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September 20th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments (1)

“Killings by the police in Kenya are systematic, widespread and carefully planned. They are committed at will and with utter impunity,”
Philip Alston, the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings offered a stinging indictment of Kenya’s police force in a written statement at the end of a 10-day trip to the country.
A day earlier, the government-funded [...]

February 28th, 2009 | Tags: Alston's charges are likely to shake up the political debate in Kenya, from tackling corruption to prosecuting the organizers of political violence. But whether the government will choose to act on the recommendations is much less clear., whose population has grown increasingly disappointed with the government's performance on a range of issues | Category: Kenya Politics, Life and Society | Leave a comment

An official Kenyan delegation will not be invited to attend the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama which will take place on January 20, 2009 in Washington DC.
The office of US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger released statement saying this is accordance with past practice.  “In keeping with past practice, the chiefs of diplomatic missions in [...]

February 16th, 2009 | Tags: invited to the inauguration, kenyan ambassador to us, kenyan delegation, kenyan president, kibaki, michael ranneberger, obama inauguration, peter ogego, president-elect barack obama, us ambassador to kenya | Category: Life and Society | Leave a comment

In Africa, money, ethnicity and family connections still count more toward success than does hard work. Bribes usually trump talent; corruption tops integrity.
Young Africans hoping to follow in Obama’s footsteps — even those with the same name — may face disappointment and disillusionment.
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February 16th, 2009 | Tags: ethnicity, family connections, kenya, money, obama | Category: Life and Society | Leave a comment

Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama , 86, a person whom the president-elect calls “Granny.” will fly from her native Kenya to attend the inaugural festivities, the Kenyan government announced on Tuesday
mrs Obama isn’t actually related to the next president by blood — she was the third wife of Barack Obama’s paternal grandfather. She will join representatives [...]

January 6th, 2009 | Tags: auma, auma obama, dreams from my father, kogelo, luo language, sarah hussein onyango obama, sarah obama | Category: Life and Society | Leave a comment

East Africa is set to get a natural boost next year by tapping into the sizeable reservoir of geothermal energy in its Rift Valley, according to a statement released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Engineers using new seismic tools to locate hot spots hit powerful veins of steam, warmed by heat from Earth’s core, [...]

December 21st, 2008 | Tags: djibouti, east africa's great rift valley, eritrea, ethiopia, geothermal, geothermal gold mine, kenya, kenya power, nairobi, rift valley, uganda and tanzania, unep | Category: Business and Economy, Ecology & Outdoors | Leave a comment

Kenya Airways warned on Friday its operations could be disrupted in the coming days if a fuel shortage in the country does not abate.
The Leading African airline operates about 75 daily flights from Nairobi’s main airport to 43 destinations around the world.
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Titus Naikuni said “If the situation does not improve within [...]

December 19th, 2008 | Tags: fuel shortage, kenya airways, kenya airways chief executive, kenya airways services, titus naikuni | Category: Business and Economy, Tourism & Travel News | Leave a comment

Kenya’s stunning landscapes make it a hugely popular tourism destination, but until now, Kenya’s forests have been under-utilised, under-appreciated and consequently under-valued. This is set to change, however, due to two developments that have the potential to create considerable synergies: The creation of the new Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the emerging carbon market.
The Government [...]

December 17th, 2008 | Tags: kenya, kenya forest service, kenya’s forests, kyoto protocol, tourism destination | Category: Business and Economy, Tourism & Travel News | Leave a comment

Kenyan Government will allow operators of public service vehicles (PSVs) in Nairobi to acquire temporary licences to go to upcountry destinations for a month from December 15, to ease public transport pressure during the festive season
Most Kenyans travel to their rural homes to join their families for Christmas and New Year celebrations,  as the number [...]

December 17th, 2008 | Tags: christmas, kenyan government, kenyans travel, new year celebrations, psvs, public service vehicles | Category: Art,Culture & Entertainment, Business and Economy, Tourism & Travel News | Leave a comment