An HIV-positive Kenyan woman has won $35,000 in a landmark ruling against her employer for unfair dismissal.The 45-year-old waitress, whose identity has been withheld, also sued her doctor for revealing her HIV status without her consent.The High Court ruled that it was unlawful to end employment on the grounds of a person's HIV status. None of the defendants admitted liability.About 2.5m out of 3
Since joining Kiva, a website allowing users to provide micro-loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries, my family and I have made over 20 loans ranging from $25 to $75. Though we considered it a donation, the idea of it being a loan, and the fact that I can pull out my money after the loan [...]
I am moved by necessity to write this post more or less because ,after Nairobi barcamp 2008 ,it became openly apparent that most of Kenya's over 700 bloggers are "blogging blind".A term i have coined to denote blogging without any technical know how or basic information on what blogging entails.Indeed due to this is suggested that an exclusive Kenyan bloggercon be organized.I bet it w
This weeks CNBC Africa Kenya Roundup dubbed "Kenya This Week"hosted by Terryanne Chebet usually aired on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. featured Kenya’s ICT industry and also three Kenyan bloggers/blogsites to wit:
1. Mercy Murungi of Even Angels Fall
2. Web bandit of NairobiLiving.com
3. Collins Mbalo of Nairobian Perspective fame.
The show highlighted the emergence and growing trend of many Ke
I haven't posted for a while now! i was actually on vacation in Naivasha with some friends of mine ,my wife and son and must i say i enjoyed every bit of it-camping at crayfish Campite hotel, some relaxing drinks at the lakeside at Fisherman,s Camp Naivasha and wasn't it fine!Perhaps i will soon do a post on the Kenyan Tourist Circuit, Sights and Places to see,visit etc.Thinking of it i would
World leaders named to team, but can they reach the podium in Beijing?The big-city Spring marathons are long gone, and in fact we are moving into Athletics season now with the Hengelo meeting already behind us. But in their wake the spring marathons left a pile of dominant Kenyans. Namely, Martin Lel, Sammy Wanjiru, and Robert Cheruiyot. Those three runners were named officially to the Kenyan m
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s opposition party suspended talks with the government Tuesday and hundreds of angry young opposition backers set fires to protest delays in reaching a power-sharing deal.
But after a series of demands by the opposition, and replies by the government, it appeared late Tuesday that the talks might soon resume.
President Mwai Kibaki [...]
Raila Odinga, the prime minister-delegate of Kenya, has a lot to look forward to. One of the main perks is in its final preparation stages and will be delivered shortly. The Mercedes-Benz limo was custom designed to exact specifications set out by Presidential Escort Commandant Michael Kabue. The specifications were hand-delivered personally by Mr. Kabue [...]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) last night ruled out any further investigation into allegations of corruption involving a Kenyan mobile phone company of which Vodafone holds a 40 per cent stake.The decision came as thousands of Kenyans lined up to buy shares in the public flotation of the company, Safaricom, after opposition calls to delay the biggest ever state selling of its sort in east Africa were defied.The Kenyan government owns 60 per cent of Safaricom, the most profitable firm in the region. The other 40 per cent is owned by Vodafone Kenya – which itself is 87.5 per cent owned by the British-based mobile giant, with the remaining 12.5 per cent owned by a mysterious Guernsey-registered firm called Mobitelea.The owners of Mobitelea remain unknown despite enquiries by Kenya's investm
Kimani Maruge is his name. You might never have heard of him.This Kenyan peasant farmer and great-grand father was illiterate all his life, until at the age of 83, he jumped at a belated opportunity to educate himself when free primary schooling was introduced in Kenya, five years ago.Maruge became something of a national celebrity and poster boy for free education campaigners worldwide. The U.N. even sponsored a trip for him to New York.Now, at the age of 88, he is faced with a new challenge. In the recent post-election violence, members of his Kikuyu tribe were attacked by gangs and Maruge became one of the 300,000 refugees around the country are still scared to return home.So every morning, "Mzee" as he is called - Swahili for 'elder' - gets out of his white Red Cross canvas tent at an
A photograph flashed around the world showing a screaming child left terrorised by the murder of his young mother in the outbreak of tribal violence in Kenya. Tracy McVeigh found the boy after travelling to a village near Nairobi and, in this compelling dispatch, pieces together the tragic story behind the callous killing that ripped his family apart.Newsnight also carried a report on state violence in the Kenyan crisis this week, which covers the state's introduction of the feared Mungiki gang into the crisis - VIDEO.The government's spokesperson — the appalling Alfred Mutua — responds: 'it is preposterous' - VIDEO.Much of the violence and deaths in the recent crisis were not 'tribal' but carried out by the state, at last some proof is emerging.Joseph Karoki has been amongst those try
Kenyan elders are expected to hold a traditional court hearing in order to judge whether Hillary Clinton should be fined for her alleged use of pictures of Barack Obama in traditional Somali attire in the U.S. presidential campaign.A large number of Kenyans believe Mrs. Clinton did so in order to portray Obama as a terrorist and in the process portrays all Muslims as a threat.The court could decide to impose a fine on Mrs. Clinton of goats, camels, or cattle. Source: www.ibnlive.com
I verily agree with the Government and human rights organisation that nothing happens by accident.Often events happen due to premeditated steps and events.But there is alot of culpability on the part of those in authority towards the human rights abuses,death and mayhem witnessed in Kenya.The following is a chronicle of events that may have contributed to the current impasse:
December 27,2002:
Young Thug Getting Ready To Shoot ArrowIn the Rift Valley province of Kenya, notably the town of Nakuru — criminal gangs, blood-drinking Mungiki thugs and sundry, are killing each other with machetes and bows and ‘poison-tipped’ arrows.
The Kikuyu, the ethnic group of Kenya’s ‘president,’ Mwai Kibaki have mobilized themselves to avenge attacks suffered at the [...]
I just got this letter from one of my friends. Agree or not: it shows how part of Kenyans feel about what is happening to the country. Please feel welcome to comment on this open letter to Samuel...
Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells.
Cricket Kenya will subsist holding a meeting of chief stakeholders on December 1 and 2 at Nairobi’s Parklands Sports Club. Those invited to follow hold representatives of clubs and associations, sponsors, cricketers, and the media. CK has too invited both the African Cricket Association CEO Cassim Sulliman and ICC high execution manager Richard Done to follow. (Read the full post about ‘Kenyan board consults stakeholders’…)
Further proof Darwin was right:
Kenyan officials are not sure how to handle a troop of rude monkeys that's been making lewd gestures at women, London's Daily Telegraph reports.
"Can the [tourism] minister deploy game rangers … to deal with the monkey menace?" pleaded local representative Paul Muite in Kenya's national parliament last month, to accompanying laughter. "These creatures have clearly shown that they have no respect for women."
Gichuki Kabukuru of the Kenya Wildlife Service told the Telegraph that monkeys and baboons commonly harass women, gesturing at them and touching their own private parts.
"Even in our camps," he explained, "when men are out on patrol and the monkeys see women and children, they will become very naughty and make lewd signs at them."
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Another example of the endless amount of harm done by the Catholic Church, this time from Kenya:
In a Press statement issued by Catholic Bishops of Kenya at the Kenya Institute of Education, the church said it would have nothing in common with any lobby group associated with pro-abortion activities.
"If a thief is stealing and you stand far watching, does that position absolve you from the sin of stealing?" asked Archbishop John Njue, the Kenya Episcopal Conference chairman.
He said the church supported the stand by the Vatican calling for a boycott of Amnesty International operations because of its pro-abortion activities.
"Abortion, whether legal or not kills babies; damages women, harms families, degrades the medical profession, weakens nations and destroys churches. That is why the common sense of history has always condemned it," the prelate said.
Source: "Kenya: Catholic Church to Cut Ties With Abortion Lobby," The Nation, allAfrica.com, June 26, 2007
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Finally some pictures from Lamu.
Have a nice day!
Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells.
By Brandon Stahl Published March 1, 2006Fergus Falls Daily Journal An Underwood native was given a lifetime achievement award by a Kenyan rights group for his work in the African country - work that, ironically, may have led to his death at the hands of the Kenyan government.Father John Anthony Kaiser, a member of the St. Cloud Diocese who spent 36 years as a missionary to Kenya, was found dead in August 2004 from a shotgun wound. The FBI and the Kenyan Criminal Investigation Division ruled Kaiser's death a suicide, but his family has long believed that he was murdered for speaking out against what he believed was then a corrupt and cruel Kenyan government.During his time in Kenya, Kaiser was instrumental in helpin
By Frank LeePublished February 27. 2006St. Cloud TimesThe Rev. John Kaiser recently received Kenya's highest human rights honor from the very same government he fought against — and some say died at the hands of."It's ironic that he did receive this award from a government-sanctioned body," said his niece, Mary Weaver of Fergus Falls.Kaiser, a member of the Diocese of St. Cloud, was found dead five years ago along a busy highway between Naivasha and Nairobi with a gunshot wound to the head.The 67-year-old's death was ruled a suicide by the FBI and the Kenyan Criminal Investigation Division, but there is an ongoing judicial inquiry in Nairobi into his death.The Perham native was an outspoken critic of the ethnic cleansing and distribution of land in the East African country under the regime of former President Daniel arap Moi."Many people told John to cool it. He knew that his life was in jeopardy," said the Rev. William Vos, former director of the St. Cloud Mission Office of the D
Kenyan runner Sammy Wanjiru has broken the world record in the half marathon at a race in the United Arab Emirates. Wanjiru won the Ras Al-Khaimah International Half Marathon over a strong field in Dubai in a time of 58 minutes and 53 seconds, beating the old mark by two seconds. The 20-year-old thus reclaims the record from Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie. When he was officially considered a junior, Wanjiru set the half marathon mark of 59 minutes and 16 seconds in early 2005 in Rotterdam. In Friday's race, Wanjiru ran against world champion Fabiano Joseph of Tanzania and Robert Cheruiyot, winner of the 2006 Boston and Chicago Marathons, plus a host of other top African runners. Kenyan Patrick Makau was second, 20 seconds back. Another 30 seconds back in third place was Ethiopian Deriba Merga. The women's half marathon winner was Ethiopian Berhane Adere in 70 minutes and 58 seconds. She finished four seconds ahead of compatriot Teyiba Erkesse, who was four seconds ahead of another Eth
(Written Tuesday, February 13, 2007) It seems that I may have brought some of the bad ju-ju from Muhuru Bay back to Kiminini with me. My flight to safety can be described only as hellacious. My trip got off to a good enough start. I caught the bus from Muhuru Bay a little after 7 a.m. Monday. My escort was already on the bus, and I was able to link up with him easily enough. Soon, though, the games began. And in Africa every game ends with someone handing over a big wad of cash. Although it is difficult to tell, Kenya does have transportation laws. These laws restrict vehicle speed, passenger numbers, etc. I have yet to run across a public transportation employee who abides by these rules. The bus from Muhuru Bay can seat approximately 60 people. At one point, the bus driver had an extra 25 people standing in the aisle. Highly illegal behavior. So, as we rolled out on to the main road to Kisumu, the bus driver began to restrict the number of extra people he accepted. From Migori to
