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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Kenya Smooth ride for motorists ahead as Southern by-pass works begin

    The road to be constructed at Sh17 million under Kenya National Highway Authority (Kenha) will be used by heavy trucks from Mombasa transporting goods to Malaba and other regions. The vehicles will be diverted to the by-pass in a move to help ease traffic ...

  • Kenya Mutulas case against City Hall finalised

    Weldon Korir Wednesday ruled an enforcement notice issued by City Council to Mutula on May 24, 2007 directing him to pull down the boundary wall was ...

  • Kenya Team cites wrangles poor funding as some of the obstacles it faced

    Kenya: Internal wrangling, lack of political will, court cases and finally a report that indicts some within its ranks sum up the controversial tenure of ...

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Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari) [DVD]

In Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari), the titular blind masseur/swordsman, one of the most famous recurring characters in all of Japanese cinema, once again finds himself caught in a series of battles not of his own making. Although essentially peaceful, Zatoichi tends to find himself constantly enmeshed in violence--trouble follows him everywhere ... ...

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  • Kenya TJRC wants findings on past probes released

    These include report on the probe on 1992 raid on Bishop Gitari's house in Kirinyaga, probe into the conduct of the Artur Brothers and their associates (Kiruki Report) and the findings by a committee on harassment and/or discrimination of the Muslim community in the application of the law (Sharawe Report). It also wants the resettlement of Kenyan refugees in Uganda and fast-tracking of the ...

  • Kenya Huge task in implementing report

    The detailed report has made bold recommendations including prosecution of high-flying Government officials and politicians, reparation of victims of historical injustices as well as recovery of illegally acquired land. The 2000-page report adversely implicated the past three regimes for presiding over numerous gross violations of human rights including political assassination, massacre, ...

  • Kenya Roads agency stands firm over weighbridge rules

    Mariakani weighbridge on Tuesday. The truck drivers blocked Nairobi-Mombasa Road with their vehicles protesting enforcement of the new loading regulations. They were later allowed to pass without their vehicles being weighed. This was a reprieve to thousands of road users who had stuck at the station. The truck drivers had caused a huge traffic jam at the weighbridge protesting the move to ...

  • Kenya Petitioner put in a corner over child out of wedlock

    Siaya, Kenya : A petitioner challenging the election of Siaya Governor got more than he bargained for when his personal details were exposed at a Kisumu ...

  • Kenya County sets the pace with Sh100m forensic lab

    Collaborate with DPP He said he would work closely with the DPP in setting up the forensic unit and an investigations centre to boost security. He said his county government would strive to boost security to attract more investors. He urged the national Government to make Machakos a pilot county on security and prosecution matters. Poor and slow crime investigations have led to many prosecutions ...

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