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24 Apr 2013 - Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche has named 25 local based players to start training this Saturday. Ben Baraza of Sony Sugar, Abdul Latif Omar and Ali Bhai of Bandari and Thika United’s Kennedy Otieno and David Kangata are the new call-ups in the squad. Amrouche has...
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24 Apr 2013 - By Rose Welimo/KNA The children perished while trying to cross a flooded river Three children drowned in Baringo County as raging floods continue to take toll on lives in the country. The children all from one family perished while trying to cross an overflowing river...
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24 Apr 2013 - By Martin Mwanje Leader of the Majority Party called for the amendment of standing orders to accommodate all the members in departmental committees Parliament has approved a 21- member Procedure and House Rules Committee that will among other things propose rules for...
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24 Apr 2013 - President Kenyatta receives Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on arrival at State House Nairobi. The Ethiopian Prime Minister is in Kenya for a one day official visit President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday at State House Nairobi held talks with the Ethiopian...
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24 Apr 2013 - By Simon Achola/Rose Welimo Successful candidates will spearhead various departments in the new government structures The Public Service Commission PSC has published 155 names of the shortlisted candidates for interviews to the position of principal secretaries. Six...
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24 Apr 2013 - KCB Group has been offering the Western Union Money Transfer service in Kenya since 2005 By Ronald Owili Kenyans in the Diaspora send home a monthly average of Kshs. 8.7 billion (US$ 102.4 million) in February 2013 according to the latest figures from Central Bank Of...
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24 Apr 2013 - President Uhuru reassured Kenyans of his commitment to put in place a government that will not only deliver on the jubilee coalition manifesto but also transform the country President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have Tuesday named four cabinet...
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24 Apr 2013 - Wangari Kanyongo/Rose Welimo Police have blamed the killings on sympathizers of Al Shabaab Police have arrested over 100 people in a major police operation in Garissa to flush out criminal gangs accused to be behind a series of bombings and killings in the town....
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24 Apr 2013 - Chinedu was arrested on April 13th at his upmarket Kileleshwa residence By Dzuya Walter/Hallygan Agade Nigerian businessman Anthony Chinedu is a free man after a Nairobi court Tuesday released him on a cash bail of 200,000 shillings. Nairobi chief magistrate Kiarie...
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24 Apr 2013 - By O’brien Kimani Asset managers, Old Mutual have raised Kenya’s economic growth this year to 5.8 % driven by the just concluded peaceful polls and the improved macro-economic environment in the country. The company says if sustained the momentum will help the...
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23 Apr 2013 - By BBC Friends and relatives of Chinese bomb victim Lu Lingzi attend a memorial service for her in Boston The motive for the Boston Marathon bombing remains unclear, despite charges being filed against surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors charged...
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23 Apr 2013 - By BBC Museveni pledged to help the group during the 2011 election campaign Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has publicly handed a sack containing about $100,000 (£66,000) in cash to a youth group, raising questions about how the money will be spent. The...
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23 Apr 2013 - By Sylevester Ruto/Martin Mwanje The committee will compile its report on each nominee and table it to the National Assembly for debate Parliament will Tuesday afternoon appoint a 28 member Committee on Appointments whose task will be to vet 18 persons proposed by...
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23 Apr 2013 - By BBC United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has now won the Premier League 13 times Manchester United wrapped up a 20th league title in convincing style after Robin van Persie’s first-half hat-trick sank Aston Villa. The Dutch striker has been United’s stellar...
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23 Apr 2013 - By BBC Observers say this is the first major attack on a foreign embassy in the Libyan capital An apparent car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage. The blast completely destroyed...
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23 Apr 2013 - By Elizepher Wankuru Safaricom Technology Director Thiraud Reroll says the batteries will provide backup power during prolonged power outages Safaricom has signed a hundred million shillings deal with General Electronics Africa where GE will be supplying the company...
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22 Apr 2013 - By Buckley Fedha The new Kenya Chess office bearers Githinji Hinga is the new Chess Kenya chairman. Hinga was elected unopposed during the national body’s elections which were held on Sunday evening (21-APRIL-2013) at the Nyayo national stadium. 34 year old Hinga who...
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22 Apr 2013 - Transitional Authority (TA) says it will organize a two-day induction workshop for women representatives to train them on their role. This follows an outcry by a section of women representatives who claim there has been no clarity on what role they should play in...
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22 Apr 2013 - Muthama says the wiper party is waiting for Kalonzo to declare the position he would like to hold in parliament. (file) By Kevin Wachira Machakos senator Johnston Muthama has dismissed claims that there is rift looming in wiper party over former vice president Kalonzo...
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22 Apr 2013 - Yumobile unveiled an offer for its subscribers using the it’s mobile money transfer, yucash in which customers who top up airtime using the service will earn a 200% bonus By Ronald Owili Yumobile is banking on the success it has received in terms of customer surge...
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22 Apr 2013 - By Bernard Okumu Kenya’s representatives in the African men’s volleyball Championships Kenya Prisons have qualified for the Quarter finals of the tournament after beating Autoridada of Mozambique three sets to nil, in Tripoli Libya. The Kenya champions easily took the...
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22 Apr 2013 - By Elizepher Wankuru KRA introduced new stamps with more secure features this month The Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced new generation stamps for tobacco products, wines and spirits. The Authority’s Commissioner General John Njiraini says the new generation...
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22 Apr 2013 - By Nicholas Kigondu The floods have so far claimed at least 63 lives country wide and displaced hundreds (FILE) A four year-old child is feared dead following a landslide in Nairekie Enkare Narok north district earlier Monday as the effects of ongoing rains continue...
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22 Apr 2013 - President Uhuru Kenyatta met with the EAC Secretary-General Dr.Richard Sezibera when he called on him at State House. By PPS President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated that the East African Community and Africa will be his principle focus in enhancing trade and...
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22 Apr 2013 - By Metabel Mainya/Wathithi Kanai Garissa town has witnessed a spate of killings in the recent past the latest being the shooting of 10 people in a local eatery (FILE) The government has overhauled security apparatus in North Eastern following spate of killings in the...