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Lands PS Dorothy Angote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:30 +0000

A project beneficiary, Esther Syengo, with her cross breed goat at the Nairobi International Show in September. The EC funds dairy goat projects, which have been successful in Kitui and Mwingi districts.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:09 +0000

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:47 +0000

Do not close schools early, DEO tells heads

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:05 +0000

Head teachers in Imenti South District who have closed schools early will be disciplined. "I have noted some schools have already closed for the December vacation. This is illegal," area District Education Officer Julius Kimathi said.

President Kibaki and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni arrive for the Group of Ten summit in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. Photos: PPS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:58 +0000

E A nations agree on trade deal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:52 +0000

Leaders from five East African nations have signed a common market treaty. The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi have agreed to the free movement of people and goods across the region.

Ocampo goes to court to indict poll violence suspects

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:09 +0000

The Hague beckons for post-election violence suspects. International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will request the courts judges to open investigations into the Kenya case next week.

State deploys 500 officers to disarm civilians

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:12:26 +0000

An operation to flush out illegal weapons has started in northern and eastern Kenya. More than 500 joint security personnel, including 150 General Service Unit officers, are in Isiolo, Samburu East, Laisamis, Garba-Tulla, Tigania East, Igembe North and Imenti North to conduct the operation.

Raila dares Cabinet rebels to quit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:52:51 +0000

Prime Minister Raila Odinga has asked ministers dissatisfied with Cabinet decisions to quit Government.

Land policy to address historical injustices, says PS

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:43 +0000

Lands PS Dorothy Angote has urged MPs to support Sessional Paper on Draft National Land Policy tabled in Parliament by Lands Minister James Orengo on Wednesday.

Ocampo goes to court

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:20 +0000

Agriculture Minister William Ruto now wants a report linking him to post-election violence squashed.

State to hire over 4,000 nurses next month

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:18 +0000

The Government will hire 4,220 nurses on contract to promote preventive healthcare at district levels. The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation will recruit 2,960 enrolled community nurses and 1,260 registered community health nurses next month.

New law should not be about the wiles of Kibaki or Raila

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:05 +0000

Times such as Kenya has entered this week remind us of the keen need to distinguish delicately between the true leaders of the people and self-seeking counterfeits.

Husband set me up for a foursome

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:40 +0000

My husband had always insisted that we go for a sleepover at his best friends place. We recently went and I retired to bed earlier than everyone. I woke up later and found him making love to his friends wife in the presence of her husband.

ET: for SA

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:49 +0000

After two years of trudging the road to the Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa, the mosaic of 32 finalists is complete. Attention now shifts to the draw of the South Africa 2010 finals on December 4 in Cape Town, which if the drama on the pitch is anything to go by should also throw forth some of the most intriguing paring.

We have to compromise to get a new constitution

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:31 +0000

For the last 20 years we have sung a very expensive new constitution song. The initial obstacle was single party dictatorship and later vested personal ambitions masked under the guise of community and religious interests.

Sexologists irrelevant in Kenya

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:45 +0000

Gertrude Mungai has cut her niche as the sex auntie that Kenyans run to when they need help between the sheets. And judging by the response she has ellicited, Kenyans either have defunct sex lives or are curious about anything that has a lurid bent to it.

D-Day for Berets, Bandari

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:36 +0000

Who will join Agro Chemical down the Nationwide road? It is only a matter of 90 minutes that separates either Bandari and Red Berets from Kenyan Premier League (KPL) or Nationwide next season.

Do sex aunties promote promiscuity?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:13 +0000

Sex is still a taboo subject and not many couples have the guts to talk about their sexual handicaps. Arent you just taking advantage of peoples curiosity to have them pay for you to tell them what they already know? Also, dont you risk turning them into promiscuous women?

Pay day at the House on the Hill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:16 +0000

Kenyas foremost residence State House Nairobi hosted another payday parade for sporting top performers drawn from various disciplines.

Can he make the call?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:09 +0000

My sister and her husband have been having a long running disagreement on the type of dining table they should buy. Round, square, brown, black, glass top and retro are just a few of the considerations that have been, as it were, put on the table, without any consensus being reached. Each prefers something that the other cant stand.

A house with no man will do for me

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:36 +0000

Dear Diary, I almost thought I wouldnt make it to my interview. Now in 45 minutes I will know what my future will be.

After Cups debacle where do we head?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:58 +0000

What direction do we go now after failing to qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and Africa Cup of Nations in Angola?

Take love slow to keep it sure

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:16 +0000

Intimacy is the degree of personal closeness in a relationship. Marriage and sexual unions are naturally more intimate than other relationships. Students and teachers develop certain levels of intimacy and trust, as do counselors and counselees.

Lawyers want High Court judge removed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:17 +0000

Nakuru lawyers want Chief Justice Evan Gicheru to remove a High Court judge for allegedly being highhanded. The lawyers say they will petition Gicheru on Monday to remove Lady Justice Murugi Mugo.

Forensic dentist and beauty queen

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:03 +0000

She struts the runway like she was born to do it and makes heads turn with her enchanting features, long mane and the fact that she is usually the only Asian on most catwalks in Nairobi. But 29-year-old Amrit Khalsi has another life: She traded the haute couture designer outfits for a lab coat and the runway for the Kenyatta National Hospital morgue.

State fed, housed the Kibera homeless, it shouldnt abandon Mau evictees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:01 +0000

What exactly did Forest and Wildlife Minister Noah Wekesa mean when he said the Mau evictees should go back to where they came from? Is he implying that the State is planning mass deportation of the people of Mau as the colonialist did to most communities during their rule?

Crisis at fund manager sign sector needs tighter rules

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:49 +0000

If you thought investor funds are now secure following stringent measures put in place by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to arrest unscrupulous trading practices, you are wrong. A few months after stockbrokers, investment banks and a host of other financial intermediaries were ordered to publish their books of accounts, an asset manager is in the news for the wrong reasons.

Sports federations should not enforce rules selectively

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:20 +0000

International federations have a duty to set standards for their global affiliates. The affiliates seek advice from their line international federations whenever sticky issues emerge that need quick solutions.

Its archaic for State to withhold information

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:36 +0000

The International Press Institute this week released a report that indicted Kenya as one of the most insulated governments globally. In its report, which measured the willingness and speed of government sources when answering questions from journalists, Kenya was ranked among the worst. It scored zero alongside Turkey and Yemen in the survey.

Fire breathing Rift Valley MPs made a mockery of Mau evictees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:59 +0000

The eviction of squatters from Mau Forest has exposed Agriculture Minister William Ruto as a tactless leader with no clear agenda for his people.

Kibaki asks African leaders to back elevation of Unep

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:02 +0000

President Kibaki has urged African leaders to unite in pushing for the upgrading of the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) into a full-fledged world environment organisation to be based in Nairobi.

Youths demonstrate in Kisumu, last year. Imanyara Bill has provisions that allow ICC to investigate and prosecute people who bear the greatest responsibility for the violence. Photo: File/Standard

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:33 +0000

Kenya ranks top in EU grant listenvoy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:59 +0000

The European Commission (EC) has given Sh1 billion in grants to local private sector. The money will support 15 Non-State Actors (NSAs) projects in Kenya in the areas of human rights and good governance and social sector issues in East Africa.

New York honour marathon great Loroupe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:59 +0000

Former women world marathon record holder and long distance legend, Tegla Loroupe, has been honoured as one of Marathoners of the Decades as part of celebrations of the 40th New York Marathon.

MPs marriage of convenience spells doom for Imanyara Bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:49 +0000

For the second time in a row, MPs have boycotted debate on a Bill to establish a Special Tribunal to try post-election violence suspects.

Pictorial

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:48 +0000

Fresh turf war has Central MPs in a spin

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:34 +0000

As power rivalry between Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth rages, some central Kenya MPs are calling for a ceasefire. They say the battle for regional supremacy could not have come at a worse time when the region is seeking to forge a common position on the Harmonised Draft Constitution.

Sport and art can heal rift that damages our nation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:59 +0000

Last Saturday, one would have been forgiven for concluding Kenyans are fervent patriots with unrivalled love for country and countrymen.

MPs and judges wealth a well guarded secret

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:54 +0000

More than 600,000 public servants are expected to declare their wealth next month, even as questions abound on the effectiveness of the exercise.

Womens secret wealth

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:19 +0000

There is a template for many separations and divorces: The wife is kicked out of her marital home and replaced by a new woman.

Mau saga cost Ruto opportunity to prove mettle for national leadership

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:07 +0000

As the heavens opened and drenched Mau forest evictees huddled together under porous shelters, I was torn between sympathy and sigh of relief. The sight of individuals roasting helplessly under the blazing sun and families cooking in the wind was pathetic but a worth sacrifice for the preservation of Mau water tower and humanity.

State to hire over 4,000 nurses next month

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:07 +0000

The Government will hire 4,220 nurses on contract to promote preventive healthcare at district levels.

Spains David Villa (left) and Cote dIvoires Seydou Doumbia and Gervinho. Photo: AP and Reuters

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:38 +0000

Cartoon 21/11/09

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:51 +0000

Cartoon 21/11/09

Executive Powers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:55 +0000

Land Conference

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:27 +0000

Cartel supplying arms to rustlers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:32 +0000

A home guard was killed and four policemen injured in Isiolo as it emerged a cartel is supplying arms to cattle rustlers.

Constitutional ball in wananchis court

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:02 +0000

Public reaction to the Harmonised Draft Constitution is interesting. The Committee of Experts consulted widely and tried to accommodate views of the majority, but most wananchi are now skeptical that they will pass the draft, which is one of the best so far.

CID takes over probe into Sh150m theft, as G4S says its hands are clean

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:24 +0000

CID headquarters has taken over investigation into the loss of more than Sh150 million on transit to Netherlands.

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Lands PS Dorothy Angote

A project beneficiary, Esther Syengo, with her cross breed goat at the Nairobi International Show in September. The EC funds dairy goat projects, which have been successful in Kitui and Mwingi districts.

Do not close schools early, DEO tells heads

President Kibaki and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni arrive for the Group of Ten summit in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. Photos: PPS

E A nations agree on trade deal

Ocampo goes to court to indict poll violence suspects

State deploys 500 officers to disarm civilians

Raila dares Cabinet rebels to quit

Land policy to address historical injustices, says PS

Ocampo goes to court

State to hire over 4,000 nurses next month

New law should not be about the wiles of Kibaki or Raila

Husband set me up for a foursome

ET: for SA

We have to compromise to get a new constitution

Sexologists irrelevant in Kenya

D-Day for Berets, Bandari

Do sex aunties promote promiscuity?

Pay day at the House on the Hill

Can he make the call?

A house with no man will do for me

After Cups debacle where do we head?

Take love slow to keep it sure

Lawyers want High Court judge removed

Forensic dentist and beauty queen

State fed, housed the Kibera homeless, it shouldnt abandon Mau evictees

Crisis at fund manager sign sector needs tighter rules

Sports federations should not enforce rules selectively

Its archaic for State to withhold information

Fire breathing Rift Valley MPs made a mockery of Mau evictees

Kibaki asks African leaders to back elevation of Unep

Youths demonstrate in Kisumu, last year. Imanyara Bill has provisions that allow ICC to investigate and prosecute people who bear the greatest responsibility for the violence. Photo: File/Standard

Kenya ranks top in EU grant listenvoy

New York honour marathon great Loroupe

MPs marriage of convenience spells doom for Imanyara Bill

Pictorial

Fresh turf war has Central MPs in a spin

Sport and art can heal rift that damages our nation

MPs and judges wealth a well guarded secret

Womens secret wealth

Mau saga cost Ruto opportunity to prove mettle for national leadership

State to hire over 4,000 nurses next month

Spains David Villa (left) and Cote dIvoires Seydou Doumbia and Gervinho. Photo: AP and Reuters

Cartoon 21/11/09

Executive Powers

Land Conference

Cartel supplying arms to rustlers

Constitutional ball in wananchis court

CID takes over probe into Sh150m theft, as G4S says its hands are clean

Pay day at the House on the Hill

State fed, housed the Kibera homeless, it shouldnt abandon Mau evictees

Its archaic for State to withhold information

Kenya ranks top in EU grant listenvoy

MPs marriage of convenience spells doom for Imanyara Bill

Womens secret wealth

Spains David Villa (left) and Cote dIvoires Seydou Doumbia and Gervinho. Photo: AP and Reuters

Cartel supplying arms to rustlers

Constitutional ball in wananchis court