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Kenya ICC creates two Trial Chambers for Kenyan cases
ICC presidency said the decision was taken to ensure proper administration of justice, taking into consideration each Judge's workload. Trial Chamber V(a) which will be in charge of Ruto/Sang cases will be composed of Judges Olga Herrera Carbuccia, Robert Fremr and Chile Eboe-Osuji. Trial Chamber V(b), in charge Uhuru's case, will be composed of Judges Kuniko Ozaki, Robert Fremr and ...
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Kenya Motorists stranded at Mariakani Weigh Bridge
Truck drivers left their vehicles unattended on the road in protest over corruption claims at the facility. The drivers allege that police officers selectively allow some trucks to pass without passing through the Weigh Bridge. The Kenya National Highways Authority which operates the Weigh Bridges does not have the authority to force trucks into being weighed. With no alternative route, traffic ...
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Kenyan shilling falls vs dollar shares rise
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A fuel attendant handles Kenyan shilling notes at a petrol station in the capital Nairobi March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Noor ...
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Kenya cases International Criminal Court Presidency decides on new composition of Trial Chamber V
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Focus on politics problems would help Ivory Coast recovery
Ivory Coast would be supported by focusing on the country's political problems, Human Rights Watch said. Ivory Coast was pushed to the brink of civil war following competing claims of victory in 2010 presidential elections. Defeated ...
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Kenya Shun alcohol Uhuru urges Central Kenya youth
youth to engage in activities that will improve the livelihoods. He said his government was committed to develop programmes that will improve on the economy to create employment for ...
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Kenya Kidero suspends six City Hall officers over extortion
extortion , battering and hailing insults at the public. The officers were alleged to be discharging their duties under the influence of alcohol after they were caught on a local TV station within the city. "We cannot condone such misconduct and I have therefore suspended the said officers and will continue to suspend or interdict any other County employee engaging in corruption or any ...
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Kenya fine about Obama avoiding it on Africa trip
Kenya said Tuesday it was "fine" with US President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its leaders. Obama will leave on a first African tour in late June, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary bypasses Kenya, where his father was born. "America, just ...
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Kenya Technology goes on errand in Nairobi
Dash2do helps busy people with daily tasks through its online platform. Finding someone trustworthy to run an errand for you in Nairobi could be a problem of the past.At least, this is what one innovative Kenyan company is aiming for.Dash2do is an online platform with a portfolio of errand runners, drivers, tradespeople and artisans, all vetted by the company to carry out tasks for people with ...
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Kenya fine with Obama snub
Kenya said Tuesday it was "fine" with US President Barack Obama avoiding the country on an Africa tour next month, rejecting reports it was due to upcoming crimes against humanity trials of its leaders.Obama will leave on a first African tour in late June, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary bypasses Kenya, where his father was born."America, just like ...
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Tyranny of Numbers At Play Again in Parliament
Nairobi - The Jubilee Coalition's numerical strength in the National Assembly was at play again, as the ruling alliance seized control of all 16 committees whose elections were conducted on Monday. CORD legislators were reduced to mere spectators as they lacked a strategy to beat their counterparts. Minority Leader Francis Nyenze said the coalition would have to play its role in the ...
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Banks Seek Direction On Unclaimed Assets
Nairobi - Local banks have called on the Unclaimed Assets Authority to move with speed and guide the institutions how to hand over the unclaimed assets they hold. Kenya Bankers Association CEO Habil Olaka says the authority should quickly form the management team that is supposed to directly oversee the process. After recently appointing Vincent Kimutai Kimosop as the board chairman, the ...
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MP Wants Herders Out of Kora Park
Security authorities in Tseikuru district of Kitui want all charcoal burners and herders flushed out of the Kora National Park and Mwingi North game reserve to forestal armed conflicts. The Tseikuru District Security Committee under deputy county commission Stephen Momanyi said the only way to find a lasting solution to clashes between the locals and herding communities was by making the ...
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Award for Social Media
A Coast lobby group has introduced an award to recognize responsible users of the social media. Human Rights Agenda has introduced the coast social media awards which shall be an annual event. Speaking at a Mombasa hotel during a luncheon to recognize this year's social media award winners on Thursday, Huria executive director Yusuf Lule pointed that irresponsible use of the social media ...
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Amina Abdallah Sworn in
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are expected to nominate the remaining two cabinet secretaries this week. Ambassador Amina Mohammed was yesterday sworn in as cabinet secretary of foreign affairs. She did not take part in the swearing in ceremony that took place last week as she was out of the ...
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Bandits Attack Kalembe Ndiles Home
The Independent Party Leaders Kalembe Ndile, narrowly escaped death this morning after bandits allegedly stormed his Syokimau Estate home but were repulsed by his personal security. Athi River police confirmed that one of the gangsters was arrested after he was cornered in the compound of the former Assistant Minister's house at 4am by Ndile's security men. Area OCPD Charles Kiriinya ...
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DC Wants End to Child Labour
Embu West acting district Daniel Obudo at the weekend ambushed parents who have been using their under aged children to work in the quarry at Karurina area. Obudo called the workers at the quarry into an impromptu public meeting and threatened them with prosecution if they don't stop using minors and further threatened to have the quarry closed if the practice continues. Obudo said any ...
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Judiciary Cannot Work in Isolation - Judge
Nairobi - High Court Judge David Majanja has urged civil society groups to help build confidence in the Judiciary after the landmark Supreme Court decision on the presidential petition filed by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Majanja says that the Judiciary cannot work in isolation as it represents the will of the people. Speaking during a forum by the Constitution and Reform Education ...
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Investors to Pay 20 Per Cent Royalty to Counties - Senator
A Senator wants all investors compelled to surrender 20 per cent of their turnover as royalties to the counties in which they operate. The motion is sponsored by nominated Senator Agnes Zani who gave notice of the motion on Thursday last week. Zani wants the department of Interior and Coordination of national government to ensure that investors who have won contracts to work in any of the 47 ...
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NBK Q1 Profit Rises 12.5 Percent to Sh368.2 Million
Nairobi - The National Bank of Kenya (NBK) has announced an increase in after-tax profit of 12.5 percent during the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. The bank's net profit rose to Sh368.2 million from Sh327.3 million over the same period last year. Interest income decreased from Sh2.2 billion to Sh1.8 billion, a 19 percent drop over the same period last year while interest expense ...
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Debate Rages On Mutulas Seat
Weeks after Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo's death, opinion is divided on whether family members should take up the mantle after him and contest for the vacant seat. A cross section of Ukambani leaders interviewed by the Star, expressed differing views on the matter. Nzaui/Kilili county representative Francis Muso said Mutula's children did not show any interest in engaging in ...
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Child in Githurai Terror Raid Safe At Childrens Home
Nairobi - Only eight months into her life, it's unlikely she'll remember her parent's used her as a human shield when they exchanged fire with the police in a 12-hour gun battle. It's unlikely she'll remember the sound of the four grenades her parents' lobbed at the police officers who waited outside their Githurai flat but the six officers who were injured in the ...
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Treeplanting Launch in Ganze
KENYA Forest Service in partnership with the local communities has started a campaign to address the deforestation problem in Ganze district. Kilifi county forest service coordinator Christopher Maina has said the campaign is aiming at protecting the existing forests. Speaking at Sokoke during the launching of the campaign which aims at planting 5000 trees across the district on Friday, Maina ...
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UNICEF Urges African Nations to Register Child Births
Nairobi - African countries have been urged to register child births, to guarantee the children a legal status and have access to the social services provided by their respective governments. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) argues that only 44 percent of the continent's children, under the age of five, are registered as citizens with the other 56 percent remaining ...
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State Urged to Build Safe Houses for Convicts
Kenya should consider establishing safe houses for pardoned convicts who are rejected by the society, an advisory committee in the Office of the President has said. The Power of Mercy Advisory Committee at the weekend said many convicts in Coast prisons expressed fears about their lives if released. The committee last week visited the King'orani, Malindi, Kilifi, Manyani, Voi and Kwale ...
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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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