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Kenya Squatters evicted in night demolition
GILGIL , KENYA: Tens of squatters were forced to sleep in the open after hired youths demolished their house in the controversial Oljorai farm in Elementaita in ...
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Kenyan shilling weakens on energy sector dollar orders
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A fuel attendant handles Kenyan shilling notes at a petrol station in the capital Nairobi March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Noor ...
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Governor Urges Students to Take IDs Vote in 2017
SIAYA governor Cornel Rasanga has vowed to distribute National Identity Cards to students who are 18-years and above in preparation of the 2017 polls. Rasanga said the current political game revolves around "tyranny of numbers" adding that for Nyanza to produce a president in future, voters must register overwhelmingly including students. Rasanga said it is unfortunate that many ...
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Kiambu Town Rep Pulls Down Church
The Kiambu Township ward representative yesterday launched an operation to repossess grabbed public land. Representative James Njenga and Kiambu Municipal Council askaris demolished a church, Christian Foundation Fellowship Church, which was being built on Kiambu prisons land. "Many people were duped by the former councillors in a last minute rush to dispose of council assets due to the ...
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Kenya Governor Calls for Roads Audit
Bungoma Kenneth Lusaka has called for thorough audit of all road projects done by the Kenya Roads Board in the county.Lusaka said the audit will help minimise duplication of projects while making officers in-charge of such projects accountable. He was speaking at the weekend when he lead KRB directors on an inspection of roads in Bungoma.Lusaka said Sh3.2 billion has been allocated to ...
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Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires, Tre passi nel delirio) [DVD]
"Every fiction should have a moral; and, what is more to the purpose, the critics have discovered that every fiction has." -- Edgar Allen Poe, "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" ...
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East Africa Arusha-Singida Power Project Ushers in EA Energy Sector Integration
The East African Community plans to speed-up the Arusha Singida power interconnection project which will also link Arusha to Nairobi at the Isinya point of Kajiado District. "It is necessary to fast track the funding for implementing the Singida-Arusha-Nairobi (Isinya) interconnector so that Tanzania can also be interconnected with the other EAC Partner States," reads a statement from ...
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Kenya Guard killed in Kenya Red Cross robbery
The guard was found dead at the humanitarian organisation's Pioneer Estate office, not far from where two students were killed a last month. Patrick Nyongesa, who serves as Assistant General Secretary of the KRC in charge of North and South Rift regions, said that the office had been robbed of Sh200,000 worth of goods. When contacted about the incident, local police ...
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Kenya Student charged over Saitoti death Facebook post
Stephen Muriuki Wainuku appeared before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Kiarie Waweru Kiarie and denied committing the offence. He was charged that on May 12, he posted the message ...
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Kenya One call that netted wanted Githurai terrorist
A single call Otuko made to his friend in Oyugis Town arouse police to start tracking him after he went underground for almost two years. Otuko, a recent Kenyan Muslim convert, is said to be hailing from Migori County. His body lying at the City Mortuary is yet to be claimed by any relative. Officials aware of the operations that led to his killing said Otuko called a friend who also happens to ...
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Magazines How Merali made Sh1.6b in one hour
Nairobi,Kenya: Naushad Merali, an Asian-Kenyan tycoon, knows how to profit from deals. Since the days of KenCell, Airtel and now Kenya Data Networks and SwiftGlobal, Merali has been able to get his timing right and make ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii Hotel
This 5 star resort hotel is about 10 minutes drive from Waikiki, around from Diamond Head. The hotel was the ...
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