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  • UAE leaders hold talks with foreign officials

    Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met senior officials of the US, the Czech Republic and Kenya and held talks on enhancing ties. Lt. Gen. Obaid Mohammed Al Ka'abi, undersecretary of the UAE ministry of defence, met US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics amp; Material Readiness) Alan F. Estevez. Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met visiting First Deputy ...

  • Kenya Three watchmen killed in Daadab

    attack ers could be bandits roaming in the area but they are pursuing various leads. The killings came few hours after two people were shot dead in Garissa Town by assailants who escaped on foot. Police mounted an operation overnight Wednesday arresting more than 500 people. The two men were killed in a place popularly known as Shifta Camp near?the local library at about 6.20 pm. Police said ...

  • Kenya TJRC wants illegal title deeds cancelled

    TJRC also revives the memory of the bitter tribal violence that rocked Coast province, especially Likoni and Kwale in 1997 and calls for implementation of judicial reports that recommended investigation or prosecution of key officials from Coast province. These included a former State corporation chief and powerful politician whom the report recommends should have been investigated over the ...

  • Kenya Man charged for killing wife who is alive

    murder ing his wife Margaret Akinyi and daughter Rhoda Nyanje on December 5, 2010. He was detained at the local police station for about 10 days after which he was charged before Justice Maureen Odero who remanded him at Shimo la Tewa Prison to await his trial. But when he appeared in court in March 2011 for the mention of his ...

  • VIDEO Kenya leaders named in TRJC report

    Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy have been named in connection with post-election violence in a long-awaited report investigating human rights abuses in the country. The report gave no recommendation for action to be taken against Mr Kenyatta and Vice-President William Ruto. The report's chairman told the BBC this was because they already face charges at the ...

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The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

Here is a quandary for me as a film critic -- a review of Don Coscarellis 1982 sword-and-sorcery favorite The Beastmaster. The problem is this: When I was in fourth grade, this was my favorite movie. Back in the early days of cable television, I had taped it off of HBO and watc ... ...

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  • Kenya Business Permits to Be Centralised - Kidero

    Nairobi - Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero says he is finalising plans to have all business permits issued in a centralized location starting next year. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday night, Kidero announced that the move is part of his plan to end the anguish traders undergo in getting business permits and also curb corruption. "All business licenses will be issued at a single window ...

  • Kenyas Beijing 1500 champion makes comeback in New York league

    Beijing Olympic 1,500m champion Nancy Jebet Lagat and London 800m winner David Rudisha led a group of Kenyan athletes heading to New York for the Diamond league meet on Saturday.Whereas Rudisha, will be one of the biggest stars in the Adidas Grand Prix, which is third stop in the 2013 IAAF Diamond League, the return to action of Lagat has tilted the equation over the four lap race."I have ...

  • Kenya urged to protect biodiversity

    Kenya joined the rest of the world in making the International Day for Biodiversity with call to prioritize biodiversity conservation to propel green growth, reduce poverty and transform rural ...

  • Will Kenyas new president respect international court

    At his inauguration on April 9, Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised to uphold "international obligations". This was most likely a reference to the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, are to stand trial before the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's election-related violence in 2007 and 2008. ...

  • Kenya Isiolo airport terminus construction starts

    Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) says the construction, which is the second phase of the modernisation process, will take the airport to international standards. The first phase of the Isiolo International Airport was the construction of 1.4 kilometres runway that was completed last year. During the commissioning of the airport, retired President Kibaki said upgrading Isiolo airstrip to an ...

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