Monday, August 30th, 2010
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| • | A Change of Attitude Absolutely Required: A wind of change and hope has permeated Kenya following the passage of the new Constitution and its promulgation last week.
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| • | Al-Bashir's Visit - ODM Should Stop Pretending And Own the Blame Too: The ODM half of the governing coalition is in paroxysms over, apparently, the "surprise" appearance of Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, at the promulgation of the new Constitution last Friday.
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| • | Will Unlisted Sim Cards Go Mute?: The extended mobile phone SIM card registration exercise ends on Tuesday against a background of growing uncertainty over whether subscribers who will not have registered will be disconnected.
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| • | Former ODM Parliamentary Aspirant is Dead: Former ODM South-Mugirango parliamentary aspirant Ibrahim Ochoi is dead - three months after staging an ambitious bid for the seat.
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| • | Kenyans Celebrate Victory: A BIG number of Kenyans in Namibia, and their Namibian friends, gathered in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the promulgation of the country's new constitution.
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| • | Citizens Reap From Telecom Wars: Telecom subscribers in Kenya are now enjoying reduced call rates after new interconnection rates were implemented. The Communications Commission of Kenya two weeks ago lowered the interconnection fees by half.
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| • | Citadel Takes Control of Kenya, Uganda Railway: The restructuring exercise of the Rift Valley Railways consortium, the company that operates the Kenya and Uganda railways has been completed.
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| • | New Constitution Road to Growth: Recently, Kenyans voted on a new constitution to replace the current one. With the majority voting yes.
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| • | Prime Minister Admits Bashir Visit Was 'Wrong': Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Sunday that Kenya was mistaken to invite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to last week's signing ceremony for the country's new constitution. Odinga said despite efforts to "foster good neighbourliness" it...
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| • | Country's Rebirth: WE usher in the new constitution today and open a new chapter in Kenya's history.
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| • | A Great Day for Country: THE birth of the Second Republic was marked with pomp and passionate appeals for Kenyans to embrace the opportunities offered by the new constitution.
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| • | Prime Minister Condemns Al-Bashir Invitation: Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday denied knowledge of plans to invite Sudan's President Al Bashir as details emerged the trip was part of a plan to stop the International Criminal Court's case against Kenya.
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| • | Council Wants End to Row On Cargo System: Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has written to the tax authority seeking for a meeting to iron out challenges arising from the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS).
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| • | Three Firms Picked to Fight Graft On Roads: The government has contracted three firms to manage weigh bridges in the country in major reforms aimed at curbing corruption.
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| • | New Cash Transfer for Diaspora Launched: A new mobile money transfer platform targeting Kenyans in the diaspora has been launched.
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| • | Kibaki Off to Swaziland for Comesa Summit: President Kibaki on Monday left the country for a three-day official visit to Swaziland where he will attend the 14th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Summit of the Heads of State and government.
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| • | Court Suspends New Medical Cover: The new National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) rates that were to come into effect on September 1 have been suspended, albeit temporarily.
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| • | Kisii Captain Bichage's Team Wins Dasani Golf Gala Event: The team of Kisii's leading golfer and former captain Zack Bichage put up a brave fight despite the tough condition of the rain-soaked par 70 Kisii Sports Club course to clinch the team title during the Dasani Golf Gala series qualifying round on Sunday.
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| • | Police Enforce Bill of Rights: Police have started implementing the rule requiring them not to detain suspects for more than 24 hours.
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| • | Police Seize Cars Stolen in Europe: Vehicles stolen from European countries are finding their way into the East African region through the port of Mombasa police investigations revealed on Sunday.
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