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Kenya Joho in trouble as petition gets nod
Joho's lawyers had wanted the petition, filed by Suleiman Shahbal struck out, arguing that it was filed 34 days after the declaration of the gubernatorial results by the Returning Officer contrary to the Constitution. However, Justice Fred Ochieng rejected Joho's application, arguing that throwing out the case would be unfair to the petitioner who had relied on a law enacted by ...
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Kenya State predicts improved 6 pc growth despite high spending on public pay
economy to grow by six per cent this year amid an expanded budgetary spending of Sh1.64 trillion whose financing is becoming a matter of grave public ...
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Kenya Governors encounter with leaky roofs in school
He saw this when he sheltered himself from heavy rains inside a classroom with a leaking roof. The governor had gone to donate shoes to pupils of Shimo La Tewa Primary School within Kitale town. On noticing the leaking roof, Khaemba attempted to move to a better place but the rain swept through the open windows. Khaemba termed the condition of the infrastructure as unfortunate saying the pupils ...
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Kenya PSC defends Principal Secretaries list
PSC was responding to a suit filed by Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek), which is seeking to stop the appointment of the officials claiming the recruitment process was flawed. The commission said although the names have been forwarded to the President, the process is not yet complete, as the applicants will still have to be vetted by National Assembly. "It is clear that there are no ...
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Kenya Kenya South Sudan move to fast-track LAPSSET project
South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir Mayardit have agreed to fast-track implementation of the Lamu Port and Lamu Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor ...
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Politics Ethuro dismisses Muturis ruling
On Thursday, Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro poked holes on a ruling made by his National Assembly counterpart Justin Muturi on the Upper House's role on the Division of Revenue Bill and termed it as having no legal consequences to his House. In a clear indication of how deep the division between the two Houses have sank, Ethuro dismissed Muturi's position that the Senate had no role in ...
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Kenya seeks African help to drop Hague charges against Kenyatta
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Kenya has asked other African countries to urge the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop crimes-against-humanity charges against its new president and his deputy, according to an African Union document seen on ...
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Politics House team wants Salary notice nullified
salary structure and hence the notice is "null and void." Baringo North MP William Cheptumo tabled the report last evening. The committee only sat this week after the election of Cheptumo as chairperson and his deputy. Meanwhile, Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo is seeking a report from the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) on the Biometric Voter Registration kits which failed to function in ...
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Kenya AGOA’S unexploited opportunities
http://www.africanpress.me/ A facilitator addressing the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum in Kisumu this morning. (photo by Alal) This is the irony of people laying emphasis on value addition as the sure way to lift the business fraternity in Kenya ...
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Kenyan police clear truckers blocking east Africas main trade route
MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan police cleared the only highway from the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Thursday, two days after striking truck drivers blocked it and threatened to choke the main trade artery in east ...
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Kenya Nurses and midwives trained on safe abortion methods to curb high mortality rate
Executive Director of KMET the training is to enhance the capacity of health providers to offer quality abortion related services within the confines of the law in Kenya. Monica said health providers need to understand provision of Comprehensive Abortion Care services such as the use ...
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Kenya - Witnesses describe police killings of protesters bystanders in Kenya
The Kenyan authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute those responsible for shootings by the police in Kisumu on March 30, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. Five people died and at least twenty-four were injured.The shootings occurred in the wake of demonstrations against the Kenyan Supreme Court ruling on March 30 upholding President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory on March ...
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Kenya Interior and Coordination nominee ready to deliver
. The nominee said he was informed by his staff at 1PM that he had been nominated to the most powerful position. He said he will issue a comprehensive statement once he is cleared by Parliament and sworn into office. A shy looking Ole Lenku's mobile phone kept ringing as he offered interview with the callers offering their congratulations. Mr Ole Lenku is a career hotelier, having served ...
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Politics MP claims he was misquoted on resigning over pay slash
MP s are not given a salary increment. The legislator said that he will remain in office for five years until the end of the current Parliament's term. "I took oath of office and swore to it. I will continue to serve in the same capacity until the next election and beyond," he added. He claimed that the said issues had brought a lot of anxiety to his family, friends and his ...
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Sports Ferdinand signs one-year Manchester United contract
"I am delighted to have signed a new contract," Ferdinand said in a statement. "Who wouldn't want to play in this fantastic team in front of 75,000 fans each week, it has been an incredible journey and I am glad it will continue. I can now fully concentrate on my club career, which has worked well for me over the past few years." Former England defender Ferdinand retired ...
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Serviceman Suspected of Throwing Kenyan Teen out of Window
MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – An attempted murder case has been launched against a serviceman suspected of throwing a Kenyan teenager out of a fourth-floor window, the Investigative Committee’s chief military department said on Thursday. A 19-year-old Kenyan woman was found on the ground near an apartment block in eastern Moscow on Sunday morning, having apparently fallen from one ...
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Kenyan sets eyes on Baguio full marathon
THE race gets tougher and tougher. While Baguio elite runners are seen to dominate the 1st Baguio City Marathon, Kenyans have made the race an international flavor with top runners expected to join the race slated June 2. This early, Kenyan Eluid Kering will be among the foreign runners competing for the tough 42-kilometer (42K) foot race. Kering is one of the top contenders in the race after ...
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Kenya Growing Peas and Greens to Maximise Water Usage
Nairobi - Amid warnings that Kenya's agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely affecting food security, biodiversity researchers say that agrobiodiversity should be considered as a vital tool to combat this. "In order to feed the nation, the country must explore agrobiodiversity, specifically (the growing of) vegetables and fruits, which have been neglected ...
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UPDATE 2-Rebound in key sectors seen driving Kenya economy in 2013
Thu May 23, 2013 10:21am EDT * Officials keen to attract new investments * Stable economic fundamentals to support (Adds comments from cabinet secretary, permanent secretary) By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 23 (Reuters) - Kenya's economy is expected to expand by about 6 percent in 2013 thanks to a rebound in sectors such as manufacturing and financial services, officials said on ...
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Kenya Uhuru unveils last two Cabinet nominees
House Speaker Justin Muturi noted that the National Assembly is required to conclude the process of approval or rejection of the nominees within 14 days from the date of notification. "I now direct that the nominees' names and curriculum vitae be forwarded to the Committee on Appointments for the necessary approval hearings to be conducted," said Muturi. Uhuru nominated Joseph J. ...
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Kenya Desist from Drug Abuse Kisumu County Youths told
Kisumu County have been told to desist from drug abuse and engage in productive activities that will change their lives. National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug ...
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Kenya Liberian President Sirleaf makes stop-over in Nairobi
Nairobi and was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning Ms. Ann Waiguru. Liberia's Honorory Consul in Kenya Mr. Kimani Benson Mathu was also in ...
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Kenya Kenya cautioned over new Somalia crisis
Jubaland and the Federal Government; which is reluctant to recognize an independent Juba state. The new conflict between the Somali Federal Government ...
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Kenya Terror suspects go missing
In an affidavit sworn by Corporal James Kangogo of the ATPU police claimed that during the arrest, the suspects hurled a grenade at them with intent to harm the ...
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Kenyans flock to vote on crucial referendum
Kenyans came out in droves early Wednesday to vote in a referendum on a new constitution, part of the reform process aimed at avoiding a repeat of the violence that followed December 2007's ...
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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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