The Nation (Kenya) articles from April 2011, page 9

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Don't Risk Arrest, Judge Warns Again.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Eric Shimoli The second set of post-election violence suspects appeared before the International Criminal Court on Friday to hear the judge repeat a stern warning against activities that could lead to issue of arrest warrants. As...

MPs' Failure to Follow Waki's Timetable Led to Current Process in the Hague.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Bernard Namunane When MPs rejected the Bills that would have set up a local tribunal to deal with the 2008 post-election violence, they never imagined that the consequences would unfold in a far away land. In fact, the Ocampo Six...

Three Suspects Come Face to Face With The Hague.
April 8, 2011... The first Kenyans to ever face accusations before an international criminal court took to the stands on Thursday in a preliminary appearance over events stemming from the 2008 post election violence. Suspended Cabinet minister William Ruto,...

MPs: ICC's Handling of Suspects Okay.
April 8, 2011... Byline: Njeri Rugene MPs allied to Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto have said they are satisfied with the manner in which the International Criminal Court handled three post election violence suspects. ...

Who is Stealing Nation's Gold?
April 7, 2011... Byline: Juakali Kambale The city of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is synonymous with gold -- which is why it's not rare to find its residents keeping nuggets of the precious metal in their homes. In the outskirts of the...

Second Group of Ocampo Six to Appear in Court.
April 7, 2011... National attention turns to post-election violence suspects Uhuru Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura and Hussein Ali on Friday when they make their initial appearance before the International Criminal Court. The trio will appear before the...

Global Village Reality Unfolds Across Nation.
April 7, 2011... They sat quietly, sipping tea served with chapati or mandazi, while others opted for soft drinks -- the only beverage the Mututho Laws allowed at the time. At that moment on Thursday, Kenyans witnessed the reality that the world is indeed, a...

Use of Hate Speech Could Lead to Arrests, Ocampo Six Warned.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Bernard Namunane The Ocampo Six have been warned that they risk being arrested and detained if they incite the public into a fresh wave of violence. The caution came as three of the suspects appeared before the pre-trial chamber on...

Toyota Hits the Road at Windsor.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Larry Ngala The annual Toyota East Africa golf tournament will be played on Friday at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club where a big field of 200 golfers has been drawn to battle it out for an array of prizes. Toyota, the...

Gor's 'Green Army' Marches On.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Charles Nyende Gor Mahia coach Zedekiah "Zico" Otieno has warned anybody who cares to listen that his side is the strongest in the Kenyan Premier League and is intent on taking what is due to them. "I have said it before that we...

Telecoms Companies Focus on Health to Woo Internet Users.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Okuttah Mark and Mugambi Mutegi Mobile phone service providers and IT firms are increasingly raising the profile of value addition in efforts to win more customers and retain existing subscribers in an intense Internet market war. ...

Sale of Body Parts Takes Centre Stage.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Anthony Njagi Secondary schools on Thursday took centre stage with performances on the sale of body parts, challenges of having disadvantaged children, greed and corruption as they battled it out in the national drama festival. St...

Damages to Ex-Spy Chief Welcomed.
April 7, 2011... A rights activist on Thursday welcomed the High Court's award of Sh2 billion to Mr Stephen Muriithi, a former national intelligence deputy director, for illegal detention. Mr Morris Odhiambo said the order against retired president Daniel...

State House Demands Ethnic Balance.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Samuel Siringi State House will be asking ministries that second staff to the department to observe ethnic balancing, a senior official said. Comptroller Nelson Githinji on Thursday said that State House was not directly...

Ruto, Kosgey, Sang Come Face to Face With the Hague.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Eric Shimoli The first Kenyans to ever face accusations before an international criminal court took to the stands on Thursday in a preliminary appearance over events stemming from the 2008 post election violence. Suspended Cabinet...

County Capital a Hub of Higher Learning.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Emman Omari and Ouma Wanzala From the colonial days, Eldoret used to be known as the farmers town. But this has since changed dramatically. Today, the capital of Uasin Gishu county, is a major industrial, banking, health,...

Pipeline Vow to Beat Prisons in Volleyball Final.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Chris Musumba Revenge is in the air as Kenya's best teams, Prisons and Pipeline, roll up their sleeves for the battle for the Africa women's volleyball club championship title at the Africa Nazarene University on Saturday. A 3-0...

Trucks to Pay More for Overloading.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Gitonga Marete Rogue transporters who overload their trucks will pay a fine of Sh100 per kilogramme and not the current Sh20, if a recommendation by a Government state corporation is adopted. This means that any truck overloaded by...

Low Reserve Space Blamed for Blackouts.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Valentine Obara The low reserve capacity for production of electricity is to blame for regular power outages in the country, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) managing director Joseph Njoroge, has said. Currently, Kenya's...

Board Loses Bid to Kick Out Communications Commission Director.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Jevans Nyabiage Differences in the Communications Commission of Kenya Board played out on Thursday when the Information minister revoked the suspension of the regulator's director-general, just hours after the board had sent him on...

Why Nation is Losing Teaching Staff, Students to Regional Universities.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Maurice N. Amutabi Many Kenyan universities lack qualified staff, especially those holding doctorates. This is largely due to regional brain drain. Kenya is losing highly-qualified people, not to Europe or North America, but to...

Serious Cybercrime Has Gone Viral And Government Must Seek Ways to Fight It.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Ben Sihanya Advances in ICT have ushered in important socio-economic, political and cultural benefits as well as complex crimes. Some experts define cyber crime as "any activity that exploits cyber space in terms of using its...

How to Curb Hate Speech in Social Media.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Esmonda Shahonya In the digital world, the social media creates virtual meeting points for discussion, debate and exchange of information. While the better side fosters freedom of expression, an avenue is also opened for hate...

Hague Suspects Must Heed Court Warnings.
April 7, 2011... Kenyans across the county were on Thursday glued to television screens watching the live proceedings from the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands. No doubt the initial appearance before the court of three of the six Kenyans...

ICC Judges Issue September Date for Suspects.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Anthony Kariuki Three of the six key post election violence have made their initial appearance before the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber and will know whether they will stand trial starting September 1. Eldoret...

Ocampo Loses Bid to Withhold Evidence.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Oliver Mathenge Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday suffered a major blow after International Criminal Court judges lifted the veil on the evidence he is holding. The Pre-Trial Chamber judges went ahead to dismiss his...

Time to Account for Postelection Chaos, Says Ocampo.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Eric Shimoli International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno- Ocampo declared Thursday was an accountability day for Kenya as the first of the suspects he wants to prosecute for post election violence appeared in court. Mr...

It's a Step to Justice for Victims, Say Lobbies.
April 7, 2011... The appearance of the Ocampo Six before the International Criminal Court is a major step towards achieving accountability and justice for the post-election violence victims, lobby groups declared on Thursday. More than 2,500 groups from 150...

ICC Judges Issue September Date for Suspects.
April 7, 2011... Byline: Anthony Kariuki Three of the six key post election violence have made their initial appearance before the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber and will know whether they will stand trial starting September 1. Eldoret...

Designed to Save Mother Earth.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Mwaura Samora Environmental conservation and the war against global warming are among the biggest responsibilities of governments today. Scientists have been working round the clock to design innovative ways to build eco-friendly...

Ocampo Six Fly Out Amid Strong Support for Hague.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Walter Menya As some of the post-election violence suspects flew out of the country on Tuesday night to face their destiny at The Hague, they left behind an opinion poll showing that most Kenyans believe the ICC offers the best chance...

Where Both Whites and Blacks Farm Thousands of Acres.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Emman Omari Uasin Gishu is a farming county with a difference. For both white farmers and black farmers feed this nation from their 3,000-plus acre holdings. Here is the tale of two farmers: both Kenyans but one white and the other...

New Law May Reduce Lending Rates.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Moses Michira The property market last week got a boost after the Finance minister signed into law a proposal to allow Housing Finance (HF) to offer current accounts, paving the way for the mortgage financier to lend at lower rates...

Doctors Ponder Rising Cases of Siamese Twins.
April 6, 2011... Health officials are trying to understand the prevalence of Siamese twins in Mombasa's South Coast in the past two years. One doctor, Dr Twahir Hamed has linked the biological phenomenon to nutrition deficiency. On Saturday, Siamese twins...

Moi Ordered to Pay Ex-Spy Chief Sh2 Billion.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Jillo Kadida Retired President Moi has been found liable for detaining a senior security official during his rule and ordered to pay Sh2 billion in compensation. In a precedent-setting ruling, the High Court found Mr Moi personally...

Farmers Besiege Cereals Depot.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Erick Ngobilo and Samuel Koech Farmers on Wednesday threatened to burn down a cereals board depot in Webuye over delays in distribution of subsidised fertiliser amid corruption allegations. The more than 500 farmers who have camped...

Cigarette Tax Uneven, Says Player.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Kaburu Mugambi Treasury's failed attempt to amend tax rules on cigarettes should not be blamed for the lower-than expected tax revenues by Kenya Revenue Authority, Mastermind Tobacco said on Wednesday. The company added that...

Each Citizen Owes Creditors Sh31,000.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Jevans Nyabiage Kenya's total public debt is expected to hit Sh1.27 trillion this fiscal year, in what is expected to put more strain on Kenyans in servicing it. Data from the debt management department of the ministry of Finance,...

Workers Wages Under Review for Increase Due to Rising Costs.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Mwaniki Wahome The government is negotiating with employers on a new minimum wage to enable workers cope with the rising cost of living. An exponential increase in fuel prices due to crises in the Arab world and food shortages in...

Carnage And Culpability.
April 6, 2011... Top political leaders can no longer cover themselves by claiming their subordinates were solely responsible for any atrocities, pogroms, or other crimes against humanity. Those sentiments, expressed by the senior legal adviser to the...

Cohesion Team Roots for Quarterly Bulletin.
April 6, 2011... The national cohesion and integration watchdog wants a report on ethnic composition in the civil service made every quarter of the year. Releasing its findings on an audit in ethnic composition in public service, the National Cohesion and...

Word of Prayer Before Journey to the Hague.
April 6, 2011... Byline: John Ngirachu It is the Christian tradition that travellers embarking on a journey will whisper a word to God before they throw their satchels on their backs and take the first steps. Their relatives and friends naturally rally...

Three Already At the Hague Ahead of Thursday's Court Session.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Eric Shimoli Three of the six suspects named by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrived in The Hague on Wednesday morning. Suspended Cabinet ministers Henry Kosgey and William Ruto and Kass FM presenter...

Hope for Violence Victims As Hague Trial Opens.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Bernard Namunane The journey to justice for the victims of Kenya's election violence starts on Thursday when three of the six key suspects appear before the International Criminal Court's pre-trial judges. Suspended minister...

Punishing Organisers of Poll Chaos Will Curb Impunity.
April 6, 2011... Masterminds of the post-election violence must face justice to slay the dragon of impunity, two foreign legal experts have said. The justice can be meted at home or at The Hague, Polish judge Wladyslaw Czaplinski and lawyer Roland Kouassi,...

Tanzania Arrive for Zone Six Event.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Larry Ngala Neighbouring Tanzania's national men's golf team arrived in Mombasa on Tuesday evening for Africa's top amateur showdown, the 2011 Africa Zone Six Golf Championship at the long playing Nyali Golf and Country Club course....

Skewed Employment Practices in the Civil Service Undermining Cohesion.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Mzalendo Kibunjia Parliament set up the National Cohesion and Integration Commission with a clear mandate to work towards the elimination of ethnic, religious and racial discrimination. By speaking boldly and frequently about the...

The Maa People Are Internal Refugees Too.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Joseph N. Ole Shuel Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi's recent remarks that the government will resettle IDPs in Kasuku Farm "wapende wasipende" despite protests by local Maasai people is a clear testimony of how government...

Address Employment Imbalances Urgently.
April 6, 2011... The National Cohesion and Integration Commission report on ethnic imbalance in the public service makes for sober reading. It confirms that some ethnic groups are clearly dominant in government employment while others are under-represented....

Ocampo Gives Tough Conditions for ICC Suspects.
April 6, 2011... Byline: Lucas Barasa International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has sought tough new conditions against three individuals summoned over the post-election violence. A warrant of the arrest is to be issued to Deputy...

Athletes Set the Pace in Rebuilding Their County.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Komen The reconstruction of Eldoret and many other places in Uasin Gishu, following the post election violence that tore the county apart, is being led by its other famous sons and daughters - the athletes. Many of Kenya's...

ODM Loses Grip in Uasin Gishu.
April 5, 2011... Uasin Gishu county with only three constituencies was an exclusive ODM zone in the 2007 elections. But the hurricane that swept ODM to victory is now turning against the party as a result of the fallout between party leader Raila Odinga and...

Police Blamed for Rise in Highway Robberies.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Githua Kihara and Gitonga Marete Police have been accused of laxity and failure to provide security on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. Most truck drivers say they cannot afford private security escort due to increasing costs incurred....

Slow Recovery From the Ashes of a Violent Past.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Emman Omari Post-election violence has taken a heavy toll on the economy of Uasin Gishu. From the towns to the villages, people are still living with the consequences of the madness that engulfed Kenya following the disputed 2007...

Campaign on for New Names But Old Feelings Won't Go Away.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Jonathan Komen Place names are set to be the next flashpoint between the so-called indigenous and immigrant communities in Uasin Gishu. In the heat of the 2008 post-election violence, the Kalenjin started a campaign to change those...

Sang Retains Dockers' Union Post.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Anthony Kitimo Dock workers have re-elected Mr Simon Sang as their secretary-general. Mr Sang's supporters poured into the corridors of the Kenya Ports Authority headquarters after Coast provincial labour officer Francis Okello...

Port Users Want Rules to Reduce Cost of Trade.
April 5, 2011... Stakeholders in Mombasa port have embarked on a campaign to urge the government to gazette commercial maritime service regulations that they hope will reduce the cost of doing business. Some of the rules in the A-G's office are on shipping...

Rwandatel's Mobile Phone License Revoked.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Berna Namata Rwandatel, Rwanda's second telecom operator has lost its license over failure to meet telecommunications standards. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) board revoked the license on April 1, 2011 in accordance...

Nation Loses Sh40 Billion in Unpaid Taxes, Says UK Group.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Paul Redfern The Kenyan Government may be losing up to $500 million (Sh40 billion) a year in unpaid taxes from international companies involved in the flower industry in the country, according to a UK aid agency. Christian Aid's...

Analysts Project Slower Growth for the Economy.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Justus Ondari Fears over the country's economic prospects this year continued on Tuesday with a group of analysts projecting that it could grow at less than 5 per cent. Analysts from PineBridge Investments, however, down-played the...

E-Confessions On M-Church, the Gods Must Be Crazy.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Beatrice Kangai Why go to church when you can carry it in your pocket? In the amazing world of technology, devotions, sermons, blessings, rosaries, Bibles, and numerous faith-based phone applications are now available at the tap of a...

Indian Tycoon Ambani Questioned in Telecom Scam.
April 5, 2011... Indian billionaire Anil Ambani was called before a powerful parliamentary committee on Tuesday for what promised to be an uncomfortable hearing into a multi-billion-dollar telecom fraud. Ambani, who heads Reliance ADA, was set to give "oral...

Ulinzi Face Karuturi As Gor Mahia Take On Mathare in Top 8.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Charles Nyende The inaugural KPL Top Eight Knockout tournament continues on Wednesday with a double header at Nyayo National Stadium. The rebounding Ulinzi Stars face tricky Karuturi Sports from 5pm before resurgent Gor Mahia take...

Two Local Clubs in Semis.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Chris Musumba Kenya Prisons and last year's runners-up Kenya Pipeline are in the Africa Women Club volleyball championship semi-finals at Brookhouse School and Africa Nazarene University. Reigning champions Prisons routed...

Humid Kisumu Ready for Snow.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Larry Ngala Kenyan professional golfers return to local action after last weekend's Barclays Kenya Open at Muthaiga where four of them and two of the country's leading amateurs made it to the final two rounds. At least 24 pros...

Harare Warned Against Rush to Hold Elections.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Kitsepile Nyathi South Africa has warned Zimbabwe could end up like the war-torn Cote d'Ivoire if it rushes into elections as it stepped up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to respect a power-sharing deal signed in 2008. The...

Politicians Turn to Facebook to Raise Funds.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Murithi Mutiga Public figures seeking to mobilise funds are increasingly turning to social networking site Facebook in a foretaste of the important role the Internet will play in the next campaigns. Two petitions were launched on...

Neither Parliament Nor the Executive Will Have Anything to Do With the CDF.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Njoki Ndungu I read with interest an article entitled "Let Kenyans decide the fate of CDF" (SN, March 27). Its author, former Ol Kalou MP Muriuki Karue, will forever be remembered by Kenyans for his fight for the devolution of...

Let Farmers Grow Genetically Modified Crops.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Gilbert Arap Bor The season of Lent is upon us - the time of year when Christians around the world prepare for Easter through prayer, charity, and self-denial. It also happens that farmers in the "bread-basket of Kenya", where I...

Decorum the Key Word for the Hague Suspects.
April 5, 2011... The Ocampo Six flew out of the country on Tuesday night to keep their date with the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, suspended cabinet ministers William Ruto and Henry Kosgey, Public Service...

Parliament's Unforgiveable Tardiness.
April 5, 2011... When Parliament resumed business recently, the accent was that it should work round the clock to expedite passage of Bills required to implement the Constitution. A few days later, the Constitution Implementation Commission outlined a...

UN Council to Consider Deferral Request.
April 5, 2011... Byline: Kevin Kelley The United Nations Security Council is set to hold discussions Friday on Kenya's request for a deferral of the International Criminal Court cases against the Ocampo Six. Colombia UN ambassador Nestor Osorio, whose...

61 Percent of Natino's Public Prefer ICC Trials - Poll.(Survey)
April 5, 2011... Byline: Walter Menya A majority of Kenyans want the Ocampo Six to stand trial at the International Criminal Court, a new opinion poll shows. Of those polled, 61 percent said they prefer the suspected masterminds of Kenya's post election...

He Was Wheeled Into Theatre, Then He Was No More.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Njeri Kihang'ah Miriam Warorua remembers vividly the hour her son went under the knife for corrective surgery last year. It was a moment everyone in the family, including the young boy, had waited for eagerly. But things turned awry...

Wings Get High on Sprite While Strathmore Win.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Caxton Apollo Eagle Wings shattered Sprite Storms' unbeaten run to stay at the top of the women's basketball Premier League table at the weekend. The 2009 champions hit Storms 58-38 at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday with an...

Row Over Medical Scheme.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Mwaniki Wahome The industrial court has temporarily stopped KenGen from implementing a new medical scheme for its employees. The Kenya Electrical Trades and Allied Workers Union last week obtained an order stopping the company from...

Cellphone Threat to Insurance.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Mwaniki Wahome Motor vehicle insurance, seen as the dark horse in the underwriting business, is grappling with a new risk: the mobile phone. The hand-held communication gadget has joined drunk-driving as a major cause of car...

Where Did These Nine Banks Go?
April 4, 2011... Byline: Justus Ondari On December 18, 2003, nearly a year after Narc swept into power, David Wachira, then head of credit conformance at Barclays Africa, was appointed CEO of Consolidated Bank of Kenya. Eighth years down the line, he has...

Impala Storm Floodlit Semis.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Ayumba Ayodi Champions Impala, Strathmore, Kenya Commercial Bank and Mwamba claimed impressive wins at the weekend to qualify to the Impala Floodlit tournament semi-finals. Kenya sevens team meanwhile return in the country at 3pm...

Video Messages Add Colour to Communication.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Winsley Masese With a new touch to business efficiency, mobile phone features are constantly evolving. And as focus shifts to data from voice, video messaging service (VMS) is slowly drawing attention in technology cycles. Built...

Africa Online Founder Goes Digital.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Jevans Nyabiage In 1994, as the world witnessed the Rwanda genocide, three young Kenyans were busy connecting the continent to the internet. Ayisi Makatiani, Karanja Gakio and Amolo Ng'weno, who knew each other while studying in...

Notebook Dealer Bets Big On Country.
April 4, 2011... The world's second largest vendor of notebook PCs has chosen Kenya as it intensifies its distribution channels and low pricing points to help its growth in East and Central Africa. The company expects Africa to be key in pushing up its...

Dimming Role of Projector Cast As Screen Takes Over.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Mwangi Muiruri Projector-cast technology is slowly facing extinction following the introduction of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) display alternatives. To suffer are cinema halls, outdoor and indoor advertisers as well as live events...

Cloud Computing Security Might Not Just Be Vapour.
April 4, 2011... Byline: Esmond Shahonya One of the data storage technologies that has received both hype and a mixed blend of myths and truths is cloud computing. The technology is dogged by a smoke of ideas and vapours of insecurity. The concept of a...