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Kenya Airtel to pay former worker millions
Industrial Court Judge Monica Mbaru directed the mobile phone service provider to compensate 63 former customer service executives. The compensation includes six months salary for wrongful dismissal, two months salary for each year served and one month salary for being moved to another company. ...
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Everything you need to know about 88mph Nairobi from Nikolai Barnwell
Seed accelerator 88mph's Nairobi director Nikolai Barnwell spoke to Ventureburn about its upcoming three-month acceleration programme in the Kenyan capital: what they look for in a startup, mentors and the African investment space. Whether you're an entrepreneur considering entering the programme, or just interested in tech in Kenya and Africa, you won't want to miss this ...
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Kenya Kenyan Ruling Party to Run Key Parliamentary Committees
Kenya's ruling Jubilee coalition took control of two key parliamentary committees Friday (May 17th), with Majority Coalition Leader Aden Duale saying they expect to assume control of other committees when the remaining 22 committee chairs are elected next week, Kenya's Capital FM reported. Moses Lessonet of the United Republican Party (URP) was elected chair of the Constituencies ...
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Paramilitary Officer Killed in North-Eastern Kenya
Unknown gunmen shot dead an officer with a paramilitary security unit in north-eastern Kenya Saturday evening (May 18th), police said. The officer, Mohamed Mohamud, was ambushed in the town of Wajir as he was returning home after watching the evening news in a nearby restaurant, local police chief James Mutungi told AFP. He said the assailants' motive was not clear. "These are ...
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East Africa a new population heavyweight
The East African region is slowly developing into one of the world's new population blocks, with the region surpassing all of North America in few years and all of Europe by the 2040s. A new, major power may be building ...
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Kenya drought could create 5 million needy
Already, 1.6 million Kenyans are receiving food aid to compensate for drought and poor harvests. Government however warns the number could skyrocket to 5 million within a few months, as rains have kept ...
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Kenyan women milk fortunes from camel
Safia Kulow, in the arid centre of Kenya, is in firm control of her economy after she and other traditional Anolei women made big business of camel milk. Now they consider which investments to make to increase revenues from their ...
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Kenya assists Ethiopia fight Oromia rebels
The Ethiopian government is hailing Kenya for its registration of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) as "an organised criminal body." Several OLF rebels have already been killed and arrested in ...
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E-payment for a cup of water in Kenya
In a rural district grossly neglected by Kenyan authorities, private actors have introduced groundbreaking technology to provide basic services. E-payment, microfinance and solar energy secure safe water for ...
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Kenyans in U.S. Stripped of Overseas Vote
On the heels of Pres. Barack Obama’s struggle to defend the voting rights of U.S. citizens, Kenyan officials announced this week that the hundreds of thousands of Kenyans in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere outside the country would not be allowed to vote.National elections are scheduled to take place in March 2013 for President, Senators, County Governors, Members of Parliament, among ...
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Remaining Cabinet Secretaries to Be Nominated This Week
The two remaining cabinet secretaries will be appointed this week. The cabinet secretaries approved by parliament took oath of office last week. The remaining slots yet to be filled are for Interior and coordination of national government and that of ...
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Laptops From Swiss National Had Pornography
All the 15 laptops confiscated from a house where eleven ladies and Swiss were arrested contained pornographic materials. Kisauni DCIO Shadrack Juma says police will also prefer more charges for the Swiss national after it emerged he used fake UN registration number for his vehicle. Our correspondent Calvin Onsarigo tells us ...
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Kenya Sonko Inspired By Ruto to Get College Degree
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has joined Mt Kenya University to study business administration. Sonko, who was admitted in the May intake, is to start his evening classes this week. The Senator said he was inspired to go back to school by Deputy President William Ruto who last year graduated from the University of Nairobi with a masters of science degree in plant ecology. "Despite what the DP ...
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Kenya Pro-Gay Group Calls for the Protection of Minorities
AN organisation that empowers sexual minorities has urged the government to make laws that will protect the rights of all. In a statement to the Star, Persons Marginalised and Aggrieved Kenya said the government should repeal certain sections of the law, which have been 'oppressive' to the group. They want sections 162, 163 and 165 of the Penal Code, which criminalises same sex act ...
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Raila Says Hes Not Interested in State Assignment
CORD leader Raila Odinga is not interested in a state job. He says his hands are full serving Kenyans in the opposition. This follows speculation that President Uhuru Kenyatta was considering him for a ...
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Trailer Blocks Uhuru Highway Causing Traffic
If you are using Uhuru Highway you are being urged to use an alternative route after a trailer blocked part of the road causing major traffic. The trailer was involved in an accident with a bus coming from Mombasa early this morning. Police are trying to remove the trailer from the ...
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Kenya Mutula Grave Under 24-Hour Police Guard
Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo's grave at Utangwa in Mbooni is under 24-hour security surveillance. This follows rumours that some men are planning to raid the home to steal the casket. Speaking to the Star on the phone, Mbooni police boss James Baraza denied claims that would-be grave side thieves invaded Mutula's home on Saturday night. "Nobody has invaded the late ...
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Security Beefed At Mutulas Grave
Police have been put on high alert following claims that some people tried to dig out the grave of the late Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo in Mbooni. Area OCPD James Baraza says security has been beefed up but dismissed claims that the grave had been interfered ...
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Kenya Uhuru Puts Crime Lords On Notice
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has warned politicians accused of fuelling and financing crime that their days are numbered. Kenyatta said that days are numbered for such politicians and so they will face the full force of the law once arrested. Without naming names, he said that those who will be arrested should not come to him pleading for leniency adding that he will not entertain those disrupting ...
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Uhuru Tells Off MPs Asking for Higher Pay Again
Put the interest of Kenyans first. President Kenyatta once again told off leaders asking for pay increments and asked MPs to focus on improving the lives of Kenyans instead of fighting for higher pay even before they start ...
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William Rutos West Africa Trip Defended
We did not hire a plane for Deputy President William Ruto at a cost of 100million shillings. Information PS Bitange Ndemo says the government had only leased the Vista-jet owned plane on a one-off basis for Ruto during his West African trip. He says the government spent 18.5 million shillings for the trip saving 10.5 million ...
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Kenya Elgeyo Marakwet Top in Brews Abuse
Elgeyo Marakwet county has been rated as one of the leading in consumption and manufacture of chang'aa and busaa. The government has threatened to arrest parents who allow their children to engage in brewing and consumption of traditional brews. County deputy commis- sioner Moses Lilan said numerous children have dropped out of school in many parts of the region. "We will round up ...
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We Dont Take Public Support for the Judiciary for Granted
Ever since I took my oath of office on June 20, 2011, I have never been under any illusion that winning public confidence is a destination - rather I believe that it is a continuous journey. Even at those moments when surveys have found that the Judiciary enjoyed some of the highest public approval ratings for a public institution, we have been keen to seek ways of winning the confidence of ...
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Many People Still Armed in North Eastern
Many residents in the North Eastern region are still armed despite the expiry of the government's amnesty to surrender illegal firearms. Area PPO Charlton Mureithi says although the disarmament exercise is still going on, it has been made more difficult because most attacks are by Ethiopian ...
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Kenya Rent Payment Should Be Made By 10th
If your landlord harasses you for not paying your rent before the 10th of every month he/she will be breaking the law. Ephraim Murigo from the tenants association says residential tenants must also be issued with a 30 day notice before eviction and 60 day notice for commercial business ...
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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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