Monday, September 8th, 2008
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| • | Fuel Supply Stabilises in Kisumu: Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has increased its fuel supply in Western Kenya after an acute fuel shortage hit the region over the weekend.
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| • | Muslim Leaders Want Law Review Suspended: Muslim clerics want the Kenya's Constitutional Review process suspended to allow for further evaluation of the Bills proposed by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister.
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| • | Warriors Lose Out: NAMIBIA were flung out of both the World Cup and African Nations Cup competitions when they lost their second last qualifier 1-0 to Kenya at the Moi International Sport Centre in Kasarani on Saturday.
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| • | Goods Worth Billions Said to Disappear Mysteriously At Namanga Border: The no-man's land buffer zone along the Tanzania-Kenya border at Namanga has turned into a typical Bermuda Triangle into which goods and consignments disappear in mysterious circumstances.
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| • | 3 Million Children Face Malnutrition in Horn - Unicef: Some 3 million children are at risk of death, disease and malnutrition in the Horn of Africa as aid fails to flow, Earth Times reported citing the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as having said Friday.
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| • | Policy Against Crop Failure to Boost Country's Farming: Farmers who lose their crops to drought and hailstorms will soon be compensated when a new insurance policy that covers weather-related agriculture losses is unveiled.
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| • | Safaricom Seals Leaks, Goes International With M-Pesa: Mobile service provider Safaricom's M-Pesa service is set to go international before mid next year.
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| • | Power Groups Battle Over Charges: Power consumers in Kenya should brace for higher tariffs any time soon after the two main players in the generation and pricing differed on charges.
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| • | Kikuyus Didn't Vote for Kibaki Wholesomely: A frequent allegation is that, in 2007, the Kikuyu "voted wholesomely" for Mwai Kibaki. Obviously, what is meant is that they voted as a whole group for the perennial campaigner from Othaya.
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| • | International Christian Youth Meeting to Be Held in November: Thousands of young people from East Africa and abroad are expected in Nairobi for a 5-day meeting from November 26 to 30 to pray together and learn about different people and cultures.
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| • | Ministry to Build Dumping Sites: Medical Services minister Anyang' Nyong'o has said his ministry will build special waste dumping sites in all district hospitals.
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| • | Police, Traders Clash Over Demolitions: Police in Kisumu fired in the air and used teargas to disperse traders protesting the demolition of stalls at the main bus terminus.
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| • | Kenyatta Rules Out Ethnic Alliance: Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta at the weekend ruled out an alliance between the Kikuyu and the Kalenjin communities as politicians begun taking positions in preparation for the next General Elections.
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| • | Warriors Surrender Unbeaten Run Against Kenya: A hotly disputed penalty on the stroke of halftime edged Namibia out of contention for a place in the 27th edition of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) finals to be hosted by Angola in 2010.
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| • | We Must Stay the Reform Course: Academics, both here and abroad, had begun dissection of the elections and the post-elections violence even as the latter was under way.
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| • | Jubilee's $63.1Million Premiums the Biggest: Jubilee Insurance Company is now the biggest insurance company in Kenya in terms of combined gross premium. This is according to statistics compiled by the industry lobby, the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI).
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| • | Secrecy Isn't the Way to Reform Health Insurance: The National Social Health Insurance Scheme is scheduled for another appearance at the Cabinet soon, with the private sector in the dark over its content and design.
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| • | Pioneer in Athletics Seraphino Antao a Champion: Kenya's first athletics champion was a sprinter, a marked contrast with the country's current middle and long-distance running fame.
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| • | Fighting Khat: Kenyan pugilist David Munyasia was confused when he was booted out of the Athens Olympic Village in 2004 after routine screening tested him positive for a banned substance. After all, to the best of his knowledge he had not used any illegal...
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| • | Anti-Fakes Bill Threatens Access to Generics: Kenyan health activists last week slammed the country's proposed anti-counterfeiting law, saying that provisions had been slipped into it to prevent the importation of cheap generic medicines.
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