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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 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:52:49 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:52:49 -0500 30 CHICAGO, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced today the finalists... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32067655&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:44:13 -0500 RedOrbit http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32067655&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya cricket team’s pace bowler Tony Suji (centre) appeals successfully for a leg-before-wicket against Scotland batsman Ryan Watson during their Twenty20 triangular match at the Nairobi Gymkhana a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068286&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:54 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068286&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A case in which Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking to have his name removed from a report on post-election violence was on Monday adjourned. The court halted the proceedings after lawyer ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068786&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:53 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068786&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Many Kenyans who visit public hospitals are often frustrated to be told by medical staff that there are no drugs and other essential supplies. . Photos/FILE http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068785&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:52 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068785&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Britain’s ruling Labour party today suspended three legislators facing criminal charges over their expenses to try to limit the damage from the case before an election to be held by June. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068784&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:51 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068784&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich today pressed rival Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat after his slender victory in a presidential election that could tilt the ex-Soviet state back towar... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068783&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:50 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068783&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has raised alarm over the lopsided ethnic recruitment in some government departments. Speaking to the Nation on Monday, just hours aft... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068782&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:37:46 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32068782&cat=a262965e0c331d64 learnt that the investigation team had formally been invited to scrutinise records at the Administration Police Training College in Embakasi, Nairobi, where the armoury is located. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065669&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:34 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065669&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Judiciary is caught in yet another controversy as a sacked magistrate prepares to sue the Chief Justice and the Judicial Service Commission for contempt of court. Former chief magistrate Joyce Man... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32064822&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:33 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32064822&cat=a262965e0c331d64 US lauds Kenyan efforts on graft war One way they could help Kenya deal with her development challenges was by fast-tracking her application to access the Millennium Challenge Account funds, just like... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065668&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:33 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065668&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mr Mwakwere accused some individuals in Coast region he did not name, of being behind his political woes, but said their machinations would not succeed. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065671&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:32 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065671&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Seventy two senior government officials are being investigated in connection with the theft of millions of shillings which was part of Sh1.4 billion given by the government for the internally displace... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065670&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:31 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065670&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Prime Minister Raila Odinga with Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Education minister Sam Ongeri during the launch of Equity Bank and Master Card Foundation Scholarship programme to sponsor nee... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065672&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:31 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065672&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The man who made millions from investing nothing in railways The company has been given a 25-year concession to run the Kenya-Uganda railway but has been experiencing boardroom wrangles and a financia... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32064946&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:30 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32064946&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Last Friday’s meeting of senior government officials provided yet another forum for the high and mighty to moan about corruption, and they did it so well against the backdrop of beautiful speeches d... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065675&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:28 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065675&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Even as Mr Yanukovich prepares to occupy the office of President, the economy will still be the top issue. The global financial crisis and crude economic policy have put the country in a very difficul... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065674&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:27 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065674&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Former police constable Edward Kirui in the Nairobi High Court on Monday. Mr Justice Fred Ochieng’, based on the evidence of 16 witnesses, ruled that the accused, who has denied killin two demonstra... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065673&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:26 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32065673&cat=a262965e0c331d64 “Up until then Madiba was a slogan on a T-shirt, a slogan on a poster... That was the first time in my life that I actually saw the man. It was really a moving experience,” said Mr Cassiem, who at... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062353&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:45:25 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062353&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries have revealed that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of s... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32061507&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:50:36 -0500 afrol News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32061507&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Japan became one of the largest contributors into the funds last week with a $100 million pledge that has helped to secure the funding base and launch the operational phase of two new climate programm... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062213&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:50:36 -0500 afrol News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062213&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A new partnership between Finland and FAO is to assist countries to develop sustainable and affordable land administration systems to improve tenure security and land governance in both rural and urba... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062214&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:50:34 -0500 afrol News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062214&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The tourism industry stakeholders are optimistic that 2010 may be the best year for the business and Kenyan airlines are gearing up for the challenge. In 2007, Kenya recorded some 1.8... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062347&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062347&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — About 200 tonnes of maize is rotting in the Hola Irrigation Scheme after the National Cereals and Produce Board failed to buy it. More than 650 farmers in the scheme are now watching ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062348&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062348&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Teachers who sexually abuse students will be banned from ever working in public or private schools. The Teachers Service Commission which employs teachers in the public sector, said s... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062349&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:29 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062349&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The Ministry of Education will Tuesday morning have a date with Parliament's Public Accounts Committee to respond to audit queries in its 2006/2007 and the 2007/2008 budgets. While st... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062350&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062350&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The policeman caught on video shooting at demonstrators during the 2008 post-election violence has a case to answer, a High Court judge ruled on Monday. The former policeman is charge... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062351&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062351&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Ten years ago, the international community began a new century with a compact to tackle extreme poverty. To promote development. To save our planet from catastrophic climate change. To focus... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062352&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:43:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32062352&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — PNU is expected to meet this morning to deliberate on how to recapture Matuga and win over South Mugirango seats after high court elections nullified the 2007 elections results for the... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32059223&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:46 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32059223&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Kenya shilling inched down against the dollar on Monday, with the U.S. currency boosted by bearish global sentiment around concerns over the fiscal performance of some euro zone economies. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32056522&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:12:25 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32056522&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) will carry out a campaign to educate its members on benefits and challenges of the East African common market. "We hope the task will be done by July thi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055000&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:05:20 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055000&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A series of errors cost Kenya dearly in the quarter-finals of the IRB Wellington Sevens in New Zealand on Saturday. Shujaa threw away a 12-0 lead at the interval to go down 12-14 to S... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055389&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:42 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055389&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Veteran James Kipketer won the senior men's title at the North Rift provincial cross country championships in Marakwet West on Saturday with Philomena Cheyech prevailing in the women's... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055390&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:41 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055390&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The General Election of 2007 was perhaps the most contested in Kenya's history, and in January 2008, 39 candidates who were declared losers filed petitions against the winners. More t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055391&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:41 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055391&cat=a262965e0c331d64 analysis Nairobi — Economic analysts and the government expect manufacturers to record tremendous growth this year as the East African Community (EAC) customs union becomes fully operational. ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055393&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:38 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055393&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A huge row is brewing in Ghana over the manner in which Vodafone of the UK acquired state telco, Ghana Telcom (GT), and its properties. The UK telecoms operator, for years embroiled i... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055394&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:36 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055394&cat=a262965e0c331d64 analysis Nairobi — Picture the scene. The former leader of a global power is summoned to a commission of inquiry. He spends a full day there, in front of the world's cameras. He is grilled by ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055395&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:34 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055395&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — This month, we mark two years of the Peace Accord. But, as Martin Luther King Jr once said, "peace is not the absence of war; it is the presence of justice". Yes, the "war" is... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055396&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055396&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — One fundamental misconception is that the constitution is only a legal document, a piece of paper that is the source of all power within a state. That's partly true, but the c... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055397&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055397&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — Kenyans have religiously co-existed for a remarkably long time. The debate spinning around the Kadhi's courts seems to unnecessarily strain the harmony. This debate has gener... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055398&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055398&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — In one fell swoop, Prime Minister Raila Odinga put the President, Education minister Prof Sam Ongeri and Permanent Secretary Prof Karega Mutahi under the spotlight and clearly... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055399&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:29 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055399&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Prime Minister Raila Odinga used a cultural function yesterday to criticise "the government" for a number of ills including abetting corruption and failing to stop the trade in arms th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055400&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055400&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — For the first time since the introduction of multi-party politics, the vote-rich Mt Kenya region appears up for grabs amidst considerable uncertainty over which direction voters in the... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055401&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:26 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055401&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The controversy-ridden Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) is in the news again, this time over the hiring of staff and payments for consultancy. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055402&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055402&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A Sh14 billion project to revamp the office of the Prime Minister hangs in the balance following a recommendation by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that the position be scrap... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055404&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055404&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A major initiative to make sorghum a dependable cash crop for farmers in arid and semi-arid regions has begun to bear fruit. More than 10,000 farmers in Eastern Province are in for a ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055403&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055403&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Farmers are up in arms over the decision by New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) management to turn away milk suppliers due to a production glut. The move has seen thousands of ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055405&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055405&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A decade ago, Katutuni village in Ikombe division within Yatta district was always in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. It was beset by poverty, overwhelmed by preventable disea... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055406&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:22 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055406&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Government workshop on anti-corruption Saturday recommended the transfer of all civil servants who have served for at least 10 years in their work stations in the ministry of Lands. T... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055407&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:21 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055407&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has been in the news lately for many wrong reasons. JZ, as he is popularly known, is reported to have sired a love child with a divorcee. ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055408&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:20 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055408&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Sunday made a surprise entry into a Nairobi bookshop, under tight security, attracting attention of passersby who congregated outside the ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055409&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:19 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055409&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — At least 15 ministers, including Attorney- General Amos Wako, have come under pressure to resign. Trade minister Amos Kimunya, then Finance minister, became the first casualty of quit... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055410&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:18 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055410&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Even if the two dons did not steal any money from the free education fund, the fact remains that they are hopeless as custodians of public property. The media continue to reveal appall... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055411&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:17 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055411&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — When Ayub Juma Mwakesi filed an election petition against former Cabinet minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere, he knew only too well that the trial would be a modern-day battle between David a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055412&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:16 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055412&cat=a262965e0c331d64 column Nairobi — Jacob Zuma is what is called a character. He generates excitement, disgust, controversy, admiration and envy all rolled into one, in equal measure. He is never dull. At 67, he... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055413&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:43:16 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32055413&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Education PS Karega Mutahi. Ministry officials, led by the permanent secretary will have to explain to the parliamentary committee the audit queries raised by the Controller and Auditor General. Photo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053696&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:14:16 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053696&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The body of a Kenyan UN volunteer was on Saturday flown home from Haiti. Nivah Odwori was one of the more than 100,000 people who were killed when a massive earthquake struck Haiti in... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053682&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053682&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Kenya may witness an influx of refugees from Uganda, Southern Sudan and Somalia if experts' projections of increased political tensions in these countries come true. This could mean a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053683&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053683&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Kenya will soon start reviewing various laws to make them conform to the provisions of the East African Community Common Market protocol. Officials said that a major national campaign... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053684&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053684&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Handset manufacturers and mobile operators are set for a major competition for the mobile content market in the coming years. This follows a keen interest by mobile device makers to forge direct clos... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053685&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:22 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053685&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Stringent quality standards, red tape and unawareness of the customs union top the list of challenges that the East African Community heads of state face in their renewed bid to promote free flow of a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053686&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:21 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053686&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya is considering breaking ranks with its East Africa partners and sign a framework on new economic trade pacts with Europe, citing its disadvantaged position should it fail to do so. "We have bee... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053688&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:20 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053688&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion One unique thing about Kenya is the obsession with politics. Years before the next elections, politicians are crisscrossing the country campaigning. At least four politicians have declared ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053687&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:19 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053687&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Demand for longer lasting flowers among European consumers has added a new twist to the lucrative horticulture export business -- dampening growers' expectations in the run up to the peak season that ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053689&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:18 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053689&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Sixteen international rail builders have expressed interest in upgrading the country's century-old railway line into a high speed track at a cost of Sh320 billion ($4 billion). They were among 65 fir... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053690&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:12 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053690&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion The campaign slogan run by Sprite a few years ago always holds true to me in life: "Image is nothing, thirst is everything, obey your thirst!" In political and business leadership, however, ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053691&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:10 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053691&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion The inconvenience and costs of today's fraud and forgery are high. Think about the public officers who are complicit. Yet we pay them. Think about the many fraudulently prepared school cert... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053692&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:10 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053692&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The rapid development of commercial property occasioned by the robust growth two years ago has led to a glut in the market. More floor space is being created than can be taken up by tenants, raising ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053693&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:09 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053693&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya Airways has seen its passenger numbers and cargo uptake increase in the third quarter. Passenger numbers increased by four per cent to 773,079 compared to 742,118 in the same period last year w... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053694&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:08 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053694&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — I have worked as an Internet service provider for over a decade, yet this is the time Kenya is finally getting onto the e-commerce bandwagon. There have been many obstacles t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053695&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:08 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32053695&cat=a262965e0c331d64 This will enable Kenya to tap into cheaper electricity as its northern neighbour embarks on one of the continent's biggest large-scale hydroelectric power projects. The deal opens a crucial strategic... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051614&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:16:41 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051614&cat=a262965e0c331d64 editorial The long-drawn out negotiations for new trading pacts between East Africa and the EU expose serious indecision that may come to haunt regional economies. For more than three years now, bot... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051718&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:16:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051718&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Kenya faces stiff competition from Tanzania as a tourist destination of choice in the East African region. The two countries are locked in a tight scramble for international tourists ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051609&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:16:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32051609&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — After a long and hard fought 20 years, Kenya seems to have its best chance of having a new constitution. There is guarded excitement in the air -- a familiar feeling to those... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32052055&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:54:02 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32052055&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Kenya and Uganda will host a series of clinical trials geared toward the search for a new vaccine against Tuberculosis. The trials will be conducted by Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundat... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32052056&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:54:01 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32052056&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Commodity prices in major supermarkets in East Africa could soon be drastically reduced after Kenya's oldest supermarket chain -- Uchumi -- was officially lifted from receivership. Th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050167&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:55:42 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050167&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The disabled have asked the Committee of Experts and the House to give them at least 20 seats in the next Parliament. This the number would comprise 15 seats in the National Assembly ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050426&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:37 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050426&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Privatisation of selected State corporations will go on as soon as approvals are received from the government. Detailed proposals on how the process would proceed were submitted to th... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050427&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:36 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050427&cat=a262965e0c331d64 London — A robust programme to protect Africa's poor from the effects of the global recession needs to be enacted soon, the president of the World Bank has said after a tour of the continent. M... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050428&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:35 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050428&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A breach of procedures has been blamed for allowing individuals to acquire huge amounts of ammunition, investigations have revealed. Investigations following the recovery of bullets f... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050430&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:34 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050430&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — First Lady Lucy Kibaki on Sunday criticised the national teachers' union over its inaction in disciplining rogue members involved in rape. A brief from State House Nairobi said the Fi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050431&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:33 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050431&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Pressure continued to mount on the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission chairman to resign. Civil society activists on Sunday released documents they said linked Mr Bethwell K... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050432&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050432&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Ms Mueni was in that matatu. She lost the limbs on which her life depended on -- her two hands. She also broke her skull and lost teeth. The left side of her face was almost entirely smashed. Today, t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050433&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050433&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Impala Rugby Football Club retained the Resolution Health Impala Floodlit rugby tournament title with a breathtaking Kelvin Omiyo try in a thrilling final at Ngong Road on Saturday nig... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050434&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050434&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Pope Benedict XVI is preparing for a state visit to Britain later this year a bit provocatively. Guests shouldn't send emissaries to clear the rubbish in the hosts' backyards. Herr Be... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050435&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:29 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050435&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The curse of fiery road accidents involving oil carriers returned to Sachang'wan on Sunday when a tanker and trailer collided head-on and burst into flames killing two people. Another... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050436&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050436&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — THE PRIME MINISTER HAS raised a serious issue that needs to be resolved because most Kenyans, who are expected to endorse the proposals in a referendum, are concerned that the... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:26 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — As predicted, Group 'N' cars had an edge over the four wheel drives as Kenya National Rally Championship title holder Carl "Flash" Tundo edged out his fierce rival Ian Duncan in Eldore... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050439&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:25 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050439&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Shareholders of the troubled Rift Valley Railways - the company running the Kenya-Uganda rail line - have injected about Sh63 billion into the firm. Details of the capital injection a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050440&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:24 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050440&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has challenged Americans to match their desire for deeper partnership with Kenya with more action, development assistance and trade. Concluding his visi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050437&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050437&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The curse of fiery road crashes involving oil carriers revisited Sachang'wan on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway Sunday when a tanker and trailer collided head-on and burst into flames, burn... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050441&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:23 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050441&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Lobby groups have rubbished the tough talk by the Christian clergy against the inclusion of the Kadhi's court in the new Constitution. Speaking on Sunday at a news conference in Nairo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050442&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:22 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050442&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The Kenya Revenue Authority could have lost millions of shillings after containers laden with goods were cleared from the Mombasa port without paying duty, the Nation learnt on Sunday.... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050443&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:21 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050443&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Premier League champions Sofapaka added silverware to their trophy cabinet when they fought hard to beat AFC Leopards 1-0 in a mouthwatering clash to win the SuperSports Championship C... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050445&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:21 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050445&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Prime Minister Raila Odinga's controversial tour of Central Province gathered some momentum on Sunday with Orange branch officials formally endorsing the visit. Mr Odinga is planning ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050444&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:20 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050444&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Pyrethrum farmers want the government to liberalise the troubled sector, to save it from collapse. They are lobbying members of Parliament from pyrethrum-growing areas to support a mo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050446&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:19 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050446&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — After a long stint at Nakumatt Supermarket, Mr Thiagarajan Ramamurthy has moved to Simba Colt Motors Group as chief commercial and investment officer. Mr Ramamurthy and six other seni... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050447&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:19 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050447&cat=a262965e0c331d64 editorial Nairobi — The launch of a new marketing strategy (and a logo) by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya is a welcome move as the sports body can now lure corporate sponsors to financ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050448&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:18 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050448&cat=a262965e0c331d64 editorial Nairobi — Finally, the free energy-saving bulbs exchange programme is underway, and it is to be hoped that once completed, it will contribute, in whatever small way, to the national t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050449&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:34:18 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32050449&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Ukrainian Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich arrives for a statement in Kiev, February 7, 2010. Yanukovich recieved 51.36 percent of the vote in Sunday's presidential election ahead of his ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32049008&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:09:17 -0500 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32049008&cat=a262965e0c331d64 (MENAFN - Arab News) Kenya is fast developing as the Islamic finance hub of East Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has already licensed two Islamic banks - Gulf African Bank (GAB) and First Comm... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32048401&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:07:05 -0500 MENAFN http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=32048401&cat=a262965e0c331d64