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Monday, January 16th, 2012 | ||
| • | IT Firm Refers Google Row to Lawyers: Business Daily (Nairobi)-Kenya-based online business directory firm --Mocality -- has referred its dispute with Google to its legal office in South Africa, raising the spectre of the search giant being sued for claiming to be in partnership with the... | |
| • | ODM Ready for General Polls - Deputy Prime Minister: Nation (Nairobi)-Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi said on Monday that ODM is prepared for the general election provided the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was ready to conduct one. | |
| • | Permanent Secretary Warns Against a Phased-Out Elections: Nation (Nairobi)-Internal Security Permanent Secretary Francis Kimemia has warned that a phased out elections, separating the presidential contest from other county elections, could cause chaos in the country. | |
| • | Al Shabaab Demoralised - Kenyan Army Spokesman: RNW Africa (Hilversum)-"Our mission in Somalia has always been to degrade and reduce the capacity of Al Shabaab to be a threat to the security of this nation," says Colonel Cyrus Oguna, a spokesperson for the Kenya Defence Forces. | |
| • | Gov't Leads East Africa in Global Democracy Test: Citizen (Dar es Salaam)-Tanzania has been ranked as the most democratic nation in East Africa region in a research which covered 165 independent nations in the world. | |
| • | The Challenges of Including Men in Mother-to-Child Reduction: PlusNews (Johannesburg)-Involving men is increasingly being promoted as a key element in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and while its benefits are well-documented - in one Kenyan study it reduced the risks of vertical... | |
| • | Shilling Likely to Strengthen, Central Bank Survey Shows: Business Daily (Nairobi)-Nearly two-thirds of Kenya's 43 commercial banks expect the shilling to strengthen in 2012, a market perception survey by the Central Bank has showed. | |
| • | High Cost of Power to Dim Investments in Trade Bloc: Business Daily (Nairobi)-The investment profile of the East Africa common market is coming under focus for sharp increases in electricity tariffs that threaten to escalate the cost of doing business. | |
| • | Ruling On Election Date Hands Civil Servants a Lifeline: Business Daily (Nairobi)-The next General Election should be held by March 2013, a constitutional court ruled on Friday, ending months of anxiety that has gripped the country since the Constitution took effect in August last year. | |
| • | Hasten Liberalisation of Plant Inspection Services: Business Daily (Nairobi)-Plans by the Ministry of Agriculture to liberalise inspection services so as to boost productivity are long overdue. | |
| • | Regional Call Rates to Drop With New Rules for Mobile Operators: Business Daily (Nairobi)-Mobile telephony firms in East Africa will be required to inform their subscribers the rate of receiving and making calls on their networks outside their home countries through text upon crossing borders. | |
| • | Nema Permits Tower Power to Build Sh1.8 Billion Electricity Plant: Business Daily (Nairobi)-Tower Power - a private electricity producer - will break ground next month for the country's first commercial biomass power plant. | |
| • | World Bank Upbeat On Country's Economy: Nation (Nairobi)-The World Bank says that 2012 could prove to be a 'defining year' for the Kenyan economy if she can overcome political obstacles in her path. | |
| • | Stop Leaders Inciting Pastoral Communities: Nation (Nairobi)-The chairman of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Dr Mzalendo Kibunjia, has singled out divisive politicians as the main cause of recent ethnic violence among some pastoral communities. He warned that stern action will... | |
| • | Fresh Demands On Somalia War: Nation (Nairobi)-Kenya is unwilling to capture the port city of Kismayu without the financial and logistical backing of the international community. | |
| • | Election Date - Make It December: East African (Nairobi)-The ruling by the three Constitutional Court judges on the Kenyan general election date has created more uncertainty than it was meant to resolve. | |
| • | Nairobi Joins Uganda in Arms Shopping Spree: East African (Nairobi)-Kenya's use in Somalia of attack helicopters from China, fighter jets from Jordan and armoured vehicles from Israel is evidence that the country has been upgrading its military capabilities in response to new threats. | |
| • | How Court Handed Prime Minister 'Secret Weapon': Nation (Nairobi)-The constitutional court's ruling on the election date may have inadvertently handed Prime Minister Raila Odinga a secret weapon against his rivals in the presidential race. | |
| • | Democracy Requires a Little Goodwill On Both Sides: Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Just a fortnight ago, regular viewers of the TV prime news, could look forward to the Attorney-General Githu Muigai, tearing into Charles Nyachae, the Chair of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution - or vice... | |
| • | Minister Seeks to Have Elections Held in December and March: Nation (Nairobi)-Kenyans may be called to go to the ballot twice in the coming General Election. | |
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