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Diary of a gay Kenyan

Odegle Nyang

  • Great waste of our time dear shepherds!

    Posted: July 3, 2009, 2:45 am by odegle
    Each time i see our men and women of the pulpit call a press conference or invite the media to cover their blame of the political leaders for the problems we have, i simply switch off or change channels. Indeed each time i see these people am acutely reminded of everything that has gone wrong with our society. These men and women are the strongest reminder of the collective failure of our people to create a nation. They remind me everyday of my anger and hopelessness that even though almost each of the mainstream churches has celebrated a century of mission work in the country, they have failed to make our people see themselves as one and that our individual and collective difference in language, tradition and culture threaten us so much that we can never trust one another.

    Yet every time its convenient, they come together and incite us to action. which action they know for sure that they are not ready to help us see to the end.

    But my disdain of these people did not come yesterday, it did not even come last year when they burried their heads in the sand if not openly supporting their tribesmen and proding them to further negative action. it did not even come in 2007 when certain bishops openly took partisan or should we say tribal positions on every single issue.

    my frustration started in 1997 when i first realised that all was lose talk. that at the bottom of it they teach us to love our neighbours but in reality they mean our selves and those who speak a language we understand.

    These days they keep on blaming the politicians for not giving direction and not uniting the country. today they really do blame Raila and Kibaki for all the failures and they call all MPs to resign and seek fresh mandate. They conveniently forget that they have had longer time to unite the country, they have longer reach since they represent the most devine power. they even dont have our mandate but they have our unquestioning loyalty and faith. But how have they used all these opportunities? more than 100 years. they have failed on one single supreme law of the Lord they serve and vicar. that of loving the Lord with all your heart sould and mind and loving your neighbour as you love yourself.

    The men of the pulpit have never approached me for my signature to complain about the govt. but for sure should any one of them bother, i will do them a great favor and tear into pieces even the papers which alread have other such wasted signatures.

AWF Blog

  • Member…with benefits!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:03 am by admin

    “Hi, Erin! I recently donated to AWF and would like to know if there any benefits that come with my donation.” –Chris, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.

    First, thank you Chris for your generous support of AWF. You are officially now an AWF member! Everyone who donates $15 or more automatically becomes a member.

    Your membership will last for 12 months and is chock full of great benefits. For starters, you will receive our quarterly newsletter, African Wildlife News (AWN). This beautiful, four-color newsletter informs our supporters about AWF programs (recent stories covered Dr. Bernard Kissui’s lion collaring project, Alfred Kikoti’s development of the Kilimanjaro Elephant Research Project, our partnership with Endangered Species Chocolate, and much more). At the end of every issue of AWN, there is a special section titled Wildlife Watch that spotlights a particular African species (that’s my favorite section, by the way). If you have never seen an issue of AWN, you may access past issues on our website.

    This year's AWF wall calendar celebrates the Year of the Gorilla and features many never-before-seen photos of the magnificent species. © AWF

    In addition to AWN (which mails four times a year), members receive our annual wall calendar featuring 12 magnificent African species – one per month (this year we did a special one-species issue on mountain gorillas in honor of the UN’s “Year of the Gorilla” campaign), get discounts of 10% on most merchandise in our online store, and receive notifications about AWF events in their area.  Members can opt to receive news updates regarding African wildlife by signing up at our website.

    Of course, the greatest benefit of supporting AWF is the impact you are having on conserving the wildlife and wild lands of Africa.  Thanks again for supporting us!

    To learn about other ways to help AWF, please feel free to visit us here.

    Wait!  Before You Go . . .
    As previously mentioned, 2009 is  the Year of the Gorilla.  To honor this amazing species, AWF has dedicated its 2009-2010 16-month calendar to this imperiled great ape.  To order your copy today, CLICK HERE, or call, toll-free, 1-888-494-5354.

Rafiki Kenya

  • Send an SMS to Obama

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:35 pm
    Starting Friday, July 3rd, you are invited to send an SMS to US President Barack Obama with your questions and comments in advance of his visit to Africa.

    Those who respond early will receive SMS highlights from his speech in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday, July 11th. This service is available in both English and French. President Obama will directly answer selected questions through local radio broadcasts in Africa.

    To send an SMS to Obama, from anywhere in Africa, simply text 'English' or 'French' to +61418601934. If you do not receive a confirmation of your enrollment within 10 minutes, please send again to +45609910343. For Kenya use short code 5683, for Ghana use short code 1731, for Nigeria use short code 32969 and for South Africa use short code 31958. Capacity is limited so please text right away.

    Kenyans, please note that these numbers can not be used for 'flashing' or 'please call me' and there are some charges involved in sending an SMS. 

    Kenyans are also still in the process of acquiring the same kind of numbers for President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

the-undergraduate

  • Glass half full

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 10:48 pm
    Today was AWESOME
    Poetry over lunch is definately something id like to try again
    Spag top,shorts and heels on a cold day....hmmm....brrrrr....in my defence it was quite warm when i left home and this town needs to ease up on the crazy weather lol!

    Got my diploma in advanced driving and a certificate in first aid and mechanics which is like suck a joke lol!But hey,thats not to say i dont deserve them...i can drive,i can change tires(in theory),i know first aid....CPR :)

    >random segway...after a google run turns out fear of eating in public is real
    uninspired to write...l8ters

Martyns in Africa

  • celebrating 6 years!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 8:23 pm by Taylor
    We celebrated our 6th anniversary in style here in Malakal. Thanks to our great team mates and their creativity we celebrated in the style of the main tribe in the area. We also had the chance to hop on the motorbike and head into town for a lunch date while another team mate watched Avery [...]

  • Whew, we are back to healthy!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 8:13 pm by Taylor
    Apologies are in order for our silence. More updates will be coming soon. Avery had round 2 of some sort of stomach bug. She is getting better and we are grateful for not having to clean up any more messes, for now. Thank you all for your prayers, we sure do need them!

Kenya Imagine

Career Point Kenya

  • Internship In Kenya: Information science nterns Needed

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 7:40 pm by Advertise jobs
    Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information.

    Verve is looking for Information sciences interns who will work with our various industry teams.

    Requirements

    A higher diploma/ degree in information sciences.
    Typing speed over 40 wpm
    If you feel you have what it takes send you application and resume to interns@verveko.com

    Applications to reach not later than 15th July ‘09


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Rugby in Kenya

  • Weekly Ramble

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 7:16 pm by DataMiner
    Now that the dust has settled and we're in our normal stride, I think it is time to sit back and take stock of what we are, where we are, and where we want to be. Two posts by Ruggerbug come to mind here. You can review them here and here. We have had a largely successful season so far, by our standards. We have successfully hosted the Junior World Rugby Trophy and the Safari Sevens. That is

Burning Questions - The FeedBurner Weblog

  • Happiness is more subject in your subject line.

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:37 pm
    If a certain lack of variety has weighed on the format of your day-to-day, feed-to-email deliveries, things are looking up at last. Recent advances in dollar-sign technology have brought some strange and fascinating new capabilities to the Email Branding section of FeedBurner's Email Subscriptions feature. Read on, ostensibly for the many useful pictures and descriptions, but really for the danger and excitement only a new checkbox can bring.

    First, sign in to your Google Account on FeedBurner and then click your feed's title, then Publicize > Email Subscriptions > Email Branding.



    Always want to feature the title of the latest post in your subject line? Just put ${latestItemTitle} in the Email Subject/Title textbox:



    Do you often have more than one post per day? You can help your readers uncover exactly how many new missives you've got planned for them in each update. Check the "Change Subject…" box and reveal a secondary subject line to use when 2 or more feed posts are delivered in a single email.
    Remember, good subject lines command attention in crowded inboxes.



    Behold! The mythical "almost empty" inbox. But in this case, the most recent post's subject line, thanks to ${latestItemTitle}, is right in this FeedBurner-delivered email, shining through.


    Have fun with this new feature, but please note that ${pithyRetort}, ${iambicPentameter}, and ${heartfeltApology} are not yet supported.

    Posted by Paul Darga and Matt Shobe, FeedBurner Team

Mshairi

  • Long before

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:35 pm by Amani
    The resolve in my heart was…..has been steadfast……. Forged in time ……..long before i laid eyes on you…… Long before our first walk together….long before the words escaped my lips….. If you wonder why i look at you with childish abandon…… Why i do not get upset…… My eyes had seen all the wrong that would come……. Still the resolve to see [...]

AWF Blog

  • Whisker Patterns, Lion Mating, and the Missing Cubs

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 5:29 pm by admin

    I’m pleased to note that the Tarangire Lion project has some additional help this summer–Rae Wynn-Grant, a master’s candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Here she tells about her experiences in the field so far.

    My first two weeks of lion tracking with the Tarangire Lion Project team has been exciting beyond anything I could have imagined as well as hugely enriching to my education in wildlife ecology.  Each day after a breakfast of chai and homemade bread, we’ve left camp at sunrise to check on our first pride, spending the entire day – often past sunset – driving both within and outside of Tarangire National Park boundaries looking for these amazing creatures.

    This is a picture of main camp -- it's quite comfortable! © AWF

    Working with the team, I’ve learned how to identify a lion based on distinct marks on the ears and the pattern of dots above the whisker lines that are unique to each individual.  The team has taught me how to estimate a lion’s age from the amount of pink or black skin present on the nose, and I’ve even begun to understand the different migratory patterns of the prides.  Every encounter with one of the lion prides is new and different and is always worth the hours of driving off-road, swatting tse-tse flies, and sweating in the hot sun that undoubtedly constitutes a typical day of lion tracking.

    This particular morning, our team headed out in the AWF Land Rover with lion tracking gear in tow (large metal antenna and a radio to pick up signals of nearby prides).  At what felt like the very beginning of our hunt we picked up a faint signal of the pride Altapiano, a pride that often stays within park boundaries, especially during the dry season when water resources are scarce in other parts of the Maasai Steppe.  Tracking them through the bush, we finally found our collared female, Celestine, a mature lioness with a beautiful tan coat of fur and a dark nose, just off of one of the dirt roads that winds through the park.  Relaxing under one of Tarangire’s famous Baobab trees, she was joined by a male with a full, dark mane and matching fur on his tail.

    This is not Celestine but another collared lioness. I hope to photograph Celestine soon. © AWF

    We parked the car a safe distance from the pair and observed their behavior while also using the AWF’s collection of lion identification cards to see if Celestine’s male friend was new to the pride.

    While we watched and waited, the pair approached each other, preparing to mate.  This was surprising, as Celestine recently gave birth to two cubs within the last two months.  In the last few weeks of tracking Celestine and the Altapiano pride, the team had not acquired any visual clues to the whereabouts of the cubs, who normally wouldn’t be far from their mother.  This information along with the willingness of Celestine to mate again gave us the sense that perhaps this new male lion had killed her cubs in an act of infanticide.

    It wasn’t long before Celestine and her partner became annoyed with our intrusion. Both animals looked our way and growled.  We made note of the GPS location, drew a sketch of the whisker pattern of the new male, took some pictures for further identification and respectfully drove off to leave the pair in peace.

    Here's Bernard taking notes -- he has been a great mentor. © AWF

    The Tarangire Lion Project Team is an excellent group of Tanzanian researchers doing great work that requires diligence, patience, and lots of skill.  As a visiting American student, I am honored to be a part of this project and will return to the U.S. with a much broader and richer understanding of general Tanzanian conservation issues, and specifically lion behavior in the Maasai Steppe region of the country.  Bernard Kissui and the rest of the team have been absolutely warm and welcoming to me, and I am truly having an unforgettable experience.

The Mimi Project

  • I forget sometimes

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 5:13 pm by 06mickey
    Sometimes I forget And sometimes it really doesn’t feel like me I want out This is not how people know me Is this really me? Or am I just seeking for attention Is this why it all began in the first place? Sometimes I forget So should I? Should I pull back? Get rid of it all? Forget the right thing. Just tell me coz Sometimes I forget. Will [...]

Wilde Yearnings

  • Wilde B Pimpin'

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 4:18 pm by Wildeyearnings

    You know those days at work when you just don't feel like working but have to look like you're working?.. sounds familiar anyone.

    For those days, I present one of the most interesting sites. FML ( Fuck My Life). Check it out. It's hilarious.

    Warning: Will make you laugh out loud (for realz), so if you have a boring job- it might look suspicious if you're constantly guffawing.

    Some of my favorites:

    Today I logged into my facebook account and saw that one of my friend's was listed as being 'in a relationship'. I was happy for her so I clicked the 'Like' button. Then I went to her page to see who her new boyfriend was. It was my boyfriend. FML

    Today my girlfriend and I were about to have sex when she asked me to " do that thing which we did yesterday'. We haven't had sex in 6 days. FML

    Today I walked into the bathroom and found my sister cleaning her vibrator. With my toothbrush. FML

    Today I saw a drunk guy hitting on a girl sitting alone at the bar. She insisted her boyfriend was there but he didn't relent. So I went over to help her by putting my arm around her. The drunk guy walked off but then I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was her boyfriend. He broke my arm. FML

    Today my mom asked me to stop using her lotion for masturbation. I asked her how she knew. She replied with "Ever since we put the camera in the living room for burglars, where you happen to watch your porn'. FML



    If you think your life is bad, a few minutes on this website should cheer you up. :)

    Lovely weekend folks.

She Blossoms...

  • Kenyaimagine – Mental Health Care in Kenya; The odds…

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:59 pm by Juliet Maruru
    Every Kenyan talks about counselling needs whenever tragedy occurs, but when they seek these services in our public hospitals, they end up getting a raw deal. Many of the so-called counsellors have no qualifications to carry out this demanding job. Additionally, many counsellors do not appreciate their roles on the frontlines of the war against mental [...]

  • Slumber Party

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:31 pm by Juliet Maruru
    It is official, I hate all-girl slumber parties. Sure I love to blog and post online stuff about me that no one in particular wants to know about. But I hate to sit around with too many girls, too much wine, very likely chocolate and topics that revolve around the ‘men’ in our lives. Now where would [...]

SCI-CULTURA

  • Afro-Culture Quick Hits

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:06 pm by sci-culturist
    I know, I know, I haven’t blogged on here in a month and it’s too easy to blame it on Twitter, as micro-blogging is so much easier and quicker, but life has also been a little hectic, with changing of jobs, location and what not. I’m in Nairobi for ‘a little while longer’, but will [...]

Rugby in Kenya

  • Breaking News: Kenya 15's Team to Morocco Named

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:06 pm by DataMiner
    This is directly from the KRFU Press Release.The following is the Kenya 15s Team that will represent the country at this year’s Confederation of Africa Rugby Trophy tournament to be held in Casablanca, Morocco from Wednesday 8th July – Saturday 11th July 2009.The team is due to depart on Sunday 5th July 2009 at 1500hrs and return on Monday 13th July 2009.1. Vincent Ongera - Kenya Harlequin FC

Kenyantykoon's Blog

  • my new girlfriend

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:46 pm by kenyantykoon
    I havent been blogging for a week now and believe me it really hurts…particularly when  look at my blog stats. Its like i’ve just registered the blog!! or being hit by a brick! But not to worry, am back and am bad!!! The reason it that my prized acer laptop had been attacked by viruses. Most of  the [...]

Diary of a gay Kenyan

Career Point Kenya

  • VSF-BELGIUM NGO CAREER JOB: COMMUNITY MOBILISER AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CAREER IN KENYA

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:16 pm by Advertise jobs
    VSF-BELGIUM is an NGO working with disadvantaged communities to increase their standard of living and improve food security through improved animal health and animal production. In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, training centers for mid-level animal health workers and sustainable natural resource utilisation.

    Position Title: COMMUNITY MOBILISER AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
    Duty Station Lodwar, Kenya
    Duration: 1 year, (renewable)
    Deadline For Application: 16/07//2009
    Availability: August 2009

    ROLE
    1. Lead in Community organizing for action in Livestock based livelihoods among the pastoralist in Turkana, Pokot and
    Samburu and work with Community associations (VICOBA, PFS, CAHWs and VLUPC/ABCD groups) in stimulating action towards drought
    preparedness and to cause and implement change in the livelihoods of poor pastoralist in the region.
    2. Lead in designing and implementing statements that stimulates, encourages, and train to facilitate community participation in
    activities aimed at mitigating the impacts of drought related, water stress in Turkana South District.

    MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Map traditional water sources together with the community.
    • Assess and actively participate in the identification of local community water needs and design sustainable strategy to increase
    water access to all.
    • Design community based water-stress coping mechanism and early warning systems.
    • Carry out mobilization and awareness raising campaigns during project implementation.
    • Build partner capacity, to play various roles in project implementation
    • Take part in training project beneficiaries (WUAs) with a view to ensure long term sustainability.
    • Monitor progress of water committees and develop strategies to support their capacities.
    • Create sustainable strategic linkage aimed at enabling the local communities to mobilize local resources and also access further
    sounding for sustainable mitigation efforts.
    • Develop and implement practice and participatory response to drought challenges
    • Prepare projects reports and document lessons learnt in the project for information sharing.
    • Participate in project monitoring and evaluation.

    Essential or MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
    Education
    • Diploma level as a social worker, range resource management, Community development or related discipline.
    Knowledge and experience
    • Minimum 3years experience in Water resources development in the rangelands of East Africa.
    • Minimum 3 years experience in the field working with rural communities (preferably with an NGO) in the capacity of a
    community mobiliser / trainer / facilitator.
    • Experience or demonstrated ability working with women groups or sensitive to the needs, priorities and rights of women and the
    disadvantaged within the communities.
    • Experience in dealing with water management and public health issues is desirable.
    • Experience and understanding of community mobilization in relation to water, sanitation and health promotion activities
    • Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity into programme design, implementation, monitoring and participatory
    learning techniques
    • Minimum 2 years experience in Pasture management and conflict mitigation in the pastoralists systems.
    • Minimum 2 years experience in Land use planning among pastoral communities.
    • Working Knowledge on participatory methodologies of empowerment of communities in natural resources utilization
    • Knowledge in Community based approaches in development
    • Be fully conversant with the Ugandan land laws
    Skills
    • Assessment, analytical, planning skills, diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills.
    • Strong interpersonal, writing and communication skills.
    • Ability to work independently and meet deadlines, work under pressure in response to changing needs.
    • Fluency in written and spoken English, fluency in Ng’aturkana would an added advantage
    Attitudes
    • Team player and flexible
    • Attentive to detail
    • Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF-B
    • Display of intercultural sensitivity and respect in dealing with others
    • Affinity for NGO work in general
    • Willingness to travel on short notice and frequent visits to the field, Turkana, Pokot, Samburu and the Regional Office Nairobi)

    DESIRABLE requirements
    • Local languages of the region
    • Three years experience of working in the Kenyan ASAL region

    Please send your application letter, CV and list of 3 references by e-mail (reference ‘’Community Mobiliser and Development Officer ”) on or
    before 16/07/2009 to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke

    ‘Those who had applied earlier should not re-apply’.
    This vacancy is open to male and female candidates. Applications from Kenya nationals and qualified women candidates are encouraged.
    Only short listed candidates will be contacted. For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org


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  • Young Managers In Kenya; Is There A Future?

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:12 pm by Advertise jobs
    Kenya’s corporate sector has been the scene of brisk revolving door activity this past year as boardroom suites and C-suite executives move in and out of company boards and top tier management positions respectively. This has especially been the case for Kenya’s younger generation of chief executives.

    The recent departure of at least seven young executives from leading companies has reignited debate over whether a conflict of generations is simmering just below the surface and boiling over in the exit of the younger generation.

    Management experts beg to differ, arguing that the high turnover of young executives from companies whose boards are dominated by significantly older directors may well be driven by generational differences around decision making, strategic outlook or execution of strategy.
    Recent reshuffles have seen Wanjiku Mugane leave the board of East African Breweries Limited barely a month ago.

    Months later, Mr Mugo Kibati quit as the group CEO of East African Cables after a high profile successful run at the company.

    In October, Mr Peter Mwangi unexpectedly resigned from his position as managing director of Centum Investment, one of the oldest and largest investment companies in the country.
    The 39- year- old engineer joined the Nairobi Stock Exchange a month later as CEO, replacing yet another young executive, Mr Chris Mwebesa, who moved to head CfC Stanbic Financial Services.

    In December, Mr Paul Kavuma quit as the head of private equity at Actis East Africa.
    Boardroom politics

    Management experts predict that more changes are in the offing especially given the current weakened state of the economy.

    “Generational conflicts are so real in boardrooms,” says Dr Caesar Mwangi, the managing director at listed agricultural firm Sasini. According to Ms Mugane, who insists she quit the two high profile board positions for personal reasons not due to her older colleagues, “board dynamics have a lot to do with the experience one has and not necessarily age differences.”
    A slow down in earnings in the wake of the weakened economy is also increasingly placing executives and their boards on a collision path, raising the prospect of fallouts that will see a number of CEOs bowing out voluntarily or being dismissed.

    Some board sources support management experts in their assertion that generational conflict, board politics and shareholder pressure are the key reasons directors and chief executives are being forced out.

    “You need creative tensions in boards and these need not necessarily have to lead to conflict,” said Mr Kibati, who is now heading Miliki Ventures, a private equity firm.
    “Differences will always occur due to differences in backgrounds, experience and age. Different people bring varying perspectives into the board.”

    “Pressure for good governance is forcing boards to be more professional leading to younger more educated executives entering boardrooms on their professional strength,” says Dr Jennifer Riria, chief executive of the Kenya Women Finance Trust.

    Companies themselves have tried to draw from a wider pool of candidates and boards are increasingly becoming more demographically and professionally diverse.

    An analysis of 40 leading global companies showed that only 15 have executives from emerging markets on their boards, just marginally greater than in 2003, despite the rising importance of these markets.

    “On the other hand,” says the report, “there has been progress in terms of gender diversity on the boards of retail and consumer companies globally.”

    “In 2003, nine out of the 40 companies did not have female presence on the board. There has therefore been a corresponding increase in pressure on CEOs to deliver on key measures of success.

    Institutional-investor pressure in particular has intensified, forcing management to show results in the increasingly competitive environment wrought by globalisation.


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  • International Hotel Vacancies In Kenya

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:54 pm by Advertise jobs
    We are looking for candidates with flair, natural service attitude and desire to go that extra mile for a 5 Star International Luxury Hotel outside the Country for: Very attractive salaries are being offered for above positions

    • Front Office Personnel
    • Guest Relation Officers
    • Reservation Agents
    • Concierge
    • Doormen
    • Porters
    • Head Chefs & Assistants
    • Chef de Partie
    • Demi Chef
    • Sous Chefs
    • Commis chefs
    • Restaurant Supervisors
    • Restaurant Waiter/
    Waitresses
    • Bartenders
    • Hostesses
    • Cashiers
    • Kitchen Stewards
    • Housekeeping Team
    leaders
    • Room Attendants
    • Laundry Coordinators
    • Lifeguards

    Benefits include - Accommodation, Transport, Medical Insurance, Air Passage & Visa.
    Only qualified staff with over two years experience in 5 Star Hotels may apply.

    If you are interested in joining the team, please call during OFFICE HOURS & WEEK DAYS ONLY. Telephone Numbers 0724 – 843404 or 0725 541516 to get directions to where you
    may come for screening for interview.

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  • Earn For Reading SMS

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:50 pm by Advertise jobs
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bankelele

  • No SWAG from Safaricom

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:30 pm by bankelele
    There will be no SWAG from Safaricom at their annual general meeting that will be held on August 19 - so the company boldly proclaimed in a media briefing on Wednesday.

    Even while projecting that just 30,000 of their 830,000 shareholders to turn up, the company budgeted a total Kshs. 352 million (~$4.5 million for the event) which they cite as being too expensive. They even have compared the cost of the day’s events to be the equivalent to one month of all their leases, of 1 ½ months worth of administrative expenses – all channeled to a one day event!



    Yet two things are clear:

    1. Much of the burden is regulatory: They estimate it will cost Kshs. 240 million to print and circulate an annual report (Co-Op Bank, the most recent listed company has a 150 page report). Dividend will be distributed to shareholders, and they estimate that it would Kshs. 73 million to send these by EFT to a fraction of investors. Truth is most dividends and paid by cheque, very few by EFT.

    2. SWAG generosity is not that expensive (but these are tough times): Kshs. 40 million for shirts, lunch, caps, and umbrellas is not much money for the company to spend, even if they don't provide transport to the venue (about 10 kilometers from town) . However these are cost-cutting times even at the largest companies. A few years ago, Nation Media Group (NMG) would hire buses to take their shareholders to their Nation AGM at their premises (beyond Jomo Kenyatta Airport) where they’d would have lunch and get some SWAG items. This year's event was at KICC in the middle of town (no transport costs) and shareholders only got copies of newspapers with their buffet lunch.

    For Safaricom to take a harsh stance on SWAG is rather cold unless the directors and manager also adopt a similarly Spartan lifestyle e.g. no water for directors at the meeting and no breakfast /giveaways for media and institutional investors when they announce quarterly results. Still I expect a few thousand shareholders to turn up, not believing that there will be no SWAG

    Hi Tech Cost Cutting: Safaricom is combating the high cost of annual general meetings and investor relations through technology

    1. Annual reports will be downloaded from their website, which is probably the best in Kenya among NSE listed firms in terms of communicating with shareholders. It is updated constantly, even on the same day with CEO briefs to media and institutional investors.

    2. Use M-Pesa to pay dividend. Odds are that most of their local 830,000 shareholders are also their (13 million +) customers; many will not have bought shares since the IPO – meaning their dividend cheques are perhaps just 20 shillings $0.25), so by employing M-pesa this will be a much cheaper channel than cutting and posting cheques for such small amounts.

    The logistics of doing this are quire significant, it will involve partnering with the company registrar, perhaps the central depository settlement corporation (CDSC), and M-Pesa agents, to ensure each person gets their 10% dividend payment in the correct formula (a reversal will be a nightmare). Once this is done it will be an eye-opener for some of the other companies with large shareholder bases +50,000 including Kengen, KCB , Kenya Re , Mumias , Co-operative Bank and Kenya Airways who had a their loss-making year in a decade.

    Other Development: The media release media release (PDF) also mentioned two recent developments at Safaricom:

    1. Investor road show where they visited institutional and fund investors and talked in detail about the company in London (T Rowe Price, Genesis Investment, Charlemagne Capital, Marshall Wace, Renaissance Investment, Eton Park Capital, JP Morgan Chase, Aberdeen Asset, Henderson Global , ROBECO Group, Cyrte ), New York (EMS Capital, DWS Scudder, Morgan Stanley, Galleon Partners, McKinley Capital, Harding Loevner, Goodman), Boston (State Street, Wellington, Fortis ), Johannesburg (Stanlib, RMB, Visio) and Cape Town (Investec, Allan Gray , Coronation, Fairtree)

    2. Their investment with Jamii Telecom which will include partnering in use of fibre in metro areas , and resale of excess capacity on TEAMS and Seacom, among others.

    Read also ratio magazine Dont Come to Safaricom for Lunch post

Diary of a gay Kenyan

  • Water woes and sharing a bath (water sports)

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:11 pm by Tamaku
    Parts of Nairobi are in the grips of a strangling water shortage,
    rationing is the order of the day following failed rains and chronic
    mismanagement. The estate where we live has an excellent private and
    reliable supply but I felt we should do our bit to conserve the
    precious commodity. George loves his baths and I'm mostly a shower
    person so as a compromise I said I'd use the grey bathwater after him.
    I don't mind, I volunteered.

    So this morning I slid into a lukewarm bath and was happily splashing
    away in secondhand water. I jokingly said to George who was now
    brushing his teeth at the sink: hope you haven't peed in the bath. He
    gave me that look husbands have when wives catch them pants down with
    a frantic hand inside the maid's cookie-jar. Eeew George! You coulda
    lied.

    I am back to my showers tomorrow.

    Sent from my iPhone

A Nairobian's Perspective !

  • Mau Mau Case Against the British Government

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:02 pm
    British lawyer Martyn Day recently informed the press that the Kenyans alleging torture claims against British colonial soldiers during the Mau Mau Emergency period of the 1950's has a high chance of success. This is indeed good news though coming so late in time but it serves as a moral lesson that impunity by those in authority may be punished even much later in time and that Governments have a moral responsibility to control their officers and to make good for damages caused by them.

    Mr Day's firm, Leigh Day & Co, has filed five test cases that could pave the way for the British Government to make wider reparations to those who claim they were mistreated under the British reprisals of the 1950's in the Kenyan colony.The Times Online has an amazing historical background on the Mau Mau Period and case written by Caroline Elkins a Harvard Professor & Pulitzer price winner .The compensation claim by the five Kenyans to wit: Wambugu Nyingi,Jane Muthoni Mara,Susan Ciongombe,Paul Nzili and Ndiku Mutwiwa is readily welcome.

    On the side whats all the online huff about Bill Mays autopsy and his Dual Saw infomercial, i thought by now everyone would be interested in Michael Jackson's will(Papa Joe got nothing-kids don't forget that easy) and grand funeral arrangements .


Daniel Ngari .com - Inspiring Friends

  • Resist Poverty and He will Flee from You

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 12:48 pm by Daniel Ngari

    TO set about getting rich in a scientific way, you do not try to apply your will power to anything outside of yourself. You have no right to do so, anyway. It is wrong to apply your will to other men and women, in order to get them to do what you wish done.

    It is as flagrantly wrong to coerce people by mental power as it is to coerce them by physical power. If compelling people by physical force to do things for you reduces them to slavery, compelling them by mental means accomplishes exactly the same thing; the only difference is in methods. If taking things from people by physical force is robbery, them taking things by mental force is robbery also; there is no difference in principle.

    You have no right to use your will power upon another person, even “for his own good”; for you do not know what is for his good. The science of getting rich does not require you to apply power or force to any other person, in any way whatsoever. There is not the slightest necessity for doing so; indeed, any attempt to use your will upon others will only tend to defeat your purpose.

    You do not need to apply your will to things, in order to compel them to come to you.

    That would simply be trying to coerce God, and would be foolish and useless, as well as irreverent.

    You do not have to compel God to give you good things, any more than you have to use your will power to make the sun rise.

    You do not have to use your will power to conquer an unfriendly deity, or to make stubborn and rebellious forces do your bidding.

    Substance is friendly to you, and is more anxious to give you what you want than you are to get it.

    To get rich, you need only to use your will power upon yourself.

    When you know what to think and do, then you must use your will to compel yourself to think and do the right things. That is the legitimate use of the will in getting what you want–to use it in holding yourself to the right course. Use your will to keep yourself thinking and acting in the Certain Way.

    Do not try to project your will, or your thoughts, or your mind out into space, to “act” on things or people.

    Keep your mind at home; it can accomplish more there than elsewhere.

    Use your mind to form a mental image of what you want, and to hold that vision with faith and purpose; and use your will to keep your mind working in the Right Way.

    The more steady and continuous your faith and purpose, the more rapidly you will get rich, because you will make only POSITIVE impressions upon Substance; and you will not neutralize or offset them by negative impressions.

    The picture of your desires, held with faith and purpose, is taken up by the Formless, and permeates it to great distances-throughout the universe, for all I know.

    As this impression spreads, all things are set moving toward its realization; every living thing, every inanimate thing, and the things yet uncreated, are stirred toward bringing into being that which you want. All force begins to be exerted in that direction; all things begin to move toward you. The minds of people, everywhere, are influenced toward doing the things necessary to the fulfilling of your desires; and they work for you, unconsciously.

    But you can check all this by starting a negative impression in the Formless Substance. Doubt or unbelief is as certain to start a movement away from you as faith and purpose are to start one toward you. It is by not understanding this that most people who try to make use of “mental science” in getting rich make their failure. Every hour and moment you spend in giving heed to doubts and fears, every hour you spend in worry, every hour in which your soul is possessed by unbelief, sets a current away from you in the whole domain of intelligent Substance. All the promises are unto them that believe, and unto them only. Notice how insistent Jesus was upon this point of belief; and now you know the reason why.

    Since belief is all important, it behooves you to guard your thoughts; and as your beliefs will be shaped to a very great extent by the things you observe and think about, it is important that you should command your attention.

    And here the will comes into use; for it is by your will that you determine upon what things your attention shall be fixed.

    If you want to become rich, you must not make a study of poverty.

    Things are not brought into being by thinking about their opposites. Health is never to be attained by studying disease and thinking about disease; righteousness is not to be promoted by studying sin and thinking about sin; and no one ever got rich by studying poverty and thinking about poverty.

    Medicine as a science of disease has increased disease; religion as a science of sin has promoted sin, and economics as a study of poverty will fill the world with wretchedness and want.

    Do not talk about poverty; do not investigate it, or concern yourself with it. Never mind what its causes are; you have nothing to do with them.

    What concerns you is the cure.

    Do not spend your time in charitable work, or charity movements; all charity only tends to perpetuate the wretchedness it aims to eradicate.

    I do not say that you should be hard hearted or unkind, and refuse to hear the cry of need; but you must not try to eradicate poverty in any of the conventional ways. Put poverty behind you, and put all that pertains to it behind you, and “make good.”

    Get rich; that is the best way you can help the poor.

    And you cannot hold the mental image which is to make you rich if you fill your mind with pictures of poverty. Do not read books or papers which give circumstantial accounts of the wretchedness of the tenement dwellers, of the horrors of child labor, and so on. Do not read anything which fills your mind with gloomy images of want and suffering.

    You cannot help the poor in the least by knowing about these things; and the wide-spread knowledge of them does not tend at all to do away with poverty.

    What tends to do away with poverty is not the getting of pictures of poverty into your mind, but getting pictures of wealth into the minds of the poor.

    You are not deserting the poor in their misery when you refuse to allow your mind to be filled with pictures of that misery.

    Poverty can be done away with, not by increasing the number of well to do people who think about poverty, but by increasing the number of poor people who purpose with faith to get rich.

    The poor do not need charity; they need inspiration. Charity only sends them a loaf of bread to keep them alive in their wretchedness, or gives them an entertainment to make them forget for an hour or two; but inspiration will cause them to rise out of their misery. If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich; prove it by getting rich yourself.

    The only way in which poverty will ever be banished from this world is by getting a large and constantly increasing number of people to practice the teachings of this book.

    People must be taught to become rich by creation, not by competition.

    Every man who becomes rich by competition throws down behind him the ladder by which he rises, and keeps others down; but every man who gets rich by creation opens a way for thousands to follow him, and inspires them to do so.

    You are not showing hardness of heart or an unfeeling disposition when you refuse to pity poverty, see poverty, read about poverty, or think or talk about it, or to listen to those who do talk about it. Use your will power to keep your mind OFF the subject of poverty, and to keep it fixed with faith and purpose ON the vision of what you want.

    About

    The Get Rich Series is based on The Science of Getting Rich. It  is a classic book by Wallace D. Wattles. It is a practical manual intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward.

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    I would love to hear you ideas and opinion on this chapter. Your comments are highly appreciated.

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  • I have beef with the media (I included)!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:37 am by Oliver
    I am in a very foul mood today because my work and that of my colleagues in the media is failing this country. Kenya is in the verge of drowning in four major crises that threaten the peace and stability of the country. The country is faced with an energy crisis, a food crisis, a security [...]

Kenya Cricket

  • Ireland chases fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup title as it takes on Kenya in Eglinton on Friday

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:33 am by Chemosit
    ICC Press Release:

    Captain Kyle McCallan says his team hungry for more success

    Defending champion Ireland launches its campaign for an unprecedented fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup title when it takes on Kenya at Woodvale Road, Eglinton from Friday.

    After failing to reach the final of the inaugural event in 2004, Ireland has won three successive events. And such is the dominance of Ireland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup that it has won 12 of its 18 matches in the history of the four-day first-class event.

    In addition to this, the Irish have undoubtedly been the best and most consistent non-Test playing side having won Associate tournaments in all the three formats of the game, including the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in South Africa in April.

    While Kenya watched the ICC World Twenty20 2009 on television, Ireland was in action and accounted for Bangladesh in the first stage to qualify for the Super Eights where it lost to New Zealand and eventual finalists Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

    Captain William Porterfield, fast bowler Boyd Rankin and wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien, who were key members of the side in April as well as last month, will miss the opener against Kenya. Porterfield and Rankin are on county duties with Gloucestershire and Warwickshire while O’Brien is recovering from an ankle injury which is expected to keep him out for up to six weeks.

    Ireland has named an uncapped fast bowler Andrew Britton for its opening match in the tournament. The 21-year-old has earned a call-up after an impressive performance with Ireland ‘A’ in Yorkshire during the week. He has also represented Ireland in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia where he was his country’s most successful bowler with nine wickets from six matches.

    In Porterfield’s absence, experienced off-spinner Kyle McCallan will lead the home side in what he expects to be an exciting contest. “It has all the makings of being a great game. We’ve had some great tussles with Kenya over the years, and our victory over them to win our first ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2005, stands out as one of the best performances by an Irish cricket team,” said McCallan, who has taken 50 wickets in 23 first-class matches.

    In that nail-biting final in Windhoek, Ireland outsmarted Kenya by six wickets. Batting first, Kenya rode on Steve Tikolo’s 177 and Hitesh Modi’s 106 to declare its first innings at 401-8. In reply, powered by Niall O’Brien’s 106 Ireland made a brave declaration at 313-4 to concede a 88-run first innings. Kenya, in its second outing, was bowled out for 156 with McCallan taking 4-34 and Andrew White picking up 3-24. But Ireland successfully achieved the victory target of 245 with six wickets to spare to leave Kenya shell-shocked.

    “In my eyes, it (victory in Windhoek) is up there with our wins over Pakistan and Bangladesh. That game was perhaps the defining moment for the current squad, and you can trace the current success back to that win. It gave us a sense of belief and the confidence to go on and dominate Associate cricket,” McCallan said.

    McCallan added that Ireland’s cricketers are fond of four-day cricket. “The four-day format of the game is the one which I personally, and all the team enjoy. You can experiment with different field settings and the bowlers get a chance to operate in long spells.

    “We have a great record in this format of the game, and haven’t been beaten since 2004 (when Scotland beat Ireland by eight wickets in Dublin), a game that I missed! We’ve won the last three ICC Intercontinental Cups, and we are still hungry for more titles. We want to continue our magnificent run.”

    Ireland coach Phil Simmons is also keen to carry recent success into the ICC Intercontinental Cup. “We’ve had a good 2009 so far, winning the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa, and beating Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20. I want to keep that winning momentum, and I think we can do that with the current squad,” said Simmons, a former West Indies all-rounder.

    Simmons said Kenya had named a very strong side for the match but expected the African side to be rusty, having not played any top level cricket since the April event. “Kenya has named a very experienced squad, and has some very talented cricketers in their midst.

    “It may find it difficult to adjust to Irish conditions, although it has been warm here in the past few weeks. Kenya may be a bit rusty as it hasn’t played a lot of cricket since the event in South Africa in April. That will be a big advantage for us, but it certainly won’t be easy.”

    Kenya has named a side that includes a new captain in 26-year-old wicketkeeper Maurice Ouma who takes over from 38-year-old Steve Tikolo who has been a role model for many Kenyan cricketers, including Ouma. “I have learned a lot from Tikolo’s leadership for the time that I have played alongside him. I liked his leadership qualities like in psyching up players and game plan,” he said.

    Kenya and Ireland, besides the 2005 final, also met in the previous event at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi where Ireland won by an innings and 65 runs. Overall, Kenya has played 17 matches in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, winning six and losing four.

    Rudi Koertzen of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires will stand in the four-day match along with Paul Baldwin of the Associate and Affiliate International Umpires Panel.

    Teams (to be selected from):

    Ireland: Kyle McCallan (captain), Andre Botha, Jeremy Bray, Andrew Britton, Peter Connell, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Kevin O’Brien, Andrew Poynter, Paul Stirling, Regan West, Andrew White, Gary Wilson.

    Kenya: Ouma (captain), Jimmy Kamande (vice-captain), Kennedy Obuya, Alex Obanda, Steve Tikolo, Collins Obuya, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Lameck Ngoche, Peter Ongondo, Hiren Varaiya, Rakep Patel, Elijah Otieno (pictured), Seren Waters, David Obuya

    Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Paul Baldwin

    Distribution of points:

    14 = for an outright win (so, maximum of 20 points per match)

    7 = for an outright tie

    6 = first innings lead (retained irrespective of the outright result)

    3 each = for a first innings tie

    10 each = if a match is abandoned without a ball being bowled

    7 each = in a match with more than 10 hours lost due to interruptions, plus any points scored in the first innings

    20 = for forfeiting match, plus additional penalty the Events Technical Committee may like to impose

    About ICC Intercontinental Cup

    The ICC Intercontinental Cup has quickly grown in stature and profile since its inception five years ago and now the ICC’s premier first-class tournament is an integral part of the Associate Members’ cricket schedule.

    There will be a total of US$250,000 in prize money for the Associate and Affiliate teams taking part in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 with US$100,000 for the winners and US$40,000 for the runners-up.

    Having previously been designed around a two-group, three-day format, the event then evolved into an eight-team, round-robin and truly global tournament featuring four-day cricket which gives those teams who do not play Test cricket the chance to experience the longer form of the game.

    This year’s format will include seven teams (Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland and Zimbabwe XI), while a new competition, the ICC Intercontinental Shield will involve four teams below that, namely Bermuda, Namibia, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates.

    Scotland won the first ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004, beating Canada in the final, while Ireland has been victorious in all three events since then, beating Kenya in the 2005 decider, Canada in the 2006-07 event and Namibia in 2007-08.

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  • Half the year already!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:22 am by ifeolu
    You know how you get all those messages on the first of July wishing you a great second half of the year? I’ve got some of course. I was thinking a few days ago that the first is not really half the year. 31 days in January, 28 in February, 31 in [...]

Gukira

  • “Was” Racist

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:08 am by keguro
    What is the shelf-life of a racist text? Is there a point when it ceases to be racist? If there is such a point, how is it related to pedagogy? I am not, here, thinking of those texts whose racism has to be explained because it’s subtle or incidental. Nor am I really thinking of [...]

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Vybes

  • Breaking News: 8-4-4 = 0

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 7:00 am by vybes
    Though am a product of 8.4.4, a new report by Steadman Group suggest that the current system of education is producing bozos. It goes to show  that more than half of the 1.3 million candidates who sat the Form Four exams had obtained mean grades of between E and D+. Why lie, something somewhere is not [...]

  • I Can Dance

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:40 am by vybes
    Al Sharpton got it in on stage and got worked up during the Michael Jackson tribute at the Apollo yesterday. Who thought he can’t dance…lol. What was he doing? Peep through for the pic;

  • Breezy & Riri Together…WTF??!!

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:25 am by vybes
    Apparently Rihanna and Chris Brown are working on their “friendship” and want a court order banning them from contacting one each other lifted. Do you see something smoking in the corner?? Next thing we will hear, they are back together! Chris Brown and Rihanna are looking to have a court-ordered protection order banning the pair from [...]

  • Christina Milian Poses Topless For “Vibe” Magazine

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:07 am by vybes
    Vibe Magazine decided to go out with a bang and featured topless Christina Milan and her fiancee “The Dream” clutching her tatas.  Peep the sexy cover below:

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  • Do Those Who Call The Shots In Nairobi Know Enough About Somalia?

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 6:06 am by kumekucha

    I lived in Garissa for a while. I didn’t like it then. Boring town with hardly any entertainment to speak of and the heat and humidity is always crazy. But looking back now, it was a good experience. I learnt a lot. That experience comes in very handy today as I write about our Somali brothers. I seem to know them a lot more than most Kenyans do.

    Indeed when the Clinton administration sent in troops to Somalia in the early 1990s, I laughed to myself, knowing full well what was going to happen next. What fascinates me greatly right now is how Kenyans are displaying the same ignorance on the Somalis that I saw in the Clinton administration.

    It is true that Somalis don’t look too intelligent and in my view that is one of their greatest strengths. People always greatly underestimate and underrate them.

    As you must know, if you are a regular reader here, I love to tell stories and I am going to tell you two today starting with what happened when I was in Garissa in the 1980s.

    One day at about 8 pm loud sirens suddenly went off in the town. I panicked. What did they mean? I was quickly informed that there was a security emergency in the town. I later learnt that there had been a shooting incident in a bar in town where scores of people had been killed. This incident was never reported in the media. Later I learnt exactly what had happened.

    A Somali man had earlier been arrested with Elephant tusks. The police were keen to get information from him, especially where he had stashed the cash for his illegal activities. When you want a man to talk, there is a particular area of his body that you press and they are bound to start singing like a bird. Well, this Somali man did not “sing” and the overenthusiastic cops are said to have completely disabled the man’s ability to ever sleep with a woman again. Later, the man managed to escape. He crossed the border into Somalia and came back with an automatic weapon and bullets wrapped across both his shoulders. Now the policemen responsible were having a quiet drink in this bar in Garissa town. The Somali man walked in and sprayed the table where they were seated with bullets, killing most of them instantly. He casually walked out of the bar and disappeared into the night.

    I was told that no policeman would have dared follow the man into the darkness and the Kenya army, who have a presence in Garissa, were called in. Months later when the man was finally captured it was hard to believe that this one, small, wiry, thin man who did not look so clever had single-handedly caused so much damage.

    One of the things about the dry arid North Eastern province is that it is extremely hot and humid. A Somali man has no problem crossing large tracts of the region on foot having taking only a single glass of water for the day. When you think about this simple fact you quickly realize that the odds would already be greatly stacked against Kenyan troops in the event of a war with Somalis to protect Kenyan terrain.

    Story number two coming up. When I was a very young child (about 5 years old) we lived in Isiolo. This was in the late 60s. I still remember the house we lived in and the fact that sometimes in the evenings you would see the silhouette of an Elephant in the distance as the sun was setting. Very romantic I guess and one of the few benefits of being the son of a cop who regularly gets hauled all over the country and sometimes to the most arid and remote corners. One day we almost died. A fierce exchange of gun fire between some Somali Shifta warriors and the Kenya Army (the Shifta war was still very much on) ensued and spread into our compound at about 7pm. My dad had gone for his usual evening beer and he ended up not being able to make it back that night because his house had been transformed into a war zone. Loud gunfire echoed all around the compound. My mother took me and my kid brother and we all hid inside a cupboard where we spent the night. I remember my kid brother vomited inside the cupboard because of the fear he felt. But he did much better than some civilians at a nearby bar some of whom urinated on their trousers in fear (I kid you not). I think I was more excited than frightened. When I woke up in the morning it was all quiet.

    Make no mistake about it, Somalis are the most shrewd entrepreneurs you will find anywhere and being an entrepreneur has got nothing to do with speaking good English. Typically you will observe a Somali man waking up very early in the morning and switching on their radio. They will then proceed to sip down their morning beverage while chewing Miraa (khat). You can be sure that the guy is not idling or trying to wake up properly like the rest of us would be doing. He is thinking and trying to roll the whole day ahead in his mind. In many instances he will come up with business ideas and deals that he may want to start implementing as soon as his active day starts. This is a habit I would love to emulate (without having to chew anything).

    I can tell you scores of stories about these fascinating brothers of ours but I have to stop there.

    As I sit here I worry that folks in decision-making positions in Nairobi may not know enough about our dear brothers. I fear that some of them typically display the same ignorance I have seen in many comments on my previous post on this topic. I will say no more about this seemingly hot topic.

    P.S. I have read the comments accusing me of being an alarmist for nothing over our Somali brothers. Let me say that NOT all Somalis are involved in crime and NOT all of them are a threat to the security of our motherland. I know a number of who are good people and may get badly hurt reading my posts and knowing that I am the one who penned them. Sorry guys. However one has to get alarmed knowing what Kumekucha readers now know from my two posts. Especially when suicide bombers start popping up next door and a man buying land in the city centre suddenly and casually comes up with Kenya shillings 100 million.

    My point is that there are enough bad Somalis hanging around to make Kenya disappear. May I also add that it hurts… and hurts real bad, when you host somebody for years and then they later turn round and threaten you. To me this is a clear illustration of the psyche in most bad Somalis. They will smile and kiss you shortly before plunging a knife deep into your back and twisting it. Every Somali with good intentions should join Kenyans in condemning this terrible habit.

    Okay I will say no more now… for real.Kumekucha


The African Accent

  • Thirsty Thursdays: gloom and doomsayers

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 4:00 am by Mwistar

    The world is ending in 2012! Okay, maybe not, but I know somebody who honestly believes so. There have been plenty of predictions on the ‘end of times’ but thankfully, all have passed without a hitch. Well .. kind of.

    Think back to 1997, and the suicidal cult/ vodka drinkers, ‘Heaven’s Gate’, led by a Mr. Applewhite [who by the way, was voluntarily castrated in Mexico]. The entourage, 39 deep, was on a quest to catch a flight on a space ship [enderingly called, The Mother Ship]. It was supposed scoop these enlightened ones, and whisk them away to “.. Next Level existence,” as so preached.

    Obviously the congregation required more convincing. A drink was proposed. After donning black sweat pants, matching Nike shoes, and arm bands that read, ‘Heaven’s Gate Away Team’, Luminal [an anti-epileptic drug] mixed with vodka was served! What a waste of alcohol.

    A more recent doom prediction was last week Thursday. Ontario’s LCBO workers had threatened to go on strike.

    In Ontario, we have a Liquor Control Board. They are a crown corporation [or as Kenyans call it, a parastatal] that is the only source of liquor. In a province that consumes 5.7 litres of spirits, and 9.8 litres of wine per person, per year, [Stats Can 2002], a strike amounts to the end of the world as we Ontarians know it! By Wednesday night, there was a frenzied rush on the LCBO stores.

    Thank goodness, the doomsday scenario did not come to pass.



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  • iPhone to Change Africa

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:52 am by jellyfishcoolman
    Dear Friends. The first time I heard people saying that the mobile phone would replace the desktop or laptop I was very sceptical. Having used computers for a long time I have become accustomed to typing using a keyboard. Whenever I type SMS on my phone I feel slowed down and slightly cumbersome. I was also under the [...]

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  • First they came for the poor...

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:00 am by MainaT
    In crime as in other facets of Kenyan life, it would seem that Pastor Martin Niemoller's poem is coming true to life for the uber rich. For a long time you could talk dismissfully about how crime had infected the slums moved to Eastlands. Some years back, I was talking to somebody about the street kids in Nai and the unfortunate attitude we all have towards them. Clearly they would grow up one day. They'll have grown in harsh conditions but seeing how those fortunate than them live. They would naturally want what the well-off had. So at the time, I was saying to him that the choice was either to work to change their lives when they were young (act as a guardian and provide access to schooling), perhaps reunite them with their families. Or to wait to be confronted with a gun 10yrs later. We are now 10 years later and crime is catching with us all. Private security guards with their rungus are no match for gun-totting fatalistic youngsters.

    Crime is one facet.

    The others are water: in towns, this will of course manifest itself in water rationing in urban areas. Do note however that there are plenty of private water distributors. In rural areas, we have situations building up everywhere. Having grown up around a self-help water project now sadly defunct due to too many disputes, I saw first hand how a community project could easily degenerate to one for himself and to hell with others kind of situation. How about where pastoralists meet subsistence farmers?

    Electricity: no rains, no water. As per KenGen's 2008 annual report, 72% of the power it generates is hydrology-based (water to you and me). Very sobering...Especially when we have some much of our economic growth pegged on growing usage of electricity

    Land: Say no more. Except as desertification becomes and issue, arable land shrinks. The 60-70% agriculture population is going where.

    Hope we'll avoid the fate of the frog that was chilling out in the sufuria as the heat was turned up.

kaasa

  • My Dear Blog

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:50 am by kaasa
    My dear blog, You once were very therapeutic for me, but alas, a holiday beckoned. But here I am again, back to the grind, ready for the world. So much has changed. My parents are in their new home, my siblings’ families continue to grow, my hair is short and the world has changed. Two plane crashes, a [...]

Kenya Cricket

  • Past stars edged out by Jamhuri youngsters

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:22 am by Chemosit

    This report from International umpire Subhash Modi (right) is welcome news at a dark time for Kenyan cricket. I sincerely hope we see more news of this sort in times to come rather than the sort that has dominated the last few days:

    "I stood as an umpire with Lalji Bhudia in a friendly cricket match between Old Jamhuri School Boys(Former Duke of Gloucester) invitation XI vs. current school boys of the same school. The match was played on Saturday afternoon at the Simba Union Cricket Club. I enjoyed umpiring as Harilal Shah, a former Kenya Cricket Captain along with Aasif Karim (top scorer with 64 runs) , Bipin Vora, current chairman of NPCA (with 20 runs) featured in the same match which the old boys lost by 14 runs. I take this as a part of development and cricket should again be played regularly in Kenya also on Saturday afternoons to create more interest in younger generation. Lucas the captain of the current Jamhuri High School played well for his match winning 54 runs. Other cricketing personalities who came to watch the game were Jimmy Rayani(former chairman of KCA), R.M. Patel(Secretary of Nairobi Gymkhana) and few former chairmen of Nairobi Gymkhana, past and present chairmen of KCU&SA."

    Good on the youngsters for getting the win and as noted by Modi, this is exactly the sort of initiative that will help the game grow so good on the oldies for giving up their time to promote the game.Become a fan of Kenya Cricket.com on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035?ref=nf#/pages/Kenya-Cricketcom/89954211035

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  • unconditional

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:11 am
    Spring summer autumn and winter i will be loving Jah Jah,i will love Jah forever more

    Luciano

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  • Kenya and the Failed state Index

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:34 pm by Tamtam
    I get home from work, and come across this article on Kenya's decline and fall.

    The keywords for me in the article are Kenya and the Annual failed state index 2009. I am relieved that we are not in the top ten rankings, yet.Kenya ranks at 14 in 2009.

    I am still getting my head round the idea that we are a failed state, denial ,or wishful thinking, still don't know what it is .

    I look back at 2008 and Kenya was ranked 26 on the list. In 2007 we were ranked at 37. So since, 2007, things seem to have gone downhill. I thought that things had improved somewhat, but then I look at the social indicators and political indicators . The truth is staring me in the face loud and clear. We could be in the top ten, and seem to be on the way there.

    I live in hope, regardless.

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She Blossoms...

  • Write, Judge and Win Tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:26 pm by Juliet Maruru
    How would you like to judge the Storymoja Story of the Month contest as well as win tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival? All you have to do is send in a 600 word essay on the importance of reading and literature for economic development of Kenya. This essay must be submitted by Wednesday 8th, [...]

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  • Write, Judge and Win tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 10:01 pm by Storymoja Africa
    How would you like to judge the Storymoja Story of the Month contest as well as win tickets to the Storymoja Hay Festival? All you have to do is send in a 600 word essay on the importance of reading and literature for economic development of Kenya. This essay must be submitted by Wednesday 8th, [...]

Maisha

  • The Big Man Syndrome In Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 8:30 pm
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    Yesterday, I spent half my day commuting to and fro the Nairobi Hospital where none other than Mr. Muthaura lay.

    I had gone to visit a friend at lunch time but some lunatic felt it was more pleasing to tell us that there would be no visiting at lunch hour without giving any  plausible reason (just cited unavoidable circumstances). We found out later on, that some dignitaries were scheduled to visit the Ambassador and hence the reason why everybody and their uncle was frozen at the door. Very, sick relative, dying one, one in ICU, HDU, I don't know where, who cared? Muthaura came first and his visitors(read MPs, Ministers, PSs and a lot of other wannabes) were the only ones allowed to visit him! After all who told you to be born poor?

    Since the lunch hour visit was out, we were forced to go back in the evening and I can tell you the amount of security there was unbelievable! You had to announce to those stupid bodyguards stationed at every corridor exactly where you were going and which bed number you were visiting! Talk about idiocy!!

    The friend I was visiting narrated how visitors (read dignitaries) had just been streaming in and out of hospital one after the other to go see their beloved Muthaura. Even those, who it is on public record that they don't see eye to eye with the man. In fact, I was made to understand that some were coming for the second and third time to see a man they don't even like and ati since they had come individually the first round, they felt compelled to make tax paying Kenyans be subjected to this nonsense of theirs so that they can see Muthaura "in a group"!! What the hell for?

    Doctors had a hard time seeing the patient because the stupid waheshimiwas felt it was their right to have thousands of bodyguards walking up and down the corridors and keep the rest of the people outside. The poor sick man wasn't even allowed time enough to rest from what I gathered coz people just kept streaming in and out of his room (including very late at night)! I have been told that Alfred Mutua even begged people yesterday NOT to go visit him to allow sufficient time for doctors to tend to him. Kenyans are hard of hearing I guess, coz that didn't stop, and people continued to do so.
    However, I can tell you how much people cursed this big man syndrome Kenyans have. It's like the rest of us are valueless, don't matter at all coz the big people have all the money and therefore all the rights. Screw you people who have sick relatives and what not, your feelings don't matter when the big people need to see each other regardless of how much (information in the public domain) they hate each other. The worst bit about this, is, I believe his own family members were not allowed the privilege these big people were to see and care for their relative in pain.
    I thank God he is not a respecter of persons and treats all of us equally, coz seriously some of us would not have air to breathe if was controlled by some people! 
    I have now heard they sent him to South Africa for urgent medical attention, I don't want to say anything bad about him, but I can tell you, I know a whole lot of people, who were cursing him to kingdom come yesterday. 
    Although I wonder, if they want to discriminate against people and all that nonsense I witnessed yesterday, why don't they just open up a high security hospital for themselves instead of inconveniencing others? Anyway, that's Kenya for you. 
    On a whole separate matter altogether.... I came across this video link in my inbox today, it made me laugh and I watched it about 5 times (it's only 19 seconds anyway) As always, I thought that I should share it with you guys.....hope you get to enjoy it as much as I did. 
    Don't do this at home!!

    Have a great end of the week!© Maisha


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  • Accountant Job In Kenya --- For a successful reinsurance organisation

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 8:04 pm by Advertise jobs
    Overview
    Our client is a successful reinsurance organisation providing a wide range of services to local and international insurers and seeks to recruit an accountant. Reporting to the Finance Manager the accountant’s main responsibility will be to ensure compliance coupled with sound accounting procedures and standards.

    Key result areas

    § Ensuring bank reconciliations are prepared in line with the policy.

    § Analyzing expenses on a monthly basis and properly allocated.

    § Ensuring that all payments are correctly processed within the information system.

    § Processing staff loans as per guidelines and ensure recoveries through payroll are done on time.

    § Remitting all statutory deductions including PAYE, VAT and withholding tax.

    § Preparing timely monthly, quarterly and annual management reports and the board’s accounts.

    § Assisting in the preparation of quarterly, half year and final year accounts and special financial reports, e.g., creditors, capital expenditure, specified tax returns and schedules

    Qualifications

    · A bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting, CPA (K) and 3 years relevant experience in finance and accounting providing accounting services and below 35 years of age.

    * Good communication skills both in verbal presentation and writing.
    * Fully computer literate where the use of Sun Systems will be an added advantage.

    Remuneration

    An attractive remuneration package would be offered to the candidate based on their qualifications and experience.

    Let’s talk

    If you believe this describes you, please in confidence e mail your application letter and CV (4 pages maximum in a Word format) to: Esther or Gertrude at innovate@abbott.co.ke In your CV please include your current remuneration package and contacts. All e mailed questions and applications will be responded to almost immediately. Our postal address is Abbott Consulting, P O Box 63603 - 00619, Muthaiga, Nairobi. We would prefer e mail applications. Closing date: 17 July 2009


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  • THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES!!!!

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 8:03 pm


    Dee Lee, CFP
    Harvard Financial Educators

    For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn't hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it.

    Dee Lee

    THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES
    We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS..

    Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, 'The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book.' We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes &Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that prov ide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all..

    GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%).

    Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it.. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.

    They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them 'Status' or that they have achieved their Dream.

    They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities.

    With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!). They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.

    SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A 'Talented Tenth' he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some 'form' of success.

    However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the 'Talented Tenth' was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life.. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have.. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community.

    They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that Together Each Achieves More (TEAM)..

    They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our rooms.


    Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are 'helping' their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!

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  • Merlin NGO Jobs Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 7:34 pm by Advertise jobs
    Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin)
    International health NGO
    Closing date: 29 Jul 2009
    Location: Kenya

    Programme: Gedo Health Consortium (GHC)
    Responsible To: Functionally: The Director, (GHC)
    Technically: Merlin HQ Health Advisor
    Responsible For: Clinical Services Coordinator, Public Health Coordinator, District Medical Officers
    Location: Nairobi with possible visits to Gedo Region, Somalia
    Contract Duration: 12 Months
    Starting Date: ASAP
    Salary & Benefits: £22,990 - £25,214 per annum dependant on relevant experience, an annual cost of living allowance of £5,566, insurance cover, accommodation and return flights.

    Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer this post before the closing date.

    Please note that this is an unaccompanied position.

    Merlin International Profile

    Merlin specialises in health, saving lives in times of crisis and helping to rebuild shattered health services. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.

    Context and Background

    Merlin has been working in Somalia since 2004 with its first office opened in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State of Somalia. Since 2004, Merlin has been expanding and scaling up its programmes in Somalia. Merlin is operational in all three regions of Somalia currently implementing HIV/AIDS, TB, Early Warning and Response, Communicable Disease Control, and Primary Health Care programmes in Puntland State of Somalia; emergency health, nutrition, and WASH programme in El-Buur district of Galgadud region, and as a member of Gedo Health Consortium (GHC) Merlin is involved in technical support provision for the implementation of the GHC health programme in Gedo Region of Southern Somalia. Merlin is also a technical support provider to NGOs/partners and Ministries of Health implementing GFTAM malaria programme in all three regions of Somalia.

    Gedo Health Consortium (GHC) is a consortium of two International NGOs (Merlin and Trocaire) implementing a regional community based health care programme in Gedo region of Southern Somalia. Targeting 220,000 people in five districts, the programme works in partnership with district health boards to increase access to basic health and nutrition services. A network of 3 district hospitals, 5 MCH/OPDs, 3 TB centres, 50 health posts and 5 district outreach programmes are supported with a focus on strengthening the quality of and access to services, building local capacity and ownership of the health services and trying to address some of the underlying problems of continuing poor health and nutrition in the community. The general goal of the mission is to address humanitarian and health crises within Somalia while increasing capacity of local structures to deliver effective and quality health care services.

    Main purpose of the role

    Health Programme Manager will be recruited through Merlin as the technical agency in the consortium, however s/he will be part of the GHC management team and report to the GHC Director with a technical reporting line to Merlin Health Advisor. S/he will also technically liaise with Merlin Somalia Country Health Director in Nairobi.

    The postholder will be responsible for the technical management and coordination of the health programme in Gedo, supervising the Clinical Services Coordinator, Public Health Coordinator, and District Medical Officers. The post will provide strategic and technical leadership to ensure the effective development and implementation of quality health programmes in Gedo region, Southern Somalia.

    Overall Objectives (scope)

    - Provide leadership and direction to the GHC regional community based health care programme in Gedo region of Southern Somalia
    - Contribute to the overall planning and strategic direction of the GHC program in Somalia as part of the program management team
    - Represent GHC to national authorities, international donors, international organizations and other NGOs at the national level
    - Ensure the effective implementation of GHC programming in line with approved programme proposals and budgets
    - Managing and providing technical and capacity building support to the programme’s health staff;
    - Monitoring and preparing narrative and financial reports for the GHC Director, Consortium’s Executive Committee, and donors.

    Responsibilities

    Programme Development and Management

    - Monitor the health and humanitarian situation in the region and advise the GHC Director on appropriate course(s) of action.
    - Develop and implement appropriate health care programme as a member of the GHC Management Team (MT).
    - Manage and coordinate all aspects of the GHC health programme including supporting the planning, design, implementation and monitoring of activities and advising on medium to long-term strategy for the region.
    - Oversee the network of 3 district hospitals, 5 MCH/OPDs, 3 TB centres, 50 health posts and 5 district outreach programmes).
    - Oversee the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all health promotion, prevention and curative aspects of the programme as well as the development of protocols and guidelines.
    - Worke closely with the senior GHC programme staff, ensure that adequate capacity building support is provided to the District Health Boards on all aspects of health service management, community mobilisation and preventive services, to ensure objectives are achieved and that an appropriate quality, functioning and accessible health service is maintained.
    - In close collaboration with the GHC Director and other senior staff, make recommendations for project strategic direction and prioritisation, taking cognisance of current best practice on health/medical support for countries in chronic crisis, changing health needs and the capacity for local management of same.
    - Responsible for the management and monitoring of relevant components of the programme budget.
    - Liaising with GHC Programme Support Manager and logistic staff to ensure that adequate routine medical supplies and stocks for hospitals, outreach, health centres and health posts as well as ordering systems and inventory control are maintained.

    Leadership

    - Ensure that field concerns and issues are appropriately, adequately, and timely addressed within the overall strategy and support & guide field teams in meeting the objectives and priorities, providing leadership and direction
    - Ensure the effective implementation and quality of programme, i.e. provide overall technical supervision for the GHC programmes in coordination with relevant health personnel
    - Play an active role in the development and maintenance of a coherent programme strategy that contributes to GHC’s aims in collaboration with the operational field staff and technical teams
    - Ensure effective communication and information exchange between the health team and GHC members
    - Play a leading role in the creation of a shared vision among all staff of GHC programme staff and their role in achieving these
    - Maintain constructive working relationships with all stakeholders

    Monitoring and Evaluation

    - Ensure GHC programmes are implemented according to GHC policy and recognized international and national standards
    - Ensure realistic workplans are in place and implemented for all programmes
    - Conduct regular visits to project sites for the purposes of project monitoring, quality control and strengthening of relationship between GHC field staff and other NGOs in the area
    - Manage, track, monitor, and ensure compliance of contractual obligations of Gedo Regional Health Programme with donors and partners.
    - Ensure the effective use of health data collection tools through training and support as well as the collation and sound epidemiological analysis of the health data collected to inform programme direction.
    - Ensure correct documentation of successes, best practices, and lessons learned from the programme and dissemination to other Somalia actors and to the wider humanitarian and public health communities.

    Representation

    - Represent GHC in various coordination forums and ensure coherence of GHC strategy and priorities with that of the Health Sector for Somalia.
    - Ensure effective advocacy/negotiation with the local authorities and communities for effective programme implementation.
    - Advocate and negotiate with donors, UN and NGOs active in Somalia to improve collaboration and coherence of interventions.

    Human Resources

    - Directly manage the Clinical Services Coordinator, Public Health Coordinator, and District Medical Officers, and working closely with other GHC programme and support function staff
    - Provide adequate and timely technical guidance, supervision, capacity building and management support to the Clinical Services Coordinator, Public Health Coordinator, and District Medical Officers.
    - Support the Clinical Services Coordinator, Public Health Coordinator, and District Medical Officers, and ensure that capacity building support is planned and provided to all health workers. S/He will ensure that the right support is given in terms of identification of needs and existing competencies; development of curricula; coordination; supervision; facilitation support and; progress assessment.
    - Play an active role in the recruitment of health staff in coordination with the GHC Director and HR department
    - Support Health Coordinators in the recruitment of qualified health personnel in the GHC supported health facilities
    - Ensure briefings, appraisals and debriefings of health staff
    - Ensure that the Clinical Services Coordinator and Public Health Coordinator are mentoring, supporting, and encouraging health and nutrition staff to maximise use of skills and knowledge, and ensure their full, effective participation in health and nutrition activities.
    - Supervise with the Regional Liaison Coordinator, promote and work with District Health Boards and a variety of community groups and CBOs to strengthen and encourage effective community access, participation and representation in all programme activities to promote local ownership and durability of programme gains, and effective linkages between all levels of services.

    Security

    - As a member of GHC Country Management Team play an active role in ensuring that security guidelines are implemented and followed up
    - Ensure personal/team safety and compliance with security regulations
    - Working with the Clinical Services and Public Health Coordinators and District Health Teams, set-up and role out emergency preparedness plans/SOPs, including emergency surveillance systems and pre-positioning of emergency supplies.
    - Working closely with GHC crisis management team support monitoring and management of security and access issues and adapt programme strategies accordingly.

    Reporting

    - Ensure, in strong collaboration with the field and GHC MT that reports (external and internal) are of good quality and submitted in a timely manner
    - Responsible for submission of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual public health reports for internal/external use, and for management and analysis of epidemiological data.

    Person Specification

    Essential

    Qualifications, experience and competences

    - Medical Doctor or Nurse with Masters Degree in Public Health.
    - Substantial post qualification experience in managing public health services within developing countries
    - Extensive overseas health project management experience including strategic planning, and, previous responsibility for health project management, particularly in conflict zone
    - Experience working in the NGO sector in emergency and transitional/development settings
    - Substantial experience of Primary Health Care, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases e.g. malaria, HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health
    - Experience in epidemiological data analysis, interpretation and qualitative/quantitative assessments and programme development
    - Good knowledge and commitment to the principles of Community Based Health Care
    and community development.
    - Track record in innovative responses/planning for public health issues.
    - Good management and personnel skills, with proven ability to manage people/ teams in insecure areas, to deliver on programme objectives, and ensure their sound participation in planning, implementation and monitoring
    - Excellent team-worker with track record of working in a multicultural team with local
    health workers/partners.
    - Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
    - Substantial experience in capacity development of health workers in low capacity environments.
    - Ability to collate, manage and analyse epidemiological data, providing high quality
    narrative and data reports
    - Sound knowledge and experience of programme cycle management and budgeting.
    - Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
    - Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office
    - Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures and an ability to work well with local authorities and other humanitarian actors
    - Successful experience of representation on national and local levels
    - Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
    - An understanding of and commitment to Merlin’s mission and values

    Desirable

    Qualifications, experience and competences

    - Previous work experience in Somalia and knowledge of the Somalia context
    - Ability to be flexible towards developing treatment protocols and incorporate advice from the health team when developing the same
    - Confident and proficient in HMIS and statistical package (Epi-Info, SPSS, STATA)
    - Experience in managing budgets

    How to apply
    To apply for this position: Please download an application form from our website www.merlin.org.uk Completed form should be emailed to applications@merlin-uk.org stating in the subject field the job title, country and reference number (if any).
    Reference Code: RW_7TGMF8-99


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  • Mombasa snippets

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 7:27 pm by Tamaku
    Afternoon - second meeting with clients. Called for adjournment to go
    make some calls but really just wanted to listen to some Sisqo to
    clear my head. So I went out to the courtyard for ten minutes pacing
    up and down, clients could see me through the French doors and thought
    I was making a call to the office but I was singing along to the thong
    song on my iPod headphones..thong thong thong thong. Listened twice
    then I went back and resumed the meeting...


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  • Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job In Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 7:22 pm by Advertise jobs
    This program is part of a US Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that receives funding from PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Closing date: 10 Jul 2009
    Location: Kenya - Nairobi
    Centers for International Programs

    SENIOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

    International Centre for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) - Kenya of Columbia University is working in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Ministry of Medical Services to strengthen HIV Care and Treatment services at provincial and district health facilities. This program is part of a US Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that receives funding from PEPFAR through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Applications are invited for the vacant position of Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

    LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel within Kenya

    OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:

    To provide technical support in the planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation (ME) activities required for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services in coordination with the Kenyan Ministries of Health and ICAP staff in Kenya

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    In coordination with the Country Director and with technical oversight from the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation and Research, the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for ME activities in particular:

    - To provide technical support in the planning for the design and implementation of ME activities required for ICAP HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs in Kenya

    - To develop, implement, and establish systematic monthly reporting procedures for ME for patient monitoring and to assess programmatic progress. This will include: development of mechanisms to capture patient-level data, supervision of data entry, data management, data quality assurance, data collection, data analysis, dissemination and reporting.

    - To help develop ME tools including clinical and patient tracing forms, medication tracking forms

    - To refine, implement and evaluate patient tracing systems

    - To provide technical assistance to health care facilities including review of performance and quality of service delivery, on-the-job mentoring for health workers, and evaluation and use of strategic information

    REQUIREMENTS:

    - Advanced Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, international health, or related discipline
    - At least 8 years’ proven professional experience in the design, implementation and management of health monitoring and evaluation systems, with at least 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of HIV programs
    - Strong data management and analysis skills How to applyAll applications including a current CV, telephone number and referees should be addressed to the HR and Administration Manager, ICAP Kenya and sent via email to esi2101@columbia.edu before 10th July 2009. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
    Reference Code: RW_7TGM2M-42
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  • Midweek miscellany

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 7:08 pm
    The latest Foreign Policy Failed States Index is here (interactive, so may take a little while to load) and Kenya has made it to number 14. It seems a good time, then, to point out the methodological flaws, and Richard Just obliges at the TNR, even relying on Kenya as his counterexample.

    This will inevitably come off as special pleading, but he does have a point.

    State failure is said in many ways: Kenya is failing mostly because it has a murderously divided elite, Burma is failing because it has a murderously unified totalitarian elite. And his point about the different (unweighted!) criteria pulling in different directions is quite sound. But from the consumer side, so to speak, there's an even more serious difficulty. If you're reading the Index, you're wanting to find out how likely a given state is to fail in the medium term or you're looking for a rough guide to the distribution of some civil and personal freedoms across states. Burma and North Korea are relatively-efficient totalitarian regimes. While they'll eventually fall, their medium-term survival prospects are very good. By contrast, Kenya medium-term survival prospects aren't. The index is useless for that. Again, there's no useful ranking by political freedom which puts Kenya anywhere near Burma or North Korea: our state, while amazingly crap, leaves us relatively free. Either way, the ranking is basically useless.

    ____

    Years ago, I discovered Alain de Botton's How Proust Can Change Your Life when I was looking for a second-hand book to read on a flight home, and I've been more or less a fan ever since -- not least because it proved that philosophy undergraduates can have love-lives.

    Caleb Crain reviewed de Botton's latest in the New York Times, and de Botton's response in comments at Crain's blog has to be seen to be believed. The vehemence of the thing is completely unexpected, and a little admirable. Despite de Botton's contrition afterwards (see his twitter account) my sympathy is with him.

    __

    Via Aleksandra Gadzala - always sharp, always informative - Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai has managed to get a $950 million loan off China. Aleksandra also had a really interesting article about Chinese business networks in Kenya: one of her more dismaying findings is that Kenyans' ethnic divisions make it harder for them to compete against Chinese business.

Diary of a gay Kenyan

  • MJ the Legend

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 6:42 pm by Tamaku
    I'm having a thriller of a day here after a bad start. Flew to
    Mombasa in victory and swished through the terminal like a smooth
    criminal into a taxi. The driver looked at the man in the mirror and
    thought he looks off the wall. He shook his head thinking you can't
    blame it on the sunshine, moonlight or good times - blame it on the
    boogie or human nature. Later tonight when I'm horny and George says
    no don't wanna be startin something, I'll just have to beat it while
    thinking of a Billie Jean in bed with a Dirty Diana.

    I remember the time with that Liberian Girl telling me don't stop till
    you get enough and I asked her can you feel it, can you feel it. Back
    then it was as easy as abc and clear as black or white to rock with
    you because I was still a pretty young thing...

    Sent from my iPhone

Single gay life in Kenya

  • The Effeminate guy Vs The Masculine gay

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 5:54 pm by Haute Haiku
    I was watching the Bruno trailer on YouTube with my sister and she exclaimed, "Is that a guy's waist?" I thought maybe I'd talk about Bruno before it's release this month. It really is a funny movie, maybe I'll watch it, it is all about sexism, racism and stereotypes completely derogatory to blacks, women, some gays. But then... it is funny

    The New York Times
    But in mercilessly exploiting the discomfort created when straight men are ambushed by aggressive gayness, the movie happens to (surprise) expose homophobia. Gay groups in America are reacting with deeply mixed emotions, heightened by the recent truimphs (Lowa) and losses (Carlifornia)in effort to legalise gay marriage. Is the film then vulgar, inappropriate and harmful? Or bold, timely and necessary? All of the above?


    Never watched a gay movie before, even Sean Penn on that or Brokeback, but am partly looking forward to Bruno, Borat was a little bit funny, and Bruno is funnier; his leather, lisp and he is blonde though I cringe every time a queen appears on the mexicans and filipinos telenovelas my sister likes watching. Many people especially the gay guys aren't comfortable with the stereotyping and generalisation of the gay male. Truth be told it is somehow the wrong sense of portrayal of the gays.
    The gay scene has changed a lot and the effeminate gay guy has been kicked over by the masculine gay but the debate is why the media is constantly dwelling on the stereotypes! Flamboyant, promiscuous and polyamorous is always the known ordinary gay guy. Now some guys do not want to be associated with that.

    Let's leave the straights, they just don't like gays not because of the effeminate stereotype but because the gays have sex with men. The classification in the community is huge; I do not even know how to categorise myself and I refuse to be a TV slave of generalisation and typical gay media roles.
    The masculine gay man has completely disassociated himself from the effeminate guy. So who is behind the steering wheel on the gay rights issues if self hate has been brought to the society and divided the gay community. The masculine gay man completely detests the feminine dude and he has been described as having repressed their own femme side, that they almost have a sick type of reaction when they see it in others. So they are so angry and mean spirited to the feminine gays; described by Ramon.

    Isn’t that the point of being gay?”I do believe that many gay males don’t want to be with an effeminate man because of the stigma being out in public with such an individual would present. I’m sure there are various spectrum of masculinity/femininity within the heterosexual community as well.
    The Gay Community is all about “celebrating diversity”, unless you are masculine and monogamous, then they say that you are self-loathing and sexaphobic.


    The masculine guy feels that the effeminate guy feminine mannerisms harm the gay rights movement: It is just that everyday all sorts of gay guys come out, like a spectrum it has been said, different attitudes, perceptions, styles and beliefs and the masculine gay has always been gay. The macho, sporty and aggro male has always existed and the historic imperatives that for you to be queer you have to identify with the other sex is so untrue.

    The effeminate guy sees that the masculine guy does not see coming out as an issue because he does not come out, he has got different hats for different scenarios eg, when is sleeping with a man or a woman or even for his friends, and they do nothing on the gay movement because Stonewall riots had lots of queens and trannies being assaulted more than the non stereotypical gay guy that have live double lives? Over from the fallacy, is it that the male gay disassociates himself from the feminine guy to look palatable and desirable for the already homophobic world that will just not accept him, already.
    It is a long time since anyone told me I look or act feminine, and it really is heinous when someone says you are not gay enough, for you to look gay you should look feminine? A guy told me I spoke like his gal friend, and it is not like I don't have a deep voice, I do, maybe a little, guess it coz of my lisp. I thought I was going to tear him apart, and am not exaggerating. Generalisation is for losers; bears,twinks, chicken, queens etc or butch, dyke, femme, lipstick lesbian and another term "fetch" is all nonsense. Even fag hag, fruit fly have different meanings and they are just the same thing and they are not even gay.Why should I not be a gay guy who loves men, and that is the way that it stays, without constant over simplifications.

    Expressing your gayness does not need to be limiting, it is just gender identity placed into practicality, what we fail to realise is attempts to satisfy and try to blend in, then crcticising another person is like trying to discriminate the other person, so should we just call it homophobia within homophobia.

Be Free!

  • 4 meses

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 5:51 pm by fabiompalves
    Estou na Africa a exatos 4 meses! Como sao apenas 4 e nao 6, deixarei para fazer uma retrsopectiva apenas na metade da minha estadia nesse continente! Tenho que falar das minhas viagens do mes de junho ainda…e nao foram poucas! Tenho tambem que falar da bolha onde a maioria dos brancos no kenya vivem…e dai eu [...]

Angel and Imp

  • Splendid times vacationing

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 5:44 pm by MYSTIC
    Embu was the bomb!!! I got to fratanize with the huge ass shots of the org I worked with before Pakistan and I had not realized how much of an impact I had created with all the staff at all levels from management to the KYMs like I was. It was a funeral we were attending belonging to my former immediate boss's dad. I got to meet most of the guys who were unit managers in the Rift Valley region got to court the Regional manager to put in a good word for me when I come back from Pakistan to stay.

    My folks have been having a bit of a hard time containing me in the household but maybe moreso because there is so many people to meet up with in so little time. Last week I only had 2 nights at home and from the look of things i might also only have these 2 nights that i have already spent at home. For some reason the old mans attitude has totally changed from having his panties all up in a bunch about my being out at night to that laid back nature of 'make sure you call to tell us you are safe.' Given the fact that I hear Nairobi these days is a really dangerous place with carjackings and shootings taking first place, he must be going nutts but does not want to show it out in the open lest i rebel some more.

    On to Tuskers, they have never tasted so sweet as now. I have been to the blue spirits bar, coco lounge, Mwendas, Nairobi West, Taidy's in both Nairobi and Nakuru and many other places including people's houses and that Tusker is still my one and only love except for the few tequila shots I took to remember my Karachi party life. Last night I met this guy I have not seen in over five years now and I did not even know him that well though he chose to stay in touch and when he dropped me home I found another guy waiting for me outsie my gate. Like they are now coming out in droves to see me. Makes you wonder where all these men were when I was in need of them. I am loving the attention that I am getting, my phone has not stopped ringing ever since the masses discovered that queen bee is around.

    The most interesting phone call i got was from P. It was kind of suprising he was the last person i expected to hear from. And even now while I am here he is still being dodgy yet i let him off the hook a long time ago. The best was a text message he sent just to find out whether i am around or had gone back. Kinda like testing the waters. He claims to want to see me but keeps procrastinating it. I know most probably that i might get to go back to Pakistan without seeing him, from the looks of things. Not that my heart would bleed in this case.

    This are the things that men do that make us develop serious contempt and hatred for them. I met my ex over the weekend and he was very friendly despite his girlfriend being around. And I am sure she was wondering who the f*** I am coz we were having very long private discuissions over the stuff that i had emailed him earlier in the year about. He believes that we are now friends and we can be civil around the fact that we are both ambitious people who would have caused bottlenecks for each other during our professional progression had we chosen to continue seeing each other. he is a good person but i categorize him under non commital men who choose to take escape routes and use excuses in the process.

    I have had reflection time while I have been here an I think the best thing for me right now is to come back and build my career and settle. I had missed home and now I think I will miss it even more when i get back to Karachi.

Kenya Christian

The Mimi Project

  • In love with “the idea”

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 5:08 pm by 06mickey
    Have you ever met someone , especially after sometime, and then the two of you ‘clicked’? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about! You like(d) being around them, the way they smile,blush,look at you(well, lets sum it all up as mannerisms) And then you start picturing all these things,(girls, you know what I’m talking about) future dates holidays birthdays times (that [...]

The Porky Gourmand

  • Best Cauliflower Soup Ever

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 5:02 pm by Kip the Porky Gourmand

    Yet another puree soup, I love them. I bought some great cauliflower from my veggie guy, I was not planning to get some but he managed to convince me to buy some. What to do with it? I rummaged my cookbooks for inspiration.

    This recipe is adapted from the Cauliflower vichyssoise recipe in the French Lessons Cookbook by Justin North. My version is vegetarian by virtue of using a great vegetable stock. The recipe for my vegetable stock is here.

    • 30mls(2 tbsp) vegetable oil.
    • 1 onion, finely sliced.
    • 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced.
    • 1 cauliflower, broken into small florets.
    • 4 sprigs of thyme.
    • 1 litre vegetable stock.
    • Lemon juice.
    • Chives, chopped .
    • Salt & white pepper.
    • Cayenne pepper.
    1. Sweat the cauliflower, onion, garlic & thyme in the vegetable oil until onion is soft.
    2. Add the vegetable stock then bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat & simmer for 20 minutes.
    3. Remove thyme sprigs & bay leaf from the pot.
    4. Spoon the cauliflower into a blender, cover the cauliflower with the cooking liquid, then blend.
    5. You can obtain your desired consistency by controlling amount of liquid added to the blender. So, if you want a thicker soup add less cooking liquid to blender.
    6. Season soup with few drops of lemon juice, salt & pepper according to your taste.
    7. Serve garnished with chopped chives & cayenne pepper. This soup is great served hot or chilled.

chiquitas spot

  • hey

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 4:51 pm by bryjoe
    hey page! (am guessing by now no one comes here anymore) so yeah ,i missed you and i hope this time tomorrow i have something(anything really) to write about. later, Bryjoe

Rugby in Kenya

  • In the Spirit of the Rugby Game : Questions for KRFU?

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 4:40 pm by The Real KRFU
    Now that the brouhaha of the 2009 Tusker Safari Sevens has settled, it is time for some serious questions to the custdians of the Kenyan Rugby game as we now enter the second half of the year.Firstly congrats to Nondies for hosting Lord Digby Jones who is a non-executive director of Leicester Tigers UK and a former UK Minister of State in Trade and Investment. Lord Jones unveiled a set of kit

You Missed This

  • Muthaura Flown to SA, Still Working from ICU

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 4:20 pm by Taabu

    Hitherto energetic and never-tiring Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura has been flown to South Africa for further treatment. His doctors could not take chances after confirming that arteries in and out of his heart are THINNING. Such calcification is sure recipe for massive stroke. In fact the government has gambled with PS of all PSs, he should have been flown to London.

    At least our sensational media can now rest easy after their object of hate and speculation has been relocated to Johannesburg. But Muthaura’s hospitalization leaves a gaping hole that can plunge Kenya into deep administrative problems. For starters he has no deputy and has been competently running this country single handed albeit chronically partisan.

    But we must take heart from Dr. Mutua’s assurance that Mzee Muthaura will be back behind his desk in less than two weeks. We have no cause to doubt Alfred, he must know better, after all he is a doctor, isn’t he? In any case he never suffers whiners lightly no matter the might whether junior senator of Illinois or not.

    Kenya cannot do without the veteran PS Muthaura. His work rate is phenomenon and above all unrivalled. What is more, even in the face of calamity, the good old man can at least afford a half grin, nay smile, for the first time even if on a stretcher. The old man can take just so much pressure after more than 10 years no leave.

    Massive stroke
    Heading civil service is a 24 hour duty while politicians snore in parliament. Muthaura’s energy is incredible. With no deputy, he was still working from his HDU bed. Kenyan media must also learn to respect the office of government spokesman. Our penchant to distrust official channels only succeeds in feeding destructive rumours.

    In the meantime we must collectively wish the good ambassador well as he confronts his own mortality. Who knows, may be this scare would offer him the opportunity to contemplate the highly partisan and polarizing role he has played in the grand coalition in addition to toxic politicization of the civil service.

    Hopefully the NDE and scent from ICU next door will transform him into a better man. God bless the unofficial emperor.Kumekucha


Wilde Yearnings

  • Eye-sex: The Aftermath

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 3:26 pm by Wildeyearnings
    I blogged about a certain gorgeous guy I'd been involved with in a mutual staring phase during a dull seminar. I guess I need to update y'all.

    So at the first convenient break I saunter over to him, all casual-like, and start a general conversation. He's still doing that eye-fuck thing ( damn he's got sexy eyes) and I can barely concentrate on what he's telling me. Wildey is truly hooked at this point and I'd gladly give up my first-born for just one session with this eye-god.

    Anyway we quickly get over the preliminaries, source an invite for drinks before dinner at the hotel bar...Game, set and match!

    Or so I think.

    Fast forward to evening drinks... one gin and tonic later, we're in my room (it was nearer the bar than his).

    We commence a pleasurable and rapid descent into what should be passionate coitus. But if there’s one thing you can always rely on to make things awkward, it is prophylactics. Suddenly realizing that a condom is a vital tool in any responsible session, I lean over to my as yet unpacked suitcase and fumble around for one.


    No.fucking.way!!!!!!! Talk about coitus interruptus.

    Nothing, nada, hakuna. What is this fuckery?

    Well S.H.I.T. My penis is having a minor breakdown at this point.


    Cock-blocked by myself. Thats a new one.

The Porky Gourmand

  • Quick & Easy Vegetable Stock Recipe

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 3:04 pm by Kip the Porky Gourmand

    This is the stock I use when making most of my soups & it is also great for risotto. This recipe makes 3 litres, if you are not going to use the stock immediately, freeze it. Vegetable stocks lose their flavour quickly.

    • 400 grams leeks, coarsely chopped.
    • 400 grams carrots, coarsely chopped.
    • 400 grams onion, coarsely chopped.
    • 1 fennel bulb, coarsely chopped.
    • 150 grams button mushrooms, chopped.
    • 1 bay leaf.
    • 3 sprigs thyme.
    • 3 litres of water.
    • 50 mls vegetable oil.
    1. Sweat the vegetables in the vegetable oil in a stockpot over low heat until vegetables have softened.
    2. Add bay leaf & thyme sprigs, then cover with the water.
    3. Bring to a gentle simmer, then simmer for 45 minutes.
    4. Strain the stock. Use immediately or freeze.

Career Point Kenya

  • ManPower Jobs Latest 1st July 2009

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 3:02 pm by Advertise jobs
    DIRECTOR, FINANCE & RESOURCE MOBILIZATION Job RaIL MN 4043
    JOB PROFILE
    • To lake overall charge of all financial aspects and reporting
    • To spearhead and coordinate the annual budgeting process.
    • To continually monitor and control financial expenditure and revenue against set targets.
    • To maintain an asset register,
    • To spearhead the project proposal writing for fundraising purposes, in conjunction with the Programme Manager (a)

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Holder of a first degree and CPA (K) or equivalent
    • MBA degree a definite advantage
    • Senior financial management experience for at least 5 years.
    • Experience in NGO or development related fundraising is essential, with a Track record of writing or coordinating project proposals and engaging with local and international donors.
    • Proven report writing skills in presentation of routine reports such as cash flow status, budgetary controls, monthly accounting and fundraising proposals or programmed evaluation reports for donors.
    • Proficiency in IT with experience in accounting packages.

    LEGAL OFFICER - Job Ret MN 4044
    JOB PROFILE
    • To ensure the organization operates within the legal and regulatory framework of the health sector in Kenya. and the laws of the land in general.
    • To safeguard the organizations assets and operations in liaison with key management.
    • To offer guidance and legal counsel to the Board.
    • To be secretary to the Board In convening of meetings. taking and distribution of minutes.
    • Procurement of external legal services where necessary.

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Must possess a degree in Law, LLB or LLM.
    • Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.
    • Should be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing Certificate.
    • Should have full CPS (K) qualifications.
    • A minimum years in legal, jurisprudence or litigation field.
    • Proven report writing skills in simplified legal language.
    • Fully computer literate.
    • To ensure compliance with the relevant employment laws and guidelines
    • To co-ordinate recruitment and induction of new staff.
    • To undertake regular performance appraisal of the staff
    • To maintain staff records.
    • To be responsible for staff welfare issues.

    PERSON PROFILE
    • MBA in Human Resources
    • Diploma or Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management
    • Conversant with current labor laws.
    • Aged late 30’s to approx 45 years.
    • Proven conflict resolution skills.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Good reporting skills on Training Needs Assessment and Labor compliance issues
    • Computer literate with IT skills and / or HR software

    PROGRAMME MANAGER - Job Ret. MN 4045
    JOB PROFILE
    • Undertake program/project and thematic programs
    • Act as the focal point for organizational evaluation reponsible for the preparation of periodic reports.
    • Plan and implement own work programmed after agreement with the Director
    • Undertake project evaluation.

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Graduate from a recognized university.
    • A relevant Masters degree will be an advantage
    • NGO programme management experience tar at least 3 years.
    • Proven report writing skills.
    • Fully computer literate.

    FINANCE OFFICER - Job Ret MN 4047
    JOB PROFILE
    Reporting to the Finance & Fundraising Manager, the Finance Officer will assist in:
    Financial reporting.
    • Budget processes end monitoring of budget performance against budget.
    • Co-ordination with Programme Manager on project proposal writing for fundraising activities.
    • Working clearly with the Accountant to meet deadlines
    • Any other tasks delegated by the Finance and Fundraising
    Manager

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Graduate with a CPA (K) or equivalent.
    • At least 3 years relevant accounting! finance experience.
    • Analytical and report writing skills on budgets, assets and project management papers
    Proficiency in IT with experience in accounting packages.

    ACCOUNTANT - Job Ret MN 4045
    JOB PROFILE
    • Routine maintenance of accounts records.
    • Preparation of accounts reports management.

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Secondary school graduates with up CPA (K) or equivalent
    • A minimum 5 years accounting experience in a medium size organization or parastatal.
    • Analytical and report writing skills on routine reports such as cash flows and projections creditors status.
    • Proficiency in IT with experience in accounting packages.

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY - Job Ret. MN 4049
    JOB PROF1LE
    • To perfom all secretarial duties as delegated by the Senior Secretary or the Director.

    PERSON PROFILE
    • A Secondary school graduate with a minimum of C- in English.
    • Full secretarial training
    • At least 5 years secretarial experience serving departmental heads or Chef Executive ole medium to large organization or parastatal.
    • Excellent writing skills on status reports tar tasks delegated.
    • Fully computer literate.

    TELEPHONE OPERATOR! RECEPTIONIST Job Ret MN 4050
    JOB PROFILE
    • To efficiently operate the switchboard.
    • Take down and forward at messages to staff who are away

    PERSON PROFILE
    • Form Four education with a minimum of C+ in English and fluent in Kiswahili.
    • Diploma or certificate in Telephone Operations.
    • At least 3 years experience ass switchboard operator tar a medium to large organization.
    • Computer literate.
    • PR training wilt been added advantage.

    GRADUATE TRAINEES - .Job Ref. MN 4051
    • Graduates In Sociology! Psychology! Public Health or any other related discipline

    JOB OPPORTUNITIES
    Our client Is engaged In public education and health support services, directly and through related stakeholders. They wish to till the following vacancies urgently.

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
    Job Ret. MN 4045
    JOB PROFILE
    • To develop end continually update the Human Resources
    Policy of the organization.

    * * *
    Send your application with a detailed CV with a daytime telephone contact end copies of key certificates. Please also summarize yourself as follows:-
    Send your application by hand, courier, post or email so as to reach us by 10th July 2009. (Limit email to maximum 3 pages A4 size CV end no attchments. Short listed candidates will be asked to bring certificates attachment for Interview) Send to: Executive Selection Division, Manpower Services (K) Ltd, 3rd Floor, Landmark Plaza, Directly Opp. Nairobi Hospital Entrance, P.O Boa 50736- 00200, Nairobi. Email. recruitment @manpowerkenya.com. Take Bus No. 46 from Kencom.



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the-undergraduate

  • July is here

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 2:59 pm
    I just realized i have no idea what anyone in my family has been up to.People changed jobs,people moved houses,people came for summer and others travelled but.....I HAVE NO IDEA...where or when
    Dont get me wrong,i love my family but it feels great to finally have my own seperate life...take a deep breath....relief :)
    I wonder who the new go to person is and i wish them luck in the hours they shall spend on the phone,the times they shall have to run up and down fixing stuff for everyone....being a ''retired'' shrink equals pure bliss :))

    I do however miss my football playing tomboy days....but that too was by passed by time....i finally understand that joke about how a kenyan girl would have no problem using a title deed to cover her hair when it rains :p

The Mimi Project

  • Comfortless

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 2:35 pm by 06mickey
    To meet you at last Spend long,lazy summer days and winter evenings To touch the color of you and run my fingers through your hair To look into your eyes To be held in your arms And inhale the aura that is you To be silent with you To feel your delightful lips And your fingers, slowly down my back Your breath on the back of [...]

Kenyan Pundit

  • Barcamp Diaspora

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 2:00 pm by Ory Okolloh

    For US/DC folks, Barcamp Diaspora will be held at John Hopkins on July 25, 2009. The theme is “Investing our Talent Where it Counts.”

    More details here.

Career Point Kenya

  • East Africa Breweries (EABL) Pan African Graduate Opportunities

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:51 pm by Advertise jobs
    EABL is offering a job internship/ attachment in Kenya, Sudan and the larger East African. through thier Pan African Graduate Opportunities.

    Graduates of engineering and supply management are encouraged to apply.

    You can get more details here.

    http://www.eabl.com/graduatesprogram/

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A Mzungu who loves Kenya

  • A Plea From Ghana

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:50 pm by Dad Mzungu

    Blessing Akowuah

    My name is Blessing Akowuah. I am 15 years old and I live in Ghana with my parents and sister.

    I attend school every day, and I have just completed Junior High School. Now my parents cannot pay my school fees. I need to go to school to get a good education. I work hard and always obtain good marks at school. I am clever and I work hard. The teachers like me because I work hard and always behave myself.

    If I do not go to school, I will not be able to become a good worker when I finish school. I want to be able to work well for my family and for Ghana.

    Please, I need a sponsor. I am clever and I am worth helping so that I can get a good job.

    Blessing Akowuah

Career Point Kenya

  • Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director Job

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:46 pm by Advertise jobs
    The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) a State Corporation established under Cap
    441 with its Headquarters located in Eldoret Municipality is seeking to recruit a Managing
    Director.

    Vision:

    To be the leading Authority in the development of various resources for sustainable and
    equitable Socio-economic development in the region.

    Mission:

    To identify, plan and co-ordinate the implementation of integrated development programmes
    by utilizing available resources to improve the living standards of the people.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    •
    The Managing Director will be the Chief Executive and Secretary to the Board.
    •
    Advising the Board on all matters relating to implementation of the corporate strategy of the
    Authority’s development.
    •
    Providing transformative leadership development and implementation of appropriate
    strategies of the Authority.
    •
    Driving the growth of the Authority and identification of opportunities for development
    expansion.
    •
    Reviewing, directing and managing the Authority’s financial and operational systems,
    procedures and controls to ensure that they are professional, workable and sustainable.
    •
    Formulating, reviewing and analysing the Authority’s development policies.
    •
    Leading institutional and policy reforms aimed at transforming the Authority into selfsustainance.
    •
    Co-ordinating programmes, project formulation, funding implementation, appraisal,
    monitoring and evaluation.
    •
    Co-ordination of Natural Resource Analysis and Environmental impact assessment and
    data bank management.
    •
    Overseeing the organisation’s human resource and ensuring that appropriate management
    structures and policies are developed and implemented.
    •
    Providing proactive public relations and enchancing the Authority’s corporate image; and
    •
    Providing relationship management and networking with local and global business partners
    and stakeholders
    The right candidate for this position will possess high-level practical experience, proven
    leadership skills in efficiently managing human and financial resources, be results-driven, and
    an outstanding track record of achievement.

    Person Specification

    Applicants must have a Bachelors degree in either Business Administration, Engineering,
    Agriculture, Animal Production, Range Management, Natural Science, Rural Development
    and Planning or related fields. A masters degree or professional qualifications in relevant
    fields will be an added advantage. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of ten (10) years
    experience in the above disciplines, Five (5) of which should have been at a Management
    level. Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills are essential. The
    applicants must be forty (40) years and above.

    An attractive remuneration package commensurate with the responsibilities of the job and the
    experience of the individual will be negotiated with right candidate. The position is on a three

    (3) year renewable term and annual performance contract.
    If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above,
    please submit your application with a detailed CV. stating your current position, current
    remuneration level, E-mail, contact address and telephone number, to reach us on or before

    22nd July, 2009.

    The Chairman
    Kerio Valley Development Authority
    KVDA Plaza
    P.O. BOX 2660- 30100
    ELDORET Tel: 053-2063361-3
    Fax: 053-2063364

    Or

    E-mail kvda @kenyaweb.com or website: www.kvda.go.ke

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Kenya Cricket

  • Cricket Kenya: Groundwork to continue

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:40 pm by Chemosit

    Despite the ICC's recent decision to strip Kenya of hosting rights to the 2010 Under 19 World Cup, Cricket Kenya has confirmed that the upgrade work to the grounds around the country will continue as planned. In an email to Kenya Cricket.com, Samir Inamdar (right) the Chairman of Cricket Kenya stated that:

    "The grounds improvement programme across the country will continue unabated. This is important because we would like to see our infrastructure at clubs improve for the game to benefit"

    Writing from London where he is conducting meetings related to formulating Cricket Kenya's formal response, Mr Inamdar also said that Cricket Kenya

    "will be claiming our money spent in good faith to get our venues in order from the ICC"

    and that

    "The ICC's Chief Executives Committee has determined that in the event Canada (who are due to host this event in 2012) concede that they cannot hold it, CK will get the first opportunity to secure these rights."

    It is good to hear from Cricket Kenya on this and especially that the upgrading of the grounds will continue. Even without hosting the U19 World Cup, this will at least benefit players in all three hubs who will get to play more games on higher quality pitches which can only improve the quality of Kenya's game overall.

    It is also heartening to see Cricket Kenya gearing up for a fight to recoup some of their losses from the ICC. Given how the ICC has been forthcoming in reimbursing Test nations in similar situations, there is at least some hope that this will have a successful outcome.

    That Kenya gets first bite at the cherry should Canada not be ready is bitter-sweet and at first glance smacks of the divide and rule mentality employed by the old British Empire. For Kenya to gain from this, another Associate must fail and that is something one would hate so see happen, even if it did benefit Kenya. There is also no guarantee that just because Kenya are to be given first opportunity to secure the rights that this will in fact happen. Going on recent events, it does not look about whether a country is capable of hosting, but capable of generating the ICC higher revenue. If for example, India decided they wanted to host, I wonder how long Kenya's application would even sit in the consideration tray.

    Lastly, there is no word yet on the fate of Kenya's U19 team. This situation is not just about money, it is also about players. That they were sent under strength and under prepared to the regional qualifiers can only be blamed on Cricket Kenya, but for the team to finish so low also rests to an extent on the shoulders of the players selected. That said, they were using the event as a practice tournament. Should they not at least be given the opportunity to travel to the next stage of qualifying as an extra team and have a chance to fight to retain their spot on the playing field? If they fail again, there can be no excuses, but at least give them that chance rather than whisk the rug out from under their feet.

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  • Save The Children NGO Kenya Jobs & Careers

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:39 pm by Advertise jobs
    Save the Children UK (SCUK) is a leading international child rights organization, fighting to
    improve the lives of children in the UK and 40 countries around the world. Together with children,
    we are helping to build a better world for present and future generations by making a reality of
    children’s rights.

    We are seeking qualified candidates to fill the following positions based in our Nairobi Office with
    30% travel in the field offices (Dadaab, Elwak, Wajir and Eldoret).

    Deputy Finance Manager

    Job Purpose

    To support the Country Programme in strengthening and maintaining the integrity of finance
    systems, updating and generating timely and accurate financial information to senior managers,
    payroll administration and to participate in ensuring the finance team meets its responsibilities.

    Key Responsibilities

    •
    Assist the Finance & Grants Manager in developing and maintaining robust and adequate
    financial internal control systems and cash management across the Programme in line with
    SCUK’s Finance Manual and good accounting practices.
    •
    Directly lead, manage and motivate the Assistant Accountants -and ensure that they have
    clear work plans and objectives and receive clear supervision and performance reviews.
    Provide training, capacity building and mentoring where required to build and maintain a high
    performing team.
    •
    Lead the preparation of total budgets for the Kenya country programme, with detailed support
    on the general funds budget. Provide support to budget holders and senior management in the
    interpretation of results and understanding funding gaps within the programme.
    •
    Verify the accuracy, validity, legitimacy of all payments including those payable through the
    electronic banking system, completeness of financial documents, (purchase requests, work
    orders, pro forma invoices), proper coding and approval by responsible managers before
    payments are made. Ensure SCUK creditors are paid promptly.
    •
    Prepare monthly and quarterly financial diaries for both SUN Accounts and sub-office finance
    systems and manage the implementation of month end procedures in strict adherence to the
    HQ guidelines and deadlines.
    •
    Monitoring of Bank and Cash balances to ensure optimum balances at all times. Liaise with
    field offices to ensure they are running with sufficient cash at any time
    •
    Maintain and ensure the integrity and administration of SCUK’s accounting systems (SUN/
    FCS/FBS/Sub-Office Spreadsheet) both in the field offices and Nairobi. Ensure regular backup
    and security of financial records.
    •
    Follow up HQ transactions and process them in the Field Control System, prepare timely,
    accurate and efficient financial reports by completing the electronic field return, submitting it to
    head office in time.

    Essential

    •
    Bcom in Accounting Degree (or equivalent certification and experience)
    •
    Recognized Accounting qualification CPA or ACCA
    •
    At least four year’s INGOs experience especially in budget setting and financial accounting
    •
    Proven audit experience
    •
    Proven skills on managing changes, achieving results, ensuring quality, team building and
    capacity building.
    •
    Strong computer skills including Accounting packages especially SUN

    Grant Officer

    Purpose

    To assist the Finance and Grants Manager in setting up and maintaining an efficient and consistent
    implementation of SCUK’s grants management systems. Ensuring both internal and donor reports
    are compiled, subject to appropriate internal checks and submitted on time.

    Key Responsibilities

    •
    Assist the Finance & Grants Manager on the effective tracking of income and collating timely
    and accurate financial reporting to donors
    •
    Ensure that grant costs are effectively and accurately captured within the financial system.
    Prepare financial statements and narrative for specific donor grant reporting and audit
    requirements in accordance with donor reporting timescales.
    •
    Liaise with and support budget holders in putting phased budgets on the Field Budget
    Systems (FBS), working with other finance staff ensure budgets posting to SUN Accounts in
    timely fashion.
    •
    Assist the Finance & Grants Manager in providing training on budget monitoring systems,
    grants management procedures and various donors’ terms and conditions to budget holders,
    finance staff, partner agencies and CBO’s.
    •
    Review of partners reports and ensuring that partners are informed and implement donor
    requirements by updating them and carrying out regular checks
    •
    Maintain standard grant filing systems and ensure all field offices retain up to date grant
    management information and correspondences on all grants
    Essential

    •
    Bcom Accounting Degree (or equivalent certification and experience).
    •
    Knowledge of SUN Accounting packages and IT
    •
    At least three year’s INGOs experience especially in budget setting and grants management
    • Strong computer skills, especially with excel, spreadsheets and MS Word
    If you meet the above requirements, please send your detailed CV together with a cover letter
    and current contacts of three referees addressed to the HR Manager Save the Children UK,
    Kenya Programme to jobskenya@scuk.or.ke not later than 15th July, 2009. Quote the job title
    on the subject line.

    Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
    Save the Children (UK) recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to
    equal employment opportunities and the protection of children from abuse.

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  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY S.S 10 Vacancy: Municipal Council of Kitui Careers

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:32 pm by Advertise jobs
    Municipal Council of Kitui is seeking applications from self-motivated, result-driven
    professionals for the following vacant post in its establishment.

    1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY S.S 10
    £11,340+£321-£12,945X£354 – X15,069X399 - £16665 P.A

    Duties and Responsibilities
    i. Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new software
    project and initiative support and support and enhance systems
    ii. Assist with user training and support activities necessary to ensure successful
    adoption of software, systems
    iii. Trouble-shoot technical issues and identify operation problems and networking
    configuration.
    iv. Provide maintenance support for in-house developed systems.
    v. Maintain the institutions’ website and internet.
    vi. Compile business application requirements and recommend the best solution.

    Job Requirements/Qualifications
    • Minimum of a Diploma in information Technology or Computer Science from a
    reputable institution.
    • Extensive knowledge of data processing hardware platforms and enterprise
    software applications.
    • Good working knowledge skills with Microsoft office products Windows Server
    Microsoft version and Microsoft projects knowledge. Local Authority Integrated
    Financial Operation Management Systems (LAIFORMS) will be added
    advantage.
    • Experience in development and implementation of standard procedures and
    guidelines to support operational systems.
    • At least 3 years work experience with cross-cutting skills
    • Those with university degree and post-graduate qualification will have an added
    advantage.

    The successful candidate will be employed on permanent pensionable terms and
    shall receive house allowance attached to each salary scale.

    Applicants should send their detailed CVs and application letter, photocopies of
    academic certificates and testimonials day telephone numbers to the undersigned to
    be received on or before 31st July,2009 through Box 694-90200,KITUI.

    NB: Municipal Council of Kitui is an equal opportunity employer and candidates found
    canvassing will be disqualified.

    PHILIP O. ADUNDO,
    TOWN CLERK.
    P.O. BOX 694 TEL. 044-22914 Email: mckitui@ localgovernment.go.ke

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  • Polls and pictures of naked men

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:27 pm by Tamaku
    105 days ago a poll on this blog commenced to ask whether Kenya should
    decriminalize homosexuality. This closed yesterday, the results of
    which you can view to the left.

    Thank you to all who took part. Right now just getting ready to leave
    for Mombasa for the day. Anyone got some saucy jokes or pics please
    send them to me, I need to be distracted while flying :(

    By the way please enter the caption contest and at the end of the contest on Friday, I'll publish my picture here. It's a promise if you enter the contest. Deal? Deal.

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  • Farmer's Choice Kenya Jobs & Careers

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:27 pm by Advertise jobs
    Kenya’s leading producer of fresh and processed meat, Farmer’s Choice Limited, is
    looking for suitable candidates to fill the following positions within the organisation:

    HEAD OF INTERNAL AUDIT (Ref No: FCL-IA-1)
    Reporting to the Deputy Managing Director and heading the department, this
    position requires an individual with strong leadership and analytical, interpersonal
    and team building skills. In addition the successful candidate will have the following

    qualifications:
    • Undergraduate Degree in Accounting (or related field) with a minimum of 5
    years experience in external and internal audit at a senior level.
    • Certified Pubic Accountant (CPA-K).
    • CISA Qualifications will be an added advantage.

    INTERNAL AUDIT ASSISTANT (Ref No: FCL-IA-2)
    The Internal Audit Assistant will be responsible for performing audits as directed,
    identifying internal control weaknesses and recommending improvements. The
    successful candidate should be a Certified Public Accountant preferably with a degree
    in accounting and 2 years audit experience. He or she should also be a team player.
    Interested individuals should send their applications quoting the relevant reference
    number, CV with a coloured passport size photo and copies of relevant testimonials
    to:

    The Human Resources Manager,
    Farmer’s Choice Limited,
    P.O. Box 47791, 00100,
    NAIROBI
    or email Humanresources@farmerschoice.co.ke
    Closing date for applications: 15th July 2009. Only successful candidates will be
    contacted.

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  • Land O'Lakes Request For Proposal: Kenya Daily Sector

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:20 pm by Advertise jobs
    Land O’ Lakes is implementing the Kenya Dairy Sector Competitive Program
    (KDSCP) in the country, targeting Rift Valley and Central provinces. The goal
    of KDSCP is to increase smallholder household income from the sale of quality
    milk.

    Land O’ Lakes is requesting for proposals from recognised qualified dairy
    specialist consultants to produce an illustrated, user-friendly version of a
    Code of Hygiene Practice for Production, Handling and Distribution of Milk and
    Milk Products. The dairy specialist consultant will lead this work and will work
    with a graphics design company who will do the required design, format and
    illustrations.

    The assignment objective is to design, illustrate and format a user-friendly
    version of a Code of Hygiene Practice for Production, Handling and Distribution
    of Milk and Milk Products. This will be a document that is visually attractive
    and illustrative and should mirror the parallel standards and regulations of the
    Kenya dairy industry.

    Interested bidders are requested to obtain the complete scope of work from
    our website - www.kdairyscp.co.ke Bidders not already registered with the
    program are requested to email in advance a two page Capability Statement
    to bids@landolakes.co.ke to pre-register.

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  • Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) Jobs & Careers

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:14 pm by Advertise jobs
    POSITION OF HEAD OF COMPLIANCE & LEGAL (NSE/VAC-HOLC/06/2009)

    The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) plays a key role in the economy through raising capital for businesses, mobilizing savings for investment and improving corporate governance. We do this through providing a world class trading facility. In line with this mandate, the Exchange is seeking to recruit a qualified, dynamic, self- motivated and results- oriented individual to fill the
    position of Head of Compliance & Legal.

    Overall purpose
    The incumbent will have overall responsibility of ensuring compliance of listed companies and member firms to the requisite rules and regulations.
    Specific duties will include: Designing and implementation of a system for monitoring compliance by Members with the Rules of the Exchange and the Capital Markets Act and Regulations; Monitoring compliance by listed companies with the Continuing
    Listing Obligations and Rules of the Exchange and the Capital Markets Act and Regulations; Making recommendations for upgrading existing standards to reflect international best practice; Protecting and restructuring the legal identity of the Exchange, as the strategic plan may from time to time dictate; Company Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Exchange.

    Minimum Qualifications
    • Masters Degree in Law or in Business Administration or Finance
    • Bachelor of Laws Degree
    • Be an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
    • Be a Certified Public Secretary
    • Have at least 7 years experience in a law firm or office dealing in commercial law, including financial contracts and company
    law. Experience in the capital markets or in the financial sector will be an added advantage.

    Key Competencies
    • Ability to work within tight deadlines and pressure without compromising on accuracy.
    • High integrity, team leadership and decision making skills.
    • Exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to mediate and facilitate dispute resolution.
    • Sound knowledge of securities law and company law.
    • Strong knowledge of company secretarial practice.
    • Experience in legislative drafting and interpretation.
    • Good knowledge of principles of good corporate governance
    • Exceptional verbal and written communication

    Kindly log onto www.nse.co.ke for more details on this position.
    This is a very challenging position that provides great opportunity for a candidate seeking to grow professionally and work in a highly dynamic environment.

    If you believe you are the right candidate for this position and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration, qualifications, experience,
    names & addresses of three referees and email & telephone contacts together with copies of your academic and professional certificates and testimonials by Wednesday, 22nd July 2009 to:

    The Chief Executive,
    Nairobi Stock Exchange, P.O. Box 43633-00100, Nairobi.
    Email: recruitment@nse.co.ke
    Kindly indicate the reference number above. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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  • NGO Jobs In Kenya: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:10 pm by Advertise jobs
    Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization composed of nearly 1,300 people from more than 60 nations. Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.

    The Tuberculosis Control Assistance Program (TB CAP) is a USAID funded five-year cooperative
    agreement (2006-2010) that has been awarded to the Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance
    (TBCTA) with KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation as the lead partner. TB CAP is contributing to the decrease
    in morbidity and mortality by increasing case detection and treatment success of TB patients in USAID
    priority countries. In Kenya, MSH plays a key role in the coordination and management of all laboratory
    and drug management related TB CAP activities.

    MSH is currently seeking qualified professionals interested in potential one (1) year contract employment
    on TB CAP Project-Kenya in the following position

    TB CAP LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER

    The TB CAP Laboratory Quality Assurance Officer will be responsible to develop, co-ordinate and audit a
    comprehensive TB Laboratory Quality Management Program for TB microscopy laboratories in accordance with
    recognized standards of practice. S/he will be trained and mentored over the year of employment by the MSH/
    TBCAP laboratory systems strengthening specialist to ensure sustainability of activities beyond the year.
    S/he will work closely with the Division of Leprosy, TB and Lung Disease (DLTLD) of the Ministry of Health
    and with TB CAP partners in identifying and implementing the Project’s priority activities for TB microscopy
    quality improvement in Kenya. S/he will also assist the DLTLD/Central Reference Laboratory (CRL) to finalize
    and implement the technical and operational Standard Operating Procedures for all TB microscopy services and
    quality assurance of TB microscopy.

    Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences/Medical Laboratory Sciences (or equivalent
    qualification) with a minimum of five (5) years post-qualification experience working in a diagnostic laboratory.
    He / She will also possess at least one year’s post-qualification experience in performing TB microscopy.
    Applicants must be familiar with the diagnostic protocols for case detection employed by DLTLD in Kenya.
    Current registration with the Kenya Medical Technicians and Technologists Board (KMTTB) is mandatory.
    Candidates must be willing and available to travel within Kenya up to 50% time.

    For further detail and to apply for either of the position, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of
    our website at www.jobs-msh.icims.com by July 8, 2009. If you cannot apply online, or have difficulty doing so,
    please email an explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org

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  • SALES REPRESENTATIVES CAREER: NAIROBI & MOMBASA JOBS

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 1:07 pm by Advertise jobs
    We are a rapidly expanding Company in the building industry. We are seeking to
    strengthen our marketing team with dynamic, highly motivated and professional
    persons in the position of

    SALES REPRESENTATIVES

    to be based in our Nairobi and Mombasa offices

    The ideal candidates should have the following;

    • Degree/Higher Diploma in architecture, building construction, engineering,
    quantity survey or building economics. Qualification in sales and marketing will
    be an added advantage
    • At least 2 years selling experience preferably in the building industry
    • Must have a positive attitude, with a willingness to learn
    • Clean and valid driving licence with at least 3 years experience

    Interested candidates should send their applications together with CV indicating
    daytime telephone contacts as well as location which is preferred. Applications
    should reach us no later than 10th July 2009 on the following address;
    The Advertiser,
    P.O. Box 49010 GPO 00100, Nairobi

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  • EAZYPAY UK Limited Jobs in Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:51 pm by Advertise jobs
    Today's Daily Nation carries a job advert on various EAZYPAY UK Limited Jobs in Kenya from the above company and what struck me was a k'sh 1,000 fee charge. Why charge job seekers who clearly don't have the money? And If you cant afford to conduct your own interview why should im trust you that you will pay me at the end of the month?

    Just food for thought.

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  • Catholic Relief Services Jobs In Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:42 pm by Advertise jobs
    Primary Function:
    Catholic Relief Services Justice and Peacebuilding Unit (J&PBU) primary functions are Governance, Human Rights and Peace advocacy; Global Solidarity; Partnerships; Justice Reflections; and Integration of Justice & Peacebuilding (J&PB) into other Programming thematic areas. The primary role of the Justice & Peacebuilding Officer (J&PBO) is
    to provide technical assistance and ensure efficient implementation and monitoring of project activities of all aspects of the J&PB Projects assigned to him/her.

    Specific Tasks & Responsibilities:
    • Training, monitoring and evaluation, to ensure that JPBU provides highest quality services to partners and
    beneficiaries in inter-intra-community dialogue and reconciliation in efforts aimed at laying and strengthening
    foundations for peaceful coexistence; national and community level Peacebuilding activities related to postelection
    violence; analysis, interpretation and dissemination; and conflict transformation and continued
    advocacy for peace.
    • Provide technical support to the JPBU sector through design, development and review of capacity building
    training materials, facilitation of training in Human Rights, Gender, Peace and Good Governance Advocacy;
    Conflict Transformation, Do no harm, Early Warning for Early Response among others coupled with
    evaluation of training effectiveness
    • Provide technical assistance to partners and beneficiaries in the development of J&PB concepts papers and
    proposals, develop and manage project budgets and liaise with Finance regarding project advances and
    liquidations.
    • Provide technical support in the integration of J&PB into other Programming thematic areas including
    Agriculture, Water & Sanitation and HIV/AIDS.
    • Oversee timely implementation of projects are per approved schedules/agreements.

    Qualifications
    • Masters Degree in social science or related field with knowledge of Rights-based methodologies/approaches
    and proven capacity to transfer ideas and learning
    • Proven capacity in paralegal trainings at the community level
    • At least three years of experience working with an international or local NGO in a similar capacity
    • Willingness to travel and work within remote rural areas under frequently difficult conditions
    • Proven experience in planning and organization with strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
    • Excellent writing skills, fluency in English and Swahili preferred
    • Good knowledge of and skill with MS Word, MS Excel, and Outlook

    2. Position: PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT (Ref No 2009/11)
    Primary Function:
    Provide support to the Chief of Party and AIDSRelief program in the administrative functions.
    Specific Tasks & Responsibilities:
    • Manage outgoing and incoming correspondence, communicate with implementing partner organizations and
    reply to communications in the absence of project officers.
    • Maintain filing system for AIDSRelief.
    • Accompany Project Officers to the field where appropriate.
    • Organize departmental meetings, and take minutes and coordinate logistics planning for workshops.
    • Assist in preparation of project reports and proposals including budget spreadsheets.
    • Liaise with Finance department regarding project advances and reconciliations.
    • Prepare requisitions and liaise with procurement officer.
    • Prepare contracts for consultants.
    • Compile and prepare orientation packages.
    • Maintain department’s travel schedule and perform secretarial duties as the needs arise
    • Maintain functioning resource centre.

    Specific Qualifications
    • A Bachelors degree in social science or related field
    • 3 years professional experience in related field, preferably with an international development agency.
    • Excellent project administration skills.
    • Ability to multitask in a high-pace environment
    • Team player with strong interpersonal skills and willingness to adapt to a multicultural working environment.
    • Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs)
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills

    Written applications indicating the reference number, including CV and day-time contact phone numbers, as well
    as names and contact information of three references should reach the below-mentioned by July 12, 2009


    Human Resources Specialist
    Catholic Relief Services – Kenya Program
    P.O. Box 49675, GPO 00100 Nairobi
    E-mail: hr@ke.earo.crs.org
    Please note only short listed candidates will be contacted

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  • Executive Secretary Job: Commercial Bank In Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:39 pm by Advertise jobs
    A well established Commercial Bank, with regional presence
    is looking for an Executive Secretary.

    Knowledge, skills and abilities :-
    • Candidate should have five years senior level secretarial
    experience and administrative services.
    • Provide support services to the top Executives.
    • Incumbent must have proficient knowledge in:-
    • Office administration and procedures.
    • Microsoft office packages like word, excel, PowerPoint,
    access, internet etc.
    • Effective verbal, listening, communication and time
    management skills.

    • Other attributes: the candidate must be honest, trustworthy,
    respectful and maintain good working ethics.
    Only short listed candidates will be invited for an
    interview. Apply to:-

    DN/A 289
    P.O Box 49010 - 00100,
    GPO NAIROBI
    Applications should be received on or before 15th July
    2009.

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  • Sales Jobs Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:37 pm by Advertise jobs
    We require a capable person with the following
    attributes to join our team:

    Profile:
    I. 25-35 years
    II. 3 years experience in the sale of consumer goods.
    Ill. Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
    IV. Clean drivers license with 5 years experience.
    V. Target achiever motivated to work in an aggressive
    & competitive market.
    VI. Business related degree with HR knowledge as an
    added advantage.

    Interested candidates should apply to the undersigned
    enclosing an application letter, CV, testimonials,
    Passport photo, working phone number, email address
    and other relevant documents.
    DNA NO: 288
    P.O. Box 49010, GPO, Nairobi,

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  • DFID Jobs In Kenya: Senior ProgrammeOfficers 5 Posts

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:33 pm by Advertise jobs
    Eliminating poverty is the primary aim of the British Government Department for
    International Development (DFID). DFID Kenya and Somalia is responsible for managing
    the British Government’s contribution to international development in Kenya and Somalia,
    with the objective of supporting partners in aiming to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Senior Programme Officer positions are at middle level management and we are looking
    for experienced individuals with a passion for development work in the areas of Education,
    Humanitarian Assistance, Growth, Social Protection and Governance & Security.

    The key outputs of a Senior Programme Officer will include:
    • Management of projects and resources to achieve development results with maximum
    value for money;
    • liaison with international and Government partners for combined effectiveness;
    • interpretation of policy and development of implementation practices;
    • management of programme staff leading to the achievement of the project goals

    Requirements:
    • A degree in a development-related field; a masters level of education is preferred;
    • At least 5 years’ experience in programme and project management gained in medium
    to large development organisations or missions;
    • Demonstrated experience of managing multiple projects and working with development
    partners successfully; use of examples in your application is encouraged;
    • Proven experience of the project management cycle and use of logical frameworks;
    • Strong people management skills demonstrated by past experience.

    Ability to demonstrate DFID’s core competencies is also required. The details of these
    competencies are available on the DFID website (www.dfid.gov.uk) or use the link (http:
    //www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications/competency-framework.pdf). To get detailed
    job descriptions, send a blank email to jd@adeptsystems.co.ke

    Benefits
    Appointment will be under local terms and conditions and is subject to security clearance.
    A competitive remuneration package will be offered including Medical & Retirement Benefit
    Scheme.

    How to Apply:
    1. Your application must include a one A4 page write up demonstrating how you meet the
    requirements outlined above and a detailed CV. Examples are encouraged.
    2. You should indicate which posts (Education; Humanitarian Assistance; Growth; Social
    Protection; and Governance & Security) you wish to apply for, and rank these in order
    of preference.
    3. Your application should be emailed to spo@adeptsystems.co.ke OR sent by hard
    copy to Adept Systems Management Consultants, PO Box 6416 Nairobi 00100 (not
    both).
    4. The closing date for applications is 5.00 pm Friday 10th July 2009. Under no
    circumstances will applications be accepted after this date.
    5. All enquiries should be directed to Adept Systems.
    DFID is an Equal Opportunities employer. Applications are welcomed from all parts of the
    community, and we actively encourage interest from women, ethnic minority groups and
    those with disabilities. Selection is on merit.

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  • Deputy Factory Manager Career In Kenya

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:27 pm by Advertise jobs
    A well established Process Manufacturing
    concern based in Nairobi wishes to recruit a
    Deputy Factory Manager.

    Potential candidates should be degree holders in Mechanical or
    Electrical Engineering, aged between 35 and 40
    years. They should have a Minimum of 10 years
    experience in manufacturing industry with high
    standards of safety, health and environment.
    Exposure in management of projects, labour, plant
    and equipment maintenance, customer service,
    productivity improvements and factory statutory
    requirements will be a prerequisite.

    Ideal candidate will have served not less than
    five years in senior managerial position in an ISO
    9000 certified facility. The person should be an
    effective Team Leader with good communication
    skills, computer literate and must be results
    focussed.

    Compensation will be commensurate with
    experience and ability to take over as Factory
    Manager eventually.

    DN.A/300
    P.O. Box 49010-00100
    GPO Nairobi.

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  • Play: The Dying Need No Shoes written by Fred Mbogo at Kenya National Theatre from 3rd - 5th July

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:24 pm by N.W
    They brought you "Thieves as Human" and now they are back with "The dying need no shoes".

    They will be staging it at the Kenya National Theatre on 3rd to 5th July (Friday-Sunday) with shows starting at 6pm on Friday and from 3pm on Saturday and Sunday
    Entrance is Ksh. 300
    Call 0720 868368, 020 24 46 858 to book/buy tickets.

    Synopsis
    Purity is a twenty-one-year old University student whose last day is spent trapped in a room with her father, Professor Jairus Munanda, a 56 year old conservative man. Memories, stress, and fear spike a bitter exchange. The confrontation turns ugly as the innermost troubling bits of their emotional, mental and physical relationship are revealed. They must dig deep into their past which takes them back to a small village in Gilgil. Has Nairobi become so big that their dark secrets can be buried and lost forever? What do they learn when they exhume the remains of Mrs Munanda, Purity’s mother and the Profs Wife?
    The play is written by Fred Mbogo and features Esther Nekesa as Purity and Oyatsi Simon as Prof Jairus Munanda.
    Esther Nekesa has just completed a degree programme in the School of Arts and Social Sciences at Eldoret’s Moi University. She has participated in numerous student productions at the University.
    Oyatsi Simon is an accomplished actor. He is the Rift Valley Coordinator of The Theatre Company. Although based in Eldoret he has toured with many productions in towns and cities across Kenya.
    Fred Mbogo is a playwright and performer based in Eldoret. He teaches Theatre and Film Studies at Moi University. He is a 2008 winner of the Fire By Ten Playwriting Contest.

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  • Information Systems Assistant-Job Based in Nairobi

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:21 pm by Advertise jobs
    A reputable SACCO with operations countrywide and it’s headquarters
    in Nairobi invites applications from qualified Kenyan’s to fill the above vacant position.

    Key Responsibilities
    • Develop and Support the organization’s information and
    Communication strategy.
    • Develop and update the SACCO website.
    • Ensure provision of efficient, reliable and user oriented ICT
    services to staff and SACCO members.
    • Ensure compliance with relevant ICT and data protection
    legislation, SACCO policies, procedures and professional
    guidelines.
    • Regularly monitor ICT trends to provide advice on timely
    replacement or software upgrade.
    • Maintain appropriate data backup procedures and SACCO ICT
    resources.

    Qualification and skills
    • A diploma in computer science and related field; degree will be
    added advantage.
    • Working knowledge in CMIS.
    • Minimum three years work experience in IT of which two must be
    in SACCO environment.
    • Excellent communication and report writing skills.
    • Result oriented and team player.
    • Knowledge of accounting and other computer packages will be
    added advantage.

    Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
    Send your application including a current CV and telephone number to
    the above address and should reach not later than July 15, 2009.

    The Advertiser
    P. O. Box 11539-00400
    Nairobi

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  • RESEARCH MANAGER: Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH) JOB

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:18 pm by Advertise jobs
    Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH) is a project under the auspices of Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in HIV Prevention and Care. Besides the MTRH site, AMPATH also runs satellite clinics at 18 outreach sites in Rift Valley, Nyanza & Western provinces.

    POST: RESEARCH MANAGER - (1 Post)

    Duties and responsibilities

    Reporting to the Associate Program Manager Research AMPATH, the successful candidate will
    • Facilitate the enhancement of collaborative research development between local and international
    investigators including development of SOPs and research protocols.
    • Supervise Kenyan research coordinators, research data analysts, research data manager and research
    assistants. Assists in their hiring and training especially in Good Clinical Practice
    • Attends monthly Institutional Review Ethics Committee (IREC)
    • Perform secondary troubleshooting for problems related to on-going research studies and relays
    problems that she/he cannot solve to the principle investigator, the AMPATH Associate Program
    Manager Research or the co- field directors of research in Kenya, whoever is most appropriate
    • Assist the Associate Program Manager Research and the co-Field Directors of research in ensuring
    salary harmonization between projects and manages the budget for the research office, maintains the
    office imprest, procures office and project supplies and accounts for the same
    • Respond to requests for information about the site from investigators and organizes for site visits. Is the
    initial contact person for information related to the projects under development.
    • Assist investigators in preparing the budget template when applying for a grant, ensuring that the
    budget template is line with the research office SOP on grants
    • Monitors and maintains a list of on-going researches and responsible personnel; prepares monthly
    reports for completed studies, on going and upcoming studies and
    • Secretary to the monthly research working group meetings with local and visiting investigators and
    participates in international teleconferences
    • Organize power point presentations for Principle Investigators to present their findings and disseminate
    information.
    • Maintains updated versions of the investigators bio-sketches and CVs, both local and international
    • Brief visitors, students and potential partners on on-going studies and opportunities for collaboration
    and monitors graduate students research on site
    • Participate in PEPFAR /NASCOP/MOH research reporting and meetings.
    • Any other duties as may be assigned

    Qualifications and experience
    • Bachelors’ degree in a Health related field including Public Health, Environmental Health or Nursing
    and/or related management experience.
    • Experience in research is mandatory
    • Good report writing skills
    • Excellent analytical skills and compulsive attention to detail
    • Good communication and problem solving skills
    • Good knowledge of computer packages including e-mailing, word processing access, power point etc
    • Knowledge of Kenyan Ministry of Health Policy

    Terms of Employment
    The successful candidate will be employed on a 1-year renewable contract terms with a competitive salary and allowances.
    Candidates who meet these requirements and are interested should submit their applications enclosing copies of certificates together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae giving details of current remuneration and day time telephone

    contact to:-
    The Program Manager,
    P.O. Box 4606-30100
    ELDORET.
    So as to reach him not later than 14th July 2009. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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  • Plant Mechanics Job: H. YOUNG & CO.

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 12:01 pm by Advertise jobs
    We are looking for qualified individuals to fill in the above vacancy.

    Plant Mechanics

    Minimum Requirements

    • Grade 1 certificate- Plant Mechanic
    • Over 10 years experience
    • Experience with the following type of heavy
    equipments: VOLVO, CAT, KOMATSU, BOMAG etc.
    • Ability to work with minimum supervision
    • Good trouble shooting skills
    • Ability to understand and apply the equipment &
    parts manuals.

    Interested candidates who meet these requirements
    should send their applications together with CVs to
    Jobs@hyoung.co.ke or to the following postal address
    quoting the position applied for.

    HR MANAGER
    H. YOUNG & CO. (E.A) LTD
    P.O BOX 30118 00100
    Nairobi

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  • Friends & Friendships - Part II

    Posted: July 1, 2009, 11:58 am by M
    His name is Pastor J.He is my mentor,my spiritual dad,my friend and my confidant.We met in a very unque way.One evening soon after I had finished school,I was sent to the market to buy food items.Then as I w as walking up in town I saw a Church sign.I quickly tried to flash back on where I had seen that Church and I remembered I had attended a service there once while I was still in high school.I really loved and enjoyed their worship that sunday morning.And so I went to the Church.It was on a Thursday evening.As I was waiting there Pastor J came from his office and asked me whether I had been assisted.I told him no.Then he offered to help.I asked what I needed to do to become a member of the church I would like to become a member of the Church.I also told him I would want to become a chor member.Thursday happend to be a day for practice sessions for the choir.After we had a small chat he invited me to jon in the team.That was the beggining point of greater things to come.Gradually I was accepted in the Church and because of my proactiveness especially in co-ordinating youth activities such as music concerts,health seminars,hikes,conferences and counselling for those who needed counselling.I excelled.And thats where my gifting was recognized.I got to know how to hold a note and to sing on the right key and keeping the tempo.Those were the best days of my "salvation" and doing Ministry.I was doing so well and I sometimes think thats why the devil was so mad with me because we had set the entire town on fire for Jesus.Our yearly calendar was booked to the end to visit schools for weekend challenge. among other things that we were doing around the community for the youth.Oh my,those days!I remember them with lots of nostagia because those days I learnt how to pray and see results.I was no stranger to my BIble.

    Pastor J,as we continued desired to have a knowledge of my background.Therefore,I had no choice but to open up to him.I told him everything upto to the point when we came to meet with him.Eventually he got to meet with my parents.By then I was 18 years old.This put me at logger heads with my father and step mother.Until at some point my dad told me to go and live with him.But I endured all the name calling or the anguish until such a time when I began living on my own.Pastor J was so instrumental in propagating the good values such as self esteem and seeds of faith in me.He gave me motivational books to read.He allowed me to visit his home.I found a place of refuge when the atmosphere at our home was so hostile.To crown it all,Pastor J,introduced me to a manager who happened to be a member in the church working with a regional company.

    There was a vacancy for a cleaner at her branch and so she was looking for someone trustworthy,honest and hardworking.Since pastor J knew that eating well, besides dressing well was a challenge to me,he recommended me to her.I posssed all those qualities and thats why he opted for me instead of the other young men who were in that Church before me.It was supposed to be a one months job but it turned out to be more than what I and everyone else thought.To date thats where I work.It did not come on a silver platter but am grateful to God that He connected me in a divine way to Pastor J and I did not have to struggle hard in search of a job.I have endeavoured to remain faithful,to work hard and not to let them down and all has been well in as far as work is related.MInd you I did not possess any professional certificates/papers.And thats why am working so hard to have good papers because I knw there are more opportunities out there waiting for me.It may take a while but this far I know it is possible to step into the world of a good career with the small steps have been making education wise.This manager we developed quite a strong bond that some of my colleagues think we have blood ties of which there is nothiong.Its because I chose to open up,and allow God to send people my way,who would shape my destiny and have made to be what I am today.Despite the fact am struggling with my current health status and sexuality,I know I have people I can count on and look upto for counsel and tell them where it hurts most.In the same Church I connected with people who really love me and I really cherish their fellowship.In partciular the worship leader of that Church(I have since relocated from there but am still a member at heart and once in a while I visit just to say hi).She acted like a real big sister to me.She had time to listen,train me,correct me the best way she knew how and allowed me to grow in my faith.She chose to see the potential in me and urged me to keep pressing on.I`m still in touch with her because I know she was a shoulder to lean then and even now when my world came tumbling and crumbling down.

    I owe the strength,the positive outward look on life,the power to face mountains that I have,to move on in life with my current health status to these three(Pastor J,the manager and the worship leader) as well as some of the few members in the church who got to know of what happened to me.They told me to have a positive outloook on life and really encouraged me.They encouraged me to be focused in my school work and job,,to seek medical attention,to say good things to myself and also to trust God the more.For with Him all things are possible.They are my pillar of strength and they are the best thing that ever happened to me.Even when am here in Nairobi on my own,trying to foster and forge new friendships,they hold a special place in my heart.They were a real family to me.Those are the "truly special friends" who I hold in high esteem,and would not want to let them down in any way.I really miss them.

    To be continued...




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