Team formed to probe Kones crash
BY GEORGE MUNYORI and LAURA WALUBENGO
NAIROBI, June 13 - A team of aviation experts was on Friday constituted to probe the cause of a plane crash that claimed the lives of two ministers, a bodyguard and a pilot on Tuesday.
Kipkalya Kones: 1952 — 2008
The team, led by the Transport Ministry’s [...]
Country mourns benga maestro
Story by MOSES DOLA
The music industry is mourning the death of yet another benga star.
Anthony Omondi Mumbo, better known by his stage name “Omondi Tonny”. Photo/FILE
On Wednesday at 9am, Anthony Omondi Mumbo, better known as “Omondi Tonny”, the popular young artiste known in the music industry for stage rocking musical compositions, lost [...]
ODM lodges complaints over by-elections results
By Saturday Standard Team
ODM has formally complained to the Electoral Commission of Kenya over alleged electoral malpractices in Embakasi and Kilgoris by-elections.
However, the heads of diplomatic missions have said the by-elections were conducted in a professional and transparent manner.
“Electoral officials complied with election regulations in a non-partisan, professional manner,” the [...]
By Chris Lehourites, The Associated Press
VIENNA, Austria - The Netherlands piled on the goals for the second straight match Friday, routing World Cup runner-up France 4-1 only four days after embarrassing Italy at the European Championship.
The 1988 champions were supposed to struggle to earn a spot in the quarter-finals at this year’s tournament, but instead [...]
Photo of Michelle Obama and Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has launched a Web site to dispel rumors about his faith and patriotism and his wife’s views on race that have dogged his candidacy for more than a year.
The Web site, at www.fightthesmears.com, offers detailed responses to several rumors that have [...]
Paliamentary committee on a fact finding mission
BY GEORGE MUNYORI
NAIROBI, June 13 - Two parliamentary committees said on Friday that they were to visit Mount Elgon District on a fact finding mission, amid claims that suspects are being tortured by a security team conducting a military operation there.
The Administration and National Security Committee together with the [...]
By Cris Chinaka
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says liberation war veterans are ready to take up arms to prevent the opposition winning a June 27 presidential run-off.
Zimbabwean war veterans lead a march in support of President Robert Mugabe in Harare, November 30, 2007. Mugabe says liberation war veterans are ready to take up [...]
HOW FAR WILL “THE CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION” BE IMPLEMENTED by the GRAND COALITION GOVERNMENT OF RAILA AND KIBAKI?
By Judy Miriga-USA
The PM Raila and the President Kibaki ( file photo)
While awaiting to meeting the Rt. Honorable Prime Minister Raila Odinga at the scheduled meeting, considering the time frame and other scheduled activities, there are many questions [...]
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