Ex-NSSF boss pleads guilty

Ex-NSSF boss pleads guilty Former National Social Security Fund staff Onegi Obel and Leonard Mpuuma (wearing glasses) in the dock on Friday THE former National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Director, Leonard Mpuuma, has been convicted and ordered to pay sh100m after he pleaded guilty to causing financial loss to NSSF and abusing his office as the chief executive of the company. More...

LRA abducts 150 in Central African Republic More than 150 people have been abducted in the Central African Republic (CAR), in raids that officials have blamed on the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels. More...

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Kibaki, Raila stir memories of MoU wars

Kibaki, Raila stir memories of MoU wars The jolt in the negotiations between President Kibaki and Prime Minister designate Raila Odinga has taken Kenya back into the anxious mood of 2003. full story KCSE fiasco leaves a trail of trauma A month after the cloud of doubt began to hover over last year’s KCSE results, what looked like bits of errors is fitting into a pattern of a huge jigsaw puzzle that has left thousands traumatised. full story Ruto appears before human rights body ODM Pentagon member, Mr William Ruto, has appeared before the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) to answer questions on post-election violence. full story Battle for Central Kenya supremacy The intrigues and power games that has delayed the naming of the Cabinet has brought to the fore a quiet succession battle among politicians from Mt Kenya. full story

President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga. Many are anxious over the delayed cabinet.

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Court Martial jails Kazini for 3 years

Court Martial jails Kazini for 3 years FORMER army chief Maj. Gen. James Kazini was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison for causing financial loss to the Government. However, the court found him not guilty of creating ghost soldiers on the army payroll, forgery and of uttering false documents. More... Kazini arrives at the General Court Martial yesterday

Who is Major General James Kazini? HE speaks softly, sports a well kept moustache and maintains a smile most of the time. He smokes Rex Cigarettes and drinks Guinness beer. He loves live band music and is a regular at Club Obligatto in Kampala, where the famous Afrigo Jazz Band plays. That is just a piece of Gen. Kazini More...

Nine killed, 45 injured in accidents NINE people perished yesterday and over 45 suffered serious injuries in accidents across the country. In one case, three people died when a coach overturned and caught fire on the Masaka-Mbarara highway. More...

Annan talks to Kibaki, Raila

Annan talks to Kibaki, Raila Dr Kofi Annan made a long distance intervention as a fresh power standoff threatened to get out of hand with a message to President Kibaki and Mr Raila Odinga — sort out the Cabinet deadlock. full story Safaricom IPO launched amid fear President Kibaki’s and ODM leader, Mr Raila Odinga’s newfound friendship will be tested on Friday as the biggest-ever share IPO in Kenya and the region begins. full story Poll violence was planned, says KNCHR A human Rights watchdog has claimed that post-election violence was premeditated. full story ODM wants donor funds halted The Orange Democratic Movement wants the World Bank to postpone reviewing of funding contracts until a new Cabinet is in place. full story

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is reported to have reminded Kibaki and Raila that it was upon them to now implement the power sharing agreement in full. File

Kisutu court comes clean on Keenja's bail

HEADLINES Kisutu court comes clean on Keenja's bail :::Govt seizes suspect timber cargo :::Suspected bandits kill Musoma man :::Tanzania short of airline pilots :::Rains cause 4 deaths in Dar :::Zanzibar receives joint financial report :::Trachoma cases on increase in Karagwe :::Kilwa strikes another gas field :::Court orders closure of case :::ICTR seeks hosts for acquitted suspects :::New Parliamentary committee meets next week :::Zanzibar benefits from UN, WB, says Nahodha :::Police nabs two suspects in Moshi :::CCM’s NEC members tour Tarime wards :::Isles peace accord to top NEC agenda :::AU forces recapture Anjouan :::Bill clears TPDC to import oil :::4 family members perish in road accident :::Six killed in Dar during Easter :::MPs challenged to use statistics effectively :::Moshi DC visits flood victims :::4 family members perish in road accident :::Karatu election case adjourned as witness fails to show up :::Bill clears TPDC to import oil :::Isles peace accord to top NEC agenda :::Indian investments in Tanzania expand :::Comorian forces recapture Anjouan :::Radar purchase scam suspect still at large :::Keenja’s daughter loses bail grant :::Mtwara police detain two over murder :::

DAR ES SALAAM residents pass by a damaged side of the road at the junction between Tandika and Kilwa roads in the city today. The on-going rains have wreaked havoc in various parts of the city. (Photo by Athumani Hamisi). TOP STORY :: Kisutu court comes clean on Keenja's bail THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam today refuted claims of receiving High Court directives to grant bail to EDITORIAL Miss Tanzania organizers should be more serious LOCAL HEADLINES Kisutu court comes clean on Keenja's bail Govt seizes suspect timber cargo Suspected bandits kill Musoma man Tanzania short of airline pilots Rains cause 4 deaths in Dar Zanzibar receives joint financial report Trachoma cases on increase in Karagwe Kilwa strikes another gas field Court orders closure of case ICTR seeks hosts for acquitted suspects New Parliamentary committee meets next week Zanzibar benefits from UN, WB, says Nahodha Police nabs two suspects in Moshi CCM’s NEC members tour Tarime wards