WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is endorsing Barack Obama for president, his office said on Monday.
Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and a delegate to the August nominating convention, plans a formal endorsement of the Illinois senator on Tuesday and is urging [...]
By Beth Gorham, The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will play out the last two contests of a tumultuous, riveting Democratic marathon Tuesday, five months to the day of their first battle in Iowa.
Once dubbed the inevitable nominee, Clinton has all but run out of time to stop Obama from getting [...]
Police boss summons bodyguards over scuffle
By Cyrus Ombati And David Ohito
Two top commanders of President Kibaki’s security detail were summoned for manhandling Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s security officers at Nyayo Stadium on Madaraka Day.
At the same time, the embarrassing incident has been blamed on wrangles over the pecking order between Raila and Vice-President, Mr [...]
Raila now wants police and Kivuitu team prosecuted
By Maseme Machuka And Brian Adero
Prime Minister Raila Odinga now wants ECK and police punished over post-election violence.
Speaking at a campaign rally for Embakasi ODM candidate, Ms Esther Passaris, Raila said ECK chairman, Mr Samuel Kivuitu, and his team should be put behind bars for plunging the [...]
By Benson Kathuri
Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are marginalised because they do not have access to organised markets.
A workshop organised by the World Bank in Dar-es-Salaam last week heard that the farmers relied on informal markets that were inefficient, unreliable and middlemen-dominated.
“Most smallholder farmers, and particularly the rural poor, do not participate in these [...]
Story by OSCAR KING’ORI
Northern Kenya has been identified as the most strategic area for expansion of the country’s tourism sector, a senior official has said.
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) assistant director in charge of Eastern region Daniel Onsombe said the Government planned to convert Isiolo Town into the country’s main tourism and industrial hub. [...]
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