Friday, September 3rd, 2010
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| • | I Protect the Boats From All Misfortune: Sailing on Lake Victoria is not for the fainthearted. Poorly maintained vessels and lack of life jackets are just some of the hazards, besides the unpredictable weather.
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| • | 'Zico' On Mission to Transform Gor Mahia: Very few people can match the tremendous impact that coach Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno has had on Gor Mahia since his arrival at the club just six months ago.
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| • | Bank's Business Club Members Fly to China to Explore Opportunities: Forty Barclays Bank business club members will fly out to China next week on a two-week business trip organised in conjunction with Brand Kenya.
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| • | BOC's Profit After Tax Drops By 32 P.C.: Gas maker, BOC Kenya, has reported a 32 per cent dip in profit after tax for the first half of 2010, amid sluggish sales and high cost of production.
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| • | Kplc Set to Instal Prepaid Meters: Kenya Power and Lighting Company has launched a countrywide project to instal prepaid meters.
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| • | Boost Oil Setup, Firm Tells Government: With consumption of petroleum products expected to triple in the next two decades, there is need for government and private sector partnerships to build infrastructure to meet this demand and ensure the country is energy secure.
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| • | UN Unlikely to Punish Kenya for Bashir Visit: The United Nations Security Council appears unlikely to take significant action against Kenya for hosting Sudan President Omar al-Bashir in defiance of Kenya 's international treaty obligations as well as its own domestic law.
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| • | Calm Returns After Clashes Over Rent: Families of the victims of Thursday's violence in Nakuru are slowly coming to terms with the aftermath of the riots.
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| • | Rudisha Leads Kenya Charge in Final Showdown: All eyes will be on David Rudisha when he leads a delegation of 10 Kenyans as part of the Africa team in the IAAF Continental Cup action in Split City, Croatia, on Saturday.
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| • | Ocampo Gets 400 Witnesses: THE International Criminal Court has 396 victims and witnesses ready to testify against leaders behind the 2008 post-election violence.
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| • | Woman Researcher Tackles Aflatoxin Poisoning: Despite a bumper harvest of maize just a few months ago, many residents in the eastern part of Kenya are facing hunger and starvation. While granaries in the region may be full, the grain cannot be freely sold, let alone eaten.
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| • | Africa Delegates Meet in Nairobi Over Food Security: Participants from seven countries meet in Nairobi on Monday and Tuesday to find ways of addressing food security in the region.
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| • | Govt Signs Deal to Allow International Court Base: The Government has signed 16 articles of understanding that would see the International Criminal Court (ICC) set its base in Kenya, ease its work, track and follow up on the perpetrators of 2007 post-election violence locally.
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| • | Monetary Union Dream Long Shot for Regional Partners: East Africa might take longer to realise its dream of an effective single currency by 2012, with growing concerns that varying levels of financial openness and inadequate political will could derail faster integration of the five economies.
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| • | Telcos Must Be More Innovative to Stop Customer Flight: Over the past couple of days there has been a lot of coverage of the price wars that local telcos are engaged in following the reduction of interconnection rates set up by the industry regulator.
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| • | Safaricom Bets on Value Addition: Safaricom is betting on value addition as opposed to a reduction in prices to protect its market share and grow revenues as rivals aggressively poach its clientele.
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| • | Bank Launches Online Payment System for Tourism Sector: Kenya Commercial Bank has launched an on-line payment solution targeting the tourism sector as e-commerce takes root in the country.
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| • | Country Steps Up Fight Against Top Crimes With New Law: A Bill seeking to clamp down on organised crime received Presidential assent this week, moving Kenya closer towards effectively prosecuting the rising cases of syndicated crime.
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| • | Govt Gives Commissioners a Lifeline With Deployment: The government on Thursday announced a major reorganisation of the provincial administration with the deployment of its officers to the newly created counties - setting the stage for potential conflict between the central government and the devolved...
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| • | Cricket Team in Fine Form, Kenya Loses: Namibia, hosts of the ICC U/19 Africa World Cup qualifiers, continued their fine run of form, winning their fourth game on a trot.
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