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Kenyans will no longer elect their members of Parliament and the president the same day if the proposed constitution is enacted next year.
It is refreshing to learn that some top leaders do not wish to comment on the draft constitution to avoid influencing the outcome of the debate before Kenyans have made up their own minds.
Cabinet minister Beth Mugo's confirmation that the nine deaths at Kamiti Maximum Prison were caused by cholera is significant in two ways.
Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including "extremely alarming" kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers' movements continue to hamper efforts to stabilize the Sudanese area torn apart by nearly seven years of war, says a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
A year ago, President Kibaki accented to the Anti Counterfeits Act as Kenya's manufacturing sector buckled under the weight of fake and cheaply priced goods, especially from Asia.
As part of a three-day visit to Sudan, a delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council is expected to meet officials of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at its El Fasher headquarters tomorrow, Tuesday 24 November.
Both locals and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia's central town of Beletweyne are experiencing increased hardship with several changes in the town's administration, residents say.
President Kibaki has asked the Bretton Woods institutions to increase their support to Kenya to help fight unemployment among other issues.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has continued his push for the conservation of water towers and asked politicians "to leave politics out of government activities."
Kenya is yet to recover from the negative effects of the financial crisis that affected most world economies this year.
Cabinet ministers who approved the allocation of Shs13.9 billion to construct a road and parking areas on private property ahead of the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Kampala must refund it, the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) ruled last week.
UK explorer Heritage Oil has confirmed that it agreed to sell its Ugandan interests to Italy's Eni for up to $1.5 billion as the Italian oil major builds its presence in Africa through acquisitions.
Tanzania could become the biggest gold producing country in Africa following new discoveries of gold in the most unlikely areas of Lindi and Nachingwea districts in the south of the country.
Its exactly 10 years since the East African Community(EAC) was revived. Last Friday all roads led to Arusha for the anniversary and Summit.
The images of past and current Kenyan heads of state could soon fade from local currency if the newly unveiled draft constitution sails through.
Presidents of member states of East African Community on Friday signed the Common Market Protocol paving way for free movement of goods, labour and services in the region.
In 2008 Uganda saw total milk production in the country grow from 365 million litres to 1.5 billion litres per year, the Diary Development Authority (DDA) has said.
THE good relationship between albinos and human rights activists has been strained in recent days. Some albinos complain bitterly saying that some human rights activists ignore their rights and instead defend their arch enemies -- killers who hunt for albino limbs.
Agriculture minister William Ruto has moved to court seeking to expunge his name from a report linking him to post-election violence.
The East African Business Council (EABC) has congratulated the region's heads of state on signing the common market protocol.
The deaths of four people at a small-scale gold mine in Tarime District points to a worrying trend that is becoming all too familiar.
Unless the five East African member states shake themselves free from their ever-increasing donor dependency, their integration will simply create one large puppet block with its strings being pulled from the West.
Zanzibar's Chief Minister Ally Juma Shamhuna has requested the world soccer body FIFA) to recognise the Isles and give the membership.
The steady shift from equities to fixed debt instruments as the main form of raising capital by both public and private entities has exposed the lack of depth in the capital markets when it comes to competently handling bond transactions.
A Kigali bound Tanzanian registered bus was on Saturday involved in an accident that instantly killed two Rwandan passengers.
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