From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2013
Many of our readers have been touched by my article on why Uhuru Kenyatta won’t end impunity in Kenya as yet, with some pleading with him not to allow impunity to creep into his government. He must ensure […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
Access to modern energy enables people to live better lives- providing clean heat for cooking, lighting for streets and homes, cooling and refrigeration, water pumping, as well as basic processing and communications. Yet over 1 billion people still lack access to modern energy services.
As a result of […] Continue Reading…
From: maina ndiritu
Friday July 12, 2013 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again reiterated that his Jubilee Government is legitimate, and that him and Ruto are the duly elected President and Deputy President respectively.
Responding to questions from media editors, during a breakfast meeting at State House this morning, […] Continue Reading…
From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013
An Ipsos Synovate survey shows that the high cost of living is the most serious problem facing Kenyans under president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, with 49 percent of those interviewed saying they had less money […] Continue Reading…
From: Mugo Muchiri
Los Angeles, CA
July 1, 2013
THE MUGO REPORT – June 2013
Q: […] Continue Reading…
From: odhiambo okecth
Dear Kimisho Members and Friends,
I am back in Kenya after an extensive visit to Tanzania and South Africa in the last couple of days. I am elated with the many messages of goodwill that I have also received following my brief hospitalization last week. I am well […] Continue Reading…
From: Senator Jeff Merkley
Below is an email from Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Senator Merkley started a petition on the MoveOn website, where anyone can start their own online petition.
–Senator Jeff Merkley
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U.S. Senate: Support the Genetically Engineered […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
Editor–I think we Tanzanians did ourselves very proud last week.
We hosted several heads of states, including two US presidents!
By nature, we Tanzanians are not boastful people, but there comes a time when one must recognise a job well done.
President Kikwete and his team […] Continue Reading…
From: Judy Miriga
His Excellency Robert Godec the U.S. Ambassador
to the Republic of Kenya,
In the dialogue we are going to have with other Kenya’s Diaspora in the Diaspora, I wish to share and submit this concern proposal.
At First Ladies Dinner REMARKS in Tanzania. Mrs. Obama met with Laura […] Continue Reading…
From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
OPINION PIECE
Obama the Africapitalist: Creating a Private Sector Development Model for the World to Follow – Tony O. Elumelu*
Op-ed by Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 8, 2013/ — Op-ed by […] Continue Reading…
From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013
Time Magazine describes Pope John XXIII as a revolutionary—a Pope of modernization who kept in continuity with the church’s past, yet made even the most enlightened of his 20th century predecessors seem like voices of another age.
John XXIII […] Continue Reading…
From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2013
Following my today’s homily one of the Dispatch News readers has asked two questions: “Fr Beste thank you for your inspiring homily of today-I have two questions to ask, first is to do with second reading. Paul’s interpretation […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
Police in Tanzania said they have arrested a British national suspected of involvement in unspecified “terrorism activities” in the UK.
Iqbal Ahsan Ali was arrested in Tanzania’s southern Mbeya region suspected of trying to cross border to the neighbouring county.
He was found in possession of both British and […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
Tanzania has launched an investigation to trace millions of dollars lost through smuggling of minerals out of the country.
The move is the latest in a string of attempts by the government to track down a group of international smugglers who have been exporting minerals to overseas markets […] Continue Reading…
from: pwbmspac
USA President Obama recently issued statement in late June2013 calling for reduction of ‘carbon pollution’ from Fossil fuel fired electrical power generation plants. Groups such as MoveOn etc. have been fast to praise that statement.
We may well be facing climate change, and this may be […] Continue Reading…
From: amenya gibson
Dear Kenyans,
Why do we keep doing same thing as if we are insane.According to
Albert Einstein insanity is doing same thing and expecting same
results.
When Moi went to Canada he came back and forced 8-4-4 to us and any
civil society that raised a complain were crushed.We all have eyes […] Continue Reading…
from: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013
Some of you have been asking my opinion on what I say about the call by Kakamega Senator, Dr. Bonny Khalwale that Deputy President William Ruto should resign for flouting Chapter Six of the constitution that talks about […] Continue Reading…
By Agwanda Saye
A Kenyan elected Member of Parliament is to be charged in court to face corruption charges after he was caught red handed taking a bribe of kshs 100,000 after he had demanded kshs 150,000 from a businessman over a Constituency Development Project.
Kasarani MP John Njoroge […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
On 22 May, 2013 protests and street battles erupted in the southern Tanzanian region of Mtwara in response to the government’s handling of mineral resource wealth and the contracts it has signed with various international actors.
The army and police were sent to quell the unrest, using teargas […] Continue Reading…
From: Wazi Campaign
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya has declined to assent to the County Budget due to its ‘extravagant demands’!
The county assembly members want car grants of Sh2M which if implemented for the 90 members amounts to Sh180M. And, the Kakamega county members also want interest free mortgage of […] Continue Reading…