By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frustrated in defeat, Democrat Hillary Clinton is to endorse U.S. campaign rival Barack Obama on Saturday and party strategists said she needs to set aside any bad feelings and put on a convincing show of unity.
“Feelings on both sides have been pretty heated and a healing process has to go [...]
Prostitutes beat up client
By Louis Kizito
A resident of Kawuku on Kampala-Entebbe Road found himself at the centre of attention when two prostitutes, whose services he had failed to pay for, ganged up against him.
It was around 9:20pm on Wednesday, when they attacked him. According to the prostitutes, the man contracted the services [...]
By Timothy Avery, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey.
“Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high,” said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. “This is evident in the fact that one in [...]
By Daniel Wallis
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A group of young Kenyans supporting Barack Obama launched what they called a worldwide campaign on Friday to defend the likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee from smears by opponents.
Obama, whose late father was from Kenya, made history on Tuesday when he became the first African-American to win a U.S. major-party [...]
Ministers face off with clan over airport land
By John Oywa
Fears have emerged over the disruption of the Sh2.9 billion Kisumu airport expansion plan.
A clan has threatened to “break the law” if they were not compensated for the airport land at meeting three ministers attended.
Members of the Kogony clan also booed Ministers Chirau Mwakwere [...]
By Gakuu Mathenge
On the eve of a watershed generational succession locally and under siege nationally, the Mt Kenya leaders have retreated home to find out where the rain started pounding them.
The revival of Gikuyu, Meru, Embu, Association (Gema) has been condemned by some but its proponents say the region needs to come together under [...]
Stormy start for Gema unity talks
By Gakuu Mathenge and Patrick Muriungi
The first meeting of Gema siblings in over two decades took off to a bumpy ride. At the meeting the Grand Coalition Government and President Kibaki came under intense criticism for “short changing Meru, Embu and Mbeere in the Cabinet appointments”.
“We always fight [...]
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
NAIROBI, June 6 - Solar power from Africa’s deserts could supply all 600 million citizens currently without electricity and even export power to Europe, a green energy conference in Nairobi heard Thursday.
The ferocious desert sun could provide the energy equivalent of 1.5 barrels of oil per square kilometre, said Gerhard Knies, project [...]
WASHINGTON(AFP) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have held a private meeting, their campaigns said, amid feverish speculation over whom he will choose as his vice presidential running mate.
“Senator Clinton and Senator Obama met tonight and had a productive discussion about the important work that needs to be done to succeed in (the election [...]
BY GEORGE MUNYORI
NAIROBI, June 5 - Kenya has moved closer to achieve a target of having in place a military standby force before a 2010 deadline set by the African Union.
The government on Thursday received Sh120 million from Britain to construct the headquarters’ for the rapid response unit in Embakasi.
British High Commissioner Adam Wood said [...]
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