Monday, August 30th, 2010
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| • | Nation's Diamond Rush in Brussels: After the official signing of the new constitution into law, there was cause for more celebrations for the reborn nation celebrate and it was provided by five Kenyan athletes on Friday night in Brussels.
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| • | Delhi 2010 Games Trials On Today: Kenya will on Saturday select its best 53 athletes to make the final team for this year's Commonwealth games set for Delhi in October.
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| • | Three Home Teams in Girls Soccer Semis: In the worst case scenario, Kenya is assured of a silver medal in girls' football after three of the four home teams made it to the semi-finals.
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| • | Constitution Celebrations Marred By Beshir Visit Row: Kenya adopted a new constitution Friday but the landmark was overshadowed by an international furore at the presence of Sudan President Omar al-Beshir, whom an international court has indicted for genocide and war crimes.
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| • | Hague Court Reports Bashir's Kenya Vist to Security Council: The International Criminal Court (ICC) today informed the Security Council that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, travelled to Kenya, which, like other...
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| • | Africa Needs to Be Wary of Iran Ties: An interesting coincidence recently occurred in Iran. While President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed praised the country's military prowess, an African foreign minister sauntered in Tehran.
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| • | Biofuels Don't Threaten Food Security - Study: Production of biofuels does not necessarily constitute a threat to food security, a new study has concluded.
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| • | Govt Was Perfectly Right to Invite Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir: In the last two days, a lot of heat has been generated around the visit of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during the promulgation of our new Constitution.
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| • | Govt to Guarantee Large Energy Projects: The Kenya Cabinet has at last moved to secure guarantees needed to speed up implementation of key energy projects whose progress have been dogged by financial uncertainty for nearly one year.
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| • | Kirima Son Takes Over Estate: A son of former assistant minister Gerishon Kirima on Sunday directed tenants to pay rent to a new account.
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| • | Raila - Journey Ahead Won't Be Easy: Kenyans have been asked to remain vigilant and ensure that the new constitution is implemented to the letter.
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| • | Sudanese President Held Talks With Kibaki: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir held talks with President Kibaki and other visiting heads of state after the promulgation of the new Constitution on Friday.
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| • | Bashir Throws Kenyan Govt Into Disarray: The Kenyan government was in a disarray on Sunday over the visit by Sudan President Omar al-Bashir who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes.
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| • | Son Emulates His Father to Hoist Flag On Mt Kenya: The new Constitution gave the son of celebrated freedom hero Kisoi Munyao a chance to honour his late father by tracing his footsteps to the peak of Mt Kenya.
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| • | The Dilemma of Dealing With Bashir: Kenya faces a delicate dilemma in dealing with the tyrant that has governed Sudan for the last 21 years, Omar al-Bashir.
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| • | Chinese Firms Take to Africa Like Bushfire: The Chinese influence, in the form of its people, investment and business, is sweeping across the African continent like a wild fire.
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