KBC: South Sudan 'to withdraw troops'
21 Apr 2012 - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered the withdrawal of his troops from the Heglig oil field in Sudan.But Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir later said his forces had retaken Heglig town.

KBC: Breivik describes island massacre
21 Apr 2012 - Anders Behring Breivik has described how he shot people who were "begging for their lives" during his island rampage in which dozens died last July.Testifying before an Oslo court, he described seeing people curled up and "completely paralysed" as he reloaded his weapon and shot them in the head.

KBC: Airliner crashes near Islamabad airport
21 Apr 2012 - A plane carrying up to 127 people has crashed in a residential area near Islamabad international airport. Aviation officials said the Bhoja Air jet, flight BHO-213, was flying from Karachi to Islamabad when it crashed in bad weather near Chaklala, Rawalpindi.

KBC: UK offers '10bn loan to the IMF
21 Apr 2012 - Chancellor George Osborne has offered just under £10bn in loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help economies in trouble.Finance ministers from the G20 group of leading economies are meeting in Washington to discuss boosting the IMF's resources.

KBC: Kaparo quits Nema to join politics
21 Apr 2012 - Former Speaker Francis Ole Kaparo has resigned as the National Environment Management Authority chairman to concentrate on politics. Kaparo confirmed his decision Friday morning saying he has already handed over his resignation letter to the President and was taking up the chairmanship of the United Republican Party.

KBC: Kakamega reclaim Secondary Schools rugby 7's title
21 Apr 2012 - Kakamega High School representing Western Province have been crowned champions of the rugby sevens tournament in the 4th day of this year's Brookside Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) term one games in Maseno school Nyanza Province.

KBC: Kibaki asks Kenyans to embrace national cohesion
21 Apr 2012 - President Mwai Kibaki is urging Kenyans to join hands in fighting negative ethnicity that divides the country and instead to put every effort towards the realization of a harmonious and united nation.

KBC: South Sudan 'to withdraw troops'
21 Apr 2012 - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered the withdrawal of his troops from the Heglig oil field across the border in Sudan.South Sudanese forces captured the oil field last week, accusing Khartoum of using it as a base to launch attacks.

KBC: Wamalwa re-assures Kenyans on new law implementation
21 Apr 2012 - Newly appointed Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Eugene Wamalwa has reaffirmed his commitment to the implementation of the new constitutional dispensation during his tenure dispelling qualms that have been raised by his political detractors that he is a political greenhorn.

KBC: Mali ex-leader flees to Senegal
21 Apr 2012 - Amadou Toumani Toure, ousted as Mali's leader in last month's coup, has fled to neighbouring Senegal, even though many of his allies have been freed.Mr Toure arrived with "his entire family" of about 15 people, a Senegalese official said.

KBC: UN:South Sudan oil seizure 'illegal'
20 Apr 2012 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised South Sudan, saying its seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal. Mr Ban urged the south to withdraw its forces immediately to stop border clashes spiralling into a war.

KBC: Bribery claims taint Parliament's integrity
20 Apr 2012 - Parliament is fighting a damning allegation that money is changing hands for questions not to be asked. On the spot is Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo who has been accused for allegedly trying to blackmail the Mastermind Tobacco Limited by demanding 6.

KBC: MPs tell Mudavadi not to quit ODM
20 Apr 2012 - A section of MPs from Western are now asking their Sabatia counterpart and Deputy Premier Musalia Mudavadi not to quit ODM.     The advice is apparently in the light of Mudavadi's political dilemma on his next party after he hinted at quitting ODM.

KBC: Robbers kill 4 guards in Mombasa
20 Apr 2012 - Four guards were hacked to death by suspected robbers in a raid at the Kongowea market in Mombasa on Thursday.According to the Chairman of the Kongowea Traders and Sellers Association, Peter Nyagah, it is suspected that the murders took place in the wee hours of the morning since he received a call from other guards at around 4am.

KBC: EU 'to ease most Burma sanctions'
20 Apr 2012 - European diplomats are reported to have reached a preliminary agreement to suspend most European Union sanctions against Burma. Unidentified diplomats were quoted as saying that the suspension would be for a year, so Burma's progress on political reform could be monitored.

KBC: Kalonzo roots for good governance
20 Apr 2012 - Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has called for concerted efforts in the fight against corruption as a measure to promoting good governance and servant leadership.Mr. Musyoka said there is need to do everything possible to fight against corruption in the world.

KBC: DR Congo's Kabila appoints new PM
20 Apr 2012 - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has appointed Finance Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo as his new Prime Minister.Mr Matata is a respected financial expert credited with stabilising the country's economy.

KBC: India launches long-range missile
20 Apr 2012 - India has successfully launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, officials say. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to launch on Wednesday in the eastern state of Orissa.

KBC: KRA may not meet this year's target
20 Apr 2012 - The Kenya revenue authority will miss this year's target by over 20b following what the taxman calls policy and administrative measures by the government to cushion Kenyans. KRA has to this end put on notice landlords who have failed to file accurate tax declarations saying they risk penalties and interest on unfiled returns when apprehended.

KBC: Breivik planned 'suicide action'
20 Apr 2012 - Anders Behring Breivik has told his trial in Oslo he believes there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.Breivik, who killed 77 people last July, said he considered a lengthy jail sentence "a pathetic punishment".

KBC: Naikuni urges Asians to participate in rights issue
20 Apr 2012 - Kenya Airways Group Managing Director Titus Naikuni has urged the local Asian business community to participate in the ongoing rights issue exercise. Kenya Airways through the rights issue is seeking to raise 20.

KBC: Barclays to teach children on saving
20 Apr 2012 - Local banking solutions provider, Barclays Bank of Kenya, has stepped up a campaign to inculcate a strong saving culture among children.In a trend setting programme, Barclays Bank of Kenya has undertaken to raise awareness on savings amongst children using education entertainment (edutainment) platforms across major towns in Kenya.

KBC: 'Cameroon football wrecked by poor management' says Milla
20 Apr 2012 - Cameroon soccer legend Roger Milla says poor management has led to the country losing their status as a continental superpower. The former African champions have been in freefall for some time now, tumbling down the Fifa world rankings to an all-time low of 66.

KBC: Phillip Moi face off in court with estranged wife
20 Apr 2012 - Retired President Daniel Moi's son Phillip Moi on Thursday appeared before High Court Judge Isaac Lenaola as ordered by the court. Moi was ordered to pay his estranged wife Rosanna Pluda Moi Sh500,000 by the close of business or face the law.

KBC: Sudan leader vows to 'free' South
19 Apr 2012 - Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has said his main goal is now to "liberate" the people of South Sudan from its rulers following recent border clashes. The former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has ruled South Sudan since it seceded from Sudan in July 2011.