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DHAKA: Eoin Morgan hammered a gutsy century under pressure to power England to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Tuesday. Man-of-the-match Morgan hit a 104-ball 110 not out for his second one-day hundred as England surpassed Bangladesh”s 260-6 with seven balls to spare in the day-night match for an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The 23-year-old also became the first batsman in one-day cricket to score centuries for two countries, his first hundred coming for Ireland against Canada in Nairobi in 2007. “It got a bit close [...]

PORT OF SPAIN: Graeme Cremer captured three wickets for 11 runs as Zimbabwe”s spinners bowled the visitors to a stunning, 26-run victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 International on Sunday. Zimbabwe exploited West Indies” susceptibility to spin, as the home team, chasing a modest 106 for victory, was restricted to 79 for seven from their allocation of 20 overs to hand the visitors a win in the only T20I between the two sides in this series. The Zimbabwe spinners shared all seven wickets with off-spinner Greg Lamb taking two for 14 from his four overs, while their captain Prosper [...]

By Martin MutuaThe StandardNairobi, Kenya President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga have agreed to meet and resolve disputes that have rocked the Grand Coalition Government. The planned meeting, The Standard learnt, follows intense pressure from President Barack Obama’s administration asking Kibaki and Raila to deal with grand corruption in Government. Chief Mediator Kofi Annan and Obama stepped in and appealed to the two principals to dialogue and stifle rising tension brought about by the maize and free primary education funds scandals. Although pressure from the international community [...]

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Narcotics Force on Tuesday foiled attempts to smuggle 10-kg of narcotics by arresting four smugglers, including a foreigner, at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. According to ANF officials, a South African national was arrested after being caught with 6-kg of narcotics. He was scheduled to fly to Nairobi by Qatar Airways. In another incident, another passenger, identified as Adnan Suhail, was arrested along with his two accomplices for keeping 4 kilograms of drugs in his baggage. He was going to Kuala Lumpur by Thai Airways.

DAILY NATIONFebruary 12 2010 INTERVIEW WITH DR. LILIAN OUKO MUSILA At the time of our father’s death, we were in school. His eldest three children were in college. Ken (22) studying chemical engineering and Susan (20) studying computer science, both in the USA, and Winnie (19) studying commerce at the University of Nairobi’s Lower Kabete campus. Lillian (18) had just completed her A-level exams and the younger three children Carol (15), Andrew (13) and Charles (11) were in Form 3, Std 8 and Std 6 respectively. Dr Ouko had just returned from a visit from the US where he had visited both Ken [...]

Christabel Ouko during the interview with Saturday Nation on February 4, 2010. Photo/Jennifer Muiruri DAILY NATIONFebruary 12 2010 It’s exactly 20 years today since the mysterious death of Kenya’s most celebrated Foreign Minister, Robert John Ouko. Up to this day, his killer or killers have yet to be known — and virtually every potential witness has died or been killed. Now for the first time, his widow Christabel speaks at length of her pain, her demands for truth and justice and her willingness to forgive the killers Twenty years since the murder of Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko, [...]

From Wikipedia Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (August 15, 1930 – July 5, 1969) was a prominent Kenyan politician during Jomo Kenyatta’s government. He was founder of the Nairobi People’s Congress Party, a key figure in the formation of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), and the Minister of Economic Planning and Development at the time of his death. Mboya was assassinated on July 5, 1969 in Nairobi. U.S. President Barack Obama has referred to Tom Mboya as his “godfather.” Thomas Odhiambo Mboya was born on August 15, 1930 in Kilima Mbogo, near Thika town in what [...]

The Honorable Minister Dr. John Robert Ouko (31 March 1931–c. 13 February 1990), commonly known as Robert Ouko, was a Kenyan politician who served as Foreign Minister of Kenya. Robert Ouko served in the government of Kenya from the colonial period through the presidencies of Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. He was a member of the National Assembly for Kisumu and a cabinet minister, rising to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation by 1990. He was murdered in Kenya on February 13, 1990. The murder case remains unsolved. Early life and education Ouko was born in [...]

By Jerry OkunguJanuary 29, 2010Nairobi, Kenya Finally the Parliamentary Select Committee has come out in its true colors. It has shown that it can bastardize the people’s document to suit the narrow whims of just a handful of people in Parliament. The deal reached by 26 MPs in Naivasha is a hoax that Kenyans must reject even on pain of having no constitution at all. When Kenyans asked for another chamber of the House, they had their reasons for doing so. Like the imperial presidency, the 9th. and 10th parliaments had gotten out of control. Motions were passed in parliament that needed not have [...]

WELCOME: President Museveni greets Mr Moi yesterday in Mbale. PHOTO BY GEOFFREY SERUYANGE. By David Mafabi (email the author)Posted Wednesday, January 27 2010 at 00:00 Mbale Former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, forced into retirement by a resilient opposition in 2002, used yesterday’s National Resistance Movement Day celebration to lend a hand to his host’s bid for a fourth elective term. Mr Moi, who was President of Kenya for 24 years, was invited as a private guest of President Museveni, who yesterday inked his name in history as the longest serving East African head of [...]