Archive for September 13th, 2008
HIV/AIDS: Young Girls the New Bait for Kenyan Fishermen
Photo: Kenneth Ocuor/IRIN
Fishermen hold the key to the fish traders’ livelihoods
KISUMU, 12 September 2008 (PlusNews) – Dunga Beach, along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, erupts into activity when the boats bring in their catch. Female fishmongers scramble along the beach to buy fish, shouting themselves hoarse to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Thirteen Dead in Mandera Clashes Over Water
Photo: Neil Thomas/IRIN
The clash was over water
NAIROBI, 12 September 2008 (IRIN) – At least 13 people have been killed in inter-clan clashes over water in the north-eastern region of Mandera, a humanitarian official has said.
“The two clans clashed over the ownership of a borehole,” Titus Mung’ou of the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) [...]
