http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/ RSS Feeds for The Standard - Online Edition en-us http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/ PHP/5.2.12 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002887&cid=517& The Indian environment minister decided on Tuesday against allowing farmers to grow the first genetically modified (GM) vegetable in the country. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:56 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265731016 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002885&cid=517& Nigeria's parliament on Tuesday recognised Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting head of state in the absence of the African oil producer's ailing president. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:55 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730955 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002883&cid=459& If idling is a job description, then immigration staff manning the Mandera border control post may be said to be performing their work perfectly.Most spend their day chatting and reading novels or strolling up and down the office corridors. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:53:10 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730790 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002886&cid=517& A total of 25 flights to and from Munich airport were cancelled on Tuesday due to brief strikes by public sector ground staff over a pay dispute, a spokesman for Germany's second largest airport said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:26 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730986 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002888&cid=517& South Africans angry at squalid living conditions burnt tyres and barricaded roads in a northern township on Tuesday, a reminder of the social problems that persist 20 years after the release of Nelson Mandela. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:57:29 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265731049 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002881&cid=459& He was a melancholic boy. His dreams had been shattered after the family’s only breadwinner died. He could not remain in school for lack of fees. His hopes that the school’s principal could sympathise with him were shattered when he sent him back home. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:50:39 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730639 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002882&cid=459& When the telephone rang, Ashley was not at her desk. Her colleague, Alex gazed at the phone and finally decided to pick it after it rang for more than three times. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:06 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730726 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002884&cid=459& The prevailing wrong-footed debate on abortion is centred on whether life begins on conception or at birth and what should the new constitution provide. If legalities alone are examined, the picture will become clearer. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:54:40 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730880 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002880&cid=459& Q: How does the law reconcile the position of one-man-one-wife as per the Marriage Laws with that of the Law of Succession, which recognises many wives? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:49:23 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730563 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002878&cid=459& The deal was sealed with a handshake before the two men headed in different directions. One of them went to Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters while the other went to his office to await some money. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:46:00 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730360 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002879&cid=459& It’s known as the Rainbow nation for good measure. Having gone through the ravages of racism and come out more united, the country is now set to host the world for a month long soccer-bonanza, crime figures notwithstanding. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:48:32 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265730512 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002924&cid=15& Journalists in Kenya are practitioners without a professional body that set standards for their practice and regulation. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:11:24 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742684 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002922&cid=17& I have learnt with shock of the decision taken by Cabinet to do away with the social protection programme targeting elderly people who live in abject poverty. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:05:04 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742304 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002926&cid=16& There is a collective national expectation in the air that something positive will come out of the Free Primary Education (FPE) fund misappropriation saga. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:12:45 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742765 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002923&cid=17& Gichugu MP Martha Karua (pictured) is a worse hypocrite than Prime Minister Raila Odinga. When she was the Justice minister, what did she do or say to fight corruption? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:05:52 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742352 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002925&cid=15& Two wrongs do not make a right. Education Minister Prof Sam Ongeri, does not think he should pave way for investigations because of precedent. Others before you may have been suspected in the many scandals that characterise the political leadership of this country and yet they did not step aside despite calls from all and sundry. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:12:16 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742736 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002921&cid=17& A letter by Geoffrey Sore last week where he accused the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) of allegedly holding Parliament hostage was unfortunate. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:39 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742585 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002928&cid=19& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:38 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742818 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002927&cid=16& The public hearings by the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission have kicked off to a stormy start. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:12 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742792 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002920&cid=17& Prime Minister Raila Odinga is one of the few politicians with the courage to broach and tackle difficult and controversial issues of Government. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:04:03 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742569 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002929&cid=14& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:14:18 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742858 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002897&cid=24& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:01:22 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738482 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002891&cid=38& Sofapaka coach Robert Matano says they will face Sunday Super Cup match against AFC Leopards with all their might. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:56:39 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738199 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002896&cid=42& Kenya’s women’s basketball national coach Philip Onyango has landed a one-month training at Oklahoma University, US. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:24 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738424 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002893&cid=151& Vet Lab’s resident professional Ali Kimani plans to take advantage of his current form to rule the roast at the KCB regional golf tour teeing off at the par 72 Thika Sports Club today. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:57:56 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738276 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002890&cid=38& Former England captain Alan Shearer says Kenyan international MacDonald Mariga has a bright future at Inter Milan. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:47 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738147 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002889&cid=38& A week after Kenyan football suffered the setback of McDonald Mariga’s failed move to Manchester City, CAF Confederations Cup flagbearers, AFC Leopards face a threat to be bundled out of competition. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:01 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738101 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002894&cid=145& As the KCB Biashara Banking Rally dust settled at Iten Service Park on Sunday, drivers were left to mull over their fortunes in the forthcoming KCB Safari Rally. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:58:38 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738318 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002898&cid=519& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:02:31 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738617 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002899&cid=14& Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has signed a Sh98.6 billion ($1.314 billion) contract with a New Zealand firm to implement a 280-megawatt geothermal power project in Olkaria, Naivasha. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:03:53 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738633 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002892&cid=143& Mug’s Mug, widely considered the most prestigious tournament in the local polo calendar, has been moved from Nairobi to Timau’s North Kenya Club. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:57:01 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738221 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002895&cid=3& For the second year running, Nivea for Men has renewed its sponsorship with Kenya Harlequins RFC to the tune of Sh6 million. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:59:12 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738352 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002913&cid=450& Following the press conference last week by medical professionals (doctors, obstetricians/gynaecologists, nurses and health care providers) who were protesting the inclusion of the clause; ‘life begins at contraception’ into the Harmonised Draft Constitution, a flurry of emails from supporters of pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints have flooded my mailbox. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742000 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002907&cid=316& An incessant drizzle turned into a heavy downpour, pounding the corrugated iron sheet roof and drowning the sound of singing pupils. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:10:44 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265739044 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002902&cid=517& Pilot error caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon last month which killed all 90 people on board, a source familiar with the investigation into the accident said on Tuesday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:07:21 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738841 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002911&cid=443& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:56:09 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265741769 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002915&cid=14& The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Africa Ltd to offer banking sector credit information sharing services. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:20 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742080 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002909&cid=461& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:55:03 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265741703 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002905&cid=316& It was smiles for five needy and bright students who were at risk of missing Form One due to lack of fees after Education highlighted their plight. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:09:49 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738989 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002917&cid=15& QUESTION: An employee took his annual leave, which happened to coincide with his wife giving birth. The employee has requested to be allowed to take paternity leave immediately after he completes his annual leave. Is this in order? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:02:13 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742133 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002914&cid=380& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:55 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742055 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002908&cid=316& The saying "move out of your mother’s kitchen to know how other foods taste" assumed a stunning reality to a group of elders, farmers, teachers and community leaders from a Kericho village who toured drought prone Ukambani recently. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:30 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265741670 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002910&cid=442& A clinic at Mukuru kwa Njenga slum sums up the inadequacy of healthcare in urban informal settlements. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:55:39 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265741739 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002918&cid=15& Njoki Karuoya Following the press conference last week by medical professionals (doctors, obstetricians/gynaecologists, nurses and health care providers) who were protesting the inclusion of the clause; ‘life begins at contraception’ into the Harmonised Draft Constitution, a flurry of emails from supporters of pro-life and pro-choice viewpoints have flooded my mailbox. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:03:01 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742181 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002916&cid=14& The Government has invited bids for a Sh14.5 billion eight-year infrastructure bond with a 9.75 per cent interest rate for roads, energy and water sectors. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:49 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742109 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002900&cid=14& Anxiety is building, as many await Wednesday’s announcement by Toyota South Africa as to whether it will recall defective vehicles sold to customers in the local market. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:05:58 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738758 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002906&cid=316& "Don’t worry! Come January, your children will be in school," Education Minister Sam Ongeri assured parents recently over the donor suspension of the free primary education. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:10:16 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265742655 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002904&cid=316& The deaf girl is still too traumatised to recount her ordeal that fateful afternoon. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:09:26 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738966 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002903&cid=23& Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:08:51 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738931 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000002901&cid=14& Africa has become an attractive destination for foreign investors eyeing emerging markets. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:06:26 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265738786