Monday, July 26th, 2010
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| • | Smiling School Children Give Me a Sense of Pride [interview]: Sunday Nation editor Eric Obino and reporter Murithi Mutiga interviewed President Kibaki on the highs and lows of his time in office.
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| • | Wheat Import Duty Cut May Create Yawning Gap: The likely global wheat prices rally on depressed harvest by leading producers has complicated the raging debate on the government's decision to lower duty on imported produce.
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| • | Region to Import 160,000 Tonnes of Crude: Kenya will import 160,000 metric tonnes of Murban crude oil for processing by the Mombasa based refinery to meet the country's fuel needs.
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| • | A Top-Notch Executive Who is Juggling Five Board Seats: Corporate executive Richard Kemoli has so far side-stepped board room wrangles sweeping through a number of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange this year.
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| • | No Let-Up in High Power Bills Until September As Region Turns to Water: Power users are set to start receiving lower electricity bills - more so in two months time. The lower cost of power is due to the progressive reduction in the supply to the national grid by temporary power producer Aggreko.
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| • | Kibaki Heads to Kampala for AU Summit: President Kibaki has left the country for Kampala, Uganda to attend the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Governments.
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| • | Our Athletes Doing Well [editorial]: Kenya's junior team has reaffirmed that the future of track athletics is bright. Kenya has dominated the World Junior Championship in Moncton, Canada, winning six gold medals.
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| • | Health Insurer's Move Must Benefit the Poor [editorial]: The move by the national health insurer to increase premiums is one of the several suggestions made for extending affordable medical services to more Kenyans.
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| • | Why Quality of Life is a Lot More Important Than Regular Income [opinion]: A new index developed by Oxford University and the United Nations Development Programme has come up with interesting findings that may please many African policy-makers.
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| • | The Land Debate Must Be Framed in Its Proper Historical Context [opinion]: The referendum campaigns over the last one week have seen the focus on the land question in this country rise to a peak. It has seen the retired President Moi indicate that he knows more history than anyone else at the forum he was addressing while...
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| • | Instal Solar Panels at State House: As I welcome the new government regulation on building policy being driven by the Ministry of Energy directing that people building residential or commercial houses in major towns should instal solar water heating systems, I would like to challenge...
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| • | 'Flawed' Document a Poor Legacy, Says Ruto: Higher Education minister William Ruto on Sunday said that President Kibaki would leave a poor legacy if the proposed constitution was passed.
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| • | City Residents Urged to Vote in Large Numbers: A Cabinet minister and two MPs on Sunday used a rally organised by former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga to urge Nairobi residents to turn up in large numbers and vote for the proposed constitution.
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| • | Preach Peace, Kalonzo Tells Camps: Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka on Sunday charged both 'Yes' and 'No' teams with ensuring peace is maintained after the August 4 referendum.
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| • | Pirates Made Citizens Stare Death in the Face: In the dead of the night on March 4 at about 2.30am, seaman Eugene Onalo and his brother John were asleep in their cabin as usual.
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| • | Region Eyes Food Security Status: Kenya started its march towards food security Saturday after President Kibaki unveiled a new plan to oversee food production in the next decade.
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| • | Athletes Accorded Tight Security in Kenya: A 33-member Ugandan contingent to the Africa Athletics championships in Nairobi was accorded a tight security detail on arrival at the Malaba border town yesterday en route to Nairobi by road.
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| • | Laws Need Huge Margin to Win Legitimacy, Says Moi: The proposed constitution should be supported by 65 per cent of Kenyans during the referendum to gain legitimacy, retired president Daniel arap Moi said on Sunday.
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| • | Cohesion Team Receives 3,000 SMSes On Hate Speeches: A nationwide alert has been sounded over tension and the likelihood of violence ahead of the August 4 vote.
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| • | New Laws Good for Coast, Say MPs: Coast residents have been urged to support the proposed constitution as it gives counties power to manage the region's resources.
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