Lobbying for Karua’s docket in top gear
By Patrick Mathangani and Boniface Gikandi
PNU legislators in Central Province are jostling to fill the gap left by Justice Minister Martha Karua in the Cabinet.
One MP from the region said the scramble for the powerful Justice and Constitutional Affairs docket was in bad taste, and confirmed a series of [...]

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Envoys dismiss calls for fresh polls
BY CHARITY KATAGO
Representatives of the US and German governments in Nairobi said Friday that fresh elections were not the solution to the current political impasse in Kenya.
US ambassador Michael Ranneberger and his German counterpart Walter Lindner called on the political class to focus on development rather than on political rhetoric.
“If [...]

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KENYA GOVERNMENT HOARDING MAIZE?.
 By Agwanda Jakorandoh.
THE Government has been accused of hoarding maize in the stores of National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) for no apparent reason yet hunger continues to bite majority of Kenyans, Kasipul Kabondo Member of Parliament Oyugi Magwanga has revealed.
Magwanga took issue with Ministries of Agriculture and Special Programmes for being [...]

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By Angwanda Jakorandoh
OVER 2300 employees of several companies in Kenya have been laid off since last year due to the effects of the global economic crunch.
Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) have warned that Kenyans should brace themselves for more lay offs as companies grapple with the effects of the hard economic times.
FKE Executive Officer Jacqueline [...]

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