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Kenya secondary school learning to go digital
Students in form three and four in Kenyan secondary schools will be able to access learning materials in digital format before the end of 2011/12 financial year. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education
Enhanced Medical cover for civil servants in Kenya
Civil servants in Kenya and members of the disciplined forces can put aside their January stress for a while and celebrate the perfect New Year’s gift. Their employer has just given them a medical scheme that beats many in the private sector with a generous in-patient and outpatient cover. The scheme is unique as it also provides optical and dental cover and life insurance and burial expenses for the principal members. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
Michelle Obama hated his snoring and breath, Obama hated her nagging: How the Obamas almost split up
When the newly elected President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha, waved to the 200,000 people roaring their approval at the first African-American president on that memorable night in Chicago last November, they looked like a fairytale family. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Uncategorized
2012 Secondary School Form One Selection
Form One selection date set The 2012 Secondary School form One selection starts on January 13 2012. The selection will be launched on the backdrop of new rules that scrapped the contentious system of Form One admissions that favours public schools. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education
Kenya recalls ‘faulty’ South Korean HIV kits
Kenya has recalled one million HIV testing kits because of fears about their accuracy, a health official has said. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
AU claims success against Al-Shabaab
African Union forces in Somalia have successfully pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu. … Read entire article »
Filed under: International News
Michael Ranneberger Weds Ruth Konchellah
Former US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger is reported to have married his long time Kenyan girlfriend Ruth Konchellah in a low key civil ceremony at the Attorney General’s office in Nairobi on Friday 16 th Dec. 2011. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Sudan Expels Kenyan Ambassador Over Bashir Warrant
Sudan has expelled Kenya’s ambassador after Kenya’s High Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. … Read entire article »
Filed under: International News
Raila’s son Fidel Odinga files for divorce
Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s son Fidel Odinga wants to divorce his wife. He has filed a case at the Nairobi Magistrate’s Court to end his four- year-old marriage to Ms Veronica Wanjiru Ng’ang’a. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Uhuru Kenyatta and Chris Kirubi among Africa’s 40 richest people
Forbes’ inaugural list of the 40 Richest People in Africa has two Kenyans, Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta who is ranked at position 26 and business man Chris Kirubi at position 31. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business
Lecturers’ strike suspended
The week-long lecturers’ strike has been suspended to allow pay negotiations between the government and university unions. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Harun Mwau is not linked to drug trafficking
Assistant Minister for Internal Security Orwa Ojode has said that Kilome MP Harun Mwau is not linked to drug trafficking. Ojode said Mwau is infact not guilty of any crime at all as police records show no link or evidence linking him (Mwau) and any criminal acts. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Local News
Facebook ‘virus’ shows hardcore porn and violent images
Facebook says it is looking into reports that pornographic and violent images have been posted to its website. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
Profile: Muammar Gaddafi
In power since 1969, colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the world’s longest-serving, most erratic and most fascinating leaders. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Somalia’s al-Shabab – Who are they?
Al-Shabab Militant Kenya says its forces have entered Somali territory to tackle militant Islamist group al-Shabab - who are they? … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Somali al-Shabab threatens Kenya
Somali militant group Al-Shabab has warned Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia, or face bloody battles. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies
Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world’s leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Technology
Statement by Obama on the Passing of Wangari Maathai
The White House September 26, 2011 … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Wangari Maathai: World mourns passing of ‘true African heroine’
World leaders have paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who passed away while having treatment for ovarian cancer on Monday. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Prof Wangari Maathai dies at Nairobi Hospital
Prof Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureate and conservation heroine, has died in Nairobi after a long battle with cancer. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News