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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 | ||
| • | Camel Clinics Bring Condoms to Nomads: In the remote and rural district of Samburu, northern Kenya, where paved roads are scarce and motorised transport hard to come by, reaching the mostly pastoralist and nomadic inhabitants with HIV/AIDS services requires an unusual approach. | |
| • | M-Pesa to Open New Frontier for the Unbanked: THE days when South Africans will pay for a taxi ride by simply transferring the fare to the driver's cellphone are not far away, the head of SA's largest cellphone company said yesterday. | |
| • | New Law Heralds Era of Free Entry And Exit in Trade: Getting a new Constitution is a major milestone as it will boost investor confidence and support long-term growth. | |
| • | Poor Sales in Tanzania Push East African Cables Into Half-Year Loss: East African Cables (EAC) posted a loss in the six months to June due to poor performance of its Tanzanian unit. | |
| • | CFC Stanbic Seeks Regulator Reprieve to List on Bourse: CFC Stanbic Holding is seeking an exemption from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to enable it list its insurance business at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). | |
| • | Housing Finance's Sh10 Billion Bond to Heat Up Property Market: Competition in the property and mortgage financing segment is set to heat up following regulatory approval of Housing Finance's Sh10 billion bond offering. | |
| • | Ex-IDPs Appeal to Murugi: More than 1,400 former internally displaced persons in Molo Town have appealed to new Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi to help them get compensation. | |
| • | More Fuel-Guzzlers Set to Be Auctioned This Month: The Treasury is set for the second public sale this month of the luxury vehicles formerly used by Cabinet ministers and other top government officials. | |
| • | Kirima Sons Want Suit Dismissed: Two sons of real estate tycoon Gerishon Kirima want a case filed by their step-mother dismissed, saying she no longer had the power to challenge the management of the estate. | |
| • | Technology Stirs Fears of Job Losses Among Teachers: Teachers are worried that information technology will render them jobless, it was claimed on Tuesday. | |
| • | Migingo Island Home to Only 131 Kenyans: The tiny Migingo island that has been at the centre of an ownership row between Kenya and Uganda has only 131 Kenyans. | |
| • | Hospital Fund Wins in New Charges Case: A judge has declined to stop the new National Hospital Insurance Fund from charging its members higher rates starting from Wednesday. | |
| • | New Boundaries After Team Sifts Census Data: The Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission can start demarcating constituencies afresh following the release of the census results which show that Kenya's population has risen to 38.6 million. | |
| • | Growing at a Million People a Year: The average Kenyan woman is having 4.6 babies, pushing up the country's population by a million people every year. | |
| • | Route Clear as Cars Head to Kajiado: L Mortgages Rally heads back to Kajiado. | |
| • | Near Full House as Players Jostle for Positions: AJ Auxerre striker Dennis Oliech led a horde of foreign-based stars into the Harambee Stars camp on Tuesday. | |
| • | I'll Fast-Track Sports Bill, Otuoma Pledges as He Settles Into New Office: Errant officials and non-performing sports associations will soon be reined in with the implementation of the long overdue Sports Bill. | |
| • | Nation in Vigorous Defence of Bashir's Visit: The Government put up a spirited defence in Parliament over its hosting of Sudanese President Hassan Omar al-Bashir. | |
| • | Injured Ugandan AU Peacekeepers Flown to Nairobi: Eight Ugandan peacekeepers injured on Monday in the Somali capital Mogadishu when al-Shabaab militants fired mortars at the presidential palace have been evacuated to Nairobi. | |
| • | Census Results Mean More Than Numbers: The results of the 2009 national census released yesterday should provide vital data for development planners. But numbers by themselves mean nothing unless they can be mined to shape national economic planning. | |
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