SABOTI, 30 July 2010 (IRIN) - With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponents suggesting different interpretations of land rights detailed in the draft.

Kenya extended by a month its deadline to register all of the countrys mobile-phone owners after only two-thirds completed the process.

Kenya, the worlds biggest grower of black tea, produced 27 percent more of the leaf in May from a month earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

Kenya Airways Ltd. said cargo traffic rose 14 percent in the three months ended June.

WANARIADHA wa Kenya wameanza kwa ushindi katika mashindano ya 17 ya riadha barani Afrika yaliyoanza juzi katika Uwanja wa Nyanyo mjini Nairobi.

Kenya won their first gold medal at the African Senior Athletics Championship on Wednesday as Wilson Kiprop broke a six year jinx to claim the men's 10,000-meter title against a strong late challenge from Moses Kipsiro of Uganda.

Host country Kenya bidding to secure medals in the sprints was boosted as it entered two athletes in the men 400m finals on the second day of the Africa Athletics Championships on Thursday.

NAIROBI: Hosts Kenya won gold and bronze in the mens 10,000m at the start of the African Athletics Championships on Wednesday.

Campaigns in Kenya for the referendum on a new constitution enter the final week, with President Mwai Kibaki leading a spirited effort for the adoption of the draft, while a number of influential politicians and church leaders are waging a concerted effort to defeat it.

Demand for Kenyas 91-day Treasury bills exceeded supply at a sale today, reducing the yield to the lowest in at least four years as a surprise cut in the nations benchmark interest rate boosted the securities appeal.

Hosts Kenya lie 3rd in the medal standings with 2 gold and a bronze as the 17th edition Africa Senior Athletics Championships entered the second day Thursday in Nairobi.

Wildlife officials in Kenya warned Thursday that an antelope species, whose entire global wild population of 103 exists only in the east African country, was on the verge of extinction.

With the help of Richard Sirlin, and Lakeville Kitchen & Bath, Non-profit organization, The Kenya Education Fund, found a way to bring hope and empowerment to the children of Kenya, by sponsoring not only their education, but their futures. In a country stricken with HIV/AIDS, and wide-spread poverty, the fund helps students light the way to a brighter tomorrow, through the gift of knowledge.

Express Kenya Ltd., a transport company, said first-half profit jumped 22 percent after the company invested in new projects.

Kenya won their first gold medal at the African Senior Athletics Championship on Wednesday as Wilson Kiprop broke a six year jinx to claim the men's 10,000-meter title against a strong late challenge from Moses Kipsiro of Uganda.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement today on the upcoming Kenyan constitutional referendumAugust 4, 2010 will be an historic day for the people of Kenya. Citizens across the country will vote on a new Constitution, paving the way for a more democratic and stable country. Kenyans have worked tirelessly in a peaceful and transparent process of drafting a new ...

Host nation Kenya won gold and bronze in the 10,000 meters race at the start of the African Athletics Championships on Wednesday.

Host nation Kenya has won gold and bronze in the 10,000 meters race at the start of the African Athletics Championships. Wilson Kiprop won gold in a time of 27 minutes, 32.91 seconds and Geoffrey Mutai took bronze 27:33.83. Hopes of a clean sweep were thwarted by Uganda's Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, who won the silver in 27:33.37 after a close contest to the finish.

Hosts Kenya claimed the first gold in the African Athletics championships on Wednesday when Wilson Kiprop held off Uganda's Moses Kipsiro to win the men's 10,000 metres.

The Kenyan government on Wednesday hailed the cordial bilateral relations between Kenya and Britain and assured that Nairobi will continue to cooperate with Britain in the fields of infrastructure and trade among other areas.