Africa: FY 2014 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Chad and Cameroon

From: U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
April 16, 2014

Funding Opportunity Number: PRM-PRMOAPAF-14-014

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number:
19.517 – Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa

Announcement issuance date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Proposal submission deadline: Friday, May, 16, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. noon EDT. Proposals submitted after this […] Continue Reading…

Shifting global power

From: Emmanuel Dennis

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Global Power Shift is scaling up the climate movement in an unprecedented way — it is sparking climate action all over the world.

After our massive gathering in Istanbul last year to train young leaders in grassroots and climate activism, thousands of youth have joined regional events, organised […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: OTIENO KAJWANG’ FACES DEMONSTRATION BY YOUTH IN HIS HOMA-BAY BACKYARD HIS REMARKS ON GOVERNOR KIDERO OVER HIS REMARKS AGAINST GOVERNOR KIDERO

Reports Leo Odera Omolo

The small, but busy Rodi-Kopany town, which is located at the junction of Ndhiwa-Rongo and Homay road on Tuesday morning witnessed a peaceful demonstration staged by the ODM youth against the area Senate representative Gerald Otieno Kajwang’ over his remarks against the Nairobi governor […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: KANU HAS MOVED TO COURT AND OBTAIINED INJUNCTION AGAINST THE THREE KISUMU MEN FOR ILLEGALLY COLLECTING RENTS ON ITS PLOT.

Writes Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu

KANU headquarters in Nairobi has moved to court and obtained a temporary injunction against three Kisumu men who are said to have illegally appointed themselves land lords on its Kisumu town based land plot.

The plot comprising of 105 small business premises […] Continue Reading…

NIGERIA: REPORTED PLOT TO WEAKEN EFCC MISCHIEVOUS- MIIVOC

From: Cheekless 2011

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption (MIIVOC) has described as mischievous, reports in the media alleging plots to weaken the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) via the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Center (NFIC) Bill currently before the National Assembly.

Executive Director of the […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: EAACC AND CHIEF JUSTICE URGED TO INVESTIGATE THE CONTROVERSIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD LEADING TO THE HOME OF SUPREME COURT JUDGE.

Writes Leo Odera Omolo

The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commissions {EAACC} and the Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga have been urged to probe the hasty and suspicious decision by the Migori County government to construct the road leading to the home of a Supreme court judge.

Migori residents are […] Continue Reading…

World Investment and Political Risk 2013

From: Yona Maro

For a second straight year, FDI to developing economies remains soft, still below previous peaks (figure 1). After declining from the 2011 peak of $628 billion to $604 billion last year, 2013 is expected to see a 2 percent increase to an estimated $617 billion—a further increase […] Continue Reading…

CORRUPTION AND USE OF POWER-BROKERS CAUSING RIPPLES IN COUNTY OFFICES

RAMPANT CORRUPTION, BIASEDD ISHING OUT OF TENDERS, NEPOTISM IN RECRUITMENT OF COUNTY WORKERS ARE THE CAUSE OF ANIMOSiTY

News Analysis By Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu City

RAMPANT corruption biased dishing out of tenders to selected contractors related to some MCAS,por system of recruitment of workers massive ripping […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: CIRCUSES REPORTED AT MIWAMI SUGAR MILL AS HIRED GOONS CHASE AWAY INVESTORS AND NEMA OFFICIALS

reports Leo Odera Omolo

THERE were circuses and near physical combat on Tuesday this week when a group of local land foreign investors toured the facility for the purpose of making assessment about its viability ahead of its privatization ,which is scheduled in two months time.

The investors were accompanied by […] Continue Reading…

Africa: Meeting With South Sudanese Minister Awan Riak

From: U.S. Department of State

Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
April 10, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry met today with the South Sudanese Minister in the Office of the President Honorable Awan Riak.

The Secretary noted his grave concern with respect to the situation there, and reaffirmed our support for the […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: KISUMU MCA INFECTS COLLEAGUE WITH SYPHILIS DISEASE

By Our Reporter

Some members of Kisumu County Assembly are calling upon the area Medical Director Dr.Ojwang’ Lusi to invoke the Public Health Act and arrest one of their colleagues who has a sexually transmitted disease which he infected a female colleague with during their recent retreat in Kwale within […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: LUO MPS BITTER WITH AREA POLICE FOR MISSING RUTO’S HANDOUT

By Our Reporter

A section of luo Members of Parliament are up in arms against Kisumu County police and the Provincial Administration for having “hidden and failed” to invite them to Deputy President William Ruto’s function last week in Kisumu and missing the generous handout from the DP.

Ruto who was […] Continue Reading…

WHY OLE LENKU WON’T END AL SHABAAB OPERATIONS IN KENYA

From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014

Chris from Nairobi writes: “Father Beste you are the one who can make me understand this operation better. Kenyan interior minister Joseph ole Lenku has banned all Somalia refugees residing in Kenyan towns to go back to their […] Continue Reading…