Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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| • | BAT Kenya Posts 19 Percent Rise in Profit: British American Tobacco Kenya is optimistic of a bullish run this year after posting a 19 per cent rise in pre-tax profit over the first half.
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| • | Orengo Urged to Take Back Stolen Kari Land: Lands minister James Orengo has been asked to revoke the allocation of 200 acres belonging to Kenya Agricultural Research Institute to private developers.
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| • | Court Orders Vote Re-Tally: An election court has ordered the re-tallying of votes cast in Kirinyaga Central constituency during the 2007 General Election.
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| • | Formal Dress Order to Suit Wheels of Justice: Staff within the corridors of justice have to abide by what the chief court administrator calls a "conservative" dress code.
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| • | MPs Fear Kibaki Misled to Free Hardened Criminals: MPs say an advisory team that guides the President on pardoning convicts could be misleading him.
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| • | Aids Patients Hard Hit By Heart Disease: Heart diseases are more common among people with HIV, according to specialists.
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| • | Kosgei Settles Land Row Case Out of Court: A land dispute between Agriculture minister Dr Sally Kosgei and the public pension's manager has been resolved.
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| • | Deal Clears Hiring of 12,000 Teachers: A high-level meeting on Thursday cleared the way for immediate recruitment of at least 12,000 public school teachers on contract.
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| • | Billionaire in World Bank Road Wrangle: The Russian believed to be at the centre of the World Bank row that has stalled work on a key road in Nairobi is billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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| • | Bid to Get Dockets From Other Ministries: All departments and pararastals in related ministries will be brought back to the Agriculture docket if a pursuit by the ministry succeeds.
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| • | Payment of Sh40m to Ex-Detainees Welcomed: A human rights organisation on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government to part with almost Sh40 million as compensation to former detainees.
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| • | Floppy Disks Banned From National Exam: Computer floppy disks have been banned from Form Four examinations this year.
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| • | Motorists Call for End to State-World Bank Dispute: Motorists have called for a quick end to a dispute pitting the government and the World Bank over a Sh67 billion road project.
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| • | New Alcohol Law Hard to Effect, Say Players: The new laws on alcohol will tame abuse but the real work will begin after enactment, industry players and legal experts say.
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| • | Tsetse Flies Causing Billions in Losses Annually: ABOUT sh2b is lost annually due to a tsetse fly disease, nagana, which affects livestock, according to Bright Rwamirama, the animal industry state minister.
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