| Kenya divided on sport hunting ban
Kenyan delegates at a conference in the east African nation were divided over a proposal to call off a 30 year old ban on hunting for sport.
Each year thousands of tourists visit the country to enjoy its wildlife parks and reserves but the number of animals in Kenya has decreased by at least two thirds over the past 30 years. Many experts blame illegal hunting and human destruction for this decrease.
Those who support hunting for sport argue that it could help wildlife by forcing the authorities to enforce better management. South Africa and Tanzania are two countries who have legalized the so called sport and they have had a notable increase in their animal numbers.
"Every time they try to count our animals there are fewer and fewer. I am against hunting because we don't have the capacity to enforce any rules on it", Sarah Macharia, a Kenyan environmental consultant told Reuters.
Charges dropped in shooting at nightclub
Denver prosecutors dropped charges Friday against a man accused of driving the alleged gunman who tried to kill two women leaving a downtown nightclub nearly two years ago. Benjamin C. Thomas, 28, was facing two counts of attempted murder in connection with the June 12, 2005, gunfire that missed Kallonniann L. Clark-James and another woman outside Club Safari. Clark-James, 28, eventually was killed in front of her home Dec. 6, 2006, on the eve of testifying against Brian K. Hicks, the alleged triggerman in the 2005 attack. Shortly before Clark-James was gunned down, detectives had arrested Thomas for investigation of attempted murder. Detectives have not arrested anyone in connection with Clark-James' slaying. Hicks, 28, faces two counts of attempted murder, one count of illegal discharge of a firearm and being a previous offender in possession of a weapon.
Kenya: Five Officers Axed Over Arturs' Saga Reinstated
All the five police officers suspended over the Artur saga have been reinstated and transferred. The officers were then working at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (KJIA) when President Kibaki suspended them.The Standard has established that the officers reported for duty three months ago before they were transferred. "Apart from one who is still at the airport the other officers were moved," said a senior officer who sought anonymity. .
Abdullah Arrives In Nairobi, Kenya For Two-day Visit
NAIROBI (KENYA), April 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived here today for a two-day official visit, which will bring him to the world-renowned Serengeti plains, one of the few places in the world where wild animals, big and small, roam free. The visit is also the first official visit by a Malaysian head of government to this country, touted as the gateway to East Africa bordering Somalia and Tanzania, with a population of 34.7 million. The Prime Minister arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, this evening. He was greeted by Kenya vice-president Dr Moody Awori at an official welcoming ceremony. Tomorrow, Abdullah is expected to meet Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and then join the Malaysian delegation, comprising two ministers and a deputy minister, for a bilateral meeting with their Kenyan counterparts.
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