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The opposition has come out strongly to condemn the jubilee government on allegations that the state has a hand in the recent extrajudicial killings targeting prominent individuals allied to CORD, in a move to weaken the coalition. CORD leader Raila Odinga has cited the ruthless killings of businessman Jarred Ochok and that of 26 Muslim […]

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PUBLISHERS CONDEMN NEW LEVIES ON IMPORTED PAPER Kenya’s publishers, packagers and other paper converters have condemned the move by treasury to impose a 25 per cent duty on imported paper, arguing that the high prices are likely to cripple an already struggling industry. The government argues that the move to increase the tariff on imported […]

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Speaking at Kandege Secondary School during a ‘prayer breakfast’ recently, Muhoroni MP Onyango K’Oyoo warned KSCE and KCPE candidates not to cheat. Stern action would be taken against teachers who help students cheat declared K’Oyoo and “cheating will not be tolerated” he declared. (See, ‘K’Oyoo warns candidates against cheating in KCPE, KCSE exams’, The Star). […]

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Six Months after President Uhuru Kenyatta commissioned the construction of the controversial Sh327 billion Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), the high court has today ordered for the building works of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway line to be stopped, following a successful application filed by Kibwezi West MP Patrick Musimba. Justice Charles Kariuki issued a 14-day suspension order, […]

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Kenyans who have been marooned in the Ebola stricken Liberia, can now sigh in relief following an announcement by The Foreign Affairs Ministry that plans are underway to have them evacuated next week. Even though the ministry has not stated the actual day when the much awaited evacuation will take place, it has stated that […]

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