Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
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| • | Name Them, Mr Moi: We totally agree with Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Lands minister James Orengo that on matters of grabbed land, either former President Moi names all the culprits he knows, or he keeps absolutely quiet on the issue.
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| • | Zoning Off Regions Totally Retrogressive: Wednesday's stand-off in Suswa, where police repulsed youths who attempted to disrupt a 'No' rally, demonstrated the ugly side of the ongoing constitution campaigns.
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| • | Proposed Laws Guarantee the Welfare of the Senior Citizens: What does the Proposed Constitution say about the older members of society?
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| • | Kibaki's List of Goodies for North Eastern: President Kibaki on Wednesday gave a new university and three districts to North Eastern Province as he rallied residents to vote for the proposed constitution.
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| • | Clerics Insist on Removal of Clauses: The Catholic Church insists that contentious clauses in the proposed constitution could still be removed, less than two weeks to the August 4 referendum.
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| • | Bishop Predicts Huge Victory for 'No' Team: Religious leaders have predicted a 64 per cent win for the 'No' camp in the August 4 referendum.
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| • | What Advocates of Price Controls Mean: In the relatively little debate going on over the Price Control Bill now awaiting presidential assent or rejection, the genesis of the need for controls seems to be entirely overlooked.
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| • | Board is the Only Headache for LOC as Event Draws Near: Only the scoreboard, which is yet to be fitted, stands in the way of the Local Organising Committee declaring Nyayo National Stadium to be 100 per cent ready for the Senior Africa Athletics Championship due next Wednesday to August 1.
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| • | Pros for Finale Showdown: With the 2010 KCB East Africa Golf Tour grand finale still two weeks away, almost all the professionals in the region have listed their names for the final showdown in Mombasa.
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| • | Another Gold as Masai Kin Beats World: It is no joke to assume the 10,000m race belongs to the Masai sibling. First was Moses, who claimed a bronze medal in Berlin World Championship before his sister Linet went a step further to win gold in the same event.
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| • | Trail of Mishaps Follows New Vessels: Since the two vessels, Mv Likoni and Mv Kwale, started operating at the Likoni Channel, they have been involved in a number of mishaps.
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| • | Civic Leaders' Fury Over Lack of Cash for Kibaki Rally: Nandi county councillors skipped a 'Yes' rally addressed by President Kibaki in Eldoret Town after they were denied a Sh12,000 travel allowance.
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| • | EU Funds Diverted, Piracy Trial Told: Funds for the legal representation of suspected Somali pirates have been diverted to other uses, a court was told on Wednesday.
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| • | Court Bars Gacanja From Selling Houses: The High Court has extended orders barring a former commissioner of lands from disposing of government houses in Mombasa.
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| • | New Ferry Steers Into Trouble, Again: Fear gripped hundreds of commuters on Wednesday when one of the new ferries drifted away and knocked two vessels that were docked at an engineering firm's jetty.
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| • | Arise, Sir Shem, Queen to Tell Kenyan: He has never been afraid to dream big. He took a step outside the comfort zone, where most people fear to tread. And for all his tribulations in the field of chemistry and chemical sciences, Prof Shem Oyoo Wandiga, has added the prefix "Sir" to his name.
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| • | More Evidence Points to Illegal U.S. Funding and Lobbying for Draft Pro-Abortion Constitution in Kenya - U.S. Rep. Chris Smith: Two weeks from today, millions of Kenyans will go to the polls either to affirm or reject a sweeping new constitution in a nationwide plebiscite.
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| • | Data Services the Next Battle Front for Firms: The potential of data services to grow revenues is sending telecoms companies into a technology shopping frenzy as competition heats up.
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| • | Housing Finance to Set Up Fund for Property: Housing Finance is planning a property fund, which it expects will be a key driver of its business in the coming years.
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| • | U.S. Vows to Push Reforms: The US is adamant that it will not shy away from nudging Kenya towards the path of reforms.
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