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Ann Waiguru Goes to Her Official Office
DEVOLUTION and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru formally took office yesterday and announced plans to re-organise her ministry. Waiguru, who was sworn in on Wednesday, said the former Planning and Vision 2030 docket and local government will be merged in her ministry. She was welcomed to her new office at Treasury Building by Planning PS Edward Sambili. A statement from the ministry ...
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MPs Asks Uhuru Not to Scrap Gender Ministry
WOMEN MPs have asked President Uhuru to reconsider his decision of scraping the Ministry of Gender. Kenya Women Parliamentary Association has said changing the Gender ministry into a department will undermine issues touching on women. "There is need to retain the ministry because eliminating will be for our gender war," Kewopa chairperson Cecily Mbarire said. Mbarire was speaking ...
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Man Admits Killing Kin Over Land
POLICE in Kitui yesterday arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly killing his elder brother over a land dispute and dumping the body in a pit latrine for about two and half months. A herder on Wednesday discovered the decomposing body of Musembi Musyoka ,57, who had gone missing since March 2, in the bush near the suspect's home. Villagers who arrived at the scene after the herds boy ...
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Watamu Beach Boys Accuse KWS
More than 300 beach operators in Watamu yesterday protested against harassment by Kenya Wildlife Service warden. They said their businesses have been affected. Speaking to the press in Malindi, their spokesman Mwema Ngonde said the officials extort money from them and arrest those who refuse to pay up. They said the harassment has continued despite a court order against KWS. Ngonde said they ...
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Three Killed in Fresh Mandera Attack
Three people were killed last night following fresh attacks in Mandera North. Two men and one woman were shot death in Malkamari division near the borderline with Ethiopia after a group suspected to be from Ethiopia attacked the village. The militia which is reportedly made up of members from the Garreh clan raided the border village last evening killing the three villagers said to be from the ...
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Kenya Counties to Maintain Class D and E Roads
The Kenya Roads Board has said it will restructure its operations and devolve part of its mandate to county governments in line with the new dispensation. Speaking in Bomet yetsrday, the board's chairman Joel Wanyoike said the county government will be in charge of the class D and E roads. He said Kenya Rural roads Authority and Kenya Urban Roads authority, which are the board's ...
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Kenya Kenyan Traders Told to Increase AGOA Exports
Kenya' small scale entrepreneurs have been challenged to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the African Growth and Opportunity Act to access the American market. African Cotton and Textiles Industries Federation chief executive Officer Rajeev Arora said since Kenya currently exports less than thirty products yet the trade deal offers a market for more than 6,400 products from ...
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Kenya reviewed on torture reforms
There are two sides to the human rights story in Kenya and one of them deals with reports of torture and cruel treatment, the United Nations was told. Kenyan Attorney General Githu Muigai briefed a U.N. committee against torture from Geneva. He said there have been major improvements in Kenya's human rights record in terms of how it applies U.N. conventions on torture and ill-treatment. ...
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Kenya JSC wants judge who acquitted Pattni probed
Goldenberg criminal charges. JSC stated that it had cleared the judge of eight out of the 11 allegations but had found sufficient grounds to petition the President to form a tribunal to ...
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World Financial Times website Twitter feed compromised
Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian ...
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Kenya Uhuru in Closed-Door Meeting With Top Cops
Police chiefs have told President Uhuru Kenyatta that they are losing command of the police following overlaps and contradictions in two key police Acts -The National Police Service Act and the National Police Acts. Provincial Police commanders, Provincial CID chiefs and Provincial AP commanders, who attended a meeting at State House Nairobi yesterday, told Uhuru they have problems deploying ...
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Ojaamong to Unveil Busia Cabinet Today
BUSIA Governor Sospeter Ojaamong will today unveil his Public Service Board and cabinet, ending weeks of uncertainty. Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa said yesterday the list will not include anybody who vied for any political seat in the March 4 polls. "We have recruited a professional team. We have decided to name the board and cabinet simultaneously to begin the county's development ...
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Seamen to Reunite With Their Families
Six Kenyan sailors stranded in Puntland in Somalia are expected to reunite with their families in Mombasa today. The sailors were rescued by the International Organisation for Migration. The six were abandoned by their employer at the port of Bosaso in November last year after their fishing vessel stalled. Seafarers' Union secretary general Andrew Mwangura said the sailors were part of a ...
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Kiambus Sh14 Billion Plan
Kiambu county has proposed a budget of Sh14 billion, half of which is to be allocated by Treasury. "The draft will be deliberated on by the county assembly oversight committee once it resumes sitting," said County Chief Finance Officer John Gicaci. He said the 12 sub counties will get amounts proportional to their population, infrastructure and projected development projects. Gicaci ...
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Senior Cops Blocking Juniors Promotions
Senior Police officers and some Provincial Police Officers (PPOs) have denied their juniors permission to travel to Nairobi to get clearance that will enable them submit applications for the recently advertised county commander positions. The applicants to the position of Assistant Inspector General who will act as County Commanders in the 47 counties countrywide are required to produce ...
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Court Officials On the Spot Over Fake Passport
A court has ordered an Executive Officer at Milimani law Courts to appear before DCIO Kilimani police station to record a statement to explain how an accused person managed to out his passport from custody of court which he used to travel outside the country. Shadrack Shinyeli, who is executive officer is supposed to appear before the DCIO jointly with two court clerks Kevin Gitonga and Rotich ...
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Four Migori County Nominees Fail Vetting
THE Migori county assembly vetting committee has rejected four cabinet nominees as five sailed through. During an ad hoc sitting at the assembly on Wednesday evening, members said the four rejected nominees did not have the right academic qualification to head the ministries and could not answer questions about their dockets. Kuria West's Elizabeth Motongori for Environment & Disaster ...
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Kenya Kenolkobil Has Rallied 17.29 Per Cent Over Two Sessions
The Nairobi All Share rallied 1.0866% to close at 126.52 and has closed at an all time high for the 2nd consecutive session. The Nairobi All Share has rallied 2.958% over the last 2 sessions. The Nairobi All Share is +33.375% in 2013. The Nairobi NSE20 Index rallied 37.34 points to close at 4955.61. The NSE20 sits 1.51% below its July 2008 closing high of 5,031 from last month. The equity ...
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Kenya Golf weekend for President Uhuru
Golf Club on Saturday at 4.00 p.m. Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts Dr. Hassan Wario, County Governor Nderitu Gachagua and the chairman ...
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World Obama makes U.S Marine break military rules
The Marine Corp Manual, which is the bible for all soldiers serving, specifically states that a soldier's uniform dress code does not allow the carrying of ...
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World French gay marriage law gets legitimate nod
While late Socialist President Francois Mitterrand braved opposition by most French people to abolish the death penality in 1981, polls show more than half the country backs Hollande's move to allow couples of the same sex tie the ...
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Sports Barcelona players Pique Song in punch-up
Pictures captured showed, former Arsenal midfielder Song and Pique seemed to be fighting while the bus made its way around the Catalan city while Carles Puyol and goalkeeper Victor Valdes looked to be ...
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Briefing Restive northern Kenya sees shifting power risks
Keeping vigil: Residents in the north have taken up arms to protect themselves GARISSA-NAIROBI, 17 May 2013 (IRIN) - The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years. But ...
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Lion World Tours Offers Fantastic Air-Inclusive Luxury Kenya Safari at Affordable Price
Luxury Kenya safari experience at an affordable price from $2,899 per person including air from Washington, D.C., while saving travelers $1,100 off the price of competing packages. Limited space is available for solo travelers to take advantage, without paying a single supplement fee. The itinerary provides multiple game viewing opportunities and includes a visit to the renowned Masai ...
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Kenyas National eyes funding in fight for market share
National declined from a top-three lender in 1996, as its model of focusing on government banking and personal lending was upended by newer, nimbler rivals like ...
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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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