Jamhuri Day drama
 
By MUCHEMI WACHIRA and OLIVER MATHENGE
In Summary
1) President forced to cut short his speech as arrests mark independence celebrations
Protests over attempts to muzzle the media, rising food prices and failure by MPs to pay taxes forced the President to cut short his speech during Friday’s Jamhuri Day celebrations.
Four television and radio personalities were [...]

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International community Intervention call
By Judy Miriga
219  Stubblefield Way
Silver Spring MD 20905 
Majority Kenyans are worried about diminishing expectation demands from their elected leaders and the behavioral attitude of Political class of some ODM and PNU in evading electorates from hearing their grievances and DEMANDS, this call for International community interrvention on Kenyan.
 A lot of situation happening in [...]

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Arrests mar Jamhuri Day celebrations
BY CATHERINE KARONG’O AND SIMON NDONGA
 
The Media Council of Kenya on Friday condemned the arrests of journalists and civil rights activists during the country’s Jamhuri Day celebrations.
The journalists and activists were arrested outside the Nyayo National stadium, where the celebrations took place, for wearing t-shirts condemning MP’s failure to pay taxes. 
In [...]

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Deadlock at MPs’ talks with Kibaki and Raila
By Abiya Ochola and Isaac Ongiri
A second meeting between MPs and President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga was deadlocked on Thursday after they disagreed on who should control the appointment of the commissioners to the proposed interim electoral commissions.
Consequently, the Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill (2008) could [...]

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