- Kenya Youth Congress members drawn from 11 Counties within Mau region congregated at Egerton University Theater Hall on 24th March 2012 to discuss on how to transform the region's economy through innovative leadership, conserving the natural resources as well as building peace among the ethnic communities through networking. Nakuru County Congress Forum commenced under the theme of Building a Sustainable Peaceful Future, a Catalyst to Growth and Development. It aimed at creating a framework that will address the challenges faced by Mau settlers such as health, food security, agriculture, industrialization and innovation as they strive to create a stable economy. The congress…

- (Gravieks 1998) describes Youth empowerment as an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including youth and adults. In today’s economies Youth empowerment is often addressed as a gateway to intergenerational equity, civic engagement and democracy building. Many local, state, provincial, regional, national, and international government agencies and nonprofit community-based organizations provide programs centered on youth empowerment. Activities involved therein may focus on youth-led media, youth rights, youth councils, youth…

- Kigali has summoned South Africa's ambassador to voice concern over the probe into the shooting last month in Johannesburg of a Rwandan general, Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo told AFP late Tuesday. Dissident Rwandan general Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa survived an assassination attempt in South Africa on June 19 which his wife and some opposition media in Rwanda have blamed on President Paul Kagame's regime. "I have summoned the South African ambassador (Gladstone Dumisani Gwadiso) on Tuesday to convey the concern of the Rwandan government over the way the investigation is carried out," Mushikiwabo said. "Some insinuations emanating from official circles…

- Police officers in Kenya, will get a pay increase this July, which is part of a three-year implementation program of reforms aimed at boosting their morale. Internal Security Minister Professor George Saitoti told a media conference on Wednesday that the Regular, Administration and Prison officers would get a 28 percent pay increase in the first phase. This will see the lowers grade officers at all levels take home ksh 34000 per month ($500 p.m )by 2012. The move comes at time when Kenya is busy doing police reforms so as to meet the standard as well change the public perceptions of police units as incapable and most corrupt institution in the country.

A police constable Edward Kirui accused of killing two demonstrators in Kisumu during the 2008 post-election violence has been acquitted. High Court judge Fred Ochieng on Monday ruled that the bullets found in the victims' bodies did not match the gun used by Kirui hence his innocence. - It emerged that the police had submitted for ballistics tests a different firearm from the one that was used to shoot the two. Kirui had been charged with killing Ismail Chacha and William Onyango at Kondele market in Kisumu, on January 16 2008. Though the prosecution proved to court that there was shooting in Kondele by producing a video the court heard that it was unable to identify the police of…

A man from Nyamira has confessed killing four women in Rift valley and Nyanza provinces in Kenya. He was arrested in Kaplong town, Sotik, while apparently on the run after killing a woman lodging in Keroka town, Nyamira District, some 45km away. - The shock hit's the wave days after the self-confessed serial killer Philip Onyancha was arraigned before court to answer to murder changers. Local media reports indicate that early that morning, police in Keroka had received a report of the death of Davina Amenya, 19, who was found in a room at Obomo Obomo lodging, with her throat slit. Police said the man not only claimed to have killed Amenya, but that she was his fourth victim. &quo…

Three people have been arrested and are being questioned over possible links to Sunday's grenade attack at Uhuru Park, Kenya, where six people were killed and more than 100 others wounded, police said. A senior police officer involved in the investigation said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after detectives traced one of them via mobile phone communication data. - “A text message sent by one of them led us to the others, but we don’t need to go into those details,” the officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said. “The most important thing is that we have suspects in custody and they are helping us a lot.” He said the suspects were…

- Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus, both suspected of having committed war crimes in Darfur, Sudan, arrived voluntarily on June 17 at the International Criminal Court," a statement said. Two Sudan rebel leaders surrendered to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer to accusations of war crimes in Darfur, the court said. The rebel commanders will now face justice. Their attack on the Haskanita African Union camp in 2007 caused the death of 12 African Union peacekeepers and worsened the plight of the thousands of civilians they came to help by leaving them without protection. The United Nations says more than 300,000 people have been k…

Two Somali soccer fans have been killed by Islamic militants after being caught watching World Cup matches on TV. A further 30 people were arrested by the group, which has imposed a strict version of Islam in the areas it controls in southern and central Somalia, BBC reported. - Witnesses said the militiamen stormed two private homes Sunday night in the town of Afgoye, near the Somali capital, while the fans watched the Germany-Australia game. The militiamen were members of the Hizbul Islam group. Hizbul Islam, just like its ally, the al-Qaida linked al-Shabab group, has imposed a strict version of Islam in the areas they control in southern and central Somalia. For example, in April, …

- by philip kagia Over the absurd happenings of the serial killer Kenyans police chiefs have been to a meeting by the internal security minister prof George Saitoti to discuss the among them the budget allocation in just recent read budget by finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta which they complained being too minimal taking into account what they had demand to make necessary reforms. Public out cry claimed that philip Onyancha acts would have been stopped event with elementary detective work as police ignored clues that were presented to them which would have lead to the killer being apprehended long way before june 2. The incident has stained the image of security forces due to glaring…

A 13-year-old great granddaughter of Nelson Mandela died in a car crash after leaving a musical concert on Thursday ahead of the 2010 World Cup kick-off in South Africa. - A statement from the Nelson Mandela Foundation said Zenani Mandela was traveling in a car returning from the World Cup Kick-Off Concert at Orlando Stadium when the accident occurred. Also in the vehicle was Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who according to report sustained minor injured and was taken to a hospital near the Johannesburg city centre. Zenani was the grand-daughter of Zindzi Mandela, Nelson and Winnie's daughter and celebrated her 13th birthday on June 9. The police are investigatin…

- by philip kagia Kenya Tourism Federation-KTF- which is the umbrella body of tourism organizations will now access information from the UNWTO on best practices to help promote accessible and competitive tourism. The move is seen to be the first Kenyan private sector tourism agency to join the organization.The announcement was done during the just concluded 88th session of the UNWTO Executive Council in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina. In the session Kenya presented its bid to host the 90th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council meeting next year as the current Tourism Minister Najib Balala is the First Vice Chairman of the UNWTO Executive Council. The Council meets twice a year and is c…

- by philip kagia Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the cult of Devil Worship in Kenya has established that devil worship does exist in the country. "All the people who confessed to have been involved in devil worship live, work or study in different parts of Kenya and belong to various ethnic groups," the report said.The chairperson of the commission Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima indicated that some of the symbols included a horned hand, the swastika, the upside down pentagram with a goat head sign, Satan's international symbol of pride; human skulls, figure 666, the snake, scorpion and magic of witchcraft, among other. The report is in the lime light after the…

- BY PHILIP KAGIA Kenya Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta has presented the Sh977bn Budget in Parliament that has seen increased funding to projects at the grassroots with the Education, Energy, Agriculture and Roads Ministries the major beneficiaries. Its was first time in Kenya since independence the president to skip such an important occasion as he had held an emergence cabinet meeting before heading to south Africa for the official opening on 2010 Fifa world cup. According to economic pundits they claim that its one of the most ambitions budget ever in history of Kenya.In his budget speech, Uhuru spelt out a raft of measures that will spur economic growth.The minister moved to remo…

- Kenya National commission of Human Rights (KNCHR) Vice Chairman Omar Hassan resigns from the post but says he will continue being a commissioner. Omar's resignation comes at time when the rights body is about to release its report on the On the brink of a precipice: A human rights account of Kenya's 2007 post poll violence in which it implicated about 200 suspects to the chaos that left 1,133 people dead and a further 650,000 uprooted from their homes. Although Mr Omar does don't cite the allegations made about the leakage of witness protection information as the prime reason for him to call it a day ,His boss wants him to face disciplinary measures for taking the leaks…

Kenya has signed the Nile Basin Agreement that was boycotted by Sudan and Egypt. The east African nation becomes the fifth country out of nine to sign the Cooperative Framework Agreement. - Kenya’s Water and Irrigation Minister Charity Ngilu initialed on behalf of the government on Wednesday. Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda had appended their signatures on May 14 in Entebbe when it was first opened for signatures. The document will remain open for signature for a period of one year until May 13, 2011. Ms Ngilu dismissed threats by Egypt to talk donors out of financing projects along the river Nile. She said: “It has been a long journey. “The Nile Basin nego…

- by philip kagia Teachers services commission (TSC)has banned teachers from furthering their studies.Micheal Mwangi a local listener of hot96 Fm that had carried the story on its breakfast show claimed that the decision by (tsc) was not fair considering the fact that learning never stops regardless of ones age.Mwangi reiterated high professionalism befits the standards of education and better learning. In a new development the Kenya national union of teachers (knut) has threated to call on a strike if the ban is not lifted. The Union of Teachers secretary-general, Lawrence Majali addressing a press conferences said the move was aimed at avoiding promotion because when the teacher…

- BY PHILIP KAGIA The vernacular radio stations ought to be "guided" as the country gears for a referendum on the draft law scheduled for August, the government has said.Information assistant minister Dhadho Godhana said on Wednesday that unless the stations stick to professional standards, another round of post-poll chaos will be witnessed, not only at the referendum, but also in the run-up to the 2012 elections. leading vernacular radio fm in Kenya include inooro fm that broadcast in kikuyu,ramogi fm broadcast in luo,chamgei fm broadcast in kalenjin,mulembe,egesa,muuga,musiya among others all owned by sk macharia,kameme fm by lucy kimotho and kass fm that was in troble after po…

- by philip kagia President Mwai Kibaki and his counter part Prime minister Raila Odinga over the the threat issued by churches who want the referendum post posted to build consensus ahead of the voting exercise that is settled for July.Christians faithfuls have vowed to mobilize themselves considering that majority of Kenyans belong to the Christianity brackets as they are calling for the amendment and inclusion of khadhi courts,the clause on abortion in the drafts. The debate has drawn sharp criticism across the divide causing panic between president and Pm who thrown all their weight behind the draft.The meeting at Harambee house is yet to announce any agreement arrived by the two g…

- by philip kagia Kenyan athletes have emerged as the leading brand ambassadors and source of national pride, a study shows.On the whole, 67 per cent of Kenyans are proud of their country according to the study by SBO Research.however, Kenyans around 10% still got negative attitude towards Kenya as thousand of youths are unemployed,with corruption at38%, on increase the electorate got no trust with the government.AS media rates high in attributes integrity ,honest and trust at 56% as police and politicians take the latter pie. According to Ms Oneya,role of Kenyan athletes in promoting brand Kenya is receiving standing ovation as young people have started to admire their lifestyle and fa…

Public university staff in Kenya called off an intended strike slated for Thursday following negotiations brokered by Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The government resolved that the last installment of the outstanding payments of $25,913,449 will be provided in July 2010. - The Secretary General of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) Professor Muga K’olale who was accompanied by union officials urged the government to honour the commitment to pay. Finance PS Joseph Kinyua presented a signed letter to his Higher education counterpart Professor Crispus Kiamba committing the government to pay the last instalment of 2008/09-2009/10 financial year’s collective bargaining agree…

- In the woke of eater Monday in Kenya, reports of a young woman body which had been raped was recovered in Nairobi’s Riruta Satellite estate,the decease was walking to the market to buy milk that she vendors to the locals in the wee hour of the morning only for passer by to report to the husband who is a causal laborer that they have found his wifes body dumped on the roadside.The harsh news hit hard the middle aged man who is now widowed with a baby barely 5years old.Angrily resident engaged the security offices as they refuted them to carry the body as they claimed that they had to first let their area member of parliament Ms Beth Mugo know of the impediment that befall them. This…

- Public University lecturers and support staff have officially called on a strike county wide demanding salaries increment.The strike comes at time when Kenya is in a heated debate on the new draft constitution amidst crashing economy from the post poll violence that rocked the country.Although pundits assert that the country is in the road to recovery and are excepting a 3% growth rate millions of Kenyans leave under a dollar a day.In spite of these the political class go home with hefty accounts leading to the questions from the knowledge custodians if they deserver the offer with one member parliament earning 1milion Kenya shilling. According university academic staff union (uasu)the st…