see things as they are; we see them as we are. And nothing illustrates this better than the story of this Italian guy who worked for a clinic in Yugoslavia in the early 80s. | |
| • | ODM Conclave Might Prove the PM's Acid Test: Never before has Prime Minister Raila Odinga been called upon to play the roles of diplomat, magician, healer and comforter all at once. | |
| • | High Sales Recorded On Weekends: The association of professionals who dispense drugs in the country is alarmed by the ever-increasing demand for emergency contraception. | |
| • | Respect Rights of Women And Minorities, Activists Demand: Fighting for the rights of minorities - lesbians, gays, pygmies, albinos - is often a Herculean task and many a time, life-threatening. | |
| • | Reality Check for ODM At Meeting: The Orange Democratic Movement will on Sunday start grappling with challenges that have tested its unity since the beginning of the year. | |
| • | Uncertainty As Companies Battle Over Electricity Tariffs: Lighting Company and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, are bracing for uncertain times as electricity tariffs once more become a bone of contention. | |
| • | Snow in the Tropics?: It was undoubtedly one of those days when nature surprised both scientists and the religiously inclined. | |
| • | PSVs Withdraw From Road to Avoid Police: Transport was paralysed in Karatina town for the better part of Saturday when matatus withdrew from the Karatina terminus to avoid a police crackdown on road unworthy vehicles. | |
| • | Top Leaders Pull Out All Stops for Grassroots Votes: The countdown to the PNU grassroots elections next month was marked by a curious spat last week between Security minister George Saitoti and his Justice colleague Martha Karua. | |
| • | Civic Leaders' Pay Up By Sh5,000: Councillors' allowances are to go up by Sh5,000 next month. | |
| • | KRA to Help Musicians Fight Piracy: The tax collector and musicians are joining hands in a new initiative to fight piracy that will involve placing stickers on their products to authenticate them as is done with beverages and cigarettes. | |
| • | Roads in North Rift to Be Improved: The government will improve the communication network in the North Rift region to link it up with the rest of Kenya and improve security, Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka said on Saturday. | |
| • | Where Does Tanzania's Heart Really Lie?: Is Tanzania out to derail the move towards a united East Africa Community? | |
| • | Cabinet to Approve Rescue Plan for Ailing Farmers' Union: A plan to rescue the ailing giant Kenya Planters' Co-operative Union is ready for Cabinet approval before being taken to Parliament. | |
| • | The Cutting Edge: A doctor was driving on the main Muthaiga Road, Nairobi, rushing to hospital on September 1, at 9am, when, as he approached the American Ambassador's residence, he saw an askari (watchman) holding a red signboard, saying "STOP". | |
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