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  • KENYA Over 700 pupils in Nambale Busia County infested by jiggers get free treatment

    International Labour Organization [ILO] donated a total of sh145, 000 to facilitate the exercise. The pupils who benefited from the free medical camp were drawn from primary schools namely Otiiri, Khwirale Centre, Mwangaza, Musokoto B, Kaludeka as well as Musokoto D.E.B. International Labour Organization's planning and coordination officer Consolata Atieno said they decided to undertake ...

  • Kenya Wildlife Service Moves 15 Rogue Laikipia Jumbos to Meru

    The translocation of 15 elephants from Ol Pejeta conservancy and Mutara to Meru National Park has began.This comes barely a week after six other jumbos from Lewa conservancy were moved to the same national park. The Kenya Wildlife Service project to ease human-wildlife conflict is targeting some rogue elephants that have been destroying crops in Laikipia. Mountain region conservation area ...

  • Im Not to Blame for Failed Concert - Tarrus Riley

    Jamaican reggae star Tarrus Riley posted a YouTube video denying liability for the failed Saturday concert that saw violence break out when the headliners pulled a no show. In the video, Tarrus explained in a deep patois accent what led to his no show on stage. He said, "We there from Thursday. We don't see the promoter until it was time to leave, and the business them already ...

  • Muhuri Decry Terror Suspects Killings

    Police have been accused of executing 17 terror suspects in various parts of the country by anti-terrorism police unit this year alone. Civil society group led by Muslim for human rights group Muhuri says terror suspects have been murdered in cold blood including the two Kassim Omollo and Salim Mohammed killed in Mombasa. Muhuri director Hussein Khalid says they have written to judiciary to ...

  • Atwoli Used Donor Cash for Politics

    COTU diverted aid funds to Luhya unity talks last year organised by Secretary General Francis Atwoli. Auditors Deloitte are examining how COTU spent Sh120 million received from the Danish government aid arm Danida. Documents seen by the Star show that COTU paid out two cheques to Boscovic Air Charters Ltd, for Sh231,996 and Sh181,126 on October 13, 2012. Both cheques were from the union's ...

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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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  • Kenya Car Importers Oppose Import Tax

    MOTOR vehicle importers have opposed the proposed 1.5 per cent railway development tax to be levied on imported goods as contained in the budget. They now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene to ensure the tax is shelved saying this will push up the cost of imported goods like fuel, wheat, cars, rice, diapers and infant formula. The tax is expected to give Treasury Sh15 billion towards ...

  • Kenya U.S.$46.7 Million for Kakamega Hospital Renovation

    CHINESE investors will collaborate with the Kakamega county government to upgrade the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital to a referral status at a cost of Sh4 billion, governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said. Oparanya said his government has allocated Sh411 million towards the upgrade adding that negotiations with Chinese provincial governments are ongoing. "The hospital will handle ...

  • Kenya Clearing Agents Seek Presidents Audience On Port Inefficiency

    CUSTOMS and clearing agents have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to address inefficiency at the port of Mombasa. The agents say the president should listen to their explanation on port's inefficiency and insecurity of cargo. The agents lauded the president's concern on the port and the recent visit by Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau. "We need to tell the ...

  • Uganda Why Kenya Lags Behind Tanzania Rwanda and Uganda in Growth - World Bank Report

    KENYA has lagged behind its peers in the East African Community in terms of economic growth for the last ten years, the World Bank says. In fact, according to the bank's latest Kenya Economic Update, the country's economic growth rate has not matched, even once, Africa's growth rate in the the past decade, though the two were close in most years. Kenya's annual growth rate ...

  • 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 ...

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