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  • Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia officials say

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.WHO said Wednesday that a 4-year-old girl near the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and two of her contacts tested positive for polio, the first confirmed cases in Kenya since July 2011. A case in Somalia was confirmed earlier this month.In ...

  • Kenya Gunmen kill two in Garissa escape on foot

    Shifta Camp near the local library by gunmen who escaped on foot at about 6.20 pm. Police said the attackers must have mistaken the two to be security agents before shooting them in the head at close range. "The place is usually frequented by security agents and we suspect they thought the victims were police or government officials. They have escaped," said North Eastern police boss ...

  • Kenya - Kenyan courts interpretation of citizens limits access to information

    ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests."This ruling is important for its recognition of ...

  • Kenya Moore Responds To Jay-Z Dating Rumors

    Kenya Moore says that people mistake her for Beyonce all the time, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched if she had dated him. This week, ...

  • Kenya probe links president to rights abuses

    Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been named in a report investigating post-election violence and human rights abuses between 2007 and 2008.In a report released late on Tuesday, a special commission said Kenyatta and Ruto helped to plan and fund the violence, allegations that the president has denied.The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report did not ...

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The Master [Blu-Ray]

The Master [Blu-Ray]

There is no questionnone at all, in my mind at leastthat Paul Thomas Andersons The Master is a magnificently ambitious film. The first feature production to be shot in 65mm since Kenneth Branaghs Hamlet in 1996, it mixes exquisite period recreation of the post-World War II Eisenh ... ...

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  • MPs Want Answers On Rutos West Africa Trip

    MPs yesterday asked for answers from the government on the controversial trip by Deputy President William Ruto where he used a luxury jet to tour different African countries. MPs said majority leader Aden Duale should also explain the criteria used to pick MPs and Senators who accompanied Ruto in his trip. This came as the Public Accounts Committee said it will begin its independent ...

  • Were Not Worried That Obama Is Not Coming to Kenya Says Government Spokesman Muthui

    The government yesterday downplayed a decision by US President Obama to skip Kenya in his tour of three African countries between June 26 and August 3. Government spokesman Muthui Kariuki told AFP that Kenya is not worried or concerned by Obama's decision because he is free to visit wherever he wanted. He rejected claims that Obama will bypass the country because of the International ...

  • Jomo Cousin Refutes Kenyattas Uganda Link

    A cousin to Kenya's first president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, has rubbished claims made by the Ugandan print and social media that the former president was fathered by the late Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro. In a front page story published by the Star last month, the Ugandan paper New Vision is quoted as having claimed that Kabalega and Mwanga, the deposed Kabaka of Buganda, were captured in the ...

  • Kenya in Need of Seafarers

    KENYA is still lacking properly qualified seafarers to capitalise on employment opportunities in the sector, Kenya Maritime Authority has said. KMA head of maritime safety Wilfred Kagimbi said majority of Kenyan seafarers lack recognised certificates to allow them get employment. He said despite the recent entrance of Kenya into the IMO white list of countries recognised to offer maritime ...

  • Dhadho Unveils County Cabinet

    Tana River governor Hussein Dhadho yesterday announced a nine member Cabinet. Dhadho said he had a hard time constituting the cabinet with no choice but to nominate members from the key tribes in the region so as to avoid ethnic imbalance and build trust amongst all the communities. He said his aim is to end the tribal differences and build permanent peace and cohesion in the county. Dhadho ...

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