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Occupy Parliament Activists Arraigned in Court
Seventeen activists who took part in a demonstration against demands for a salary increment by Members of Parliament have refused to plea to the charges against them. The seventeen who were arraigned in court this morning refused to take a plea after their Lawyer Harun Ndubi said the charges of breach of peace and cruelty to animals have no sufficient details and should be struck out They were ...
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Police Kill Terror Suspects After 12-Hour Siege
A man and his pregnant wife who are suspected to be terrorists were shot dead at their home in Githurai Kimbo estate yesterday. Police claim the man, Felix Nyanganga Otuko aka Salim had links with 28-year old Elgiva Bwire also known as Mohamed Seif who in October 2011 was jailed for life after he pleaded guilty to taking part in two grenade attacks in in Mwaura's bar along Mfangano street ...
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Mandera Cops Nab 16 Terror Suspects
Sixteen terror suspects were on Saturday afternoon arrested in Mandera town and an improvised explosive device which they were attempting to assemble confiscated by police. Mandera East divisional police commander Jackson Rotich said the suspects were found assembling the device behind Eliushamza Hotel by police on patrol. "The suspects are being interrogated at Mandera police station and ...
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Kenya Rutos Office Releases Sh18 Million Jet Invoices
Nairobi - Deputy President William Ruto's office has released documents to support their assertion that a jet which took him on a tour of four African nations was a one-off hire at a cost of Sh18.5 million and not Sh100 million as reported. The documents include an invoice from the charter company whose jet the deputy president used on the trip. The invoice from VistaJet shows the deputy ...
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Ethiopia Construction of Ethio-Kenyan Electric Highway to Commence
Miherete Debebe CEO of EEPCo, Guang Z Chen, WB Country Director for Ethiopia, Alemayehu Tegenu, minister of Water and Energy and Lamin Barrow, resident representative of the African Development Bank after the signing ceremony at the Hilton Hotel. The construction of the Ethiopia - Kenya interconnector high-voltage electric highway line will start in September 2013. The project has secured ...
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Kenya Vetting of All Police Officers Starts Next Month
Nairobi - Vetting of all police officers will begin in June, according to the chairman of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) Johnston Kavuludi. The commission will consult an international security expert, the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board as well as the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission before embarking on the exercise. "The commission in preparation has scheduled a ...
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Kenya Cofek in court over Principal Secretaries appointments
Secretaries . The consumer organization is aggrieved that members the public were locked out the recruitment process. ?Owing to the flawed process mired in suspicion and one that is already tainted and discredited by among others the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, any action by either the President and parliament should be halted, ?said Lobby group?s Secretary General Stephen Mutoro. The ...
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Blogger Charged Over Offensive Message to Harun Mwau
A blogger has appeared in court today accused of sending an offensive message to Former Kilome Member of Parliament John Harun Mwau. Stephen Kariuki was charged with sending a grossly offensive message linking Mwau to the deaths of Internal Security Minister George Saitoti and his deputy Orwa Ojode. The two died in a helicopter crash last year. In the message Kariuki allegedly told Mawau ...
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Mudavadi Cautions Over Threat On Devolved System
The UDF leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has decried the lack of common understanding on matters of devolution. He said there is need to create a common theme on devolution. Mudavadi said leaders implementing devolved structures at county level must be aware of the requirements of the constitution and devolution laws or endanger the existence of their counties. ...
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Former ICC Lawyer Joins Ruto Defence Team
The defence team of Deputy President William Ruto got a boost after a lawyer who formerly worked with the prosecution team at the International Criminal Court joined Ruto's defence team. Shyamala Alagendra who formerly worked in the ICC's prosecution office and her sister Venkateswari Alagendra have now joined Ruto's team as associate counsels. Trial Chamber V in which ...
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Sub-Committee Formed to Review Senates Standing Orders
THE Senate's Rules and Business Committee has established a sub committee to review the Standing Orders and recommend possible amendments. The Standing Orders, which were drafted and approved by MPs last January, have proved a nightmare to members in the conduct of business. The decision by the Senate to propose the amendments to the Standing Orders arise from concerns by members that the ...
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Amina Mohammed Sworn-in As Foreign Affairs Secretary
Amb. Amina Mohamed has been sworn-in as Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Speaking during the brief swearing-in ceremony at Sagana State Lodge, President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulated Amb. Amina on her appointment, saying he looked forward to working closely with her in pushing the country's agenda at the international arena. The swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Secretary to the ...
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Tycoons Son Jailed for Faking His Own Kidnap
A London court has sentenced a 21-year-old son of a wealthy Mombasa businessman to three years in jail. Viraj Mashru, the son of Rajendra Mashru, whose family owns one of the biggest transport companies in East Africa, was convicted for faking his own kidnap to swindle his father out of Sh85 million in ransom. According to MailOnline newspaper, Viraj admitted one count of conspiracy to ...
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Seven Thousand Flood Victims Aided
More than 7,000 victims of floods in Tanadelta District yesterday received a donation of relief food worth Sh2.4 million from a German non-governmental organization. The relief from Muslimhelfen in conjunction with Tawfiq Muslim youths from Malindi was distributed to the victims who were affected by the disaster that displaced them and destroyed all their properties a month ago. Each family ...
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British Family Marks Year Since Sons Death
THE family of slain British citizen who died in police custody last year yesterday demonstrated in Ukunda to mark his first anniversary. Alexander Monson 28, the son of British aristocrat Lord Nicholas Monson died in police custody in May last year. He was arrested by police on suspicion of smoking bhang after a night out with friends in Diani where he lived with his mother. The demonstration ...
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Couple Stab Each Other in Pork Row
A couple in Embu Town is recovering at the Embu Provincial General Hospital after they stabbed each other on Saturday following a dispute over pork. Eye witnesses say Patrick Gitonga was unhappy that his wife Jane Wanza had bought pork and he insulted her. Wanza then took a knife and stabbed him below the chest, Gitonga took the same knife and stabbed her on the neck. Embu West acting district ...
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Kenya ICT AVUs Integral Teaching and Learning Approach
For Africa to compete in the global economies, 12 -15 percent of its workforce need to have access to technical tertiary education. This was the opening remark by Dr. Bakary Diallo, Rector of the African Virtual University (AVU) during the African Virtual University Computer Science and Teacher Education Curriculum Design workshop at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Nairobi. At the end of this ...
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Kenya Strike On As County Pay Talks Collapse
The ongoing strike by county assemblies to force the Salaries and Remuneration Commission improve their salaries is expected to continue after the salary negotiation talks collapsed. The chairman of the the county assemblies speakers forum Nuh Nassir said they had been unable to reach a satisfactory compromise with the commission. "As we speak now, county assemblies remain adjourned until ...
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Kenya Which Way for Kenyas Oil Sector
Nairobi - The National Oil Corporation of Kenya has kicked off a series of stakeholder talks on the future of oil and gas exploration and production in Kenya. The talks seek to inform policy making and the creation of institutional structures needed for effective management of the emerging petroleum upstream sector. National Oil has identified a number of topics in the areas of oil and gas ...
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Kenya Asus Vivobook Laptop Is a Touch Above the Rest - Review
The first impression you get about the Asus VivoBook is how sleek and stable it looks despite its 1.8kg weight. The S400 notebook has a metallic finish on the top and a smooth velvet feel on the battery-pack side, making it comfortable to use. With an i7 Intel Core processor, the S400 is an upgrade of its predecessor, the core i3 S200 but still in the reasonably affordable range. The VivoBook ...
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Police Recover Stolen Goods
Police in Naivasha have recovered goods worth millions of shillings that were stolen on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. The goods that include 145 bales of second hand clothes were recovered from an estate in Gilgil town where they were hidden. A Gilgil businessman and his wife were arrested after the goods were recovered from their home. The lorry carrying the cargo before the robbery was found ...
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Gun Recovered in IFO Dadaab Camp
Security personnel at the Ifo refugee camp, Dadaab district on Monday evening recovered an Ak 47 rifle and eight rounds of ammunitions. Dadaab District Officer Joseph ole kipuri, said the gun is suspected to have been abandoned by one of the refugees at the camp and was recovered by the police officers who were patrolling the area. This comes barely a week after a Kenyan police reservist, ...
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IEBC to Probe Kabete MP Over State Post
The electoral commission is set to investigate the clearance of Kabete MP George Muchai to run for a parliamentary seat without resigning from a state institution. Muchai is the vice chair of the National Industrial Training Authority Board, a state-training institution under the Labour ministry as a nominee of Cotu. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission communication manager Tabitha ...
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Activists Trained On Police Reforms
Civil society members from Western have been trained on what to expect from the police after they undergo the forthcoming vetting exercise. Speaking during a three-day workshop in Kakamega town which ended on Friday, Police Reforms Working Group members Caroline Martin and Mzalendo Mufwayia said they intend to sensitise the public on the type of reforms in the police service before the vetting ...
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MKU Hotel to Cost Sh400 Million
Mount Kenya University will put up a five star hotel at its Kitale Annex campus at the cost of Sh400 million. Chairman Simon Gicharu said the project will start in September. He said the hotel will be used by students pursuing hospitality and tourism course which will be established at the campus upon the completion of the hotel. "The aim of MKU is to help in improving education in Trans ...
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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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