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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - Deputy President William Ruto on Monday directed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to urgently convene a meeting with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) to avert a looming strike. Speaking when he met officials from the Ministry of Education, Ruto said the...
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Foreign Secretary Amina Mohammed. Photo/ FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said on Monday that plans are at an advanced stage for Kenya to start repatriating Somali refugees to their country. Mohammed said a major conference to agree on modalities of...
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Wilson Sossion with other KNUT top brass on Monday. Photo/ MIKE KARIUKI NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) appears to be blowing hot and cold on the latest strike threat over unmet pay demands. KNUT National Chairman Wilson Sossion on Monday asked their members to...
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For the first time in Obama’s presidency, half of Americans do not believe he is honest and trustworthy/AFP WASHINGTON, June 17 - Confidence in President Barack Obama has dropped below 50 percent to its lowest level in 19 months as Americans worry over broad government surveillance and other...
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Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula is among those championing a referendum. Photo/ FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - Senators and County Governors have embarked on collecting one million signatures from Kenyans as they seek to push through a referendum on the fate of the Senate. Speaking to Capital FM...
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Robert Mugabe (L) signs into law Zimbabwe’s new constitution next to Morgan Tsvangirai (R) in Harare, on May 22, 2013/AFP HARARE, June 17 - Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday backed calls by regional grouping SADC for his archrival President Robert Mugabe to delay...
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Singapore urged Indonesia on Monday to take "urgent measures" to tackle its forest fires as severe air pollution blown from Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state/AFP SINGAPORE, June 17 - Singapore urged Indonesia on Monday to take "urgent measures" to tackle its forest fires...
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James Macharia, the Health Secretary, standing with president Uhuru Kenyatta when he was named to the docket. Photo/ FILENAIROBI Kenya, Jun 17 - The government says it is committed to curb the rising cases of diabetes in the country with more than 1.6 million people affected as Central Kenya...
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Three people have died in Tanzania following a grenade attack on an opposition political rally over the weekend/AFP ARUSHA, June 17 - Three people have died in Tanzania following a grenade attack on an opposition political rally over the weekend, officials said Monday. Two people were killed...
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(L-R) Kimaiyo, PS Mutea Irongo, Lenku and Kavuludi. Photo/ MIKE KARIUKINAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 - Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku has defended the appointments of County Commanders as made by Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo, in the latest power struggle with Commission Chairman...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin/AFP LONDON, Jun 17 - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday insisted that G8 countries share enough common ground on the Syrian crisis to forge a consensus at the group summit, which begins in Northern Ireland...
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KHARTOUM, Jun 17 - Just after the footpath beside the school passes into the cool late afternoon shadows, a gentle cracking sound signals that Doud Sebet has arrived. He sits on a piece of cardboard, with one long leg out in front of him and the other tucked underneath. From a white sack, Sebet...
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A rice trader selling to a customer/FILE BANJUL, Jun 17 - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said Sunday the west African country would ban rice imports from 2016, in a bid to boost demand for local produce and move towards self sufficiency. "Come 2016, we will ban the importation of rice into this...
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Chinese residents use masks to cover themselves from polluted air/FILE BEIJING, Jun 17 - China’s newly announced measures to combat pollution by slashing emissions from major polluting industries and holding local officials responsible could take 18 years to bring air quality within...
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Scene of a past terror incident in Mombasa. Xhinua.NAIROBI, Kenya June 17 - A man described by police as a wanted terrorist was shot dead by police in Mombasa on Monday morning. The man identified by police as Kassim Omolo Otieno was gunned down during a dawn raid at his house in Mlaleo area of...
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KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion has likened the looming strike to Biblical verses. Photo/ FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 – The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is scheduled to announce on Monday when the teachers’ strike will begin. KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion told Capital FM News to expect...
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Former PM Raila Odinga with his daughter Winnie in Philadelphia/COURTESYNAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 16 - Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is expected to address policy makers in Washington as part of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre’s Africa Programme on Tuesday. The former premier is expected to...
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After the exposure of the NSA intelligence programs, Obama, facing a domestic furore, said he welcomed public debate on the issue/FILEWASHINGTON, Jun 16 - Explosive revelations about US phone and Internet surveillance programs will challenge President Barack Obama’s popularity and moral...
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PSVs block city roads during a past strike/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 16 - Matatu operators have threatened to boycott work over an ongoing crackdown by the police. An official of the Matatu Public Service Vehicle Owners and Operators Association Kenneth Micheni says the crackdown is unnecessary and...
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JOHANNESBURG, Jun 16 - Nelson Mandela "continues to get better" after more than a week in hospital battling a lung infection although his condition remains serious, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. "As you are aware, president Nelson Mandela is still in hospital in Pretoria. We...
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LRA fighters attacked two villages in the central mining region of Bria on Thursday, initially killing six people and wounding about 10 others as they looted houses, said the source/FILEBANGUI, Jun 16 - At least 16 people have been killed during clashes between rebels of the Lord’s Resistance...
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Chinese students smell wine and take notes, on October 11, 2011, in Bordeaux, as part of a training course/AFPBEIJING, Jun 16 - Chinese Internet users reacted with outrage to reports of a racist assault on six Chinese oenology students studying in France on Sunday, while others denounced the...
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Mugabe’s decision to press ahead with the election has plunged Zimbabwe into political crisis/FILEMAPUTO, Jun 16 - The 15-country Southern Africa Development Community on Saturday called on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to delay elections scheduled for July 31. "There is a need for the...
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LONDON, Jun 16 - It is an odd sight: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wearing a jacket and tie, but no shoes. Then again, if you have not stepped outside Ecuador’s London embassy for a year, shoes are largely pointless. In an interview with AFP to mark this strange anniversary, the man...
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Saitoti’s widow and his son seen here during his burial/FILEKITENGELA, Kenya, Jun 15 - It has been one year since the late George Saitoti passed away in a helicopter crash in the company of the late Orwa Ojode and other government staff. On Saturday, led by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the area...