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• Our Focus Must Be on Important Principles: When Thomas Jefferson wrote the words for his gravestone in the 1800s, he left out the fact that he was a two-term president of the United States.
• Dual Citizenship Benefits the Elite and Raises Questions of National Security: Had Kenyans in the Diaspora been allowed to vote in the referendum for the new constitution on Wednesday this week they would overwhelmingly have voted "Yes" because it allows for dual citizenship.
• We Must Accept the Verdict of the Majority but Listen to Voice of Minority: The people have spoken. The most important part of the change, however, will happen when those who opposed the passing of the proposed constitution in its current form are brought on board to work hand-in-hand with those who supported it.
• Cleric Wants Pledge to Amend Law Fulfilled: Bishop MARK KARIUKI, in a discussion with Saturday Nation's SAMWEL KUMBA explores the next course of action for the Church after Kenyans decide to pass the new constitution.
• Experts Differ on How Much Attorney-General Can Make Changes to New Laws: Opinion is divided on whether Attorney-General Amos Wako can correct the apparent errors and missing clauses in the new Constitution.
• Voice of Reason in Law Review: He was the bridge between the political class and the technical team as Kenya took another shot at putting in place a new constitution. In the last one-and-a-half years, he has become synonymous with the constitutional debate, often coming out as the...
• The Cutting Edge: FINDING NEEMA: Who will save Mombasa from the stench emanating from the Kibarani dumpsite, where some people burn old tyres daily to extract the wire linings? asks Martin Wahome.
• Need for Education on Proposed Constitution: President Kibaki is expected to give assent to the new Constitution any time now to mark the start of the journey towards a fresh legal, social, political and economic order.
• Focus on the Economy: Referendum politics may have served to obscure the fact that optimism in the economy, cruelly eroded by the post-election violence of 2008, is on a steady rebound. All indicators are positive. Companies, both listed and unlisted, are raising capital...
• A Kenyan Filmmaker Steeped in the History of His People: It is not very often that one meets an artiste who pays so much attention and allegiance to history. After all, history is a very contested terrain.
• Young Voices Sing Away Class Barrier: Their social background forgotten, two teenagers brush up on their music side by side. The teenagers freely interact as they record songs to raise money for a school without decent classrooms and equipment.
• The Nation Has Rediscovered Its Dignity: The final word from the Christian leaders read that there would be 'no cause to celebrate regardless of whether the draft is accepted or rejected.' How far off the mark they were!
• The Country Needs New Kind of Leaders to Spearhead Reforms After Referendum: In an interesting way, the tale of constitution-making in Kenya has been in part a story of three men.
• Victory is Loss and Defeat is Triumph in the Contest Over Draft Constitution: Over 2.6 million Kenyans voted for the Red team in opposing the New Constitution. Another 5 million Kenyans, who usually vote without fail and would have supported Red, abstained because of Government intimidation, bribery and foreign interference.
• Youths Hope to Sweep Past Sudanese: Kenya's under-20 host Sudan at Nyayo National Stadium from 4pm on Saturday in the return leg of their Africa Youth Championships encounter.
• Fresh Hope for Blast Payout: The US government could pay Sh880 million ($ 11 million) to 6,000 victims of the 1998 terrorist attack in Nairobi, if a judge rules in their favour.
• Raila Committed to 'Amending Contentious Issues' in New Constitution: Relaxed and jovial, Mr Odinga used the period before the formal interview to talk candidly about the period leading up to the head operation that sidelined him from the campaign trail.
• Kibaki to Sign New Laws Amid Pomp and Fanfare: President Kibaki will sign the new Constitution into law during a ceremony that will be attended by foreign leaders, it has emerged.
• New Constitution Represents Fresh Start: Only 14 days separate Kenyans from the promise of the new Constitution passed this week following its gazettement on Friday.
• Pair Held Over Bombing: TWO more suspects have been arrested in connection with last month's Kampala bombing which killed over 70 football fans as they watched World Cup finals.
 
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