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  • Kenya Horror tale of graduate gangster

    But the young graduate's wait for a job soon stretched into months and then years. Back in the Nairobi slums where all his friends were doing well from crime, his reluctance to be a gangster faded slowly. Tim, not his real name, started small, he says, stealing small items and selling them. He calls it "hustling", in the slum slang. Before he knew it, he had been sucked into armed ...

  • Raila and Kalonzo Have No Benefits Says Duale

    Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and ex-Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka are not entitled to any retirement benefits unless Parliament approves a bill to that effect. Leader of Majority Aden Duale yesterday told the House that no retirement package can be considered as former President Mwai Kibaki refused to assent to the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) Bill ...

  • EU Pledges to Support Devolution Programmes

    Nairobi - The Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Kenya Lodewjik Briet has called for the full implementation of the Constitution and more importantly the section on Devolution. Briet said Devolution would be a useful tool in the eradication of poverty and would help put an end to the impunity that plagued previous governments by entrenching reforms. "It (the Constitution) is a ...

  • Albinism Society Protests Discrimination

    Nairobi - Members of the Albinism Society of Kenya on Wednesday demonstrated against what they termed as continued discrimination in the society, saying they are no longer treated as Kenyans. They are particularly angered by the continued kidnapping of persons with Albinism. Nominated Member of Parliament Isaac Mwaura who was representing the group has now urged Inspector General of Police ...

  • Kenya Kisumu Residents Slam the Proposal for 22 Prados

    KISUMU residents have rejected the County's budget proposal to purchase 22 Prados at Sh132 million and 14 Land Rovers at Sh98 million. Speaking to The Star yesterday in Kisumu, they cited a number of issues in the statement for the fiscal year 2013-2014 that need to be questioned by the public and the County Assembly. The Director of Community Initiative Action Group Kenya Chris Owala and ...

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À Nous la Liberté [DVD]

À Nous la Liberté [DVD]

One of the great ironies of Ren Clair's Nous la Libert is that it is widely considered to be a groundbreaking movie in pioneering the use of sound, yet Clair had initially been one of the staunchest opponents to making the movies talk. ...

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  • Kenya Kamau Adan Tour Western

    Cabinet Secretaries Michael Kamau (Infrastructure) and Adan Muhammed (Industrialisation) yesterday made an extensive tour of Eldoret and parts of Western Kenya to asses infrastructure development and other projects aimed at improving trade in the region. They particularly focused on the ongoing construction of the Northern Corridor which leads from the Mombasa Port to Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret ...

  • Kenya Fusion Invites Investors in Sh1.2 Billion Project in Nairobi

    Fusion Investment Management has committed debt and equity in a $15 million (Sh1.26 billion) office block in Nairobi's Upper Hill, it said in a note. It said a portion of the project dubbed Project Panorama - which follows the successful syndication of another dubbed Project Snowdrop that was fully funded in 10 days in April - will be available to professional co-investors, local and ...

  • High Court Orders Kibwezi Election Ballots Recount

    The High Court yesterday ordered a recount of votes cast in the Kibwezi west parliamentary elections. The order follows an application by petitioner Kalembe Ndile who has challenged the election of Patrick Musimba as MP. Justice David Majanja sitting in Machakos said the numerous errors and conflicting entries in Form 35 and 36 had persuaded him to call for a recount. The recount is to start ...

  • Nairobi County Workers Clash Over Pay

    Nairobi - Operations at the Nairobi County government were paralysed on Wednesday after hundreds of workers downed their tools demanding to be paid their May salaries. They stopped working and vowed not to resume work until their salary issue was resolved by the Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero. Speaking to the press outside City Hall, the Chairman Nairobi County Workers Union, Samuel Mugweru ...

  • Kenya Gunmen Kill Two Women Police Reservist in Wajir

    Gunmen in Wajir County killed a Kenyan police reservist Tuesday night (June 18th) who was investigating a shooting incident that left two civilians dead and two injured on Monday. The police reservist was among a group of security officers investigating an incident in which gunmen from neighbouring Mandera County raided Burmayo village, killing two women and injuring two other people, Wajir ...

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