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  • UAE leaders hold talks with foreign officials

    Leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met senior officials of the US, the Czech Republic and Kenya and held talks on enhancing ties. Lt. Gen. Obaid Mohammed Al Ka'abi, undersecretary of the UAE ministry of defence, met US Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics amp; Material Readiness) Alan F. Estevez. Ras Al Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi met visiting First Deputy ...

  • Will Kenyas new president respect international court

    At his inauguration on April 9, Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, promised to uphold "international obligations". This was most likely a reference to the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, are to stand trial before the ICC for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's election-related violence in 2007 and 2008. ...

  • Kenya Isiolo airport terminus construction starts

    Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) says the construction, which is the second phase of the modernisation process, will take the airport to international standards. The first phase of the Isiolo International Airport was the construction of 1.4 kilometres runway that was completed last year. During the commissioning of the airport, retired President Kibaki said upgrading Isiolo airstrip to an ...

  • Kenya Set up sexual violence recovery centres in every county TJRC recommends

    sexual violence were not able to obtain the crucial medical attention (commonly known as PEP -- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). PEP is required to be administered within 72 hours after the violation to prevent HIV/Aids and sexually transmitted infections as well as unwanted pregnancies. According ...

  • Kenya Kiplagat team wants autonomous committee to implement report

    report on Tuesday, observers say the harder part of the task has just begun: implementing the findings and recommendations therein to redress widespread human rights violations spanning nearly five ...

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The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

The Beastmaster (Special Divimax Edition) [DVD]

Here is a quandary for me as a film critic -- a review of Don Coscarellis 1982 sword-and-sorcery favorite The Beastmaster. The problem is this: When I was in fourth grade, this was my favorite movie. Back in the early days of cable television, I had taped it off of HBO and watc ... ...

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  • Kenya TJRC reports asks President Uhuru to make apology on torture

    In it's finding, the Commission stated that each of the three successive political regimes of the late President Jomo Kenyatta, retired presidents Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki failed to stop the practice. The report recommends that President Uhuru Kenyatta offers a public apology to all victims ...

  • Kenya Top politicians fightback on commissions revelations

    Top politicians linked to abuses perpetrated by successive regimes came out fighting against a report recommending that they be investigated and possibly prosecuted for various alleged ...

  • Lifestyle Teachers to get Sh5b medical cover

    medical cover were thwarted last year after Knut excluded the teachers employer while negotiating the cover. However, if all goes to plan the more than 280,000 teachers will have the benefit of choosing a medical facility based on their limits for proper medical care. In the deal, TSC will remit some Sh453 million, the amount of money it pays the teachers as monthly medical allowance, towards ...

  • Hamdan bin Rashid Receives Kenyan Consul

    WAM DUBAI, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance has received Mr. Kariuki Mugwe, Consul-General of The Republic of Kenya in Dubai, on the occasion of his assumption of duty in the country. Sheikh Hamdan welcomed Consul-General Mugwe, wishing him success in his mission, and expressing the hope that the Consul ...

  • Kenya Grief as two brothers shot dead amid security pledge

    Kakamega County with the latest incident being in Butere where two brothers were shot dead by unknown assailants and no arrests have been made. Last Friday, two boda boda operators were shot by terror gang of about 20 in two separate incidents at Mfutu and Lunyu villages in Lugari constituency and several houses of suspected criminals burnt in retaliation. The script appears similar but tempo ...

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