BY ANTHONY KAGIRI
Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) Director Justice Aaron Ringera has finally quit office bowing to public pressure.
Justice Ringera announced his decision and that of his deputy Fatuma Sichale at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon ending weeks of anticipation and anxiety at Integrity Centre, the headquarters of the Commission. Justice Ringera maintained that [...]

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama Tuesday warned America could not fight the battle in Afghanistan alone, as he met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and began deliberations on whether to escalate the war.
 
“This is not a American battle, this is a NATO mission as well,” Obama said as he welcomed the alliance’s secretary [...]

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By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would not discuss a previously secret nuclear plant at international talks this week but Washington vowed to bring it up and demanded Tehran prove it is not developing an atomic weapon.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, asked about Iran’s insistence it would not [...]

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Street decongestion needs serious effort
 
BY BENSON OKWARO
Before any attempt is made to decongest Nairobi streets and other Kenyan towns, a few factors have to be taken into account. It is not right to blame matatu operators wholly for the congestion on the roads that could have been avoided if the policy makers and planners were [...]

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(CNN) — The social networking site Facebook on Monday pulled a third-party application that allows users to create polls after a site member built a poll asking if President Obama should be killed.
The U.S. Secret Service, the agency assigned to protect the president, has launched an investigation, agency spokesman James Mackin said.
“As is usually the [...]

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By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran tested its longest-range missiles Monday and warned they can reach any place that threatens the country, including Israel, parts of Europe and U.S. military bases in the Mideast. The launch capped two days of war games and was condemned as a provocation by Western powers, [...]

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Raila full speech at the UN
It gives me great pleasure Mr. President, to congratulate you on the singular honour of your having been chosen for the Presidency of this 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like to assure you of my delegation’s fullest support as you undertake your momentous responsibility to [...]

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THE CHRISTIANS WARFARE IN THE WORLD
By  Rev Okoth Otura
The youngest General in the historical war books  ‘Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821” was indeed one of the greatest leaders in military history of his time, his skill as a General both tactically and strategically was without question, his rise to power was astounding and thus few men in [...]

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WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Affirms Commitment to International Cooperation.
By White Office of the Press Secretary
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama recounted the progress made this past week in advancing America’s national security and economic prosperity at the United Nations and the G-20. The administration established the U.S. as a leader in the pursuit [...]

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Canada to host historic summits next year
By The Canadian Press
PITTSBURGH - Canada will host G8 and G20 summits next year as a small group of rich countries hands over global economic supremacy to a larger group that includes China, India and other emerging economies.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held a [...]

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