SWEET POTATO
The answer to Africa hunger is in her hands
To her friends, she is know simply as mama Ngwaci, though Mary Anyango Oyunga does not boil and hawk sweet potatoes in the streets. Instead, this Egerton University-trained food te |
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT
Supreme Court will be set up within one year
Ahead of the August 4 referendum, nation.co.ke is highlighting changes that the proposed constitution envisions. The goal is to encourage informed public debate. Transitional arrangements in the Ju |
State won't seize land, Kibaki tells R. Valley residents
President Kibaki yesterday pleaded with residents of Rift Valley to join other Kenyans in passing the proposed constitution, saying there was no clause that would legalise seizure of land by the gover |
`No' team accuses US of meddling
The `No' camp intensified its hunt for votes in Ukambani yesterday while accusing US leaders of manipulating the Kenyan reform process. Four MPs who addressed rallies in Mutomo, Kitui West, Mutito |
August 4 declared a holiday
August 4 is a public holiday, it was declared, as the `Yes' and `No' camps braced for a major showdown in Nairobi tomorrow. President Kibaki declared the day a holiday so Kenyans can vote. Civ |
Detectives probe the killing of MP's aide
Detectives have been sent to Uriri District to probe the killing of local MP Cyprian Ojwang Omollo's aide last Wednesday. Mr Emmanuel Odhiambo was allegedly stoned to death by a mob at a 'Yes' campaig |
Youth declare their support for new laws
Youth in Baringo yesterday declared their support for the proposed constitution. A spokesman, Kipruto Kimossop said: "This is the best law the country will ever have as it is people-driven as opposed |
Imanyara defends MPs opposing the new laws
Imenti Central MP Gitobu Imanyara has defended the two lawmakers from Meru opposed to the proposed constitution. Speaking in his constituency where he hosted community leaders to come up with strategi |
Elders appeal for peaceful referendum
The Gusii Council of Elders has urged Kenyans to maintain peace during and after the referendum. Addressing the media yesterday, chairman Araka Matundura said the Abagusii had all resolved to vote |
Don't tribalise big vote, warns cleric
A cleric has urged both 'Yes' and 'No' campaigners to avoid polarising the country along tribal lines as happened in the 2005 referendum. Bishop Joseph Wambugu of the Bread of Newlife Ministries said |
Leaders dismiss hate hate speech report
Two politicians and a trade unionist have rubbished a report saying they made unsavoury comments during the referendum campaigns. They criticised a Kenya National Commission on Human Rights report |
BACKGROUNDS
Personal details
Mr Mwai Kibaki was born on November 15, 1931, in Othaya, Nyeri. He did his primary education in Nyeri. 1947-1950 - Attended Man'gu High School for his 'O levels. He then proceeded to Makerere Unive |
Why Kibaki has rolled up sleeves
ey strategists around the main opposition challenger Mwai Kibaki were a worried lot in the run-up to the 1997 elections. Long deliberations analysed the 1992 elections and concluded that in present |
Local women achievers to be honoured
Do you know a woman who deserves to be recognised for her sel?essness, creation of job opportunities and making a signi?cant contribution in her ?eld of expertise? If you do, here is your chance to ho |
Railways pensions scheme on the spot
Pensioners accuse board of irregular sale of assets and non-payment of dues to retired workers
T he troubled Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme has been put on n |
REVIVAL
Joy as paper mills roar back to life
President Kibaki reopened the Webuye-based Pan African Paper Mills after a one-and-a-half-year closure. The machines roared back to life on Thursday amid cheers from residents and |
NAKURU Varsity students held in botched robbery
Two students from a private university in Nakuru Town have been arrested after a failed robbery at a petrol station. Area head of police Johnston Ipara said the two students were among six armed gangs |
IGEMBE SOUTH House demolished over Sh30,000 debt
A woman and her five children became homeless when their house was demolished and the building materials sold to recover a Sh30,000 debt. Ms Lucy Karamana, 33, was accosted by members of a local self- |
NYERI Traders urged to tap into scouting group
Investors in Central Province have been challenged to exploit the scouts movement. Upper Central regional commissioner Anne Ng'etich said that although Nyeri Town was crucial to the movement, local pe |
Court throws Wanjiru out of House over anomalies in Starehe election
B ishop Margaret Wanjiru's 31 month stint in Parliament was yesterday brought to an end when the High Court declared that she was not validly elected as an MP in 2007. Mr Ju |
Unbearable tension as ruling made
The two hours in which Justice Kihara Kariuki read his judgment yesterday was probably the most tense in the lives of both Mr Kamanda and Bishop Wanjiru. As Justice Kariuki dismissed, one after an |
It has been a long and lonely walk to the limelight
Bishop Margaret Wanjiru perfectly fits the `rags to riches' analogy. Born into a poor family of casual workers in Kiambu, Bishop Wanjiru claims she worked as a househelp, hawker, cleaned toilets and o |
Three Kenyans linked to Uganda bomb attacks in court
At 2.30 pm yesterday, security was suddenly beefed up at Nakawa Court in readiness for the appearance of three suspects, all Kenyans, in connection with the July 11 Kampala bombings that nearly 80 peo |
NAKURU Five killed as pick-up and matatu collide
Five people died at Mbaruku on the Nakuru Nairobi highway yesterday when a pick-up collided with a matatu. Area head of police Johnston Ipara said the accident occurred when the driver of the pick-up |
MOMBASA
Ex-street boys take up tree-planting mission
Former street boys from Tononoka yesterday started planting trees in a mission to keep Mombasa green. The group of 15 youths, called Sky Real Action Squad, planted more than 500 trees at Ronald Ngala |
NAIROBI
Ugandan in cocaine case to remain held
A Ugandan charged with traf?cking cocaine worth more than Sh84.9 million will remain in custody until the High Court decides his bail terms. Mr John Mugisha claimed he was a Ugandan diplomat married t |
NAIROBI
Man gets life in jail for defiling his daughter
A man who de?led his sevenyear-old daughter was jailed for life yesterday. "You will be separated for the rest of your life from society. Your beastly act does not attract any iota of mercy," Makadara |
Great track and field show by Kenya team
Kenya enters the weekend with a huge possibility of lifting the overall African athletics title for the ?rst time in the continental track and ?eld competition's 31-year history. The gallant perfor |
More help for PanPaper
It is great that Pan African Paper Mills is back in action, with President Kibaki personally press ing the switch to get the machines running. But at the same time, it is sad that revival |
POLITICALLY CORRECT
Why Kibaki cannot hold a candle to Moi's democratic credentials
ere it not for his restraint and love for children, Mr Daniel arap Moi would have challenged his successor to debate him on prime time TV over who is the better President. The ongoing public spat b |
KADHI'S COURTS | Moses Tibi It is not wise for any government to preside over religious courts
K en Opala's article in the Nation of July 22, 2010, on how Islamic courts crept into our Constitution was quite an interesting reading. However, the writer did not look at the |
I am disappointed with the clergy for misleading the flock on proposed law
T he other day I attended a civic education ses sion on the draft constitution. After we had gone through the document at length and then allowed questions, I was one of the |
Campaigns have been a shameful display
C olleagues keep remind ing me that I should be eternally grateful that the Moi regime neither detained nor deported me -or even worse. Perhaps! However, recent utterances |
However intelligent you are, it is wise to hire a laywer to represent you in court
L ast week, a university professor turned down advice from the Kisii resident judge to seek the assistance of a lawyer in a case in which she is challenging the legality of the |
Conmanship is the habit of deceiving people
O ne Nairobi newspaper de scribed certain `No' cam paigners as conmen. By that term, the writer purported to mean "...a person who swindles another by means of a confidence |
Pollution is China's high cost of success
uangzhou, China - In this city that's 75 miles north of Hong Kong, it's tough to see the skyline on many days because of the intense air pollution. If you don't believe it, go outside and walk arou |
THE CUTTING EDGE
NO PAIN. The supposedly low ranking of Kenya's private and public universities that Martin Muroria called a national shame is no big deal, according Serede Geoffrey. Says he: "Universities are not lik |
DUBAI
Militias target Uganda and Burundi embassies
Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants have called for worldwide attacks on the embassies of Uganda and Burundi, whose troops make up a large AU force in Somalia, a Dubai-based US terror monit |
DAR ES SALAAM
Zanzibar to vote for unity government
Tanzania's politically volatile Zanzibar island votes in a referendum today to instal a power-sharing government aimed at ending persistent election unrest. The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi and the main |
320 KILLED IN PAKISTAN FLOODS
Over 300,000 displaced as heavy rains
lead to flooding and landslides
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HARARE
Mugabe's sister and key political ally dies
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's younger sister and political ally Sabina Mugabe has died at age 80 after years of failing health, state media reported. She su?ered a stroke in 1995, which damage |
BLOEMFONTEIN
Four whites in SA fined for racist video
Four white South African men were each fined $2,700 (Sh216,000) yesterday for humiliating five black housekeepers in a video against racial integration at their former university. The fine was higher |
Russia urges more support for states trying piracy suspects
Russia has called for concerted efforts and additional support to Eastern African states that have accepted to host courts to try suspected Somali pirates arrested in the Indian Ocean. Kenya and th |
8TH NELSON MANDELA LECTURE | Author and rights activist to present annual lecture tomorrow
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DR Congo forms new electoral commission
A new Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has been set up in the Democratic Republic of Congo to prepare for elections next year, the outgoing commission announced today. Under a law |
320 killed in Pakistan floods
F lash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said today.< |
320 killed in Pakistan floods
F lash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 320 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 300,000, officials said today.< |
TEHRAN Iran ready for nuclear talks with US, Russia
Iran said yesterday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched uranium. |
MEXICO CITY Mexican soldiers kill drug kingpin in raid
Mexican soldiers gunned down a top drug lord in a rare victory against the country's brutal cartels, as the US consulate in the blood-soaked border region closed for security reasons. Drug kingpin |
LILLE Mum relieved after admitting baby killing
A French mother who killed eight of her newborn babies is relieved her deadly secret is finally out, her lawyer said yesterday. Stunned relatives voiced disbelief that Dominique Cottrez, 45, hid eight pregnancies and births and smothered the newborns, whose bodies were found in bin bags in the quiet northern village of Villers-au-Tertre. Cottrez, a nursing assistant, has been charged with multiple murders after police found the skeletal rem
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Forest fires kill 18 in Russia
Eighteen people died in forest fires in Russia's worst heatwave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure local residents. |
States move to defuse Lebanon tension
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Lebanon today for the first time since the 2005 murder of ex-premier Ra?q Hariri in a joint mission with Saudi King Abdullah to defuse a tense political sit |
ROME Berlusconi in crisis after revolt by key ally
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday faced a parliamentary crisis after falling out in spectacular style with his onetime ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini. After months of acrim |
WASHINGTON Soldier in WikiLeaks case moved to US
A US soldier accused of leaking military video footage from Iraq and suspected in the release of thousands of classified documents about the war in Afghanistan has been transferred to a US military ja |
Hamas criticises Arab backing for Israel talks
Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal slammed Arab leaders for endorsing the resumption of direct IsraeliPalestinian peace talks, in comments published by AlJazeera today. Meshaal described the Arab Peace I |
Jo's life is spinning out of control
Mariam, Fatma and I walk gingerly
into the eerie quiet of Ike's living room, expecting chaos, disorder, blood and gore everywhere. What we ?nd is so completely against our expectations that all th |
LEGAL Q&A
My husband died in a road accident early this year, leaving me with three children, aged 18, 15 and 10. On the day of his funeral, another woman appeared with two young children and claimed that she w |
AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosts increase medal haul at Nyayo
400m Men's final in which Kenya has two stars
45 Countries at African championship
25 Number of live TV broadcast cameras
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Green vs Red is Obama's new headache
Kenya's quest for a new consti tution has stirred American politics yet again, with 42 congressmen stopping short of calling on Kenyans to endorse the proposed law in next week's vote.< |
NEW FRONT DRUG USERS TO GET FREE SYRINGES
Addicts to get clean needles as part of campaign to reduce new HIV infections that come through sharing
of syringes when injecting narcotics
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HEALTH ALCOHOL `HELPS EASE ARTHRITIS'
Non-drinkers more likely to develop disease, which causes pain, swellling and stiffness in the joints say researchers in a
new study
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Out in a den with a busaa drinker
Steve Nagasaki, 38, worshipped his daily chang'aa drink for some six years until he retired to what he refers to as a milder option, busaa. At Vihiga Busaa Club in Nairobi's Shauri Moyo estate yest |
`Yes' vote bad for Kenya, say Catholic bishops
The Catholic Church yesterday renewed its calls for the rejection of the proposed constitution, warning that a `Yes' vote would endanger the nation. At a press conference, Nairobi archbishop John C |
Reject new law, Moi urges Coast
Retired president Daniel Mo yesterday urged Coast people to reject the proposed constitution because, he claimed, it allowed gay marriages and introduced compulsory taxes and levies on land. Addre |
Ruto woos Gatundu
Higher Education minister William Ruto urged the electorate to reject the proposed new law if they wanted President Kibaki to leave a good legacy. "If you respect President Kibaki, vote 'No' as thi |
DAMNING REPORT
Top leaders accused of electoral offences
P resident Kibaki, Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Higher Education minister William Ruto top the list of `Yes' and `No' politicians accused of breaking the law during the referen |
Anglicans appeal for quiet vote
The head of the Anglican Church has urged Kenyans to have a peaceful referendum. Archbishop Eliud Wabukala said in a statement yesterday that divisions that now exist could have been avoided had t |
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT Measures to enable the new constitution work for Kenya
How will the proposed constitution affect the existing laws and rights in the event that it is promulgated? If the constitution is promulgated, it shall take effect in stages -some parts taking pla |
NAIROBI Church leaders call for peace after vote
Senior clergymen yesterday asked Kenyans to keep the peace before, during and after Wednesday's referendum to avoid a repeat of the violence that occurred in 2008. Members of the Senior Clergy Consult |
URIRI MP's aide killed as `Yes' rivals fight
An aide to Uriri MP Cyprian Ojwang' was killed during a `Yes' campaign rally. Mr Emmanuel Odhiambo was stoned to death at Sibuoche market. He had fallen from a vehicle that was carrying supporters of |
CENTRAL `No' group takes its campaign to Gatundu
Housing assistant minister Margaret Wanjiru addresses wananchi in Gatundu during a campaign against the proposed constitution yesterday. Higher Education minister William Ruto addressed some of the ra |
NAIROBI Youth group throws weight behind law
A group bringing together young people yesterday endorsed the proposed constitution saying it provided a good environment for investment. Members of the Association of Growth Oriented Enterprises (Ago |
Kibaki and Moi war of words criticised
The war of words between President Kibaki and his predecessor, Mr Daniel arap Moi, undermines efforts to heal the country, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission has said. The team's chai |
WHEELS OF JUSTICE
Date set for ruling on referendum suits
The Interim Dispute Resolution Court will on Monday rule on four cases seeking to stop the August 4 referendum. The cases were filed by voters separately, raising different reasons |
Mechanics lose bid to own land
Nearly 900 jua kali artisans operating from Grogan area, Nairobi, may have to vacate the disputed land after the court declined to grant them ownership. In a ruling delivered yesterday, a |
BACKGROUND Why protests erupted
The disputed five-acre plot was originally owned by a colonial adventurer, Colonel Ewart Grogan, but later changed hands. It was acquired by the Devjis family, then the Hebatullahs. Early last year |
Families want police to set two men free
Relatives of two Kenyans who were arrested in connection with the Kampala bombings want them arraigned in court. The families have asked the High Court to order Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere t |
19,000 jobs as teachers end hiring row
Ninety teachers will be employed in each constituency next month. The 18,900 teachers will get a three-year renewable contract, education minister Sam Ongeri said yesterday. "Every year, som |
COMMEMORATION | In memory of the scouts founder
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NAIROBI Anti-graft team awaits AG in Nema boss case
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission is waiting for Attorney General Amos Wako to give his goahead on whether to charge National Environmental Management Authority boss Dr Muusya Mwinzi over claims of |
ARRESTED Illegal immigrants seized on way to city
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MAKUENI Shot gangster fighting for his life in hospital
A suspected gangster lies at the Makueni District Hospital critically ill after being shot by police on the Wote-Makindu road. The man and three others reportedly robbed several people in Wote Town. A |
KERUGOYA Chief on assault charge freed for lack of evidence
An assistant chief accused of beating up a pregnant woman was yesterday acquitted of assault by a Kerugoya court. Mr Antony Mwangi, who has been out on bond, was set free due to lack of evidence. Resi |
NAIROBI Two traders found with sandalwood fined Sh1m
Two traders were yesterday fined Sh1 million after they were found with nine tonnes of sandalwood valued at Sh4.5 million. Ms Penina Njoki Ngugi and Mr Samuel Kamau Muchiri were convicted by Kibera se |
CLARIFICATION Mara attack occurred at campsite and not lodge
On Tuesday, the Nation reported about an attack on tourists in which one man was killed and two others injured by robbers in the Mara. It has now been established that the victim was a Kenyan resident |
Kibaki awaited at Ntimama `Yes' rally today
Supporters of draft constitution in Maasailand, led by Heritage minister William ole Ntimama, today troop to the historic Suswa Grounds in Narok North district in a push for votes. The venue where |
Draft used to test 2012 political clout
Next week's referendum on the proposed constitution in Kitui region will be a political contest between Water minister Charity Ngilu and Mutito MP Kiema Kilonzo. The two politicians' suspicions and |
`No' has it sealed in N. Rift
The support of the 'Yes' team by ministers Henry Kosgey, Sally Kosgei and Franklin Bett has put their future political lives in limbo. Considering what happened in the 2005 referendum, those who su |
Battle of the giants in Western
T he battle for the new consti tution in Western Province has once again rekindled the supremacy war between Mr Musalia Mudavadi and Mr Cyrus Jirongo. The two students of re |
Detention and torture: Extra-vigilance the key
ather belatedly, the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission has jumped on the bandwagon of those congratulating the Judiciary for recognising that a great wrong was committed to a number of peop |
Abortion harms the woman, the unborn child and even the father
THIS IS OUR STAND | Joe Babendreier
The Catholic Church has a simple, uncompromising message on abortion: It is harmful to the unborn child, the mother and the father. Ultimately, abortion fatally hurts the whole country. The Propose |
Debate goes to the US
urious exchanges on the Kenya constitution referendum have broken out in the American political arena. Yesterday, members of the Congressional Black Caucus hit out at Republican Party members who h |
Civilian deaths worrying peacekeepers
I n recent years, the civilian population in Mogadishu has been caught in the midst of fighting between government forces supported by the African Union peacekeeping force (Amisom) troops, |
Compensate all Nyayo-era victims of torture and then prosecute Moi
I n a welcome departure from the norm in Ken ya's Judiciary, a Nairobi court late last week awarded compensation to 21 Kenyans illegally tortured and detained without trial by former Pre |
THE CUTTING EDGE
THE LIONS ARE INNOCENT. The lions at Ongata Rongai are not to blame but the people who have encroached on their habitat and built many houses, says Sammy Njakai. Though moved by C. Karanja's tale on h |
DNA SAMPLES
Relatives of Pakistan flight victims give blood samples to be used in
identifying charred remains
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Many key issues take backstage as Zimbabwe focuses on constitution
S outh African President Jacob Zuma may have used the benefit of foresight when he said early this year that the parties in Zimbabwe's inclusive government should prepare for the |
JOHANNESBURG
Suspect charged over attack on Nyamwasa
A fifth person has been charged in a South African court for attempting to murder an exiled army general from Rwanda, the prosecutor's office said yesterday. Pascal Kanyanbekwe was charged with attemp |
LAGOS Jonathan plane forced to abort flight home
A near air disaster was on Tuesday night avoided as Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's plane developed a fault shortly after take-off, a reliable source in Abuja told Xinhua late on Wednesday. The |
FREETOWN Sierra Leone sacks 100 police in purge
Sierra Leone's top police commander said yesterday that 100 officers had been sacked for crimes ranging from human rights violations to bribery. "We are a force for good and these officials had tarnis |
INSURGENCY |
AU troops decision pleases radicals
Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Raghe alias Sheikh Ali Dhere, the spokesman of al Shabaab, the radical Islamist group vehemently opposing the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia, sneered at the |
140 killed as Congo boat overturns
A boat capsized on a river in Democratic Republic of Congo killing at least 140 people, the provincial governor's office said today. The boat overturned on the Kasai river, a tributary of the Cong |
POWER
Russia expands spy agency's powers
R ussian President Dmitry Medvedev today signed into a law a bill expanding the powers of the successor to the Soviet-era KGB security service, the Kremlin said in a statement. |
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TRAGIC No survivors in airliner disaster
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13 killed in China explosion
At least 13 people died and more than 300 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred in the city of |
BANDMATES | Dean wears many hats
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TORTURE | Relatives miss compensation
Costs lock out victim's family from justice
he family of a Nyayo House torture victim claims it was unable to seek compensation from the government due to legal technicalities. Family members said the process was tedious and very expensive f |
GOLD RUSH Kiprop bags medal
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LENDING LOAN DEFAULTERS FACE LEAN TIMES
New rule allows abans to share credit information about borrowers to weed
out defaulters.
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LAW MAKING SPANISH REGION BANS BULLFIGHTS
Animal rights campaigners deal blow to sport that attracts thousands of
ourists.
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ALERT HARMFUL SKIN CREAMS ON SALE
Standards regulator bans the sale of cosmetics with heavy metals such
as mercury. P
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NEW GUIDELINES | Move to involve Aids patients in decision-making
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THE CHURCH
Europe eyes Africa for salvation as priests get scarce
Africa's brain drain is no longer restricted to engineers, doctors, teachers or nurses; priests are becoming the hottest commodity. The Church in developed countries has turned to the new digital |
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
50,000 voters locked out of big vote over cheating
More than 50,000 people will not vote in next Wednesday's referendum because they registered more than once. They have been found out by the electoral commission using its new |
NAIROBI
New law will spur growth, says group
The private sector has urged Kenyans to vote for the proposed constitution, saying it will spur economic growth. The health wing of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance cited Article 43, which gives Keny |
NAIROBI
The deaf support draft constitution
The deaf have endorsed the proposed constitution. Mr Washington Akaranga of the Kenya Sign Language Research Programme said yesterday the document protected the rights of the deaf and other disadvanta |
BARINGO
Minorities' interests `left out of document'
An MP in the 'No' side has said that the rights of the minority groups have not been addressed by the proposed constitution. Kuria's Wilfred Machage yesterday urged Baringo people at a 'No' rally in K |
BACKGROUND Former presidents who have been hounded by successors
Kenneth Kaunda: Pressure for a return to multiparty politics saw Mr Kaunda yield to multiparty elections in 1991, in which he lost power to Fredrick Chiluba. Chiluba later attempted to deport Kaund |
MERU Elders threaten to curse two `No' MPs
Njuri Ncheke council of elders secretary general Phares Ruteere reads a statement indicating they would curse two Meru MPs, Silas Muriuki and Mithika Linturi who are opposing the proposed constitution |
FRAUD | Scientist `frequented forex bureau' Koech sent millions abroad, says cashier
O ne of Kenya's leading scientists used a forex bureau to send millions of shillings to people in Dubai, a court was told yesterday. Ms Caroline Wambui Muriu, a cashier at |
IN THE DOCK |
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NAIROBI African leaders' bid to tackle hunger backed The World Food Programme
The World Food Programme supports efforts by African leaders to tackle hunger and malnutrition in the continent. The agency said it would deploy, at Africa's request, tools that empower men and women |
NAIROBI Two deny possessing Sh80m in fake cash
A Congolese and a Kenyan were yesterday charged with the possession of $1 million (Sh80 million) in fake currency. But Mr Simon Kalubi K. and Mr Abednego Mutiso M. denied the charge before Kibera seni |
AG drops murder charge
A man who had been charged with murder was yesterday freed after spending 56 days in remand prison. Mr Ali Ahmed Aboud Maalim left Mr Justice Mohammed Warsame's chambers smiling broadly after the A |
ALL SMILES | Happy to be going home
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Fear of the unknown hangs around the necks of
Land is one factor that is set to tilt the vote towards the ``No' side in the campaigns over the proposed constitution in Gusii and South Rift. Communities in the two regions are s |
Thirst for change driving north `Green'
The road to Wajir has remained the same -rough and bumpy --in Kenya's two-decade search for a new constitution. But as the country prepares for the national referendum mid next week, Wajir residen |
Fear of the unknown hangs around the necks of big landowners as clock ticks towards the ballot
the National Land Commission will not give regard to the local matters and will make decisions that will hurt both small and large land owners. They have argued that should the minimum acreage, fo |
Wise move on Somalia
The decision by the African Union leaders to adopt an earlier request by the Inter-Governmental Authority of Development to send 2,000 more troops to Somalia is a better option than war. At the beg |
WHAT OTHERS SAY |
Erotic secret behind the ordinary yawn, and human meat fit to eat
We have had a full plate of drama over the last two to three months. There are the charged campaigns in Kenya for and against the proposed constitution that is being voted on in a referendum next w |
THE CUTTING EDGE
NO BUSINESS LOGIC. Mourning the deaths of the consumers of illicit brews in the Kibera slums, Elizabeth Ouma says she simply can't understand the "business logic of the makers and sellers", who lace t |
Ruto's bid to win Muslim vote insincere
he de facto leader of the 'No' camp, Mr William Ruto, has of late been attempting to convince Muslims to vote against the proposed constitution. The majority of Muslims are perceived to support the |
Make no mistake; a united Sudan will be the `sick Man of Africa'
RIGHT OF REPLY | Lokulenge Lole
In response to an opinion article entitled ''A united Sudan is better for Africa (DN, July 23), the writer is referred to as a diplomat at the Sudanese Embassy in Nai |
Collect medical kits at centre of row, supplier says
informing them that we were ready to deliver the supplies since the controversy surrounding the procurement had been settled by Parliament," said Dr Mwiti. He is yet to hear from the ministry. Two |
COURTS | Deserved compensation
Truth team backs torture victims ruling
The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commis sion has commended the High Court for awarding compensation to former political detainees. Chairman Bethuel Kiplagat said the ruling, w |
Former MP opposes plan to declare seat vacant
The former Wajir South MP wants Speaker Kenneth Marende stopped from declaring the seat vacant. Former MP Abdirahman Ali Hassan says that before his election was nullified on June 16, he had lodged |
TRAGIC TRIP
Helicopters in search as 152 people aboard Pakistani airliner killed in
crash near Islamabad
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BANJUL Jammeh accuses UK of funding opposition
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh yesterday lashed out at former colonial master Britain with accusations it was funding the opposition ahead of next year's presidential election. "I have gathered evidence |
CONAKRY 10 injured as plane overshoots runway
A Mauritanian passenger jet with 97 people on board overshot the runway as it landed at Guinea's main airport Wednesday, slightly injuring 10 people, airport officials said. The accident involving a M |
JOHANNESBURG South Africa searches for escaped tiger
South African wildlife authorities mounted a fresh search yesterday for a 140-kilo Bengal tiger named Panjo, the day after he escaped from the back of his owner's truck. "We are yet to find the tiger. |
AROUND AFRICA
Somali government applauds AU decision to boost troop numbers
Somalia's embattled gov ernment today hailed the African Union's decision to beef up its force in Mogadishu where fierce clashes with Islamist rebels left 17 civilians dead. Governmen |
Tsvangirai turns to Zuma after Mugabe row
Zimbabwe's Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangrai has once again turned to South African President Jacob Zuma to intervene after fresh disputes erupted in Harare's troubled coalition government. President |
Blix accuses Bush and Blair over Iraq war
Ex-UN weapons inspector Hans Blix questioned yesterday the judgment of Britain and the United States in invading Iraq on the basis of evidence of weapons of mass destruction that was c |
ATHENS Greek group claims journalist murder
A Greek extreme-left group yesterday claimed the assassination of a journalist earlier this month as it issued new threats against media, police and prison officials. "We are at war with your democrac |
VIENNA Disabled Austrian eaten to death by maggots
A paralysed Austrian man was eaten to death by maggots in his bed while his partner slept beside him, police said yesterday. The 61-year-old retiree died in an ambulance on his way to hospital in Vien |
Nissan to offer breathable Vitamin C in new cars
In a riposte to those who think a reliance on cars is unhealthy, new Nissan models will feature air conditioners that pump breathable vitamin C and stress-reducing seats, the firm said today. The |
KABUL 25 killed as Afghan bus is hit in bombing
At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and over a dozen wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan yesterday, the provincial governor said. "Afghanistan once again saw |
RIYADH Saudi Arabia executes man for murder
A Saudi man was beheaded by sword on Wednesday in the Western city of Taif after being convicted of shooting dead another Saudi national, the state news agency reported. Abdullah bin Obeid was found g |
JAKARTA Indonesian clerics ban gossip shows
Indonesia's highest Islamic body has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from watching gossip shows or having sex-change operations, an official said yesterday. The increasingly assertive Indonesian Ulema |
KPLC accuses developers of grabbing its land
The national power distributor has sued five developers for f allegedly grabbing its land. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) claims the developers colluded with land officers to hive of |
Italian's mysterious death baffles police
Police in Malindi are battling to unravel the mysterious death of an Italian they believe to have died six months ago. Area police boss David Kerina said yesterday they were finding it difficult t |
Muslims to buy drug kits for police
M uslim clerics have pledged to buy drug detecting equipment for the police since the government had failed to do so. The equipment would be used in the fight against |
GROWING MENACE 40,000 youth abuse drugs
Nacada Authority director Sheikh Juma Ngao said more than 40,000 youth at the Coast abused drugs. Mombasa leads with about 24,000 addicts. Sheikh Ngao said a survey conducted early this year, sh |
65 guns recovered and six seized in police raid
Sixty-?ve guns have been recovered and six men arrested in Turkana following the killing of a policeman by bandits last week. Rift Valley Provincial Police O?cer Philip Muyambu said regular and Adm |
SCOUTING | Talks open in Nairobi
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DEVIOUS
Source of city killer brew unearthed
The probable source of the brew that has so far killed 24 people in the slum has been found by the provincial administration. The local chief, Mr Richard Juma, his assistant and vi |
ATHLETICS LITTLE-KNOWN KIPROP STEALS 10,000M GOLD
Addis 2008 humiliation avenged as Kenya relegate Ethiopia to fifth place
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ATHLETICS CHAMP CHERUIYOT ON GOLDEN COURSE
Ethiopians Defar, Utura and Ejigu the greatest challenge to Kenya in 5,000m race.
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FOOTBALL NO CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR COACH MARADONA
Argentina will not renew Diego Maradona's contract.
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LABOUR DISPUTE WORKERS PUT PAY STRIKE ON HOLD
New deal on commuter and hardship allowances saves the day, as civil servants call truce
until after August 10.
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CHANGE
BP CHIEF QUITS OVER OIL DISASTER
CEO Tony Hayward, vilified after Gulf of Mexico oil spill, leaves with massive payout as American official takes over.
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TOURISM
AMBOSELI RISES FROM TOUGH 2009
New tarmac road and good weather push up number of visitors to national park.
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Alarm as bandits kill tourist
`YES' RALLY | Ngilu takes the Green message to Kitui
Bandits shot a tourist dead and injured two others at a lodge in the world-famous Maasai Mara. According to Trans Mara police boss Titus Yoma, the bandits, suspected to be from a neighbouring coun |
REFERENDUM
Kibaki hits out at Moi in battle for draft votes
President Kibaki yesterday strongly criticised his pred ecessor Daniel arap Moi for his opposition to the proposed constitution.
Describing the retired President's campaign against the |
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS VICTORY
Joy as Kenya youths beat track bigwigs USA
On the final day of the World Junior Athletics Champion ships that ended in Moncton Canada, USA were all packing their bags, having won the overall title. Both Kenya and USA were |
Police keep vigil at Ruto rally
Security was tight at a `No' rally in Njoro District yesterday. Regular, Administration Police and the General Service Unit officers were in force at Kihingo trading centre where the Re |
Court set to rule on vote case next week
A five-judge bench will decide whether or not to halt the referendum. The five are members of the Dispute Resolution Court who yesterday said they would deliver their ruling on August 2 -two days |
New laws not costly, says Kitonga
Implementing the new constitution will not be a tax burden, the Committee of Experts say. Chairman Nzamba Kitonga yesterday said the new laws would not cost Kenyans more to implement as alleged by |
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT
The steps to be taken to make the new constitution work for Kenya
Ahead of the August 4 referendum, nation.co.ke will be highlighting changes that the proposed constitution envisions. The goal is to encourage informed public debate.
How will the proposed constitut |
GUIDE TO YOUR DAY
Highlights Kisii: The `No' campaign team will address rallies in the region against the proposed constitution. Kisumu: Heavy rains continue to pound many areas in Nyanza. Road transport severely |
Red team changes strategy
The `No' team has launched a new strategy for Coast. The door-to-door campaigners accused the government of failing to conduct civic education, leading to misinformation on the document. |
NAIROBI Clerics seek to unite `Yes' and `No' sides
A church leader yesterday launched a campaign to bring the `Yes' and `No' camps together after the referendum. Dubbed Agenda 7, Bishop John Mugecha said he and 11 like-minded clergy would educate Keny |
NAIROBI Decision on kadhi courts challenged
The State finally made its threats good and lodged an appeal to challenge the decision declaring kadhi courts unconstitutional. It says the decision, which was given by a three-judge bench of the Cons |
EMBU Youth plan big march to Freedom Corner
A man lifts a `Yes' hammer at the Embu municipal stadium during a rally that was addressed by President Kibaki yesterday. Young women supporting the proposed constitution will hold a public rally i |
NAIROBI Students in Uganda locked out of vote
About 5,000 Kenyans studying in Uganda cannot be registered as voters as Interim Independent Electoral Commission chairman Issack Hassan says he does not have the power to re-open the register. This f |
Parastatal chiefs join campaigns as `No' team cries foul
Anyang' Nyong'o argued the government was right in using all resources at its disposal to ensure the country has a new constitution. "This will be the biggest achievement of the Grand Coalition Go |
AMNESTY REPORT
Raped and left for dead by `security' escort
The three hour rape at the hands of the very people who were supposed to protect her can never get out of Mary's (real name withheld) memory no matter how hard she tries. Tears h |
EXCESSIVE FRAUD |
Insurance firms do not exist for charity; something has to give
T hree insurance companies recently rushed to court where they secured temporary orders blocking thousands of road accident victims from making claims against their clients. |
Groups to tally votes as Kenyans cast their ballot
An electronic system to inde pendently tally votes will be used in the August 4 referendum. Using a system known as the Parallel Vote Tabulation, the Elections Observation Group (Elog |
VIEW FROM THE TOP What communties will gain
Comesa secretary-general, Mr Sindiso Ngwenya: "We are happy to partner with The MDG Centre in this endeavour. Accordingly, our specialised agency, the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and South |
Bid starts to develop eastern African dry lands
A fresh bid to improve the development of dry areas in the whole of eastern Africa has been launched. The Millennium Development Goals Centre in East and Southern Africa, launched this with the Co |
MPs put Uhuru on the spot over Sh190bn query
Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta is a "wanted man" by the Parlia mentary Budget Committee. The committee wants him to explain how his ministry spent Sh190 billion from last year's Budge |
Moi seems to be ignorant about the Code of Standards for referendums
read with interest reports in the Sunday Nation (July 25), in which retired President Moi was quoted as saying the proposed constitution would need to meet a 65 per cent threshold to win legitimacy du |
NAIROBI Two deny supplying heroin to inmates
Two women were yesterday charged with supplying drugs to inmates at the Kamiti Maximum Prison. Ms Emily Mutakale and Ms Brigit Akubania denied the charges and were freed on Sh50,000 bond each with a s |
It's the ultimate abuse of honorary awards
Lately, there have been interesting reports on the generous awards of doctorates by a university in the United States. And there have been very interesting reactions from local and international schol |
THE CUTTING EDGE
ASKARIS A MENACE. City Council askaris have made life difficult for many residents while pretending to enforce law and order, moans Elias Kagundu. Without disclosing whether he has been a victim, Elia |
CAMERON BACKS TURKEY
British premier calls for quick talks over Turkey's right to join
the European Union
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Cameron urges speed on Turkey talks
British Prime Minister David Cameron said today he was angered by the slow pace of Turkey's European Union accession talks and warned against shutting Ankara out because of anti-Muslim prejudice. |
CHANGE OF GUARD |
BP chief quits over oil disaster
BP's vilified chief executive Tony Hayward resigned today as the energy giant announced that the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will cost 32.2 billion dollars and caused a rec |
Love Parade warnings not heeded
Police warnings about the dangers of holding the Love Parade in the German city of Duisburg were not heeded, the police union chief said yesterday, as the death toll from a stampede at the event rose |
BEIJING 37 killed in floods as bridge collapses
A flood-swollen river caused a village bridge to collapse in central China, killing at least 37 people, and officials warned the region to prepare for more rains this week, media reported yesterday. A |
PHNOM PENH
Khmer Rouge prison chief to appeal ruling
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch will appeal against his conviction by Cambodia's UNbacked war crimes tribunal, which sentenced him to 30 years in jail, his defence lawyer told AFP yesterday. "We will ap |
SOLAR SYSTEM Nasa discovers 700 new planets
Nasa's deep-space Kepler probe has found hundreds of new planets -many similar to earth -sparking new hope of life outside our solar system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed |
RIYADH Lufthansa cargo plane crashes in Riyadh
A Lufthansa cargo plane which caught fire in mid-flight crashed on landing at Riyadh airport on Tuesday, but its two pilots were safe with minor injuries, a Saudi aviation official said. "The captain |
Mama's love makes babies grow up less stressed
Babies lavished with motherly affection are less likely to become anxious and stressed adults, according to an unusual study released today. At the same time, tiny tots deprived of maternal tender |
PUSH FOR PAY | Union fights hard
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EDUCATION | Students skip classes Poor scores in exams blamed on funerals
Too many funerals have been blamed for the poor performance in national examinations by schools in Taita District. A taskforce set up to look into the causes of the poor scores recomm |
Zimbabwe mistreating migrants
Asylum seekers from several African countries seeking refugee in Zimbabwe have complained that they are being thrown into jails with hardened criminals. The prisoners from countrie |
Burundian opposition leader flees
A senior opposition politician has fled Burundi for fear of arrest and even his life after he complained about the military, his coalition told AFP yesterday. Mr Leonard Nyangoma, head of the Nati |
African leaders agree to increase Somalia force as summit ends
African Union leaders wrapping up a three-day summit today in Kampala agreed to send thousands of extra troops to reinforce its military contingent battling al Qaeda-linked insurgents |
ABUJA Nigerian assembly sets new poll date
Nigeria is set to hold presidential elections in January after the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment moving polls forward by three months. The move brings elections |
ABIDJAN
Journalists walk free after fines from court
Three journalists arrested and detained after publishing details of a government report on corruption in Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa trade walked freed yesterday after a court convicted them on lesser charg |
JOHANNESBURG
Tiger escapes from trip to the vet in SA
A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts. Owner Ros |
I just want to share my blessings
Youth on a peace campaign
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KENYANS SEEK REVENGE
Africa's greatest track rivalry will be played out again today during the
10,000m race at Nyayo Stadium.
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HOCKEY EX-CHAMPIONS SLIDERS SLIPPING TO OBLIVION
Alarm bells are ringing as the Sliders, former African champions,
keep posting poor results.
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GOLF SIX TANZANIANS ENTER RACE FOR BARRY CUP
Six Tanzanians are among the 85 players to battle it out at the Coast Open championship. P. 70
Coast Open championship
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SOCCER FERGIE HAS FUNDS FOR `HIGH QUALITY' SIGNING
Manchester United see Real's striker Benzemer as the final piece
of the puzzle
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LETHAL BREW |
Toxic drink death toll shoots up to 23
The number of people who died after taking an illicit brew in Nairobi's Kibera slums rose to 23 yesterday. The death toll doubled as police said they had arrested 24 people during rai |
Tough security rules to rein in campaign goons
In the face of rising campaign tension, police yesterday issued guidelines on how `Yes' and `No' rallies should be conducted. The rules, which borrow heavily from the Inter Party Parliament |
COURT
Former minister in Moi regime joins his wife in the dock over Nairobi mayor's residence
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DOSSIER WHITE HOUSE FURY
Secret files on spy service in Kabul leaked.
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FRAUD CONS INVADE ICT FARM
Government warns wananchi to be wary of people selling land.
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12 die after taking toxic drink
LETHAL BREW | Police recover five litres of methanol from a suspect's house
t least 12 people were con?rmed dead and an unknown number left blind after consuming an illegal drink in Nairobi's Kibera slum at the weekend. Nairobi police boss Antony Kibuchi told the Nation ni |
Kenyans urged `accept change'
Kenyans have been urged to embrace change as it will be inevitable once a new constitution is adopted during the referendum. "We should not fear change," Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka said, adding |
`No' side set to win poll, says Mwau
MP Harun Mwau yesterday told his supporters to vote against the proposed constitution. The Kilome MP and Transport assistant minister said he was opposed to the draft law because it had flaws. He p |
WRETCHED OF THE EARTH
They'll drink on, come death or blindness
The poison comes in various names-koroga, naps, mugacha, steam engine. It kills some and blinds others. It creates widows, widowers and orphans. Yet, they are hooked to it. Every mor |
RALLY | `Yes' team launches campaign in Eldoret
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OFF THE SPOTLIGHT
Poll outcome sets off process of adopting draft or remaining with current law
What next after the referendum? The process for the reform of the Constitution is meant to end with the referendum as the ultimate say for the people of Kenya. As already known, it may end in one o |
Reds may sue PSs over role in `Yes' vote hunt
The 'No' camp is considering suing permanent secretaries and other senior civil servants involved in campaigns for the proposed constitution. The o?cers have been put on notice and are likely to be |
Regional highlights
Bomet: Industrialisation minister Henry Kosgey leads a 'Yes' campaign in the district. Eldoret: Higher Education minister William Ruto to campaign for the 'No' vote in Kapsowar, Iten and Kabarnet t |
COURT
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SUMMIT
AU leaders pledge to reduce child deaths
A frican leaders have pledged to eliminate maternal and child mortality before 2015. While debating yesterday on the theme of the African Union Summit in Kampala � Matern |
Raila opposes Wako's appeal bid
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has opposed plans by Attorney General Amos Wako to appeal against a ruling awarding 21 ex-detainees Sh40 million compensation. The PM said that the decis |
KIBERA
I was asked to deliver drugs, says teenager
A South African teenager charged with trafficking in heroin worth more than Sh1.7 million yesterday broke down in the dock, saying she was lured into the |
KIBERA
Guard denies stealing Sh4 million vehicle
A watchman was yesterday charged with stealing a Sh4 million vehicle and failing to prevent a felony. But Mr Seth Ndeda Tai, a Lavington Security firm employee, appeared before Kibera senior principal |
NAIROBI
Trader charged with stealing bank's Sh61m
A businessman was yesterday denied stealing Sh61 million from a city bank. Mr Vimalkumar Patel denied stealing the money from the Barclays Bank Yaya Prestige Centre between April 10 and 15, 2010. He w |
Kibaki assembles top brains to deliver draft law
Peter Wanyande are also assisting the President on constitutional issues. Mr Murungi and Prof Nyong'o lead the political wing of the 'Yes' campaigns while Prof Wanyande, who is a university lecture |
KEY PLAYERS All the President's Men in the `Yes' campaign team
Prof Peter Kagwanja (above): He is the Africa Policy Institute president. He also teaches political science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Prof Kivutha Kibwana: He is President |
Kleptocrats be warned
Africa's kleptocrats must be quaking in their boots following the announcement by the Obama Administration that it will seize, and presumably, repatriate, money stolen by dictators from their countrie |
THE OTHER RACE
I saw red at the weekend as Kenyan heroes covered their rivals in dust
y household was cheering red last week. The grand ?nale came on Sunday night after my return from a brief visit to the lakeside city. We all gathered in front of the small screen and screamed wildly a |
Councillors receive lessons on new law
Councillors will be educated on the proposed constitution ahead of next week's referendum. Yesterday, hundreds of councillors from Nairobi, Central and Eastern provinces were in Nakuru to take part |
BURGLARY
Computers stolen from `No' offices
The `No' secretariat was broken into on Sunday night and com puters and other equipment estimated to be worth Sh2 million stolen. The head of the secretariat, Dr Tom Namwamba, said val |
by a wide margin
He said President Kibaki and those around him believe the passage of the proposed constitution is vital for the success of Vision 2030, which seeks to turn the country into a modern industrialised cou |
Book by top political scientists faults power sharing in Africa
Though power-sharing has become a preferred option in settling political disputes in Africa, it has the potential to aggravate con?ict, a book re?ecting the gaps and gains in Kenya's democratic proces |
CHILD HEALTH | J. Carter & K. Annan World losing the war on virulent, preventable childhood diseases
accines have saved the lives of millions of children around the world, and have the potential to save millions more in the future as newer vaccines are developed and introduced. Vaccines have resul |
WHEAT DUTY RATES| Diamond Lalji Who is fighting for the poor consumer?
n the last couple of week, there has been a hue and cry over the 2009/2010 Budget announcement to lower import duty on wheat from 25 to 10 per cent. Surprisingly, the debate that should have o?ered |
THE CUTTING EDGE
NOT WITH OUR MONEY! As much as he agrees with the recent hefty court award to the people who were tortured at the height of the human rights abuse of Moi's Kanu regime, George Kihiu is totally opposed |
YESTERDAY'S QUESTION Do you believe the President wants a new law to leave a legacy?
HARRISON RWARA: Definitely. The passage of the document will put the President on record as the chief executive in whose reign new laws designed by Kenyans for Kenyans were put in place. JO MAS: Ye |
Mubarak sends PM to Kampala talks
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (pictured) has sent his prime minister to the African Union summit in Uganda, increasing speculation about the elderly leader's health. Mubarak, 82, has been in power |
GOMA
Group to sue UK over Congo minerals
Lobby group Global Witness said on Monday it is taking the U.K. government to court for failing to refer companies trading in Congo `conflict minerals' for UN sanctions. The move comes amid global eff |
YAOUNDE
Cholera kills 77 in northern Cameroon
Cholera has killed 77 people in northern Cameroon since early June, the government said on Monday, raising concern that the worst epidemic since 2004 may spread into neighbouring Nigeria and Chad. Cho |
NEW NAOMI DATE
Court gives British supermodel fresh summons for testimony
at the Charles Taylor tria
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AU debates action against terror
threat amid split on Bashir
frican leaders met behind closed doors to discuss boosting the African Union's force in Somalia following a plea by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to "sweep the terrorists" o? the continent. Mea |
EXECUTION
Sarkozy vows revenge over hostage killing
President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed today that France would avenge the murder of a 78-year-old aid worker who was kidnapped and killed in the Sahara desert by Al-Qaeda's North African wing.< |
Three killed in TV station attack
A suspected Al-Qaeda suicide bomber blew up a car by the Baghdad offices of Al-Arabiya television killing three people today, a month after the Saudifunded channel was warned of insurgent threats. |
US woman tells of Darfur nightmare on her captivity
An American aid worker abducted by gunmen in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur today described the "nightmare" of her situation in a telephone call to AFP. "In the past it was okay, but now i |
Teen survives 16-storey fall
A New Zealand teenager has survived a 16-storey fall from his family's Auckland apartment and is expected to make a full recovery, the New Zealand Herald reported today. The 15-year-old was in a st |
WARNING
Mugabe may close 9,000 foreign firms
Zimbabwe has threatened to close 9,000 foreign owned firms after they ignored a deadline to submit plans on how they intend to release some of their shareholding to locals. President |
Al-Shabaab spreads attacks to Somalia's Puntland state
Abdirashid Mohamed Irro, the minister for commerce of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, stated yesterday that his government was aware that militias trained in Southern Somalia have
be |
Khmer Rouge prison chief handed 30 years in jail
In a historic ?rst, a UNbacked court today sentenced a Khmer Rouge prison chief to 30 years in jail for crimes against humanity over mass executions during Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era. Kaing Gu |
Give road tender to `serious' contractor: MP
Concern has been raised over the delayed construction of the Hola-Garsen road. Information assistant minister Dhadho Godana, who is also the Galole MP, asked the government to withdraw the tender a |
DESTRUCTION
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War on child prostitution targets hotels
DECADENCE
A rights group has called for harsh penalties against hoteliers who allow their premises to be used for child prostitution. The Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Rights |
DISPUTE | Fight over mineral extraction Family sues to stop mining on their land
Nine Mwatate family members being forced to surrender part of their land to pave the way for mining have moved to court seeking to stop any interference. They have sued the Commi |
SHORTCOMINGS | Current Constitution criticised for giving leeway in the property sales
Councils faulted over Coast land crisis
ouncils at the Coast have been accused of contributing to the chronic land problem in the region. They are said to be dishing out community land entrusted to them. A lobby group in the area |
Accused man resists arrest
A businessman charged with stealing diesel worth more than Sh45.1 million fought with the police while resisting arrest at a Kibera court yesterday. Mr Nelson Mburu Karanja, alias Samuel Ndisho, re |
Chopper stoned as `Yes' rivals face off
Villagers yesterday pelted a cam paign helicopter with stones to block the pilot from landing, risking the lives of passengers, among them a Cabinet minister. The helicopter, carrying F |
AU TALKS TAKE OFF MUSEVENI URGES BATTLE AGAINST TERRORISM
Ugandan president calls on African Union leaders to "sweep terrorists" out of continent.
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WAR ON CORRUPTION NEW ANTI-GRAFT CZAR FIRES FIRST SALVO
Lumumba asks Kenyans to join war against corruption and vows to use every law in the book.
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FREE AT LAST SAILORS CAPTURED BY PIRATES SAFELY HOME
After four months in the hands of Somalia captors, Kenyan sailors are more than glad to be free at last.
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Preach peace, Kalonzo tells camps
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka yesterday charged both `Yes' and `No' teams with ensuring peace is maintained after the August 4 referendum. He told leaders it was their responsibilit |
GUIDE TO YOUR DAY
Highlights Lamu: The Kenya Red Cross Society hands over a hospital to the community on Faza Island. Its beneficiaries include people who were affected by the recent fire on the island. Taveta: The |
NAIROBI `Yes' clerics challenge `No' peers to a debate
Two clerics from the `Yes' campaign have challenged their counterparts in the `No' team to a public debate on contentious issues in the proposed law. Retired Anglican Archbishop David Gitari and Presb |
MUMIAS Christians pray and fast for peaceful vote
Christians in Mumias yesterday started fasting and praying for a peaceful referendum. Over 500 Christians converged at the Christian Prayer Warrior Centre at the outskirts of Mumias town where they wi |
KANGUNDO Residents asked to rethink `No' stand
Communities in lower Eastern Province have been asked to reconsider their stand because most Kenyans are supporting the proposed constitution. Youth assistant minister Wavinya Ndeti said the proposed |
BARINGO 20 councillors jump off fence and join Greens
More than 20 councillors in larger Baringo have joined the `Yes' camp. The municipal leaders from Pokot East, North Baringo, Baringo Central and Marigat districts, who had been undecided on which stan |
Rival teams step up campaigns as referendum draws near
The `Yes' and `No' teams have increased the momentum of their campaigns ahead of the August 4 referendum. The teams have only seven days to woo voters as the campaigns are supposed to end 48 hours |
CHAOS WATCH
Cohesion team receives 3,000
A nationwide alert has been sounded over tension and the likelihood of violence ahead of the August 4 vote. The "threat of violence is real" as the campaigns for and agains |
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT
Every Kenyan citizen will have right to take court action if provisions of constitution are breached
What opportunities does the proposed constitution give to ordinary citizens for enforcement of the new laws? The current Constitution does not give the general public a specific right to enforce it |
SMSs on hate speeches
Laws need huge margin to win legitimacy, says Moi
The proposed constitution should be supported by 65 per cent of Kenyans during the referendum to gain legitimacy, retired president Daniel arap Moi said yesterday. Speaking in Kitui Town where |
Bill of Rights `takes effect immediately'
Some laws in the proposed constitution will take long before they can be implemented should the document pass the referendum test. According to the Committee of Experts, the Bill of Rights is among |
MOMBASA
Child prostitution cases spark outrage
Bars and lodges which allow child prostitution should be closed, the Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya has said. The association said 70 of its had signed a code of conduct to p |
RONGO
Sh1m bhang seized on way to Nairobi
Police in Rongo District yesterday seized 1,250 stones of bhang worth more than Sh1 million. The drugs were being transported to Nairobi by a man and two women in different matatus. District police bo |
TANA RIVER
Robbers attack and injure magistrate
A senior magistrate was assaulted and seriously injured by unknown people at the weekend. Mr Amos Obiero was attacked with metal bars on his way home and robbed of an unknown amount of money. The a |
MERU
Prisoners graduate as peer educators
Thirty-five female inmates graduated as peer educators at the Meru GK prison at the weekend. The inmates will teach their peers about safe sex and how to prevent and manage communicable diseases like |
UP IN ARMS | Groups demand probe over sale Dubious deals spark protests
Lobbyists want officials who allowed harvesting of crop on public land brought to justice
L obby groups in Taveta District have stepped up pressure on the government to take act |
STERILE CAMPAIGN | Mwenda Makathimo The land debate must be framed in its proper historical context
The referendum cam paigns over the last one week have seen the focus on the land question in this country rise to a peak. It has seen the retired President Moi indicate that he knows more |
Our athletes doing well
Kenya's junior team has reaffirmed that the future of track athletics is bright. Kenya has dominated the World Junior Championship in Moncton, Canada, winning six gold medals. With a squad of 23 cl |
GOING GREEN | Ken Kihara Instal solar panels at State House
As I welcome the new government regulation on building policy being driven by the Ministry of Energy directing that people building residential or commercial houses in major towns should |
Health insurer's move must benefit the poor
The move by the national health insurer to increase premiums is one of the several suggestions made for extending a?ordable medical services to more Kenyans. Several other options on how to o?er a? |
THE CUTTING EDGE
NO TO RACISM. Saying Yes to the new constitution is actually saying no to racism and tribalism, says Hassan Kamal, who hopes that the government will soon declare August 4, a public holiday to enable |
NOT TOO BADLY OFF | Rasna Warah
Why quality of life is a lot more important than regular income
A new index developed by Oxford University and the United Nations Development Programme has come up with interesting ?ndings that may please many African policy-makers. The Multidimensional Poverty |
NAIROBI
Fire leaves 300 slum dwellers homeless
More than 300 people were left in the cold following an inferno at a city slum. The fire at MukuruFuata Nyayo slum in South B was caused by an electrical fault due to illegal power tapping. More than |
Women MPs target undecided voters
Women MPs want to reach out to the 10 per cent of registered voters cited by recent opinion polls as undecided. A statement from the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association said the lawmakers were |
GOING GREEN
MPs lead hunt for Coast votes
'Yes' side must win by at least 65 per cent if the new law is to have legitimacy. He also disputed the ?ndings of the recent opinion polls which put the 'Yes' side in the lead. And in Meru, Higher |
Shanzu court set to ease congestion
A special court established at Shimo la Tewa to try suspected pirates and other criminals is set to ease the workload and cut costs. The courtroom, refurbished at a cost of Sh1.7 million by the Un |
Attack on Iran likely, says former CIA boss
A former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the U.S. does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program. Michae |
First black man wins Russia political office
People in the Russian town of Novozavidovo used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare -an honest politician. M |
SPY SAGA
Putin sings songs with 10 ex-spies
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin revealed he met and even sang patriotic Soviet songs with the group of Russian spies deported from the United States in the biggest espionage swap since the |
51 bodies found in Mexico
At least 51 bodies have been discovered in nine unmarked graves in northern Mexico, officials said, in one of the more grisly recent turns in the country's rampaging violence linked to drug gangs. |
THERE AND ABOUT
Sarkozy made history with African parade
Bastille Day celebrations a spurious favour. A unit of Benin female soldiers led African troops in the Champs Elys�es parade. The celebrations mark July 14, 1789. That's when French |
Freeing Megrahi was wrong, says British minister
Britain's Foreign Secretary William
Hague said yesterday that
BP played no part in securing
the release of the Lockerbie bomber
from prison, while calling the decision
to free him "wrong and misguided |
US and and S. Korea stage drill
The US and South Korea today
launched a major naval exercise involving
a nuclear-powered US aircraft
carrier in the Sea of Japan despite
North Korea's threats of nuclear
retaliation.
The drill |
ACCRA Journalist charged in row over sources
A Ghanaian journalist has been charged with reporting false information after refusing to reveal his sources to police, the head of the country's journalists association said Saturday. Ato Kwamena Dad |
ISMAILIA Egypt kills Sudanese migrant near border
Egyptian police shot and killed a Sudanese migrant seeking to cross the border into Israel on Saturday, security sources said. The 23 year-old migrant was shot in the chest after he ignored orders |
BP boss set to resign within 24 hours, says report
The chief executive of troubled British oil giant BP, Tony Hayward, was negotiating his terms of departure today and is likely to quit within 24 hours, the BBC reported. The British broadcaster |
KIGALI Rwanda's `Hillywood,' ends on high note
First there was Hollywood, then India's Bollywood stole the limelight. Now, Hillywood is a word coined from the phrase "the land of a thousand hills" which is used to market Rwanda. Hillywood holds |
KHARTOUM-Sudan's president in meeting boycott
Sudan President Omar Hassan alBashir will not attend an African Union summit in Uganda, presidential sources said yesterday, despite a resolution urging African states not to arrest the leader wanted |
KAMPALA-Africa urged to move closer to China
The African Union said yesterday Africa must turn ever more to China for its development because conditions and checks often stalled the flow of funds from Western nations and the World Bank. Mr Maxwe |
GOMA-Rebels seize pilot in eastern Congo attack
Congolese rebels took an Indian pilot hostage on Saturday when they attacked an aircraft on a remote airstrip in a tin mining zone in the country's North Kivu province, army and mining officials said. |
19 killed in German `love' stampede
Germany today mourned 19 people killed in a sudden stampede by thousands trying to get to a huge open air music festival. Another 340 people were injured in the mass panic to get to the Love Parade |
Two soldiers missing in Afghanistan region
Nato said yesterday that two American soldiers were missing in eastern Afghanistan, hours after reporting that five US troops had been killed in bomb attacks. The missing soldiers left their compound |
Iraq arrests three top al Qaeda suspects
Authorities have arrested three suspected senior leaders of al Qaeda's front group in Iraq, including its self-styled minister of defence, a spokesman said yesterday. Also among the group detained wer |
BP's bid to `kill' leaking well starts in five days
(AFP) A bid to "kill" the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well could begin in three to five days, after boats return from a storm evacuation and resume operations, a senior US official said yesterday. "Tha |
Sunday echo
Should Kenya join Uganda in taking the war to al Shabaab?
We should give diplomacy a chance. Organise an in ternational conference on Somalia and invite the al Shabab to send their envoys. vgogero. T |
GUIDE TO YOUR DAY
Regional Highlights Meru: `No' team led by William Ruto to pitch camp in Meru today to campaign against the proposed constitution News President Kibaki is in Kampala, Uganda to attend the 15th O |
RESEARCH |
Nyanza and NEP poorest zones: UN study
North Eastern and Nyanza prov inces are the poorest in Kenya while Nairobi and Central are ranked the richest, according to a new study by a UN agency. The study found that the ri |
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT Draft specifies types of taxes
Ahead of the August 4 referendum, nation.co.ke will be highlighting changes that the proposed constitution envisions. The goal is to encourage informed public debate: What does the proposed constit |
history and enact new constitution
were precious lives of Kenyan men and women." Mr Kibaki was more upbeat while discussing the achievements in his first term. He said the infrastructure projects that had been implemented would le |
Q&A-Smiling school children give me a sense of pride
Sunday Nation editor Eric Obino and reporter Murithi Mutiga interviewed President Kibaki on the highs and lows of his time in office. Edited excerpts... You have invested a great deal of energy in |
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
QUESTION: 1. During its glory days as an academic giant in Kenya, Cardinal Otunga High School in Kisii was run by an order of Catholic brothers. Does anyone know where they moved to after they left Ca |
Sweet-talkers now in major fraud business
It begins with a beep on your cell phone, but you recognise neither the sender nor the sense of the message. But it appears to contain sensitive information. You ignore it, but soon the send |
Taking a position is a matter of conscience, not of Cabinet
Information minister Samuel Poghisio opposes the proposed constitution, going against the Cabinet and his own ODM-K party line. Sunday Nation's News Editor Mugumo Munene spoke to him. What are you |
Agriculture still our best option
Kenya's economic growth chart since independence has been rather predictable. In the initial two dec ades after the British left, the economy chalked up good growth thanks to the agrari |
TALKING POINT
Is there an African solution to Somalia?
It has been a curi ous past week. Kampala, still recovering from the terrorist bombings, hosted the AU Summit. The theme was supposed to be maternal health or something about health.
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PARLIAMENT | It has been all eyes on House Speaker over the storm generated by MPs hungry for a new salary increase
Marende's delicate balancing act
H ouse Speaker Kenneth Marende has been a har assed man for the past three weeks. From MPs to Treasury and the Kenyan taxpayer, everyone is looking to Mr Marende for r |
Maintain your cool
In 10 days, Kenyans will go to the polls to vote in an historic referendum that will determine whether the country will have a new constitution. Expectedly, both the proponents and opponents |
FIFTH COLUMNIST
Whatever you do, don't kill the Kenyan dream
In The Kalenjin Egypt Origin Legend Revisited, Kipkoeech arap Sambu informs us that Myoot is the real name of the various "Kalenjin" subcommunities. "Kalenjin" was imposed on them by the colon |
THIS AND THAT
Let foreigners run Safaricom in peace
The year is 2014 and a new Kenyan chief executive officer has been appointed to head Safaricom. The government still holds a large stake in the firm. Here's the diary of the new CEO's |
SUNDAY VIEW
Moi's real beef with proposed law is the manner of devolution
Daniel arap Moi is returning to his old obnoxious ways. Challenged to account for the various land acquisitions he made all over the country, he and his son Gideon resorted to whini |
WHAT THEY SAID
OPINION MAKERS OF THE WEEK
MICHALE JOSEPH I am both gratified and sad that the time has come to move on. But feel I have managed to do what many others yearn to do, and that is to change the life |
TALKING POINT Heed Kituyi's advice on how to check terror from Somalia
I support the sentiments expressed by Dr Mukhisa Kituyi in his new column in the Sunday Nation last week to the effect that Kenya ought to lead other regional players in recognising and |
ThirtyYears Ago
July 25, 1980: The chairman of the Cotton Lint and Seed Marketing Board, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, was unanimously elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technolog |
The Cutting Edge
THE CAMP FOR PEACE: With the referendum looming large, Abubakar Al Hussain, emailing from the United Arab Emirates, says though the national focus is certainly on the Green and Red camps, there is a s |
NORTH KOREA WARNS OF NUCLEAR RESPONSE
Pyongyang says it is prepared for `retaliatory sacred war' over planned
US naval drills with Sou
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African heads to discuss maternal and child health
African Heads of State will devote at least four hours of their time to discuss maternal and child health challenges in Africa when they meet today. Although the 15th ordinary summit of the African |
ABUSES
Speed up Habr�'s trial, Wade urged
wo Nobel laureates have called on Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade to speed up the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habr�. This follows similar calls by West African states and the Afric |
ICE CREAM | A vendor serves toursists
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MOGADISHU
Cleric calls residents to support holy war
Sheikh Ali Mohamed Hussein, the al Shabaab governor of Banadir region urged residents to participate in an all out jihad (holy war). Speaking at a mosque in the Somali capital after Friday prayers, th |
GENEVA
UN urges Puntland to stop expelling Somalis
The United Nations refugee agency has urged the northern Somali breakaway region of Puntland to halt the expulsion of Somali refugees, saying around 900 had been pushed back this week alone. The Somal |
JOHANNESBURG
SA first lady fined for wrongfully firing maid
A court found one of South African President Jacob Zuma's three wives guilty of wrongfully firing a maid and ordered her to pay the domestic $2,100, local media said on Friday. The second of Zuma's cu |
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA
City alert on Taliban uprising anniversary
Police searched for weapons and residents were on edge yesterday ahead of the one-year anniversary of a deadly uprising by the Nigerian Taliban, with fears it would strike again. A sect leader believe |