(CNN) — In his first public remarks since delivering his victory speech three days ago, President-elect Barack Obama vowed Friday that restoring the nation’s economic equilibrium will be a priority of his administration.
“I do not underestimate the enormity of the task that lies ahead,” Obama told reporters at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. “We [...]

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Conservative government, which won re-election last month, plans to focus on the economy and avoid battles with opposition parties over its justice policies, a senior aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday.
Harper is sounding increasingly gloomy about the economy and looks set to break a campaign vow to maintain [...]

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By Emmanuel Braun and Hereward Holland
Thousands of frightened civilians fled fighting near a refugee camp in eastern Congo on Friday, as renewed clashes between rebels and government troops added urgency to a regional peace summit being held in Kenya. The summit issued a communique calling for immediate ceasefire.
Carrying infants, bundles, pots and even domestic animals, [...]

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It is not business as usual at Kogelo 
By WALTER MENYA
In Summary
Previously unknown little village now has a police post among other security detail
Relatives of US President-elect Barack Obama in Kogelo may soon find themselves living different lives from their previous routines.
Though police sources did not want to give more details on the planned security arrangements, [...]

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FORTHCOMING ODM PARTY ELECTIONS, JUST HOW MANY MPs CAN TURNTABLES ON THEIR OPPONENTS?
By Agwanda Saye
ODM party is to hold its party elections two weeks from now,  so much will be witnessed as sitting MP s fights it over with their archrivals particularly people they trounced during last year’s general elections.
However the battle for supremacy will [...]

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BY BERNARD MOMANYI and AFP
UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged African leaders gathered in Nairobi on Friday to stop the rot in eastern DR Congo or face a regional crisis, even as fresh fighting erupted and thousands were displaced.Clashes broke out between Congolese troops and renegade general Laurent Nkunda’s rebels around 15 kilometres (nine miles) from [...]

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IS THIS CONSPIRACY AGAINST MASENO UNIVERSITY OR THE REGION?
By Agwanda Jakorandoh
Dear Sirs,
I am writting to you after exhausting all the avenues to express results of my research at Maseno University, i hope you will give mne a hearing.
Sir, Since the current President took up the reigns of Kenya’s leadership, Maseno University, [...]

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