The lies about Jomo and Kenya
By Edward Kisiang’ani
Jamhuri Day celebrations have just been concluded with pomp and pageantry. What, however, is critical to me is not the annual celebrations we have witnessed. Not even the honours some people might have received.
My concern is about the blatant lies associated with the occasion that we have been [...]

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LSK questions role of MPs in making laws
By Peter Orengo
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has raised serious concerns over the role of MPs in the legislative process.
Lawyers faulted MPs for abdicating their duty as people’s representatives, and passing unpopular Bills, which they later deny they were part of.
“There is a major worry whether [...]

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BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq faced mounting calls on Monday to release the journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush, an action branded shameful by the government but hailed by many in the Arab world as an ideal parting gift to the unpopular US president.
Colleagues of Muntazer al-Zaidi, who works for independent Iraqi television [...]

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Raila meets media owners
 
By OLIVER MATHENGE
In Summary
Raila receives petition urging President Kibaki not to sign bill.PM says Government will not allow a situation where media freedom is suppressed.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2008 was passed without proper consultations.
He, however, said the Government will not allow a situation where media [...]

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By Angwanda Jakorandoh
THE KISUMU Town West Member of Parliament Olago Aluoch is appealing to President Mwai Kibaki not to assent to the recently passed Communication Commission of Kenya Amendment Bill of 2008.
The MP said the President should give the Bill a clear thought before assenting it to become a law, adding that the Bill contains [...]

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