Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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| • | River Suddenly Changes Course: The riparian livelihoods of more than 40,000 people in southeast Kenya are under threat because of the sudden change of course of the Tana River, the longest in the country.
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| • | Kenyatta's Secret Land Deal With British: Fresh evidence pieced together by the Sunday Nation confirms widespread speculation that Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta entered a secret pact with the British government not to interfere with the skewed land distribution at independence.
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| • | Registration Racket Alarms Vehicle Owners, Authorities: Gerald Githinji bought a second-hand matatu sometime in October 2004 and surrendered its logbook to the Kenya Revenue Authority to change ownership and reflect him as the new owner.
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| • | State to Give 1.6 Billion in Aid: The government will spend Sh1.66 billion to fight a sheep and goats disease that is threatening the livestock industry.
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| • | Actions of the Elderly That Point to Brain Disorder: For most people, life goes through the usual stages: birth, childhood, adulthood then old age, or what is sometimes called "the second infancy."
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| • | Embassy Damaged in Terrorist Bombing: The Kenyan Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistani was on Saturday night damaged in a terrorist attack on the nearby Marriot Hotel.
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| • | We Jumped Over Many Hurdles to Deliver - Kriegler: The rough road travelled by the Independent Review Commission (Irec) as it investigated what went wrong during last year's hotly-contested elections can now be revealed.
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| • | The Pride of a Nation: Success, the adage goes, has many fathers but failure is an orphan.
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| • | Health Scare As Gas Cylinder Explodes: Several people were hospitalised on Saturday after inhaling poison emitted when a gas cylinder exploded in Mlolongo.
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| • | Raila's Headache Over Deputy Party Leader: Prime Minister Raila Odinga is facing one of the toughest choices of his career -- and whatever he decides could make or break his ODM party.
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| • | Why Poll Review Team Embraced a Soft Approach: In many ways, the Kriegler Commission was very different from the ordinary commissions of inquiry the government appoints from time to time.
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| • | Raila Threatens to Reveal Mau: Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday warned that he would release a report detailing the beneficiaries of the Mau forest land if some of them continue to frustrate the Government's conservation efforts.
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| • | Medics Give Poor Service, Says: Medical Services minister Prof Anyang Nyong'o has accused doctors in government hospitals of offering poor health services.
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| • | Right of Reply - Lawsuits Won't Work, Say S Doctors: While I appreciate my friend Dr Moses Njue's contention regarding doctors killing patients by omission or commission (Sunday Nation September 14, 2008), I have a strong feeling that the other side of the coin was not addressed fairly. In fact, the...
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| • | AIG Kenya Financially Sound, Investors Reassured: AIG Kenya Insurance Company Limited on Monday assured its customers that the financial troubles facing the AIG Inc would not affect its local financial obligations.
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| • | Govt to Lead Media Campaign On Pump Price Reduction: The Government on Monday maintained that oil dealers must reduce their pump prices by at least Sh10 per litre, or face a media campaign to have Kenyans avoid their outlets.
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| • | Credit Bureaus to Reduce Lending Risks: Kenya is on course to establish the first Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) to gather information on loan defaulters for the banking industry.
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| • | Power Costs Threaten Industries: Over the last two months, Kenya Association Manufacturers (KAM) has received strong protests from its members over the recent increase in electricity costs.
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| • | Kenya, Uganda Interbank Switches Ink Deal On Cash: Two interbank switches, one in Kenya and another in neighbouring Uganda have entered a partnership that will allow clients access their monies in either country through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and purchase goods at Point of Sale (POS) terminals.
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| • | Review Commission on Elections - The Full Report: The following is an executive summary of the report of the Independent Review Commission on the General Elections held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Click here to read the full report [PDF].
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