President Kibaki (right) and Prime minister Raila Odinga. The two Grand Coalition partners will fly the entire Cabinet for a three-day ‘bonding’ mission in Mombasa.
Cabinet secret retreat
By Martin Mutua
President Kibaki and Prime minister Raila Odinga will fly all Cabinet members and Assistant ministers for a three-day ‘bonding’ mission in Mombasa.
The retreat significantly comes before the [...]

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Mombasa to build the hawker image
Last week Mombasa Municipal askaris and regular policemen descended on the wares of hawkers along the coastal streets in a programme aimed at beautifying the tourist city but what is the fate of these persons subjected to many vicissitudes over the years in their battle to eke out an existence? [...]

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More councillors gang up against Mavoko clerk
Priscah Awino
EMBATLED Mavoko Town Clerk, Wisdom Mwamburi who last week vowed to crack down on journalists writing against him may face disciplinary action, ministry sources have revealed.
A source at Jogoo House said the PS, Local Government, Sammy Korir, said he received a letter of complaint from a local journalist [...]

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BY CORRESPONDENT
MOMBASA-The Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to document tactics used by crew members of Maersk Alabama, as a point of reference in dealing with piracy in the Somali waters.
 
In the new strategy, the crew in the ship that was released last week will assist with vital information on how to deal with the insurgent [...]

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Danson Mungatana resigns
BY CAPITAL NEWS TEAM
Danson Mungatana has quit Kenya’s coalition government where he served as an Assistant Minister following the example of his political boss Martha Karua.
Mr Mungata, the Garsen legislator, told reporters at the Ministry of Medical Services offices that he too was opting to step aside from the divisive and graft embroiled [...]

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In recent week Mombasa Municipal askaris and regular policemen descended on the wares of hawkers along the coastal streets in a programme aimed at beautifying the tourist city but what is the fate of these persons subjected to many vicissitudes over the years in their battle to eke out an existence? Writes, Agwanda Saye
They sell virtually [...]

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By Willis Oketch
Prime Minister Raila Odinga says no former Electoral Commission of Kenya staff should preside over electoral reforms.
This comes a day after a row erupted over the composition of the team to spearhead the reforms.
“We must disband the ECK and those who were responsible for the mess, should not be allowed to preside over [...]

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Mayor waves court card at Ngilu
BY CORRESPONDENT
Mombasa Mayor Ahmed Mohdhar has threatened to move to court over the appointment of the Mombasa Water and Sewerage Company Board.
Mohdhar said the new board that is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Water Minister Charity Ngilu on Friday does not enjoy the Mombasa Council’s support and cannot take [...]

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Coast tourists increase by 30pc, PM says
BY EVELYN NJOROGE
The number of tourists visiting the Coastal region has risen by 30 percent since the return to normalcy following the post-election turmoil, government officials have said.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga said Wednesday that although the region was one of the areas that bore the brunt of the violence, [...]

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Land tops Coast MPs wish-list for Kibaki
President Kibaki.
Coast MPs are preparing to welcome President Kibaki with a long list of past promises he has made for development of the region they say have not been fulfilled.
Top on the list is the long-festering land issue in the province, expansion of education opportunities and issues [...]

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