Monday, October 13th, 2008 | ||
| • | KCB Launches New Products for South: Last week's launch of KCB's new set of financial products in southern Sudan is expected to spur business volumes in the region. | |
| • | Jamaican Reggea Star Luciano Thrills Nairobi: Jamaican reggae roots musician Luciano wowed Nairobi revelers at a recent charity concert. He performed at Serve Jah function at the Splash Waterworld in Nairobi in aid of two children's homes in the Kenya. Curtain raisers included reggae icons Mickey... | |
| • | Govt Asked to Intervene in Power Crisis: Kenya's manufacturing sector faces a grim future as a result of the escalating electricity costs in the country. | |
| • | Price Cuts As Mobile Giants Compete: Just as expected, heightened competition in the mobile telephony sub sector in Kenya is slowly translating into reduced communication costs for the common customer. | |
| • | Britak Ups Market Stake With Local Partnership: British American Insurance (Britak) has partnered with two local banks in an effort to increase penetration of its insurance products. | |
| • | MPs Head to Nairobi - Sources: Several members of the Somali parliament led by the speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nor flew out to Nairobi where IGAD asked the government ministers to arrive in for consultation talks. | |
| • | Troops Arrest Somali Refugees Fleeing Violence: Reports from Kenya say that up to 40 Somali refugees including women and children who fled fighting between the Ethiopia-backed transitional government and now- Islamists have been arrested near the common border. | |
| • | 22 Days to Go, Republican Campaign Gets Dirty: The world has elected Barack Obama president of the United States. It is now waiting to see if the Americans will reject him on November 4. | |
| • | Commonwealth Nations Propose Crisis Solutions: Commonwealth countries have called for stiffer regulation and surveillance of financial institutions to stop the spread of the current crisis. | |
| • | Sigei Wins Inaugural Kipkelion Peace Race: Kericho's Barnabas Sigei on Saturday won the inaugural 10-kilometres Kipkelion peace road with a time of 29:38.83. | |
| • | Police Crack Whip On Killer Gangs: A crackdown against gangs of youths behind a spate of killings of elderly people accused of practising witchcraft has been launched. | |
| • | Man Arrested After Rival Groups Clash Over Ranch: Several people were on Sunday injured when two rival groups clashed over the controversial 28,000-acre South-Ngariama ranch in Kirinyaga District. | |
| • | Team Hit Benin in Last Match: After failing in their bid to qualify for next year's World Junior basketball championship with a quarterfinal loss to Tunisia, Kenya still managed to hammer Benin 71-37. | |
| • | Tanzanian Nyenza Wins Diani Beach Masters Title: Tanzanian Bryson Nyenza on Sunday blew away the Kenyan challenge for the second time in two months to seal a comprehensive 10 stroke victory at KQ/KDN Diani Beach Masters. | |
| • | Funeral Turns Politicians' Battle Ground: There was drama at the burial of former assistant minister Oselu Nyalik in Kisumu when an MP and a councillor exchanged words. | |
| • | ODM Wants MPs to Elect President: The Orange Democratic Movement is now pushing for the election of a president through Parliament. | |
| • | VP Sees Coalition Lasting Five-Year Term: Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is optimistic that the Grand Coalition will last its full five years' mandate and will give Kenyans a new constitution. | |
| • | Sex Pests Warned to Keep Off Schoolgirls: Chiefs in Matungu Division have been asked to crack down on men who make schoolgirls pregnant. | |
| • | We Have a Plan to Save Church, Says Bishop: Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir of Eldoret diocese on Sunday called on the faithful to be calm over the impending auction of a church and a school over non-payment of a Sh26 million debt. | |
| • | Deadline for Taskforce On Media Act Changes: A taskforce set up to make amendments to the Media Act 2007 is expected to produce a final draft in a month. | |


