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23 May 2013 - Duale said the deputy President had to use a private jet to save on time spent on commercial flights
By Nelly Moraa
The leader of majority Aden Duale was Wednesday afternoon at pains to justify the recent Pan African trip by the deputy president William Ruto with a...
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23 May 2013 - Kenya Airways will begin direct flights to Abu Dhabi starting July as it seeks to grow its presence in the Middle East.
The airline will fly three times per week between Nairobi and United Arab Emirates’ capital city on a Boeing 767-300 aircraft.
The city of Abu...
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23 May 2013 - By BBC
Ms Lagarde is appearing before the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), which investigates ministerial misconduct
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to a controversial tycoon during her time as finance...
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23 May 2013 - By BBC
Mr Ban said he was deeply concerned by the renewed fighting in Congo
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has begun a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma.
Mr Ban said he was deeply concerned by the renewed fighting and...
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23 May 2013 - By BBC
The author died in Boston at the age of 82 following a brief illness
Mr Achebe’s body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US. The author died in Boston at the age of 82 following a brief illness.
Relatives and officials were at Enugu airport in...
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23 May 2013 - By BBC
Nissan said that a bolt used in the steering wheel was not screwed on properly
Nissan has said it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.
In the UK, the recall will affect 133,869 models of the Nissan Micra, built...
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23 May 2013 - By Judith Akolo
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says this is an opportunity to see Africans debate on the viability of the continent in the next 50 years
Addis Ababa will play host to over 75 heads of state and government from Africa and all over the world at celebrations...
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23 May 2013 - By KBC correspondent/KNA
Police in Garissa have launched a manhunt for assailants
Five people including three security guards were Wednesday night killed by unknown assailants in Garissa in two separate incidents.
In the first incident two men, one believed to be a...
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23 May 2013 - By Margaret Kalekye/PPS
Kambi Kazungu is the former MP for Kaloleni constituency
President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally nominated the two remaining cabinet secretaries.
Joseph Ole Lenku has been nominated as Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Coordination of National...
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23 May 2013 - By Walter Dzuya
Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) has moved to court challenging the list forwarded to the President.
Public Service Commission has absolved itself from blame over the selection of persons to be recommended for nomination as principal secretaries....
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23 May 2013 - A herder who stole kshs.5, 000 which he had been given by his master to go and buy goats has been jailed for 3 months by a Thika court. The minor was convicted and sentenced by resident magistrate A Nekesa Oganda. The accused admitted that on May 5 at Milimani in Juja...
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23 May 2013 - A night guard at Tandare Secondary School in Laikipia county was beaten to death by thugs on Tuesday night. Laikipia West deputy police boss said Simon Wamutitu Mwangi was attacked at around 5am. “The beat him with crude weapons,” he said. The officer said the thieves...
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23 May 2013 - Two children died and two others got serious burns in a fire at Ngarariga village in Limuru on Tuesday night. Brian Ngugi, two and his brother Kevin Nyaga, four, died when their home caught fire at around 8.30pm. Their siblings, Maryann Njoki, six and Milton Kaguora,...
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23 May 2013 - A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Nanyuki court for stealing livestock. Abdala Musoso admitted stealing three cows worth Sh120,000 at Mia Moja village in Laikipia County last week. He and Albino Erot were accused of stealing the animals from Kiboi...
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23 May 2013 - KAJIADO governor David Nkedianye yesterday unveiled his cabinet nominees. Speaker Johnson Osoi is expected to forward the list to his committee on appointments and eventually to the assembly for vetting. Nkedianye also handed to the speaker another list of his...
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23 May 2013 - BUNGOMA County Governor Kenneth Lusaka said efforts by security officers to enforce law and order in the county are being thwarted by lack of cooperation from residents. The governor said the government is appealing to the residents to share information that will help...
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23 May 2013 - Uasin Gishu County Governor Jackson Mandago has finally unveiled his Cabinet nominees who will help him to run the region's operations. The list however elicited sharp crisis after Mandago ignored the cosmopolitan nature of the county in his appointments. Mandago...
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23 May 2013 - Names of people or companies which engage in corruption in Uasin Gishu county will be put up on a large bill board in Eldoret town. Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago yesterday said corruption is eating up too much revenue meant to improve services in the town and...
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23 May 2013 - A survivor of a hyena attack at Oloontulugum village in Kajiado at the weekend narrated how he lost a friend to a beast. About a week ago, Marapush Parkoyiare Nchoku (15) who is a class five pupil at Oloontulugum Primary School in a remote village of Kajiado was...
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23 May 2013 - The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital CEO John Kibosia has denied reports that he was to quit his job to take up a diplomatic post. Kibosia arrived from an official visit to the US yesterday and said he had received calls from people congratulating him for the new...
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23 May 2013 - Two people including an AP officer died in a road accident on Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road. A G4S parcel bus rammed into the rear of a lorry near Chechnia trading center 5km from Naivasha town. During the 1am incident, another AP officer was seriously injured and rushed to...
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23 May 2013 - Trans Nzoia women representative Janet Nangabo has said women representatives should be paid higher salaries than other members of Parliament. Speaking in Kitale on Monday, Nangabo said women representatives cover larger geographical areas while MPs concentrate on...
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23 May 2013 - A girl in Narok county with a heart condition has appealed to Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachel to give her financial help. Sharon Chepkemoi, 17, a class seven pupil of Mogoiyuet Primary School said for her to survive, she has to undergo a surgery in...
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23 May 2013 - A wildlife conservationist have said local communities should be empowered to fight poaching. Speaking yesterday in Nakuru during a walk aimed at sensitising the public on the need of fighting poaching, Jim Nyamu a conservationist said the local community has a role...
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23 May 2013 - TRANS NZOIA county government has allocated Sh75 million for bursaries. Speaker David Sifuna said the money will be used to assist students from humble background access education. Speaking in Saboti yesterday, Speaker David Sifuna said he comes from a humble...
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23 May 2013 - NAROK Deputy police boss Sharma Wario has asked boda boda operators in the county to form a union so as to lock out criminals. Speaking at Narok Stadium yesterday when more than 100 youth received motorbikes from the Postal Corporation of Kenya, Wario said a union...
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23 May 2013 - DISQUIET is growing within the National Police Service in Western province over skewed promotions. Administration police officers who are degree holders have accused the Kenya Police Service Commission of frustrating the reforms in the force by sidelining deserving...
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23 May 2013 - The judiciary yesterday started the construction of two more courts at the Kisii law courts. Resident judge justice Ruth Sitati said the Sh10 million project will enable the judges and magistrates deliver justice. “We have had a problem in terms of space so the...
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23 May 2013 - More than 120 secondary schools heads from Busia are in Kampala, Uganda for a management conference. Nambale High School Principal Solomon Sisuma told the Star yesterday that the conference will also identify the Principal and teacher of the year. “We have opted to...
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23 May 2013 - A security team in Kisumu yesterday met Governor Jack Ranguma and his deputy Ruth Odinga over escalating insecurity in the area. The two leaders are alarmed by widespread robberies, rape and killings in the area. Nyanza Police boss Joseph Ole Tito led the team of...
