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/editorial/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/editorial/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/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002809&cid=16& Vandalism of electricity transformers and telecommunication cables is now a veritable epidemic. When a company like Telkom Kenya admits to losing Sh150 million worth of cables in just one week, the Government should be provoked into immediate action. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:35 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265652215 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002810&cid=16& On February 1, last year, a fuel tanker rolled in Sachang’wan, Molo District and exploded to become not only Kenya’s deadliest accident, but also highlighted the poverty and desperation of people in the poorest continent. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:04:05 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265652245 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002774&cid=16& The very mention of Mungiki, Sungu Sungu, Taliban, Chinkororo, Sabaot Land Defence Force and other proscribed group often sends shivers down the spines of any peace-loving Kenyan. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:59:15 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265576355 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002775&cid=16& Perhaps the war against corruption has really taken off in earnest, reason being, all the right noises are coming from all the right places. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:01:27 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265576487 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002645&cid=16& The population of Lake Victoria’s most famous produce – the Nile perch – is dwindling and conservationists have started making shocking projections for future stocks. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:34:28 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265474068 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002644&cid=16& Corruption has variously been referred to as a cancer slowly killing the Kenyan society. It has been considered an enemy that is slowly devouring national good. Economic, political and societal development is often seriously impeded by corruption. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:33:23 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265474003 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002569&cid=16& We appreciate Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s intervention to help McDonald Mariga obtain a work permit in the United Kingdom to enable him play for Manchester City. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:04:16 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265385856 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002568&cid=16& Over the last few days, there have been a number of statements regarding Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s visit to Murang’a on February 28. That of course should have passed like any other visit by the country’s premier to address public concerns. But not this one; some ‘leaders’ apparently from the district feel piqued by the plan and read mischief in Raila’s tour. To them, the visit is aimed at undermining Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta in his home turf. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:03:42 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265385822 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002478&cid=16& The nobility of the World Cancer Day, marked nationally and globally yesterday, shall have been lost if the campaign does not generate new understanding and remedial actions against the disease. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:52:11 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265305931 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002477&cid=16& Kenya has entered a critical stage of the reform agenda that needs to be managed tactfully to ensure we create the right environment to position our country for long-term peace and prosperity. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:46:32 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265305592 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002436&cid=16& It is unfortunate that the standoff over the posting of a judge to Meru is threatening to paralyse the dispensing of justice in that station. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:08:13 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265227693 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002435&cid=16& The emotive debate on moral and legal issues surrounding abortion is back and could jolt match to a new constitution. Predictably, the most contentious and divisive issue is what point should be considered beginning of life. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:07:41 +0000 http:www.standardmedia.co.ke/rss/.1265227661 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/editorial/InsidePage.php?id=2000002355&cid=16& Special Programmes Minister Naomi Shaban is right in raising the red flag on drug abuse and what it portends for Vision 2030. 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