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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kenya Star.com http://www.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a262965e0c331d64/ en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 30 “Had you observed it (the revolver), you would have noticed that it was a beautiful weapon that had done a wonderful job,” Njenga told his lawyer at Kamiti prison. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25856142/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:51:36 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25856142/ Kampala Ugandan lady golfers breathed a sigh of relief when they learnt that Zambian teen sensation Melissa Nawa had withdrawn from the prestigious Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championship on the eve ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853484/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:23 -0400 Daily Monitor http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853484/ After that, most went into teaching. And only then did some find opportunities and scholarships to pursue degree courses away from East Africa, mostly in Britain. A few opportunities came from India, ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853470/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:10 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853470/ Deputy Town Clerk Geoffrey Katsolleh said that once the contractor completed the work to turn Banda, Kaunda and Biashara streets into single lanes, traffic jams in the Central Business District will b... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853980/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:12 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853980/ The internationally renowned listing, which is now in its fifth year, bases its findings on a dozen key components including uneven development, human flight, how a states security apparatus operates,... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853984/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:03 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853984/ Mr Ocampo wants to know the measures Kenya has put in place to ensure the safety of victims and witnesses pending the initiation and completion of the trials. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853981/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:06 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853981/ An interim government in Honduras warned ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay away but indicated it could be more conciliatory in talks on Friday with the Organization of American States over the co... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853982/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853982/ Cinemax is the first movie hall to adopt the latest cutting edge digital technology — the introduction of East Africa’s very first 3D digital cinema. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853986/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:59 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853986/ The next time you plan to have a party or any other noisy event, keep in mind that you could be fined Sh350,000, imprisoned for 18 months or endure both. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853985/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:00 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853985/ The 34 British students under isolation in a Kisumu hotel after one of them was diagnosed with swine flu are set to return to the UK on Sunday, a health official revealed. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853987/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:58 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853987/ Terms of the 10,000 teachers to be hired on contract will be improved when the country’s financial position gets better, the Teachers’ Service Commission has said. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853983/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:02 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853983/ Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka address supporters at a past rally at Nairobi's Uhuru Park. Politicians are not keen on national cohesion although Parliament has passed a law to speed it up follow... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853471/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:57 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853471/ In an agreement signed last night, the parties said “Kenya will refer those responsible for the most serious crimes” to The Hague if there is no agreement in Parliament. “Both Kenya and the ICC ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853979/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:56 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853979/ Leaving little doubt about his disdain for poor governance, he rebuffed the tired song that Africa’s problems were a creation of colonial legacy, saying that the problem is bad leadership. How else,... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853006/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:51 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853006/ NAIROBI, Jul 4 (IPS) - Concern is mounting in Kenya that the government has leased a big slice of agricultural land to the Qatari foreign investors to produce food for export.Land rights activists are... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853475/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:21:42 -0400 IPS http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853475/ NAGOYA — A Kenyan female student who belonged to a high school ekiden long-distance relay club went missing in April after being expelled from the school in Aichi Prefecture that won last Decem... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853976/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:13 -0400 Japan Today http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25853976/ Corruption within public institutions continues to plague the nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, according to a report by a group of regional transparency organizations. Out of the three nations,... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851379/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:09:27 -0400 VOA http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851379/ Ireland's cricketers got off to the best possible start in their 4 day Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya at Eglington cricket club, writes John Kenny. In the first match in defence of their ti... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851376/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:03:37 -0400 RTE http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851376/ Nairobi — Protestant churches in Kenya have dispatched one of their leaders to the International Criminal Court at The Hague to deliver a one-million signature petition urging investigations of ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851350/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:25:38 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851350/ Nairobi — International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Lui Moreno Ocampo on Friday asked Kenya for a 12-month plan showing how the country intends to bring key culprits of the 2007 election vio... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851700/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:23 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851700/ editorial Nairobi — One Saturday 40 years ago, Kenya's most promising leader, Tom Mboya, was gunned down in a busy Nairobi street. Although a suspect was subsequently convicted and reportedly ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851702/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:22 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25851702/ Barack Obama US President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and Kenya, where many see his itinerary... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25849042/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:51:17 -0400 One News http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25849042/ The Hague, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court says Kenya will ask it to investigate violence that followed disputed 2007 elections if the country's Parliament cannot agree on how to prosec... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25849068/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:36:48 -0400 IOL http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25849068/ SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - African heads of state on Friday approved a plan to enhance the powers of the African Union and give it a role in coordinating defence policy and trade negotiations, a partici... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847115/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:17 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847115/ Previously, the timetable was posted on a white-board at the parliament lobby. MPs were then notified via letters. This new arrangement is in line with the new House rules that open-up all committee m... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847116/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:16 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847116/ Kenya Commercial Banking Report Q2 2009 " report to their offering. The Kenya Commercial Banking Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Kenya's commercial banking sector... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25846178/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:59:52 -0400 Earth Times http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25846178/ Nairobi — There is little chance that the Kenyan economy will improve much in the near future, according to a new international economic report. Business Monitor's latest 2009 report, indicates... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847113/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:21:47 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847113/ Nairobi — A 15-year-old boy who has been missing for three days after kidnappers grabbed him as his father escorted him to school has been found unhurt in Nairobi. Eugene Nelson Mandela Ochieng... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847114/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:21:46 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25847114/ Nairobi/Addis Ababa/Kampala — Although some countries within East Africa and the Horn region have scaled up their influenza A (H1N1) contingency plans, overall pandemic preparedness remains "rel... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844110/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:24:33 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844110/ Kigali — A court in Kenya ruled on Tuesday that the assets of Felicien Kabuga should remain frozen until the ICTR completes the trials of suspects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. In May... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844643/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:51:16 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844643/ Nairobi — The recent Gender Festival in Kenya has underlined the important role that male activism can play in achieving gender equality and women's empowerment. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844642/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:51:16 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25844642/ "Now there is just no demand for the dollar," said a trader with a commercial bank. "Initially, Sh75.50 is our next resistance level, from there we should see a bit of interest, clients trying to lock... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25842170/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:13 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25842170/ Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) has invested KES7.5 billion (USD100 million) in Kenya’s fourth and newest mobile operator Essar Telecom Kenya (ETK), formerly known as Econet ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841738/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:42:43 -0400 TeleGeography http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841738/ The yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bill rose to 7.178 per cent at this week's auction from 7.057 per cent at the previous sale, the Central Bank of Kenya said. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841301/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:12 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841301/ Kenya has slipped below North Korea, Yemen and Ethiopia in the 'failed states’ 2009 listing compiled by the US-based Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy Institute. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25842171/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:37:08 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25842171/ Kigali — Two member-states of the East African Community, Kenya and Uganda have confirmed cases of influenza A, H1N1 virus popularly known as swine flu. Quoting Ugandan media, the first case of... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841723/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:58:14 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25841723/ Kenya is the most corrupt country in East Africa, an international watchdog said Thursday after surveying residents in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.According to the survey by Berlin-based Tranparency In... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25836537/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:49:13 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25836537/ Nairobi - Kenya is eagerly awaiting the imminent switch-on of its first fibre-optic cable, which many hope will spark an explosion in high-tech business and boost the East African nation's struggling ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25833904/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:30:43 -0400 Earth Times http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25833904/ Nairobi — Police have shot dead eight gangsters in three separate incidents in Juja Town and in the city. Three of them were killed in Juja and police believe they were behind the recent murder ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831478/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:10 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831478/ Nairobi — Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai on Thursday criticised the re-introduction of the shamba system in which squatters settle and farm in forests. Prof Maathai said this was likely to inte... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831480/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:09 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831480/ Kassim Bakari (centre), father of 14-year-old Franco-Comoran girl Bahia, the lone survivor of the crashed Yemenia aircraft, and French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony Alain Joyandet ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831487/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:04:14 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831487/ Nairobi — The family of 15-year-old Eugene Nelson Mandela Ochieng has appealed to his abductors to state their demands. His father Mr Nelson Adhok Ochieng on Thursday said that the family was r... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831477/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:10 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831477/ Nairobi — All law enforcement units are equal and the only difference is in the uniform, the Administration Police chief has said. Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua said none of the agencies should be... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831481/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:08 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831481/ makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a meeting of industrialized nation... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831476/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:11 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831476/ Nairobi — Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura is likely to undergo a heart surgery any time from Friday in South Africa. The Kenyan medical team had reviewed the situation with South Africa... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831482/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:06 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831482/ Nairobi — The Kenya Government plans to change key parts of the proposed tribunal law in an attempt to get MPs to vote for it. Amendments to the tribunal Bill was top on the agenda of the meeti... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831479/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:09 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831479/ Nairobi — Confusion reigned on Thursday after the Kenya Government insisted that the 33 UK students had tested negative for swine flu despite reports in the British press that eight of them were... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831483/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:06 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831483/ Nairobi — Cabinet ministers will retain their chase cars despite a directive restricting public officials to use only one official vehicle. Government spokesman Alfred Mutua, in his weekly pres... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831484/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:06 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831484/ Wait a minute! How much can I earn by writing only 120 words? More importantly, is there any writer who can capture our peculiarity and our wicked, wicked ways in only those words? Put differently, ar... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831486/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:05 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831486/ Nairobi — A job scandal in which unemployed teachers are paying up to Sh120,000 has been exposed. Teachers in some districts are paying at least Sh80,000 to conmen, according to findings of the ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831485/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:42:05 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25831485/ Relief food distribution in Turkana Central is under threat due to a tussle between the area MP and some constituents over which agency should give it out. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827460/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:23:34 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827460/ The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) might be asked to formerly apply the taking over of an election petition filed by former Starehe MP Maina Kamanda. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827459/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:23:36 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827459/ Power equipment is emerging as the next growth segment area in the leasing industry as companies dash for energy security in the face of increasing unreliable supplies from the national grid. The gov... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827435/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:54 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827435/ opinion In line with global initiatives to address the economic slowdown, the 2009/2010 budget was essentially a fiscal stimulus package focusing on sectors to address existing regional development i... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827436/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:53 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827436/ In the wake of the post election violence in the first quarter of last year, soon followed by the credit crisis that is just starting to thaw, most Kenyan companies have found themselves fighting for ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827437/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:52 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827437/ Kampala — Uganda's top amateur lady golfer Flavia Namakula has said that she will not be intimidated by the big names and alien conditions that await her as she begins the defence of the Kenya A... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827442/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:48 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827442/ Nairobi — Anxiety is mounting in Alendu village in Nyando constituency as residents await the results of tests for the H1N1 virus carried out on pupils at local schools. Public health officials... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827445/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:46 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827445/ Former police officer Andrew Moache on Thursday said that he killed former Ainamoi MP David Too in self-defence in self-defence after the politician pointed a gun at him. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827457/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:23:37 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827457/ Tourism sector players are upbeat the high season will not be affected by the detection of swine flu in the country. The Kenya Tourist Board chairman, Mr Jakes Grieves-Cook, said the detection of one... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827439/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:50 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827439/ Kenya's mobile providers are moving to strengthen their Internet offerings in response to growing demand for services over the last quarter. Zain Kenya has announced a 25 per cent cost reduction for ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827441/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:49 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827441/ Nairobi — For the two-and-half decades that Kenya has experimented with the 8-4-4 system of education, the programme has been the subject of emotive debate. Unfortunately, the issue has always b... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827447/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:45 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827447/ Nairobi — Chaos marred the election of Olkejuado County Council chairman on Thursday. County clerk Wilson Mwita Maroa was manhandled by councillors, who accused him of attempting to stall the el... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827446/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:45 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827446/ Kenyan internet users will for the first time have their views presented at the highest internet governing body, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This will enable the coun... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827438/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:51 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827438/ The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827432/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:56 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827432/ editorial New findings by an anti-corruption watchdog indicate that public service institutions in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are mired in graft and that this is helping escalate the cost of doing bu... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827440/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:50 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827440/ editorial Mayoral elections currently taking place across the country have been marked by a confusion and skirmishes that have now become traditional. The disgraceful conduct witnessed everywhere re... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827434/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:55 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827434/ Nairobi — Newly appointed Kenya skipper Morris Ouma will on Friday lead the team against Ireland in the International Cricket Council Intercontinental Cup in Dublin. Ouma, who is also the team'... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827448/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:44 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827448/ Nairobi — Vet Lab pro Ali Kimani on Wednesday shot three under par 68 to pull away from the rest of the field with a 36-hole eight under par 134 at the close of the second round of the KCB Pro-A... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827449/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:43 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827449/ Nairobi — By the closure of the Kenyan Premier League mid-season transfer window on Tuesday, a record 118 transfers had been sanctioned. But while other clubs have acquired between one and eight... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827450/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:43 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827450/ Nairobi — Tutu Maina, who finished ninth at the Full Throttle Africa Motor Union championship in Namibia, returns to the local scene to challenge for top honours on Sunday at the Jamhuri showgro... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827451/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:59:42 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25827451/ North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles today, further stoking tension in the region that was already high due to Pyongyang’s nuclear test and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in respon... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821803/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:50 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821803/ Supporters of Honduras' interim President, Roberto Micheletti hold a poster during a demonstration in front of the local United Nations office in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009. . REUTERS http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821868/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:48 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821868/ A law in its draft stages in Rwanda is calling for the forced sterilisation of mentally handicapped persons, a report published by watchdog Human Rights Watch has said. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822514/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:43 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822514/ Nairobi — Kenya's economic recovery registered mixed signals between January and March, arousing both hope and pessimism that the country could soon bounce back to a high growth pedestal. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822503/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:23 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822503/ Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that a pre-nuptial agreement made overseas is still valid in Britain, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for those going through divorce. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822513/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:46 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822513/ Nairobi — Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) will inject 11 mega watts (MW) of electricity into the national grid from its Ngong wind power project in September. This is a shift from... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822505/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:22 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822505/ In a statement, LRA through the leader of peace delegation, Dr David Nyekorach Matsanga, said the two military officers will be presented to the chief mediator, Dr Riek Machar, and the UN special envo... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822516/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:40 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822516/ Nairobi — Mombasa mayor Ahmed Muhdhar and his deputy were on Thursday re-elected in an election hailed as the "most peaceful mayoral elections in the country" but which insiders said were "stage... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822506/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:21 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822506/ Nairobi — Re-capitalisation of the business will top the agenda of Uchumi Supermarket shareholders meeting slated for the end of this month. The July 28 meeting will also discuss a road map tow... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822504/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:23 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822504/ Nairobi — A US navy officer told the court on Thursday that the description of a small boat which allegedly tried to pirate a vessel matched the one he was informed about by the vessel's captain... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822508/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:20 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822508/ The African Union will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court over its indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, according to a draft of an AU resolution. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822515/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:41 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822515/ Nairobi — The interim orders of injunction issued against three Members of Parliament and several other individuals accused of acquiring State property illegally have been extended. The registr... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822507/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:20 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822507/ US President Barack Obama heads next week to Ghana, on the continent where his father was born, for his first trip as president to sub-Saharan Africa. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821772/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:45 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821772/ Tough new measures to fight illegal immigration and crime became law in Italy today after the Senate gave the green light to a bill contested by the centre-left opposition and the Catholic Church. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821942/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:48 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25821942/ Nairobi — The country requires more than 60, 000 new teachers to be able to meet the increasing demand for quality education, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has said. Of these 22, 000 ar... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822510/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:19 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822510/ Nairobi — Mombasa mayor Ahmed Mohdhar and his deputy were Thursday re-elected unopposed. It took just a minute for the mayor's name to be proposed by councillor Ali Bafundi of Bondeni Ward. He ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822511/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:18 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822511/ Nairobi — The High Court has temporarily blocked Kenya Sugar Board from buying 3,000 tonnes of fertilizer. The temporary order issued by Judge George Dulu following an application by two cane g... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822512/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:17 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25822512/ Nairobi — About 500 people have the difficulty to treat tuberculosis strain called Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR) TB, majority of whom are not in any kind of treatment programme. Kenyatta Nation... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817738/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:49:02 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817738/ U.S. President Barack Obama heads next week to Ghana, on the continent where his father was born, for his first trip as president to sub-Saharan Africa. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817142/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:13:35 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817142/ Nairobi — Zain Kenya customers will from Friday spend 25 per cent less in internet access charges for the unlimited internet package service. Customers who sign up for this service will now enj... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817740/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:49:00 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817740/ Nairobi — A heated debate at City hall almost degenerated into a fist fight in a raging dispute between councillors over the date which the mayoral elections should take place. One camp allied ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817741/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:58 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817741/ Nairobi — Scores of sympathisers of former minister Gerishon Kirima Thursday shouted obscenities at one of his son's while accusing him of betraying the family's trust. While heckling 52-year-o... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817742/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:58 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817742/ Nairobi — Kenyans continue losing millions to fraudsters during the military recruitment exercises, the Department of Defence has said. DoD spokesman Mr Bongita Ongeri said that in the last rec... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817743/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:57 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817743/ Nairobi — Three assistant ministers have launched a scathing attack against their bosses accusing them of running down their ministerial dockets. They asked President Kibaki and Prime Minister ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817744/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:57 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817744/ Kampala — Kenya is investigating another possible case of the H1N1 virus (the type A influenza strain often incorrectly called "swine flu") in Kisumu after their first confirmed case of the H1N1... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817745/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:56 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25817745/ The Kimberly Process, an international diamond certification body set up to curb trade in conflict diamonds has launched an investigation into reports that President Robert Mugabe's previous administr... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813884/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:50 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813884/ Just about one-third of people seeking malaria treatment in Kenya received the recommended artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and some people are being treated with ineffective drugs like ... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813200/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:04 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813200/ Kampala — The UPDF 3rd Division operations and training officer has urged Kenyan militias to gun down any armed Karimojong who enters their territory. Col. Mike Ondoga said this would curb cross... http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813880/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:18:43 -0400 All Africa http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25813880/ Besides the government borrowing, a number of firms are in the process of issuing bonds worth more than Sh20 billion. They include CFC Stanbic Bank and electricity generator http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25810887/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:03:12 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25810887/ Mr Amana Mwajirani, a brother of Inspector Badi Mwajirani, yesterday said the family was waiting for a copy of the post-mortem report before moving to court. http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25810890/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:03:10 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.kenyastar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a262965e0c331d64/id/25810890/