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  • December 2003

    Aid taps start flowing

    The off-colour Kenya economy has received a much-needed shot in the arm,
    with donors promising East Africa's largest economy huge sums only
    associated with the blue-eyed boys of the region.
    Deremo Maiko
  • November 2003

    Kenyans getting poorer

    A new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics reveals that an average
    Kenyan is worse off than any other time in the past five years.
    Deremo Maiko
  • November 2003

    Experts fault judiciary purge

    Legal experts now argue that the recent purge in the judiciary might not
    augur well for the smooth implementation of a new constitution, given the
    inexperience of the recently appointed judges.
    Fred Oluoch
  • November 2003

    Old policy ailing tourism

    The Kenyan tourism industry - already reeling from the effects of travel
    advisories - could take time to make any meaningful recovery, thanks to an
    obsolete tourism policy
    Zachary Ochieng
  • November 2003

    Donors postpone aid disbursement

    Key multilateral donors have postponed lending to Kenya owing to the
    government's failure to implement certain reforms as well as the emergence
    of a new brand of corruption within the cabinet.
    Deremo Maiko
  • November 2003

    Fear looms over new constitution

    Despite the NARC government's promise to deliver a new constitution to
    Kenyans in the first 100 days in office, the document remains as elusive as
    ever.
    Fred Oluoch
  • October 2003

    Government acts to save tourism

    Following a slump in the tourism sector occasioned by terrorist attacks
    and Western travel advisories, the government is now shifting attention
    to domestic tourism.
    Deremo Maiko
  • October 2003

    New constitution remains elusive

    After waiting for more than a decade, Kenyans may not have a new
    constitution before the end of the year despite the new government's
    promise to give the country a new document within the first 100 days in
    office.
    Fred Oluoch
  • October 2003

    Leaders hail Awori's appointment

    The elevation of Moody Awori to the country's vice-presidency has been
    greeted with satisfaction by leaders from across the political divide.
    Zachary Ochieng
  • October 2003

    Uproar over third mobile operator

    The new Kenya government is set to license a third mobile telephony
    operator, amidst protest by the existing duopoly that this could
    actually retard the growth of the sector.
    Deremo Maiko
  • October 2003

    Rift widens in ruling coalition

    Observers of the Kenyan political scene are now convinced that the rift
    within the ruling coalition is too deep to allow economic recovery,
    political and constitutional reforms that Kenyans voted for in December
    2002, besides sending mixed signals to donors and investors.
    Fred Oluoch
  • September 2003

    Scandal rocks Aids Council

    Kenya s efforts to combat Aids are in jeopardy following persistent scandals at the National Aids Control Council (NACC), the body charged with spearheading the fight against the pandemic.
    Zachary Ochieng
  • September 2003

    No respite yet for battered economy

    Contrary to expectations, the economy has grown at a slow pace owing to misplaced fiscal and monetary policies.
    Deremo Maiko
  • September 2003

    Wamalwa s death rekindles health debate

    The mystery that surrounded the indisposition and ultimate demise of Kenya's vice-president, Michael Wamalwa, has rekindled debate on whether taxpayers have the right to keep tabs with the health of their leaders.
    Fred Oluoch
  • August 2003

    Government in dilemma over Moi role

    The NARC Government is faced with a serious dilemma over what action to take against retired president Moi, who has been implicated in a number of financial scandals.
    Fred Oluoch
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