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...months ago, the saga took another twist. In a move that startled Kenyans, the President turned to Leakey for salvation. He named Leakey head of Kenya's civil service and secretary to the Cabinet, presenting him with a power base some insiders say is second only to the President's. "Leakey is recognized as a man of determination and integrity," Moi said in his announcement. "These are attributes which are greatly needed." Leakey, a white third-generation Kenyan, is given the job of overhauling Kenya's corrupt and inefficient public service and jump-starting the country's economy. Moi also...
Leakey promises to improve services, tackle corruption and balance the country's books in the process. "There is cynicism that the bad guys are still in power, but they're not in power," he says. "Delivery of service is now in the hands of the professionals." To help Leakey with the colossal task ahead, Moi has created a kind of shadow ministry by appointing a small team of technocrats as permanent secretaries. As the latest episode in the two-man soap opera unfolds, Leakey and Moi insist their struggles are behind them. "I have little doubt that there will...
...years he kept a terminal kidney disease secret from everyone but his doctors and wife Meave, until he finally agreed to a lifesaving kidney transplant from his estranged younger brother Philip, a former KANU member of Parliament. In 1993, a single-engine Cessna that Leakey was piloting lost power--many believe it was a result of sabotage--and crash-landed. He lost both legs below the knee but within three weeks was walking again with the help of artificial limbs. "Some people deteriorate under pressure; some people get exhilarated," Leakey said last week. "I think pressure probably suits...
...That's what has Wall Street applauding the deal. "It will be a one-stop shop," says PaineWebber analyst Chris Dixon. "Ad buyers can come to them for TV time, billboards, radio ads." CBS has also developed a significant Internet presence. That kind of concentration will give Viacom pricing power too. Dixon, like most analysts, forecasts 18% to 20% increases in cash flow to $5 billion in 1999, and combined revenues above $20 billion. Both CBS's and Viacom's stock rose on the news, finishing the week at $51.81 and $47.19 respectively. "It's just perfect," says Merrill Lynch...
Additionally, there are greater concerns that if too much media power aggregates in just a few companies, it will become harder for the myriad voices necessary in a democracy to find outlets. "I get very nervous when more and more control moves into fewer and fewer hands," warns Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican and chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition. "This is not a mere commodity we're talking about. It's something more fundamental--information in a democracy...