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South Sudans President Says Never to ICC
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...
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Kenya Kimenyes book that mocks certain societal behaviour
Barbara Kimenye also addresses this trap of glamour and easy riches that often mesmerise the youth. While she is best known for her Moses series, Kimenye has two young adults book Pretty Boy Beware and Beauty Queen. Incidentally, both are Kimenye's last books, first published in 1997 by EAEP (and reprinted 2010). Pretty Boy Beware revolves around Mathew -- the pretty boy. The slum in which ...
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Kenya Family demands return of terror suspect detained in Uganda
NAIROBI, KENYA : Watching news clips of the shooting of terror suspect Felix Nyangaga Otuko and his expectant wife earlier this week, Ms Zainab Suleiman had every reason to be ...
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Kenya Anti-graft agency says Kimemia not fit for public office
EACC ) has written to the parliamentary vetting committee, informing the members that Kimemia is under investigation allegedly over questionable activities that could disqualify him from serving in any public or State office. Eight other individuals out of the 66 who have been shortlisted for the position of Principal Secretary are also under investigation by the anti-corruption agency. ...
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Kenya Lawyers to hold forum to discuss petition ruling
Chairman Erick Mutua says they will critique the judgment and give their official position on it. Mutua urged the Judiciary to welcome positive criticism saying: "Critiquing an office does not mean you don't respect it." He urged the top court to take responsibility for errors made on its judgment to enhance confidence in the institution. He, however, did not state when the forum ...
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Kenya Man in court for attempting to poison son
Shadrack Kiptoo Kaptugen was accused of attempted murder. The court heard that Kaptugen had been left with the one and half year old child at their home on March 5 when he allegedly poisoned him before neighbours learnt of the incident and rescued the kid. Fellow playmates raised the alarm and alerted adults at the village who went to the boy's ...
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Kenya AG differs with ICC Prosecution over court co-operation
Githu Muigai has differed with the Prosecution at The Hague over co-operation with the court even as the Government moved through the African Union to terminate the two Kenyan ...
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Kenya A mixed bag for pan Africa Union as leaders mark anniversary
NAIROBI, KENYA: African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa this weekend to mark the climax of weeklong celebrations of the 50th year since the founding of ...
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Kenya Uhuru roots for youth empowerment in Africa
Noting that the youth form 70 per cent of the population, the President said there is need to mainstream the youth in all crucial sectors. He spoke on Friday ...
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Kenya Im not involved in Bungoma killings says Wetangula
While commenting on the current wave of insecurity, Wetangula made it clear that he is not in any way linked to the killings terming the allegations as 'rumours, reckless and baseless'. He said security personnel should work towards restoring peace if the killings were to be stopped. "If I was linked to the killings and general insecurity ...
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Kenya More suspects nabbed over fresh attacks in Garissa town
NAIROBI, KENYA: Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyio has said many arrests have been made following renewed attacks that saw two civilians killed ...
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Opinion Museveni is taking East Africa back to the dark days of slavery
Yoweri Museveni 's administration has been on the spotlight over its threats to journalists and media houses over his succession contest. It is within the right of any Ugandan to question the future of Uganda and this should not warrant a crackdown on the media. How can police ransack, disable equipment and threaten staff over alleged forgery of a mere signature? It is time for Uganda to ...
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Patients drugged confined at Kenyas only mental hospital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients.Edah Maina, who heads the Kenya Society For the Mentally Handicapped, said Friday that the mental hospital in Kenya's Mathari section ...
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Kenya Commission outlines Coast marginalisation issues
Land issues, war on terror, poor education levels and lack of infrastructure have fuelled feelings that successive governments ignored the region. "One of the critical issues, described by some as a 'ticking bomb' is the seemingly intractable land question. More recently, other factors including perceived mistreatment of residents at the hands of police in the context of ...
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Kenya KWS entangled in insurance anomalies that may cost taxpayers Sh40m
KWS ) may now terminate an insurance cover with CIC Insurance Company after an internal audit committee established anomalies that may have cost taxpayers Sh40 million over irregular insurance ...
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Kenya TJRC demands justice for Taveta residents
TJRC has recommended proceedings against a former PC and local District Officers in charge of the area at that time. This former PC, allegedly, presided over or ordered the mass arrest of these people, their illegal detention and confiscation of their property while a junior officer in charge of Bomeni Division. According to ...
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African Union Reject Kenya’s attempt to shield its leaders from accountability
The African Union must reject Kenya's attempts to shield its leaders from being held to account for the human rights violations that took place in Kenya in ...
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Kenya My passion healing snake bites is beyond making huge profits
Kitui County , 12 years ago. It was a hot afternoon and Augustus Mbila, 26, was walking home after a day's work on the farm. As he weaved his way through the dense shrubbery he felt what he thought was a thorn prick him just above his left ankle. But as Mbila bent to check his leg he saw a long, brown snake slither away. He was horrified to realise the 'prick' was the bite from ...
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Kenya Witness row with ICC over evidence withdrawal
witness despite having forwarded four sworn affidavits to the prosecutor's office withdrawing all the audio and written statements attributed to him. ...
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Kenya IEBC announces Makueni by-election date
Makueni senatorial by-election will be conducted on July 22, this is according to official communication from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ...
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Kenya Ugandan tycoon charged in Nairobi
Michael Ezra Mulyoowa has been accused of falsely obtaining credit and issuing a bad cheque worth over Sh 16,000 million to SMR Limited based at industrial area. The Ugandan represented by Eric Mutua is facing two charges and according to the charge sheet the first count states that on diverse dates between June 2009 and October 2009 at Industrial area in Nairobi he obtained credit of over Sh 6 ...
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Kenya asks UN to squash ICC case
New York - Kenya on Thursday got a chilly reception to its appeal to the United Nations Security Council to ';terminate'; International Criminal Court cases against the president and deputy president for planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 post-election violence in which more than 1 000 people died and 600 000 were evicted from their ...
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Kenyas KenolKobil says returned to profit in first quarter
business restructuring continues," the company said. It did not provide performance figures but said it expects its restructuring plan to be complete by the end of 2013. KenolKobil, which operates in several countries including Ethiopia, posted a 8.96 billion shilling loss in 2012. A takeover bid for the company by Switzerland-based Puma Energy, a subsidiary of Trafigura Beheer BV , ...
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Kenyan shilling firms KenolKobil lifts shares
Kenyan shilling firmed slightly on Friday, lifted by banks cutting dollar positions ahead of the weekend and by waning importer demand for the U.S. currency. The ...
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Advocacy group Kenyas mental hospital confines drugs patients
NAIROBI, Kenya - An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients. Edah Maina, who heads the Kenya Society For the Mentally Handicapped, said Friday that the mental hospital in Kenya's Mathari section is ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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