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Thursday, September 11th, 2008 | ||
| • | Police Guard Obama Ancestral Home: The Kenya rural home of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is now under round-the-clock police protection. | |
| • | Acute Diarrhoea Kills Seven, 94 Affected: At least seven people have died and 94 been affected following an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in the neighbouring districts of Bungoma West, Mt. Elgon and Teso in the Western Province of Kenya, a senior health official said. | |
| • | Costa Khaiseb Banned: Brave Warriors striker Costa Khaiseb was yesterday banned from the national side after he used vulgar language towards coach Tom Saintfiet and was drunk while on national duty. | |
| • | Hotel Sale Illegal, Says Orengo: The sale of Grand Regency Hotel was not done according to the law, Lands minister James Orengo reiterated on Wednesday. | |
| • | Food Deficit Can Be Fixed: Once again, the country is confronted with a major famine. Estimates by Unicef indicate that up to 1.3 million people face starvation. | |
| • | Raila Spokesman Quits, Citing Long Hours: Prime Minister Raila Odinga's spokesman Salim Lone quit his job after 11 months in the centre of Kenya's politics. He cited long hours of work. | |
| • | Tarbei Strikes Gold in World Record Fashion: Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei struck Kenya's first gold medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games by winning the 1,500 metres race, and in world record time. | |
| • | School Strikes Blamed On Staff Shortage: The current shortage of teachers has been blamed for the spate of recent strikes in secondary schools. | |
| • | KPL Boss Sets New Date for Gor, United Clash: The abandoned Kenya Premier League match between Mathare United and Gor Mahia will be concluded on October 17 at the Nyayo National Stadium, the league's managing director, Jacob Oguda, said on Wednesday. | |
| • | Kenya to Train Staff: Kenya is set to train 48 civil servants of South Sudan. | |
| • | Muslims to Get IDs Hassle-Free: The law requiring Muslims to provide extra proof of nationality during application for national identity cards and passports is set for repeal. | |
| • | Uhuru Gets Ultimatum On Kanu Meeting: More than 160 delegates at a Kanu meeting on Wednesday issued a two-week ultimatum to their national chairman Uhuru Kenyatta to call a national delegate conference to discuss the fate of the party. | |
| • | New Prisons Boss Takes Office: New prisons boss Isaiah Osugo took office on Wednesday with a promise to review the institution's security system and prevent future jail breaks. | |
| • | Egypt Easily Chalk Up Their Second Victory: Defending champions Egypt claimed their second match and remained on course to retaining their crown with another polished performance, brushing aside Senegal 3-1 (25-20, 25-11, 25-14) at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on Wednesday. | |
| • | 13 On Poll Violence Charges Set Free: Thirteen people, including a minor, who were accused of committing post-election atrocities were on Wednesday released by a court. | |
| • | The Re-Branding of Minister Martha Karua: Known as a bare-knuckle fighter who gives or takes no quarter, especially in her battles with the press, Ms Martha Karua is striving to craft for herself a softer and kinder image. | |
| • | No Room for Politics of Exclusion: The most memorable line in the powerful speech that American presidential hopeful Barack Obama gave when accepting his party's nomination for president is the one in which he hammered home his claim that his opponent, John McCain, was out of touch... | |
| • | Help Save Somalia, Pleads Kibaki: President Kibaki on Wednesday appealed to the international community to send peacekeepers to Somalia to save the country from plunging into anarchy. | |
| • | Woman Tells of Plight After Blast: A Kenyan woman held a United Nations forum spellbound as she told how the 1998 US embassy bombing in Nairobi had plunged her into poverty and depression. | |
| • | Dock Workers Protest At Pay Raise Delay: The Dock Workers Union has protested over the delay by the Kenya Ports Authority to implement a 40 per cent salary increment announced two weeks ago. | |
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