Poll: Raila enjoys Kenyan’s support
 
Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
By SAMWEL KUMBA
In Summary
PM has 65 per cent approval rating among Kenyans.
President enjoys 47 per cent of support.
Media leads in institutional trust with 89 per cent.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga leads in approval ratings among Kenyans, the latest opinion poll shows.
The poll, by Steadman Group, gives him a 65 [...]

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SHILLINGS AND CENTS
By Paul Busharizi
Only days into his presidency, the USPresident Barack Obama, might get around to penning a letter to the leaders of East Africa, understandably so seeing as he has family in Kenya.
This is how the letter might read without his usual eloquence and turn of phrase, which were edited out so his [...]

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Outrage over Kimunya’s Reappointment
By Standard On Saturday Team
The fight against corruption cannot be won if President Kibaki continues to recycle in his Cabinet leaders mentioned in scandals, Rongai MP Luka Kigen has said.
Reacting to the re-appointment of Mr Amos Kimunya to the Cabinet, Kigen said those mentioned in scandals should first be cleared.
“Kenyans do not [...]

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BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESS
KINSHASA,The Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday that Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has been arrested in neighbouring Rwanda following a joint operation.
The DR Congo army and Rwandan army “inform the public of the arrest of deposed general Laurent Nkunda Thursday at 10:30 pm while fleeing in Rwandan territory after putting up [...]

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Kimunya back in the Cabinet
BY CAPITAL NEWS TEAM
President Mwai Kibaki has reinstated Amos Kimunya to the Cabinet appointing him the Minister for Trade.
In the Cabinet appointments released from State House on Friday Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta took over as the new Finance Minister. Franklin Bett was appointed the Minister for Roads while Beatrice Pauline [...]

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