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  • Kenya Mathari escapees voluntarily return to hospital

    Police and the hospital officials said on Wednesday most of the patients had voluntarily returned while others were being brought back by their parents and members of the public. Members of the public for instance on Tuesday called police to pick up one of the patient from Umoja estate. ...

  • Kenyas truth report Killings land grabs graft

    NAIROBI, Kenya -; Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that says his father, the country's first president, presided over a government that was responsible for numerous gross human rights violations, political assassinations and illegal allocation of ...

  • Kenya Floods Wreak Havoc in Kenya

    Nairobi - Raging floods in Kenya as a result of heavy rains pounding most parts of the country have left a trail of destruction death and displacement in their wake. It is estimated that close to $10 million has been lost nationally in terms of property and missed business opportunities. The Kenyan government and aid agencies are currently grappling with the challenge of providing relief ...

  • East Africa Kenyans Rwandans Reject Permits

    Kampala - Kenya and Rwanda mutually do not charge any fees for work or residence permits. Nor do the governments prevent qualified citizens from the other country from competing for jobs in their domestic labour market. A report released in Dar es Salaam last week, reveals that the two are the only East African Community (EAC) countries who have made free movement of people a reality under the ...

  • East Africa EAC Ponders Joint Oil Pool

    Arusha - A suggestion has been made to pool regional natural resources to catapult the East African Community into the league of industrialised countries by 2063. "If we use our bumper natural resources jointly and wisely, our countries will be joining the 'First World' ranks in five decades from now," President Yoweri Museveni, the Chairman of the Summit of the East African ...

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters [DVD]

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters [DVD]

Paul Schrader is simultaneously the least likely and most obvious person to have directed a film about Yukio Mishima, the prolific and controversial Japanese writer who committed public suicide in November of 1970. Because of the insular nature of Japanese culture, it is ... ...

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  • Kenya Kenya Devolution Budget Under Siege

    Nairobi - The national government has allocated $2.5 billion for the 47 county governments to share during the 2013/14 financial year. Critics from several quarters and led by the new County Governors however, have described the amount as too little. They said no meaningful start towards devolved units can take off and this will adversely affect the country's economic growth. "This ...

  • Kenya Kenyan Gets Nod for Top UN Job

    Nairobi - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week announced the nomination of former Kenyan trade minister, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi as Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). His term is expected to begin on September 1st 2013. The nomination has already been forwarded to the UN General Assembly for discussion and if approved, Dr Kituyi ...

  • Business Orange Kenya wants Google to pay for services

    Mickael Ghossein Orange Chief Executive Officer noted that the partnership between the different players in the digital ecosystem is crucial in enhancing development of digital space in different parts of the World. "Partnerships are key between the various providers. Revenue share ...

  • Japhet Koech from Kenyas Rift Valley to the Edinburgh marathon

    running here are David Rudisha (the current 800m world record holder and Olympic champion), Wilson Kipsang (the second fastest marathon runner in history), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (world record holder in the steeplechase), Mary Keitany (twice London marathon winner) ...

  • President Kenyatta Recieves TJRC Report

    President Uhuru Kenyatta received the final report from the Truth Justice And Reconciliation Commission.The TJRC report should have been handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta on May 3 but he has been too busy to meet the commissioners. Last week, some commissioners claimed their colleagues have allegedly toned down the content of the Land chapter, which is reportedly largely based on the ...

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