By Rebecca Harrison
 
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Thousands of ANC supporters celebrated with Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg when the ruling party took a commanding lead in an election that seemed certain to make him president.
Zuma, who danced and sang his trademark “Bring me my machine gun” anti-apartheid anthem, stressed the African National Congress was “not yet celebrating [...]

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By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP)—Paul Pierce took the initiative and the Boston Celtics took control.
Pierce scored 24 points, Rajon Rondo added 20 and the defending champions beat the Chicago Bulls 107-86 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
The teams split two dramatic games in Boston, but this [...]

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By Vision reporter
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has clarified that he was talking about other islands in Lake Victoria, and not Migingo, when he said the island was in Kenya and the water in Uganda.
Museveni was yesterday quoted as saying that Migingo is in Kenya when he addressed the launch of the Smart Partnership national dialogue at [...]

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BY PMPS
Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday assured the European Union that the coalition government was determined to implement the National Accord to the letter.
He said the coalition had made strides to see through the enactment of legislations that were required to pave way for the entrenchment of recommendations, for better governance and posterity of [...]

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By Sylvia Juuko
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni yesterday said Migingo Island is in Kenya, while the water at its western shore is Ugandan territory.
Speaking at the launch of the Smart Partnership national dialogue at Hotel Africana, Kampala, the President noted that the border demarcations on British documents show that the island is in Kenya while the western [...]

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FARMERS UP IN ARMS AGAINST MP FRED OUTA IN REGARD TO RICE FARMING.
 By Agwanda Jakorandoh.
 Farmers within West Kano Irrigation Scheme within Nyando Constituency in Nyando District have told off their Member of Parliament Fred Outa over his continued exploitation of rice farmers within the area and constant interference with their elected leaders.  
In a signed press [...]

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By Agwanda Jakorandoh.
Church leaders in Nyanza province have appealed to the President Mwai Kibaki to step in and resolve the dispute over the ownership of Migingo Island in lake Victoria.  
Under the banner of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) Nyanza branch, the clergy said the matter was quickly getting out of hand [...]

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By Agwanda Jakorandoh. 
THOUSANDS of Kisumu town residents took to the streets in protest over an alleged grabbed parcel of land.  
The residents led by six councilors converged and marched through the streets of Kisumu after they learnt that a private developer had invaded the town’s Taifa park and cut down over 15 trees. 
Activities were paralyzed in [...]

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