Monday, October 6th, 2008
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| • | Kinywa is New Eastern AK Boss As Kisalu Retains Coast Seat: Athletics Kenya (AK) treasurer Joseph Kinywa treasurer was handed a major boost in his quest to defend his national seat as he was elected in absentia as the new Eastern branch chairman.
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| • | Tundo Fastest Man in Olepolos: Carl 'Flash' Tundo was simply in a class of his own.
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| • | Quins Undisputed Kings After Crushing Rivals At Grand Slam: Kenya Harlequin FC are the PostaPay Grand Slam rugby champions.
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| • | Mwanza is Best At Machakos: Former Festival of Golf national champion Annest Mwanza will lead a team of 10 players to the Johnnie Walker Golf Series national finals at Royal Nairobi Golf Club on January 17 next year.
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| • | Eaglets Yet to Confirm Participation in Africa Championships: With just a week to the Africa Cup of clubs hockey championships in Abuja, Kenyan representatives are yet to confirm their participation.
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| • | Cockar Raps Nation's Knuckles: The Cockar Commission on Friday admonished the Daily Nation for publishing a story highlighting a statement submitted to the inquiry by former Finance minister Amos Kimunya.
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| • | 30,000 Starve As Officials Haggle Over Distributor: Almost 30,000 people who rely on relief food in Isiolo District are starving as the District Steering Group differs on who should distribute the food.
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| • | Kibaki Pledges Upgrade of Training Institutes: Government training institutes will be upgraded to accommodate the large number of civil servants who need to advance their skills, President Kibaki has disclosed.
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| • | Can Raila Join Premier League of Jaramogi, Nyerere And Mandela?: Prime Minister Raila Odinga is a sports fan, so I am sure this analogy will appeal to him.
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| • | Envoys On ECK - It's Up to Govt: The Chinese ambassador, Mr Zhang Ming, said the rule of law should prevail in the way the country handles the Electoral Commission of Kenya.
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| • | 'Biriani Diplomacy' Welcome After Violence: After going through the "machete democracy" days at the beginning of the year, Mombasa is back to its old ways of wooing the world.
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| • | Why Kenya And Ethiopia Ought to Annex And Divide Somalia: Last month, Lehmans Brothers and Merrill Lynch, the world's foremost investment banks, went bankrupt and we witnessed the financial chaos in the western capitals.
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| • | Dons Stress Need for More Agriculture Students: The current food crisis in Kenya is likely to continue if no action is taken to increase the enrolment of agriculture students in public universities, dons have warned.
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| • | Court Throws Out Kiunjuri Case On Defamation Against 'Nation': The High Court on Friday dismissed a defamation suit filed by an assistant minister against Nation Media Group.
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| • | Directive Fails to Stop Four-Axle Trucks Ban: Police in Mariakani on Friday continued to enforce the three-axle rule despite a High Court order barring its implementation.
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| • | Terror - Government Story an Insult to Kenyans: The government's explanation regarding the return of eight Kenyans from Ethiopia where they had been held on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities is unpersuasive and disingenuous.
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