December 4, 2013

MMU FM NEWS


BY  LAURA NAYERE @10AM
 
POLICE OFFICERS WHO GIVE FALSE INFORMATION TO THE VETTING PANEL   RISK A FINE OF 200,000 SHILLINGS OR IMPRISONMENT FOR TERM NOT EXCEEDING TWO YEARS. NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION(NPSC) CHAIRMAN JOHNSTONE  KAVULUNDI SAID REPORTS FROM THE ETHICS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION(EACC) AND THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE(NIS)HAD ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE VETTING PANEL. THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE OFFICERS WOULD BE COMPARED TO THE AVAILABLE REPORTS HE ADDED.



THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEND 500 MILLION SHILLINGS IN THE KENYA AT 50 CELEBRATION. CABINET SECRETARY HASSAN WARIO SAYS THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION WILL START ON THE 11TH AND RUN UPTO THE 13TH OF DECEMBER WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. HE SAYS THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE MARKED AT THE SAFARICOM KASARANI STADIUM ON THE 12TH OF DECEMBER WITH OVER 600,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.


THE CHEMICAL PRODUCED WHEN POTATOES ARE HEATED AT OVER 180 DEGREE HAS BEEN FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER IN ANIMALS  ALTHOUGH RESEARCH ON ITS EFFECT IN HUMAN IS STILL ONGOING. GEORGE ABONG FROM NAIROBI UNIVERSITY EXPLAINS.



ALL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES NEAR AIRPORTS WILL BE DEMOLISHED, PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA HAS DIRECTED THE TRANSPORT AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES TO REMOVE ENCROACHING STRUCTURES IMMEDIATELY.



KEY CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE TWO CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA BILL. THIS FOLLOWS A DEAL STRUCK BETWEEN MEDIA STOCK HOLDERS AND PARLIAMENT COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE. GRACE MUNYERI  FROM THE MEDIA COUNCIL SAYS UNDER THE  DEAL THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION BILL 2013 WILL ONLY DEAL WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE  ISSUES CONNECTED TO THE MEDIA.
MEANWHILE JOURNALIST WILL BE FINED UP TO 100,000 SHILLINGS IF THEY CONTRAVENE THE PROVISION OF THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION BILL.


SEVERAL FAMILIES WERE LAST NIGHT LEFT HOMELESS IN A FIRE INCIDENT IN MUKURU SLUM NAIROBI.THE FIRE IS SAID TO HAVE BROKE OUT FROM ONE STRUCTURE BEFORE SPREADING FAST TO OTHERS BURNING UPTO 110 STRUCTURES. POLICE SAY NONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT

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