Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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| • | Kampala Bombing Suspects' Rights Violated, Says Lawyer: A lawyer representing five Kenyan men held in Uganda over alleged involvement in the 11 July Kampala bombings has asked the Kenyan government to intervene to guarantee their constitutional rights.
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| • | Kengen Invites Experts for Energy Talks: Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is hosting a regional meeting in Nairobi aimed at building power generation capacity and sustainability.
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| • | CMA Approves Sh10 Billion HF's Medium Term Note: The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the issue and listing of Sh10 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) by Housing Finance.
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| • | Cable Maker in Sh57 Million Loss: East African Cables has announced a Sh57 million after tax loss for the first six months of 2010 as the impact of its loss-making Tanzania subsidiary on its profitability became clear.
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| • | Nairobi to Host 1000 Delegates At Global MPs Summit: At least 1,000 delegates are expected to descend on Nairobi to attend a meeting of Members of Parliament from the Commonwealth countries.
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| • | Census - Kenya Has 38.6 Million People: There are 38,610,097 people in Kenya, according to the official 2009 population census figures released on Tuesday.
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| • | Arrest Bashir or Bar Him Entry: ’s new constitution.
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| • | Making a New Start: Foroyaa has maintained that African countries cannot break away from the past until they create an environment which will enable all citizens of a Nation to take part in a debate on how to build a new Nation entirely different from the past,...
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| • | State Unable to Cope With Interest in Fish Farming: More growers in Central Province are taking up fish farming, leaving the Government unable to cope with a rising demand for ponds.
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| • | Firms Embrace Bar Codes to Monitor Product Sales: At a quiet office in Nairobi's Westlands suburb sits Joseph Nyongesa, the chief executive of GS1 Kenya.
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| • | Perfect Time to Slay the Sexual Harassment Animal: The promulgation of a new Constitution undeniably amounts to a rebirth for Kenya.
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| • | After Financial Loss, Adjust Lifestyle to Stay Afloat: When peace returned after the post-election turmoil in Kenya in 2008, Mr Mike Otieno, a tailor, breathed a sigh of relief for he saw a fresh beginning.
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| • | CfC Stanbic Holdings Profit Grows to Sh836 Million: CfC Stanbic Holdings has reported a turnaround, propped by the resurgence of the stock market.
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| • | Fly540 Aircraft Saved From Auction After Payment of Sh157 Million Debt: Fly540 airline has settled a Sh157 million debt to save its two aircraft from auction.
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| • | Further Boeing Aeroplanes Delays Likely to Dent KA Earnings: Kenya Airways is facing major threats to its earnings following the announcement of further delays of Boeing aeroplanes planned for its expansion.
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| • | Interest Rates on Government Bonds on the Rise Again: Interest rates on government securities, which have been on a downward trend, have edged upwards following the conclusion of the Sh31.6 billion infrastructure bond.
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| • | Obama 'Disappointed' Over Bashir Visit: Statement by President Obama on the Promulgation of Kenya's New Constitution:
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| • | Eight Years Later, Schools Remain Unchallenged in the Region: Kenya's dominance in sport remains largely unchallenged in eastern Africa. The country's secondary school students, competing in last week's Brookside East Africa Schools Games in Nakuru, proved just that.
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| • | Race Just Got Tighter at the Top: With eight games to go, the race for the 2010 Kenyan Premier League title just got tighter with only four points separating the leading pack.
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| • | Oliech Leads the Foreign Legion to Camp: All the foreign-based Harambee Stars players save for Inter Milan midfielder MacDonald Mariga are expected to link up with the squad on Tuesday morning as the team prepares for their 2012 Africa Nations Cup qualifier away to Guinea Bissau this weekend.
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