Kenya and Tanzania Conduct Wildlife Census in Greater Amboseli Ecosystem
The governments of Kenya Tanzania will conduct a joint 5-day wildlife census in the greater Amboseli Ecosystem that stretches along the border of the two EAC nations. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is partnering with; African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Amboseli Trust for Elephants (ATE), Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and various other [...]
Tension Looms as Kenya’s Parliament Opens Today
The Fourth Session of the Kenyan 10th Parliament is scheduled for official opening today. On the table, is a giant tray-full of major national issues to be debated. So heavy are the issues that the public is waiting with abated breath. It is also the first time for the two chief executive officers of the [...]
Japan to Invest US$375 Million in Kenya
Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga’s weeklong tour of the South East Asian region is a blessing to a country struggling to protect its water catchments; improve its poor infrastructure and increase electricity power generation. He concluded his official visit to Japan and Thailand on Saturday and announced to Kenyans on his arrival back to the [...]
AU Calls on Kenyan Leaders to Resolve Current Political Impasse Urgently
Nairobi February 18, 2010 … The African Union Panel of Eminent African Personalities has expressed its concern at the current political impasse in Kenya and the effect this could have on the implementation of the National Accord. The Panel notes the considerable progress that has been achieved to date on the implementation of the National [...]
Corruption in Kenya as Top Ministers are Implicated
After two senior government officers in the Coalition Government in Kenya handed in their resignation notices early Saturday and President Mwai Kibaki took the cue to sack six others over alleged corruption, the spotlight remains hard on the duties of two ministers whose official dockets bear the latest corruption accusation burden. A confession by Education [...]
Kenya Continues to Deny Knowledge of Felicien Kabuga’s Whereabouts
THE Kenyan government has for the umpteenth time denied claims that alleged Rwandan genocide mastermind, Felicien Kabuga, is still in the country. During his weekly public/media briefings on Thursday, Government spokesperson, Dr. Alfred Mutua said the Kenyan government does not have knowledge of the wanted war criminal that the country has borne accusations and criticism [...]
Raila Odinga Embroiled in $26.1 Million Maize Scandal in Kenya
A flurry of activities surrounding the maize scandal – believed to have cost the taxpayer an estimated US$26.1 million (Sh2 billion) – since the Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga received the final forensic audit report on the saga, have pushed him to call for public patience to allow for its evaluation before he states his [...]
Enhanced Technologies to Help African Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) suggest better use of fertilizers and water to counter negative effects of climate change. Far more than climate change, low fertiliser use and poor rain-water management among small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia will continue to undermine food security, scientists at the [...]
Kenya’s P.M. Calls For Resignation of Top Education Ministry Officials
The Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, today called for the country’s Education Minister Sam Ongeri and his Permanent Secretary, Karega Mutahi to quit their offices over disappearance of more than US$1.3 million (KSh100 million) meant for free primary education (FPE) funds. Addressing a workshop for permanent secretaries and parastatal executives at the Kenya Institute of [...]
Spotlight on Kenya as P.M. says Intolerance Threatens Survival of the Country
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga today condemned what he termed as the culture of intolerance which he said threatens the survival of the Kenyan nation. Citing the violence that has hit the country with every election since the 1990s, the PM said Kenyans want a stop to the culture before it ruins the nation. He [...]