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Kenya: Ministers barred from travelling
President Kibaki has barred all ministers and assistant minister from travelling to foreign countries as Kenya's quest for a new constitution since independence enters a crucial stage. A presidential circular and made public on Monday bars all ministers from travelling abroad during the discussion on the draft constitution. - Kenya’s parliament will debate on the draft law for 30 days before it is subjected to a national referendum.
In what is seen as an apparent move by the President to stop the chronic absence of ministers who are always on travel abroad, the presidents’ circular directs all cabinet ministers to stay within the country during the month in which legislators a…Ministers in Kenya boycott cabinet
Ministers allied to Kenya's Premier Raila Odinga announced that they will boycott cabinet meetings until the latest dispute over who between the President and the Premier has the right to fire or suspend is sorted out. Both parties of the grand coalition were holding discussions in secret hotels since Monday. - On Tuesday a spokesman for the Orange Democratic Movement said the party will not withdraw from the coalition but will wait for the return of Chief Mediator Kofi Annan.
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga clashed after the President nullified a decision by the Prime Minster to suspend two Cabinet Ministers who were mentioned in corruption scandals that have led to the…Kenya: Somali MPs released
Twelve Members of the Somali Parliament, two army generals and several directors of government agencies who were arrested on Sunday evening in a police swoop in Nairobi's Eastleigh estates have all been released, stated the Somali Embassy in Nairobi. - Consular General of the embassy Mohamed Osman told AfricaNews that the officials were released because they were legal migrants in Kenya and have not contravene any law to warrant their deportation.
He added that the embassy had written a protest letter to the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign affairs to demand an apology and respect for its diplomats in Kenya.
Early on Wednesday Somalia Foreign ministry condemned a decision by Kenya’s i…Somalia condemns arrest of Somali MPs
Kenya's Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang decision to deport all Somali MPs in the country has received strong condemnation from the Somali government. Somalia's Minister for Foreign affairs, Ali Ahmed has said the Kenyan government made a decision that will have negative implications on Somalia's diplomatic relation with Kenya. - According to the Minister, Kenyan police arrested all Somalis with out verification on whether they were in the country legally. A decision which he said was swift and did not follow legal procedures.
He said the Somali Embassy in Nairobi has written a protest letter to Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign affairs to request Kenya to reconsider it arrest of Somal…Kenya: 12 Somali MPs arrested in Nairobi
The Somali embassy in Kenya has confirmed the arrest of 12 Somali Members of Parliament who are among about 400 people arrested in a police swoop in Eastleigh estate in the capital Nairobi on Sunday. Also arrested include two army generals and several directors of government agencies in Somalia. - He said the Somali embassy was shocked to see innocent people who are diplomats arrested in a search that was to bring terrorist to book.
“As a government we are puzzled by the arrest in Eastleigh that did not respect top diplomats and officials without any evidence to link them to terrorism,” said Mohamed Ali.
According to the counsel, Somali government officials were attending…Solar eclipse visits Africa Friday
An annular solar eclipse would be experienced in some parts of Africa and Asia on Friday, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Several Kenyan towns would embrace the natural phenomenon which last occurred in October 2005 between four and eight minutes at 8.30am local time. - Parts of Kenya will be engulfed in partial darkness as a result of the eclipse and they include Busia, Mumias, Kakamega, Mogotio, Kiganjo and Embu. Other towns on the eclipse path include Nairobi, Meru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Kericho, Kisii, Garissa and Lamu.
Other parts of Africa to witness the event would be Chad, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Somalia, …Floods in Kenya kill 21 people
Twenty one people have so far been confirmed dead and more than 70,000 lives are at risk in Kenya. About 30,000 people are also in desperate need for urgent humanitarian assistance as floods continue to ravage the country, Red Cross officials have said. - Abass Gullet, Secretary General for Kenya Red Cross society on Tuesday said urgent intervention is needed and appealed for help to contain the situation which he said will cause more havoc if the need is not urgently addressed.
Red Cross officials put the number of people who need assistance as results of droughts at 3.8 million Kenyan which it says are the worst affected by the ongoing rains.
So far the Kenya Red Cross has supplied …Kenyans stranded over ‘Matatu’ strike
Thousands of Kenyans have been stranded after three day strike called by the Matatu operators entered its second day. Commuters were seen walking towards the city center to the job places very early in the morning while other opted for taxis, motorbike and bicycles to get to town. - Experts argue that the strike is likely to cause downfalls in the economy since many businesses will be disrupted by the strike which uses the Matatus as means of a transport.
Its estimated eighty percent of Kenyans rely on the Matatus as form of transport. While more than half a billion shillings is earned in the Matatu Industry in Kenya daily.
The strike has also raised question about the government commi…
