- United Nations Development Programme has declared its support for a four-day National Elders Cohesion Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya today at the Bomas of Kenya. The conference brings together over 300 selected elders from communities across the country seeking to discuss matters on national unity under the theme ‘One Nation, One People, One Destiny’ and is organised by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka said leaders have been warned against abdicating their responsibilities to fight for power. “Let us not lose sight of the fact that the world is watching how we will handle this process this time round. They are asking…

- David Lomuria The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation hits Sh1trillion mark in this trading session. Market capitalisation is the total value of the market, based on share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Market capitalisation currently stands at Sh1, 002,655m, an increase of 20% from Sh837.127m at the beginning of 2010. During yesterday’s session, Commercial and Services Sector moved 13.6m shares, 2.5m shares were traded in Financials, and Industrial & Allied Sector moved 924,000 shares. These trades accounted for 79.49%, 14.72% and 5.39% of the day’s traded volume respectively. The…

- Ecobank Kenya has received an additional funds injection of KES1.15bn from its parent company Ecobank Transnational Inc, bringing the total amount received within the last 12 months to KES2.3bn. Ecobank Kenya Managing Director, Tony Okpanachi said that the bank would utilize the additional funding to support business growth, broaden its IT infrastructure as well as increase its product portfolio to customers. ‘This is an indication that the Ecobank Group believes in the Kenyan market and that we are committed to offering quality and custom made financial solutions to our customers,” Tony Okpanachi said. Ecobank, which acquired the East African Building Society (EABS…

- The National Coordination Agency for Population and Development and Pathfinder International has announced that, Kenya has emerged the leader in making progress toward health and development goals, reducing child mortality, increasing schools attendance among youth, lengthening life expectancy and improving the economy. Speaking during an advocacy presentation for family planning in Nairobi early today, the NCAPD chief executive officer, Boniface K’Oyugi urged Kenyans should planning their families as it key in development. “Family planning is critical in linking the nation to the bigger development picture and vision 2030 realization,” said Boniface K’Oyugi. …

- China to Increase ties with University of Nairobi By David Lomuria The Chinese government will increase educational ties with University of Nairobi (UoN). This was revealed by the Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Deng Hong Bo, when he paid a courtesy call on the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George Magoha. The Ambassador has said that the Chinese embassy in Kenya attaches great importance in promoting educational exchanges between the Kenya and china besides strengthening existing relationship. Ambassador Hong Bo has however, underscored the importance of UoN networking with leading Chinese institutions of higher learning emphasizing that his office will play the neces…

- By David Lomuria Secondary school Student members of international climate challenge programme in Kenya have written a letter to president barrack obama asking him to use his position to initiate strategies to reduce carbon emissions ahead of his arrival to Copenhagen conference tomorrow amidst wrangles and talks coming to a stand still in Denmark. Happiness, Helen, Martin, and Vivek, ICC student concerned about the issues of climate change said in the letter that, they have recently seen an ecological footprint indicating that the USA contributes more than 20 times Kenya’s carbon emissions per person to the atmosphere and they therefore asked the USA president to take respons…

- 1000 Voices for Copenhagen’ - from Kenyan students Kenyan students now call upon the current generation of leaders to engage the youth in the fight against climate change in recognition of their right to participate in thoughtful dialogue on climate change even as the world leaders and lobby groups are working round the clock to strike a deal on climate change in the ongoing UN Copenhagen meeting. International Climate Challenge (ICC) programme, which works with secondary students in Kenya, UK, and India, to help them develop ideas and actions that tackle climate change launched, 1,000 Voices for Copenhagen initiative which has gathered thoughts and ideas from young people and…