Archive for August, 2007
Kenya to Develop Three Tourism Resort Cities; But At What Environmental cost?
That the Kenya Government has made advanced plans to develop three tourist resort cities is highly commendable from an economic point of view. In recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the number of golf courses is growing rapidly all over the world.
However, economic development must not override concerns for environmental degradation. [...]
Africa Prepares for Impact of Climate Change
African regions at most risk from climate Change
There is wide recognition that Africa, the region least responsible for generating the polluting “greenhouse gases” that cause global warming, will need significant financial aid to cope with its effects. Whether this money will be available is an open question.
Africa is already struggling to find funds to lift [...]
Half Of Us Are Female, But Only 10 Of Our Leaders Are
Interesting Graph of Good Magazine is reminding all people of goodwill that while half of the world’s population is female, only 10 women occupy positions of national leadership in the whole world. In other words, world leaders are 95% male and only 5% female!
This web log certainly hopes that Kenyan MPs will take note of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Kenyan Communities Come Together to Protect Water Sources
Kenya’s Nanyuki River is drying up, and thousands of Kenyans who rely on it are working together to learn how to reverse this process.
Climate change has led to drying rivers and lakes across Africa. Photo Credit: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps
Car washer Githogori Maina remembers swimming in the “Indian Ocean” – [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Kenyans to Know Kibaki’s Election Challengers this Weekend
Two of Kenya’s main opposition parties are due to nominate their flagbearers this weekend. Both the Orange Democratic Movement – Kenya (ODM-K) and the “original” Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) parties will hold their nomination functions at the notorious Kasarani Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday respectively. KADDU will follow-up with its own a week later.
ODM-K
ODM-K are [...]
Improved Nutrition ‘cannot replace HIV or TB drugs’
Good nutrition alone cannot fight HIV and tuberculosis
Christina Scott
Source: SciDev.Net
Improved nutrition cannot substitute medication to treat people infected with HIV or tuberculosis, says a report released recently by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
A panel of 15 researchers, funded by the United States National Academy of [...]
Former President Moi Endorses Kibaki, Vows to Remain a KANU Member
The hottest political news story coming out of Nairobi this afternoon is that former President Moi has finally officially confirmed that he will be supporting President Mwai Kibaki’s bid for a second term in office during the forthcoming general elections. (See Nation Newspapers story reproduced below)
The former President reiterated that he would remain a KANU [...]
Male Circumcision “Overstated As Prevention Tool Against AIDS”
New study finds the key to understanding the global spread of AIDS is the size of the infected prostitute community around the world.
In new academic research published in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, male circumcision is found to be much less important as a deterrent to the global AIDS pandemic [...]
Kenyan Radioactive Waste Plant Awaits EIA Approval
The proposed radioactive waste processing plant (RAWP) is reportedly awaiting approval of its Environmental Impact Assesment (EIA) report from Kenya’s National Environmental Management Authority.
Disposal of radioactive waste is a complex issue, not only because of the nature of the waste, but also because of the fact that proper [...]
Floods: Public Health Lessons for Kenya
BANGLADESH: Effective systems keep diarrhoea in check even during floods
Photo: Sujan Map/UNICEF
A young boy drinks water from a tube well in Munshigonj, Bangladesh
DHAKA, (IRIN) – Appropriate technology, strong government maintenance and repair structures, and good preparedness are mitigating the humanitarian impact of perennial flooding in Bangladesh.
In the latest crisis, more than 10 million [...]
Landslide Lessons for Kenya
Landslide Victory: Bioengineering in Nepal
Landscape and road, Nepal
Badri Paudyal
Source: SciDev.Net
Nepal is using plants and modern engineering to combat the landslides that regularly plague the nation. Badri Paudyal reports.Five years ago, landslides and road blocks on the highways were a common subject in Nepal’s news. But now, the worry in people’s minds as they travel by [...]
Are Kenya’s ‘First Families’ Uniting to Support President Kibaki’s Second Term?
Move is seen more as aimed at stopping the ‘any other party’ winning elections rather than one of getting Kibaki re-elected.
When the 2007 Africa Motorcycle Union (AMU) motocross championship ended last weekend, the Kenya team emerged the overall team winners with 450 points ahead of Zimbabwe and South Africa (tied at 364), Zambia (307), Namibia [...]
OneWorld Development Report for Kenya
Kenya remains firmly in the bottom quartile of the Human Development Index rankings with nearly 60 percent of its population surviving on less than $2 per day. Economic growth has been largely ineffectual in stimulating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Indeed crucial poverty indicators such as child and infant mortality are moving in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Kenya May Adopt Third Generation Number Plates This Year
The Kenyan motor industry is set to change significantly if the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is responsible for issuing motor vehicle number plates through its Road Transport Department (RTD), adopts proposals to introduce a new third generation motor vehicle number plate series. The first motor vehicle registration in Kenya was issued in 1938.
The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Worldwide, Women Seek Greater Political Representation
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (OneWorld) – Around the world countries have managed varying levels of success in assuring equal political participation and representation for women. But activists are working as hard as ever to secure unbiased opportunities for women and men alike in the political sphere.
Women at a [...]
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