Monday, July 12th, 2010
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| • | Alert as Terrorists Bomb Kampala: Kenya was on Monday under heightened security after terrorist bombs killed 74 people in Kampala.
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| • | Ogiek Vow to Resist MPs' Efforts in Mau: Members of the Ogiek community on Monday vowed to fight what they called attempts by some MPs to frustrate government efforts to resettle them in the Mau forest.
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| • | Season of Plenty Brings Misery for Teenage Girls: Fifteen-year-old, Elizabeth Loengetunya dreads the long rains season.
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| • | Farmers Lose 300 Goats to Disease: More than 300 goats have died in the last one month in East Pokot District following an outbreak of a disease suspected to be Rift Valley Fever.
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| • | The Cutting Edge: Some things can only happen in Kenya, remarks Dr Sam Chege from his base in the US, keenly following developments back home, especially the MPs' latest salary saga.
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| • | Double Sex Inmate to Skip Hearings: A bisexual convict who has gone to court seeking the recognition of a third gender will not be allowed to attend the hearing of his case.
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| • | Orphaned Pupils' Fund Abused: A report by religious groups has exposed flaws in the management of school funds meant for orphans and other disadvantaged children.
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| • | Lamu and Isiolo Set to Join 'New World': Lamu and Isiolo are likely to be transformed into resort cities once a feasibility study by two Japanese firms is completed and the results put into effect.
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| • | Use of Modern Technology Will Simplify Vote Tallying [opinion]: On the evening of June 10 this year, the Independent Electoral Commission officials, the public and the media gathered in Nairobi awaiting live transmission of results from South Mugirango parliamentary by-election that was being relayed...
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| • | Mwakwere Leading as Counting Underway: Former MP Chirau Ali Mwakwere leads other contenders in the Matuga parliamentary by-election as results trickle in this Monday night.
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| • | Writer's Criticism Was Biased [opinion]: One of the surest ways to improve oneself in a knowledge-based economy is by taking criticism positively. However, some criticism cannot help you at all, especially if all it seeks to do is to discredit you without listening to your side of the story.
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| • | Exodus From Farms Over Hate Leaflets: Hundreds of tea pickers continued to move out of farms in Tindiret District following the circulation of hate leaflets.
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| • | Crackdown Nets 530 Illegal Guns: Security agents have recovered 532 illegal guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in the ongoing disarmament in Upper Eastern.
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| • | Country Now Receives U.S.$11.7 Million From China: Kenya has received Sh960 million from the Government of China as part of a continuing economic and technical cooperation agreement.
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| • | Your Fate Lies With Finance, PS Tells Wheat Farmers: Agriculture ministry has said it is only the Finance ministry that has powers to reverse a government's decision to reduce duty on wheat.
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| • | Tighten Security Against Terrorists: Three separate bombs that rocked Kampala on Sunday night killing 74 people and leaving tens of others injured illustrated again the state of insecurity in the region.
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| • | Shun These Blatant Lies: Politicians are fast becoming the biggest enemies of the reform process.
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| • | What the Two Constitutions Say About Auditing of Public Funds: What does the proposed constitution say about monitoring and audit of public funds?
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| • | 'Yes' Team Predicts Huge Victory: The 'Yes' team on Monday predicted it will win by a huge margin in the August 4 referendum on the proposed constitution.
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| • | New Wave of Mobile Banking Hits: The ongoing registration of SIM cards could be the greatest opportunity for mobile banking as providers are encouraging subscribers to get signed in for both the number and the account.
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