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  • South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

    JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...

  • Kenya Uhuru Fills Remaining Cabinet Slots

    The President today nominated Mr Joseph J. Ole Lenku to head the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and Mr Samwel Kazungu Kambi was nominated to the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services. President Uhuru last month named 16 nominees to 18 of the ministries he had earlier announced. He said that the two remaining slots would be filled in due time pending ...

  • Kenya World Bank to Help Build Mega Dam in Gatundu

    Gatundu North constituency is to benefit from a multi-billion shillings mega dam to be built by the Athi Water Services Board and the World Bank. Norken Engineering and Management Consultants has completed a feasibility study. The World Bank is expected to fund an environmental impact assessment to be carried out soon. Norken MD engineer Thunguru Kuria said the 40metre high Buchana Dam will ...

  • Police Accused of Cover-Up in Mans Death

    THE family of a man who died after being thrown out of a moving matatu in Nyamira county on Sunday has accused police of cover up. The man died following a dispute with the conductor over Sh10. Jared Ongaga's relatives and local leaders claim the police are blocking them from justice. Nyamira police took the body to Nyamira District Hospital morgue. Nyaguku sub-chief Fred Obae said when ...

  • Kenya Film Pact to Allow Kenyan Filmmakers to Shoot in France

    The Kenya Film Commission (KFC) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to fortify film activities in the two countries. The 14-clause agreement highlighted areas of mutual cooperation ranging from film co-production, festivals, training and institutional strengthening. Under the agreement, the two institutions have committed to support cinema ...

Movie Review

Armageddon

"Armageddon," Michael Bay's ear-splitting, mind-numbing space adventure about a group of average Joe's trying to save the world from a meteor, is two and a half hours of sensory overload. Too long, too loud, and featuring more camera movement and fast edits than ten other movies put together, "Armageddon" will be a powerful test of how far action directors can push the line before they wear audien ... ...

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  • Kenya CBK Seeks to Defend Itself in Mweni Case

    Central Bank of Kenya is seeking the court's permission to clarify on alleged involvement of its staff in fake bonds scheme running into billions of shillings. The bank says the allegations made by former director with Tsavo securities Fredrick Mweni are grave and wants to be enjoined in the case to give its side of the story. "It is critical that the Central Bank of Kenya makes a ...

  • Kenya New Mombasa Disaster Team Put On the Spot

    The newly installed Mombasa county disaster management team was on Tuesday evening put on the spot following a fire that razed Canon Towers on Moi Avenue destroying property worth millions of shillings. Three storeys at the Kenya Ports Authority-owned building were gutted down in the fire that started at around 4pm. The fire is believed to have started at an office located on the eighth floor ...

  • Kenya Three Killed in Naivasha 1am Crash

    Two people including an AP officer died in a road accident on Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road. A G4S parcel bus rammed into the rear of a lorry near Chechnia trading center 5km from Naivasha town. During the 1am incident, another AP officer was seriously injured and rushed to Naivasha District Hospital in serious condition while the occupants of the trailer escaped unscathed. According to a driver ...

  • Sh75 Million for Bursaries in Trans Nzoia

    TRANS NZOIA county government has allocated Sh75 million for bursaries. Speaker David Sifuna said the money will be used to assist students from humble background access education. Speaking in Saboti yesterday, Speaker David Sifuna said he comes from a humble background and understands the difficulties of lack of school fees as he was among those who fought for the allocation of the money. ...

  • Kenya Laikipia Wants Tourist Dollars

    Local leaders are demanding that the Kenya Revenue Authority and the Laikipia county government do thorough tax collection audit of the mushrooming conservancy hotels. The leaders said residents have been shortchanged by the owners of the hotels who do not pay revenue to the county government. Women's representative Jane Apollos said tourists staying at these hotels are never taxed. ...

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