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IIssue No. 3504 

January 27 - February 02, 2012

 

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 • 5 killed in inter-communal clashes in eastern Kenya
• Ffinance minister, steps down over ICC charges
• Somalia says supports U.S. rescue of foreign hostages
• Explosion hits
Nigeria's Kano State
• Gunmen kill 15
traders in Nigeria
• Hundreds of suspects arrested in N.Nigeria attack
• DR Congo's opposition
call for recount of votes
• UN to reinforce security
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• Anti-corruption Watch launched in South Africa
• Iran oil embargo seen as
a problem for S.Africa
• Youth mobile community launched in Kenya
• South Sudan, Kenya sign MoU to construct pipeline
• Kenya to import 700,000 bags of maize by June
• Rwanda Africa'
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• Kenya says won't change Olympics marathon team •
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THE MOST FROM THE COAST

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  UHURU KENYATTA AND FRANCIS MUTHAURA NOW 'STEP DOWN' 

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 KENYA URGES WORLD TO ACCELERATE SOMALIA PEACE EFFORT 

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 LATEST  K.R.A. DESTROY SUSPECT UGANDAN SUGAR IMPORT 

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 MOMBASA PORT DECONGESTION DRIVE TO TAKE THREE MONTHS 

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 PUBLIC and PRIVATE PARTNERShips FOR LAMU PORT PROJECT 

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 TEA EXPORT EARNINGS REACH U.S. $1.27 BILLION DOLLARS 

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 GOVERNMENT TO IMPORT 700,000 BAGS OF MAIZE BY JUNE 

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 MAIZE PRICES DROP IN MAIN RIFT VALLEY GRAIN BASKET 

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 CANADIAN FIRM DRILL FOR OIL IN KENYA LOKICHAR BASIN 

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 KENYA AIRWAYS PASSENGER NUMBERS UP 15.4 PER CENT 

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 RUGBY SEVENS TEAM SEEKS TO REDEEM TATTERED IMAGE 

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 E.U. warship force Somali pirates to FREE hostages 

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       > SOMALI PIRACY - SCROLL DOWN FOR FURTHER NEWS REPORTS AND COMMENT <
      
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 the hague  I.C.C. CONFIRMs CASES AGAINST FOUR KENYANs 

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 PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CALM AS LAWYERS STUDY I.C.C. RULING 

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 SUSPECTS RUTO AND SANG to APPEAL AGAINST I.C.C. RULING 

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 MILLIONS FOLLOW I.C.C. RULING ON INTERNET AND TELEVISION 

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TWO ARE SET FREE - FOUR TO FACE TRAIL IN THE HAGUE
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Six suspects originally summonsed to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague are some of Kenya’s most influential politicians and civil servants. They include [clockwise from top left] Eldoret North M.P. William Ruto, Tinderet M.P. and former industrialisation minister Henry Kosgey, Kass FM radio presenter Joshua Sang, former police chief Hussein Ali, deputy prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta and head of civil service Francis Muthaura.

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 I.D.P.S WELCOME VERDICT AND CALL ON SUSPECTS TO RESIGN 

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 I.C.C. SUSPECTS remain IN OFFICE UNTIL APPEALS EXHAUSTED 

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 Kenya I.D.P.'S keen on THE I.C.C. ruling PROCEEDINGS 

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 Kenyan leaders appeal for calm ahead of I.C.C. verdict 

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 RESCue  PENTAGON CONFIRMS OPERATION IN SOMALIA 

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 SOMALIA GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RESCUE OF HOSTAGES 

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 DANISH AND U.S. HOSTAGES RESCUED IN SOMALIA RAID 

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 DENMARK WAS AWARE OF U.S. HOSTAGE RESCUE PLANS 

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 U.S. MILITARY FREE AMERICAN AND DANISH HOSTAGES 

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 EXTRA  Port of Mombasa to be de-congested in three months 

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 Ministries To Play Key Role In Lamu Port Development 

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 Kenya destroys sugar worth 1.2 million US dollars 

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 Muslim Association To Hold Mombasa Maulid Function 

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 Sarova Hotels, Game Lodges Scoops Four CIO 100 Awards 

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 Kenya Association Of Chefs Meeting at nyali beach hotel 

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 Performance Management Workshop Held At Papweza 

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 in the news  Emirates Skycargo Increased Business In Africa 

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 Kenya’s IDPs hail ICC verdict, calls on suspects to resign 

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 AU urges Kenya to focus on reforms ahead of elections 

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 Kenya and South Sudan ink the oil pipeline agreement 

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 the Kenya revenue collections up by 8.9 per cent 

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 Fluctuating Ugandan Arabica coffee prices 

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 Kenya’s tea export earnings hit 1.27 billion USD in 2011 

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 Less General Demand at THE Mombasa Tea Auction 

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 Mozambique  120,000 families benefit of fishery investment 

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 more than 350,000 USd spent to repair flood-damaged road 

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 Jatropa producers on the rise in central Mozambique 

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 Rains in northern Mozambique isolate four districts 

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 Mozambique resumes power supply to Swaziland 

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 Traditional healer arrested for grave digging 

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 Seven killed in tropical depression in Mozambique 

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 Police arrest 4 suspects over killing of police officer 

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 New agriculture project approved in Mozambique 

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 Dutch government involved in 16 education projects 

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 culture  Annual Maulid Celebrations In Lamu 

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 Car And General Adopts Plot At ‘Huruma Children’s Home’ 

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 Vyemani Primary School Receive 4 Classrooms, 170 Desks 

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 Car And General limited Training Sessions For Students 

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 500,000 Kenya Shillings For Patient Welfare Programme 

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 Aga Khan University Hospital held World Diabetes Day 

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 KMSF Sets Date For Africa Concours D’elegance Event 

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 Growing Interest In the Small Scale Wind Electricity 

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 South Korea, Nigeria to start cultural exchange program 

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 S. African Miners urged: be more responsible to communities 

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 SPECIAL REPORT  Election fever hits Kenyan economy 

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 Namibia to launch teenage pregnancy awareness week 

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 plants diseases threaten cassava production in East Africa 

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 Disabled people in Ghana faced with difficulties 

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 Burundi launch healthcare project for low-income holders 

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 comment  Cargo Clearance Through Mombasa Port A Bad Joke 

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 Jabir Ali ‘Riziki’ One Of The Very Top East African Midfielders 

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 Veteran Swahili Service Broadcaster Dalaili Mzee 

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 educational Programs Rarely Televised nowadays 

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 KEY BARINGO LAKES SUCCUMB FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES LINK 

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 FARMERS eradicating extreme hunger and poverty LINK 

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 O BLOG: SORRY - SHE'S STILL NOT BACK: PERIPATETIC HENNEKE 

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 O blog bRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER ROB MACAIRE ON KENYA 

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 XINHUA KENYA  Kenya President Suspend Deputy Chief Justice 

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 Africa Oil Spuds Oil Well In Lokichar basin, Kenya

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 Maize Prices Drop In Kenya’s Main Grain Basket 

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 tax reforms may boost savings through pension schemes

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 Investors In Kenya Switch To Govt Securities As Stocks Fall 

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 Kibaki Calls For Increased Regional Investments 

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 XINHUA AFRICA  Namibia to help youths living on dumpsite 

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 S. Africa low adult literacy level among emerging markets 

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 Uganda calls for EAC union for economic integration 

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 Rwanda’s beverage company increases prices on soft drinks 

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 Zambia’s power utility mulling increase electricity tariffs 

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 Thousands demonstrate against rising living cost in Ghana 

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 SPORTS  Last Of The Big Three At Nyali Golf Country Club 

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 MSB Wins First Inter-School Bowling Tourney At Coast 

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 Shilingi Fumbwe Wins the Kefora Coast Top Seat 

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 Challenging Sailing With Strong Gusty Winds 

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 gunners To Merge With Magongo Rangers FC 

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 Football Kenya Federation Acquires New Offices 

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 Shree Cutchi Leva National Secondary Schools Champs 

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 ICC – Africa Hosts Second Elite Academy For Women 

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 Kenya eyes change of fortune in IRB series 

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 coast bridge association: bridge results 

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 tides time tables January 27 - February 02, 2012 

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 O Georgian sailors released by THE Somali pirates 

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 O Spanish NAVY ARREST SOMALI PIRATES OFF MOGADISHU 

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 BRITISH NAVY CAPTURE SOMALI PIRATES IN INDIAN OCEAN 

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 O SOMALIA PIRATES ARRESTED AFTER ATTACK ON E.U. SHIP 

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 O UNITED STATES NAVY DISRUPT SUSPECTED SOMALI PIRATES 

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 O SOMALI PIRATES HOLDING MERCHANT SHIP CREWS HOSTAGE 

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 O SOMALI PIRATES FREE LARGE ITALIAN CRUDE OIL CARRIER 

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 SHIPPING  FACTS AND FIGURES ON KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY 

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FACES AND PLACES IN
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A tractor at Kenya’s Customs warehouse in Mombasa, Kenya destroying sugar worth 100 million shillings belonging to a Ugandan Minister under controversial circumstances, Jan. 25, 2012. The sugar was destroyed under watchful eyes of several government officials and the sugar owners.
XINHUA PHOTO: MBUYU TEDDY

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Sarova Hotels, Resorts and Game Lodges won four awards during the CIO 100 awards 2011. The CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. The process for choosing the CIO 100 honorees is systematic and very competitive as there were over 600 companies that short listed.

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Nyali International Beach Hotel Executive Chef Julius Kyalo [left] and his Assistant Joseph Karei are being shown new Ranges of specialty Teas and Infusions from Kericho Gold Tea by the Company’s Head of International Marketing Harin Karunaratne during Kenya Association of Chefs meeting held at Mombasa Beach Hotel.
PHOTO - COURTESY: TITUS MUSAU

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A man carries a sack of coffee parchment from a store in Mbale town, eastern Uganda , Jan. 18, 2012. The frequent price fluctuations of Arabica coffee parchment has affected traders and farmers in the coffee growing region.
XINHUA PHOTO: DANIEL EDYEGU

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Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has bolstered its operations on the booming Africa trade route. Supporting the thriving trade between Africa and the rest of the world, its weekly cargo capacity into and out of the continent will be over 6000 tonnes after the launch of flights to Lusaka and Harare on 1st February.

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World famous 'Agent To The Stars' Irvine Lazaar and Hollywood film producer Freddie De Cordova were guests of hotelier Brian Burrows at Hilton's Taita Hills Game Lodge - the two Americans were scouting for suitable 'block buster' film locations, thirty three years ago.

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We also pride ourselves in being the preferred rest and recreation destination not only for people from overseas but also for people from within and from neighbouring countries. Being a gateway and a preferred destination means that infrastructure is a key enabler for us to discharge our role and also to meet the expectations of the multiplicity of stakeholders that we have to serve. 

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Dr. Nancy Kunyiha [second right], Consultant physician and Dialectologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Faith Munyi [right] a Dietitian, explain to Wilson [second left] and Phyllis Gituku the correct diet for people suffering from diabetes. The Hospital held the World Diabetes Day celebrations.

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Social worker and project coordinator, Vinod Dattani with Vyemani Primary School head teacher, Fatuma Bwajuma has thanked donors for donating construction of four classrooms and 170 desks to the school in Likoni. Dattani said Agravat family donated construction of two classrooms and 80 schools desks to benefit 180 pupils.

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WIND ELECTRICITY - The growing interest in small scale wind electricity generation for homes, farms, lodges and schools which do not have main supplies has prompted Chloride Exide Kenya Limited to expand the Company’s range of wind generators with outputs ranging from 200 watts to 3,200 watts.

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Roddy Benjamin [left], the Chairman of the Naivasha Horticultural Fair, presents a donation of 500,000 Kenya shillings for the Patient Welfare Programme (PWP) of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, to Asmita Gillani, the CEO of the Hospital. The PWP benefits uninsured and low income patients by subsidizing their hospital fees.

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A crocodile carcass on Baringo's Lake Kamnarok which is greatly reduced in recent years from upstream activities like tree-felling and charcoal-burning, agricultural activities, grazing and sand collection. Where there were once 30,000 crocodiles, now less than 5,000 remain.
I.P.S. PHOTO - PETER KAHARE

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Fast track to 2012 and Karan Johar has produced a remake of Agneepath with new director Karan Malhotra at the NYALI CINEMAX. The second new film  is the Chris Gorak directed The Darkest Hour starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby and Max Minghella. Third new film, Jack and Jill are not your usual couple, but twin brother and sister who are totally unlike each other.

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Hollywood Bowl at Nyali Cinemax was the venue for Mombasa's first Inter-school Bowling Tournament on Saturday 21st January 2012. Six schools participated with bowlers in 4 different age groups ranging from 8yrs to over 17yrs. The winners were determined by the combined scores of all 8 participants in each of the teams.

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Eric Nyongesa [right] A-Division winner during December Mug at MGC, receives a mug from Terry Kagutha. PHOTO BY GILBERT ONCHOKE

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William Kagutha [left], A-Division Winner during January Mug at NGCC, receives a mug from NGCC Captain George Nesbitt. PHOTO BY GILBERT ONCHOKE

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A growing number of African countries are making significant progress towards eradicating extreme hunger and poverty. Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa are some of the countries that have made tremendous achievements towards achieving these goals. I.P.S. PHOTO - ZAHIRA KHARSANY

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