Mohamed Hussein Ali removed as Kenyan Police Chief sent to Post Office
The police chief in Kenya, Mohamed Hussein Ali, has been removed from his position and is now the head of the national post office, according to an announcement made yesterday by President Mwai Kibaki. The official statement said this was a potential first step in a larger reform plan for the security forces in Kenya. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Stolt Strength hijacked off Somalia
The Philippine-flagged Stolt Strength, managed by a Panama company, was seized on Monday, said Andrew Mwangura who runs the Kenya chapter of the Seafarers Assistance Programme.
“The ship was seized on Monday afternoon, but we are now tracking its whereabouts,” he told AFP.
“We are yet to establish where the ship was heading and what it was [...]
Amos Kimunya falls on his sword in Kenya
Barely 44 hours after vowing he would rather die than resign, Finance minister Amos Kimunya finally bowed to pressure and stepped aside Tuesday to allow for investigations into the controversial sale of the Grand Regency Hotel.
Mr Kimunya said he made the decision after consulting President Kibaki, his own family and colleagues.
Roads minister Kipkalya Kones & Home Affairs asst minister Lorna Laboso killed in crash
A Cabinet minister is among four people who have died in a plane crash near Enosupukia in Narok District.
Roads minister Kipkalya Kones and Home Affairs assistant minister Lorna Laboso were travelling in a light aircraft to Kones’ Bomet constituency in Kericho when the plane went down.
Raila Odinga loves red carpets and power
AllAfrica: Said Mr Odinga: “I will not use this occasion to campaign for the party. I am a Prime Minister and that is why you can see the DC, police officers and a red carpet before me. [when he dies will he go to house negroe heaven?]
“You can also see that Mr Asman Kamama and [...]
Mount Elgon human rights abuses “imaginary” – Lieutenant General Augostino Njoroge
The commander of the Kenyan army, Lieutenant General Augostino Njoroge, has dismissed charges of human rights abuses in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya as “imaginary.”
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Raila Odinga gets his wish – Prime Minister of Kenya!
Kenya’s Grand Coalition Cabinet has been sworn into office, seeing Raila Odinga take office as the second Prime Minister in the country’s history.
The Cabinet, with a total of 41 ministers in addition to the President and the PM, is also the largest ever in Kenya’s history.
Raila Odinga will make the trains of Kenya run on time!
He said: “We have a huge task ahead of us and we must ensure that it is fulfilled to the letter… this will only be achieved when we speak with one voice at all times.”
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Kenya: Mwai Kibaki Names Raila Odinga PM in New Cabinet
President Kibaki has named ODM leader Raila Odinga the Prime Minister in a 40-member grand coalition Cabinet.
The announcement has come after weeks of tense negotiations between the two leaders.
President Kibaki, accompanied by Mr Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, announced the new Cabinet in a live address to the nation from State House, Nairobi.
Orange Democratic Movement suspend ‘negotiations’ in Kenya
“We have resolved that negotiations… be suspended until [Kibaki's party] fully recognises the 50/50 power-sharing arrangement and the principle of portfolio balance,” ODM secretary general Anyang’ Nyong’o told a news conference.
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