Story by DAVE OPIYO
Her dimpled face radiated happiness as she slowly and gracefully strolled towards the garden at the US ambassador’s residence in Nairobi, eliciting excitement among guests.
Initially, many thought that it was a joke when it was announced that Mrs Sarah Onyango Obama, the step-grandmother of US Senator Barack Obama, the 2008 [...]
Okullu was a crusader for justice and change
By SUSAN ANYANGU
If he were to rise today, Bishop Henry Okullu would be shell-shocked at the cosy relationship between the Church and the State.
In eulogising him after his death in 1999, many described him as a controversial and witty person.
But Okullu will be remembered more for his [...]
Kenya yet to respond to UN arms report
Story by AMINA KIBIRIGE
Almost three months after the UN Security Council released a report saying a had entered Kenya, the Government is yet to make its findings known.
When reached for comment Monday, police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said: “The report has not come to my attention”. [...]
Group of Eight leaders pose for a group photo at a Tanabata ceremony at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Toyako, Japan, July 7, 2008. They are (L-R) Italy’s President Silvio Berlusconi, Russia’s President Dmitriy Medvedev, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Japan’s Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, U.S. President George W. Bush, [...]
By Jeff Mason
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The presidential candidates will duel over the economy this week, with Republican Sen. John McCain touting proposals he says will stimulate job growth and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama discussing economic security for families.
McCain, an Arizona senator who has wrapped up his party’s nomination, will embark on a tour of Colorado, [...]
CABINET MINISTER REFUTES CLAIMS
By Jeff Otieno in Kisumu
Public Service Minister Dalmas Otieno Anyango has strongly denied claims in a section of the press which linked one of his sons to a multi-million scandal with some powerful clique from mount Kenya region.
In a statement to the press, the bitter cabinet minister challenged those with evidence [...]
Stay put, Atwoli advises Kimunya
BY BERNARD MOMANYI
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli was in defence of Finance Minister Amos Kimunya Monday, saying he should not resign over the Grand Regency hotel saga.
Atwoli said Kimunya would commit “political suicide” if he resigned, urging him to stand firm.
“Why should Kimunya resign? [...]
Story by PAUL REDFERN, Nation correspondent
London
Kenya and Uganda are among the top five countries with an improving life expectancy rate in Africa, according to latest statistics released by the United Nations and Britain’s Department for International Development.
The life expectancy rate in Kenya is up by more than three per cent to 54 [...]
Number of doctors to fall: WHO
By Mangoa Mosota
Kenya will still have a serious shortage of doctors by 2015, a new report has said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) document says the country will need 24,000 doctors in 2015, but will only be able to get about 6,100.
Presently, Kenya has slightly more than 5,000 doctors.
The WHO [...]
By Roselyne Obala
Kenya has joined African countries that have declined to recognise the government of President Robert Mugabe.
Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula said Kenya would not recognise Mugabe’s government as legitimate.
Wetangula said the presidential election re-run in Zimbabwe was not free and fair.
He urged Mugabe to demonstrate political maturity and look for “real [...]
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