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23 May 2013 - An FBI agent shot and killed a man of Chechen origin who turned violent while being questioned on Wednesday about his connection to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings.
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23 May 2013 - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has begun a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma.
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23 May 2013 - Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra state.
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23 May 2013 - An 80-year old Japanese mountaineer has reached the summit of Mount Everest, making him the oldest man to scale the world's highest peak.
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23 May 2013 - A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in Woolwich, south-east London.
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23 May 2013 - Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
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23 May 2013 - A section of Kenyan Diaspora civic advocacy groups are taking issue with a group purporting to be developing a document to guide the Diaspora engagement with the government.
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23 May 2013 - Former councillors who served in local authorities in Kisii County have petitioned President Kenyatta to intervene for them to get gratuity as a send home package.
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23 May 2013 - Former councillors who served in local authorities in Kisii County have petitioned President Kenyatta to intervene for them to get gratuity as a send home package.
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23 May 2013 - Kenya's economy is expected to grow by about 6 percent in 2013, up from a growth rate of 4.6 percent last year, Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru said on Thursday.
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23 May 2013 - The Parliamentary Budget and Appropriations Committee has expressed concerns that the Government might not be able to finance a deficit of Sh163 billion in the 2013-2014 Budget.
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23 May 2013 - President Uhuru Kenyatta has submitted names of the last two Cabinet nominees to the National Assembly for approval.
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23 May 2013 - Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf today morning made a stop at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi on her way to Ethiopia for the Africa Union Summit.
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23 May 2013 - Two men accused of being behind a series of terror attacks in Nairobi and Garissa have gone missing after being released by a Nairobi court.
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23 May 2013 - Kenya has been asked to rethink its support for the self-declared state of Jubaland in southern Somalia as the region and the Federal governments squabble.
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23 May 2013 - A Member of the National Assembly has clarified that he has no plans of relinquishing his position as MP following a move by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to slash their pay.
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23 May 2013 - The Cabinet Secretary nominee for Interior and Coordination of National Government Joseph ole Lenku has declared he is up to the task and pledged to serve Kenyans equally.
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23 May 2013 - The Cabinet Secretary nominee for Interior and Coordination of National Government Joseph ole Lenku has declared he is up to the task and pledged to serve Kenyans equally.
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23 May 2013 - A port clerk was charged and detained in remand for months over the murder of his wife and daughter who were in fact alive and well.
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23 May 2013 - A port clerk was charged and detained in remand for months over the murder of his wife and daughter who were in fact alive and well.
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23 May 2013 - All public beaches as well as access routes to fishing sites and beaches should be re-opened, the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission recommends in its final report released on Wednesday evening.
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23 May 2013 - A petitioner challenging the election of Siaya Governor got more than he bargained for when his personal details were exposed at a Kisumu court.
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23 May 2013 - All public beaches as well as access routes to fishing sites and beaches should be re-opened, the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission recommends in its final report released on Wednesday evening.
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23 May 2013 - Leader of Majority in Parliament Aden Duale tabled documents before the House showing Government paid Sh18.5 million for a trip by Deputy President William Ruto.
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23 May 2013 - The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) gave all persons adversely mentioned in its report a chance to defend themselves.
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23 May 2013 - Several former and current police bosses and Provincial Administration officials have been adversely mentioned in the report by the Truth, Justice and Reconcialition Commission (TJRC), with farreaching recommendations made against them.
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23 May 2013 - A campaign rolled out by The Standard Group in the run up to the last General Election has won an award.
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23 May 2013 - A petitioner challenging the election of Siaya Governor got more than he bargained for when his personal details were exposed at a Kisumu court.
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23 May 2013 - Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has invited proposals on how best the laptop for class one pupils can be implemented.
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23 May 2013 - Teachers are set to benefit from a Sh5.4 billion comprehensive medical scheme starting July 1, if a deal between the Kenya National Union of Teachers and the Teachers Service Commission becomes a reality.