Kenya – Lake Turkana Wind Power: US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Clean Power Energy Project in Africa

From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE

US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Clean Power Energy Project in Africa

Lake Turkana Wind Power – Africa’s biggest Wind Power Project reaches key milestone

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 24, 2014/ — The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (http://ltwp.co.ke) meant to add […] Continue Reading…

The Creation of Another Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia

From: South Sudan Press
Press Release

March 22, 2014 (SSNA) — The SPLM/SPLA Youth League would like to register their voices and unwavering support to the leadership of the SPLM/SPLA particularly on their stand toward achieving a meaningful peace and security in our nation. We also applaud our leadership on being […] Continue Reading…

USA State Dpt.: Press Releases: 74th Anniversary of the Lahore Resolution

From: U.S. Department of State
03/22/2014 05:33 PM EDT
Press Statement
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
March 22, 2014

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend warm wishes to the government and people of Pakistan on the 74th anniversary of the signing of the Lahore Resolution, which […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: LAND WAR WITH CARTELS NGILU WILL NEVER WIN

From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014

Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu has began war with land cartels that she will definitely not win. Ngilu is well aware of this fact that ending corruption and entrenched land cartels at the ministry would not be as […] Continue Reading…

Father Omolo Beste’s Homily on Third Sunday of Lent

From: joachim omolo ouko
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Last week we discussed challenges facing families in Kenya today. The theme for this week is ‘Unity for Peace and Development’. The author uses the story of Mawiano Primary School to demonstrate how the Kenyan society suffers from identity formation. The first reading […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: THE DAY WHEN TAITA ARAP TOWETT TOLD HIS KIPSIGIS PEOPLE WHO WERE DEMANDING FOR FREE LAND TO GO TO SAHARA DESERT.

Poliical historical feature By Leo Odera Omolo.

It was sometime on a date in June 1961, and while serving in the brief KANU/KADU coalition government as the Minister for Lands Settlement and Housing, the deminutive Kipsigis pioneer politician Taaita Araap toweett bravely told a huge crowd during a political […] Continue Reading…

IMMIGRATION RECRUITMENT STAMPEDE: THIS SCAM MUST BE PROBED

From: MIIVOC INFO
MIIVOC PRESS RELEASE

Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption-MIIVOC is shocked at the death of tens of Nigerian unemployed youths who died in the course of a recruitment test organized by the Nigerian Immigration Service last weekend.

As a non-governmental organization that believes in due process, transparency, accountability […] Continue Reading…

Nuer Students’ Union in Kenya Cast Doubt on the Neutrality of IGAD in the Peace Talk Process

From: South Sudan Press

The IGAD assembly of heads of states and government held its 25th Extra-ordinary summit on 13th March, 2014 in Addis Ababa, under the leadership of H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn, the Prime minster of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia and current chairman of IGAD assembly of heads […] Continue Reading…

Russia emposes entry ban on US lawmakers, officials in retaliation for US sanction

From: Juma Mzuri

The Russian has published a list of US politicians against whom sanctions will be introduced, identical to those imposed by the United States against Russian officials.

“In response to “punitive” sanctions imposed by the United States on March 17 on a number of Russian officials and MPs for […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: HOW CARTEL OF HIGH-RANKING OFFICERS USE MUNGIKI

From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014

Jimmy from Nairobi writes: “Fr Beste I read your article on how President Uhuru has a big challenge to weed out cartels of corruption in Kenya. I am shocked Mungiki has made comeback according to Joseph ole Lenku, […] Continue Reading…

Report on Human Rights Practices in Tanzania , 2013

From: Abdalah Hamis

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The United Republic of Tanzania is a multi-party republic consisting of the mainland region and the semiautonomous Zanzibar archipelago, whose main islands are Unguja and Pemba. The union is headed by a president, who is also the head of government. Its unicameral legislative body is the […] Continue Reading…

Statement by Public Protector After Probe into Cost of South African President’s Nkandla Home Upgrade

From: Yona Maro

52-page statement by Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela during a media briefing to release the report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the Department of Public Works at and in respect of the […] Continue Reading…

Thai Air Force radar might have tracked missing MH370

From: Abdalah Hamis

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ten days after a Malaysian jetliner disappeared, Thailand’s military said Tuesday it saw radar blips that might have been from the missing plane but didn’t report it “because we did not pay attention to it.”

Search crews from 26 countries, including Thailand, are […] Continue Reading…

Kenyans in Diaspora tell KIKUYUs to shut up on RAILA ODINGA’s trip to Boston, US – They say he went to AMERICA to see them because he is the ‘People’s President’

From: maina ndiritu

Wednesday March 19, 2014 – Kenyans living in United States and Canada, have reacted angrily to remarks by Kirinyaga Central lawmaker, Joseph Gitari, that former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, should explain about details of his 1 -month tour to the US.

In a statement read by Raila’s […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: WHY UHURU’S PLAN TO WEED CORRUPTION IS A BIG CHALLENGE

From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

Stephen from Longisa, Bomet County writes: “Fr Omolo Beste I always like your opinions on Kenyan politics and courage. What is your opinion on President Uhuru’s yesterday remarks that his Government will put in place policies, systems and […] Continue Reading…

Deputy Secretary of State Higginbottom’s Travel to Tunisia

From: U.S. Department of State
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC

March 18, 2014

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Deputy Secretary Higginbottom traveled to Tunisia March 17-18th to meet with Tunisian officials, business leaders, students, and civil society representatives to discuss with them ways to strengthen the U.S.-Tunisia relationship. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom underscored the U.S. belief […] Continue Reading…

Why foreign aid fails – and how to really help Africa

From: Yona Maro

The idea that large donations can remedy poverty has dominated the theory of economic development — and the thinking in many international aid agencies and governments — since the 1950s. And how have the results been? Not so good, actually. Millions have moved out of abject poverty […] Continue Reading…