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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 | ||
| • | People and Nature to Benefit from Innovative Private-Public Partnership: Johnson, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) at a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today. | |
| • | Obama, McCain Clash On Core Issues in Debate: Barack Obama and John McCain held their second presidential debate on Tuesday night (Wednesday 4am to 6am in East Africa) against the backdrop of an increasingly bitter and personalised battle. | |
| • | Kenya Calls for Use of Force On Pirates: Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetang'ula has called for the use of force to secure the arms seized by Somalia pirates a fortnight ago. | |
| • | Kamangu Dies in Hospital: James Kamangu, the former husband of assistant minister Bishop Margaret Wanjiru, has died | |
| • | U.S. Despatches - 'Rednecks for Obama': Tony Viessman and Les Spenser are becoming a familiar sight at major campaign happenings with the "Rednecks for Obama" banners. With a small entourage comprising close family, the Rednecks for Obama were in Denver, Colorado, when Sen Obama accepted... | |
| • | Thugs Posing As Police Grab Money for Parish Car: Thugs masquerading as policemen broke into the father's house in a Catholic parish in north-western Kenya made away with KSh 100,000 that had been raised to buy a parish car. | |
| • | Act On CDF to Be Changed: The CDF Act will be amended to accommodate concerns raised by legislators. | |
| • | Low Numbers As Parliament Reopens: Fresh from a three-month recess, MPs showed they were fatigued as Parliament resumed on Tuesday. | |
| • | Kenyans to Pay Sh100 Million for Districts: Offices for recently created districts will each cost tax payers about Sh5 million to set up. | |
| • | Late Funds Threaten Coffee Yield: Anticipation by local coffee farmers of realising a bumper harvest this season may not materialise if credit to facilitate the harvesting of their crop is not availed in time. | |
| • | Rich Pickings for Series Hosts: A lucrative financial package will be in store for each of the clubs hosting the Kenya Rugby Football Union national seven-a-side circuit. Each hosting club will receive Sh250,000 from the KRFU secretariat. | |
| • | Projects Risk Delay Over U.S.: Development projects funded by private capital inflows on the continent risk being postponed due to the financial crisis being experienced in the US. | |
| • | Mambo Upbeat Ahead of Trip: Kenya are bracing for a hostile reception in Conakry when they take on Guinea in a World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on October 12, team captain Robert Mambo said Tuesday. | |
| • | Safaricom Share Key to Stock Market Recovery, Say Analysts: The recovery of the Nairobi Stock Exchange from its current slump heavily depends on how fast Safaricom's share price picks, market analysts have said. | |
| • | Oil Price Controls On the Way: The Government escalated its battle with oil companies on Tuesday announcing that plans for price controls were being worked out by the regulator. | |
| • | Capital Markets in Plan to Cut Brokerage Fees: The Government will lower fees charged by stockbrokers to make trading in shares cheaper, according to market regulator Capital Markets Authority. | |
| • | Kimani Favourite in Diani Beach Masters: The absence of fast-rising juniors Greg Snow and Ganeev Giddie could hand veteran Francis Kimani his maiden KDN Golfer of the Year series (GOTY) title as top regional players brace for this weekend's Diani Beach Masters. | |
| • | Hinga's Title Hopes Go Up in Smoke: Charles Hinga's hopes of wrapping up the Kenya National Rally Championship's Formula Two series were nipped in the bud when he rolled his Toyota Levin just 11km into the first stage at Olepolos, throwing his advantage to his rivals. | |
| • | Power Crisis Looming, Says Kiraitu: There is a looming power crisis in the country. That was the message delivered during the opening of the National Energy Conference on Tuesday. | |
| • | Wananchi Group Launches New Data Cable: Telecommunications service provider, Wananchi Group, has unveiled Kenya's first triple play cable- a value added retail product. | |
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