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Prime Minister to get official time to answer MPs’ queries

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Prime Minister Raila Odinga will get 45 minutes every Wednesday in Parliament to brief MPs on Government matters and field questions from them.
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Experts to review MPs tax, says Raila and Marende

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The campaign to have MPs accept taxation of their enormous allowances is gaining momentum, with Parliament appointing an independent team to review...
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Treasury seeks Sh400m to send Kivuitu team home

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The fate of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) appeared sealed this week as two crucial meetings were held to work out legal and financial...
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ETHIOPIA: Children at greatest risk among Afar’s drought-displaced

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
EREBTI Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of vulnerable civilians who left their homes in north-eastern Ethiopia in June because of...
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TANZANIA: The downside of an economic boom

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
IRINGA Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - For two months of the year, James Lusago can count on a steady income from working in the rice fields of...
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CONGO: Government moves to curb food inflation "taking time"

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
BRAZZAVILLE Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - Government measures aimed at reducing the cost of staple commodities in the Republic of Congo, where...
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BURUNDI: Government, health officials seek to resolve strike

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
BUJUMBURA Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - The government and senior health officials have started discussions to end a strike by staff that has...
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KenGen scales down bond target to Sh15b

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is seeking to raise a massive Sh15 billion through a bond programme despite a subdued debt market.The...
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State acts to cushion consumers from high fuel prices

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Government says it is taking measures to cushion the country against fluctuation in the global price of oil by boosting its strategic energy...
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Cost of doing business still prohibitive, says KAM

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) says more needs to be done to improve the country’s business environment.KAM says the economies of South...
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