By Own Correspondent – Security forces in Uganda have urged the citizens to stay vigilant after grenade attacks on a Ugandan bound Coach from Nairobi yesterday evening leaving two people dead and injuring over 26 people. Monday’s explosion went off as passengers checked-in to board the Coach. A scuffle ensued between security at the check-in point and three men carrying a box from which the explosion originated moments later according to eye witnesses at the scene. This comes 5months after the July bomb blast that rocked the country’s capital, Kampala as revelers turned out to watch 2010 World Cup finals.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, December 21st 2010 |
By Novell Zwange – NAIROBI, KENYA -Raising funds to enable African education professionals to benefit from the networks and resources of the largest annual pan-African conference on ICT-supported learning is such a noble initiative. eLearning Africa today launched the Scholarship Trust EAST, a not for profit organisation designed to enhance knowledge sharing and to promote awareness of the benefits of technology-assisted learning and training across Africa. eLearning Africa is the largest pan-African conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development, Education and Training. EAST builds on the previous eLearning Africa bursary programme. It offers scholarships to low-income, disadvantaged education... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, December 16th 2010 |
By Sophie Ngugi – Executive Director, Young Women’s Leadership Institute. – -Those were the words that glared from several banners at the conference hall from 2-4th December 2010. As I sat at the Crowne Plaza where the conference was to be held I could not help but wonder; really where are we? This was the theme for the 2-day conference organised by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the African Union panel of experts. The purpose of the conference was to take stock of the progress made in the implementation of the KNDR (Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation) agreements and the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, December 12th 2010 |
Wanjohi wa Makokha's Nest of Stones (ISBN 9789956578306) is the second book of poems, since the publication of Sitawa Namwalie's Cut off my...
Publish Date: Monday, December 6th 2010 |
NAROK, 2 December 2010 (PlusNews) – Correct and consistent condom use is one of the bedrocks of Kenya’s HIV/AIDS prevention programme but many people in rural areas have limited access to condoms. “Condoms are good and I use them with girls – they have taught us how to use them. but here in the rural area there is a problem because we walk very far to get the condoms,” said Lemeo Ntalel, a 21-year-old Maasai moran – warrior – in rural Narok, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. “At times you want to use one and you don’t have it near so... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, December 2nd 2010 |
