Kenya

Six people have been confirmed dead and five others are reported missing following flash floods as heavy rains pound parts of the country. Two of the deaths were reported in Nakuru, one person in Mogotio and three children who drowned in Dukana, Marsabit district, according to Kenya Red Cross.

Names of key post-election violence suspects will be tabled before the Pre-Trial Chamber at The Hague Wednesday.

An International Criminal Court (ICC) official on Tuesday said prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will go before the judges to provide the names and the role they played in the chaos as requested two weeks ago.

Militias which perpetrated some of the worst violence in the last general election have transformed into criminal gangs and pose a grave threat to the nation's security.

Kenya has overtaken Sri Lanka to become the number one tea exporter in the world.

Latest figures provided by the Tea Board of Kenya shows the country exported 342 million kilogrammes to 47 world markets, accounting for 22 per cent of the world tea exports.

The government achieved more than it bargained for when it urged people to get tested for HIV as part of its anti-Aids campaign. Many answered the call, and learnt that they were positive. But now they cannot get anti-retroviral drugs because they are not available.

The crisis stems from a government initiative six years ago to make anti-retroviral (ARVs) widely available to patients.

Lobbying on the status of international trade in ivory has intensified ahead of next month's 15th Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday said he was confident that the main partners of the ruling coalition would find a way to end a rift over corruption allegations.

The fourth witness called by the defense in the Thomas Lubanga trial appeared in court today but did not give any evidence in public session. The witness testified with protective measures including face and voice recognition.

The Orange Party on Monday called for the return of mediator Kofi Annan as the crisis in the coalition government entered its second day.

Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi accused President Kibaki of breaking the law by quashing Prime Minister Raila Odinga's suspension of two ministers whose dockets have been embroiled in corruption claims.

President Kibaki has overruled the suspension of two ministers by the prime minister over graft allegations, saying there has not been any consultation on the matter.

The President said the legal provisions on which the PM acted did not give him the power to dismiss a minister from his office.

President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday asked government officials mentioned adversely in the Subsidized Maize Scheme Audit Report and the Free Primary Education Programme to step down to allow for independent investigations.

Kenya's status as an innovator in the budding mobile money industry has been boosted with the shortlisting of two of the country's money transfer solutions for global awards.

A president answerable to a robust parliament, the scrapping of the office of the Prime Minister and a 349 member National Assembly are the hallmarks of the proposed new constitution.

The Parliamentary Select Committee wrapped up its negotiation Thursday afternoon after unanimously agreeing to do away with the office of the Prime Minister in the next political dispensation.

The US has suspended millions of shillings earmarked for the Kenya education sector.

US ambassador Michael Ranneberger on Tuesday said the money-Sh525 million - set to be disbursed to the Education Ministry this year will stay suspended "until there is a credible, independent audit and full accountability."

Thousands of flood-affected households still require assistance as ongoing rains in parts of Kenya continue to cause population displacement and destroy property and crops, according to humanitarian sources.