Archive for June, 2008
Kenyan IDP Monica Mumbi: “There is nothing to go back to”
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Monica Mumbi at the Navaisha IDP camp
NAIVASHA, 25 June 2008 (IRIN) – Monica Mumbi left her hometown of Molo, in Rift Valley Province, in February for the Naivasha internally displaced persons (IDP) camp after violence broke out in her town over the disputed elections. Mumbi spoke to IRIN about her experiences [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Cholera Outbreak Confirmed in Kenya’s Western Region
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Contaminated water sources are a principal cause of cholera outbreaks
NAIROBI, 25 June 2008 (IRIN) – An outbreak of cholera has been confirmed in the Kisumu municipality in the western region, a senior health official has said.
“At least 13 out of 38 cases sampled for cholera have tested positive,” Shahnaaz Sharif, the [...]
Insecurity & Education Hold Kenyan IDPs in Camps
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Samuel Karanja at Naivasha stadium camp for internally displaced Kenyans
NAIVASHA, 24 June 2008 (IRIN) – Samuel Karanja was a resident of Narok North district in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province until he was displaced in the post-election violence this year.
Karanja, a former shop-owner, has spent the past six months in two internally [...]
Kenya HIV/AIDS: The Cutting Edge (multimedia)
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Boys waiting to be circumcised at Migosi health centre, Nyanza
KISUMU, 24 June 2008 (PlusNews) – The reproductive health NGO, Marie Stopes Kenya (MSK), has started a mobile circumcision pilot project in the western, largely non-circumcising province of Nyanza.
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IRIN/PlusNews recently visited one MSK mobile clinic in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Mind Your Language – A Short Guide to African HIV/AIDS Slang
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Word play
JOHANNESBURG, 18 June 2008 (PlusNews) – HIV has hit our lives, our families, our economies; it also shapes the way we talk. IRIN/PlusNews looks at how the virus and its impact translates into everyday speech from the streets of Lagos to the townships of Johannesburg, and finds that despite the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mount Elgon, Kenya: A Terrorized Population in Desperate Need of Assistance
BRUSSELS/NAIROBI – June 17 – The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for an immediate increase in assistance for the people of Mount Elgon in western Kenya, and an end to the indiscriminate violence they have endured for almost two years.
Since August 2006, the civilian population of Mount Elgon [...]
Linking Sport and the Environment to the Peace and Poverty Agenda in Kenya
UNEP and Underprivileged Children and Youth Kick Off New Reconciliation Initiative
Nairobi, 18 June 2008–More than 300 children and teenagers from across Nairobi will gather on 21 June for the launch of a three-month event to promote peace and reconciliation.
The ‘Play for the Planet: Play for Peace’ initiative, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), [...]
UNEP Supports “World Class Vision” for Nairobi
Package Targets River Clean-Ups to Waste Management
Nairobi, 16 June 2008-A wide-ranging new initiative to assist in greening Kenya’s capital city has been drawn up by the UN Environment Programme(UNEP) in cooperation with the government, the city council, donors and UN-Habitat.
Today Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director held discussions in Gigiri with Honorable [...]
Heavy Rain Displaces Thousands at Kenya’s Coast
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The floods have displaced at least 2,000 families
TANA, 17 June 2008 (IRIN) – Thousands of people have been displaced in the Tana Delta District on the Kenyan coast following heavy rain over the past few days, according to a senior official with the provincial administration.
“The floods have also submerged crops and [...]
Regional Budgets Expect to Ease Food Crisis
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A woman sells potatoes in a city market, Nairobi
EAST AFRICA, 13 June 2008 (IRIN) – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, in their budget proposals for the 2008-2009 financial year, announced measures to cushion their populations against soaring food prices.
“The government has zero-rated VAT [Value Added Tax] on wheat flour, milk, and maize [...]
Food Crisis Prompts Diet Changes in Kenya
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Lunch time at a school in Nairobi’s Mathare slums: Many Kenyans are facing food insecurity following sharp food prices, drought and post-election violence in January and February
NAIROBI, 12 June 2008 (IRIN) – A 50 percent rise in food prices in Kenya since the start of 2008 has led many people to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Four Dead in Kenya Black Fever Outbreak
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An outbreak of kalazar, or black fever, has been reported in Isiolo and Wajir in northeastern Kenya
NAIROBI, 11 June 2008 (IRIN) – Four people have died in an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as kalazar or black fever, in Isiolo and Wajir in northeastern Kenya, according to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Environmental Change Re-Draws Atlas of Africa
Glacial Retreat to Rapid Urbanization Chronicled in Landmark Satellite Report to Africa’s Environment Ministers
Johannesburg/Nairobi/London, 10 June 2008-Africa’s rapidly changing environmental landscape, from the disappearance of glaciers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains to the loss of Cape Town’s unique “fynbos” vegetation, is presented today to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment(AMCEN).
The Atlas, compiled on behalf of [...]
Kenya Launches Renewable Energy Blueprint
The Kenyan government has launched a blue print for promoting Kenya’s renewable energy sources while at the same time conserving non-renewable energy sources.
The Kenya Energy Sector Environment Program (KEEP) which was launched by six state corporations will promote efficient energy use and environmental conservation.
Speaking during the launch in Nairobi late Monday, Prime Minister Raila Odinga [...]
World Environment Day 2008 Guides the Global Public Towards Climate Neutrality
“Kick the CO2 Habit” – UNEP Says It May Be Easier Than You Think
Wellington/Nairobi, 5 June 2008 – Adopting a climate-friendly lifestyle needn’t require drastic changes or major sacrifices.
People in the developed world, as well as some rapidly developing countries and cities – from Manchester and Manhattan to Moscow and Mumbai – can start [...]
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