Archive for September 5th, 2012

Kenya: Kitengela Land Belongs to the Maasai, Says Orengo

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[The Star]A Kitengela sheep and goats research land the Mavoko Municipal Council has been trying to wrestle will revert back to the Kajiado Maasai community. Lands Minister James Orengo said the land will be reverted to the community because evidence p…

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Kenya: Armed Gangsters Injure Nambale Woman in Raid

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[The Star]A Nambale woman has been admitted to the Busia District Hospital suffering from injuries after an armed attack. The 40-year-old woman said the thugs broke into her home on Monday night at Maduwa, beat her up and raped the daughter. They stole…

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Kenya: Airtel Customer Care Services Affected By Spanco Staff Strike

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[The Star]AIRTEL Kenya subscribers were yesterday unable to access customer care services after staff of an outsourcing company contracted by the mobile phone firm went on strike demanding better pay. Employees of Spanco Raps Kenya, the company that ha…

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Kenya: Annual Gusii Golden Series Receive Two Million From Safaricom

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[The Star]The annual Gusii Golden Series which starts this weekend received a Sh2m sponsorship boost from perennial sponsors Safaricom Limited. The 10km road race event, which will be marking its tenth anniversary, will be run at three venues including…

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Teachers’ Pay Halted

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[New Democrat]Hundreds of rural school teachers yearning for pay in Monrovia appeared visibly disappointed yesterday when they heard the shocking news that their salary payment had been halted for unspecified reasons.

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Liberia: Employees Fate Hangs

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[New Democrat]The new Audit General has vowed to introduce new audit plans at the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to determine the fate of employees.

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Liberia: Budget Lingers

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[New Democrat]The 2012’2013 national budget continues to linger at the National Legislature as civil servants continue to press their demands for salary increase.

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2 minor injuries in French nuclear plant incident

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PARIS (AP) — A steam blast at France’s oldest nuclear plant Wednesday left two workers with slight finger burns and revived calls to reduce this country’s heavy reliance on nuclear power.
Nuclear safety authorities said there was …

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French judges to exhume Arafat body in West Bank

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The widow of Yasser Arafat said Wednesday that French investigators will soon visit the West Bank to dig up the remains of her husband in hopes of determining what killed the longtime Palestinian leader eight years ago.

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US court protects Louboutin shoes’ red soles

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NEW YORK (AP) — The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, even if the company can’t exactly call the color its own, a U.S. appeals court said Wednesday.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…

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