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Kenyans want change, not political rejects
The country is awash with declarations of interest in gunning for this and that position.
While it is their democratic right, I find the move by sitting and former MPs in bad taste.
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Sweets-for-coins supermarket unfair
I am writing as a citizen with a lean purse. On Sunday, September 5 at about noon, I bought items at Uchumi Supermarkets Jogoo Road branch.
I went to pay, then the cashier decides I should have sweets instead of my loose change.
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Planned mass burning of the Holy Koran outrageous and disgraceful
Reports that Terry Jones, an American evangelical Church pastor named Dove World Outreach Centre intends to burn copies of the Holy Koran to commemorate September 11, 2001 are not only sacrilegious but extremely dangerous.
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New Law: It’s time for a paradigm shift in our implementation tactics
With the new Constitution now in force, the focus has turned on implementation. At the policy level, Cabinet and technical committees have been formed.
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Why the high population growth rate should worry every Kenyan
Planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya chose an interesting moment to release the results of the 2009 population census – just when we were recovering from the prolonged feel-good bash that was the signing of the new Constitution.
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Air Zimbabwe workers on strike
Pilots at Air Zimbabwe on Thursday held talks with management, demanding they be paid their full salaries a day after they went on strike leading the national airline to cancel all flights.
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Global economic recovery is slowing, OECD warns
Global economic recovery is slowing faster than expected and extra stimulus from governments may be needed, the OECD warned on Thursday.
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Kenya considers hiring PCs over counties
Kenya is considering hiring more Provincial Commissioners to take charge of various counties created under the new Constitution.
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Cohesion team urged to probe Moi remarks
The Rift Valley Council of Elders has urged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to probe utterances made by politician Gideon Moi.
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Cotu in strike threat over new NHIF rates
Employers have been told to brace themselves for a national workers’ strike should the National Hospital Insurance Fund be allowed
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Man killed over pool game
A man was killed on Wednesday after he was shortchanged in a game of pool.
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Fire razes property worth millions in Gikomba fire
A fire broke out at Nairobi’s Gikomba Market on Wednesday afternoon destroying property worth millions of shillings.
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Kibaki security boss out in police shuffle
The man in charge of President Mwai Kibaki’s security has been replaced in a reshuffle of top police officers.
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School fires teacher for eyeing MP’s seat
A teacher has been sacked for vying for the Starehe parliamentary seat.
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Appeal for help to bring girl’s body from Lebanon
A Mombasa family has asked the government to help it recover the body of a relative who died in Lebanon.
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Alliance opposes bid to give security guards arms
Two key organisations have opposed the proposal to arm private security guards.
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Mutula steps in to settle row in rights team
The government on Wednesday stepped in to try and resolve squabbles threatening the operations of its key human rights watchdog.
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Delegates arrive for MPs’ meeting
More than 100 delegates arrived on Wednesday for the largest Commonwealth MPs meeting to be hosted by Parliament.
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The stark truth about Kenyans’ frenzied rush for love and marriage
By now, everyone knows the story, but it still sounds sweet no matter how many times it is repeated.
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Ruto outlaws papers from 600 colleges
Students with certificates from unregistered colleges risk unemployment.
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