January 2012

On-Fire Flamingoes Send Warning to Kenya

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 17:29
Daily Trust (Abuja)-Nigeria's U17 Women team, Flamingoes, trashed two teams during their warm up trainings ahead of their second leg World Cup qualifiers against Kenya at the weekend.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201311143.html

Tourist Hit Me With Golf Club, Says Diani Woman

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-A 49-year-old woman from Diani is seeking justice after she was allegedly assaulted hit by a tourist. Priscah Nyanchama, a fruit hawker, said she was hit by a tourist only identified as Adams near Diani Sea Lodge Hotel. "I was going about my business when Adams called me. I though he wanted to buy oranges but on getting there, he hit me with a golf stick," said Nyanchama.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310879.html

Al Qaeda Suspect Nabbed With Weapons in Kilifi

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Police in Mombasa have arrested one of the most wanted al Qaeda terror suspects with a large cache of weapons, including detonators and hand grenades. A 6.45am raid on Sunday in Majengo area of Kanamai in Kilifi district saw the suspect, who police said they are investigating, being arrested and taken for interrogation at the police headquarters in Mombasa.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310878.html

Police Seek to Release Vehicles in Nazlin Case

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Police wants the court to dismiss an application seeking to block them from releasing three motor vehicles worth more than Sh25 million to the owner. In a replying affidavit filed in the High Court, senior sergeant Geoffrey Kinyua attached to CID headquarters asked the court to strike out an application by businesswoman Nazlin Umar Rajput which she sought to prohibit police from releasing the vehicles being held as exhibit in a criminal case against her.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310877.html

Unicef, Donors Express Satisfaction With Wash Project

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-UNICEF and other donors have expressed satisfactionwith the progress of Water, Sanitation and Heath (Wash) programmes they arefunding in the country. Unicef's Wash programme specialist Ali Tiffow said the projects that involveaccess to water, sanitation in schools and enhancing safe motherhoodtargets to benefit an estimated 1.6 million Kenyans. He said the projects, being implementedin 16 counties, has so far provided latrines to 500,000 people and provided safewater through sinking of shallow wells, boreh
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310876.html

Court Urged to Acquit Former PSs in Anglo Leasing Case

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-The Anti-Corruption Court has been asked to acquit two former PSs, Joseph Mbui Magari and Sylvester Mwadime Mwaliko, charged with in the Anglo Leasing scandal for lack of evidence. Lawyers Fred Ngatia and Jane Githinji told senior principal magistrate Lucy Nyambura that prosecution has failed to prove a prima facie case against former PSs Magari (Treasury) and Mwaliko (Ministry of Home Affairs). The defence lawyers said in their written submissions that the evidence adduced by the prosecution witnesses doe
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310875.html

Kinango MP Wants Food for Residents

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 14:08
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-KINANGO MP Gonzi Rai wants the government to give his constituents more food. Rai said the number of hungry people in need of relief food in the constituency has drastically increased to 120,000 up from about 100,000 last year. He blamed the problem on drought and destruction of crops by elephants.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310874.html

Dar es Salaam Overtakes Mombasa in Cargo Handling

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 12:07
EA Business (Kampala)-The country's main gateway for imports and exports, Dar es Salaam Port, is realising a marked improvement in handling containers that has risen 16% by end of 2011.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310556.html

Tobiko to Decide On Baraza On Wednesday

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 12:01
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Suspended Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Baraza could be charged in court as early as Thursday after the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko makes a final decision on the police investigations. Yesterday, Tobiko told the Star that he hopes to have made a final decision on whether to charge Baraza in court by Wednesday.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310538.html

Youth Told to Embrace Social Media

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 31/01/2012 - 11:37
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-Youths in Kenya have a great opportunity to changethe country for the better through the use of social media, a Changamwe parliamentary hopeful has said.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201201310407.html