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The road to a new constitution has been long, winding and torturous. In the two-decade-long search, tears have been shed, blood lost and limbs broken.
The Wednesday referendum on the Proposed Constitution is therefore a …
The road to a new constitution has been long, winding and torturous. In the two-decade-long search, tears have been shed, blood lost and limbs broken.
The Wednesday referendum on the Proposed Constitution is therefore a milestone in the making of our nation.
This is the second time that voters will be trooping to the ballot box in six years to try and realise a new constitution after the 2005 attempt failed.
The renewed impetus for a new constitution got a shot in the arm from the National Accord that was crafted by the Kenya Dialogue team chaired by former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, who mediated the 2007-2008 political crisis.
One would have thought that with the lessons from both the 2005 acrimonious referendum and the post-election violence following Read full entry »
DUISBURG
Thousands of people gathered in the German city of Duisburg on Saturday to pay their respects to the 21 people who died in the Love Parade tragedy a week earlier.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Christian …
RHINEBECK
After an intensely secretive build-up Chelsea Clinton and her hedge fund manager beau were to marry Saturday at a star-studded wedding outside New York.
Former Democratic president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were …
It is 28 years since Kenya almost slid into the abyss of political disaster that characterised most African countries in the 1970s and 1980s.
As fate would have it, the coup attempt on August 1, …
The troubled Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme has been put on notice over poor management of pensioners’ funds.
The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) is investigating the scheme’s board of trustees following complaints by pensioners of …
If Fifa president Sepp Blatter is to be believed, then this has to be the biggest issue that faces world football. No, not diving, or Premiership hegemony, or even the tackle from behind, but rather …
The resilience and hard work of Burundian master drummer and singer Jean Pierre Nimbona a.k.a Kidum is paying off as he now basks in the limelight with his fourth album, Haturudi Nyuma. KIUNDU WAWERU traces …
Transitional arrangements in the Judiciary
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It is great that Pan African Paper Mills is back in action, with President Kibaki personally pressing the switch to get the machines running.
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By Gilbert Wandera
Sofapaka will appeal the four-month suspension on mid-fielder Osborne Monday.
Club President Elly Kalekwa termed the sentence as too harsh and insisted that Mathare United should also have faced some sanctions over the matter.
Kalekwa …
Al Shabaab insurgents are celebrating its success in luring East and Horn of Africa into the two-decade old Somalia conflict. The belated African Union action followed the terror groups attacks in Kampala, Uganda, in which …
Two weeks ago, before the Nyayo Stadium opened its gates to the 17th edition of Africa Senior Athletics championships, no one could believe everything would be in place on time for the colourful opening ceremony …
By Evelyn Kwamboka
KenGen has won the first round in its bid to stop a Chinese firm from interfering with a Sh3.75 billion tender for the construction of a geothermal plant in Olkaria.
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By Oscar Pilipili
North Eastern Province plan to make a maiden appearance in girls football in this years National secondary schools championships starting in Kisumu on August 7.
The regions school games secretary general Abdikadir Bashir said …
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In 45 minutes, Kenyas bling collection at the 17th Safaricom Africa Athletics Championships sagged with three gold medals as the hosts stamped their long distance supremacy in devastating fashion on a memorable Day 3 …
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The road to a new constitution has been long, winding and torturous. In the two-decade-long search, tears have been shed, blood lost and limbs broken.
The Wednesday referendum on the Proposed Constitution is therefore a …
The resilience and hard work of Burundian master drummer and singer Jean Pierre Nimbona a.k.a Kidum is paying off as he now basks in the limelight with his fourth album, Haturudi Nyuma. KIUNDU WAWERU traces …
DUISBURG
Thousands of people gathered in the German city of Duisburg on Saturday to pay their respects to the 21 people who died in the Love Parade tragedy a week earlier.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Christian …
After a long standoff over MPs salary increment, the crisis was last week resolved by shelving implementation of the PSCs recommendations on the same and exempting MPs from paying taxes until their current term expires …
By Gilbert Wandera
Sofapaka will appeal the four-month suspension on mid-fielder Osborne Monday.
Club President Elly Kalekwa termed the sentence as too harsh and insisted that Mathare United should also have faced some sanctions over the matter.
Kalekwa …
