Archive for November, 2009

KFA officials put a strategy to clear its debt

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Officials of the Kenya farmers association have embarked on putting down measures on how to clear its debt at the National and Barclay’s banks if the government does not come in to their aid.
Uasin Gishu KFA director Kipkorir Menjo states that it was not a huge thing to revive the company but the process of [...]

Rongai DC appears before an anti corruption court.

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Rongai District Commissioner Benjamin Nzioka was this morning arraigned in Kericho Anti corruption court where he was charged with 5 counts of corruption.
The senior principal Magistrate Walter Nyamira released the accused on a cash bail of 100,000 shillings and a bond of 200,000 shillings.
The DC was arrested in Rongai by the Kenya anti corruption commission [...]

Producing evidence based planning through data.

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

In an aim to help contain the spread of HIV and AIDS in the region, doctors and clinical officers have underwent a training on the proper presentation of data collected to be transformed into useful information.
Citing that proper presentation of data minimizes mistakes in programming and budgeting the National Aids and STI Control {NASCOP} Programme [...]

Pupils demonstrate over land grabbing

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Trans Nzoia Primary School pupils demonstrated in the streets of Kitale town today following allegations of grabbing the school’s land by Kitale Baptist Church.
School Chairman Francis Maina said that the alleged land grabbing started way back in 2005 and since then the church has grabbed 3 ha from the 5 ha the school owns.
The land [...]

Voice of the voiceless to be heard

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Just hours before international Criminal Court prosecutor Louis Morenno Ocampo jets in the country ,several issues are being raised on who he should particularly meet for the talks concerning the post election violence that rocked the country two years ago.
The center for human rights and democracy in Eldoret today organized a one day forum with [...]

Post election violence survivors plan to make a date with Ocampo

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

As the International criminal court chief prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo is expected in the country on Thursday this week, the victims and survivors of the post election violence could get a chance to meet with him.
Speaking during a forum to give the victims legal advice on matters of transitional justice, former Kabete Member of Parliament [...]