Saturday, July 24th, 2010
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| • | We Can Beat Corruption: Kenya Police has once again taken the dubious distinction of being the most corrupt institution in the country, signalling the failure of all the systems put in place to cleanse and sanitise it.
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| • | Leave Public Officers Out of the Campaigns: The participation of key Government officials, namely permanent secretaries, heads of departments and parastatal chiefs, in the constitution campaigns has not gone down well, and for good reason.
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| • | How Cabinet Secretaries Will Work: How will the functions of Cabinet secretaries be different from those of the current ministers?
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| • | Ntimama's Daughter Charged Over Incitement: A daughter of National Heritage minister William ole Ntimama was on Friday charged with incitement to violence.
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| • | Kibaki Creates Yet Another District: President Kibaki on Friday created yet another district as he drummed up support for the proposed constitution in Gusii region.
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| • | Ruto - Prepare for Higher Taxes: Higher Education minister William Ruto on Friday claimed the proposed constitution would oppress the poor by taxing them to pay for the salaries of the additional posts of legislators, governors and senators.
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| • | MPs Want Moi to Pay Torture Victims: Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang' and four other ODM MPs want retired president Daniel Moi's retirement package to be used to compensate the 21 torture victims recently awarded Sh40 million by the High Court.
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| • | Date Set for Ruling on Kitutu Masaba Suit: The ruling on an application by Kitutu Masaba MP Walter Nyambati to have his election petition dismissed will be delivered on September 16.
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| • | Not Chickens but a People With Destiny: Have you ever noticed how most of us resist change even when its benefits are glaringly obvious? Whether it is attitudinal, behavioural or contextual change we prefer the status quo, even when it is far from satisfactory.
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| • | We Forget Too Quickly What Ails This Nation, Letting Crooks Off the Hook: We shall leave no stone unturned is a statement usually made by our politicians and state officials, and it means nothing will be done!
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| • | Just a Reminder - Our Police Officers Are as White as Egyptian Cotton: Recent findings that Kenya's police force is the most corrupt institution in East Africa failed to appreciate the finer points of this critical security service's brand of ethics and morality.
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| • | Kampala's Bustling Night Life in Tatters After Deadly Bomb Blasts: Kampala, Friday
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| • | 73 Per Cent of Fence-Sitters Would Vote Yes, New Opinion Poll Says: If undecided people were to vote today, 73 per cent would vote 'Yes', a new opinion poll shows.
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| • | Mutula Backs New Kacc Chief: Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo and the Kenya Anti-Corruption's Advisory Board on Friday welcomed the appointment of renowned lawyer Patrick Lumumba as the country's next anti-graft czar.
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| • | LSK Cleans Up Its Act by Publishing Names of Lawyers You Should Avoid: Poor professional ethics prevail in the legal profession. The Complaints Commission, established in 1989 to receive and consider complaints against lawyers, received an average of four complaints every day during the last three months.
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| • | The Cutting Edge: Odd blackouts. KPLC has unravelled the saga of the frequent power failures, coming just before the 1pm, 7pm and 9pm TV news bulletin, which a resident of Nairobi's Komarock estate, Philip Cheruiyot, had said he had found quite intriguing.
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| • | KPLC Wins Sh35 Billion Management Bid in Country: Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has won a five-year management contract to restructure and improve financial performance of Liberia Electricity Company (LEC).
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| • | Shell Dangles Bonus to Its Staff in Bid to Secure Exit Approval: Shell has offered an improved transitional bonus to employees as it seeks to exit Africa.
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| • | Uhuru Planning New 2012 Alliance: FINANCE minister Uhuru Kenyatta is building a new alliance for 2012, the Star has learnt.
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| • | The Enemy of Kenyans From Within is Parliament!: The third stanza of the preamble to the Kenya draft constitution is very clear. It calls on us, the people of Kenya to be proud of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity and be determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign...
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