October 2010

Kenya

MPs to probe sanctioned killings

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – The Parliamentary Select Committee on Administration and National Security has formally commenced investigations into alleged extra-judicial killings in the...

BERNARD MOMANYIOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Court revokes Kibaki order on Amboseli

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – The High Court has reversed an order issued by President Mwai Kibaki five years ago to downgrade the Amboseli...

ROB JILLOOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Fresh bid to find Kimathi grave

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – The family of renowned freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi has now reached out to the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission...

ANTHONY KAGIRIOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Kenya pushes GMO deal at Japan meet

NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 11 – More than 150 member States to the Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety have adopted a supplementary agreement on liability...

CORRESPONDENTOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Mugo wants Africa to develop medicines

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – Public Health Minister Beth Mugo has challenged African countries to take the initiative and manufacture their own essential medicines....

CATHERINE KARONGOOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

MPs pledge to meet Constitution deadlines

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – Parliament has assured that it will work round the clock to meet strict deadlines on the implementation of the...

ANTHONY KAGIRIOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Africa’s women demand end to bias

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – The African Women\’s Decade Conference kicked off in Nairobi on Monday with fresh calls to the continent\’s governments to...

Sarah WambuiOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Kenyans want Kibaki, PM to lead graft fight

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – A recent opinion poll by Transparency International (TI) has revealed that 39.5 percent of Kenyans want President Mwai Kibaki...

SIMON NDONGAOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Kosgey defends his KEBS appointment

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 11 – Industrialisation Minister Henry Kosgey has defended the controversial appointment of Joseph Koskey as the new Managing Director of the...

ERIC LATIFFOctober 11, 2010

Kenya

Africa wants more say at the IMF

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 – Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has called for increased representation for Africa in the Bretton Woods Institutions. In a panel discussion...

CORRESPONDENTOctober 11, 2010