Budget for stabilityStory by WACHIRA KANG’ARU, Business Writer
Finance minister, Amos Kimunya Thursday extended a hand to the poor as he swooped on conspicuous consumption.
Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya. Photo/ FILE
The minister removed import taxes on rice and wheat in a move aimed at reducing the cost of basic foodstuffs.
He also removed duty on imported maize, [...]
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BY CORRESPONDENT
NYERI, June 12 - An incestuous father was handed a life imprisonment in a Nyeri court on Thursday for defiling his stepdaughter and impregnating her.
Senior Resident Magistrate Rose Otieno condemned Johnson Karoki Muiga to spend the rest of his life in jail after the court proved beyond reasonable doubt that he was responsible [...]
ODM and ODM-K are both in favour of some form of Majimbo and or devolution of centralized government powers. Can devolution of power benefit Kenyans more than the current centralized system that has been in place for the last 44 years and has benefitted only those close to power. Why would some Kenyans not [...]
By Cris Chinaka
HARARE (Reuters) - The United States called for urgent U.N. Security Council talks on Zimbabwe because it said President Robert Mugabe had ignored international calls to end political violence ahead of a presidential election run-off.
Zimbabwean police arrested opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai twice on Thursday, making a total of four times in about a [...]
The Agenda Kenya Show hosts scholars to debate the Majimbo issue. Academicians, Prof. Anangwe, Prof. Jacqueline Oduol & Prof. Kangu advocate for Majimbo, whereas Prof. Munene and Asst. Foreign Minister Gitura are against majimbo. The host is Jason Nyantino. ODM PNU ODM-K Mwai Kibaki Raila Odinga Kalonzo Musyoka Kenya Elections 2007 Politics.
By Steve Holland
KAUKAUNA, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday accused Republican John McCain of mischaracterizing his tax plan and said most Americans would not see taxes go up.
Obama, an Illinois senator, has drawn heavy fire from rival Arizona Sen. McCain this week on the issue of taxes, with the Republican repeatedly [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has opened the general election campaign with a six-point lead over Republican John McCain, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday.
Obama, an Illinois senator, leads McCain among registered voters, 47 to 41 percent. In the previous NBC/Journal poll in late April, Obama [...]
ODM bags 3 seats, PNU grabs Embakasi
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BY CAPITAL REPORTERS
NAIROBI, June 12 – The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) maintained its majority strength in Parliament after clinching three out of five seats in Wednesday’s by-election.
The party scooped the Emuhaya, Ainamoi and Wajir North seats but lost Embakasi and Kilgoris to its rival and coalition partner Party [...]
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