Friday 30th July, 2010
Great track and field show by Kenya team
Kenya enters the weekend with a huge possibility of lifting the overall African athletics title for the first time in the continental track and field competition’s 31-year history.
Kenyans forcing MPs to demand higher salaries
However, Kenyans also have a bad habit of seeking favours from their legislators, as if MPs are elected to solve our every small problem, even domestic.
Kenyans should vote for peace during the crucial referendum
August 4 will be the big day Kenyans have been waiting for. It might see the end of the clamour for a new constitution, or it might not. But as we wait for the big day, Kenyans are clearly not at ease...
DR Congo forms new electoral commission
Daily NationA new Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has been set up in the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for elections next year, the outgoing commission announced today. Under a law prom...
Four whites in SA fined for racist video
Daily NationFour white South African men were each fined $2,700 (Sh216,000) yesterday for humiliating five black housekeepers in a video against racial integration at their former university. The fine was higher ...
Mugabe’s sister and key political ally dies
Daily NationZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s younger sister and political ally Sabina Mugabe has died at age 80 after years of failing health, state media reported. She suffered a stroke in 1995, which damage...
Russia urges more support for states trying piracy suspects
Daily NationRussia has called for concerted efforts and additional support to Eastern African states that have accepted to host courts to try suspected Somali pirates arrested in the Indian Ocean.
Forest fires kill 18 in Russia
Daily NationEighteen people died in forest fires in Russia’s worst heat wave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure local residents. A...
Hamas criticises Arab backing for Israel talks
Daily NationHamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in comments published by Al-Jazeera today. Meshaal described the Arab Peace In...
States move to defuse Lebanon tension
Daily NationSyrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon today for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political si...
320 killed in Pakistan floods
Daily NationFlash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said today. Hundreds of homes and ...
Rudisha leads Kenyan 800m sweep
General SourcesNAIROBI (AFP) - David Rudisha easily retained his 800m title here on Friday and led Kenya to an unprecedented clean sweep, as Libya clinched their first African athletics championships medal in the me...
UN appeals for calm after Darfur clashes
General Sourcespeace process claimed eight lives."Violence will only add to the people's suffering," Deputy Joint Special Representative Mohammed Yonis, of the peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID), said. "It is onl...
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somali refugees
General SourcesNairobi/Geneva - The United Nation's refugee agency UNHCR on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somali refugees to the war-torn Horn of
Kenya's golden stars shine
General SourcesIt was yet another glorious day for Kenya at the ongoing Africa senior Athletics Championships where the home stars claimed seven medals: three gold, two silvers and two bronze medals sending Kenya st...
Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution
General SourcesNAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another ...
Kenya's Christians and Muslims argue over inclusion of Islamic courts in draft constitution
Sun-SentinelKenya (AP) — A draft constitution that Kenya votes on next week guarantees women the same rights as men — unless a judge in a Muslim family court decrees otherwise. Critics, including some...
Muslim court clause brings spotlight in Kenya vote
Gadsden TimesA draft constitution that Kenya votes on next week guarantees women the same rights as men - unless a judge in a Muslim family court decrees otherwise.
Three Kenyans face murder counts in Kampala attacks
BreitbartA Ugandan court on Friday charged three Kenyans with 76 counts of murder, the first such cases opened against suspects in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala. Hussein Hassan Agad, Mohamed Adan A...
3 Kenyan Preachers Appear In Court Over Uganda July 11 Attacks
Morning Star-(Dow Jones)- Three Kenyan Muslim preachers appeared in court Friday charged with a total of 89 counts of terrorism, murder and attempted murder, officials said.
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