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ODM-K backs send-off package for polls team
The Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya is pushing for the payment of ECK commissioners before they are sent home.
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Focus shifts to top posts in PNU
Intense lobbying for the PNU national seats started in earnest on Thursday after branch officials were picked.
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ODM to hold polls on Saturday
ODM's top decision-making organ, the Pentagon, met again on Thursday in a move to unite key party leaders ahead of the grassroots elections, which begin on Saturday.
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Man suffers setback in MPs' tax case
Judge Joseph Nyamu noted that the case filed by Mr Micheal Otieno could not be heard in presence of only one party
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Muslim fete not public holiday
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha will not be observed as a public holiday this year, the Government announced
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Raila's son in hospital after night road crash
The five were driving in two vehicles when the cars crashed along Valley Road, causing injuries.
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Officer faces sack over rape case
A senior police officer who freed a man accused of raping a minor and terminated the case faces expulsion from the force.
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MPs delay vetting of Bill on media
Speaker Kenneth Marende said the Ministry of Information and Communications had not prepared necessary amendments
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Kibaki warns traders over food shortage
President Kibaki has assured the country that the Government was working to ensure basic foodstuffs are made available
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Sign pact on river project, says Raila
The 17 ministries involved in rehabilitation of Nairobi rivers have been asked to sign a performance contract to ensure they deliver in their responsibilities. They should also create a budget line to address the environmental status of the Nairobi river...
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Orengo on land grabbers' trail
Fraudsters have infiltrated government records and have been issuing fake title deeds in a major land grabbing syndicate
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Do not sign Bill, LSK tells Kibaki
Law Society of Kenya chairman Okong'o O'mogeni asked the President to return it to the House with his recommendations.
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Tsvangirai asks AU to lead talks
Mr Tsvangirai met Tanzanian President and AU chairman Jakaya Kikwete in Dar and asked him to lead the power-sharing talks
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MPs set stage for Kivuitu team exit
MPs took the first step to replace the Electoral Commission of Kenya when they adopted the Kriegler report in Parliament. The decision paved the way for the Government to introduce a Bill that will bring an interim commission to replace...
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Nairobi animal rights lobby against city bullfight
An animal welfare lobby group has opposed a scheduled bull fighting event at Nairobi's Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani, terming it as illegal and cruel.
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Stolen police uniform found in drinking den
Police have recovered a gun and police uniform which had been stolen from Kieni Kia Ndege Police Post in Meru's Igoji Division.
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Abduction case against shop manager put off
The hearing of a case in which a supermarket manager is charged with abducting a school girl with intentions of sexually assaulting her failed to kick off on Thursday.
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Police step up patrols after seizing weapons
Police have intensified surveillance in Nakuru following a crackdown during which weapons were seized from a hotel room.
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Lake Jipe to be rid of weeds
A multi-million shilling programme has been launched to rehabilitate Lake Jipe in Taveta District.
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Old fails to turn into gold for war veteran's family
When Mzee Lucas Odhiambo started collecting artefacts during World War II, people dismissed him, saying he was wasting time.
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To succeed in the war against malaria, Africa needs to foster economic growth
Zimbabwe is in the throes of an economic crisis and is presently rocked by protest by medical workers as a cholera epidemic sweeps across the country. At least 563 have died. Meanwhile, old diseases that were a headache are also...
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Exercise helps overweight children to manage anger
Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit - and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report.
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Security in India now a notch higher
Hotels and shops in Mumbai are installing closed-circuit televisions and scanners, while policemen in flak jackets are keeping an eye on train stations days after a siege by Islamist gunmen killed 171 people.
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Thai king fails to speak on crisis
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has a throat infection and is on a drip, his daughter said today after he failed to make his traditional birthday eve address amid a crippling political crisis.
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Suicide bombers kill four in Afghan town
Suicide bombers killed at least four people when they attacked two government offices in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost today, a police officer said.
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