The Nation (Kenya) articles from December 2005

The Nation (Kenya) archives from December 2005

Why Nyanza Trails Other Areas in Exam.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Siringi Shortage of teachers, staff absenteeism and a high number of orphans are some of the factors that have pushed Nyanza Province into academic wilderness. Experts have also...

Elephants in Danger Due to Forest Fires.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: James Kariuki The lives of hundreds of elephants at Rumuruti forest are threatened by bush fires caused by farmers clearing their fields and charcoal burners. Laikipia district forest...

History Repeats Itself for Kenyans.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Hezekiah Wepukhulu When Harambee Stars refused to travel to Rwanda for this year's East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup late last month because the Kenya Football Federation had...

Poverty Looms Over Top Boy's Dream to Do Law.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Agutu And Nelly Thece Tirus Irungu Maina, 16, overcame numerous odds including grinding poverty to emerge the best among candidates from non-formal schools countrywide, with 434 marks....

Female Speak - Village Reunions.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Njoki Kaigai The images are the same year in year out; people squeezing their way into buses and trains in a last minute bid to head upcountry. Looking at this annual ritual, it is easy to...

Economic Freedom an Elusive Goal.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Wycliffe Muga In reviewing the year ending today, I would focus on two headline-grabbing events which revealed both the political progress that Kenya has made in the past decade, and also the...

Forest Settlers Now Play Hide And Seek Game.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Joseph Kimani And Mburu Mwangi What was expected to be a major clash between security personnel and settlers at the Mau forest of Narok district turned out to be much ado about nothing. ...

Parliament: Battle Lines Drawn Over Referendum.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Muriithi Muriuki When Parliament resumes in March it will become the next battlefield for supremacy between Orange team - those who spearheaded the rejection of the proposed Constitution, and...

Year Was a Deathblow to Kenya's Top Heroes.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: John Koigi The funeral service for Starehe Boys Centre director and founder Geoffrey Griffin. Dr Griffin was among the iconic figures who died this year. Since death came into being, the...

Group Registers Copycat Kanu Party.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Kago A new row over copycat political parties erupted yesterday with the discovery that a second Kanu has finally been officially registered. Called the New Kanu Alliance Party of...

Second Arrest Order Issued for Football Star Oliech.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Eunice Machuhi Another warrant has been issued for the arrest of international soccer player Dennis Oliech. The order was given yesterday by Mombasa magistrate Timothy Gesora when he...

Bad Meat Lands Hundreds in Hospital.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Oliver Musembi Hundreds of villagers yesterday sought treatment at the Maragwa District Hospital after eating infected meat. Nine of them were said to have contracted anthrax after eating...

Dubai Bank Sent Crashing Out of Event.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Abdulrahman Sheriff Dubai Bank FC failed to qualify for the final of the New Year Cup under-17 competition when they went down 0-3 to Samba Boys at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium. Samba of...

Kibaki Sees Cost of Doing Business in Kenya Declining.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Allan Buluku The cost of doing business in Kenya is set to go down. Yesterday, President Kibaki said that the Government had taken measures to improve the investment climate by reviewing...

Shock for Students Denied Marks Over Irregularities in Examination.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Team Candidates whose results were cancelled in this year's KCPE examinations were in shock yesterday after they learnt their eight years of schooling had gone down the drain. The...

Kenyans Deserve Better Deal.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The Government's failure to provide essential services to its citizens is a violation of their human and constitutional rights. The transgression is the more disturbing considering the heavy taxes...

Awori Wants Dialogue And Forgiveness in the New Year.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nelly Thece The New Year should bring dialogue and reconciliation between the Banana and Orange referendum teams, Vice-President Moody Awori said yesterday. And he asked leaders on both...

Kibaki's Move On Cabinet Left Politicians Guessing.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi It was described as unprecedented, bold, brave. However, two weeks later it left many disenchanted. The decision by President Kibaki to sack his entire Cabinet - after being...

Court Stops Plans to Privatise Rate Taking.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: John Oywa The controversial privatisation of revenue collection at the Kisumu Bus Park has been stopped by court. Confusion reigned at the busy terminus yesterday after 14 traders...

Police Hunting Killers of Sugar Firm Manager.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Benson Amadala Police have recovered a spent cartridge but have not arrested any suspects in connection with the killing of a Mumias Sugar Company manager. Western CID boss Daniel...

Year's Top Newsmakers Kept the World Spotlight On Kenya.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mwangi Githahu People, places and events made news in 2005, some from the usual suspects, and others unusual and unique. Owen, the baby hippo: The baby hippo, Owen, became attached to a...

Showbiz: Youth Music Still Dominated the Scene.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Clay Muganda Prezzo: He has managed to keep fans and writers alike on their toes with his showiness. Last year, he hired a helicopter to fly a distance of less than 100 metres to the venue of...

Top Runners Head for Kabarak.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Mureithi The fifth edition of Athletics Kenya (AK) weekend cross country action moves to Kabarak University in Nakuru today. Unlike the previous four meetings in Meru, Machakos,...

Shoe Race Winners to Earn Cash.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter The winner of next week's inaugural Shoe-4Africa Women's 10 kilometre Road Race in Iten will earn $500 (about Sh36,000), organisers announced yesterday. The race has a...

Curtain Finally Falls On 2005.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Finally, the curtain falls on 2005 and the stage opens for 2006. To have survived this far, all people of goodwill must offer thanks to their maker for his protection. As the year comes to an end, it...

Fresh Faces Expected for 2006 Tusker Kenya Open.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Larry Ngala Next year's Tusker Kenya Open is likely to attract a crop of new faces particularly from the South and Central American regions, following the graduation to the main European Tour...

Call to Waive School Fee As Famine Rages.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Team Children from famine areas should be exempted from paying school fees. The call came as slow transport of food was blamed for hunger ravaging northern Kenya and parts of Rift...

Prisoners Take Part in Milestone Sports Tournament.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Fred Orido The first ever inter-prisons sports tournament got underway yesterday at the Naivasha main prison grounds. Teams from Naivasha, Nakuru and Kamiti competed in football,...

30 Percent Increase in Tourists.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Allan Buluku The number of tourists visiting the Coast region this Christmas season increased by 30 per cent compared to a similar period last year. This also reflected a 28 per cent...

Central's Top Pupil Inspired By Mother's Illness.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Agutu He seemed lost in the crowd, thanks to his small size. But Kevin Ndung'u Kahura, 14, Central Province's best candidate was definitely the toast of the day. With television...

Sports: Another Round of Ceaseless Wrangles.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Tsuma Gor Mahia player Ken Oliech of Gor Mahia and Magachi Onyoni of AFC Leopards in a tussle for the ball during their Premier league match at City Stadium in which Gor won 1-0. ...

New Charter Flight Opens Kenya to Russian Tourists.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mwaura Kimani Tourism received a major boost yesterday after a charter flight from unlikely Kenyan tourist market arrived in Nairobi, with 142 visitors. The arrival of the group of...

Coast Stars Player Poised to Join Anderlecht.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Coast Stars defensive midfielder Crispin Odula is set to join Belgium top division side RSC Anderlecht. Odula, a Kenya under-20 defender, was among the three players...

New Move to Contain Measles Outbreak.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mike Mwaniki The Government yesterday sounded an alert over a measles outbreak, especially in Nairobi. About 100 infection cases have been reported countrywide this year, the Kenya...

Kalonzo to Battle for Slot.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Bernard Namunane The Liberal Democratic Party yesterday said key member Kalonzo Musyoka was not its automatic torch bearer in the 2007 General Election. The former Cabinet minister will be...

Four More Die of Hunger.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Four more people were reported dead in Wajir District as the military intensified food delivery to victims of biting famine in northern Kenya. Emergency medicine was flown to Mandera and Wajir...

Ringera's Report Self-Serving.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Ambrose Murunga I grew up on an omnivorous diet of movies. That is where I met French film star Alain Delon. It disturbed me that Delon always got whacked at the end in almost every movie he...

Education: Fewer Strikes But More Heat At Private Schools.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Siringi Aptly capturing the highlights in basic education this year are the reduced cases of student unrest and the bullish behaviour of private schools. In previous years, the...

May 2006 Be a Year of Better Fortunes.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Sulubu Stuva Another year starts tomorrow! All we can hope for is that the ingredients in our hands will propel those with philanthropic instincts into raising great recipes that can guarantee...

Man Talk - the Oyunga Pala Awards.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Oyunga Pala Each year, this column throws barbs and bouquets at certain Kenyans for their deeds and misdeeds Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the second edition of the self-funded/self...

Errant Private Schools to Be Punished.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Siringi Stern action will be taken against private schools using unethical methods to excel in national examinations, the Government has warned. Education minister George Saitoti...

Laws Needed to Protect Consumers.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Mwaura On December 14, the Kenya Bureau of Standards published a statement that its market surveillance team had established that sub-standard dry cell batteries were still on sale...

Only 300 Girls Among the Top 900.
December 31, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporters Girls make up only a third of the top 900 candidates, according to the results released on Thursday. Only 301 out of the 903 ranked the top nationally, representing 33.33...

Three Provinces Achieve Balance.
December 30, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Samuel Siringi Three provinces have achieved gender equality in the enrolment of candidates. Central, Nairobi and Eastern were praised by Education minister George Saitoti for enrolling more...

Sh396m Port Terminal Opens.
December 30, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Wachira Kang'aru A Uganda-based company is expected to open a Sh396 million bulk liquid handling terminal at the port of Mombasa today. The terminal is designed to store, handle and...

MPs Want Famine Declared a National Disaster.
December 29, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) MPs yesterday asked President Kibaki to declare the famine in various parts of the country a national disaster. They also want the Head of State to recall Parliament to discuss the hunger in North...

Kcpe Exam Results Released.
December 29, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter Moi Forces Academy pupil Oduor Frederick Constant has emerged tops in this year's primary school examination results with 461 marks out of a possible 500. The Ministry of...

Explain More About Fuels.
December 29, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Kenya is joining 48 other sub-Saharan countries racing to phase out leaded fuel by this year. Kenya joined the movement to consign leaded fuel to the annals of motoring history during the 2002 United...

Internet Watchdog Launched in Nairobi.
December 29, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Isaiah Esipisu An internet project office, among other things to speed up access to the net, will be opened in Nairobi today, as the country celebrates ten years of connectivity. The...

Kenya Enters Global Data Highway.
December 29, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Thatiaah Kenya makes a dramatic entry into the information superhighway early in the new year with the completion of an optic fibre project from the Indian Ocean town of Mombasa to...

ODM Spells Out Review Terms.
December 28, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Tony Kago And David Mugonyi The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) wants a constituent assembly formed to write a new constitution. Lang'ata MP Raila Odinga, one of the movement's leading...

Take Part in Writing New Law, Says Kibaki.
December 27, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter And Correspondent Kenyans should put their political differences aside and help in delivering a new constitution, President Kibaki said. Speaking in Mombasa on the eve of...

State Corporation's Three-Year Strategy for Oil Exploration.
December 27, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kennedy Senelwa National Oil Corporation of Kenya has developed a strategic plan to spur oil exploration while sustaining profits from the sale of refined petroleum products. The State...

Two More Ministers Accept Their Appointments.
December 26, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi And Jeff Otieno Speaking on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Sunday, MPs David Mwenje and Raphael Wanjala, said they will accept their appointments as assistant...

Team Probes NSSF Deal to Raise Sh14b.
December 25, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Okwemba and Mugo Njeru The National Social Security Fund is at the centre of an intense investigation targeting financial dealings through which the pension giant expects to raise Sh14...

Kenya Gets Grace Period to Spend Aids Cash.
December 24, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mike Mwaniki And Tia Goldenberg A UN agency has given Kenya a five-month extension to spend Sh720 million meant for the fight against Aids. The decision by the Global Fund comes barely a...

Mass Starvation Regrettable.
December 24, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) More that one million people in various districts face severe starvation. For these people, this festive season is a nightmare. Not only is theirs an extremely bad year ender, things are threatening to...

Meru Leaders Criticise Kibaki Over Old Guard.
December 24, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Agutu President Kibaki yesterday came under stinging criticism from an unlikely quarter. A group of MPs from the Meru community, which has solidly backed the President and his...

Blows Traded Over Animals Deal.
December 24, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Richard Chesos And Agencies The controversy over the planned shipping of Kenya's wildlife to Thailand has spilled over to the benefiting country. A television debate on the plan to move...

Famine Threat to 1.6m People Across Nyanza.
December 23, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Allan Odhiambo, Benson Amadala and Olivia Owuor Some 1.6 million people in Nyanza Province face famine following a massive crop failure this year. This represents 30 per cent of the...

Kenya, Uganda Sign Fuel Pact.
December 23, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Geoffrey Irungu And Patrick Nzioka Dealers will now be allowed to draw fuel from Nakuru for export to Uganda and other countries in the region. This will ensure Uganda and neighbouring...

Local Tourists Spent Sh10bn.
December 23, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Nzioka Domestic tourism contributed nearly Sh10 billion out of the total Sh42 billion revenue realised from the sector in 2004. A survey by the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) shows...

Starvation At Christmas.
December 23, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kimani Thousands of Kenyans are facing a slow death from starvation, while the rest of our country is planning to eat and drink its way through a very merry Christmas. Two seasons...

Re-Examine Auditors' Role.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Company auditors have been thrust in the spotlight for the past five years due to the serious problems experienced by several firms under their watch. It is possible that some collapsed because their...

12 Feared Dead in Mandera As Food Shortage Bites.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Kimani Twelve people are feared to have died from hunger in Mandera District. The Elwak sub-district hospital medical superintendent, Mr Osman Abdulrahman Adan, and the Mandera...

New Boss for Refineries As House Retires.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kennedy Senelwa Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited general manager Chris House has been replaced. Mr John Mrutu, the refineries manufacturing manager, will takeover from Mr House on...

Kalembe Gets Court Order Halting Thai Wildlife Deal.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Assistant minister Kalembe Ndile has been served with a court order halting the export 175 wild animals to Thailand. The deal has been put on hold until a case by two...

Key Investors Scared By Wrangles in Narc, Says Kituyi.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Kenya has lost investments due to divisions in the ruling Narc coalition which peaked during the referendum on the new constitution last month, a minister said yesterday....

Devil's Hand in 2006 World Cup.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Charles Onyango-Obbo / What Others Say If you are a God-fearing soul, you might be excused that the 'Devil' is showing his hand in the World Cup that will be played next year. According...

Upset About Mogere Exit? Go to Court, Says Minister.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter Labour minister Newton Kulundu yesterday asked those opposed to the sacking of National Social Security Fund boss Naftali Mogire to seek legal redress. He dismissed...

Firms Launch Sms Service to Fight Aids.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Kenyans will now be able to access information on Aids through their mobile phones. This follows the launching of an initiative dubbed "Stop Aids, Know the facts"...

Tanzania Shows the Way.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Tanzania ushered in a new era yesterday with the swearing in of Mr Jakaya Kikwete as its fourth President since independence. Since his nomination by his party a few months ago, it was a foregone...

Britain Cuts Aid to Uganda.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Daniel K. Kalinaki Britain has cut 15 million pounds (Sh1.9 billion) in aid to Uganda and withheld another Sh16 billion over the "events surrounding" the arrest and trial of opposition leader...

Kca Focus On Building for Future.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Tsuma After the mass boycott of the national team by eight of the 14 senior national team players during the 2004 Intercontinental Cup, it appeared only a matter of time before coach...

Head of Dead Dog Found in Clerk's Office.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent A dead wild dog's head was found in a town clerk's office - with an ominous warning in Arabic tied around its neck. The head, which was wrapped in a black polythene...

No Let-Up in Workers' Demands.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nyabonyi Kazungu A private water company is embroiled in a trade dispute with its workers over the review of the employees terms of service. Officials of the Kenya Local Government Workers'...

Negative Attitude to Blame for Lack of Jobs.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Lydiah Mumbi A young man celebrating the Orange win of the referendum at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre on November 22 said this: "I swept Uhuru Park for President Kibaki to be...

Opinion Poll Findings Draw Jeers And Cheers.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi And Benard Namunane Leaders across the political divide were yesterday split over a new poll, which put former Cabinet minister Kalonzo Musyoka ahead of President Kibaki in...

Three Judges Probed On Graft.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Jillo Kadida Three judges are being investigated over allegations of corruption. The three - who serve in the court of appeal and High Court - are among those summoned by a committee...

We'll Punish Leaders for Taking Jobs, Vows Odm.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter Kanu and LDP will next month punish MPs who took up their positions in the new Cabinet. The parties have scheduled Parliamentary Group and national executive committee...

Refs Warned Over Boycott of Kpl Ties.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Hezekiah Wepukhulu The Kenya Football Referees' Association (KEFOCA) has decided to adopt a tough line against referees who abandon league matches at half time or those who hold teams to...

E-Commerce is the Engine for Growth.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Andrew Limo Never before has the ability to communicate been essential to humanity. More and more people are accessing the Internet and making phone calls cheaply while the technologies keep...

Hospital Publishes Guide On How to Treat HIV in Children.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Bernard Muthaka Gertrude's Garden Hospital has published East Africa's first clinical guidelines in the management of HIV in children, thereby taking the first steps in structuring an area...

No Stopping the Exodus of Nurses to UK.
December 22, 2005... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Paul Redfern Dozens of Kenyan nurses were employed in Britain over the past 12 months despite a ban by the UK government on them working in the National Health Service. A code introduced...