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East Africa Eastern Africa Standby Force to Have Operational Capacity By 2015
Military experts attending the ongoing field training exercise of 10 Eastern Africa armies held here in the eastern Ugandan district of Jinja have said the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) would be ready for operation by 2015. The EASF is one of the five regional multi-dimensional components of the African Standby Force consisting of the military, police and civilian elements. The EASF was ...
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Sports Weepy Beckham leaves Paris
At 38, the oldest outfield player in Ligue 1, Beckham set up Blaise Matuidi for PSG's second goal with a corner kick and treated the crowd to a display of his passing ...
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Kenya Civil society opposes restrictions on funding
A new report by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association says arguments put forward by the States to restrict foreign funding do not meet the threshold for restricting activism in the interest of national security or public safety. The report released this week and authored by ...
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Kenya Is Balalas Cabinet post a blessing or a poisoned lace
Najib Balala takes his place as Mining Secretary in the Jubilee Cabinet analysts in Coast are divided over whether the plum job will end or spur his political influence in the ...
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Kenya Uhuru and Ruto face insecurity nightmare
Governors from affected areas have raised the alarm over escalating insecurity. They argue their hands are tied since security falls under national government. Responding to the national outcry on insecurity, President Kenyatta on Thursday assured Kenyans the Government would make every effort to curb runaway crime. He met top security chiefs and pledged to support the Police ...
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Kenya As second in command will Ruto break the VP jinx
It may interest newly elected Deputy President William Samoei Ruto to note that latest occupants of the Number Two slot have not been lucky enough to survive a second term in office. They have all fell by the wayside, the latest victim being ...
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Lifestyle Kenya walks a tightrope in Somalia as Kismayo gets new leader
Somalia 's clan elders have created a new mini-state and elected a Kenyan ally as its leader, a move likely to anger Mogadishu and sour ties between the two neighbouring ...
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Politics The Raila Supreme Court evidence
It is now emerging Raila had sourced a management consultant from a firm based in Barcelona, Spain, to support his local team of professionals, among them lawyers, engineers, financial analysts and technology experts to argue his election case. The former PM had compiled a case largely grounded on the failure of technology, variation in number of votes as declared at the constituency and ...
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Politics May we please have the entire KICC Senate now tells State
Senate Jeremiah Nyengenye that The Standard on Sunday has seen, the Senators appreciated the seven floors they had been allocated but said they are not enough. The clerk asked that they occupy the 28-floor building that the Government repossessed from Kanu in 2003 after Narc came into power. The Senators have been holding their sittings in the VIP room ...
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Business Taxpayers deserve better services from KRA
Taxpayer 's Charter that has been in operation for many years. The charter sets out the rights and obligations of the taxpayers in addition to the service standards they should expect when dealing with the tax ...
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Columns Focusing on MPs salaries may leave us a penny wise but pound foolish
The recent attempt by the MPs to oust the commission was an over-reaction and disproportionate. The commission's response was swift; it issued a statement that it will not be intimidated, and that it will not budge over the matter. And the row between the employer and employee goes on. The 'M-Pigs' demonstration by civil society that likened the MPs to pigs was equally in very bad ...
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County_Upper Eastern CORD backs Kethi to wear fathers shoes
Now some leaders within the CORD fraternity and supporters in Makueni County want Kethi Diana Kilonzo to step into her father's shoes in the Senate. While this has been the quiet prayer and push of supporters of the late Mutula, the pressure on his daughter to replace him in the Senate has heightened. This follows the issuance of writs for the seat by Speaker Ekwe Ethuro on Thursday. As ...
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Charles Kanjama Kenyas civil society has reached a turning point
The elements of the growing crisis of Kenya's civil society are several. One is a crisis of identity. Are they part of us, or are they foreign ...
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Kenya Hiring of new envoys raises eyebrows amid claims of bias
NAIROBI, KENYA : An ongoing process of hiring new envoys is clouded in mystery with claims of nepotism and favouritism, which, informed sources say, is being done behind the back of the President and his ...
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Kenya Judge on the spot over Pattni ruling
Goldenberg scandal . The Judicial Service Commission has petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a tribunal to investigate Mutava's conduct relating to three complaints of misconduct made against him. The JSC says it had received 13 complaints against the judge, between March 2012 and March 2013 calling for his removal. Yet through due diligence, Mutava, who was only appointed judge on ...
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Lifestyle Lecturers warn SRC over pay
pay hike. UASU Secretary General Muga Kolale (pictured) said for many years, the Government has underpaid lecturers in public universities despite churning out millions of professionals for the job market. "The salaries we currently earn were negotiated, agreed upon and registered in the Industrial Court. We will not allow a review downwards but will press for increments," he said. Mr ...
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Two Boys Sent to Approved School
Two underage boys will be sent to approved schools for taking part in a Sh36,500 theft, an Embu court has determined. Victor Karani, who was accused of using the boys to steal goods and transport them for sale, was yesterday jailed for 4 years. The same court acquitted co-accused Morris Gitonga for lack of enough evidence. Embu senior principal magistrate Paul Biwott said the two boys are ...
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Man in Court Over Burglary
A man was yesterday charged before a Gatundu court of robbing his brother. Appearing before principle magistrate Anne Ireri, Patrick Kibe was charged that on May 12 at Kiamworia village, he broke into the house of Joseph Kungu and stole a DVD machine, a car battery, an amplifier and half a sack of maize. The court heard that Kungu called police and after a search of the compound they found the ...
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Kenya A new bundle of joy for Wagura despite 23 years with HIV
Asunta Wagura , upon the release of her autobiography, I saw on TV that she had given birth to twins. It struck me as odd for I did not notice the pregnancy. Then it occurred to me that for the whole time I interviewed her in her office, not once did she wake up from her ...
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Bourse Nominates Advisers for GEMS
Nairobi - The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has now registered over 10 nominated advisers that will support companies to list on the growth enterprise market segment (GEMS). The segment was launched in January this year geared at supporting mid-cap companies' strategic aspirations by providing them with access to risk capital through the capital markets. Among the nominated advisers ...
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Jubilee Takes Control of Key House Committees
Nairobi - The Jubilee coalition flexed its numerical strength in the National Assembly and took control of the Budget and CDF committees in what the Leader of the Majority Coalition in the National Assembly Aden Duale said was a sign of things to come when the MPs will elect leaders in the remaining 22 committees next week. In the CDF Committee, United Republican Party (URP) Moses Lessonet ...
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Budget Tops Priority for Kenya Treasury Chief
Nairobi - The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury Henry Rotich has officially taken over office with a pledge to ensure balanced budgetary allocation. Speaking to journalist on Friday, Rotich announced that his ministry will also work closely with other government departments to ensure the Jubilee manifesto is fully implemented. He said he would want to see all the planned projects ...
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Aladwa to Call 35 Witnesses in Makadara Petition
Nairobi - Former Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa will call 35 witnesses during the hearing of the Makadara constituency election petition. Aladwa, who is represented by lawyer Cecil Miller, is challenging the election of Benson Mutura Kangara. Mutura on his part told Justice Richard Mwongo that he intends to call 27 witnesses to defend his victory in the March 4 General Election. The Independent ...
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Super Charged Rhino Charge 2013 Ahead
Nairobi - Plans for this year's Rhino Charge are nearing completion as organisers put final touches to the 25th edition of the popular charity off road event to be held on the 1st and 2nd of June. Clerk of Course David Lowe confirmed to Capital FM sport that everything is in place. "We are on the final countdown now, basically all logistical planning is finalized. We are continuously ...
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Nairobi Schools Hockey Semis Promises Thrills
Moi Girls face former Pangani Girls in the first semi-final of this year's Nairobi Secondary Schools hockey Championship. Other semi-final will pit high-riding Mt. Laverna against surprise package Buruburu Girls. Moi Girls coach Amai Olubai said they have done enough in their training this week and are already looking beyond the semi-final. "I have a youthful team comprising of Form 2 ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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