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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 ...

  • Cheruiyot to miss World championships for pregnancy

    Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot will not be able to defend her 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at this year's Moscow World championships as she is expecting her first child. The runner said in a statement Wednesday that she felt it was "the right time to start a family" at the age of 29, reports Xinhua. Cheruiyot plans to return for the 2014 season and compete in the 2015 World championships in ...

  • Kambi Lenku Complete 18-Member Cabinet

    Nairobi - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday filled the remaining two Cabinet slots with the nomination of former Kaloleni MP Kazungu Kambi and Utalii College's General Manager Joseph ole Lenku. Kazungu who is a former Assistant Minister Medical Services has been nominated to the Labour, Social Security Services Ministry. Lenku has been nominated to the powerful Interior and ...

  • Kenya Urged to Permit Register Somali Refugees

    Nairobi - The Kenyan government is being urged to resume the registration of Somali refugees at borders and in urban centres to assist those seeking shelter from conflict settle down. The government stopped the registration of the refugees in October 2011 at border points and in urban centres and ordered all those seeking asylum to do so at the Dadaab refugee camp. According to Amnesty ...

  • Kenya Kenyan Economy Grew By 4.6 Percent in 2012

    Nairobi - Kenya's economy grew by 4.6 percent in 2012 compared to 4.4 percent in 2011, according to this year's economic survey report released on Thursday. Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning Anne Waiguru who presided over the launch says the marginal improvement was driven by notable growth in agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, transport and communication. The ...

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The Winslow Boy

David Mamet, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and filmmaker who has created an indelible name for himself writing hard-hitting modern American dramas and complex mysteries involving con games, seems like the least likely candidate in the world to adapt "The Winslow Boy," Terence Rattigan's 1946 play about a proud British family that uses its entire family fortune to defend one of their own a ... ...

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  • Kenya Kenya to Host Open Governance Partnership Forum

    Nairobi - The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology and the Kenya ICT Board, will host the regional Open Governance Partnership (OGP) Conference from May 29 to 30 in Mombasa. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry Bitange Ndemo said the conference is aimed at providing a platform to develop a framework to guide African countries' participation in the global OGP. It will also ...

  • Kenya Opposition Demands Action Over TJRC Report

    Nairobi - The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has demanded that the government fully implements recommendations in the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report released on Tuesday. Deputy Minority Leader Jakoyo Midiwo said the implementation of the report would help unite Kenyans and give a clear direction out of past injustices and human rights violations committed by ...

  • Kenya Nairobi County Officials Warn Over Fake Building Approvals

    Nairobi - Residents of Nairobi County are being urged to follow laid down procedures in obtaining approvals for building plans and occupational certificates. This follows the arrest of an impostor who was caught red handed as he conned a member of the public of Sh60,000 before issuing him with fake documents. The County Clerk in charge of Administration Daniel Masetu told reporters that such ...

  • Kenya Equity Makes Visa Cash Transfers Easier

    Nairobi - Equity Bank customers will now be able to transfer funds through their Visa cards without the recipients of the money being charged unlike in other money transfer services. Equity Bank launched the new money transfer service dubbed Visa Personal Payments in partnership with Visa Kenya. Equity bank Chief Operating Officer Julius Kipng'etich said it will help consumers send funds ...

  • Kenya UNHCR Microsoft and HP to Boost Refugee Education in Dadaab

    The UN Refugee Agency in partnership with Microsoft and HP, and with the support of the Innovation and Education units, has officially launched the Community Technology Access (CTA) project in Dadaab, a comprehensive initiative to harness the potential of ICT for the improvement of teaching and learning in the world's largest refugee settlement at the Kenya-Somalia border. Ensuring quality ...

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