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The Imenti South MP, who was last week questioned by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, maintained his innocence and told the investigators to hurry up.Kiraitu said he wanted the investigations completed "soonest" so that he could rejoin the Government."All I need is justice.

The law should take its course.

If I am found innocent, let me get back my job as Energy minister," he said.He was speaking at Kiangua Market in his constituency when he launched a tree planting exercise.

The meeting had also been called to popularise the new Narc Kenya political party.He urged Democratic Party leaders in Meru to join Narc Kenya, saying it would be the vehicle to steer the "right minded politicians" in next year's elections."Narc Kenya will carry on the good job started by Narc three years ago.

President Kibaki is right inside and we have his blessings," he said.

Relevant Links East Africa Kenya Legal and Judicial Affairs Crime and Corruption He said the party's candidates at all levels including the presidency would be open and democratic."We will hold a national delegates conference to choose the presidential torchbearer.

Whoever presents himself will be given a chance so that the delegates decide," Kiraitu said.He said President Kibaki had steered the country well and urged Kenyans to support him.

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Then one night, his wife, June, did the math.

Her husband's snoring was legendary in the household.

"Our daughter could hear him on the next floor," June says.

But what really concerned her was when he would stop breathing during the night.

"I would count up to 20 before he would take another breath.

You worry, 'Is he going to breathe?

'" At that point, she would wake him up.

Eventually, she told him, "I think there is something more to this.

I think you should get it checked.

I was very persistent." Her husband agreed and went for testing at the ba href=/sleep/a/b Studies Laboratory at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, Harrison.

"They found I had ba href=/sleep/a/b apnea.

You stop breathing during the night.

I was doing it frequently and never knew it myself," says Kilgore, 47, a maintenance worker and lay minister.

It was fortunate that he had a partner who noticed, he says.

Kilgore's situation is not uncommon, a fact that the hospital is emphasizing as the National ba href=/sleep/a/b Foundation's ba href=/sleep/a/b Awareness Week opens today.

The foundation (www.ba href=/sleep/a/bfoundation.org) is the organizer and sponsor of the annual public education, information and awareness campaign that coincides with the return to daylight-saving time.

That's when clocks "spring forward" at 2 a.m.

on the first Sunday in April, and most Americans lose an hour of ba href=/sleep/a/b.

It is an effort to make ba href=/sleep/a/b consciousness a part of every American's health and safety plans.

This year's theme is "ba href=/sleep/a/b: As Important as Diet and Exer...

The National ba href=/sleep/a/b Foundation and many of its member organizations have planned special events during this week to educate the public about healthy ba href=/sleep/a/b and ba href=/sleep/a/b disorders.

This year, the Narcolepsy Network is distributing Narcolepsy Awareness Buttons to be worn by our members in cities across America to raise awareness of narcolepsy during NSAW.

If you suspect you or a loved one suffers from an undiagnosed ba href=/sleep/a/b disorder, visit the Narcolepsy Network's ba href=/sleep/a/b Disorders Screening page and complete the Epworth ba href=/sleep/a/biness Scale questionnaire to measure your level of ba href=/sleep/a/biness.

Instructions are included on what to do if your score indicates you are a ba href=/sleep/a/by person.

For more information, visit www.narcolepsynetwork.org or www.ba href=/sleep/a/bfoundation.org.

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