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  • South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

    JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...

  • Please Help Us Jail Criminals Kimaiyo Pleads

    Nairobi - Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo now says the force have been unable to get criminals jailed by the courts because the public has been reluctant to testify against them. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Kimaiyo indicated that the public needs to freely turn up and testify against suspects to bolster the charges against them. He revealed that many criminals have been released ...

  • Kimemia Faces MPs Approval Hearing Friday

    Nairobi - The nominee for Secretary to the Cabinet, Francis Kimemia, faces questioning on his suitability from Members of Parliament on Friday afternoon. Kimemia is expected to appear before the Administration and National Security Committee at Continental House from 2.30pm. The approval hearing is in line with the Public Appointments Act which provides 14 days for tabling of a report in the ...

  • Western States Reject Kenyas Hague Bid At UN

    Nairobi - The US and European nations have rejected Kenya's plea to the United Nations Security Council to end cases before the International Criminal Court. Envoys from the UN Security Council member-states and the US which supports the ICC, say it is only the court which can end the cases. The request tabled by Kenya's UN ambassador Macharia Kamau was however supported by Rwanda, ...

  • South Sudan Kenya South Sudan Move to Fast-Track Lapsset Project

    Juba - President Uhuru Kenyatta and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir have agreed to fast-track the implementation of the Lamu Port and Lamu Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project. President Kenyatta and Kiir also said Kenya and South Sudan will jointly source funding for the upgrading of the road linking the two countries for the mutual benefit of their people. The ...

Movie Review

Armageddon

"Armageddon," Michael Bay's ear-splitting, mind-numbing space adventure about a group of average Joe's trying to save the world from a meteor, is two and a half hours of sensory overload. Too long, too loud, and featuring more camera movement and fast edits than ten other movies put together, "Armageddon" will be a powerful test of how far action directors can push the line before they wear audien ... ...

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  • Kenya Emobilis Helps JKUAT Students Develop Windows Phone APPs

    10 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology students have released new applications targeted at Windows Phone users. The students underwent training by eMobilis, who offer training in mobile application development for various ecosystems. The applications were demonstrated over the weekend at the university's Juja campus in a mini-hackathon. eMobilis will later hold a ...

  • East Africa East Africa to Set Uniform Standards for Edible Oil

    The east African Community (EAC) will harmonise the standards of oil seeds and edible oil made within the region to improve the quality of foodstuffs in the trade bloc, officials have said. "We need to harmonise the processing of edible oil to ensure quality and improve the product's competitiveness," Athanasie Mukeshiyaremye, the director of standards unit at RBS, said in an ...

  • Kenya rugby receives a boost of Ksh.4m

    The 4 million will be used by Rugby players and Referees during the month long tournament which will kick off on the 4th of May with the finals being held on ...

  • Africa backs Kenya call for Hague court to drop Kenyatta case

    ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African nations have backed a request by Kenya for charges of crimes against humanity by its president to be referred back to the east African country, African Union documents ...

  • Kenya hockey union in need of Ksh.40m

    Kenya Hockey Union chairman Resham Bains says the federation requires 40 million shillings to host a successful Africa cup of nations slated for the 26th of September to 6th of October here in ...

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