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Kenyans Have Lost Best Opportunity To Go To Heaven On Earth

When we got our independence, the expectation of every Kenyan was to go to heaven. Unfortunately, we lost our way and ended up in the desert of poverty where we have been going round in circles for...

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Safaricom defies Treasury, raises M-Pesa fees by 10%

Safaricom has defied the Finance minister Njeru Githae and increased its money transfer service MPesa transaction charges by 10 per cent effective Friday next week. The firm attributed the move, that...

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Disabled thank URP for listing

The National Council for Persons with Disabilities has praised URP for including the disabled in its nomination list.David ole Sankok said the party has honoured the new constitution by considering the...

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Kenya, Ethiopia deploy police

Kenya and Ethiopia have deployed security along the common border following the killing of seven suspected bandits in Turkana North.Turkana North police boss Benson Nyakwaka said security has been...

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Lightning strikes 3 dead

Two boys and an elderly man were on Thursday evening killed by lightening in Baringo.The victims were killed at Kitumbei village, where heavy rains have been pounding. One of the victims had just...

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IEBC clears 3 Trans Nzoia hopefuls after papers hitch

The IEBC yesterday cleared the three Trans Nzoia governor hopefuls it had send away on Thursday. Ford Kenya's Patrick Khaemba, TNA's Joel Gesuka and New Ford Kenya's Kakai Bisau were on Thursday...

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PS warns against grabbing of Narok farmers’ land

THE government yesterday said it will take action against anyone who grabs a piece of land that belongs to the Narok Farmers Training Centre. Livestock PS Jacob ole Miaron said the land was set aside...

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Hopeful accuses ex-Kilgoris MPs of neglecting Dikirr

A parliamentary hopeful in Narok's newly created Emurua Dikirr constituency yesterday accused former Kilgoris MPs of neglecting the area...Read more about Hopeful accuses ex-Kilgoris MPs of neglecting...

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Nairobi Park Diary: Double dung

The alarm rang. I rolled out of bed, quickly dressed, prepared for the day and left the house. It was raining lightly as I arrived at the KWS main gate just after 06h20am. After entering the park, I...

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Ntimama and Sunkuli given greenlight for Narok seats

HERITAGE minister William ole Ntimama and former ambassador Julius Sunkuli were the first to be cleared by the IEBC to run for seats in Narok. Sunkuli, a former Internal Security minister, is vying for...

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International Perspective Of The General Election

When Kenyans cast their votes on March 4, 2013, they will do so not simply to fulfill a constitutional requirement, but to mandate new managers of public affairs of Kenya for the next five years. These...

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IEBC sends away Kajiado’s Kores over ‘foreign degree’

A TNA governor aspirant in Kajiado was yesterday sent away by IEBC officials who refused to clear him because of his academic qualifications. Josiah Kores was asked to first clear with the Commission...

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You can’t hold back time, age gracefully

When you go to a place like Maasai Mara or Tsavo, you are likely to encounter a large herd of buffalos moving together in one direction. If they seem to be in a hurry, then they are headed for water....

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Odingas A Revolutionary Family, Not A Dynasty

Whatever we say about the Odingas today does not matter. Their space in history as ideological extensions of Africa’s top families is fully earned; 50 years of patriotic politics. That they continued...

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Don’t elect non-ODM candidates, aspirant tells Siaya

A Siaya county governor aspirant says electing a non-ODM candidate would be an affront to Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Cornel Rasanga and his deputy Ouma Onyango said only leaders elected in ODM may be...

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School in SoS for 3 orphans

A private school in Teso region has asked good samaritans to help three academically brilliant orphans who excelled in KCPE. Isegere Toto school manager Joseph Kin- yanjui said Godrick Ekirapa, Janet...

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31 to vie for Butere seats

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has cleared 31 aspirants for various county assembly wards and seven parliamentary seats in Butere. Returning officer Ben Mosoti said 33 county...

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Hate mongers rile Okemo

FORMER Nambale Member of Parliament Chris Okemo has asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to use the power bestowed on it by law and disqualify parties bent on spreading hate...

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Woman, 32, enters Kisumu East seat race

IRENE Adhiambo Onunga was yesterday cleared to vie for the Kisumu East constituency parliamentary seat on a United Republican Party ticket. Onunga, 32, was cleared on Thursday by the returning officer...

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Kajwang, rival get papers for Homa Bay race

Immigration minister Otieno Kajwang and his key rival Hillary Alila have been cleared to vie for the Homa Bay County senator seat.Alila will contest on a PDP ticket while Kajwang will fly the ODM flag...

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