USA: Don’t let JPMorgan stick taxpayers with a $4.5 billion tab

From: James Dubick

Dear MoveOn member,

I’m James Dubick of the organization U.S. PIRG, and I started a petition to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, which says:

As you negotiate what is likely to be the largest bank settlement for wrongdoing in U.S. history, please don’t let JPMorgan deduct the settlement from […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: MAN OF GOD ATTEMPTS TO DEVOUR FELLOW MAN INSTEAD OF CASTING OUT THE DEMONS

By Our Reporter

A Pastor with a Kisumu based church situated along Kisumu-Nairobi road attempt to seduce a fellow man took another dimension when the man he had intended to seduce reported the matter to the police resulting to the Pastor’s arrest and subsequently […] Continue Reading…

Ethiopia’s Grand Plans for Regional Power distribution

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

$1.26bn funding for the Ethiopia – Kenya high-voltage transmission line, due for completion in 2015

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 30, 2013/ — In recent years Ethiopia has transformed itself into a regional player, securing $1.26bn funding for the Ethiopia – Kenya high-voltage […] Continue Reading…

EAST AFRICA LAWYERS CALLS FOR THOROUGH ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AGAINST ABUSE OF CHILDREN

To: jaluo jaluo@jaluo.com

By Agwanda Saye

Regional lawyers have called for stringent enforcement of laws towards containing increasing criminal sexual offences against children in East Africa (EA).

The lawyers decried escalating cases of defilement and under age prostitution leading to a growing number of girls below 14 years old in public […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: WESTGATE LOOTING HAS NOW GONE TRIBAL

from: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 201E

It is very unfortunate that the Westgate Mall looting has gone tribal. Gen Julius Karangi says Victor Otieno and Victor Ashiundu had to be sacked and jailed for looting during the Westgate shopping mall terror attack. The […] Continue Reading…

Kenya: Oh, so the election was rigged, finally the cat is coming out of the bag!

From: ANYUMBA GEORGE

“Oswago and his comrades in crime are said to have swindled the Government millions of shillings by buying substandard BVR and EVID kits to be used in the last general election without proper documentation, which collapsed in the process leading to rigging of election in favour of […] Continue Reading…

ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM WON’T STOP RIGGING IN KENYA

from: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013

This is credible. I have never received many e-mails and Facebook like-as I have received following my dispatch of yesterday entitled: “Our turn to eat that exclude other tribes in Uhuru’s eating camp”. This demonstrates how Kenyans […] Continue Reading…

Chronological History of Tanzania

From: Yona Maro

Chronological History of Tanzania

1st Century B.C. Cushites from Ethiopia settle in Tanganyika.

2nd Century A.D. Agriculturists from Cameroun and Nigeria settle in Tanganyika and Iron Age Civilization develop.

12th Century A.D. Swahili Civilization established in Zanzibar and Coastal Area of Mainland Tanganyika.

15th Century A.D. Organized Kingdoms and Chiefdoms […] Continue Reading…

The road to IATI: are NGO concerns justified?

From: Yona Maro

Some 200 organisations have committed to a common standard and time schedule for publishing aid information under the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This is great news for transparency advocates. But in a Center for Global Development blog earlier this month Will McKitterick pointed out that of […] Continue Reading…

OUR PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO RWANDA

From: AKR|Association of Kenyans Living in Rwanda

Fellow Kenyan,

As you may be aware, our president H.E Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Rwanda this morning to attend the 3rd Tripartite Infrastructure Summit today and the transform Africa summit tomorrow.

We have sent a request if and when the President can meet Kenyans […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: OUR TURN TO EAT THAT EXCLUDE OTHER TRIBES IN UHURU’S EATING CAMP

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013

Bernard from Bomet County writes: “Dear Editor, I read your blog yesterday with great shock. I didn’t know that all advisors of President Uhuru Kenyatta are from his tribe and his TNA party apart from one who comes […] Continue Reading…

HOW CITIZENS SUFFER WHEN DEMOCRACY IS BASED ON NUMBERS

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013

Vivian from Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County writes: “Fr Beste I know you are the best political analyst who can help me understand how this Jubilee government operates. I am sure you have read the newspaper of today.

The paper […] Continue Reading…

Kenya: ICC process will end in empty justice, says Frazer (Sunday nation)

From: maina ndiritu

By MUGUMO MUNENE

The ICC cases facing President Kenyatta, his Deputy William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang should be dismissed because the prosecutor did not conduct credible investigations and the process will end up in “empty justice,” a former US diplomat on Africa has said.

Former US […] Continue Reading…

Kenya: Goat Thief buried Alive in Kilifi

From: Maurice Oduor

This is overkill. Burying someone alive for stealing 3 goats !!!! God have mercy !!! On the other hand, he did take those goats via robbery. Robbing people tends to get them very angry.

http://www.kenyan-post.com/2013/10/this-goat-thief-faced-consequences.html

This goat THIEF faced the consequences…… BURIED ALIVE in Kilifi

The Kenyan DAILY […] Continue Reading…

Tanzania issues a Travel Advisory !!!!

From: Maurice Oduor

First when I started reading this story, I thought it was a serious one. After the first paragraph, I realized it was a joke. How can one warn the wildebeests from crossing into Kenya? eti Kenya’s security situation is worrisome !!!

Read it and see what I mean:

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000095499&story_title=tanzania-issues-travel-advisory-to-kenya

Tanzania […] Continue Reading…

Kenya: Police target media over Westgate reportage

From: Judy Miriga

Good People!!!

Freedom of speech, association and communication is under siege against the public mandate referendum Reform Change Accord how they wish to be Governed. It looks like special interest corrupt politicians want to silence people from demanding for their rights…………..and this is against not […] Continue Reading…

Going visible: Women’s rights on the internet

From: Yona Maro

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create new scenarios, new ways for people to live, and these reflect real-life problems. Women need to assert their rights here with determination and without delay. Women may not have been an active part of policy-making conversations when internet governance started, but […] Continue Reading…