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  • Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

  • Kenya Kabogo nominees challenged in court

    The three: Justin Kimani, Barham Dev Vasisht and Alexandria Muhanji filed the case at the High Court in Nairobi, claiming the Kiambu County Assembly had rejected their appointments to the board on the grounds of age and ethnicity. Through their lawyer Philip Nyachoti, they sought to have the appointments put on hold pending the hearing and determination of the case. Ndungu had sought appointment ...

  • Kenya AGs dilemma over suit filed by Senate

    The move has put the Senate, National Assembly and Executive on a collision course. Though he is the chief advisor to Government, the AG is caught between a rock and a hard place on which side to support. That dilemma emerged Wednesday when the case filed by the Senate at ...

  • Kenya Bribery claims dominate Othaya election petition

    bribery by her agents tilted the voting in her favour. Six of the 10 witnesses who testified Wednesday claimed Wambui's agents openly dished out money to voters in queues. This, they claimed, was happening in the presence of police officers manning polling stations. Rhoda Nyawira Maina who was the chief agent of the ...

  • Business Real estate booms in East Africa

    East Africa Managing Director Michael Turner said there is strong demand for quality infrastructure in the region, which is in tandem with the growth of its economies that continues to attract new investors. Turner made the comments at the GRI Forum 2013, an annual conference that brings together international investors and real estate developers from across Africa. Speaking to a panel ...

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Caché (Hidden) [DVD]

Caché (Hidden) [DVD]

Mysteries are typically about their answers. People go to mysteries and thrillers expecting a story in which questions are raised and explored within two hours, with the ultimate goal being the arrival of the resolution--we find out who did what and why. Our obsession with answering these questions ... ...

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  • Lifestyle Review curriculum now to reflect new law teachers plead

    curriculum should be revised to include aspects of the Vision 2030 blueprint. "We have already updated the Education Act to conform with the new Constitution. It is important that ...

  • Kenya Police team protests OCPD appointees

    County Commanders was done outside the process they had initiated. He said police drivers and bodyguards assigned to him and the commissioners have also been withdrawn and no reasons had been given. "It is intimidating when you wake up to find you have no driver since he has a letter recalling him to the headquarters. It is a serious matter," said Kavuludi. The police boss made the ...

  • Kenya Raila tells AU to nurture democracy

    Raila argued that to effect real change, the AU needs to guide Africa to a new awakening of a continental democratic revolution. "There is no freedom in an island surrounded by a sea of poverty and ignorance. As long as this continues, political freedom faces an uncertain future," the ex-PM warned. Raila made the remarks while making a keynote address at ...

  • Kenya Senate raises red flag over devolution

    Ministry misplaced He claimed that had the Senate been allowed to participate in the vetting of Cabinet Secretaries, he would have voted against Devolution Cabinet ...

  • Kenya Strip search man seeks more in compensation

    Thika, Kenya: The High Court has awarded him Sh200,000 for having been publicly stripped and humiliated by the police, but he is now appealing against the 'pitiable' ...

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