Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
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| • | EAC States Lose Sh40 Billion On Counterfeits: East Africa loses over Sh40 billion ($500 million) annually in tax revenue due to counterfeit and pirated products finding way to the market.
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| • | Bad Climate to Hurt Farming, Says Group: Developing countries have to be more innovative to weather the debilitating effects of climate change that are expected to severely compromise food security.
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| • | Go Nuclear to Power Growth, Urges Tanzania: Tanzania has asked East African countries to start developing nuclear power as the cheapest source of electricity in the region where only 12 per cent of rural areas is connected.
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| • | Kenya's UK Envoy Summoned Over Bashir Visit: Kenya's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has been summoned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office over Sudan President Bashir visit to Kenya.
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| • | Kibaki Declines to Sign Bill to Control Prices: President Mwai Kibaki has refused to assent a Bill that seeks to control the prices of essential goods.
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| • | A High Population Rate is No Blessing: Contrary to previous impressions that Kenya's population growth was slowing down, the census results published on Tuesday demonstrate that the situation is not getting better.
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| • | Move Will Reduce Graft: For decades, overloaded trucks have degraded our road networks with lamentable impunity. Indeed, during the break-up of the initial East African Community, Tanzania claimed Kenyan transporters were destroying its smooth roads.
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| • | Eco-Warriors Safeguard National Security: The core business of the Kenya Armed Forces is to guard the country against external aggression, safeguard national interests and guarantee security to ensure the sanctity and sovereignty of Kenya.
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| • | How Political Leaders Can Make Our Dream Come True: It is pretty difficult to talk to, or to attempt to advise, Kenyan politicians; they hardly ever listen. They come to their senses only when they lose elections, at which time they are best left alone to rue their folly.
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| • | Table Tennis Team Off to Kenya: Uganda has entered Kenya's Coast table tennis Open as a Commonwealth Games tune-up. A team of eight departs today for Mombasa for the three day event that UTTA president Denis Galabuzi has described as a perfect build-up.
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| • | Cricket Team Recovers to Defeat Kenya in Under 19 Qualifiers: Brian Masaba hit a quick 20 runs off 24 balls as he lifted Uganda from the claws of defeat to victory over Kenya in a tension packed Africa Division I U-19 World Cup cricket qualifier in Windhoek, Namibia.
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| • | New Envoy to US Defends Bashir Visit: In a talk in Washington on Tuesday sponsored by the international arm of the US Democratic Party, Kenya's new ambassador to the United States vigorously defended the recent visit to Nairobi by Sudan's indicted president.
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