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EU Will Be Neutral in Elections.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The European Union will be non-partisan in the General Election. But the union will support the Electoral Commission of Kenya to ensure the poll is free and fair. German ambassador Walter Lindner...

Kisauni Results Wrong, Court Told.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The declared results of the Kisauni parliamentary by-election were incorrect, a Mombasa court was yesterday told. Returning officer Hotham Nyange said two polling stations in Fort Jesus and Hajam...

It's Time to Free Key Offices From Political Patronage.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Robert Shaw The appointment of Prof Njuguna Ndung'u as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya continues to draw mixed reactions. First let's look at the way the appointment took place...

MPs Call for Electoral Reforms.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale The next General Election will not be free and fair unless relevant laws are changed, two MPs have said. Kabete's Paul Muite nominated colleague Njoki Ndung'u said the...

Third Referral Hospital is On the Way.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Plans to upgrade the 42-year-old Gatundu district hospital into Kenya's third referral and teaching health facility are at an advanced stage. Started by founding president Jomo Kenyatta in 1965, the...

Board Members Warned Over Tenders.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kaburu Mugambi Government has asked State corporations' board of directors to stop interfering with their organisations' tendering processes. Directorate of Public Procurement interim...

Error Costs Orengo Sh5m Award.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Jillo Kadida Failure to give the Government a 30-day notice before suing it has cost lawyer James Orengo a Sh5 million award for unlawful arrest and detention. But in the event that Mr...

Accident Left Duncan Without Limbs, But He Won't Give Up Battle for His Rights.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Agutu The train accident cost him all his limbs. But Duncan Manuel Murigi is not about to give up. He is fighting for millions of shillings he believes are entitlements meant to...

Two Kenyans Face Charges in Winnie Mandela House Break.
March 15, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Two Kenyans are among those to appear in court on April 10 in Soweto, Johannesburg in connection with a robbery at Winnie Mandela's house, which occurred two weeks ago....

Party Top Guns Set to Meet.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Bernard Namunane ODM Kenya presidential hopefuls are set to meet today in an attempt to reconcile the differences that drove four of them to skip the London trip. The meeting, which was...

Satellite Technology to Monitor Elections.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Cartographers have developed a modern satellite system to monitor elections. As a result, the Electoral Commission of Kenya will this year assess the progress of the...

Soccer - Stars Board Set to Plot Way Forward At Meeting.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Musumba Harambee Stars management board will meet next week to discuss the best way of helping the national soccer team ahead of their African Nations' Cup clash with Swaziland next...

Worrying Trend in Major Public Sector Appointments.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Benjamin Kirui Following the appointment of Prof Njuguna Ndung'u to the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, there have been muted murmurs across the country. The general feeling is...

Volleyball - Coaches Drop Two From the Squad.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Musumba Timothy Wanyama and James Ontere have been axed from the national men's volleyball team currently training at the open air Nyayo Stadium in preparation for the zonal All Africa...

Ex-MP's Wife Has No Rights, Kadhi Says.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent A decision by former Moyale MP Dr Guracha Galgalo to have two marriages under different religions could lock the first wife from inheriting his property. A Kadhi told...

ECK Roots for Another Round of Voter Listing.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi The Electoral Commission yesterday said it would conduct another round of voter registration mid this year if the Government provided the funds. The decision was reached...

115,000 Civil Servants to Get Salary Increase.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Nzioka Middle-level and junior civil servants will get a pay raise from next week. The increase will benefit 115,000 workers in job groups A to N, who are the majority in the...

Terror Suspect 'Flown to Cuba'.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Abdulsamad Ali And Fred Mukinda Police yesterday remained tight-lipped over the fate of the man they arrested last week on suspicion of being linked to terrorism even as sources claimed he...

Cross Country - Runners Back in Camp After Team Debate.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Njenga It was back to work as usual at the World cross-country Championships camp in Embu yesterday with all athletes, including those who were dropped from the final team of 27 on...

Kaparo Baffled By Letter On Magarini Seat.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter National Assembly Speaker Francis ole Kaparo yesterday said he had received a letter that retained Harrison Kombe as Magari MP. He said he was confused and would check the...

Vote for Kibaki in Elections, Urge Ministers.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale Two Cabinet ministers yesterday crisscrossed Kiambu District drumming up support for President Kibaki's re-election. Roads and Public Works minister Simeon Nyachae and his...

'Mother of Ipos' Needed to Correct Market Uncertainty.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Jaindi Kisero Stock prices are badly depressed. We are still in the middle of the bear run which visits the market in the beginning of every other year. This is the time when speculators...

Muhoho Denies Tender Claim.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter The Kenya Airports Authority yesterday denied bending procurement rules when expanding the scope of work at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The authority followed...

Now Ministry On the Spot Over Ambitious Five-Year Blueprint.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Nzioka The ministry of Education is on the spot, just days after it set out benchmarks on which it should be judged in the provision of services to Kenyans. Such criteria is set...

Ethnicity Killing Our Democracy.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) National Assembly Speaker Francis ole Kaparo was spot on as he assessed the malady afflicting Kenya's politics - tribalism. Not that he said anything new, but he brought freshness to it when he linked it...

Cricket - Country Opens Campaign Against Canada.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter Kenya will be looking to continue their dominance over Canada when the two teams meet in St. Lucia in the opening match of Group "C" of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Kenya...

Board Buys 2.5m Bags of Maize.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Geoffrey Rono And Sollo Kiragu The National Cereals and Produce Board has bought 2.5 million bags of maize from farmers in Rift Valley Province. Agriculture minister Kipruto arap Kirwa...

Court to Rule On Wanjiru Case Dispute.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Lawyers representing parties in a marriage dispute between televangelist Margaret Wanjiru and her alleged husband James Kamangu yesterday differed over who the court...

Kaparo Warns On Dangers of 'Tribal Democracy'.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi National Assembly Speaker Francis ole Kaparo has torn into the political leadership and accused it of "tribal democracy" and "political nomadism". He expressed fears for...

Cricket - ITF Rankings Used to Pick Players for Africa Show.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Musumba Yesha Lakhani, South Africa based Martina Vituli, Kenya Open junior champion Yash Rawal and Dennis Ochieng have been selected for the International Tennis Federation's Africa...

High Court Summons Top Kanu Officials.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent The High Court in Nakuru has summoned Kanu national officials in a case where four councillors want them restrained from transacting party affairs. Mr Justice Daniel...

Weathermen Warn of Floods.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mike Mwaniki Nairobi, Coast and Central residents should prepare for another round of flooding in the long rains expected next month. But weathermen also warned North Eastern and Eastern...

Rugby - Key Players to Miss IRB Sevens Rounds.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: The Punter Five key players are unavailable for the Kenya seven-a-side rugby team which coach Benjamin Ayimba is set to name for the fifth and sixth legs of the International Rugby Board...

Shilling Eases Slightly in Tight Trading.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The Kenya shilling was slightly softer against the dollar yesterday, due to corporate demand and dealers expected it would trade in a tight range in coming days. Commercial banks posted the unit at...

Rallying - Top Swedes Arrive for Classic Work.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Former world rallying champions Stig Blomqvist and Bjorn Waldegaard of Sweden are in the country to test their cars ahead of the Kenya Airways East African Classic Safari...

LSK Wants Better Pay for Judiciary.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent The Law Society of Kenya chairman, Mr Tom Ojienda, wants judicial officers remunerated well, saying this was one way of ensuring judicial freedom. He said the LSK...

Kenyan Lorry Crew's Prison Ordeal.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Simon Siele The struggle to put food on the table landed a Kenyan lorry driver and a mechanic in big trouble in Southern Sudan. The two were implicated in a criminal offence for which they...

PS Rules Out Power Price Increase.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kaburu Mugambi Government will not allow Kenya Power and Lighting Company to increase electricity prices to consumers this year. Successive studies had indicated that for both KPLC and...

Horse Racing - Vet Called As Kiilu-Less Spirit Bolts Into Injury.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Deja Vu Prior to the Derby trial Soprani Challenge Trophy, Ocean Spirit (Moses Kiilu) skipped in step with the rest until he saw a Barclays advertising banner flapping madly Genuinely...

Lawyers Claim EA Unity Being Rushed.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Lorraine Anyango And John Njagi Lawyers have faulted the collection of views on an East African political federation, calling it premature. Law Society of Kenya (LSK) chairman Tom Ojienda...

Games - Kamagambo Face Stiff Challenge in Nyanza.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Philip Onyango Defending champions Kamagambo Teachers College will be hard pressed to retain their titles when the Kenya Teachers Colleges Sports Association Nyanza Zone matches get underway...

Soccer - Fifa Team Jets in This Evening to Sort Out Crisis.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent A delegation from the international football federation, Fifa, arrives this evening with a view to implementing a road map for the immediate relaunching of Kenya football...

Varsity Bids for Collapsed Textile Firm.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Ng'etich Moi University vice-chancellor Richard Mibei said the university had forwarded its interest in taking over Rift Valley Textiles (Rivatex) to the receiver/ manager. The...

Meat Eaters Tuck in As 32-Day Ban On Livestock Trade Lifted.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kennedy Masibo And Mike Mwaniki The 32-day ban on travel and slaughter of livestock in Nakuru District, following the recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever, cost the sector Sh13 million. ...

Soccer - Mulee Blends the Old And New.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odindo Ayieko Harambee Stars coach Jacob "Ghost" Mulee named a blend of experienced and youthful players while excluding long serving captain Musa Otieno from the squad to start preparing for...

It's Good for Industry.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) We can understand the anxiety of some hoteliers over the introduction of stringent environmental rules. Their opposition to new water quality and waste management rules by the National Environment...

Kimunya Favoured Importer, Court Told.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Thoya A Cabinet minister altered the importation date for duty-free sugar to favour an importer, the High Court heard yesterday. Finance minister Amos Kimunya changed the...

Civil Servants Reject Govt Pay Offer.
March 14, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Nzioka Civil servants have rejected the salary increases to be announced next week because ongoing pay negotiations have not been concluded. The civil servants say it was premature...

Youth Fund Deadline is Tomorrow.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter Tomorrow is the deadline for groups wishing to apply for funding from the Sh1 billion youth kitty at constituency levels. The earlier deadline was February 28 but the...

ODM's Missed Opportunity.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Miguna Miguna Embedded Internet-based idlers based overseas are chattering away at the apparent major stumble by ODM Kenya over their aborted UK bonding trip. There is a frenzied rumour mill...

Local Firm Linked to Anglo Leasing Traced.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Thoya The anti-graft agency has finally traced a local firm it believes executed some of the multi-billion Anglo Leasing security contracts in the country. The Kenya...

French Firm Boosts UN Tree Project.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter A leading French cosmetic firm has given a United Nations tree project a major boost. Yes Rocher Foundation yesterday pledged one million trees towards the Plant for the...

Former CCK Chief Testifies.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Mark Agutu A former parastatal chief, whose two mansions were flattened to pave the way for city link roads, is now demanding over Sh36 million as compensation from the Government. This...

Man Seized in Anti-Terror War.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Abdulsamad Ali And Fred Mukinda A man believed to be a close associate of three most wanted terror suspects has been arrested in Mombasa, the Nation has learnt. And yesterday, US...

Okello Proves Open Win Not Impossible.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Larry Ngala Thanks to Jacob Okello's sterling performance in this year's Tusker Kenya Open Golf Championships at Karen County Club, where he was joined in the money list by Alex McGuinness...

Clear Doubts On Deal.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) The Kenya Airports Authority is on the spot following revelations that the tendering for the expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport may have been flouted. The Parliamentary Public Investment...

Puzzle As Transit Sugar Goes Missing.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Sugar worth about Sh4 million has disappeared in unclear circumstances while in transit from Mumias Sugar Company. Police found the 26-wheel trailer which had been...

Boxers Kept Waiting By ABA Over Algeria Trip.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Stephen Ongaro With only three months left before the ninth All Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, the Amateur Boxing Association of Kenya have not named the Kenya team nor appointed a head...

Court Orders KRA to Clear Sugar.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Jillo Kadida And Eunice Machuhi The Court of Appeal has ordered the chief tax collector to clear 5,000 metric tonnes of sugar lying at Mombasa port. But Kenya Revenue Authority is to clear...

KPA Managers Quizzed On Grain Handling Lease.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent The Parliamentary Investments Committee yesterday quizzed Kenya Ports Authority top management on plans to extend the lease of a grain handling company which enjoys...

2007 Elections - Usual Bruising Battle in the Offing.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Patrick Mayoyo Mombasa district generates a lot of interest as it is usually one of the hot spots in the country's politics. Already, potential candidates in the four constituencies are...

Weekend KCB Safari Rally Claims 17 Cars Out of the 42 That Started.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Musumba The KCB Safari Rally lived-up to its billing as the toughest and most challenging motor rally in the world by claiming 17 cars out of the 42 that started in the main event won by...

Country Gives Investors Key Concessions.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Washington Akumu Tanzania yesterday rolled out the red carpet for investors, with President Jakaya Kikwete unveiling a raft of sweeteners for foreign capital. They include cutting the...

Minister Says Airport Repair Deal in Order.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Finance minister Amos Kimunya yesterday said the Government was comfortable with the modernisation of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The minister denied...

Authority to Speed Up East Africa Unity.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter A central authority will be set up to implement decisions on East African integration. Lack of such an organisation has been blamed for the slow unification process. ...

Search for Greater East Africa Ties a Laudable Move.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) A committee seeking the views of Kenyans on the East Africa Community and plans for eventual unification starts its hearings today. The consultative committee will listen to members of the public in a...

2007 Elections-Big Shift in Uasin Gishu From Kanu to Orange Zone.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Ng'etich Uasin Gishu district is undergoing a sea change in 40 years, from a Kanu zone to an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM-Kenya) one. Its three MPs, Mr William Ruto (Eldoret...

Travel Advisory - Americans Attract Terrorist Attacks.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Macharia Gaitho This Travel Warning is being issued to remind Kenyan citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to the United States at this time due to the ongoing safety and security...

Mulee to Start With Mostly Overseas Based Players.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Chris Musumba Kenya soccer team head coach Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee will keep his policy of giving overseas based players priority over the home based ones because of the lack of a competitive...

Peep At Wildlife Haven Which May Outshine the Maasai Mara.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Bryan Harris High up on the list of excellent places to visit, close to the slot reserved for the world's Seventh Wonder - the Maasai Mara Reserve - is the Samburu National Reserve. And even...

Unwell Kipchoge Out of Team.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Peter Njenga Eliud Kipchoge opted out of the World cross-country Championships when the final team of 27 athletes was named yesterday in Embu by Athletics Kenya. The 2003 world champion...

PS Defends Award of Cable Tender.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent A government official yesterday blamed strong local interests for fueling controversy over tender involving laying of the fibre optic cable from Fujaira in the United Arab...

Muite Fights to Save His Financial Turf.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Francis Thoya Ten years ago, Mr Paul Muite came up with an idea to start a flower farming business. The Kabete member of Parliament approached the National Bank of Kenya with a proposal...

MPs Serving Sel-Interest in Stand-Off Over Reform.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Habel Nyamu It has been said by keen science observers that of all natural phenomena in the universe, change is the only permanent one. Even Christians believe in this observation with the...

High Handicapper Patel Holds Off Huge Field to Win Dobie Show.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Larry Ngala High handicapper Arvind Patel beat a large field of 180 players, the biggest at Sigona Golf Club this year, to emerge the overall winner of the second edition of the annual...

Kulei Rejects Ringera's Wealth Order.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Correspondent Retired President Daniel Moi's aide Joshua Kulei argues that an order by Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission requiring him to declare his wealth is incompetent and cannot be...

Firm Revives Country's Hope of Striking Oil.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Juma Namlola Kenya's hopes of striking oil along the Indian Ocean were revived yesterday when another Australian company indicated that it could extract not only the energy resource, but also...

Narc-K Moves to Prevent Split.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Odhiambo Orlale Narc Kenya leaders seeking national seats have been holding closed-door meetings to build consensus. The move is aimed at preventing a split in the party allied to the...

Kenya Re to Sell Shares in May.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Kaburu Mugambi The Government will sell 40 per cent of its shares in the Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, through an initial public offering (IPO) in May. The IPO will follow the sale of...

Mwasere Girls Reclaim Taita Taveta Ball Title.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Philip Onyango Mwasere reclaimed the Taita Taveta District secondary schools girls basketball title they lost last year when they registered a narrow but deserved 44-43 victory over Bura Girls...

Opposition Leaders Argue over Party Direction.
March 13, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Bernard Namunane And Patrick Nzioka ODM Kenya leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka yesterday differed on how to deal with party rebels. The two gave conflicting views on unity in the...

NGOs Want AU to Lead in Kenya's Law Review.
March 12, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Nation Reporter A group of non-governmental organisations is calling for intervention of the African Union (AU) to unlock the constitutional review deadlock. Twelve NGOs under their...

Molinari Takes Kenya Open Title.
March 12, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: Larry Ngala Despite missing a five-foot for a birdie at the home green, Italian Edoardo Molinari still beat South Africa's charging James Kamte by a shot to claim the top prize in this year's...

House Committee to Change Anti-Graft Law, Says Muite.
March 12, 2007... (From The Nation (Kenya) - AAGM) Byline: David Mugonyi Parliament is on a collision course with the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission after a committee insisted it will amend anti-graft laws that contradict the Constitution. The...