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 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:38 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:38 -0400 30 Kenya enters the weekend with a huge possibility of lifting the overall African athletics title for the first time in the continental track and field competition’s 31-year history. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369510&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:41 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369510&cat=a262965e0c331d64 However, Kenyans also have a bad habit of seeking favours from their legislators, as if MPs are elected to solve our every small problem, even domestic. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370050&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:38 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370050&cat=a262965e0c331d64 August 4 will be the big day Kenyans have been waiting for. It might see the end of the clamour for a new constitution, or it might not. But as we wait for the big day, Kenyans are clearly not at ease... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370051&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:38 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370051&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A new Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has been set up in the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for elections next year, the outgoing commission announced today. Under a law prom... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370055&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:38 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370055&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Four white South African men were each fined $2,700 (Sh216,000) yesterday for humiliating five black housekeepers in a video against racial integration at their former university. The fine was higher ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370056&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:37 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370056&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s younger sister and political ally Sabina Mugabe has died at age 80 after years of failing health, state media reported. She suffered a stroke in 1995, which damage... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370058&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:35 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370058&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Russia has called for concerted efforts and additional support to Eastern African states that have accepted to host courts to try suspected Somali pirates arrested in the Indian Ocean. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370057&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:34 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370057&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Eighteen people died in forest fires in Russia’s worst heat wave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure local residents. A... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369594&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:33 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369594&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in comments published by Al-Jazeera today. Meshaal described the Arab Peace In... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369533&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:32 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369533&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon today for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political si... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369629&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:31 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369629&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said today. Hundreds of homes and ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369739&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:29 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369739&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI (AFP) - David Rudisha easily retained his 800m title here on Friday and led Kenya to an unprecedented clean sweep, as Libya clinched their first African athletics championships medal in the me... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370049&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:13 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370049&cat=a262965e0c331d64 peace process claimed eight lives."Violence will only add to the people's suffering," Deputy Joint Special Representative Mohammed Yonis, of the peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID), said. "It is onl... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370047&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:10 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370047&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi/Geneva - The United Nation's refugee agency UNHCR on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to stop deporting Somali refugees to the war-torn Horn of http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370048&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23:09 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370048&cat=a262965e0c331d64 It was yet another glorious day for Kenya at the ongoing Africa senior Athletics Championships where the home stars claimed seven medals: three gold, two silvers and two bronze medals sending Kenya st... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370052&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:56 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370052&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370053&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:53 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370053&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya (AP) — A draft constitution that Kenya votes on next week guarantees women the same rights as men — unless a judge in a Muslim family court decrees otherwise. Critics, including some... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369514&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:14 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369514&cat=a262965e0c331d64 A Ugandan court on Friday charged three Kenyans with 76 counts of murder, the first such cases opened against suspects in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala. Hussein Hassan Agad, Mohamed Adan A... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370054&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:28:22 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37370054&cat=a262965e0c331d64 -(Dow Jones)- Three Kenyan Muslim preachers appeared in court Friday charged with a total of 89 counts of terrorism, murder and attempted murder, officials said. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369499&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:20:00 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37369499&cat=a262965e0c331d64 JOINT STATEMENT BY THE CHRISTIAN LEADERS WE STAND TOGETHER We greet you in the name of the Risen Lord. We, as shepherds of the flock entrusted to us by Christ to guide the destiny of Our Nati... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366530&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:54:07 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366530&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisiv... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365912&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:54:06 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365912&cat=a262965e0c331d64 With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponents suggesting different interpr... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365913&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:54:05 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365913&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Jul 30, 2010 (IPS) - A major pharmaceutical company in Kenya alleges that special trade measures to make medicines available in poor countries create "loopholes" for counterfeit medicines t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365914&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:36:24 -0400 IPS http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37365914&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The Kenyan church is still united in vehemently opposing the proposed constitution even as the referendum campaigns enter the homestretch ahead of the August 4 referendum. http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366529&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:19 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366529&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya's Prime Minister says his country probably won't commit troops to an expanded African Union force for Somalia, but he's leaving the door open to "review." http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366532&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:18 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366532&cat=a262965e0c331d64 By Jack Oyoo NAIROBI, July 30 (Reuters) - Kenya’s David Rudisha retained the African Championships 800 metres title in the fastest time ever run in the athletics-mad country but remained guar... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366533&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366533&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya (AP) — A draft constitution that Kenya votes on next week guarantees women the same rights as men — unless a judge in a Muslim family court decrees otherwise. Critics, including some... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366531&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:01:14 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366531&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366527&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366527&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Sixty eight per cent of Kenyans will vote for the proposed Constitution, according to a survey released just five days to the referendum. A survey released by TNS Research Internation... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366526&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:37 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366526&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Saboti — With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponents suggesting di... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366525&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366525&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Higher Education minister William Ruto will Friday lead a series of No rallies in lower Eastern province as the referendum campaigns hit the homestretch. Mr Ruto and Mutito MP Kiema K... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366524&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366524&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Starehe MP Margaret Wanjiru has lost her parliamentary seat after a Kenya court ruled that she was not validly elected during the 2007 general election. Giving his verdict, Justice Ki... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366523&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366523&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — President Kibaki has declared a public holiday on August 4 to allow the full participation of Kenyans at the referendum on the proposed Constitution. "Public Officers, who will need t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366521&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:27 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37366521&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Posted on: Friday, 30 July 2010, 05:34 CDT The wild population of a species of antelope that only numbers 103 individuals in east Africa is on the verge of extinction, Kenyan wildlife officials war... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37362802&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:33:22 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37362802&cat=a262965e0c331d64 SABOTI, 30 July 2010 (IRIN) - With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponent... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37362803&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:22:00 -0400 IRIN http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37362803&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Supporters of the proposed constitution at a recent campaign rally in Uhuru Park, Nairobi. Kenyans will vote for or against the new document on 4 August 2010 http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363258&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:47:01 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363258&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Paris, Nairobi, Khartoum, Kampala, 30 July 2010 – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) together with its Sudanese member organizations, the African Center for Justice and Peace Studi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363260&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:56 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363260&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI: Hosts Kenya won gold and bronze in the men’s 10,000m at the start of the African Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Wilson Kiprop won gold in a time of 27:32.91 and Geoffrey Mutai cl... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363261&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:51 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363261&cat=a262965e0c331d64 ) - With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponents suggesting different in... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363264&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:47 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363264&cat=a262965e0c331d64 ) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally di... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363263&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:46:45 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363263&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — It took Naivasha MP John Mututho six hours on Thursday to substitute a Sh2 million surety in a fraud case against him. Mr Mututho sat patiently from 9am to 1.45pm before senior princi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363247&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:37 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363247&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Four people have been killed in two separate incidents in Nairobi. A househelp and a child were burnt to death in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate. The two were locked in a house that caugh... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363246&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363246&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — The Catholic Church has a simple, uncompromising message on abortion: It is harmful to the unborn child, the mother and the father. Ultimately, abortion fatally hurts the whol... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363251&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363251&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — In recent years, the civilian population in Mogadishu has been caught in the midst of fighting between government forces supported by the African Union peacekeeping force (Amisom) troo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363250&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363250&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion Nairobi — In a welcome departure from the norm in Kenya's Judiciary, a Nairobi court late last week awarded compensation to 21 Kenyans illegally tortured and detained without trial by f... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363249&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363249&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Next Wednesday's referendum on the proposed constitution in Kitui region will be a political contest between Water minister Charity Ngilu and Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo. The two politici... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363248&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:26 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363248&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — President Kibaki on Thursday assured Kenyans that next week's referendum vote will be conducted in a transparent manner. The Head of State said the outcome of the vote would reflect t... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363252&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:24 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363252&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi/New York — Kenya's quest for a new constitution has stirred American politics yet again, with 42 congressmen stopping short of calling on Kenyans to endorse the proposed law in next week... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363255&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:22 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363255&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — How will the proposed constitution affect the existing laws and rights in the event that it is promulgated? If the constitution is promulgated, it shall take effect in stages - some p... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363254&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:20 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363254&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The battle for the new constitution in Western Province has once again rekindled the supremacy war between Mr Musalia Mudavadi and Mr Cyrus Jirongo. The two students of retired Presid... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363253&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:18 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363253&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Moses Kipsiro has remained modest two days to his favourite event - the 5000 meters race. He down played the excitement surrounding the 12.5 lap race where rated pundits have placed hi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363256&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:16 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37363256&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Among the graft issues to be probed are allegations Arroyo's family and government officials acted improperly in negotiating a 329-million-dollar Internet broadband deal with a Chinese firm, de Lima a... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360644&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:19:20 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360644&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Congo that left at least 138 people dead.The accident took place on Wednesday on the Kasai River, in the western province of Bandundu, when a overloaded ferry taking passengers to the capital Kinshasa... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360643&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:04 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360643&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, Kenya - Ugandan church leaders are asking Christians to produce identity cards and agree to security checks before entering some churches after two terrorist attacks at World Cup viewing pa... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360642&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:03 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360642&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kigali — CLAUDETTE Mukasakindi clocked 16 minutes, 27 seconds and 92 micro seconds to finish 8th in the women's 5000m at the on-going African Championship in Nairobi. Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot w... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360640&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:05:19 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37360640&cat=a262965e0c331d64 PHOTO | AFP The Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (centre) arrives at the opening ceremony of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda. Somalia’s embattled government today hailed ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37358031&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:10:27 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37358031&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Host country Kenya had its fans on their feet as they applauded the victory of Vivian Cheruiyot in the women's 5,000m race on the second day of the Africa Athletics Champi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37357527&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:31:51 -0400 SINA http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37357527&cat=a262965e0c331d64 NAIROBI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Host country Kenya bidding to secure medals in the sprints was boosted as it entered two athletes in the men 400m finals on the second day of the Africa Athletics Champion... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37357526&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:31:50 -0400 SINA http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37357526&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The first female Somali district chief in Northeastern Kenya has fled her district in fear. Male elders outraged by the idea of a woman presuming to political leadership threw stones at her and made l... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37355175&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:20:23 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37355175&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Steve Nagasaki at the Vihiga Busaa Club at Kamukunji, Nairobi, on Thursday. He stopped drinking chang’aa and switched to busaa, after his friends died from drinking the spirit. STEPHEN MUDIARI | nat... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352964&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:54:57 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352964&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Needle sharing first became popular at the Coast, where drug users make up 17 per cent of new infections, but the habit is now catching on in Nairobi. Photo/FILE http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352965&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:54:55 -0400 Daily Nation http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352965&cat=a262965e0c331d64 FOUNDERS OF the AKIN Learning Center in Nairobi, Paul and Shelley Miller are shown with some of the students. PROGRAM IS WORKING, says Paul with one of the students. In 2005, Hancock Park resi... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352963&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:10:07 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37352963&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Host country Kenya bidding to secure medals in the sprints was boosted as it entered two athletes in the men 400m finals on the second day of the Africa Athletics Championships on Thursday. Anderson M... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37350438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:59:28 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37350438&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Host country Kenya bidding to secure medals in the sprints was boosted as it entered two athletes in the men 400m finals on the second day of the Africa Athletics Championships on Thursday. Anderson M... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37349872&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:10 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37349872&cat=a262965e0c331d64 editorial Curious exchanges on the Kenya constitution referendum have broken out in the American political arena. Yesterday, members of the Congressional Black Caucus hit out at Republican Party memb... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347063&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347063&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Since Kennedy Ochieng' won an African 400m men's gold medal in 1993, no other Kenyan has ever had a podium finish, bar Ezra Sambu in 2004, who won silver. Could this be a Kenyan chanc... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347064&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:01 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347064&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The illegal sale of 10,000 acres belonging to Miwani Sugar Company at a paltry Sh28 million could stand in its way to privatisation. The nucleus land was sold to Crossley Ltd, associa... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347071&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347071&cat=a262965e0c331d64 "We believe that greater growth can be achieved through combining the expertise and strengths of the two businesses, thus delivering greater service for our customers and greater experiences for our c... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347069&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:47 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347069&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Supporters of draft constitution in Maasailand, led by Heritage minister William ole Ntimama, on Friday troop to the historic Suswa Grounds in Narok North district in a push for votes.... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347068&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:43 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347068&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Mr Kosgey, who was accompanied by his Roads counterpart Franklin Bett of (Bureti), did not visit Iten as planned after receiving reports that they would be booed by the crowd. But a political analyst... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347067&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:39 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347067&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Retired president Daniel Moi on Thursday urged Coast people to reject the proposed constitution because, he claimed, it allowed gay marriages and introduced compulsory taxes and levies... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347066&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:35 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347066&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Mombasa Council's wage bill will shoot from Sh40 million to Sh80 million per month following recent increments awarded to Local Government ministry staff. Speaking during the council'... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347072&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:28 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347072&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Campaigns in Kenya for the referendum on a new constitution enter the final week, with President Mwai Kibaki leading a spirited effort for the adoption of the draft, while a number of influential poli... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37346457&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:27 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37346457&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A new study recommends that HIV-positive women practise exclusive breastfeeding for six months and then wean off abruptly. Family support, education and cultural norms are important f... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347073&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:24 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347073&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Retrenched Telkom Kenya staff who worked at its technology college will be paid terminal benefits of Sh160 million. The MultiMedia University College is negotiating with the relevant ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347074&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:20 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347074&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Ninety teachers will be employed in each constituency next month. The 18,900 teachers will get a three-year renewable contract, education minister Sam Ongeri said on Thursday. "Every ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347075&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:15 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347075&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Nearly 900 jua kali artisans operating from Grogan area, Nairobi, may have to vacate the disputed land after the court declined to grant them ownership. In a ruling delivered on Thurs... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347076&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:11 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347076&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The family of a Nyayo House torture victim claims it was unable to seek compensation from the government due to legal technicalities. Family members said the process was tedious and v... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347077&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:07 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347077&cat=a262965e0c331d64 opinion On 30 July 2010, a transgender woman (who I shall refer to as Storm) was arrested in Thika District in Kenya's Central Province. She was arraigned in court for intent to commit crime and rema... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347078&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:03 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37347078&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — A special court set up at Shimo la Tewa Prison is set to speed up the trial of suspected pirates, ease the workload for jail staff and cut costs. The courtroom, which is also handling ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37346476&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:02 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37346476&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Outside the General Election, women leaders, especially MPs, have been known to unite in fronting policies favourable to them, but the debate on the Proposed Constitution has pitted them against each ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343427&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:04:12 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343427&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The IDPs spoke as the Government and Organisation of Migration donated 429 new tents to the more than 500 families who had been camping at Lainkuse Youth Polytechnic in Tarakwa location, Wareng Distri... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343428&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:04:04 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343428&cat=a262965e0c331d64 KNCHR detailed incidents of inflammatory speeches, incitement to violence, circulation of threatening leaflets and misuse of State resources. "There are concerns that both camps may use the tactic of ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343429&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:04:01 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343429&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The distressed owners commissioned further tests, which showed the dog was suffering from a heart condition, as a duct, which joins pulmonary artery and the aorta had not closed after birth, as is the... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343430&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:03:57 -0400 The Standard http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343430&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The University of Nairobi started parallel degrees programmes in 1998 when it admitted the first batch of students under the self-sponsored programme (Module II). The practice caught ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343415&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:56 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343415&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Kenya has a good chance of retaining the 800m title after all their runners qualified for the final with fine runs on Thursday. Defending David Rudisha, who bagged the continental cro... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343414&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:54 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343414&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — Ever since Amos Biwott won Kenya's first steeplechase gold in Mexico City Olympics in 1968, local athletes have ruled the water and hurdle event with an iron fist. That reign, is expe... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343413&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:52 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343413&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The Government has moved to prevent sale of assets belonging to the Kenya Planters Co-operative Union, through an auction set for Friday next week. Through an advertisement in the pre... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343417&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:50 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343417&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — The search for the 2010 Coast Open champion gets under way with Saturday's first round at the 99-year-old seafront links Mombasa Golf Club course along Mama Ngina Drive in Mombasa. A ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343416&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:48 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343416&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — With Saturday's KCB Micro Banking Rally taking the 2010 Kenya National Rally Championship (KNRC) series to the fifth round, the battle for the title remains pretty much wide open. Aza... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343418&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:46 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343418&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Nairobi — World 5,000 metres champion Vivian Cheruiyot secured Kenya its second gold medal edging out a strong challenge from Ethiopians on the second day of the 17th Safaricom Senior Africa Ath... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343420&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:45 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343420&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Alcatel Lucent, one of the two large undersea fibre optic construction companies, handed over the East African Submarine System (EASSy) to its shareholders last week. This is nine years after the moo... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343421&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:40 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343421&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The ease with which the payment was stopped was due to information technology that linked the beneficiary to a databank of blacklisted entities. The Wachovia Bank case illustrates emerging challenges... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343422&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:38 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343422&cat=a262965e0c331d64 In the heart of Nairobi's Kawangware slums, a youth group has found fortune the least expected commodity; waste paper. And this group has managed to put a high-end shopping bag into the market in eff... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343424&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:36 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343424&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The government's campaign to increase revenue sources in Coast Province has received a boost with the World Bank approving a new credit line to support the development of the region. The bank on Tues... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343423&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:34 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343423&cat=a262965e0c331d64 The recent changes requiring insurers to separate life from general business and new capital rules are likely to scuttle the growth of micro-insurance, players have said. They said the implementation... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343425&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:33 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343425&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Kenya has the third highest number of blogs in Africa after Nigeria and South Africa, a firm indication of the nation's increasing IT literacy. The main African blog aggregator -- Agrigator -- says K... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37342823&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37342823&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Hopes of stronger growth in the second half of 2010 and low inflation has lifted retailers' confidence in the economy, causing a recovery despite traders recording flat sales over the last quarter, a ... http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343426&cat=a262965e0c331d64 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:31 -0400 All Africa http://feeds.kenyanews.net/?rid=37343426&cat=a262965e0c331d64