Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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| • | Why Lavish All the Attention On the Unborn and Ignore the Poor Mother? [opinion]: If Fr Joe Babendreier was a woman, I might be prepared to listen to him. But that he should write "Abortion harms the woman, the unborn child and even the father" four days before the referendum on the constitution, when wavering voters might still be...
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| • | Gor Have Championship Dreams: Gor Mahia captain Julius "Awilo" Owino has said that winning the Kenyan Premier League this season would mean more to the club than anything else, at the moment.
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| • | Muthugia is Still Barry Cup Champion: Thika Sports Club's Sullivan Muthugia beat South Africa based Stefan Andersen on countback at the Mombasa Golf Club course to retain the Barry Cup during the weekend's Coast Open.
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| • | Big Crowds Prompt Revival of Tusker Athletics Meeting: The Tusker Athletics Meet, a one day track and field competition, will be revived from next year as Athletics Kenya seeks to capitalise on the enthusiasm shown by huge crowds which turned out to watch the Africa Athletics Championships.
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| • | Region Truly Home of Athletics as Local Stars Display Show of Might: It was a spectacular show of might. No one saw this coming. Not even a prophet. Backed by thousands of fans throughout the five days of competition, Kenyan athletes sparkled as they scooped 25 medals to finish top of the pack in this year's African...
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| • | Herbal Contraceptives Under the Radar: An arrow points the way from a busy street along a rough pathway; visitors clutch their bags more closely. The door is open: sachets are displayed on the table with labels indicating treatment for ulcers, diabetes, hypertension, fibroids. But not the...
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| • | What the Law Says About Employing Children [analysis]: Last week's discussion on the inspection of records mentioned that among the files employers must maintain are those containing details of any child under employment.
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| • | Domestic Rivals Eat Into KQ Market: Increased competition ate into Kenya Airways's domestic market share, with passenger numbers in the three months to June dropping six per cent compared to a similar quarter last year.
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| • | NHIF Seeking Hospitals to Run Outpatient Scheme: The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is looking for hospitals to host its outpatient scheme, setting the stage for a reduction in insurance premiums paid to private providers by companies and individuals.
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| • | Relief as Pneumonia Vaccine to Cost Less: The pneumonia vaccine will soon cost as little as Sh12, a climb down from Sh4,000 today, if roll-out studies being carried out in Kilifi and Thika in Kenya, as well as in The Gambia, prove the cost successful.
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| • | Celebrating Manilal Desai, Forgotten Hero [opinion]: It is not by chance that the history of Kenya is so contested.
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| • | Commercial Art That Actually Lifts the Spirit [opinion]: Commercial sculpture at its best can lift the spirit, inspire and excite.
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| • | Remember, When the Country Sneezes [editorial]: This week, all eyes will be on Kenya as the country once again holds a referendum to determine whether or not it should adopt a new constitution.
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| • | Can VP Kalonzo Deliver Ukambani?: THE day before the historic referendum, doubts remain over whether Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka can deliver a resounding Yes vote in his Ukambani backyard.
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| • | Voting Stations to Open At 6am: Voting in Wednesday's referendum starts at 6am and will close at 5pm after which counting and tallying of ballots starts.
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| • | It's All Systems Go for the Referendum: Kenya is ready and raring to go for Wednesday's vote on the proposed constitution.
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| • | Protect Our Daughters: The Teachers Service Commission has often cautioned against sexual abuse in schools, but the vice continues unabated, raising questions about the enforcement of the rules.
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| • | This Country Requires Healing After the Vote: On Tuesday, the official referendum campaign period ended with no clear indication whether Kenyans have learnt any lessons on how to wage political contest with decorum.
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| • | Work at Cargo Station Put On Hold Over Scam: The Kenya Revenue Authority is investigating the operations of container freight stations in Mombasa and suspended operations in one of them over malpractices.
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| • | Kibunjia Faults Varsity Hiring: The National Cohesion and Integration Commission wants heads of public universities reshuffled to give the institutions a national face.
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