How to burst a balloon inflated with pride

I was in Kenya during the announcement of Barack Obama?s election as the 44th President of the United States.

Like everyone else, I got caught up in the mood of the moment. With head high in the clouds, I basked in the after glow of that unbelievable historic victory. I was exhilarated ? really puffed up like a pride-filled balloon. What a country Kenya is! To produce a man whose son goes to become the president of the most powerful country in the world ? incredible!

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Kalonzo, Ngilu friends once again

Kamba leaders yesterday welcomed the decision by Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and Water Minister Charity Ngilu to work together. The Friday truce, which is not the first, brought to an end one of the fiercest battles for supremacy in the region since the advent of multi-partyism.

The region has experienced intense power struggles for years and which have been blamed for the low development.

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When our baby smiled?

The journey with my baby, since the inception in my womb has been that of love and hate. I still remember the last months of last year, when I missed my period, twice. I was filled with a mixture of emotions.

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A nation of idle men

“If a man does not work he must not eat,” says the religious canon.
“Kazi ni kazi, na mwanaume ni kujikaza (work is work, a man must perservere),” decrees the street lingo. And in our traditional societies, the hardworking man was rewarded with eldership, respect and many women.

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Cargo owners opt for road transport

Cargo owners at the Mombasa port who transport their goods by rail have now opted to use the road.

On Thursday, Mombasa Port had about 10,000 containers, 3,000 of which were awaiting collection by road.

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Body counts important in graft war

Justice Aaron Ringera says progress in the war on corruption shouldn?t be measured by “the body count” ? the number of convictions secured by State agents as a result of investigations by Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC).

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Saccos not keen on becoming banks

Savings and credit saving societies (Saccos) will not compete with commercial banks, a senior sacco official, Carilus Ademba has said.

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KRA speeds up value added tax refunds

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has developed and implemented a faster process of making Value Added Tax refunds.

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Stay order for West African extended

A West African businessman at the centre of a legal tussle with his estranged wife can continue living in Kenya.

The High Court yesterday extended orders barring Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang? from deporting Mr Anthony Chinedu.

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Cholmondeley pistol claim dismissed

The prosecution has dismissed as an afterthought claims rally driver Carl Tundo had a pistol when a stonemason was shot at the Delamere?s Soysambu farm.

Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko said there is inconsistency in the statement given to the police by Mr Tom Cholmondeley on May 12, 2006 and his un-sworn statement to the court.

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