http://majimbokenya.com/home Majimbo Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WASHINGTON (AFP) - US president-elect Barack Obama has named longtime lawyer Eric Holder to be attorney general, which if confirmed would make him the first African-American ever to hold the post, US media said. Holder, who served as deputy attorney general under former president Bill Clinton, has accepted Obama's invitation to ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/18/obama-picks-first-african-american-attorney-general-media/  By Shashank Bengali CONTACT: The Real News Network Taruna Godric, 416-916-5202 ext. 414 E-mail: smcommunications@therealnews.com Website: http://www.therealnews.com Crisis in Congo For the past 14 years rival tribes in the Rwanda-Congo region have been in a battle that has seen the death of at least 5.4 million people.  According to Journalist Shashank Bengali "the conflict in Congo really ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/18/the-threat-of-violence-is-ever-present-in-congo/ Kogelo big attraction for land buyers and business owners    By  PATRICK MAYOYO In Summary Over 20 plots sold and village gets its first bar as tourism boom now beckons Want to start a business or buy a prime piece of land? May be the best place to start shopping is Nyang’oma Kogelo, the village ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/18/obama-fathers-birth-place-kogelo-village-declared-touristic-destination-in-western-kenya/ Raila pledges action on Waki report   By  LUCAS BARASA In Summary PM says debate going on seeks to find out how to implement it Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday assured the international community that both the Waki and Kriegler reports will be implemented. Speaking when he met visiting Denmark Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/18/kenyan-pm-raila-odinga-assured-the-international-community-that-both-the-waki-and-kriegler-reports-will-be-implemented/ Revealed: The richest and poorest regions     By SAMUEL SIRINGI In Summary Robust economic growth and free primary education credited for reduction of poverty Free education, CDF and scrapping of some medical charges in public health centres have helped to reduce poverty in Kenya, says a new report. The survey released on Tuesday shows how the ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/18/revealed-the-richest-and-poorest-regions/ By Rev Okoth Otura` www.cdmk.org The unregistered-Christian Democratic Movement of Kenya (CDMK) hereby urges he Kenyan PM Raila and Hon Rutu must stop gambling with the lives of innocents Kenyans, who for decades have suffered in the hands of Moi and Kibaki regimes,  which both have served as Ministers. It is not ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/17/the-waki-report-is-irreversible-rutu-the-traitor/ Govt to deliver a new constitution: Kibaki BY GEORGE MUNYORI and PPS   NAIROBI- The unity of purpose achieved through the formation of the Grand Coalition government has presented the country with a suitable moment to deliver a new constitution, President Mwai Kibaki has said. Speaking at Safari Park Hotel on Monday while officially ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/17/kibakirailakarua-set-to-deliver-a-new-majimbo-constitution/ Waki: Row over Ruto threat to quit ODM   By NATION Team In Summary Party leaders disagree with the agriculture minister over report on election violence A group of ODM MPs have asked Agriculture minister William Ruto to stop criticising Prime Minister Raila Odinga after Mr Ruto said he would lead the party’s supporters in ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/17/rutu-officially-defects-to-udm-biwot-total-man-join-forces-with-odm-to-cement-raila-arap-mibei-support-in-rift-valley-before-2012-general-election/ By Beth Fouhy, The Associated Press CHICAGO - The bitter general election campaign behind them, President-elect Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain met Monday to discuss ways to work together in the future. The two former rivals met in Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago. Obama said before the meeting that he ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/17/obama-and-mccain-discuss-ways-to-work-together-in-washington/ MIKE CASSESE/REUTERS NDP Leader Jack Layton makes a campaign stop in Toronto with former leader Ed Broadbent Oct. 10, 2008. Layton appointed Bob Gallagher, his chief of staff for the past 3 1/2 years, as the party's principal secretary for the GTA. Richard Brennan Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA–The New Democrats are already devising their plan ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2008/11/17/layton-devises-a-plan-to-win-over-the-gta/