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18 Jun 2013 - By Kennedy Langat Origi, scored his first goal for Lille in February, as he made his debut in the league The national soccer team Harambee Stars head coach Adel Amrouche is considering calling up Kenyan international Divork Origi who is signed to French Ligue 1 side...
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18 Jun 2013 - By Reuters DP William Ruto in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague (FILE) Deputy President William Ruto must appear in person for certain sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but can otherwise carry...
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18 Jun 2013 - National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale dismissed the claim of massive transfer and sackings as mischievous and baseless.(file) By Nelly Moraa The government Monday dismissed claims that it has sacked and arbitrarily transferred civil servants formerly working...
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18 Jun 2013 - A proposal to have a bill regulating the sale of scrap metals has been mulled proposing stiff penalties for those vandalizing public property with the singular aim of acquiring scrap metals. (file) By Beatrice Gatonye Scrap metal dealers have opposed the proposed...
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18 Jun 2013 - Nairobi senator Gideon Mbuvi wants the titles to the land scrutinized and ownership ascertained to avoid recurrence of skirmishes. (FILE) By Kennedy Rioba Chaos erupted in Nairobi City’s downtown as mechanics protesting their eviction from Grogan area engaged police...
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18 Jun 2013 - By BBC On Monday, the US and EU launched negotiations on a major trade deal Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions on the second day of a summit of the G8 group of leading industrialised nations. The issues - dubbed "The Three Ts" - were...
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18 Jun 2013 - By BBC Many Somali pirates have used cruel and sadistic methods to extort ransom payments Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers’ groups says. It records a...
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18 Jun 2013 - By Judith Akolo Matiang’i was speaking during a tour of the broadcasting house The government is set to roll out a new structure aimed at revamping the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - KBC. Cabinet Secretary for Information and Communications, Dr. Fred Matiang’i...
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18 Jun 2013 - Diana Okemwa/Martin Mwanje Treasury had allocated 700 million shillings for the construction of an office for the former President Kibaki The Budget and Appropriations Committee has rejected a proposal to purchase an office building for former President Mwai Kibaki at...
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18 Jun 2013 - By KBC reporter Last year, KUPPET members who include secondary and college teachers went on strike countrywide to demand a salary hike (FILE) The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education teachers ( KUPPET) has maintained that the strike planned for Tuesday is on....
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18 Jun 2013 - By O’Brien Kimani The World Bank says lowering Kenya’s public debt would help mitigate the widening current deficit The World Bank is warning of disruption in macro-economic stability if the government fails to tame rising budget deficit and public debt levels...
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17 Jun 2013 - By Stanley Wabomba National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich presented the the 2013/14 budget last week The Leasing Association of Kenya has welcomed the government’s move to allocate funds for the leasing of assets and equipment saying adoption of leasing...
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17 Jun 2013 - By Samson Kitavi There was shock at Coastal Paradise hotel in Malindi after a guest died while trying to swim in the facility’s swimming pool. It is reported that, the guest who was three days old in the hotel had had his lunch before jumping into the swimming pool...
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17 Jun 2013 - Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo Interior and Coordination of National Government, Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku has said that there is no tug of war between the Inspector Genera (IG) of Police David Kimaiyo and the Chairman National Police Commission...
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17 Jun 2013 - The Deputy President asked the TSC to urgently engage teachers on their salary and other demands The Government has directed the teachers’ employer to meet with the union to avert a looming strike. Deputy President William Ruto asked the Teachers Service Commission to...
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17 Jun 2013 - By KBC reporter Omolo was among other suspects wanted for terrorist activities in the country Anti-terrorism police in Kisauni have killed a suspected terrorist and recovered two grenades, two guns and 200 bullets from his house. Kassim Omollo was gunned down at 3 am...
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17 Jun 2013 - By BBC Zuma said Mandela remained in a serious condition as he recovered from a lung infection. Former South African President Nelson Mandela continues to get better in a Pretoria hospital, President Jacob Zuma has said. He added that the revered ex-leader remained in...
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17 Jun 2013 - By BBC The 32-year-old won by two shots from now six-time runner-up Phil Mickelson and Jason Day Justin Rose clinched his maiden major title to become the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open. The 32-year-old won by two shots from now six-time runner-up...
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17 Jun 2013 - By BBC Mr Cameron, the host, is also keen to focus on global economic issues The leaders of the G8 nations are to begin a summit in Northern Ireland, with Syria’s conflict set to dominate. UK PM David Cameron met Russian leader Vladimir Putin - Syria’s key...
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17 Jun 2013 - By Margaret Kalekye Telkom Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein (third from right) with Eaton Towers Kenya MD, Peter Reinartz (second from left), after the two companies signed a tower management agreement Telkom Kenya has signed an agreement with Eaton Towers for the...
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17 Jun 2013 - By Wathithi Kanai Several departmental committees have been tasked to carry out the two day vetting process beginning this Wednesday The 26 nominated Principal Secretaries nominees are expected to face respective national assembly departmental committees this week for...
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17 Jun 2013 - By Benson Rioba David Kimaiyo. The commission claims Kimaiyo overstepped his constitutional mandate and handpicked the officers. The National Police Service Commission met Monday morning to deliberate the move by Inspector General David Kimaiyo of appointing 47 police...
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17 Jun 2013 - By George Kithuka KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion Teachers are not going on strike this Tuesday after all. The Kenya National Union of Teachers KNUT however says going on a major strike will be their next resolve if the government does not fully honor legal notice No....
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17 Jun 2013 - Kakuma in Turkana and Daadab in Garissa refugee camps are some of the biggest in the region, hosting hundreds of thousands of Somalia and Sudan nationals The government has urged Asian countries to support its efforts of repatriate the Somalia refugees in the Kenyan...
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17 Jun 2013 - By O’Brien Kimani A new report by the World Bank indicates that poverty level in Kenya has dropped from 47 percent on 2005 to between 34 to 42 percent. The bank attributes this drop in poverty to government’s effort in expanding infrastructure and improving...