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Wednesday, June 9, 1999
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Furore as minister assaults MP in Parliament
Parliament was yesterday thrown into a confusion when Office of the
President assistant minister Fred Gumo assaulted West Mugirango MP Henry
Obwocha inside the Chamber.
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Support grows for tomorrow's reforms demo
A groundswell of support met tomorrow's proposed demonstration to stop the government from taking the constitutional review to Parliament.
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PAC recommends tycoon Somaia's arrest for fraud
The Public Accounts Committee has recommended that an international warrant of arrest be issued against Mr Ketan Somaia to facilitate his prosecution for fraudulently obtaining money from the government.
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Moi's son in car import scandal
President Moi's son Philip evaded paying duty on four Mercedes Benz cars, a Parliamentary committee reported yesterday.
APOLOGY: We regret the delayed updating of yesterday's and today's sites. This was due to technical problems beyond our control. - Editor
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 Mr. Philip Moi (inset) and the four limousines he is alleged to have imported into the country without
remitting duty amounting to millions of shillings.
(Pic: Nation Graphics)
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Bishops lash govt over mismanagement, corruption
Catholic bishops yesterday put the government in the dock for the ailing economy
and mismanagement of public affairs. Kenya had abundant human and natural
resources which had not been properly used due to official corruption and
dishonesty, they said, and warned against stealing of public funds.
Decline in coffee, tea earnings behind depreciation of shilling
The depreciation of the shilling has partly been attributed to a decline in foreign
exchange earnings from coffee and tea. Other factors include the tourism slump,
the delay in IMF aid resumption and capital flight due to low yields on Treasury
bills.
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