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Kenya has witnessed several grenade attacks in recent months (File)
One killed in Mombasa grenade attack

Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
One person was killed and five others injured Tuesday night after explosive devices were thrown into a nightclub by armed men in the coastal city of Mombasa.The armed men were denied entry to the Belle Vista night club on Mombasa's Moi Avenue after they refused to be checked by security guards. The terrorists then threw at least two explosive devices, believed to be grenades.Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere says police have launched a manhunt for the assailants even as they intensify security across the country.  Full Story

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Kenyans prefer ‘clean’ candidates
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Two ministries on the spot over NHIF scandal
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Kibaki: Food security key to human development
Updated: 15 May 2012
Upgrade UNEP, President Kibaki appeals Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Kenya supports an upgrading of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) based at the United Nations Office in Nairobi to tackle emerging environmental challenges, President Mwai Kibaki has said. Read More
DPP decries slashed funds Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko says the slashing of the budgetary proposals by treasury will greatly hamper operations of his office.Tobiko  said his office was hugely disappointed by the move by treasury to slash their budgetary proposals for the next financial year from Sh. Read More
Government supports primary health care says VP Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has reiterated the government's committment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by addressing the issues of maternal and child survival. Read More
Committee rejects NPSC chair Updated: 15 May 2012
The committee on Administration and National Security has rejected the nomination of Amina Masoud to chair the National Police Service commission even as it declared that the nomination process of the 6 nominees forwarded by the president was unconstitutional. Read More
Githae: No funds for by-election defections Updated: 15 May 2012
Acting Finance Minister Robinson Githae says that Treasury has no money to fund by-elections should members of parliament who have defied the political party's act through defections lose their seats. Read More
EU forces raid Somali pirate base Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
EU naval forces have conducted their first raid on pirate bases on the Somali mainland, saying they have destroyed several boats.The EU forces were transported by helicopter to the bases near the port of Haradhere, a well known pirate lair. Read More
UN warns of South Sudan hunger Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
More than half the population of South Sudan is facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN is warning.It says fighting on the border between the two countries and the shutdown of oil production have had a devastating impact on the South's economy. Read More
Taylor set to address Hague court Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone.It is his last chance to speak at the tribunal in The Hague before being sentenced later this month. Read More
Greece to form interim government Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Greek President Karolos Papoulias is due to meet party leaders to set up a caretaker government ahead of fresh elections expected next month.A final round of talks to secure a coalition failed on Tuesday raising new concerns over Greece's eurozone future. Read More
Mladic war crimes trial begins Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has gone on trial on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide.He is the last of the main protagonists in the Balkan wars of the 1990s to face an international trial in The Hague. Read More
Lack of committee hampers ICT sector development Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
A delay by the Minister for Information to appoint the universal service fund advisory committee has delayed the constitution of the fund that would otherwise help development of the telecommunication sector. Read More
Israel seeks to invest in Kenya Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Israel is now keen to invest in the budding Kenyan economy to boost the trade relations between the two countries. Israel ambassador to Kenya Gil Haskel says his country is looking for opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, water management energy IT and homeland security. Read More
UK Oil Company-Clariant to invest in Kenya Updated: 15 May 2012
UK owned multinational oil and mining services company Clariant is seeking to enter the Kenyan market through a local partner.Head of oil services in Africa Nick Kenlay has told business defined that talks are in the early stages with a local subsidiary of KEMIA which hopes to forge a partnership and establish contact years before oil production starts. Read More
Kenya receives loan from Citi Bank Updated: 15 May 2012
Kenya has received 54 billion shillings as syndicated loan from Citi Bank London Branch, Standard Bank of South Africa and Standard Chartered Bank of London at an interest rate of 4. Read More
Kenyan economy to grow at a slower pace Updated: 15 May 2012
Kenya's economic growth dropped from 5.8 percent in 2010 to 4.4 percent last year.Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya attributes the fall to a weaker shilling, erratic weather conditions, high interest rates and high energy costs in the year. Read More
Carroll set for Euro 2012 call-up Updated: 16 May 2012 - 12:00:00 AM
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll is set to be included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2012. The 23-year-old has been preferred to Stoke's Peter Crouch after finding a rich vein of form in the final weeks of the season. Read More
Ferguson and Giggs win 'Greatest' awards Updated: 15 May 2012
Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs has been named the greatest player of the Premier League era. And in an Old Trafford double, boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been selected the Premier League's greatest manager. Read More
Ulinzi Stars improve league standings Updated: 15 May 2012
Former champions Ulinzi Stars have moved up to 7th place in the Kenyan Premier league standings and now have 21 points after securing their first away win this season.Evans Amwoka scored two goals in two minutes as 2010 champions Ulinzi Stars trounced struggling Rangers 3-0 in a floodlit match at the Nyayo national stadium. Read More
India cricket talks over 'corruption' Updated: 15 May 2012
India's cricket authorities have called an emergency meeting after a television channel alleged extensive corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Undercover reporters from a TV channel secretly recorded talks with some players and showed them agreeing to bowl no-balls and spot-fix matches. Read More
Aswani ready to leave Thika United Updated: 14 May 2012
Kenya Premier League joint top scorer Kepha Aswani says he is ready to leave Thika United if a good offer is tabled in the transfer period.Aswani who has scored 10 goals this season has been linked to several top clubs in the league and is also part of the Harambee Stars squad named to prepare for the 2013 Africa cup of nations and 2014 World cup qualifiers. Read More
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9-Month-Olds Show Racial Bias When Looking at Faces
Adults have more difficulty recognizing faces that belong to people of another race, and this deficit appears to start early.New research indicates that by the time they are 9 months old, babies are better able to recognize faces and emotional expressions of people who belong to the group they interact with most, than they are those of people who belong to another race. read more...


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