Provides the latest RSS feeds for Kenya News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kenya News.net http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/cat/a262965e0c331d64/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:47 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:47 -0400 30 Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at this year's Moscow World championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29, reports Xinhua. Cheruiyot plans to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World championships in ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214709001/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214709001/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met senior officials of the US, the Czech Republic and Kenya and held talks on enhancing ties. Lt. Gen. Obaid Mohammed Al Ka'abi, undersecretary of the UAE ministry of defence, met US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics amp; Material Readiness) Alan F. Estevez. Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met visiting First Deputy ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697997/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:01 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697997/scat/a262965e0c331d64 With devolution in high gear as the counties take root in Kenya, competition for business and investment just got fierce for Rwanda and other EAC member states. Take the investor conference recently hosted in Machakos County hosted, some mused, with a display of naked ambition by its new Governor, Dr Alfred Mutua, formerly spokesperson for the national Government. The conference aimed to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214709316/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:38:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214709316/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Congo , said the money would be used for health, education, cross-border trade and hydroelectricity projects. Government and M23 rebel forces have been involved in heavy fighting ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708150/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:51 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708150/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The footage shown on the ITV website shows a man, speaking to the camera, saying: "We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708440/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:50 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708440/scat/a262965e0c331d64 An 80-year old Japanese mountaineer has reached the summit of Mount Everest, making him the oldest man to scale the world's highest ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708441/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:49 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708441/scat/a262965e0c331d64 security option turned on, it's still important for you to use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your account ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708443/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:46 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708443/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Venezuela n shops. The oil-rich nation relies on imports, but currency controls have restricted its ability to pay for foreign goods. President Nicolas Maduro, who won a narrow majority in April's presidential elections, maintains that the country's ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708442/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:45 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708442/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan lender I&M plans to list shares on the stock market by next month after it completed a merger with small investment ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708444/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:41:46 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708444/scat/a262965e0c331d64 TRUTH, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has recommended the questioning of former President Moi over the1990 murder of former Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko. In their final report handed to the President yesterday, TJRC said former minister Nicholas Biwott and TJRC chair Bethuel Kiplagat should also be questioned on the death. "In addition to Biwott, former President Daniel arap ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708317/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708317/scat/a262965e0c331d64 FORMER Kenya National Union of Teachers national chairman Joseph Chirchir said the distribution of cabinet secretaries positions in Rift Valley was not fairly done. In a telephone interview with the Star, Chirchir said South Rift region was shortchanged in the distribution of cabinet secretaries position. He said the region deserved more than one cabinet secretary due to the huge support and the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708447/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708447/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A herder was today gunned down in the village of Batuul village, Banisa district in Madera County while herding his camels 20 km from Banisa town. The 26 years old Degodia herdsman was ambushed by suspected bandits from the Garreh community who shot him several times on the head. Another person from the Guba village was yesterday shot dead by armed militia raising the death toll to twenty in ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708449/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708449/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Who is superior - the Senate or Parliament? This is the question that House Speaker Justin Muturi is expected to answer today following yesterday's acrimonious exchange between MPs and senators over who is superior to the other. The MPs accused the senators of "overstepping" their mandate and describing the members as comprising "political retirees" who should ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708445/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708445/scat/a262965e0c331d64 POLICE have arrested 34 suspects after foiled robbery at a warehouse in Mikindani area, Changamwe district. Reports indicate the armed gangsters forcefully gained access and broke into four containers that stored more than 600 bags of rice and sugar worth more than Sh4 million on Monday. Changamwe police boss Joseph Muthee said police recovered part of the consignment already loaded into a ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708446/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708446/scat/a262965e0c331d64 KENYA's ambassador to the UN has stuck to his criticism of the International Criminal Court describing it as a failing institution in an opinion published in the Nation yesterday. Macharia Kamau said nations of the world should "revisit its ICC fundamentals" in the article justifying his controversial letter requesting the UN Security Council to terminate the Kenyan ICC cases. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708448/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708448/scat/a262965e0c331d64 TESO Police have launched a manhunt for four 'dangerous' gang members believed to be behind the recent attacks in Busia and Bungoma. Police chief Elphas Korir said the four have been identified as key financiers of attacks in Akobwait that left two people dead and 19 injured. He said the four are residents of Kajei, Onyunyur and Katanyu in Teso North and Odioi in Teso South. "We ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708451/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708451/scat/a262965e0c331d64 ABOUT 80 per cent of the primary school teachers in Kenya are computer illiterate. Knut national executive council member Karinga Munuhe has called for teachers to be trained before the free laptops promised by the Jubilee government are distributed next year. "Many of the teachers mostly from the rural areas have little knowledge on the use of computers," he said. Munuhe said more ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708319/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708319/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, security forces and the judiciary should publicly apologise for abuses going back 50 years, the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya (TJRC) said in a final report presented to Kenyatta Tuesday (May 21st). Set up after post-election violence in 2007-2008, TJRC compiled a four-volume report covering tens of thousands of testimonies gathered over ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708450/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:28:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214708450/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Sudan counterpart President Salva Kiir. The AU summit coincides with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the OAU-AU. During the AU Jubilee celebrations, member states will take stock of the past fifty years, acknowledge the contribution of the founding fathers of OAU towards ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707387/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:22 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707387/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Siaya, Kenya : A petitioner challenging the election of Siaya Governor got more than he bargained for when his personal details were exposed at a Kisumu ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707507/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:16 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707507/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAROK governor Samuel Kuntai Tunai will testify in an election petition filed against him . Parties in the petition agreed on ten contested issues to be determined by court during a pre-trial conference before Judge Roselyne Wendoh where each party also revealed its list of witnesses. Tunai's deputy Aruasa Evelyne will also testify in the matter while one of the petitioners Joseph Tiampati ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707516/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:30 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707516/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A new judge will now preside in the case against Deputy President William Ruto and broadcaster Joshua Sang after Judge Kuniko Ozaki asked to be excused. Ozaki will continue to be the presiding judge in the second case against President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two Kenyan cases have been handled by the same judges since their charges were confirmed in January 2012. Yesterday, the ICC presidency said ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707508/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:30 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707508/scat/a262965e0c331d64 One more person was killed and another injured yesterday after armed militia attacked at Guba Village in Banisa constituency, Mandera county. Guba Village is about 15km from Banisa district headquarters. The attack has pushed the death toll to three and the injured to five after the renewed hostilities between the Degodia and Gareh clans began on Sunday, the local provincial administration has ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707391/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707391/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Details of how former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and others evicted 2,000 Tharaka families from a huge parcel of land at Tholoni and awarded it to themselves before putting up the Mwingi cottages and disturbing details of how British soldiers raped and sodomised 30 Kenyan women are among the damning historical injustices captured in a voluminous report released by the Truth, Justice ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707392/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707392/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Grace's dad, like many other fathers out there, is trying to break the thumb sucking habit his four year old daughter. Unlike the majority of fathers however, when he receives Grace's report form at the end of the school term, he doesn't learn how well she did in Kiswahili or English or Math. He gets appraised on her vision, hearing, communication skills, self-help ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707513/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707513/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Both father and daughter contested in the March 4 General Election and both father and daughter lost but in spite of the loss, the daughter still wants to walk in her father's footsteps. Lydia Masikonte ole Ntimama stood for the Narok Women's Representative seat and lost while her father, William ole Ntimama, unsuccessfully sought to defend his position as the Narok North ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707512/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707512/scat/a262965e0c331d64 THE High Court in Mombasa yesterday rejected an application by the state to cancel a Sh1 million bond for a Swiss national facing prostitution charges. Justice Martin Muya gave Christopher Clement Weissenrieder two sureties instead of the one surety handed by a magistrate's court. Muya also directed Weissenrieder to deposit his passport with the director of CID. On Friday assistant DPP ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707511/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707511/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Police have said they have made "tremendous progress" in their bid to apprehend those behind the killing of a senior AP officer on Saturday in Wajir town. Northeastern police boss Charlton Mureithi said they have arrested "key suspects" whom they are interrogating. He however declined to confirm the exact number of suspects arrested. Mureithi said that among those arrested ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707515/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707515/scat/a262965e0c331d64 THE Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development has said it requires Sh800 billion for upgrading slums and informal settlements in the country. The government hopes to have eradicated slums currently housing between eight and nine million Kenyans across the country by the year 2030. Director of slum upgrading in the ministry Charles Wafula said the growing cost of upgrading the slums will ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707510/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707510/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Women MPs are demanding an apology from a Kenyan newspaper because of a cartoon it published on Wednesday, which they claim lowers their dignity. Led by Kenya Women Parliamentarian Association Chairman Cecily Mbarire, they say the Daily Nation cartoon by Gado which shows Deputy President William Ruto getting a massage was in bad taste for women MPs who accompanied him on a now ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707514/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707514/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - On streets across Nairobi, it is easy to spot university or satellite campus signboards advertising a variety of programmes and opportunities. While this could be a sign of improved access to education in Kenya, some employers and education officials worry that the proliferation of universities and the commercialisation of higher education have created schools that produce poorly ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707390/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707390/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The committee on Delegated Legislation is planning to summon the Salaries and Remuneration Commission chairperson Sarah Serem by this Friday. Serem will be appearing before the committee to defend their move to "chop" MPs monthly pay from Sh850,000 to Sh532,000 and other perks after Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi petitioned the National Assembly to disband the commission. Committee ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707509/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:29 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707509/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) now wants Kenyans who have been incriminated by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report given a chance to clear their names. NCIC Chairman Mzalendo Kibunjia said that even though Kenyans must accept the report in order for the healing process to begin, those who have been adversely mentioned must get a ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707397/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707397/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - The Judicial Commission formed to probe killings that left more than 150 dead in the Tana Delta presented its report to President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday. In its report, the commission identified, "conflict over resources," as the reason behind the ethnic clashes that caused the death toll and called for the prosecution of those who instigated the clashes. The president ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707396/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707396/scat/a262965e0c331d64 CfC Stanbic yesterday said net profits for the three months of this year grew by 78 per cent to Sh1 billion as interest paid on customer deposits dropped by more than half. The bank, which posted Sh568 million over a similar period in 2012, said interest paid on deposits dropped to Sh531 million, down from Sh1.3 billion in 2011, a 60 per cent drop. Customer deposits however fell slightly to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707287/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707287/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the commencement of direct flights to Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as it grows its presence in the Middle East. The airline will start operating the service on the route from July 1 flying three times every week between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi on a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. KQ will fly to the city on Mondays, Wednesdays and ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707517/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707517/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Health Secretary James Macharia took over office on Wednesday morning with a promise to deal with the demands of doctors and nurses on their remuneration and working conditions once and for all. Speaking to reporters at Afya House, Macharia explained that many professionals are leaving the country in search of better jobs resulting in brain drain which in turn adversely affects the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707518/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707518/scat/a262965e0c331d64 THE IEBC is once again on the receiving end for failure to pay some of its suppliers and hoteliers. The Commission is yet to pay some of its suppliers and hoteliers among other personnel who offered services before and after the March 4 polls. The suppliers, hoteliers and other staff hired by the commission have raised concerns over the delay by the electoral body to settle their debts. A ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707400/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707400/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The mother of a 12-year-old school girl who was mauled by dogs belonging to the ex-wife of a sitting senator is appealing for help. Joyce Achieng on Monday evening told the Star she fears for her daughter's life. She is struggling to pay for her medication as she has no steady job or source of income. Atieno was attacked by Jane Madzayo's two dogs at her Nyali residence after she ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707399/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707399/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Deputy President William Ruto has sent a demand letter to the Nation Media Group (NMG) over a story that ran on the May 19 issue of the Sunday Nation, alleging he spent Sh100 million of taxpayers' money to hire a luxury jet. Ruto said the media group must issue an apology, admit liability for libel within seven days and retract the false story because of the harm it caused him ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707308/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:28 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707308/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - MTN Business says a consortium set up for the deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) infrastructure in the country will reduce data costs significantly. MTN Business Kenya Managing Director Tom Omariba says that maintenance cost of the network will come down as one Base Transmission Station can cover longer distances. "We started from 2G, then moved to 3G and are now set to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707393/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:27 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707393/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Vodafone has launched a report that shows growth in mobile technology will lead to companies in the emerging markets being able to save up to Sh2.5 trillion annually by the year 2020. The report dubbed 'Connected Worker' shows that new mobile solutions will help workers connect to fresh job opportunities, improved working conditions and secure of delivery of wages using ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707394/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:27 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707394/scat/a262965e0c331d64 SEVERAL heads of departments in Isiolo were yesterday grilled by the county commissioner Wanyama Musiambo after the Commission on Administrative Justice discovered laxity and unresponsive behaviour among public servants in the area. Musiambo grilled the workers in his office. The commissioner told the civil servants that they should deliver or face disciplinary measures. On Thursday last week, ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707395/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:27 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707395/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The finale of the MTV Africa All Stars concert was held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, People's Park, Durban South Africa. Kenyan stars Camp Mulla were first on stage where they performed three singles including Fresh All Day and Party Don't Stop. It was refreshing to hear them rap in Kiswahili as they were joined on stage by King wa Rap, Collo. They were followed on stage by top ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707314/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:27 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214707314/scat/a262965e0c331d64 attack ers could be bandits roaming in the area but they are pursuing various leads. The killings came few hours after two people were shot dead in Garissa Town by assailants who escaped on foot. Police mounted an operation overnight Wednesday arresting more than 500 people. The two men were killed in a place popularly known as Shifta Camp near?the local library at about 6.20 pm. Police said ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706480/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706480/scat/a262965e0c331d64 TJRC also revives the memory of the bitter tribal violence that rocked Coast province, especially Likoni and Kwale in 1997 and calls for implementation of judicial reports that recommended investigation or prosecution of key officials from Coast province. These included a former State corporation chief and powerful politician whom the report recommends should have been investigated over the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706481/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706481/scat/a262965e0c331d64 murder ing his wife Margaret Akinyi and daughter Rhoda Nyanje on December 5, 2010. He was detained at the local police station for about 10 days after which he was charged before Justice Maureen Odero who remanded him at Shimo la Tewa Prison to await his trial. But when he appeared in court in March 2011 for the mention of his ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706482/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:45:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706482/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have been named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses in the country. The report gave no recommendation for action to be taken against Mr Kenyatta and Vice-President William Ruto. The report's chairman told the BBC this was because they already face charges at the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706483/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:25:25 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706483/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero says he is finalising plans to have all business permits issued in a centralized location starting next year. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday night, Kidero announced that the move is part of his plan to end the anguish traders undergo in getting business permits and also curb corruption. "All business licenses will be issued at a single window ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706129/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:10:18 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214706129/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Beijing Olympic 1,500m champion Nancy Jebet Lagat and London 800m winner David Rudisha led a group of Kenyan athletes heading to New York for the Diamond league meet on Saturday.Whereas Rudisha, will be one of the biggest stars in the Adidas Grand Prix, which is third stop in the 2013 IAAF Diamond League, the return to action of Lagat has tilted the equation over the four lap race."I have ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214704287/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:43 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214704287/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya joined the rest of the world in making the International Day for Biodiversity with call to prioritize biodiversity conservation to propel green growth, reduce poverty and transform rural ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214704291/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:54 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214704291/scat/a262965e0c331d64 At his inauguration on April 9, Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised to uphold "international obligations". This was most likely a reference to the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, are to stand trial before the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's election-related violence in 2007 and 2008. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214703154/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214703154/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) says the construction, which is the second phase of the modernisation process, will take the airport to international standards. The first phase of the Isiolo International Airport was the construction of 1.4 kilometres runway that was completed last year. During the commissioning of the airport, retired President Kibaki said upgrading Isiolo airstrip to an ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699037/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:06 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699037/scat/a262965e0c331d64 sexual violence were not able to obtain the crucial medical attention (commonly known as PEP -- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). PEP is required to be administered within 72 hours after the violation to prevent HIV/Aids and sexually transmitted infections as well as unwanted pregnancies. According ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699263/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699263/scat/a262965e0c331d64 report on Tuesday, observers say the harder part of the task has just begun: implementing the findings and recommendations therein to redress widespread human rights violations spanning nearly five ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699264/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699264/scat/a262965e0c331d64 In it's finding, the Commission stated that each of the three successive political regimes of the late President Jomo Kenyatta, retired presidents Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki failed to stop the practice. The report recommends that President Uhuru Kenyatta offers a public apology to all victims ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699265/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:03 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699265/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Top politicians linked to abuses perpetrated by successive regimes came out fighting against a report recommending that they be investigated and possibly prosecuted for various alleged ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699426/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699426/scat/a262965e0c331d64 medical cover were thwarted last year after Knut excluded the teachers employer while negotiating the cover. However, if all goes to plan the more than 280,000 teachers will have the benefit of choosing a medical facility based on their limits for proper medical care. In the deal, TSC will remit some Sh453 million, the amount of money it pays the teachers as monthly medical allowance, towards the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699427/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:48 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699427/scat/a262965e0c331d64 WAM DUBAI, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance has received Mr. Kariuki Mugwe, Consul-General of The Republic of Kenya in Dubai, on the occasion of his assumption of duty in the country. Sheikh Hamdan welcomed Consul-General Mugwe, wishing him success in his mission, and expressing the hope that the Consul ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699428/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:41 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214699428/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kakamega County with the latest incident being in Butere where two brothers were shot dead by unknown assailants and no arrests have been made. Last Friday, two boda boda operators were shot by terror gang of about 20 in two separate incidents at Mfutu and Lunyu villages in Lugari constituency and several houses of suspected criminals burnt in retaliation. The script appears similar but tempo ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697847/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:38:02 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697847/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The road to be constructed at Sh17 million under Kenya National Highway Authority (Kenha) will be used by heavy trucks from Mombasa transporting goods to Malaba and other regions. The vehicles will be diverted to the by-pass in a move to help ease traffic ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697848/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:38:01 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697848/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Weldon Korir Wednesday ruled an enforcement notice issued by City Council to Mutula on May 24, 2007 directing him to pull down the boundary wall was ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697849/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697849/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya: Internal wrangling, lack of political will, court cases and finally a report that indicts some within its ranks sum up the controversial tenure of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697850/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697850/scat/a262965e0c331d64 These include report on the probe on 1992 raid on Bishop Gitari's house in Kirinyaga, probe into the conduct of the Artur Brothers and their associates (Kiruki Report) and the findings by a committee on harassment and/or discrimination of the Muslim community in the application of the law (Sharawe Report). It also wants the resettlement of Kenyan refugees in Uganda and fast-tracking of the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697851/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697851/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The detailed report has made bold recommendations including prosecution of high-flying Government officials and politicians, reparation of victims of historical injustices as well as recovery of illegally acquired land. The 2000-page report adversely implicated the past three regimes for presiding over numerous gross violations of human rights including political assassination, massacre, ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697852/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:56 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697852/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Mariakani weighbridge on Tuesday. The truck drivers blocked Nairobi-Mombasa Road with their vehicles protesting enforcement of the new loading regulations. They were later allowed to pass without their vehicles being weighed. This was a reprieve to thousands of road users who had stuck at the station. The truck drivers had caused a huge traffic jam at the weighbridge protesting the move to charge ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697853/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:55 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697853/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Collaborate with DPP He said he would work closely with the DPP in setting up the forensic unit and an investigations centre to boost security. He said his county government would strive to boost security to attract more investors. He urged the national Government to make Machakos a pilot county on security and prosecution matters. Poor and slow crime investigations have led to many prosecutions ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697855/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:53 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697855/scat/a262965e0c331d64 In its report submitted to President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday, the commision details harrowing accounts of gross human rights violation, with women and children being the main targets of heinous crimes such as rape. The commission collected over 40,000 statements from Kenyans, each narrating their own ordeals. The commission documented that although some of the crimes suffered by the victims were ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697856/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697856/scat/a262965e0c331d64 militia as it is claimed they were involved in financing, planning and instigation of the violence witnessed in the area. Serut said there was no way he could be linked to the SLDF group as he was the major victim of the acts of brutality by the group and he suffered the brunt of it all. "How do I come in? When in fact I was the victim? I lost over five close relatives, including my two ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697857/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:51 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697857/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Invitations were sent out to persons who had been mentioned requiring them to not only record their statements and submit memoranda, but also to respond to the allegations made against them. "Many of the adversely mentioned persons opted to respond to allegations of their involvements to violations as opposed to recording statements and submitting memorandum when the statement taking ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697858/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:50 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697858/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Commission on Administrative Justice has petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to move swiftly and avert a looming crisis at the Teacher's Service Commission ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697859/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:49 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697859/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Hillary Kipsang , who trains under Golazo Sports management, was too strong for his opponents as he led unprecedented top-four spots for Kenya. Kipsang, who boasts an impressive 8:07.71 personal best and the sixth world junior all-time, showed little respect for a classy line up that had world 3,000m steeplechase silver ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698021/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:41 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698021/scat/a262965e0c331d64 torture of detainees and repressive operations by security forces transcending three regimes. MPs Joseph Nkaissery (Kajiado central), Samuel Moroto (Kapenguria), Omondi Anyanga (Nyatike) and John Serut (Mt Elgon) are among those who dismissed the claims against them. Nkaissery, a retired army general, is adversely mentioned over the 1984 military operation dubbed 'Operation Nyundo' to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698087/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:39 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698087/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI (Reuters) - Twice London marathon champion Mary Keitany will not compete this year because she is expecting her second child, a close friend of the Kenyan runner said on ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698090/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:44 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698090/scat/a262965e0c331d64 By Global Information Network (GIN) May 21 (GIN) – Fulfilling a demand by the insurgent Boko Haram rebel organization, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to release from jail some suspects and all women "held in connection with terrorist activity." The decision was aimed at enhancing peace efforts in Nigeria, according to the defense ministry. Talk of an amnesty ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697860/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:12 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214697860/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A baby receives a polio vaccine at the Medina Maternal Child Health center in Mogadishu, Somalia. The country has one of the lowest immunization rates in the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698092/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:32 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214698092/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Duale said the money paid only catered for travel expenses for the President and 14 delegates including four MPs from the Senate and the National Assembly noting that they were guests of the countries they had ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696421/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:56 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696421/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Africa in June (of course in his luxury jet fuelled by US taxpayers). Instead, he will be visiting our neighbour Tanzania--never mind he has no blood brothers there. Phew, what a brother! But weep not Kenyans. Blame not Obama as choices have consequences. Who would want to visit ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696422/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:45 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696422/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission usually invites one or two obvious responses. One is that the President receives it and immediately defuses its sting by pledging to study and adopt the findings; Two, is to manufacture some sort of crisis and fly away with public interest and ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696628/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:43 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696628/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's double world 5,000m and 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot is expecting her first child and will not be defending her titles in Moscow this summer, the runner said Wednesday."I am very happy to announce that I will take some time off from athletics this year as I am pregnant with my first child. I have been running for many years, and at 29, feel that now is the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696629/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:25 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696629/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Kenya - The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu -- East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer -- cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY." Several African stock ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696630/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:18 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696630/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya 's president has received a long-awaited report that names him and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing the country's 2007-08 post-election violence, in which more than 1,000 people died.Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto already face trial at ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696412/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:13 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696412/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Mombasa (Reuters) - Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696385/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:58:27 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214696385/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.WHO said Wednesday that a 4-year-old girl near the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and two of her contacts tested positive for polio, the first confirmed cases in Kenya since July 2011. A case in Somalia was confirmed earlier this month.In ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694767/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694767/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Shifta Camp near the local library by gunmen who escaped on foot at about 6.20 pm. Police said the attackers must have mistaken the two to be security agents before shooting them in the head at close range. "The place is usually frequented by security agents and we suspect they thought the victims were police or government officials. They have escaped," said North Eastern police boss ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695028/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:15 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695028/scat/a262965e0c331d64 ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests."This ruling is important for its recognition of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694771/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:47 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694771/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya Moore says that people mistake her for Beyonce all the time, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched if she had dated him. This week, ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695029/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:54:21 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695029/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been named in a report investigating post-election violence and human rights abuses between 2007 and 2008.In a report released late on Tuesday, a special commission said Kenyatta and Ruto helped to plan and fund the violence, allegations that the president has denied.The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report did not ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694282/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:40:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694282/scat/a262965e0c331d64 MPs yesterday asked for answers from the government on the controversial trip by Deputy President William Ruto where he used a luxury jet to tour different African countries. MPs said majority leader Aden Duale should also explain the criteria used to pick MPs and Senators who accompanied Ruto in his trip. This came as the Public Accounts Committee said it will begin its independent ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695030/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695030/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The government yesterday downplayed a decision by US President Obama to skip Kenya in his tour of three African countries between June 26 and August 3. Government spokesman Muthui Kariuki told AFP that Kenya is not worried or concerned by Obama's decision because he is free to visit wherever he wanted. He rejected claims that Obama will bypass the country because of the International ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A cousin to Kenya's first president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, has rubbished claims made by the Ugandan print and social media that the former president was fathered by the late Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro. In a front page story published by the Star last month, the Ugandan paper New Vision is quoted as having claimed that Kabalega and Mwanga, the deposed Kabaka of Buganda, were captured in the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 KENYA is still lacking properly qualified seafarers to capitalise on employment opportunities in the sector, Kenya Maritime Authority has said. KMA head of maritime safety Wilfred Kagimbi said majority of Kenyan seafarers lack recognised certificates to allow them get employment. He said despite the recent entrance of Kenya into the IMO white list of countries recognised to offer maritime ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695037/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695037/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Tana River governor Hussein Dhadho yesterday announced a nine member Cabinet. Dhadho said he had a hard time constituting the cabinet with no choice but to nominate members from the key tribes in the region so as to avoid ethnic imbalance and build trust amongst all the communities. He said his aim is to end the tribal differences and build permanent peace and cohesion in the county. Dhadho ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695034/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695034/scat/a262965e0c331d64 For her love of modelling, 30-year-old Irine Mwiindi's ambition was nothing more than being a designer, but the desire to achieve her dream seemed to hit a brick wall after she enrolled for a dental technology course in Nairobi seven years ago. As a young girl, she grew up with clay modelling in her heart. Nobody could understand her as her parents and siblings always discouraged her from ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695039/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695039/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The vetting of Murang'a county cabinet nominees will be opened to public, Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has said. Speaking at a meeting with the nominees at his office, Wairia urged wananchi to submit sworn affidavit on any alleged scandal involving the candidates. "Members of the public must participate in vetting of the nominees by the county assembly," he said. Wairia said his ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695038/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695038/scat/a262965e0c331d64 FORMER security adviser Esau Kioni has urged President Uhuru to fight insecurity. Kioni said Uhuru should not let anyone die or property be lost as a result of crime. Speaking to journalists in Othaya, yesterday, Kioni who served as security adviser in President Kibaki's government asked the Head of State to properly equip officers. "The Sh 4 billion budget set aside for the police ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695033/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695033/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kajiado governor David Nkedianye is set to unveil his Cabinet nominees today morning. Nkedianye said yesterday that it took him a long time to pick the ten executives owing to the vastness of the county, coupled by his political balancing acts and seeking candidates with requisite qualifications. He said he had to consult far and wide before presenting his list to the county assembly. Nkedianye ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695035/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695035/scat/a262965e0c331d64 FOUR governors from Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu and Tharaka-Nithi counties want the government to come up with a legislation to criminalise cattle rustling. The governors said cattle rustling can only be contained if the national government comes up with a policy to deal with the cattle rustling menace in the country. Isiolo governor Godana Doyo said the approach will deter cattle rustling for ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695042/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695042/scat/a262965e0c331d64 AN Anglican cleric from Southern Nyanza diocese has called on the members of Parliament to back down on their demands for a pay rise. Bishop James Ochiel opposed the plan by the MPs plans to have the salaries and Remuneration Commission disbanded. He said the MPs had accepted the call to serve Kenyans after being elected and should stop demanding for higher salaries. "You should serve the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695040/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695040/scat/a262965e0c331d64 SABOTI MP David Wekesa on Sunday said lack of title deeds is the cause of land disputes in the constituency. Wekesa asked the government to speed up the issuing of the titles to genuine land owners. He said title deeds will help in containing the conflicts lamenting that three quarters of the genuine land owners lacked the documents. "A part from containing land conflicts, a farmer will ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695041/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695041/scat/a262965e0c331d64 AN ODM MP wants the government to consider unemployed youths in its social welfare protection programme. Ndhiwa MP Neto Oyugi said catering for the youth in this way will cushion them from criminal activities as well as enhance economic growth. "In the developed country and other developing country, unemployed whether retired or not retired are given certain amount under the social welfare ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695036/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695036/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Makueni deputy governor Adelina Mwau has faulted IEBC for not following election laws during the nominations of county representatives. Speaking to the Star in her Makueni office yesterday, Adelina said her Muungano party is not comfortable with some of the nominees proposed under it and might launch a complaint. She claims the election body did not adhere to the original list of nominees ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695043/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695043/scat/a262965e0c331d64 KISUMU residents are living in fear as gangs rob, kill and maim innocent people. In Nyalenda estate, an unofficial curfew has been put in place from 9pm as shopkeepers and small traders close shop in fear of attack. On Monday night, two computers were stolen from the personnel department at the Nyanza Provincial headquarters where the PC and Nyanza AP commander James Mwaniki have their offices ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695045/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695045/scat/a262965e0c331d64 This Sunday, the Big Brother launch show will come alive when multiple award winning musicians from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa take centre stage. The big night will also see 28 new housemates being revealed to audiences in over 50 African countries for season 8 of Big Brother Africa, The Chase. Kenya's very own award winner, STL has been contracted to perform at the premiere. She is ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695044/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214695044/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, makers of Fresha milk, has laid out plans to cater for the high production of milk. Speaking during an annual general meeting held in Githunguri Stadium at the weekend, chairman Charles Mukora said they are currently producing 200,000 litres of milk per day. He said the society has expanded its horizons to Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Garissa where ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694783/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694783/scat/a262965e0c331d64 THE Energy Regulatory Commission has ruled possibilities of closing down the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited plant in Changamwe, Mombasa arguing that its role remains key in the petroleum sector. Speaking yesterday during a petrol regulatory awareness workshop in Mombasa, ERC director for petroleum Linus Gitonga termed any push to have the refinery closed as 'impossible'. "This ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694782/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694782/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The Jubilee Manifesto to have every class one child have access to a laptop may soon be realised, thanks to a locally made tablet established by a youth group. The tablet dubbed Student with A Goal (Swag) has been made locally except for the screens which are not locally available, according to Innovator Society of Kenya information director, Omar Kochua. The group has 30 members. "We do ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694784/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694784/scat/a262965e0c331d64 PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has assured tea and coffee farmers they will benefit from both the national and county governments in the near future. Speaking in Karatina yesterday while winding up his four-day tour of Nyeri, Uhuru said both governments will focus on value addition which will in return benefit farmers. "I want both tea and coffee farmers to benefit from their hard work. We shall ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694781/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694781/scat/a262965e0c331d64 MPs yesterday opposed a motion seeking to compel the government to write off debts owed by parastatals and hand their management over to county governments. The lawmakers said county governments should only ensure there is conducive environment for the parastatals to operate efficiently and generate profits for the people. The motion engineered by Sirisia MP John Waluke was seeking to ensure ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694780/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:05 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694780/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Plans are underway to put up an international airport in Mandera town at a cost of Sh1 billion, the governor Ali Roba has said. He said the main purpose of the facility will be to enhance exportation of livestock products to the traditional markets in the Middle East, North Africa and other emerging outlets in the world. Addresing NGO representatives, Roba said his government has earmarked an ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694785/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694785/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Some 4,500 people are set to lose their jobs following plans to evict Somali livestock farmers from ranches in Taita Taveta, Kwale and Kilifi counties. Coast police boss Aggrey Adoli said the farmers have encroached the Tsavo conservation area. "Domesticated animals cannot graze in a national park," Adoli told the Star yesterday. Two weeks ago, the farmers protested the planned ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694787/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694787/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nambale MP John Bunyasi has asked Constituency Development Fund Committee members to play their role with transparency and accountability. "CDF is taxpayers' money. Therefore, I want the newly appointed CDF Team to exercise transparency and accountability in the utilization of the funds," Bunyasi said. The MP was speaking at a funeral ceremony at Okatekok village at the weekend ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694786/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:39:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214694786/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI -- A long-awaited report from Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has linked several of Kenya’s leaders, including current President Uhuru Kenyatta, to abuses committed throughout the country’s history. The commission has called for further investigation of those responsible for these crimes in an effort to bring ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214693182/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:04:35 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214693182/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Treasury bond fell to 12.981 percent at auction from 13.694 percent at its last sale in January, the central bank said on Wednesday. The central bank said it received bids worth a total 25.88 billion shillings for the 20-year bond. It had offered a 10 billion shillings and accepted 10.13 billion shillings. The bank said it plans to auction bonds worth a total 15 billion shillings in June, ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214693461/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:24 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214693461/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MPs have appealed to regional heads of state to urgently assent to the long-awaited One Stop Border Posts Bill that was passed last year in Kigali to facilitate trade and movement of people within the Community. The former Busiro East MP and now member of EALA ,Susan Nakawuki , told journalists that the bill will remove bureaucracies at the border ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214691534/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:12:06 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214691534/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi, Kenya: Three MPs adversely named in the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report have pleaded innocence over claims of perpetrating human rights ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214690150/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:13 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214690150/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kenya's reconciliation commission has said the president, security forces and judiciary should publicly apologise for past abuses going back 50 years, its final report seen Wednesday said. Set up after bloody post-election violence in 2007-08, Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) handed over its weighty four-volume report -- containing tens of thousands of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214690151/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214690151/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Tana Delta and recommends prosecution of the perpetrators. The Judicial Commission appointed by the immediate former President Mwai Kibaki was mandated to investigate the ethnic violence that occurred ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688657/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:04 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688657/scat/a262965e0c331d64 John Mwangi stands in his wooden shed counting bags of maize neatly bundled in burlap. The 90kg bags sit on slats raised two feet off the earthen floor, protecting the maize from damp and rodents. A few hens scratch the earth, pecking at the grains that have fallen out. The 44-year-old farmer finishes counting at 149 and takes out his cellphone. He enters the number into a message and hits the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688658/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:34 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688658/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report whose findings show that his father, the country's first president, presided over a government responsible for numerous human rights violations, including political assassinations and illegal allocation of land. The report released late Tuesday also finds that two ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688427/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:53 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688427/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Security in Bungoma has improved following the deployment of additional police officers to deal with gangsters who killed six people and injured another 100 during attacks two weeks ago. Governor Ken Lusaka says security teams are patrolling all parts of the county and most suspects linked to the recent attacks had been ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688662/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:11 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688662/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Six patients still remain at large of the 40 mental patients who escaped from the Mathari Mental Hospital in Nairobi on May 12. Police who have been looking for the patients say most of the patients had voluntarily returned while others were being brought back by their relatives and members of the public. Officials at the institution have said none of those who escaped are criminals or under ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688665/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688665/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Ten children in Ruiru are missing classes for lack of school fees. The 10 live in 208 Ruiru Children Care Centre. They missed out on the the Education ministry funds released last month, which officials say has run out. The high school students have called on well-wishers to pay their fees. They are from Stunners boys, Ruiru girls and Githunguri Secondary School. Four of the students are KCSE ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688659/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688659/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Taita Taveta deputy governor Mary Ndigha has urged women to apply for county jobs. "We have many qualified women but most of them are in the big towns," she said. Ndigha was addressing the press in Wundanyi after Governor John Mruttu unveiled his executive committee. However, Thomas Tole, Taita Taveta paralegal project coordinator said most women are shying away because the salaries ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688661/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688661/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The stage could be set for a confrontation between Deputy President William Ruto and the Nation Media Group over the private jet hired for Ruto's recent trip to four African countries. Ruto has demanded that the NMG retract their story in which the Daily Nation stated that the luxury jet hired for the trip cost Sh100 million. Ruto in his demand is also seeking an apology, and an admission ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688663/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688663/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Elgeyo Marakwet governor Alex Tolgos has said his government will fund the rehabilitation of primary and secondary school teachers addicted to alcohol. Tolgos said the move will save many teachers from losing their jobs. Tolgos said his government will take over the cost for rehabilitation at various centres before the teachers are terminated. "My government will take intervention measures ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688666/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688666/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has suspended five officials from the City Inspectorate Department for disorderly conduct and ordered a full audit of the unit. The officials were caught on camera allegedly extorting, battering and hurling insults at the public while under the influence of alcohol. "It is alleged that the officers were discharging their duties under the influence of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688664/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688664/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Ugunja MP James Wandayi has filed a Motion seeking the formation of a House Select Committee to probe why successive governments have continued making payments emerging from claims arising from the Goldenberg and related scandals. Wandayi gave notice of his Motion where he says he is concerned that Kenyan taxpayers have so far lost Sh5.8 billion through the saga which almost brought ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688660/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688660/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The English Point Marina Mombasa Nyali along the Seashores of the Indian Ocean last Wednesday boasted a full house as expensive vehicles lined the premises. The state-of-the art gated community worth Sh4.8 billion is built on a 4-acre piece of land and has 96 apartments and eight penthouses, a water sports centre and a hotel. It will be completed in the next five months. The project has been ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688669/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688669/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Some 18 camps at the Tana Delta are yet to receive aid after a relief boat broke down three days ago. The Kenya Red Cross said officials distributing relief have been stuck in one of the camps. They were forced to stop the distribution because the remaining two boats cannot carry large amounts of stuff. Tana River Red Cross relief officer Caleb Kilandi said the boat from Lamu, which is the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688668/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688668/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A man accused of attacking a priest with a hammer in Nanyuki town has been arrested. Benson Maina was arrested over the weekend at Huruma mission hospital after he visited the Father in charge of Christ the King catholic parish Fr Franco Crabu at the medical facility. Police said the suspect was enticed to go and reconcile with priest where he was nabbed. "His father went to visit the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688667/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688667/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Epson seeks to introduce a new range of reliable, budget-friendly printers targeted at the Kenyan business community. The introduction of the LX-350, a new range of compact dot matrix printers, is aimed at enlarging Epson's business footprint in an already competitive environment. The compact printers will retail at Kshs 14,000 (US $165) and are targeted at customers seeking dependable ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688670/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:09 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688670/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The government will in the next two months conclude a deal that will ensure goods from Kenya continue enjoying tax-free market in European Union countries. Deputy President William Ruto said the government will ensure the Economic Partnership Agreement is signed. He said Kenya will negotiate with East African countries over the same agreement. "It is our responsibility as a government to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688433/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688433/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The High Court has ordered the Public Service Commission (PSC) to appear in Court tomorrow to respond to an application filed by the Consumer Federation of Kenya against against the process of hiring Principal Secretaries (formerly Permanent Secretary). High Court Judge Isaac Lenaola certified the Cofek application as urgent and ordered that the PSC and Attorney General Githu Muigai be served. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688671/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688671/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Operations at the Teachers Service Commission may grind to a halt next month when the term of current members expires in June.The Commission on Administration of Justice says the TSC faces a crisis as a majority of those shortlisted were rejected by parliament and their appointment stopped.The commission wants the president to consider forwarding a fresh list of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688429/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688429/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kampala - East African Community (EAC) member countries are getting ready to come out with a blueprint that will drive the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector forward. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have started implementing the EAC Regional Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan of Action (EACPMPOA 2012-2016) by setting up a project steering committee. The committee is made up of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688431/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688431/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A man who has been pretending to be a doctor at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital in Nakuru was yesterday arrested. The hospital's medical superintendent, John Murema, said the "fake doctor", Francis Kadaya has been attending to patients during night shifts for the past week. He said Kadaya had a doctor's coat and a fake name tag that he used to enter the hospital. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688354/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688354/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kampala - East African Community (EAC) partner states have been discussing the possibilities of raising more money from international capital markets and reduce donor dependency. The plan is to use this money for financing infrastructure projects to improve the EAC competitiveness as an investor destination. Most recently Rwanda managed to sell a $400 million Eurobond which was quickly snapped ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688430/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688430/scat/a262965e0c331d64 CITIBANK NA Kenya has reported a 35.9 per cent drop to Sh801 million for the first three months of this year, down from Sh1.2 billion posted in a similar period last year. The period saw the bank's interest income on loans and advances dropping by close to 50 per cent to Sh536 million from Sh1 billion the previous year. This is after its loans and advances to customers, primarily ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688434/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688434/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Machakos county has received a commitment of Sh56.3 billion from investors. This follows the signing of an MoU between governor Alfred Mutua and investors after a two day conference at Maanzoni lodge in Machakos at the weekend. "As an incentive to our investors, Machakos county will provide land free of charge to investors who are ready to start work," Mutua said. The governor was ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688435/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688435/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The High Court has stopped the Judicial Service Commission from suspending Justice Mary Ang'awa pending a hearing on her petition to reverse her removal from the Judiciary. High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi said Ang'awa will not be removed from office and she will continue to receive her salary until the case is determined. Ang'awa's file has been forwarded to Chief Justice Willy ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688172/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688172/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi, Kenya - The Global System for Mobile (GSM) Association, the umbrella organization for the world's mobile operators, opened its African headquarters in Nairobi last week. This is aimed at supporting the sub Saharan Africa's expanding telecoms market. GSMA Director General Anne Bouverot said the market vibrancy on the continent and Kenya's strategic location at the centre ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688436/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:06 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214688436/scat/a262965e0c331d64 loss of property as a result of outages and surges. The MP, who gave a Notice of Motion at the National Assembly on Wednesday, further wants the Government to liberalise power distribution thereby breaking the monopoly ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687258/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:10 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687258/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The three stone fire is a commonly used in food preparation in Kenya, and many people can relate with the simple and accessible mode of cooking. For ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686869/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:08 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686869/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A police officer who tried to shoot his senior was yesterday charged with attempted murder at a Murang'a court. Corporal Jonathan Kinyua denied the charges. He is accused of trying to shoot his senior inspector Sammy Mwangi at Gitige AP camp in Kahuro. A source said the two officers were caught up in a love triangle. He said Kinyua went out to drink on Saturday night despite being lined up ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687259/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687259/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Police will not disclose whereabouts of the eight-month-old baby rescued at Githurai Kimbo, Nairobii on Sunday after her parents were killed by police officers from the anti-terrorist unit. Kasarani police boss Augustine Nthumbi cited security reasons for keeping the girl's whereabouts a secret. Meanwhile, tenants have temporary moved out of the building, where the suspected terrorist had ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687260/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687260/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A politician who has been mentioned by sections of the media has denied being involved in the killings in Western. Speaking in his Mumias office yesterday, ODM youth league national chairman Rashid Mohammed distanced himself from the attacks in Western Kenya. "I am not the ring leader of the killings in Bungoma and Busia. Neither have I coordinated youth to engage in any criminal activity ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687261/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:31:00 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687261/scat/a262965e0c331d64 On Friday, the world marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The day seeks to raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work. May 17 is also the day that homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organisation in 1990. While the debate on homosexuality in the Western ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687264/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687264/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Deputy President William Ruto yesterday came out to defend the hiring of a luxury jet for his tour of African countries stating that it was competitively procured and cheapest on offer. Ruto's office released a statement saying it sought competitive quotations from three competent chartered aircraft service providers and picked the one that was charging the least to airlift the deputy ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687025/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687025/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya's government has expressed concern over the region's dwindling academic performance. Oparanya said despite introduction of the free primary and secondary school education, the county is lagging behind in enrolment and performance. "This trend must change because it means that in the long run, our human capital is not going to sustain us," ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687266/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687266/scat/a262965e0c331d64 DEPUTY President William Ruto has beefed up his defence team at the International Criminal Court ahead of his trial which is now likely to start in November Shyamala Alagendra, a Malaysian who once worked for the the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC, and her sister Venkateswari Alagendra have joined Ruto as associate counsels. Last week, the court's registry informed the trial judges ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687265/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687265/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Counties in the North Rift will this week vet names forwarded by governors to be members of the cabinets in the regions. However the vetting may fail to take place as members of the county assemblies insist that they will not resume work unless their pay is increased by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. In Uasin Gishu, governor Jackson Mandago was preparing to release the names for his ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687263/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687263/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Two more violent robbers who last Friday hacked an AP officer and six civilians with axes in Mbeere South district have been arrested. This brings the number of suspects arrested to five. Mbeere South police boss Bernstein Shari said the gang invaded Kianjiru village and robbed residents. Shari said the injured AP officer was responding to the residents' distress calls when the gangsters ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687267/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687267/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The Kenya Wildlife Service will revive the construction of a Sh120 million electric fence at Shimba Hills National Game Reserve to end human-wildlife conflicts in Kwale. The construction, which started with a 2.5 kilometre pilot project in 2011, stalled after the government placed a ban on red cider which was used for fencing. According to warden Philemon Chebet, red cider posts are the best to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687262/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687262/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Gangs in Kenya Have Realised That Every Family, No Matter How Poor, Will Give Everything It Can to Stay Whole, Sparking a Rising Trend of Kidnappings for Ransom. the Crime, and the Public’s Reaction to It, Have Left Police At Something of a Loss, and Kenyans Scrambling to Stay ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687022/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:59 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687022/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A programme to tackle drug and substance abuse among youth in Bomet has been launched. A group of US missionaries from Grace Covenant church in Texas will run the programme with the region's county government. Joe Towett, a missionary and a project head with Taitta Towett Foundation said drug and alcohol abuse across the country has reached an alarming level especially among the youth. He ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687270/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687270/scat/a262965e0c331d64 A 35-year-old woman was yesterday held at the Kabati police station in Kitui after a chief arrested her in connection with offering young girls for sex in return for money. The woman who runs a business at Tulia trading centre in Mutongoni division was arrested by the Kakeani chief Musila Ndoo after she allegedly sold a 13-year-old girl to a boda boda man for sexual exploits. The Kitui county ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687269/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687269/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Coffee farmers in Mt Elgon constituency got a major boost after the World Bank gave them a grant of Sh5 million. The funds, which have been channeled through Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Program under the Ministry of Special Programmes will be used for the construction of Kitaban Coffee Factory in Kapsokwony division. Addressing coffee farmers during an AGM at ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687029/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687029/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Strathmore Business School has been chosen as the analyst and content partner for the four day 2013 Connected Kenya Summit which opens in Mombasa on Monday. Connected Kenya Summit brings together industry leaders in the ICT sector and has become a key ICT event in the region. The summit provides a platform for ICT players to come up with strategies that will deliberate and drive ICT innovations ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687028/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687028/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Players in the Tobacco Industry have asked government to ensure there are proper smoking zones in the country saying the current ones do not meet specified requirements. Speaking at Safari Park Hotel during a 'No To Tobacco's takeholders meeting yesterday, Vincent Kimosop from International Institute for Legislative Affairs said the government has done little to enforce the Tobacco ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687272/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687272/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nigerian literary icon Chinua Achebe was a highly acclaimed novelist, poet and professor and critic. Best known for his debut novel Things Fall Apart, Achebe played a pivotal and instrumental role in the development of African Literature. He died in March while in Boston, USA and to celebrate him, the East African educational publishers held a function over the weekend at the Professional Centre ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687027/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687027/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The International Organisation for Standardisation has revised the accreditation standard for medical laboratories which now supersedes the current one. The older version (ISO 15189:2007) will nonetheless still be valid until 2015. Medical labs will now use the newly reissued standard (ISO 15189:2012) in developing their quality management systems and assessing their competences, according to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687271/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687271/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Mombasa senator Hassan Omar at the weekend faulted Saturday's cleanup led by Governor Hassan Joho. The exercise began at Kongowea market, Mackinon and Majengo markets then Airport Road in Changamwe and wound up at Mama Ngina Drive. Students, companies, local artists, Mombasa politicians and the US navy took part in the cleanup sponsored by the private sector. Changamwe MP Omar Mwingi, Nyali ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687024/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687024/scat/a262965e0c331d64 FORMER nominated MP Betty Tett's nephew who is accused of robbery with violence has a case to answer. William David Tett is charged with violently robbing Betty's husband of Sh1,000, a wallet containing several ATM cards and two phones all valued at Sh157,000. Nairobi chief magistrate Kiarie Waweru Kiarie yesterday said the prosecution has proved its case against him. David had ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687268/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687268/scat/a262965e0c331d64 KISUMU hotels are enjoying booming business since the March 4 elections. Kisumu Hotels Managers Group chairman Robinson Anyal says the influx in guests is due to activities the hotels are engaged in that were postponed during the electioneering period. Anyal told the Star that the first two weeks after the elections and especially during the Cord petition, business was very bad due to fears of ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687038/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687038/scat/a262965e0c331d64 ONE senator is proposing a law that investors must pay royalties to the counties where they are situated. She suggested that 20 percent of turnover would be an appropriate amount. This would be a disaster. Firstly, very few companies make 20 percent profit on turnover. Most companies make between five and ten percent. Therefore this new tax would force the company into losses, and it would have ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686676/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686676/scat/a262965e0c331d64 The Communications Commission of Kenya has said it does not have broadcasting spectrum to issue to the media owners, despite a government promise allocate them the third digital signal distribution license. The industry regulator, said the spectrum that would have been given to broadcasters was taken away in favor of mobile services through an agreement by International Telecommunication Union ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NYERI county government will unveil its Sh4.6 billion budgets for the 2013-2014 financial year. The estimates are yet to be tabled before the county assembly as the County representatives are on an indefinite recess. The budget will cater for both the county executive and the county assembly with the executive comprising of 10 departments. Nyeri county government expects to raise Sh4.2 billion ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:57 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Busia county will receive an estimated revenue of Sh5 billion during the financial year 2013-14. Addressing assembly members after presenting the first budget policy statement for the financial year 2013-14 in Busia yesterday, governor Sospeter Ojaamong said the county will govern itself and manage its political and socio-economic affairs independently. He said the focus of the budget estimates ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687041/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:56 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687041/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Five people were killed yesterday after a saloon car ploughed into them while they waited for a matatu in Uthiru. Scores of other commuters were also injured in the gory 4.30pm accident. The driver of the car lost control after a tyre burst, he hit a tree and the impact sent the vehicle hurtling towards the commuters waiting for rush hour traffic after work. The mangled wreckage was towed to ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687039/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:56 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214687039/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Police and the hospital officials said on Wednesday most of the patients had voluntarily returned while others were being brought back by their parents and members of the public. Members of the public for instance on Tuesday called police to pick up one of the patient from Umoja estate. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:03 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686031/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Raging floods in Kenya as a result of heavy rains pounding most parts of the country have left a trail of destruction death and displacement in their wake. It is estimated that close to $10 million has been lost nationally in terms of property and missed business opportunities. The Kenyan government and aid agencies are currently grappling with the challenge of providing relief ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685818/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:53 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685818/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Kampala - Kenya and Rwanda mutually do not charge any fees for work or residence permits. Nor do the governments prevent qualified citizens from the other country from competing for jobs in their domestic labour market. A report released in Dar es Salaam last week, reveals that the two are the only East African Community (EAC) countries who have made free movement of people a reality under the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685821/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685821/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Arusha - A suggestion has been made to pool regional natural resources to catapult the East African Community into the league of industrialised countries by 2063. "If we use our bumper natural resources jointly and wisely, our countries will be joining the 'First World' ranks in five decades from now," President Yoweri Museveni, the Chairman of the Summit of the East African ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685819/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685819/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - The national government has allocated $2.5 billion for the 47 county governments to share during the 2013/14 financial year. Critics from several quarters and led by the new County Governors however, have described the amount as too little. They said no meaningful start towards devolved units can take off and this will adversely affect the country's economic growth. "This ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685816/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685816/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week announced the nomination of former Kenyan trade minister, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi as Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). His term is expected to begin on September 1st 2013. The nomination has already been forwarded to the UN General Assembly for discussion and if approved, Dr Kituyi ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:52 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214686032/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Mickael Ghossein Orange Chief Executive Officer noted that the partnership between the different players in the digital ecosystem is crucial in enhancing development of digital space in different parts of the World. "Partnerships are key between the various providers. Revenue share ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685068/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:45 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685068/scat/a262965e0c331d64 running here are David Rudisha (the current 800m world record holder and Olympic champion), Wilson Kipsang (the second fastest marathon runner in history), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (world record holder in the steeplechase), Mary Keitany (twice London marathon winner) ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684862/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:40 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684862/scat/a262965e0c331d64 President Uhuru Kenyatta received the final report from the Truth Justice And Reconciliation Commission.The TJRC report should have been handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta on May 3 but he has been too busy to meet the commissioners. Last week, some commissioners claimed their colleagues have allegedly toned down the content of the Land chapter, which is reportedly largely based on the ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685071/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:18 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685071/scat/a262965e0c331d64 MPs will today be requested to approve an emergency amendment to the Wildlife Act. The ammendement raises penalties for killing elephants to up to 15 years in jail and/or a fine of Sh10 million. These penalties are equivalent to those under the Economic Crimes Act, the Organised Crime Act and the Anti-Terrorism Crime Act. The motion is being moved by a private member, North Horr MP Chachu Ganya. ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685070/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:18 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685070/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has finally handed in its report to President Uhuru Kenyatta, bringing hope to Kenyans who have suffered historical injustices in the past. The voluminous report was handed to the president late on Tuesday, ending speculation that the government had declined to receive the explosive report. The report contains 23 chapters covering ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685069/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:18 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214685069/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Experts from India have approved an investment of Sh10 billion in the Turkwel Sugar Project. The government of India will finance the project which is the last phase comprising an irrigation scheme near the Turkwel Hydroelectric project. The experts from India along with consultants from Mumia Sugar Company visited the site of the project which is to be implemented through the Kerio Valley ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684879/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:17 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684879/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Orange Kenya has asked Google to share revenues acquired from traffic which runs on providers networks in order to enhance partnerships. Speaking during a panel discussion on digital ecosystem evolution in Nairobi, Mickael Ghossein said that revenue share between Google and mobile network operators is necessary as Google's services and traffic utilize those networks. "All ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684880/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:17 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684880/scat/a262965e0c331d64 KISII, KENYA: A shortage of courtrooms at the busy Kisii Law Courts is set to be alleviated in the next 20 months after the government allocated Sh10 million towards constructing a new ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214683829/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:13 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214683829/scat/a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, KENYA: At least seven previously stand-alone dockets in the former Coalition Government could be merged under the newly established Ministry of Devolution and Planning in ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684044/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:07 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684044/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Francis ' obsession with the devil, a frequent subject of his homilies. Vatican downplayed the incident. Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the 'did not intend to perform ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684043/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:03 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684043/scat/a262965e0c331d64 As the US president gets ready for diplomatic missions around Africa next month, Obama's Africa tour will leave his ancestral homeland of Kenya as the biggest loser. Meanwhile, the winners are: Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Each will be rewarded for its democratic virtues when Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa. Not even a relatively peaceful election ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214683831/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:36:56 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214683831/scat/a262965e0c331d64 commercial banks quoted the shilling down 0.4 percent at 84.45/65 per dollar, off an intraday low of 84.50/70 that was its lowest since April 10. "As we approach end-month, demand (for dollars) from corporates has increased, with no significant inflows to counter it," ... http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684045/scat/a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:22:38 -0400 http://www.kenyanews.net/index.php/sid/214684045/scat/a262965e0c331d64