Provides the latest RSS feeds for Kenya News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kenya News.Net http://www.kenyanews.net/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:52 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:52 -0400 30 (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)In this Jan. 29, 2008 file photo, then Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives two thumbs up at his primary victory celebration in Miami. If the pre... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385703&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:03 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385703&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A fundamentalist Muslim suspected by the U.S. of collaborating with al-Qaida has taken over as head of Somalia's exiled opposition movement, pushing out a relative moderate who tried to strike a peace... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385704&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:02 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385704&cat=a262965e0c331d64 John McCain can be a Berliner, too.The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-O... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385702&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:04 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385702&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Kenya wants a private sector stake in an oil refinery split between India's Essar Oil <ESRO.BO> and Libya, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday. Es... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385109&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:22 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16385109&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "Then people started slaughtering each other. I could not believe that these were the same people we had lived with. "My husband was first shot by some attackers at our house; fortunately, h... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386674&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:19 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386674&cat=a262965e0c331d64 It, therefore, hardly comes as a surprise that in Addis Ababa, the heat over selection to next month's Beijing Olympics is at fever pitch and even degenerated to a physical fight at the weekend betwee... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386673&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:15 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386673&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Consider this, in the United States there are thousands of literary journals, some national, and some local, some in universities and some in high-schools. In Britain, you find the same thing. Yet in ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386672&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:10 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16386672&cat=a262965e0c331d64 MT. ELGON, 23 July 2008 (IRIN) - Florence Chepkemoi lives in the western district of Mt Elgon. She lost her husband in the land clashes that erupted in September 2006. She talked to IRIN about her exp... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377483&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:44:58 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377483&cat=a262965e0c331d64 , after the crisis, is once again up and kicking," Odinga told reporters after talks with U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown. At least 1,500 people were killed in the east African former U.K. colony ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377481&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:21:41 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377481&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] NAIROBI, July 23 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling will experience volatile trade in the coming week, while the Tanzanian and Ugandan currencies are expected to be stable, dealers said on Wednesda... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16379302&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:26:51 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16379302&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A study made in western Kenya indicates several side effects of malaria drugs on children, most being positive. Giving schoolchildren malaria intermittent preventative treatment (IPT) reduces anaemia ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377482&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:56 -0400 afrol News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377482&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] NAIROBI, July 23 (Reuters) - Kenyan tea prices rose at this week's auction boosted by reduced volumes and higher demand by tea-consuming nations, traders said on Wednesday. Mombasa-based Afric... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16379301&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:26:51 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16379301&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Recurrent outbreaks of the viral livestock disease peste des petits ruminants (PPR), which affects goats and sheep, are exacerbating poor food security in the mainly pastoralist Turkana region of nort... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377484&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:15 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16377484&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Kenyan government has banned use of mobile phones in schools as a string of riots hit schools across the country. Education Minister Sam Ongeri also ordered the removal of music systems and DVDs f... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372263&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:22:14 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372263&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The 15-member committee President Kibaki appointed to work out the modalities of merging the PNU affiliates has recommended that the coalition should be open to both individual and corporate membershi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375140&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375140&cat=a262965e0c331d64 On December 27, 2007, Pastor Robert Birgen of the African Inland Church, Chepsiria, stood patiently in line at Kapkuis Primary School polling station in Kuinet, a few kilometres north of Eldoret Town. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375146&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375146&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Iran calls nuclear talks positive "I was really happy with the race," Powell said. "My goal was to win. My start was quick and fast. And the speed stayed with me through the finish."I'm really looking... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16374384&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:08 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16374384&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The incident happened a few hours after Catholic head John Cardinal Njue and auxiliary bishop of Nairobi David Kamau addressed the boys to stop them from striking. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375143&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375143&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Addressing journalists at his Kencom House office in Nairobi, Mr Ntimama who was flanked by MPs Nkoidila ole Lankas (Narok South) and Gideon Konchella (Kilgoris) urged the Government to immediately se... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375141&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:55 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375141&cat=a262965e0c331d64 During an Education Day at St Philip's Wayaga Mixed Secondary School in Riana Division recently, principal John Ogeke expressed alarm at the rate of dropouts among girls in his school due to pregancie... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375144&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:48 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375144&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Our point is that neither management nor the board has given coffee farmers any reason for hope. Co-operative minister Joseph Nyagah has to effect a drastic overhaul of the KPCU human and financial me... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375145&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:44 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375145&cat=a262965e0c331d64 He tickles the students who burst into laughter, nodding in agreement. Eight schools in Nakuru were gathered in a campaign dubbed "Tunakataa Fujo" meant to curb strikes. For three months, th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375137&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:42 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375137&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "This declining share of trade can be attributed to the inability to diversify exports from primary products to manufactured and value added goods, coupled with the inability to access new market... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375132&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375132&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Earlier this week, the AU Commission and the World Bank signed an agreement under which the bank will provide Sh32.3 million in grant funding to strengthen the African Diaspora Program of the AU. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375131&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375131&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Prisca Kamungi: All these statistics on IDPs and resettlement are not reliable. The government says only 30,000 people are left in 38 IDP camps; the Kenya Red Cross puts the figure at 68 camps, while ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375130&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375130&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Government, the PS added, had included inhaled steroids that suppress asthma symptoms in the non-essential drugs list in a bid to ensure proper care for asthma patients. However, experts say Kenya... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375147&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:43 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375147&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Students from schools affected by unrest have given a wide range of reasons for their actions, most of which resulted in losses running into millions of shillings. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375142&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:51 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375142&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Kenya Human Rights Commission executive director, Ms Muthoni Wanyeki, Tuesday told the Waki commission of inquiry into the post-election violence that intensive investigations into the violence un... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372264&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372264&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The insurance industry's profit before taxation declined by 31.5 per cent for the year 2007 compared to 2006. The combined profit before taxation was Sh4.1 billion compared to Sh5.85 billion in 2006. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375133&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375133&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Prime Minister Raila Odinga has vowed that never again shall Kenya descend into the orgy of violence that rocked the country after the disputed presidential election results. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375139&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:57 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375139&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The town's name is derived from the Maa language and means "the windy place". And we see proof of this in every passing person who is swathed in some kind of warm woolly apparel. AIC Kijabe ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375138&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:58 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375138&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Water minister Charity Ngilu Tuesday cancelled the inauguration of the board of directors of the Mombasa Water and Sewerage Company after protests marred the occasion. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375136&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375136&cat=a262965e0c331d64 But according to the teachers, there was no way they could bend the rules for the students and insisted that since mocks were meant to prepare them for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination, all ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375129&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:59 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375129&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) is keen to see many bright but needy students access education in the country's public and private chartered universities. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375134&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375134&cat=a262965e0c331d64 More than 300 schools have been rocked by violent strikes in the past one month. One student died in a dormitory fire started by Upper Hill High School students in Nairobi last weekend. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372267&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372267&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Information about the Mungiki visit to State House is contained on a DVD that was on Monday produced as an exhibit to the commission. The election investigations team was also told that had PNU and OD... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372266&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:32 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16372266&cat=a262965e0c331d64 It is a magazine for classical music lovers with a difference in taste and content. Classic, which was launched last month, has got many wondering if it is a Kenyan publication. Yes it is. It is a pub... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375148&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:36:30 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16375148&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study released Tuesday that called for more aggressive action.... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16369395&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:34:27 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16369395&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Roads from Kisumu to Homa Bay are also in a bad state, a condition that leaves tourist with water transport as a better option. But the invasion of the hyacinth has in turn left them with no option. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16370045&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:43:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16370045&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A one-day event is certainly not enough to create meaningful change, but it is an important beginning. If people, especially those in the rural areas, have to embrace modern technologies like the inte... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16370046&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:43:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16370046&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma met Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Marlborough House 22 July 2008 and pledged the Commonwealth's support for reforms in the East African nation. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365041&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:10 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365041&cat=a262965e0c331d64 THE 400,000-HECTARE MAU FOREST COMPLEX remains by far the most important water tower in the region. The source of at least 12 rivers, the complex is the bedrock of economic activity in Western Kenya a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365043&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365043&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Government, through the veterinary department, has refused to grant Ugachick a licence to export to the country poultry products after the regional show unless it finds a local partner, said Mr Se... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365042&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:12 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365042&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mr Muchemi at the same time defended the police against accusations that they did not conduct thorough investigations of cases before presenting them to court. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365046&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:12 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365046&cat=a262965e0c331d64 More than 14 million people in the Horn of Africa need food aid because of drought and rocketing food and fuel prices, the United Nations has warned. The UN World Food Programme says it urgently need... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362082&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:36:56 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362082&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Michael Lekalaile was the only Kenyan shooter rated amongst the best 50 in the Grand Aggregate on Sunday as the United Kingdom Bisley entered the third day. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365045&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:07 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365045&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The argument that the Mau settlers hold title deeds to their pieces of land is most incongruous because it cynically ignores the bigger question of the survival of an entire region, with Kenya and Tan... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365044&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:06 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365044&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The MNET Idols talent search produced yet another shock after Trinah Chisanga - the clear favourite to win - was bundled out of the reality TV show last night having received the least votes of the th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365049&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:02 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365049&cat=a262965e0c331d64 They should save the time and money by asking me because I can tell with near certainty what they will come up with. The usual suspect will be high up the list: Drugs, alcohol, movies, music, televisi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365050&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:58 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365050&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mr Antony Cherogony has told the High Court that he was ready to place his bid if the hotel was subjected to the provisions of public procurement and disposal. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362090&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:54 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362090&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Central Bank of Kenya, the banking industry regulator and government borrowing agent, and the Capital Markets Authority, are proposing that trading of both government and corporate bonds take plac... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362091&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:54 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16362091&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Lake Victoria faces another threat - an assortment of grasses. Experts warn the encroachment of the lake by grasses is an indication that something is amiss in the Lake Victoria ecosystem. The water m... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365051&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:30:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16365051&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] LONDON (Reuters) - Negotiations between the Zimbabwean opposition and ruling party should work towards ensuring a safe exit from office for President Robert Mugabe, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila O... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16358438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:43:12 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16358438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 But Sr. Janet Crane of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and Fr. John Mosoti, a Camillian, did not think so. The two, who set up Care Centre in Nairobi a while ago, knew that priests and other pastoral... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359599&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:27:01 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359599&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Uncertainty still hangs over Uganda's accession to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Customs Union, which is only five months away. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356776&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:14:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356776&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The government should order flower farms, ranchers, tourist companies and other landowners who have blocked access routes to Lake Naivasha to open them. This is the recommendation of a Kenyan parliame... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356791&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:14:51 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356791&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Catholic Church in Mombasa and Lodwar organised local festivities to mark the 23rd World Youth Day, which was celebrated internationally in Australia. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359600&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:27:00 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359600&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, July 22 (Reuters) - International aid workers and peacekeepers in the troubled Sudan region of Darfur are at risk after the indictment against President Omar Hassan a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16358437&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:43:11 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16358437&cat=a262965e0c331d64 At least 70 Kenyan students face arson charges and fueling unrest at boarding schools across the country, following riots over the weekend which led to a death of a student after setting a dormitory a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16357736&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:59:50 -0400 afrol News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16357736&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi - Police in Kenya have charged dozens of students with arson after riots over the weekend that left at least one student dead, officials said on Tuesday. Officers charged the students on Mo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356798&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:02:57 -0400 IOL http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356798&cat=a262965e0c331d64 An international congress sponsored by a Catholic organisation is underway here, bringing together young professionals, scholars, experts in governance and civil society to discuss urgent issues in Af... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359598&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:27:00 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359598&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A notice published by the Depositors Protection Fund Board in the latest issue of the Kenya Gazette said the payments will be made during working days at the Central Bank of Kenya head office beginnin... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359601&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359601&cat=a262965e0c331d64 argues that a youth agenda should be about giving young people the space to participate in decision making with respect to issues that concern their intellectual development, social identity and econo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359602&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:55 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16359602&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Hundreds of Kenyans displaced during post-election violence in early 2008 in the capital, Nairobi, are still in camps more than two months after the government launched a countrywide resettlement prog... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356790&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:26:52 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16356790&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mogadishu . "A kilogram (2 pounds) of beans used to cost a few cents - now it's a dollar. You can imagine the difference and how it has affected our lives."More than 14 million people across the http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352959&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:56:17 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352959&cat=a262965e0c331d64 At the start of this year, the United Nations estimated that 2.6 million Somalis were in need of emergency aid. "We're now estimating that by the end of the year 3.5 million people will need assista... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352371&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:38:44 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352371&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] By George Obulutsa DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania expects to earn $1.35 billion from tourism in 2009, up from a projected $1.2 billion in 2008, helped by increased marketing in North Ameri... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352374&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:38:41 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352374&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni already looks set to win re-election in 2011, ensuring stability for the fast growing economy despite concerns about demo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352373&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:38:41 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16352373&cat=a262965e0c331d64 July 21, 2008: Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK) has announced an oversubscription rate of 27 per cent for the second tranche of its seven year corporate bond valued at Sh2 billion. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353844&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:22:05 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353844&cat=a262965e0c331d64 July 21, 2008: Investors could soon buy their government bonds electronically following proposals to link the NSE's trading system to the Central Bank of Kenya's Central Depository system (CDS). http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353843&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:22:04 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353843&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "As a premier property financier, our product has been ready for months now and we will launch it immediately the Government comes up with a proper legislation to regulate it," Housing Finan... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353841&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:21:59 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16353841&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - When Haile Gebrselassie was taking distance running to new levels a decade ago few could have imagined that even before he had retired he would be eclipsed... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16347269&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:59:38 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16347269&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Seventy two students were Monday charged with arson and other offences related to the ongoing unrest as more strikes were reported in secondary schools. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348292&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:48 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348292&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The spy chief said he would also provide information on widespread oathing in Rift Valley between August and November last year and names of the organisers. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348294&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348294&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The government of Rwanda is 'not in anyway' discussing with alleged Genocide financier Felicien Kabuga over his supposed surrender to Rwanda, the Justice Minister reaffirmed on Tuesday. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348293&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348293&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The loans will be in two categories, according to Helb chief executive officer Benjamin Cheboi. The first one will be for self-sponsored direct entry students and the second for those already enrolled... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348291&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:45 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348291&cat=a262965e0c331d64 In between, there have been many theories about the real cause of the school chaos. Unfortunately, some of the diagnoses have been rather simplistic. Perhaps, it is that simplistic approach that promp... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348289&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:42 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348289&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "What is worse, the people were not making any efforts to replace the trees they were cutting down," he says. "People I talked to assured me that if they got an alternative source of fu... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348288&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:45:41 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16348288&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI: Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Monday flew to Britain for a three-day official visit to seek investment for his country, struggling to recover from the impact of post-election violence... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16342478&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:51:32 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16342478&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Agriculture minister William Ruto flagged off lorries carrying the green gram, cow pea, white sorghum and common bean seeds worth Sh9 million, part of the Sh150 million worth of seeds planned for dist... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16341802&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:48:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16341802&cat=a262965e0c331d64 TANA DELTA, Kenya—In a clearing on Kenya's coastal grasslands, a group of nomadic herders shout down government officials who have flown in from Nairobi to explain the benefits of a proposed $350 mi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16341801&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:14:31 -0400 The Epoch Times http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16341801&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya will be among 14 developing and nine industrialized countries of an innovative partnership and world financing mechanism to combat tropical deforestation and climate change. A statement issued M... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338079&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:03:48 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338079&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenyan Muslims on Monday condemned the International Criminal Court' s (ICC) move to indict Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir over war crimes in Darfur and urged the African Union (AU) to spear... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338080&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:03:44 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338080&cat=a262965e0c331d64 July 21, 2008— While politically related violence in Kenya has subsided, the tourism industry has not yet recovered.© 2008 National Geographic (AP) http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338088&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:30:37 -0400 National Geographic News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16338088&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] NAIROBI, July 21 (Reuters) - Kenya's government began giving farmers seeds for traditional food crops on Monday, hoping to shore up stocks in the face of rising prices and shortage fears. Poor... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334696&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:43 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334696&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] HARARE, July 21 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's political parties signed a deal on Monday laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis. ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334699&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:45 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334699&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The international court's prosecutor has asked for a warrant for Bashir on suspicion of masterminding crimes against humanity in Darfur. The crisis over the possible indictment has raised fears for th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334692&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:44 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334692&cat=a262965e0c331d64 July 21, 2008 — IDG News Service — After much haggling, the minister in charge of information and communication, Samuel Poghisio, has appointed Charles Kinyanjui Njoroge as the direc... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16333077&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:08:28 -0400 CIO http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16333077&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] By Guled Mohamed NAIROBI (Reuters) - A medical charity accused Kenyan security forces on Monday of blocking its work in a remote eastern region where soldiers are fighting rebels. David Mich... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334698&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:43 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334698&cat=a262965e0c331d64 + ] * Sudan seeks African condemnation of ICC move * Arab League head in Khartoum for talks on crisis By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) July 21 (Reuters) - Sudan said on Monday it ex... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334695&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:41:41 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16334695&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crackdown, an aid agency said Monday. David ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327819&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:28:26 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327819&cat=a262965e0c331d64 MSF Teams Blocked from Assisting Civilians Affected by Conflict in Mount Elgon, Kenya NAIROBI - July 21 - For the last three weeks, staff working for the international medical humanitarian organiza... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327809&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:07:47 -0400 progressive newswire http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327809&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "We are seeking a delay before Lundin Petroleum (LUPE.SK) starts to explore for oil," Ali Gorai head of the Pastoralists Community Development Organization, or PCDO, told AFP. "We need experts to co... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16328169&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:52:36 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16328169&cat=a262965e0c331d64 By KATHARINE HOURELDASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan armed forces are preventing aid workers from helping homeless, hungry families caught between a brutal militia and an army crack... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327820&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:58:25 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16327820&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A new comedy play, This is Kenya, written by Dan Ndambuki aka Churchill has given Kenyan theatre fans something to laugh about. The play which was directed by Sammy Mwangi and Victor Ber has been show... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16330822&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:43:18 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16330822&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The planned roll out of male circumcision as an intervention against HIV and Aids faces its hardest hurdle Thursday with a one-day stakeholders forum in Kisumu to deliberate on its efficacy and accept... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16330823&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:43:13 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16330823&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya He called for the re-introduction of caning in schools and urged parents to quickly agree on an effective and acceptable way of disciplining wayward students. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325606&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:16:14 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325606&cat=a262965e0c331d64 On Sunday, the Association of Professional Teachers of Kenya said that indeed the mock exams were a leading cause of the chaos in schools. Association chairman Abraham Kawewa said there was a great em... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325608&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:16:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325608&cat=a262965e0c331d64 PNU has been in the spotlight since last week after some leaders of its partners defied a directive by President Kibaki to dissolve their affiliate parties and form a stronger unit. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325605&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:16:17 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325605&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Last month, Beijing capitulated over the cuisine. Beijing Food and Safety Office ordered Olympic contractor hotels and restaurants to drop from menu any dishes made with dog meat "to respect the ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325611&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:16:10 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=16325611&cat=a262965e0c331d64