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Kenya media enjoying freedom, says Kibaki

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, left, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, right, look on, after signing a power-sharing agreement following weeks of bitter negotiations on how to end the country's deadly postelection crisis, in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008.

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:PPS , Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 President Mwai Kibaki Thursday re-affirmed Government's commitment to upholding the freedom of...

GLOBAL: Trying to make food cheaper

IRINnews: web JOHANNESBURG, 16 March 2010 (IRIN) - The price of maize, sorghum, wheat and other staple grains is likely to climb again in many food-importing east African...

Kenya's tea production increases

A young child walks past tea plantations on her way to school near the village of Lower Manga, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:KNA/Reuters , Posted: Wed, Mar 03, 2010 Kenya produced 37.7 million kg of tea in January, up 48 percent from a year earlier, aided by wet...

KENYA: Plugging the gaps in disaster preparedness

A supermarket on fire in downtown Nairobi: Lack of a disaster preparedness policy results in delayed response (file photo)

IRINnews: web NAIROBI, 11 February 2010 (IRIN) - Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as...

KQ flight crash lands at JKIA2010-03-18

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Jane Kariuki , Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 There was panic at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as a Kenya Airways flight made a hard landing at the airport Thursday morning. KQ chief executive officer Titus Naikuni...

KDN leases KPLC dark fibres2010-03-18

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Margaret Kalekye/KNA , Posted: Thu, Mar 18, 2010 The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Thursday signed a five- year deal to lease ...

Sale of Public Assets Raises Eyebrows2010-03-17

All Africa: Three major public utility facilities...

AFRICA: Mapping truckers' route to the health centre2010-03-17

IRINnews: web NAIROBI/DAR ES SALAAM, 16 March 2010 (PlusNews) - New maps pin-pointing the exact location of “wellness centres” in sub-Saharan Africa are improving truck drivers' access to treatment and care for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Oil...

Pirates free North Korean sailors2010-03-16

The Daily Telegraph Australia: SOMALI pirates today freed a chemical tanker with 28 North Korean sailors on board after receiving $US3.5 million ($3.83 million) in ransom, a maritime official said. The Virgin Islands-owned, Singapore-operated MV Theresa VIII was hijacked on November 16 some...

No ferry charges for commuters says PM2010-03-16

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:KNA , Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 The Prime Minister Raila Odinga has denied that the government intends to charge commuters crossing the Likoni channel. This he said was as a way to rubbish off the remarks made...

6 family members perish in a grisly road accident2010-03-16

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Daniel Waitere , Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 Six people died on the spot and ten others seriously injured early Tuesday after the Matatu they were traveling in collided head on...

MPs to push for a retreat2010-03-16

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:Carol Gakii/KNA , Posted: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 Caption: Karua says the legislators are free to discuss the draft and make proposals for amendments before the document is brought before parliament. The Constitution review process...

Somali pirates free chemical tanker and N Korea crew2010-03-16

BBC News: Somali pirates have released a chemical tanker and its 28 North Korean crew, maritime officials say. The Singapore-operated MV Theresa VIII was seized in November in the...

PM challenges African engineers2010-03-15

Kenya Broadcasting Corp: Written By:PMPS , Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2010 Prime Minister Raila Odinga Monday asked African engineers to demand to be involved when policies are being formulated and implemented in their countries saying their input in the building and...