Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
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| • | 'Spinach Lady' Out to Make Country Vegan: When Michelle Odhiambo stepped onto the small traffic island along Nairobi's Kenyatta Avenue draped in nothing but spinach leaves, she attracted the attention of the public and the media.
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| • | Tourism Sector to Record Increased Arrivals Due to Aggressive Marketing: The tourism sector is set to record the best year in arrivals, driven by increased marketing activities.
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| • | Increased Activity Lifts Stockbrokers From Losses Zone: Blair Investment Bank has moved to the profit zone in the first half helped by increased activity at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), highlighting the marked profitability among investment banks and stockbrokers on the changing fortunes.
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| • | Tea Attracts Best Prices at Weekly Auction: Cold temperatures across the country have reduced tea supplies at the weekly auction in Mombasa, signalling firm earnings for growers linked to high demand.
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| • | Stakeholders Disagree Over Road Project Delays: Stakeholders in the Sh67 billion Nairobi toll road concession have differed over delays in the project, adding a new layer of uncertainty on the already controversial issue.
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| • | NBK Stopped From Selling Building Over Disputed Debt: The court has restrained National Bank of Kenya from advertising for sale a five-storey building in Nairobi's upmarket Westlands suburb over a disputed Sh655 million debt.
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| • | Firms Invest Sh20 Billion on Brand Building in Six Months: Kenyan firms spent Sh20 billion on advertising in the six months to June - nearly as much as the annual spend for 2008 - signalling a rising optimism in the economy and the jostling for brand visibility in a market where consumers are regaining lost...
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| • | Euro Zone Turbulence Helps Keep Inflation in Check: Eurozone turbulence is keeping global commodity prices in check, helping Kenya to cut its import bill and slowing down the pace of inflation that is offering consumers much needed relief in the marketplace.
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| • | Athletes Depart for Nairobi Meet: RWANDA will this afternoon send a team of 13 athletes to Nairobi to compete in the 17th African Championships set for July 28 to August 1 at Nyayo Stadium.
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| • | Nairobi All Set, Doubts Over Benin: As the curtains go up on Wednesday to usher in the 17th Senior Africa Athletics Championship in Nairobi, doubts still linger over the host of the next event in 2012.
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| • | Planned Housing Needed: For nearly three decades now, the public sector has played a minimal role in providing quality and affordable housing to a burgeoning population.
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| • | New Laws Will Not Save Drinkers of Illicit Brews: At least 30 people have died in the past 10 days after drinking illicit liquor. Twenty three people, so far, are reported to have lost their lives since Sunday after imbibing a lethal concoction in Nairobi's infamous Kibera's slums.
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| • | Team Seeks Revenge for 2008 Humiliation: Africa's greatest track rivalry will be played out again on Wednesday when Kenya lead and Ethiopia lead the rest of the field in the men 10,000m final as the curtains go up on the 17th Senior Africa Athletics Championship at Nyayo National Stadium.
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| • | Hosts Out to Restore Lost Glory: Over the recent past, there's one area Kenyan athletics have had a rough time to maneuver: sprints.
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| • | It's the Ultimate Abuse of Honorary Awards: Lately, there have been interesting reports on the generous awards of doctorates by a university in the United States. And there have been very interesting reactions from local and international scholars.
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| • | Moi Seems to Be Ignorant About the Code of Standards for Referendums: I read with interest reports in the Sunday Nation (July 25), in which retired President Moi was quoted as saying the proposed constitution would need to meet a 65 per cent threshold to win legitimacy during the referendum.
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