The Nation (Kenya) articles from November 2010, page 2

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Mbuvi Spends Weekend in Custody.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Angira Zadock Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi spent the weekend in police custody. He was released on a Sh1.5 million bond on Friday but could not raise it by 5pm. The MP, popularly known as Sonko, was booked at the Kileleshwa Police...

Local Bars Record Low Sales As Force of New Law Bites.
November 28, 2010... The effects of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2009, were felt over the weekend in Mombasa as bars declined to sell beer to patrons before 2pm. A spot check by the Nation revealed that bars within the central business district had been...

Policy On Varsity Lecturers Pay to Be Released.
November 28, 2010... Higher Education assistant minister Asman Kamama has said the government is in the process of finalising a policy on remuneration of University lecturers in the country. Mr Kamama assured lecturers that their plight was being looked into. ...

'Whistleblowers' Win Awards for Tough Job.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Sammy Kitula Verbal attacks from players and coaches; death threats from fans; and demands for an enquiry and reform of their trade from all quarters. That is the lot of the card-wielding men in black (red or yellow) known as...

Police Admit Al-Shabaab Recruiting Local Youth.
November 28, 2010... Somalia-based insurgent group al-Shabaab is recruiting Kenyans to join its ranks. Police and Western intelligence agencies indicated that dozens of Kenyans were among foreigners who had joined al-Shabaab fighters after undergoing military...

Study Cautions Against Naming Chaos Suspects.(Report)
November 28, 2010... Byline: Paul Juma Naming and shaming suspected perpetrators of the post-election violence could trigger new violence, a new report warns. "Secondly, political elite or influential figures may view the incitement of violence as a possible...

Axed Minister Meets Kenyatta as New Alliance Shapes Up.
November 28, 2010... Eldoret North MP William Ruto has met with Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta in what is being seen as a move to form a new political alliance. The meeting in Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi's office came on the same day Orange Democratic...

Ocampo to Meet Big Two This Week.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Oliver Mathenge International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is expected in Kenya on Wednesday. Mr Moreno-Ocampo is scheduled to attend a two-day conference, "The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation: Two Years...

Kibaki And PM Meet Over Vote Zones.
November 28, 2010... Byline: John Ngirachu and Harry Misiko President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are expected to meet on Monday over the new constituencies, the Nation has learnt. News of the meeting came even as it emerged wrangling over the...

U.S. Prepares Dossier On Drug Lords.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Patrick Mayoyo A report prepared by the US Department of State details drug trafficking and money laundering activities in Kenya. The report could have formed the basis for the banning of five Kenyans from visiting the United...

Museveni in Surprise Visit to Mogadishu.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Abdulkadir Khalif Ugandan President Yuweri Museveni on Sunday paid a brief visit to Mogadishu where thousands of his forces are serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) as peacekeepers. The Ugandan leader met Somali...

Sh2.4 Billion Scandal Unravels, 30 Years After Dubious Deal.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Alphonce Shiundu Kenyans are repaying loans for a company that collapsed when President Kibaki was Finance Minister in the 1970s. The payments began in 2003 when he became President, even though there had been litigation over the...

Govt Closes Borders And Sacks Army Officer.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Tamba Jean-Matthew The transition government of Guinea has announced the immediate closure of its borders and the sacking of the country's deputy Army Chief of Staff. Making the announcement last night on the national radio and...

Parliament Warned of Early Dissolution Over New Law Crisis.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Jonathan Manyindo The tenth Parliament stands the risk of being dissolved prematurely should the current stalemate over implementation of the new constitution and creation of new constituencies persist in the next seven days, vice...

Iran Loses Face in Region.
November 28, 2010... Byline: Chege Mbitiru A proud man, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must be smarting. That's because Iran has been losing face in West Africa. It's a lesson. Two days after Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, a Mr Ahmadinajed bosom buddy, cut...

House Team Rejects PNU Nominee to Revenue Commission.
November 27, 2010... Byline: John Ngirachu The formation of one of the first commissions under the new Constitution could be delayed further after a parliamentary committee rejected a nominee of the Party of National Unity. The Finance, Trade and Planning...

Motlanthe's Visit Points to Good Times Ahead for Bilateral Ties.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Fred Oluoch The bilateral relations between Kenya and South Africa are finally thawing after years of rivalry and suspicion. Since South Africa gained majority rule in 1994, the relations between the two African economic giants...

Ligale Commission Winds Up Its Work.
November 27, 2010... Byline: John Ngirachu The tenure of the boundaries commission expired on Saturday, two years and more than half a billion shillings spent, but with a dark cloud hanging over its legacy. The team left office at the expiry of its term but...

Envoy Blames Scandal On Absence of Anti-Money Laundering Law.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Samuel Siringi A report by the US envoy has revealed the dilemma the government faces in dealing with money laundering accusations against Charterhouse Bank. According to the five-page document, attached to Mr Michael...

Memories of a Mau Mau War Child.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Gakiha Weru When she was only eight, Agatha Njoki Geita found herself feeding hundreds of hungry children in Othaya, Nyeri. She was a reluctant heroine motivated by an experience she was to live with for the rest of her life -...

Claims of Money Laundering in Biggest Banking Scandal.
November 27, 2010... Byline: John Ngirachu Allegations of irregular activities at Charterhouse Bank came to the surface in a series of media reports from March 2006, and a perfect storm of adverse publicity on the bank had been created by the middle of that year....

Police Photo IDs to Boost Public's Trust.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Murithi Mutiga A new system that will see all police officers required to wear photo IDs on their uniforms is set to improve levels of accountability in dealings between the police and citizens. The move is part of the broader...

Boundaries - PNU Team Holds Meeting Boycotted By ODM.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Njeri Rugene A high-level meeting called at Harambee House to end the crisis over the creation of new constituencies was cancelled at the last minute on Friday. It is understood that Prime Minister Raila Odinga called off the...

CID Summons Omar Over Fake Witness Claims.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Mugumo Munene The Criminal Investigations Department has summoned human rights crusader Hassan Omar over a complaint that he coached witnesses to implicate suspects over the post-election violence. The summons, issued by CID...

Ngilu Losing Grip of Home Politics Over Graft Probe.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Bob Odalo The raging storm at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation is promising to change the politics in Ukambani and have far-reaching consequences in the national political arena. The question now is whether Water minister...

On the Trail of Kenya Drug Barons.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Jeff Davis On December 31, 2004, Senior Superintendent Mohammed Godana Jarssa was summoned by then director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), and given a special and sensitive new assignment. He was attached to a...

MPs Mull Their Options With Ligale Report.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Alphonce Shiundu The report prepared by the boundaries commission which wound up its business on Saturday will be tabled in Parliament this week. The vice-chairperson of Parliament's Constitutional Implementation Oversight...

Sh60 Billion Lost in Charterhouse, Shows U.S. Secret Report.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Samuel Siringi A secret dossier compiled by the US now claims that Sh60 billion was lost through financial malpractices by closed Charterhouse Bank. The US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger said the money lost through fraud,...

New Boundaries Haunting Ligale.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Emeka-Mayaka and Njeri Rugene The physical boundaries of the disputed 80 new constituencies, which have sparked controversy and become the subject of a court case, can be revealed on Sunday. A report by the Interim Independent...

Declare Drug Abuse a National Disaster- NACADA.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Galgalo Bocha and George Munene Kenya's lead agency against drug abuse, National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA), now wants President Kibaki to declare the vice a national disaster. The call comes days after the United States...

Raila Allays Fears Over Constitution Stalemate.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Pmps Prime Minister Raila Odinga has downplayed the failure by Parliament on Thursday to endorse the membership of two key commissions needed to operationalise the new constitution. The PM expressed confidence the stalemate on...

New Constituency Boundaries Marked - Ligale.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Emmanuel Onyango The Andrew Ligale-led Interim Independent Boundary Review Commission has announced it demarcated boundaries for the 80 new constituencies it created as its tenure ends Saturday. The fresh twist comes a day after a...

Kiraitu, Saitoti Put to Task Over PNU Woes.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Casper Waithaka The PNU top brass came under fire from party delegates accusing them of sleeping on the job during the national governing council held in Nairobi on Saturday. But the top leadership announced they had bounced back...

Work on Second Mombasa Port Terminal to Start in February.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Githua Kihara The contractor of the second container terminal at the Mombasa port is expected on the site by February next year to start the work. Designs for the construction of the facility are ready, the Kenya Ports Authority...

IIEC Sets Kirinyaga By-Election Date.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Muchiri Gitonga The political battle for the Kirinyaga Central parliamentary seat is set to intensify after the Interim Independent Electoral Commission set February 16 as the date for the by-election. The IIEC published the date...

16 Firms Express Interest in Coal Mining in Kitui.
November 27, 2010... At least 16 international coal mining companies have expressed interest to extract coal in the Mui Basin, Kitui county. The Ministry of Energy last week closed bid invitations to firms interested in mining the resource, as the country inched...

Drugs, Unemployment Threaten Future of Tourist Paradise.
November 27, 2010... On paper, Mombasa is one of the richest of the 47 counties. The mix of its beautiful tourist beaches, hospitality and geographical position as the gateway to the East and Central African region lends credence to this feeling. But the county's...

Competence, Not Ethnicity, Should be Guide.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Kwendo Opanga Watching and listening to MPs in Parliament on Thursday evening, I got the impression that we need to define regional balance. This is going to be crucial in the days ahead as we elect, nominate, vet and or appoint...

Scrap KCPE, But Fix Our Schools First.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Lukoye Atwoli The recent call for the scrapping of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination has raised temperatures all over the country. Much of the noise is attributed to supporters of this examination while...

New Alcohol Law Well-Intentioned But Doomed to Fail.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Mukhisa Kituyi This week, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010 came into force. In effect, we have created a statute that attempts to contain the excesses of alcohol abuse through a logic and methods that others have used and failed....

Brighter Days for Artistes.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Tim Kamuzu Banda The issue of royalties has been a thorn in the flesh of Kenyan musicians for the longest time. For decades, they have cried to whoever would listen about how they are struggling in life yet their songs are being...

Let Capital Move Freely.
November 27, 2010... Just over 10 years since the East African Community (EAC) was re-established, all countries are reaping benefits of having done what was the most commonsensical thing to do. It made little sense for states to shut their markets to their...

Find the Drug Dealers and Prosecute Them.
November 27, 2010... Over the last few weeks, there have been serious allegations of drug trafficking by prominent personalities in and out of Parliament. The most grave revelations were made by Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara on Thursday. Complete with...

Why IT Gurus Need Big Brains and Soft Skills.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Sam Wambugu The role technology plays in an organisation's success is growing so rapidly that those driving and supporting it are under pressure to remain at the top of their game. Demand for people with top-notch IT skills is...

Govt Acts to Stem Illegal Fishing.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Ouma Wanzala Kenya has joined other countries in the world in stepping up war on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its waters. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries Development Japheth Ntiba said the...

Zanzibar Ooze Confidence as Cecafa Begins.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Charles Nyende Zanzibar's new Minister for Sports, Abdilahi Hassan, expressed confidence the island would win the Tusker Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup as he presented the team with the national flag on Thursday. Reports carried in...

Zambia Floor Hosts Tanzania in Cecafa Opener.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Charles Nyende Hosts Tanzania could not have asked for a worse start going down 1-0 to a well-drilled Zambia team in the opening match of the Tusker Senior Challenge Cup at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. Power...

Talks Fail to Unlock Referendum Stalemate.
November 27, 2010... Byline: Murithi Mutiga and agencies The game of brinkmanship ahead of southern Sudan's January referendum continued on Wednesday after a regional leaders meeting failed to clinch a definitive deal on the terms under which the vote will take...

Impala Date KCB as Mwamba Face Nondies.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Ayumba Ayodi Will it be Impala's lethal backs that will reign supreme or Kenya Commercial Bank's heavy but effective pack? Well, the answer will be on the cards after 80 minutes when the two giants face off in a top Kenya Cup clash...

Wins Put Trophy in the Pipeline.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Philip Onyango Kenya Pipeline started their campaign for this year's national volleyball league title on a high, dismissing their opponents with identical 3-0 scores as the play-offs kicked off at the KPA Hall, Makande, on Friday. ...

Makadara MP Mbuvi Freed on Sh1.5 Million Bond.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Nicholas Ngolyo Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi has been released on a Sh1.5 million bail, after spending three days in police cells. Mr Mbuvi was bonded by Kiberia chief magistrate Cecilia Githua Friday. He was given a one million...

M-Pesa System Upgrade Set to Begin This Weekend.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Paul Wafula Safaricom is upgrading its mobile cash transfer service M-pesa this weekend. The upgrade, meant to take place two weeks ago, was delayed to allow the company deal with network disruptions caused by an unprecedented rise...

CCK Targets Wide Access in Review of Licence Charges.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Okuttah Mark Telecoms industry regulator Communications Commission of Kenya is reviewing licensing and spectrum fees to enable broadcasters and courier operators reach rural areas. The regulator said the lower fees would be...

Ringera Denies Role in Drugs Fight.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Harry Misiko The former director of Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Justice (Rtd) Aaron Ringera has refuted reports that alleged that he blocked and frustrated an investigation into drug trafficking in Kenya. Mr Ringera denied the...

Raila Dares ODM Rebels to Quit.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Lucas Barasa Prime Minister Raila Odinga has dared Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) rebels to leave the party with the rider that they will be replaced immediately. He put the renegades, widely seen to be led by Eldoret North MP...

Ghai Allays Crisis Fears Over Reforms List.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Aggrey Mutambo and John Ngirachu Former Constitutional of Kenya Review Chairman Professor Yash Pal Ghai has downplayed fears that the country could plunge in a constitutional crisis. Prof Ghai argued that Thursday night's...

Arrest Insider Trading.
November 26, 2010... The Nairobi magistrate's court has made ground breaking rulings this week that should concern pension funds, retail and institutional investors. In a second acquittal related to the 2006 Uchumi Supermarkets' collapse in as many days, former...

UK to Fund Chaos Witnesses' Relocation.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Samwel Kumba Britain has donated Sh25.2 million to the International Criminal Court to assist it relocate post election violence witnesses facing risk in Kenya. The signing of the agreement between the special court and Britain...

Provide Leadership on Constitutional Process.
November 26, 2010... Events in Parliament this week are no doubt indicative of a deliberate attempt by politicians to hold critical constitutional reform processes at ransom to serve their interests. MPs blocked the formation of the commissions on implementation...

Killing Fields of Kilifi Where 'Witches' Bear Brunt of Village Fury.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Daniel Nyassy and Galgalo Bocha Villagers in Kilifi County are on a killing spree, targeting suspected witches and meting out the ultimate form of justice - death. The killings, first witnessed two years ago but somehow ebbed, are...

Lawyer Sues Over CDF Allocations.
November 26, 2010... The High Court has been asked to stop the release of Sh14.283 billion to the Constituency Development Fund kitty. The case challenging the disbursement of the money to be shared among the 210 constituencies was filed by a city lawyer against...

PNU Hints at Going Solo in 2012 Polls.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Oliver Mathenge The Party of National Unity has hinted at going it alone in the 2012 General Election during a meeting of its National Executive Council Friday. Party chairman Prof George Saitoti said that PNU was strengthening...

Britain to Help Move Ocampo Witnesses.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Patrick Mayoyo and Samwel Kumba Kenyans who testify against prime suspects of the post-election violence will be given sanctuary outside the country. This follows the signing of an agreement between the United Kingdom and the...

New Constitution Holds Lots of Promise for the Vibrant Media.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Peter Oriare The mainstream Kenyan media has had a reputation for being vibrant and assertive. They contributed significantly to the widening of the democratic space in Kenya that led to introduction of multiparty politics in 1992...

City Park Set for Sh 1 Billion Facelift.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Churchill Otieno The Government is working with the Aga Khan Development Network to restore and improve Nairobi's City Park at a cost of nearly Sh1billion. Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi that AKDN would help revitalise the...

Hotels Want Alcohol Law Altered.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Mike Kalama The alcohol control law will lead to massive job losses if it is effected in its current form, hoteliers and bar owners have warned. The law is punitive to the hospitality and tourism industries and it may shut down...

Harambee Stars Going for Regional Glory.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Charles Nyende The 34th edition of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup kicks off Saturday in Dar es Salaam with a double header Group "A" action at Tanzania's premier sports facitility, the 60,000 ultra-modern National Stadium. Burundi...

Alarm Over 2.3 Million Bags of Bad Maize in Market.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Jacob Ng'etich and Gatonye Gathura About 2.3 million bags of highly contaminated maize declared unfit for human consumption may be in circulation on the Kenyan food market. The consignment consisted of maize condemned by the...

Ligale Ruling Stokes Row Over New Laws.
November 26, 2010... The stalemate over new constituencies that has paralysed Kenya's efforts to effect the new Constitution is set to intensify after a court ruled on Friday that they were not created in line with the set out law. Consequently, the court said...

Exclusion of Key Roads in Tender Advert Faulted.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Anthony Kitimo An invitation by a highway management agency for tenders for the rehabilitation of the Voi-Mwatate road has been criticised. In an advertisement in the local dailies, the Kenya National Highway Authority requested...

No More State Guarantees, Uhuru Tells Firms.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Mwaniki Wahome The government on Friday dashed hopes for private sector players seeking guarantees to undertake energy projects. Finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta said it was instead keen on maintaining macro-economic stability and...

Kenyans to Buy Bralirwa Stocks for Sh18.40 Each.
November 26, 2010... Byline: Joseph Bonyo Kenyans wishing to buy a piece of the Sh1.3 billion pre-tax profit Rwandese national brewery will pay Sh18.40 a share. This means that for only Sh1,840, retail investors can snap up the minimum 100 shares allowed under...

Water Shortage Sparks Fears of Disease Outbreak.
November 25, 2010... An acute shortage of water has sparked fears of a disease outbreak in Jomvu in Kilindini District. Residents in the area are now using untreated water from bore-holes due to destruction of the main water pipe by a private developer. More...

Church Ordered to Give Up Title Deed in School Land Saga.
November 25, 2010... Byline: Muchemi Wachira A title deed that the Catholic Church acquired 14 years ago in Nakuru County has landed it in trouble after it was ordered to surrender it. The government wants the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru to surrender the...

Boundaries Commissioners to Know Fate.
November 25, 2010... The Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission will know the fate of three of its commissioners by the end of Friday. The court is expected to make a ruling to determine whether orders issued barring the commissioners from publishing...

Anti-Graft Agency Sues City Lawyer.
November 25, 2010... The anti-corruption agency is seeking to recover close to Sh1 million from a lawyer who was allegedly overpaid allowances nine years ago. In a suit filed at a Milimani Commercial Courts, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission wants to recover...

Authorities Cancel Medical Exam Over Leak.
November 25, 2010... Byline: Samuel Siringi An examination paper for about 2,000 medical college students was withdrawn on after it was leaked. Authorities at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) stopped the administration of the Nursing paper in 23 out...

Iteere Warns Police Chiefs Linked to Narcotics.
November 25, 2010... Any security officer in illicit drug trade should not expect protection, Police commissioner Mathew Iteere said on Thursday. Responding to allegations against serving and retired police officers made in Parliament on Tuesday, after Prime...

400 Unlicensed Tertiary Colleges to Be Shut Down.
November 25, 2010... Byline: Aggrey Mutambo More than 400 middle-level colleges will be closed down in January following their failure to renew operational licences. Acting Higher Education Minister Hellen Sambili said the institutions had violated the law and...

Former Kenya Police Boss Linked to Graft Cartel.
November 25, 2010... Senior Superintendent Mohammed Godana Jarssa, 28, was assigned on December 31 2004 by the CID to investigate drug trafficking and the diversion of 'transit goods' into the country. The assignment was to net corrupt police officers and Kenya...

How Principals Proved Critics Wrong in Picking Heads of Reform Teams.
November 25, 2010... Byline: Bernard Namunane President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga walked a neutral path in naming the heads of the two crucial commissions in the implementation of the Constitution. The President and the Prime Minister dealt a blow...

Parents Demand to Be Part of the Policy Team for Mentally Disabled.
November 25, 2010... Parents of mentally disabled persons on Thursday demanded to be included in a committee mandated to establish a policy for cash transfers to the mentally handicapped. They stormed a meeting meant to establish the committee and disrupted its...

Burglars Break Into Reforms Team Offices.
November 25, 2010... Byline: Peter Leftie Burglars dealt a blow to the drive for a new constitutional order when they broke into the offices of a commission working on key Bills. The raid on the Kenya Law Reform Commission has been blamed on those intent on...

Students Make Guru Nanak Rally to Treasure.
November 25, 2010... As Lee Rose capped his illustrious career as one the most spectacular drivers in the history of the Kenya National Rally Championship with victory in the KCB Guru Nanak Rally last weekend, a group of rookies were just starting theirs. The...