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  • Britain’s victims during Kenya’s Mau Mau uprising expect compensation

    Thousands of Kenyans are expecting to receive reparations for the abuses they suffered at the hands of British imperialism, during the suppression of the Mau Mau resistance movement.Negotiations with the British Foreign Office are reported to be near completion.Gitu wa Kahengeri, the spokesman for the Mau Mau War Veterans Association, explained, "They have offered to negotiate out of court. ...

  • Kenya Mutulas last words

    But besides the jewelry he bought her, she clings to one other monument of his affection; the house he built for her and her children in Gigiri. The mansion sitting on three acres has a six-car garage as well as a swimming pool and is valued at over Sh100 million by conservative realtor estimate. Mutula iced it by having a water fountain built next to the pool as well as a barbecue centre. He ...

  • Politics Law that could see MPs raise their salaries

    law . The Act which was published on the January 25 this year gives Parliament jurisdiction to review all legal notices from the August 27, 2010; the date of the promulgation of the new constitution. According to the Act, any rule, regulation, order, tariff, ...

  • Tourists in Mombasa stranded by striking truck drivers

    (eTN) - A massive traffic jam along the main highway to Mombasa was blocked yesterday for over 8 hours by striking truck drivers, with cars on both sides of the Mariakani weight bridge backed up for over 20 kilometers. As a result, safari vehicles were stranded for the duration, in the absence of any bypass or detour possible, leaving tourists infuriated by the delays getting them to the game ...

  • Kenya Khaemba to Get Top Team

    TRANS NZOIA The public service board in Trans Nzoia will be in place next month, governor Patrick Khaemba has said.Speaking in Kitale on Friday, Khaemba said the process of getting men and women who will constitute the board is at its final stage. Khaemba said once in place, the board will help in recruiting civil servants who will help to transform the county economically.He said the team will ...

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Cul-de-sac [Blu-Ray]

Cul-de-sac [Blu-Ray]

Although Cul-de-sac was Roman Polanskis third film, it was the one he had most wanted to make since leaving Poland after his first feature Knife in the Water (1962) and it remains to this day one of his favorites. Again co-written with Gerard Brach, with whom Polanski had worke ... ...

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  • Kenya Orange Kenya Wants Google to Share Content Revenue

    Orange Kenya CEO, Mickael Ghossein, has called on search giant Google to consider sharing revenues accrued from traffic which runs on other providers' networks in order to enhance partnerships and the development of the digital ecosystem. Speaking during a panel discussion on digital ecosystem evolution at the 9th East Africa Com conference held at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel, ...

  • Kenya National slum upgrading and prevention policy aims to improve livelihoods

    Vision 2030 which aspires for a slum free nation. Currently it is estimated that more than 34% of Kenyan's total population lives in urban areas with this number projected to hit 63% by 2030 in not well addressed. It s also estimated that 71% of the urban population lives in slums and are facing various challenges such as social, political and economic exclusion. Other vital problems ...

  • Kenya Patrol cars top police priority list

    The team supposed to spearhead modernisation of the National Police Service said officers are incapacitated in several other ways but they urgently need vehicles, protection gear and houses. They met Tuesday at the Treasury as directed by ...

  • Kenya Over 69 cases pave way for poll petitions

    This follows enactment of new election rules, which provides that a judge or a magistrate handling petitions should not be engaged in any other court matter until the conclusion of election ...

  • Kenya Governor appoints rivals to Cabinet for peaces sake

    Dado's long awaited cabinet includes one of his competitors in the gubernatorial race in an effort, he says, will bring cohesion among communities living in the county.?? He has ...

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