By Nangayi Guyson – THE HAGUE, Netherlands –The International Criminal Court has urged Kenya to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he visits for a summit this weekend. The tribunal announced Tuesday. Kenyan government drew international condemnation in August when authorities there failed to arrest al-Bashir a month after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for him in July for allegedly masterminding genocide in Darfur, but Kenya hosted him in August without being arrested. Kenya’s refusal to arrest al-Bashir, who also is charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes, raised doubts about the country’s willingness to hand over... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, October 27th 2010 |
MAU NAROK, 26 October 2010 (IRIN) – A water well, serving two different ethnic groups in Kenya’s Rift Valley province, has done more to bring them together than government and civil society efforts, say locals. “This well is an interaction point for the two communities, we always have a chance to meet as we fetch water for our households,” Ishmael Langat, a resident of Kirima village in Mau Narok, told IRIN. Langat is a member of the Kalenjin community, which, in early 2008, was involved in violent clashes with members of other ethnic communities following disputed presidential elections. The post-election... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 26th 2010 |
NAIROBI, 21 October 2010 (PlusNews) – Shunned by mainstream society, sex workers with HIV-related illnesses in Nairobi are unlikely to receive help from concerned neighbours. Instead, some of them are being cared for by fellow sex workers. A group of 25 sex workers who call themselves ‘Knight Nurses’, have been active for a little over a year in the slum of Huruma. They regularly visit fellow members of the group and their family members who are HIV-positive and bedridden to cook for them, wash them and tidy their homes. They also organize hospital visits and ensure they are taking their... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 21st 2010 |
By Mark Oloo in Nairobi – Kenya’s president Mwai Kibaki has suspended a cabinet minister over criminal charges involving alleged illegal sale of a forest land at the capital Nairobi. Higher Education minister William Ruto faces a Sh96 million (about 9.6m Euros) fraud case involving alleged sale of more than 100 hectares of land, part of Nairobi’s Ngong’ Forest, to the Kenya Pipeline Corporation. Last week, a Nairobi court ruled the case, instituted in 2004, should proceed against the minister. He had moved to court in 2005 seeking to have it stopped. At the weekend, a tough talking Ruto called... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 19th 2010 |
Article by Kimani wa Wanjiru – Flashback: May 22, 1970: “A sudden, frenzied and unusual search in my cell. I didn’t know exactly what they were looking for. But they found leaves of toilet paper I had written a poem on. They confiscated all the 14 verses of my poem Kamliwaze (Go and Comfort Him). It is a pity I’ve lost it, especially that I had memorized only the first four stanzas of it. The rest is now gone and lost. Fortunately they couldn’t find the other three poems (Nshishiyelo ni Lilo, Tuza Moyo and Jipu), which I had wrapped... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 12th 2010 |
