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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 ...
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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 He said police drivers and bodyguards assigned to him and the commissioners have also been withdrawn and no reasons had been given.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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Kenya Kenya pledges stronger ties with West
Kenya has had to review its foreign policy due to globalisation, responding to increased competition among states for export, foreign direct investment (FDI), appropriate technologies and development aid. "This development is therefore not at the expense of our cherished relations with the traditional partners. This was to make it more relevant and dynamic in the new world through ...
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Kenya Kenya drops 12 places in peace ranking
Kenya took position 34 in the Sub-Saharan African ranking. Top-Ten Positions Countries ranked in the top ten positions in the region were identified as Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Lesotho, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Djibouti while the bottom ten positions were taken by Chad, South Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire, Central African ...
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Kenya Governor closes former councils bank accounts
The county administration in Kwale has announced the closure of all bank accounts operated by the defunct council whose assets and liabilities it ...
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Kenya Why this State building is a nightmare for many
To get there, he had to take the stairs. But on the third floor, a visibly tired Kajembe had to get back to the ground floor of the 15-storey building, choosing to forego a session of East Africa Community MPs' forum. For Government employees and wananchi seeking services, climbing up the stairs is a daily struggle they have to endure. "I have been struggling to go up the stairs since ...
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Kenya Over 100 displaced by flash floods
Tens of farmers in Othaya constituency, Nyeri County have protested over trespass and destruction of property in their land allegedly by Tana Water Services ...
On the record
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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Hotel Sofitel, New York City
This at the time of my stay was one of the newest hotels in New York, and merited a review ...
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