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IIssue No. 3306 

February 05 - 11, 2010

 

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LATEST ON AFRICA
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.• Ethiopian troops cross
over into Somalia
• Somalia gov’t appoints
special envoy to U.S.
• DRC to negotiate border
conflict with Sudan
• Nigerian army denies
alleged killing in Jos riot
• Gunmen abduct expatriate
in Nigeria’s Rivers State
• Australian gov’t urges
A/H1N1 vaccinations
• U.S. researchers use
'nanobubbles' to kill cancer
• Nigeria not affected by
global recession: minister
• Africa’s livestock triumph
in face of climate change
• Kenyans purchase
few World Cup tickets
• UN hope for credible
elections in Sudan
• Black box recovered of
crashed Ethiopian airliner 
• Meles calls upon society
to make elections credible
• Three killed, 30 wounded
in Tunisia’s bus accident
• Senegal reports drop in
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  Government Warns Senior Officials Over Corruption 

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 Vice President urges U.S. to lift travel advisories 

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 EXTRA  K.Shs. 400 Million Appeal To Rehabilitate Faza Town 

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 Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery For Malindi Residents 

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 Charities Benefit From ‘Walk For Life’ Donations 

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 Mombasa’s Sakina Panju Is Best Student From Kenya 

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 K.W.S. Launch Mombasa Marine Management Programme 

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 Imperial Bank's Account For American Women’s Association 

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 K.W.S. Receives Sh17 Million Aircraft From America 

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 Motorists Curse Costly Traffic Jams In Dar es Salaam 

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 Minister For Youth Affairs Opens Five Day Workshop 

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 Press Conference Held At Nyali International Hotel 

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 Record Figure Held In Kenya Of 1500pax Plated Service 

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 IN THE NEWS  Emirates Targets Kenyans for Shopping Fiesta 

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 Car And General Posts 45 Per Cent Growth 

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 Sammy Mwazama Appointed PG Bison Mombasa Manager 

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 Giant F250 Pick-Up To Aid Delivery Of Relief Food In Lodwar 

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 Safaricom Acquires Secure National Fibre Back-Bone 

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 Safaricom Launches a New SMS Campaign 

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 Telkom Kenya Smashes Cable Vandalism Racket In Eldoret 

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 Safari Rally' Is Candidate For 2012 World Championship 

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 Seychelles names Tourism Ambassador in Nairobi 

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 improved strong Demand At THE Mombasa Tea Auction 

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 CULTURE  Shree Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple 

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 India honours Mombasa Dr. Varinder Singh Sur 

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 Lions Club Of Mombasa Pwani Assist Vipingo Village 

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 Mombasa Academy P.T.A. Treasure Hunt Draws Record Entry 

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 Waste Paper Project Supports Environment Conservation 

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 SPECIAL REPORT  KENYA FAILING GRADE FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION 

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 DOCUMENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN POST-ELECTION CONFLICT

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 NYANZA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON TOUR TO COAST REGION 

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 Relief Boxes for Flood Victims in Turkana 

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 COMMENT  'Boda Boda's Have Been Pimped To Death ... 

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 NO EVIDENCE YET GENETICALLY-MODIFIED CROPS UNSAFE 

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 Visitors Advised Not To Leave Valuables In Vehicles  

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 XINHUA AFRICA  A.U. Chief Concerned At Regional Conflicts

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 Somalia Violence Claims 258 Lives, Displaces 80,000

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 Calls For More U.N. Involvement In Horn Of Africa

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 Namibian Judiciary Comes Under Scathing Attack

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 Views Divided As South Africa Marks 20th Anniversary 

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 Nigeria Loses US $10 billion To Malaria Annually

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 ENTERTAINMENT  Spicy, Romantic Thriller With a Riveting Plot 

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 TAMARIND DHOW: Magical And Memorable time 

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 SPORTS  CASA Prepares For South Africa Championships  

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 Peter Horsey Ready For A Very Busy Season Ahead 

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 Shariff Nassir Memorial Draught Tournament 

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 Prime Minister Helps Mariga Get Work Permit 

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 pwani oil gunners Win Kadir Farrah Memorial Cup 

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 Young Strikers Tackle Cruzairo In Youth League 

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 AK Sub-Branches To Host District X-Country Races 

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 Prosurf Extreme Charity Kitesurfing Competition 

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 Rookle Spikes Golfing Tournament 

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 Winners’ Medal Played At The Nyali Golf Club 

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 Yamakasi Rally Team Upgrades To Subaru N10 

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 First-Ever Motor Rally School In Kenya Launched 

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 LATEST MOMBASA AND COAST Bridge results 

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FACES AND PLACES IN
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Members of the Faza Fire Disaster Fund Committee are seen while visiting the ruined township. They are appealing to corporate and public organisations to partner with them in the ambitious project which is expected to cost over Ksh 400 million and which upon completion will transform the Faza settlement.

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The Faza Fire Disaster Fund is proud to announce the completion of restoration of 30 houses which were razed during the September 2009 inferno. These houses have already been handed back to their owners as restoration of the other houses is continuing full steam ahead.

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Rangers collecting underwater data on seagrass. KWS has launched a project in Mombasa to develop an adaptive management program. The program fundamentally changes the way the KWS manages its marine resources. It provides strong links between science and management and allows active management response to threats as they occur.

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Dr. Varinder Singh Sur has been presented with “Hind Rattan Award-2010”in New Delhi, India.

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On the eve of Indian Republic Day at the 29th International Congress of Non-Resident Indians Dr. Varinder Singh Sur was presented the coveted “Hind Rattan Award-2010” in New Delhi by the NRI Society of India for outstanding services, achievements and contributions to society as a Person of Indian Origin.

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This is mainly in respect of safety gear that they should use. Kachumbari decided to go round some parts of Western Kenya to see how the motorcycle business was catching on and came back with some surprises. However most of what he saw was to be expected.

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The League co-ordinator, Hamid Abubakar Pele said the games are being played on friendly atmosphere and thanked club players and officials for maintaining high standard of discipline. Pele appealed to well wishers to sponsor the tournament and asked those with playing fields to avail to the league organizing committee to enable more matches played on weekends.

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Nanak Mechanical Engineering presenting sponsorship cheque to CASA . Seen [from left] Nanak Mechanical engineers: Hardeep Singh Puee and Manmeet Singh Puee, Vice Chairman CASA Mehboob Harunani and Chairman CASA Abdulmalik Abdulkarim. CASA swimmers have been training hard to qualify to represent CASA in South Africa for yet another round.

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VISHAL BHARDWAJ gets together with debutant director Abhishek Chaubey to release yet another classic in the form of Ishqiya, opening at the NYALI CINEMAX this week. Hollywood releases this week are Robert Schwentke's Time Traveller's Wife and the Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor directed Gamer.

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The famous Maasai group entertain people following the procession passed along Haile Selassie, Moi Avenue, Digo Road and back with well organized security and medical care.

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During the 50 years celebration of Shree Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple, Mombasa, His Holiness Acharya Shree Koshalendraprasadji Maharaj and the head of priest Mahant Purani Shree Dharmanandan Dasji, Bhuj Mandir and other revered saints visited Mombasa from India to bless the festivities dubbed ‘Shree Sahajanand Mahotsav’.

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The KWS Board of trustees chairman, Hon. David Mwiraria and the KWS chief Pilot, Mr. Anthony Kiroken airborne at Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

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The Kenya Wildlife Service received a new aircraft worth Sh17 million from an American conservation organisation, the Lindbergh Foundation, and vintage aircraft owner and businessman Dr. Rich Sugden. The Lindberg Foundation Chairman handed over the new two-seater aircraft to the KWS Board of Trustees chairman at the KWS Hangar at Wilson Airport.

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Muthoni Wachira [right], Communications and PR manager at Imperial Bank reviews the features of the Amber Savings account with Teri Paz, the first co-chair of the American Women’s Association (AWA) during the AWA monthly coffee morning hosted at the Imperial Bank Limuru Road branch.

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The Harvey family being flagged off. The Mombasa Academy PTA Treasure Hunt held on Sunday January 31, 2010 reached fever pitch as 22 cars were flagged off by the Headmaster Kishore Joshi, PTA Chairlady Mrs. Ulrike Allarakhia.

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