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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Demand for bribes in Kenya on the rise, report says - Politics and policy |businessdailyafrica.com

Demand for bribes in Kenya on the rise, report says - Politics and policy |businessdailyafrica.com
In Summary
Top ten most likely to demand bribes
1. Police officers (34.6 per cent)
2. Immigration officers (14.3 per cent)
3. Provincial administrators (11.8 per cent)
4. Judges and magistrates (11 per cent)
5. Council askaris (9.3 per cent)
6. Health practitioners (7.1 per cent)
7. Human resource managers (3.6 per cent)
8. Land registrars (1.9 per cent)
9. Education officers (1 per cent)
10. Businesspeople (1 per cent)

Miguna: We should stop merchants of impunity | NTV

Miguna is back in the country. The controversial author of Peeling Back the Mask returned from his holiday in Canada and dismissed claims that he fled after publishing a book criticizing the PM. Miguna who outlined a myriad of issues that need to be addressed in the country maintains that the country needs to change the calibre of leaders it elects if it has to make any strides. He was addressing journalists after his arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Food Friday: Slum farmer overcomes space challenge | NTV

How much space do you think you’d need to keep cows, rabbits, and hamsters and grow vegetables? An acre, maybe half? Well, in Food Friday tonight, Zeynab Wandati tells you about a man in a slum in Nairobi's South B who makes 30,000 shillings in a month by making space scarcity work for him.

KDF clashes with Al-Shabaab - News|nation.co.ke

KDF clashes with Al-Shabaab - News|nation.co.ke
Kenyan troops in Somalia clashed with Al-Shabaab fighters on Wednesday in one of the bloodiest encounters yet, in which two KDF soldiers and 73 militiamen were killed.
Hundreds of the Shabaab fighters attacked a KDF base at Fahfahdhun in Gedo, prompting the 7pm fight resulting in the highest number of casualties reported since the incursion into Somalia in October last year.
Military sources said Al-Shabaab had planned to overrun the camp but KDF troops, who had received prior intelligence reports on the attack, lay in wait for combat.

Tough penalties for exam cheats - News|nation.co.ke

Tough penalties for exam cheats - News|nation.co.ke
Exam cheats could be jailed for 10 years and fined two million shillings if a new law is passed by Parliament.
These provisions are contained in the Kenya National Examinations Council Bill (2012) that was endorsed by the Cabinet on Thursday.

Al-Shabaab attempts to terrorise Kenyans with online magazine - Sabahionline.com

Al-Shabaab attempts to terrorise Kenyans with online magazine - Sabahionline.com                            Al-Shabaab is using its new online magazine to instil fear among Kenyans and motivate its demoralised fighters after suffering a string of defeats and defections, Kenyan security officials and analysts say.

Miguna is a project of my detractors, says Raila- Politics|nation.co.ke

Miguna is a project of my detractors, says Raila- Politics|nation.co.ke