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KSh50/00 (TSh1,000/00 : USh1,500/00) : RFr500/00) www.nation.co.ke Nairobi | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 No. 17287 BY NATION TEAM [email protected] P resident Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga were yesterday urged to rein in their aides and advisers who could be push- ing for delayed elections. Several leaders, among them presidential aspirants Martha Karua and Moses Wetang’ula, opposed the scheme to move the polls to August 2013. And the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said it was firmly focused on holding elections on March 4, 2013. Ms Karua, the Narc Raila, Kibaki told to curb power tricks CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 BY NATION REPORTER AND KEVIN J KELLEY T op commanders of the reshaped African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) have been meeting in Nairobi to approve war plans for a massive land, air and sea assault on Kismayu, the last stronghold of Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab. The Nairobi meeting at the weekend was followed by an- other of regional army chiefs on Monday in Addis Ababa. But as war plans were being made, the United Nations is- sued a report warning that an Al-Shabaab support network based in Nairobi “has continued to operate from Kenya with rela- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Saitoti probe told of chopper fears Back Page Expert says team overlooked safety features Rise of the females DN2 New study claims women outsmarting men ∆ ∆ ON OTHER PAGES HOMES SCANDAL NHC OFFICIALS TO BE CHARGED OVER SCAM Housing scheme bosses accused of using their offices to get more houses than they deserved P2 News P. 2-11, 16 Opinion P. 12-13 Letters P. 14 Special Report P. 19 International P. 20-28 Business P. 30-33 Sport P. 68-71 INDEX 150 miles 150km EQUATOR KENYA A Merca Kismayu Buaale Baidoa Giohar Beledweyne Oddur Garbahaarrey Mogadishu INDIAN OCEAN S h abeelle J u b b a WAR ON TERROR | Nairobi and Addis Ababa meetings consider plans for the mother of all battles Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Djibouti, and Sierra Leone, fighting under the AMISOM flag, pool their resources and men to deal Al-Shabaab a deadly hammer blow from land, air and sea Kenya: Leading the assault on Kismayu. Also, military intelligence and logistics. Uganda: Military operations and engineering. Burundi: Communications and planning. Djibouti: Civilian — military relations. Sierra Leone: Training Army chiefs in top secret Kismayu plot What each of the countries of the Amisom coalition are responsible for: PHOTO: FILE | MAP: GRAPHIC NEWS | ILLUSTRATION : ANDREW ANINI terms and conditions apply Contact your preferred agent or call: 0722 540540 0710 540540 0733 540540 0737 540540 MOMBASA MORE FLIGHTS TO DAILY

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