Friends and collegues,

Our plans for hosting KCDN Embakasi Peace Run has received some good support from;
1] Mr Rodgers Orero [UK]
2] Mr Jairus K’Onyiego [USA] and
3] SGS Kenya Ltd.

We are in discussion with other institutions and persons  to ensure that we have a successful day.

Our theme for the day will be; National Healing and Reconcilliation with a bias to the Kenyan Child.

As Embakasi goes for a By-Election, it is our duty as citizens to preach peace. Let there be peace and harmony as the politicians engage in their game. At the same time, can we seriously focus on the plight of the Kenyan Child; that child that is supposedly born with equal access to all opportunities, and yet, is brought down by the ravages of poverty, crime, and social vices that are detrimental to his achieving education.

We have invited the Nairobi PC  and an Ambassador to grace the occasion and help preach the message to peace and good neighbourliness.

We need your support to make this day a success. That support could come in any form besides what we have indicated below.

Lets join hands to make this day a success.

Odhiambo T Oketch

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KCDN Embakasi Peace Run; 31st May 2008

Komarocks Community Development Network has been involved in the humanitarian crisis that recently engulfed our country following in the post election conflicts of 2007.

We were involved in the evacuation of some of our people from areas that saw massive inter tribal conflicts, and brought some of our people to Nairobi, and settled them in Kayole and Komarock areas. This was a therapeutic measure as we wait for a more permanent solution from the government.

We have since set up 22 families in small businesses for sustenance. We have also taken 19 children to school, and set up 9 youth groups into ventures that can generate for them some income, however small. By absorbing the 19 children, we now have under our care, 189 children spread into 10 schools within Embakasi Division.

To effectively support the ongoing National Peace and Reconciliation, we will be hosting KCDN Embakasi Peace Run on 31st May 2008 in Embakasi. The race will start from Soweto Grounds, go through Outer Ring Road to Embakasi Village, to Mihang’o and back to Soweto through Kayole Estate.

We are requesting if you can support us by being one of the sponsors for this Peace Run. Your support could help a needy child to escape the ravages of crime, drug abuse, prostitution and illiteracy, and more so, could give that child one sure meal daily.

We would appreciate if you can give us text books, exercise books, uniforms, bags, shoes, airtime etc for the 10 schools where our 189 children are, besides any other support that you can give us.

We will give prizes to the top 10 finishers in both the men and women race. The balance of the prize money will go into supporting our KCDN Child Support Initiative, the proposal of which we can also give to you. We will then make it an annual event to remind Kenyans on the importance of peace and tranquility, as we support the Kenya Child.

We look forward to working together with you  in this as Our Social Responsibility to the society.

Kindly acknowledge receipt either on phone, or via email.

Yours faithfully,

Odhiambo T Oketch,
CEO KCDN Nairobi,
PO Box 11204,
00100 Nairobi,
Nairobi Kenya.
Tel; 0735 529 126, 0724 365 557
Email; komarockswatch@yahoo.com

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Date:  Fri, 9 May 2008 07:36:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:  odhiambo okecth
Subject:  KCDN Embakasi Peace Run; an update