The AfricaNews articles of JOSEPHAT SIROR

  1. Kenya face climate change puzzle as world meets

    26-11-2010 05:46 door JOSEPHAT SIROR
    - BY JOSEPHAT SIROR NAIROBI, KENYA: As countries goes for yet another crucial environmental summit in Mexico next week, early doubts have been cast on the country’s readiness and ability to utilize a pie in climate change adaptation funds. According to a new report commissioned by an international Non-governmental organization (NGO)-Heinrich Boll Foundation, the country’s quest to be a climate-friendly state could be inevitable due to lack of dedicated policy frameworks. And with only a few days to the annual forum of Conference of Parties (COP16), Kenya will have little to report on its success in the bid to adapt the changing climate ten months after the signing of no…

  2. Jobless youth on edge of criminal outfits, new report finds

    15-11-2010 06:12 door JOSEPHAT SIROR
    - BY JOSEPHAT SIROR KENYA: The country risks an upsurge in social problems unless it takes advantage of available agricultural opportunities and resources to create jobs for increasing number of jobless youths, a new report has warned. The report jointly commissioned by Ministry of Youth Affairs and United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) cited potential economic opportunities in various constituencies across the country but highlighted problems faced by majority youths. Conducted by an independent firm, Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers (KENFAP), the report notes that rising number of youth graduating from colleges and the dwindling labour markets could driv…

  3. Minister fires back with a new dossier on corruption claims

    10-11-2010 07:07 door JOSEPHAT SIROR
    - BY JOSEPHAT SIROR Scandal accusations continue to filter the public court with fresh allegations uncovered on Tuesday by water minister, Charity Ngilu. The minister rebuffed earlier allegations leveled against her by immediate assistant minister in water ministry saying that they were based on ‘malice’ and’ witch-hunt.’ This followed corruption claims by Mr Mwangi Kiunjiri, who has vehemently maintained that the minister was responsible for graft that has lately rocked the water ministry. In his earlier claims presented to the government corruption ceasar, Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) and parliamentary committee on Land and Natural resources, Mr Kiu…