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Supertanker Sirius Star hijacked by pirates fully loaded with crude oil

The owner of a Saudi supertanker, which was hijacked by Somali pirates several hundred miles out to sea, says the 25 crew on board are safe and the ship is fully loaded with crude.Vela International Marine Ltd, a Dubai based...

When Long John Silver pushes his luck

The trouble with pirates is that they don't read books and therefore don't know not to push their luck too hard until it's too late, as it may be this morning. The trouble with most of us is that we only encounter pirates in...

Co-op outlast KPA to make

Samba Mjomba (right) of USIU has her on the basket closely guarded by Carolyne Aketch of KPA during Game Two of the semi final play-off in Mombasa on Saturday. KPA won 50-41 to qualify for the final. Photo/GIDEON MAUNDU By...

New measures cut port cargo pile up

Acting Finance minister John Michuki. Photo/FILE By MUNA WAHOMEPosted Wednesday, November 12 2008 at 17:14 Efforts by acting Treasury chief John Michuki to decongest the port of Mombasa are gradually bearing fruit. Officials at...

KPRL Resort to Emergency Imports

Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) has resorted to emergency import of additive chemicals from Zambia to address an acute shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG). KPRL General Manager John Mruttu said the cargo has...

Cargo Transfer to Other Ports Resumes

Posted to the web 7 November 2008 Gitonga Marete And Githua Kihara Nairobi Kenya Ports Authority has resumed handling of transhipment cargo for the Indian Ocean Islands after a three-month suspension. However, the service will...

MPs Walk Out of Meeting

Nairobi Three MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting to discuss the Kibwezi-Kitui-Isiolo road, accusing the Government of reneging on promises to tarmac it. The meeting, called by a consulting firm to brief stakeholders on the...

Barack Obama born in Kenya, API, Obama born in Mombasa, African Press International, We can now...

API, African Press International, has a new article up stating they are confirming Obama was born in Mombasa, Kenya. I am neither confirming or denying the contents of this story as written. However, I am certain that Barack...

Tax Boycott Enters Second Day

Posted to the web 6 November 2008 Gitonga Marete Nairobi The standoff between clearing and forwarding agents and the Kenya Revenue Authority continued on Tuesday with agents not remitting taxes for the second day. The agents...

Under Sea Optic Cable Set Up Begins

Posted to the web 5 November 2008 Nairobi Construction of an undersea fibre optic cable has begun with a ground breaking ceremony in Mombasa. When complete, the system will link the eastern and southern Africa regions to the...

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