Nick Hargreaves

• The number theory(part1)

  Posted: August 24, 2010, 11:33 am by admin

  I wait to see the day 1+1 will be equal to 0.99 or 2.1. And am not talking about dilation in relativity in which case the rule still applies in one’s own reference frame anyway. Whether it’s moving something by one’s mind or making a...

• Mental Illusion

  Posted: August 24, 2010, 11:00 am by admin

  What do you see? This is a classic example of optical illusion. You can see an old woman in the picture or a young lady. You may only see one before you notice that if you look at it from a different angle then it...

Atheist Kenyan

• Mental Illusion

  Posted: August 24, 2010, 10:28 am by admin

  What do you see? This is a classic example of optical illusion. You can see an old woman in the picture or a young lady. You may only see one before you notice that if you look at it from a different angle then it is a picture of something completely different. In fact it becomes a picture of the exact opposite of what you first saw

  Does this ring a bell? Try this, religion. Every devout sees his or her religion as a system based on purity that promotes good relationship and a peaceful coexistence among its followers using virtues like humilty and so forth. That is what keeps most people in their various religions. Ask any muslim, they will tell you that their religion is about peace. And they say that despite the obvious truth that Islam is a violent religion bent on world domination by eliminating the Jews and transforming every “infidel”; and whoever refuses is supposed to be put to death. It says so in the “holy book”:

  “But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”
  Qur’an 9:5 “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.”
  Qur’an 9:29

  But before I make it look like only Islam has that other side of the coin, lets take a glance at Christianity. What most Christians do not know about is the recorded history of Christianity. And am not talking about the history that was “inspired by the holy spirit” as in the bible. The crusades for example.  The crusades started in the early 20^th century. They were “holy wars” decreed by the popes to physically go into war. During the first crusade, the Pope, Urban II, literaly ordered christians to come in out in large numbers to go out and execute muslims in an attempt to take over the “holy city”:“Christians, hasten to help your brothers in the East, for they are being attacked. Arm for the rescue of Jerusalem under your captain Christ. Wear his cross as your badge. If you are killed your sins will be pardoned.”

  Which makes you wonder, is this something that the hypothetical Jesus would do? But I wouldn’t blame the guy if he went so military, I mean it is the nature of “God” right?

  Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death.  Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

  >>>>And I bet you thought killing infidels was a Muslim thing<<<<<

  “I will sweep away everything in all your land,” says the LORD.  “I will sweep away both people and animals alike. Even the birds of the air and the fish in the sea will die.  I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, along with the rest of humanity,” says the LORD.  “I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship.  I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests, so that even the memory of them will disappear.  For they go up to their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars.  They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too.  So now I will destroy them!  And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do.  They no longer ask for the LORD’s guidance or seek my blessings.” (Zephaniah 1:2-6 NLT)

  Your average christian or muslim will see the person with virtues as one of their own but the other who enables violence to get his way as lost. Yet they read from the same book only from different pages. If today someone came out with a sword and decided to kill all who do not practice “the word of God”, he or she would be as much of a christian as someone who uses word of mouth to spread the word. In any case the former is more in the “image of God” than the latter. And if heaven actually existed, he would get a VIP ticket.

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Unpacking the Akiwumi Commission report

  Posted: August 20, 2010, 9:42 pm by admin

  
  
  

  A few weeks ago, we linked to the full Akiwumi report, which provides full details about the proposals to raise MP’s salaries and benefits.

  Now that the referendum dust has settled, we think it’s important to shift focus back to critical issues related to our MPs and the Akiwumi report is one of them.   This post is a focus on some key points in the report that stand out to us .

  • There were only 295 oral submissions received by the commission and 70 written ones.   For a nation that has been up in arms regarding the Akiwumi Commission’s proposals, one has to wonder why not more of us voiced our opinions before the Commission when we had an opportunity to?   As we often say, political accountability also includes us as Kenyan voters (notable absence from most civil society groups, and labour unions as well)
  • Some of the benefits recommended include:
    • Kshs 10,000,000 in patient cover.
    • Maternity of Kshs 500,000 per family.
    • Personal accident cover of Kshs 10,622,000 per MP
    • “decent burials” for MPs
    • Car allowance raised to Kshs 95,000 per month
    • Severance allowance of Kshs 300,000 for each year of service
  • Retirement benefits for Prime Minister and VP:
    • one vehicle of their choice not exceeding 1800cc
    • one four-wheel drive of their choice not exceeding 3000cc
    • fuel allowance of Kshs 50,000 per month
    • vehicles will be maintained at govt’s cost and be replaced every 4 years.
    • full medical cover for self, spouse and children up to 18 years to include overseas treatment.
    • a PA, housekeeper, cook, gardener, two security officers, one secretary, one cleaner, and two drivers
    • diplomatic passports for them and spouses
  • The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) which aids the MPs in their legislative work has a staff of 941.  It is connected to all provincial headquarters via the internet but only 50% of all districts.
  • The PSC goes through 700 reams of paper per week and its research unit has only 10 staffers.
  • The Constituency Office act allows each MP to have a constituency office, a constituency manager and other staff.   Each MP receives Kshs 2.4 million per year to support the office.
  • Several presentations noted on the need to educate constituents about the roles and responsibilities of both MPs and constituents.
  • Report recommends a performance index for MPs – what are they supposed to do? do they do it? are constituents aware of what they are doing / not doing?
  • The tribunal found that “it would be dishonorable to monitor whether MPs have been visiting their constituencies.”
  • Mileage claims submitted by MPs are currently not verified (e.g. in Australia odometers are checked weekly).
  • MPs claim a sitting allowance not just for committees but also for attending Parliament (Kshs 5,000 per sitting)
  • 29 MPs reflected a net salary payment  of Kshs 10,000 and below, following deductions for various loans etc.  81 MPs reflected a net payment of Kshs 100,000 and less.   Clearly some MPs are over-committed.
  • Total MP salary at independence in 1963 was kshs 860, current salary including allowances kshs 851,000 per month.
  • Current transport allowance of Kshs 366,000 was never legally approved.

AWF Blog

• Wildlife Images from Kruger

  Posted: August 20, 2010, 5:11 pm by admin

  In this week’s blog, I present a slide show of camera trap pictures that were obtained from one camera. The camera ran for just over 45 days between June and July 2010. I hope that this will give you an idea of the rich diversity of animals that get captured on film. The camera was set to capture three images sequentially in the hope of capturing at least one good image of a passing animal. Because of this, I often have to go through hundreds of images, many of which are not included in our presentation. I have thus taken one image per sequence, except in the case of a leopard capture — who has three good images. This is purely for selfish reasons of course.

  In a nutshell, this was suggested by “C” who, in my view, is very passionate about conservation. This particular camera was selected because it captured images of almost all the large carnivores that live in the Kruger National Park, except the wild dogs (painted dogs). Click here to watch the slide show.

  Thank you for your continued support. The next blog post will feature our CEO Dr. Patrick Bergin, who spent some time with Kaizer and me in the field.

• Which Way Should I Go?

  Posted: August 19, 2010, 5:23 pm by admin

  “I love animals and I love your website! It’s very informative and great to look at. I want to learn all I can about AWF. Is there any other information you can send me about your organization? Also, I really want to work with animals- but I’m not sure how. Is there any information you can send as to which type of path I should take in working with animals?”

  -Aimee, via email

  Thank you so very much for your compliments on our website, Aimee!

  While we at AWF are so very glad that you found our website so informative, there really isn’t too much more about ‘what AWF does’ that we could send you that isn’t on our website.  I recommend checking out the range of links or using the search field on our site to discover as much information as you can. In particular, the section called About AWF has a sub-category called Resources and Documents with a wide variety of print materials available in easily downloadable formats.  Our newest Annual Report and current and past issues of our quarterly newsletter, African Wildlife News, are among additional materials that can be viewed and downloaded.

  If you study primates, you can ‘work’ with species like the endangered bonobo:  Primatologist and AWF Congo Heartland Director, Jef Dupain, with a baby bonobo  (Photo Credit: African Wildlife Foundation ©)

  Finally, I encourage you to sign up for AWF’s monthly e-newsletter – which you can do at www.awf.org – so you can stay on top of the latest news and information on AWF and African wildlife.

  I hope this information will provide you additional insight into AWF’s work. As for what kind of career you might seek, well, there are a lot of possibilities out there and it all depends on what it is you would like to do. Do you like science? If so, maybe think about being a scientist or researcher.  If you really like meeting people, maybe think about fundraising.  Do you like making plans? Maybe think about going into the program side of conservation. Do you enjoy law? Perhaps think about fighting for wildlife in a different way by going into environmental law.

  A great way to help guide you towards your dream job/career is to always stayed tuned to the Jobs section of our website. Here,  you can read about the requirements of different positions within AWF that may strike your interest, or scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the link for ‘A Career Guide For Conservation Biology In Africa.’

  Good luck!

  Did You Know…?

  • Founded as the African Wildlife Leadership Foundation, Inc. (AWLF) in 1961, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) did not become ‘AWF’ until 1983.
  • In 1978, the AWLF established the Mountain Gorilla Project in Rwanda. In 1991, this program became the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP), a partnership between AWF, Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF).
  • In 1989, AWF staff acted as consultants for the Academy Award © nominated film, Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
  • In 1996, the Charlotte Conservation Fellowship Program was created. Named after conservationist (and long-time AWF supporter) Charlotte Kidder Ramsay, the fellowship has helped more than 50 African Nationals obtain their full MSc or partial Ph.D. degrees.
  • In the 2000’s, AWF: established  five new Heartlands (Four Corners [now Kazungula], Zambezi, Limpopo, Congo and Regional Parc W), created the Leopard Conservation Science Project and the Large Carnivore Research Project, helped to form both the Kenya and Tanzania Land Conservation Trusts, aided in establishing the Faunal Reserve of Lomako-Yokokala  in the Democratic Republic of Congo, launched the Easements for Education and Leasing Land for Conservation programs in Samburu and Kilimanjaro Heartlands, respectively, and much, much more!
  • To learn more about AWF’s 50 years of conservation efforts, visit us on on our website here.

• AWF Staff Member Reflects on Project

  Posted: August 17, 2010, 8:06 pm by admin

  During the World Cup I had the pleasure to spend time with Christina van Winkle from our offices in Washington D.C. and her friend Mike. We met for the first time that morning in Nelspruit and then drove in tandem to Paul Kruger gate en route to Singita Kruger National Park.  I had a great time with them, and in the process, we managed to discuss the project’s objectives.  Besides discussing the project, we went to visit a few camera stations, replace SD cards, and to see if the batteries needed to be recharged.

  Here is an account of Christina’s visit:

  During my recent visit to South Africa, I was fortunate to spend the day shadowing AWF’s leopard researcher, Mr. Nakedi Maputla, in Kruger National Park.  After four visits to Africa and countless hours tracking leopards, I had yet to see one in the wild and had myself convinced that this was it — my ace in the hole!  During my first hour of driving through the park and learning about Nakedi’s research project, I realized I should stop holding my breath.  Nakedi shared with me his research methodology and informed me that he himself rarely sees a leopard.  Leopards are nocturnal, solitary cats that prefer dense vegetation and primarily hunt at night – not ideal for a daytime safari drive.

  ​Nakedi’s primary view into the life of these elusive cats is through a lens. By transecting a block of land with motion-detecting camera ‘traps’, he is able to determine the leopard population within that particular area.  Strapped to trees, bushes, or trail markers, these cameras are set to take photographs when triggered by motion.  Unfortunately, there is no way to program the camera to take photos only of leopards, so Nakedi spends much of his time collecting these cameras and sifting through hundreds of images — in total, hundreds of thousands —  to determine if any leopards were captured within the photographs.  Much like our fingerprints, leopards have unique arrangements of spots — no two are alike. He is able to identify individual leopards simply by examining the orientation, size, and shape of their spots.  In approximately two weeks, Nakedi captures images of all leopards living within a study area, and then moves on to the next portion of the park.  Starting in the northern sector of Kruger, Nakedi is working his way south and by the end of 2010, will have transected the entire 7,500 square mile park (over 200 miles long, 25 miles wide in certain areas) and determined the total leopard population within the park boundaries.

  ​It has been over 30 years since a complete leopard count has been conducted in Kruger and many changes have taken place over that time.  Park boundaries have shifted, community land has expanded and the land surrounding Kruger is utilized for more intense agriculture and livestock grazing. To understand the conservation needs of these special cats, the first step is to determine its population relative to its prey animals and competing predators.

  The growing concern over bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and its impacts on cat populations has created a greater need for population counts.  Bovine TB is transmitted to lions as they hunt and eat infected buffalo. While there is not enough evidence to conclude with confidence that the lion population decreases (based on published scientific literature), less competition for food may have a direct impact on the leopard population.

  Leopards are thought to be unaffected by bTB, as buffalo are typically too large for a leopard to hunt. Nakedi’s findings, however, are refuting this belief as he has discovered several leopards displaying symptoms of the disease.  He is currently working with local veterinarians to determine if the leopards have in fact been infected with bTB.  Combined with other research projects in Kruger, the goal is to determine the drivers of leopard population dynamics among lions and spotted hyenas, discover the unique conservation needs of these majestic cats, and find a path to ensure they endure forever.

  ​It was a pleasure to spend time with one of South Africa’s young emerging conservationists.  Only through building the capacity of local Africans to conserve their own natural resources can we ensure a bright future for Africa’s wildlife and wild lands. Thank you to all of our supporters to ensure work like Nakedi’s continues.

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Katiba Watch: What changes are effectively immediately

  Posted: August 17, 2010, 7:04 pm by admin

  
  
  

  Mzalendo will be running a series of articles called Katiba Watch, which will be focused on the role of the legislature in enacting the new constitution.

  When is the new constitution “effective”?

  • The effective date for the implementation is defined as either The date on which the President signs the new Constitution into law; OR 14 days after the date on which the Referendum results appear in the Kenya Gazette.

  What will be the impact of the effective date?

  • All local authorities continue to exist, subject to any law that will be enacted
  • All new Government appointments carried out in accordance with the new Constitution – with Parliamentary approval and proceedings held in public.
  • All freehold titles with foreign owners become leasehold titles with the Republic of Kenya as owner
  • Land title of any foreigner holding a lease of 999 years reduces to 99 years
  • All public officials who took an oath of office must immediately re-take the oath of allegiance – this time to the new Constitution. Includes the President, Cabinet, Speaker of Parliament, MPs, Judges and Senior Police.
  • All cases in court continue
  • All government obligations continue
  • The Provincial Administration continues until it is restructured once the county governments are in place

Nick Hargreaves

• My last day as a christian

  Posted: August 12, 2010, 2:24 pm by admin

  In this world of religious domination, it is had to come to terms with reality at a single eureka moment and suddenly become a follower of the truth. Atheism is usually a progressive process for most people. There are the times you begin to see...

Atheist Kenyan

• My last day as a christian

  Posted: August 11, 2010, 1:35 am by admin

  In this world of religious domination, it is had to come to terms with reality at a single eureka moment and suddenly become a follower of the truth. Atheism is usually a progressive process for most people. There are the times you begin to see things differently but still decide to stick to the old rules because of the “truth” imprinted in your brain by the system. Most atheists will first become agnostics as they learn more and more about religion as a failed creation of an authoritative knowledge domain by man. My situation was not any different, but there is one moment that really kick-started my being an”out of the closet” atheist and I embraced the truth. Ironically enough, it happened when I was listening to my most favorite christian show at the time and when I was really into the god thing.

  Now most atheism critics would simply dismiss my actions as based on disillusionment due to another

  man’s incompetence rather than staying for the message itself. This was not really the case.

  It was a time when I was faced with a lot of difficulties in life. I decided to seek peace. I started reading my old bible again after about an year as an agnostic hoping that some supernatural being would intervene and rescue me from life’s grave atrocities. I started listening to a christian radio for motivation. There was a particular speaker that I never missed. His show was at 10am in the morning, every morning. I’d have my quiet morning with the bible then at 10 catch up with him. This was really working for me. I started feeling peaceful again and I attributed it to the new me, even though now I know I don’t need religion to get peace of mind – in fact certain sections of the bible can literally give you nightmares instead.

  So as my favorite pastor preached on, he tried making a point about how science has done great things for people. He also said that sometimes scientists get lost from reality. He gave an example of Stephen Hawking who said that humans should colonize other planets in order to avoid catastrophe’s that may lead to extinction of the human race. He then said that “we all know that this won’t happen because when Jesus comes back for us we will be on earth as stated in the Bible” That was it. People like him except scientists to sit back and wait for the “second coming”. They always rush to draw lines on how much exploration humans can do saying anything beyond that line is “playing God”, even though such exploration has brought great improvements to humanity. I say fuck it. Humans have immense knowledge and shouldn’t relent at anything to tame the universe.

  For the first time I saw christianity for what it really is Christianity like any other religion is a cult that uses authority as the truth instead of the other way round. It is a system built around old folktales that humans should have outgrown by now. It is a system that would have driven humans to extinction if it had its way 100% of the time. Without an opposition from rational thinkers there wouldn’t be hospitals rather churches where adults in expensive ridiculous gowns try to heal by prayer. Without an opposition our image of the earth would be flat with the rest of the universe revolving around it.

  Religion has no respect for any other knowledge outside it. It is aggressive and authoritative, and brainwashes its humble followers at whatever cost.

The Lily Review

• An obsession with fads

  Posted: August 9, 2010, 9:00 am by admin

  Human psychology shall forever remain a mystery to me, it’s funny how our minds are tricked into doing something because others are doing it, or because you will be considered cool once you do it. When it comes to fashion, there are items which seem to flood the market over a certain period of time. Our minds are tricked into purchasing these items because everyone across the globe seems top have one and we don’t want to be left behind. I have to admit that women are the worst victims when it comes to fashion fads, we spend so much money buying something that we will only wear for a few months and if you happen to be a laggard you’ll probably get to wear them a couple of times.

  Sometimes those items that are considered to be in fashion are not suitable for everyone, yet we still insist on buying them anyway. For example the jumpsuit seems to have crawled back from the cave it went to in the early 90s or was it late 80s. I think the only girl who looks good in a jump suit is one who’s is petite, if you know you are above size 10 don’t even think of purchasing one, no offense to the big girls am a size 12 and I am yet to see anyone my size looking good in a jump suit.

  Last year there was a yellow breakout and suddenly every woman’s favourite colour seemed to be yellow, from head bands, to earrings to clothes, shoes you name it there seemed to be one in yellow. Yellow is a very bright colour and one should be very careful when matching head to toe yellow, especially if you have got very dark skin. The yellow outbreak according to my rating was the worst fashion fad in the last decade, unless you can come up with others.

  The Mohawk hairdo is another fad which was completely abused; sometimes I thought there was a peacock or even a real Mohawk walking in front of me. I have to admit the hair do is quite good if it’s on the right head. Not all shapes can handle a Mohawk; I think some hair designers should be sued for allowing their clients to look so ridiculous it’s a hilarious, but pitiful site at the same time.

  I thought monster bags were a fad but boy was I wrong, I think they get bigger and uglier by the season. I do own a big bag but not big enough to carry a human in it. My bag fits everything I need so I fail to understand what women carry in these bags, could someone please tell me?

  I believe that everyone should create an identity, it is not wrong to get engulfed in fads but make sure it is something you look good and feel good in. Having you own style makes you one of a kind and not just part of the list, and at the same time it reduces the pressure of having to own what every other woman in the world owns.
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• Africanophile

  Posted: August 6, 2010, 10:39 pm by admin

  I think I just yanked the word ‘Africanophile‘ out of my rear. In reality, I’m just a disgruntled ‘Japanophile‘ looking for a new master. Japan was the future, and if you can’t remember the future, please look up Blade Runner (Directors Cut). Also, watch it on a laser disc player just for kicks to create that futuristic ambiance. Seriously what happened to Japan? They set the pace and we struggled to keep up. We all loved those digital gadgets, silver, black, minimalistic with tiny little motors that whirred to life when we touched (not flipped) the power. Well… that was the past, and it looks like the land of the Rising Sun is distracted by complacency. Its time for Japan to hire the Seven Samurai.

  For the last 2 years I’ve been working on an Open Source project that is very African, and maybe that’s why I’ve become an Africanophile – that and the World Cup of course. It is very exciting to see the massive engine that is Africa, come to life. This is one of those SteamPunk engines with multiple switches and takes about a day to turn on – old, yes, but those horses are begging to be let loose. The amount of talent I’ve seen lately along with the unified stream of consciousness can only mean that the future is here.

  I don’t have anything against Japan, my loyalties are just fickle.

AWF Blog

• The Gift That Keeps On Giving

  Posted: August 6, 2010, 5:11 pm by admin

  “Hi, Erin! My 8-year old niece is a lover of all of our four-legged friends. I’d like to give her a gift membership to AWF. How would I go about doing that?”

  -Eric, Altoona, PA, U.S.A.

  First off, Eric, I’d like to commend you for encouraging your little niece’s interest in learning about wildlife.  Education is truly the gift that keeps on giving and we would be honored to help foster the education of the younger generations of up-and-coming conservationists.

  Join the pack: gifts of membership to AWF support programs that help to conserve and protect African wildlife, like the highly endangered African wild dog (shown above; Photo Credit: Cardo Kleberg)

  Obtaining a gift membership is as easy as 1-2-3 as there are, well, three ways in which a gift membership may be obtained:

  Online: Visit us on our website , where you can make a donation to AWF to get the gift membership process rolling! We request a minimum donation of $25.00 USD as that is the introductory rate for an AWF membership. Once you hit ‘enter,’ your information will be sent to me, and I’ll personally send out a gift membership package to the gifted person (your niece).

  Phone: You can also feel free to give me a call toll free at 1-888-494-5354, x3317 to make your donation over the phone.

  Mail:  You can also send in a check or money order for $25.00 made out to AWF (along with the gifted person’s information [i.e. name and address]) and send to:

  African Wildlife Foundation

  ATTN: Membership Services

  1400 16th Street, NW

  Ste. 120

  Washington, D.C. 20036-2249

  An AWF membership lasts for one year.  Once the information for a gift membership has been received, a welcome package is sent, which includes: a letter of welcome, an AWF membership card, the latest issues of AWF’s quarterly newsletter, African Wildlife News, our current wall calendar, a general AWF brochure, an AWF wildlife decal and an official AWF fleece blanket (or any other gift you may choose).

  Although the folks being gifted a membership do not have to pay an introductory fee, to maintain their membership they will have to pay membership renewal dues, which are *$35.00 per year (*Eric- as the gift giver, you can pay the renewal dues on behalf of your niece. We’ll attribute the donation to your niece, therefore allowing the gift membership to continue). With an honest-to-goodness AWF membership, Eric, not only will your niece be privy to all the great, up-to-date information AWF extends to our magnificent supporters, she’ll be also be the most wildlife-smart kid on the playground!

  Wait! Before You Go…

  Actually, gifting an AWF membership to someone you love (or at least kinda like), is as easy as 1-2-3…4! Another way to give a gift membership is to make an adoption of an animal or an acre (or more) of land via our Adopt African Animals and Adopt African Acres programs.  So feel free to stop on by our  adoption center and take a gander.

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• …And After We Vote,

  Posted: August 4, 2010, 10:43 am by Admin

  Today, Kenyans are at the polls deciding just how we want our government to keep screwing us in future. Once this exercise is done, I urge all my fellow countrymen and women to remember one thing. The results that will be announced represent the views of a nation – your nation – and not of [...]

Nick Hargreaves

• Genesis Chapter 0

  Posted: August 3, 2010, 11:54 am by admin

  1Somewhere along the course of evolution, a very intelligent being came to pass. He was like no other being that had been before him. He came with the ability to analyze relatively complex data and make intelligible conclusions. He asked questions, looked for answers and...

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Kenya Human Rights Commission Pre-referendum report

  Posted: August 2, 2010, 2:11 pm by admin

  
  
  

  A report by KHRC detailing the high and low points of the referendum campaign period, with a focus on the extent to which human rights and fundamental freedoms were respected and protected.

Nick Hargreaves

• Religion is a discrimination tool against women

  Posted: August 2, 2010, 2:09 pm by admin

  In order for an economy to be fruitful, every group, every minority or sex must be actively involved and discrimination must be given a wide berth. Discrimination whether on racial, gender, religion or even sexuality grounds has never been beneficial...

• Standard Newspaper: Best Served Offline

  Posted: August 1, 2010, 11:56 am by admin

  Standard newspaper is a production of Standard Media Group one of the most influential media houses in Kenya and probably the oldest. For decades, millions of Kenyans have relied on it for up to date trustworthy news. On the other hand, people have always wanted to...

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Alan Masakhalia on why the President should assent to the Alcoholic Drinks Bill

  Posted: July 30, 2010, 4:05 am by admin

  
  
  

  Mzalendo Vox Pop is a feature where we open up our blog to our readers to share their views on their constituency or on matters related to Parliament.

  Dear Mr. President, receive greetings from a humble citizen yearning for justice

  Sir, your assenting to the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2009 will go a long way in ending a historical injustice that Kenyans have had to contend with for years.   It is most unfortunate that 46 years after independence Kenyan citizens continue to be barred from exercising some of their ought to be freedoms due to laws and restrictions that were retained even after the exit of the colonialists, a good example is the Liquor Licensing Act.

  Long before the colonialists arrived, our people had traditional brews made from millet, sorghum, coconut, cassava, banana, maize and honey. These were Muratina, Busaa, Mnazi, Chibuku, Chang’aa among others.   Our people used their liquor in a number of ways and in various ceremonies, for example there would be a poring of libations so as to appease the ancestors, liquor was also vital in inter-community forums such as peace talks and meetings bringing together previously warring groups. It was also of significance in marriage and dowry negotiations as it smoothened the talks.  The traditional brews played a crucial role within the African community hence banning it and making it ‘’illicit’’ was an act that was done in bad faith and for selfish reasons.

  Simply put, even as we speak we continue calling our traditional brews ‘’illicit’’ based on unjust laws that had been coined with the sole aim of subjugating Africans. Even after 46 years of self rule we continue retaining pieces of legislation that were mooted to keep us in bondage, are we really free?  Is there any reason why such laws remain in place?

  Sir, by assenting to the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2009 you will be reaffirming that we are indeed a sovereign state whose laws are reflective of our cultural values, practices and way of life. It is a shame that all along the state has been promoting foreign drinks while impeding the use and growth of local ones.

  That Kenyans do view their country as the pride of Africa has never been in doubt, it thus baffles me that it is in this sector that we have been bypassed by other African countries.

  South Africa for example, moved fast and acknowledged the key role played by the traditional brews. Their version of Chang’aa the ‘Umqomboti’ was fully embraced and even popularized by Yvonne Chaka chaka in her song that declared the Umqomboti to be the African beer  It is quite sad we are actually the only ones lagging behind in the region as traditional brews are most popular in all the neighbouring countries.  Uganda leads the way as their version of Chang’aa the Uganda Waragi is loved by all, they also have supplementary and equally popular brews such as Inguli, Kwetee, Omwenge etc.

  By legalizing the traditional brews the state will be able to reign in those brewers who seek to make lots of profits by shortening the brewing process only to later on add some harmful chemicals to the otherwise would be sweet and nutritious drink.  What we need is merely stiffer penalties for all those who sell lethal or below standard goods be they cigarettes, juice, Chang’aa, mineral water, milk etc

  Sir, please assent to the bill to not only put us at par with the other independent African states but also to reaffirm our independence and a break off from the oppressive colonial laws.

AWF Blog

• Student weighs in on experience

  Posted: July 27, 2010, 5:00 pm by admin

  Michael Gallagher, a student, writes for us in this post…

  My name is Michael Gallagher, and I helped Nakedi put down camera traps around the Shangoni area recently. I had been in the bush before but always in very controlled areas…usually with no predators.  Here is what I learned:

  I am a student from Ireland who hopes to continue into the conservation world, so I volunteered with Nakedi. On my first day there, we got up early and headed out into the bush hoping to put down a few good camera traps. On the way there, Nakedi told me that the first priority if we see anything big or dangerous is to stand perfectly still and not make any noise, even if they charge.  He said many animals mock charge and can stop just 1 metre before you. If this happens, he said the ranger would shoot it, but all I could think was if a lion started running at me, I don’t think I would have a choice of running or not. I would for sure be frozen to the ground. And then he continued to warn me of buffaloes and rhinos, who apparently don’t mock charge, and I should definitely run and climb a tree. Talk about baptism by fire! Anyway, we soon headed out into the bush, and at first, I was very cautious about walking with only one gun and many sorts of animals around, but I soon loosened up as Nakedi and Kaizer, the field guard, were very comfortable. We managed to put down a good few cameras that day but also saw a few stations that showed evidence of damage, mostly by elephants or hyenas. Luckily we didn’t see anything big that day, only a few duiker and steenbok. However, the next day while we were putting down a station in a dry riverbed, Kaizer suddenly stood up and whispered at me to do the same. When I looked downstream I saw a huge bull buffalo just looking at us. Thankfully we were too far away to be considered a threat to him and eventually he walked off into the bush, but all I could think was they are not called ‘black death’ for no reason!

  When we drove down to Skukuza later that week, I met many of the scientists and vets that work there and learned a lot about the way conservation works and the many different paths one can take to get there. This was an amazing experience, and I am so glad that I got the opportunity to see what Nakedi’s work was like. It is incredible and an extremely noble cause. Save some of the interesting animals until I get on the scene!

  What Mike forgot to mention about his time with us:

  1. We had a heated debate about the best rugby team (country) in the world. He was for New Zealand’s All Blacks (where is Babu? We need your opinion here) and I was, of course, for South Africa’s Bokke….guess who had their facts right?  The debate still continues.

  2.We had a little game of “spot an animal.” The one who spotted the most high profile animals won. The high rollers were: fat black mamba (2000 points, possibly game over); Leopard (1000 points); cheetah (500); lion (250); and the rest were lower (like little brown jobs of the birding world).

  3. On the way to Skukuza, we stopped a group of tourists who stepped out of their vehicle and were walking towards the river (presumably) to pet a herd of hippos that were standing in the sun. When we stopped to warn them of the gravity of their situation, they looked at us, arrogantly shrugged their shoulders and said, “What?” I looked back and said, “Hippos will kill you, they are very dangerous animals,” and then drove off. We later saw them at the next camp and they were all there, and we were relieved.

  My version:

  It was great to have Mike with us, and I learned a lot from him. He is disciplined and from the look of things, very determined. Kaizer and I enjoyed having him around. I hope his visit brought us a lot of luck with the leopard captures. Many thanks Mike!

  The leopards

  Currently we are working in the Letaba section of the park. We have so far sampled in four study sites, and in the next two months, we will have done six sites. I am still going through the images, some of which we will place on youtube as soon as possible.

Atheist Kenyan

• Genesis Chapter 0

  Posted: July 26, 2010, 7:13 pm by admin

  ¹Somewhere along the course of evolution, a very intelligent being came to pass. He was like no other being that had been before him. He came with the ability to analyze relatively complex data and make intelligible conclusions. He asked questions, looked for answers and made tools to help him lead his life more smoothly. He learned not just to survive but also to help other species before him survive. He was very different. He was the homo sapien, or as he is more formally referred to, the human being.

  ²The homo sapien species started to appear about 60,000 years ago, probably the most intellectually advanced product of evolution on earth know to him. Among the things he does most is to ponder. He uses all the logic he can make out of this universe, does his research and make conclusions. That has always been the way it studies. But then, that which it doesn’t understand, most of the time, he has attributed to some unforeseeable force in a higher dimension. That line of thought however created with it a whole new philosophy. That there is a higher dimension, and in that a being like it but of a more sophisticated nature. A being whose perception of time would be different from his because it exists in a place detached from his world, where time no longer makes sense, because he exists not in the finite.

  
  

  ³And so man looked up into the starry night and said to himself, there is where “He” must live, for “he is of a magical nature that only belongs in the deep blue unknown yonder. And man gave “Him” dominion over all things living and non living, all knowledge known and unknown, of all time past present and future. And he said let it give man dominion over woman, for the woman is not worthy of the ways of men. And man said let us make him in our form: jealous, sadistic, homophobic, murderous and so forth. And man said let his rules be summarized in one book. And by that book every man shall live. And he who chooses not shall be condemned to eternal torture. And this book shall be called holy, for there is nothing that man should ever say to go against it. For man does no longer need to study since this book brings with it infinite knowledge.

  ⁴And man named him “God”. And he looked and saw that his created was good, and day and night were the zeroth day of creation.

CUB3D

• ImEastAfrican

  Posted: July 26, 2010, 7:12 pm by admin

  It is not like me to write on start ups especially online based. But I believe that this one deserves a mention. The creators are joining a small but fast growing group of young Kenyans keen to ride the technology train as the region experiences a boom in this sector. And as you expect, yours [...]

AWF Blog

• The Final Charge

  Posted: July 26, 2010, 5:00 pm by admin

  “Is there really such a thing as an ‘Elephant’s Graveyard?’

  -Moses, Jackson, MS, U.S.A.

  After doing research and consulting with AWF’s own ‘elephant gurus,’ I found that the ‘Elephant’s Graveyard’ is one of the best African ‘bush legends’ (the same as ‘urban legends’ but, set in the African bush) of all time. That being said, it’s a pretty good  ‘legend’ as far as legends go.

  So, if the ‘elephant’s graveyard’ isn’t real, then how did this legend even get started? Well, like all legends, there’s a bit of fact mixed with fiction.

  First, elephants require giant amounts of land to roam—foraging for food and water. Over the years, elephant researchers have found that the term ‘memory like an elephant’ is actually pretty accurate (*fun fact: ‘memory’ is another term for a group of elephants), as elephants do remember and rely on the same routes to food and watering holes over and over again, year after year.  As an elephant ages, it’s teeth will wear down (they go through six pairs in a lifetime) and although they remember where food and water are, inevitably they are unable to eat rigid grasses and leaves, forcing them to go to marshy areas where the grasses are softer. Eventually, an elephant’s teeth become so worn down that they are unable to eat any grasses, and they starve to death. Here, in these marshy lands, many older elephants die leading to higher concentrations of elephant skeletons than are found elsewhere.

  

  Down by the ol’ waterin’ hole: a herd of elephants (Photo Credit: Gregg Mitchell)

  Now, what does all of this have to do with the ‘elephant’s graveyard?’ Combine the precision of an elephant’s memory/instinct going to and fro to find food and water with the carcasses of some older elephants in marshy areas and bingo!— there’s your ‘elephant graveyard.’  So, in short, this ‘bush legend’ combines fact (an elephant’s memory regarding migratory routes, including more marshy areas with softer grasses) with fiction (an instinct of knowing a single place to die) and there’s your legend.

  Wait! Before You Go…

  Guess what? July is the official Wild About Wildlife Month! You can help AWF help the animals of Africa by making a donation to our programs here, giving an AWF gift membership to someone you love here, remembering someone you love here, or even giving an automatic monthly donation to AWF here.

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Search for a perfect union?

  Posted: July 26, 2010, 4:40 pm by admin

  
  
  

  Scenarios put together by the Society for International Development, highlighting the various potential outcomes from the upcoming constitutional referendum vote.

AWF Blog

• Pafuri Part 2

  Posted: July 23, 2010, 11:26 pm by admin

  After 45 days, Kaizer and I go back to the Pafuri section of Kruger Park. It is great to go back and see what awaits us. I was hopeful we would get lots of leopard pictures. However, I was dreading the drive. The thought of driving 80 kilometres per day to and from the study site (and driving between camera stations) didn’t sit well with me. Luckily, the people at Pafuri Camp, run by the Wilderness Safaris, offered us accommodation. This was very good news. It meant we would spend less time traversing and more time collecting cameras.

  From the time we go out to collect the cameras to the time we find our leopard photos, we have many mixed emotions:

  1. Driving to the camera station

  Emotion: Feels like going bungee jumping

  Questions: Will we find the cameras where we left them? Are there dangerous animals at the camera station? What are we going to walk into today? Hmm…

  2. Parking the car and walking to the camera station

  Emotion: Feels like going to buy a lottery ticket

  Questions: Will we find the cameras? Will we walk into a dangerous animal?

  3. Arriving at the camera station

  Emotion: Unwrapping a present

  Questions: Are the cameras there? Are they still working? Are the battery cables still connected?

  Scenario 1: Cameras are there and intact. Maputla: “Hurray!”

  Scenario 2: One camera has been removed, but the other one is still there. Maputla: “Aarghhh! We’ll search the area and hopefully, we will find it.” (Most of the time we find the cameras thrown on the side of the path by vandals)

  Scenario 3: Both cameras have been taken. Luckily this hasn’t happened yet, but if it does, I am going to yell “Aaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhhh” and other bad words.

  We then take the cameras back to the camp site to see what we have captured.

  4. Scanning through the pictures for images

  Emotion: Feels like opening my first report card in my first year of high school. I am tempted to close my eyes and slowly open the one eye to see if the card is working. After the one eye says it works, then I open my other eye.

  5. Finding the leopard picture

  Emotion: Hurray! No more questions to answer. If Kaizer is around, we’ll give each other high fives. If I’m alone, then I’ll put on a crocodile or hyena grin.

  It takes us about seven days to remove all the cameras in each 400 square-kilometre study site. Walking is mostly fun. Kaizer and I talk about a whole lot of interesting stuff. The most interesting moment comes when we walk past an old site (approx. 2000 years old) where boys used to look after livestock. The place is really beautiful and the sandstone still has depressions where the boys played, and a water well is dug into the rock.

  Kaizer says: “Does this mean we will find the Bushmen (the San people) here in the Park?” My answer: “No.” Then he looks really disappointed in my answer and says, “Well, but we will soon find them as we move south right?”  Maputla: “Sorry to break your heart, but there are no San anywhere in Kruger. If you want to see the San, you must go to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape Province”.

  We discuss the Bushmen daily, until one day we come across a pile of rocks. I mention to him that a long time ago someone had accumulated a lot of gold and hid it somewhere in South Africa, but nobody knew where exactly. Now, in the middle of placing our cameras and collecting them, a pile of rocks appear.  Of course we know that the story is not true, but it doesn’t hurt to take a peek.

  In the next blog, Michael Gallagher, a student from Ireland who came to visit the leopard project will write for us.

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Starehe Constituency

  Posted: July 23, 2010, 12:10 pm by admin

  
  
  

  We have been working with the Kuweni Serious team to put together a series of videos and blogs featuring Kenyan voters talking about the performance of their MPs.   This is part of that series.

  
  

  Starehe constituency is home to the street-smart and the hustlers. A constituency with one of
  the highest levels of poverty, as seen in the largely unreached Mathare slum. Whereas Kibera
  is overflowing with NGOs to the point where a conversation with a primary school child will be
  peppered with NGO-speak like ‘capacity building’ and ‘resource mobilization’ from their end,
  Mathare (as is the case with most other slums in the city) has been left to fend for itself. With
  the notable exceptions of the Mathare Youth Sports Association, which has been responsible
  for the nurturing and exposure of much of Kenya’s footballers; and Sarakasi Trust, which has
  trained acrobats, dancers and radio practitioners, there is comparatively little NGO work going
  on in Starehe. This is an issue that is of concern, as Mathare is home to some of the most drug
  addicts in the city, not to mention some of the worst living conditions.
  Starehe is also home to a controversial political battle between Hon Bishop Dr Margaret
  Wanjiru and the previous (and possibly returning) MP, Maina Kamanda. This is something
  that translates itself into the various observations about what is/isn’t happening in Starehe,
  sometimes with curious effect. On one side of Starehe, those who support the Hon Bishop
  Dr will eagerly show you the CDF projects that have been implemented since she took office
  in 2008, pointing out the toilets and bridge that have been constructed under her leadership.
  Those opposed to her, on the other hand, will be quick to clarify that the land on which the
  toilets stand was meant to be a public playing field, that they are shoddily built, that they’d rather
  have jobs than toilets, and will point out the huge field that Maina Kamanda’s CDF project had
  fenced for their benefit.

  It is difficult to assess which story is more valid. It is worth noting, however, that this is the one constituency in which more positive than negative sentiments were given. It would appear that Kenyans’ default setting, when asked about what their MPs and CDF are doing for them, is a standard ‘’nothing’’. The overwhelming number of respondents across the various constituencies were very clear about their perception of the inactivity of their leadership.

  In Starehe, however, whether people were praising Hon Bishop Dr Wanjiru or asking for the return of Maina Kamanda, most people had a distinct opinion on actual work done, by either one or the other, which is not something that was seen on this scale in the rest of the constituencies.

• Akiwumi Report

  Posted: July 21, 2010, 3:55 pm by admin

  
  
  

  The much talked about Akiwumi report that has been raising temperatures countrywide can be downloaded from here. It makes for some quite interesting reading.

dkFactor

• Open Source Thoughts and why I love Android

  Posted: July 20, 2010, 10:43 pm by admin

  I am a self professed Android fan-boy/evangelist, and for many reasons. The most important reason being that its ‘Open Source‘ a term that conjures up lovely images of the unix shell which subject normal people to grief and torment. Clearly a misunderstood term, the best definition I’ve seen for it so far is “Publicly shared intellectual property“. Even this description itself fails to describe what is otherwise a movement or revolution. Tim O’Reilly accurately predicted this paradigm shift in 2004.

  I am the proud owner of a new Samsung Galaxy, a phone which by all measures puts an iPhone to shame (fire away). The platform it runs on, ‘Android‘ is one that puts the power back in the hands of everybody – the consumers, the hardware manufacturers and even the telco’s (yes!). Everybody’s happy?? Impossible? Hardware manufacturers can focus on what they do best since the software is free. Telco’s can offer multiple options while streamlining support… and consumers reap the benefit of price and function.

  The Samsung Galaxy came out with a few flaws – its not a perfect phone. The GPS acted erratic and the apps were slow. Within a few days however, the community had a patch for the problem – Collaboration.

  “Examples of collaborative practices can be found in art and in software engineering. They offer an alternative model in which innovation is achieved through the active participation of all parties. Ideas and products are no longer developed in a closed production process organized around the autonomy of the artist or the company, but evolve out of the pragmatism of usage. That is the motor of innovation.”
  Dennis Kaspori

• Back to blogging?

  Posted: July 20, 2010, 2:21 am by admin

  Well as it turns out, blogging isn’t dead and I’m trying to make a comeback after a +1 year hiatus. I blame Ushahidi and Twitter entirely… okay that’s out of the way.

  Next issue – I’m currently going through a Helvetica phase and if you’re on a PC, chances are that you’ll see the wanna-be font – Arial. Chances are though, that you probably don’t care (because I don’t either), but I can say for a fact that you won’t be fulfilled until you have Helvetica in your life.

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  $dkfactor = mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password")     or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); print ("Connected to dkFactor successfully"); print (" <h1>Back to blogging?</h1> "); print ("Well as it turns out, blogging isn't dead... making a comeback after a +1 year hiatus."); print (" I blame <a title=\"Ushahidi\" href=\" target=\"_blank\">Ushahidi</a> entirely."); mysql_close($dkfactor);

CUB3D

• 32GB Dell to be released

  Posted: July 19, 2010, 1:31 am by admin

  Lately I have been working on gigabytes of RAW geographical data for my summer internship with some pretty powerful toys at work. And working in real time is really important. If you are working on Arutodesk, pro-engineer, Adobe Premier Pro CS5 or you are just a gaming freak (read genius). If so, I am glad [...]

dkFactor

• Hello world!

  Posted: July 19, 2010, 1:14 am by admin

  Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

Atheist Kenyan

• Religion is a discrimination tool against women

  Posted: July 19, 2010, 11:16 am by admin

  In order for an economy to be fruitful, every group, every minority or sex must be actively involved and discrimination must be given a wide berth. Discrimination whether on racial, gender, religion or even sexuality grounds has never been beneficial to growth. And not just economic growth, literacy, social structure, cultural and so forth.
  Discrimination leads to segregation, and segregation means certain groups of persons do not get actively involved in economic activities thus an impartial growth. Since the dawn of religion, the woman has always been looked down on. That is why it does not come as a complete surprise to me the ruling by the Vatican yesterday that female ordination is a crime equated to child sex abuse and would lead to excommunication. This is the most backward legislation I’ve ever heard since the days when racial segregation was legal in America. I mean I could pull a random law out of my ass and still be less discriminative than the pope.
  What worries me most is that there are still women who go to worship there. It’s like a woman in an abusive marriage who still holds on. well, psychologists have an explanation for that.  “The fear of the unknown and the fear of being alone actually makes a large part of women stay with the men who abuse them. They lose their self esteem and feel that they are worthless. This makes them think that no one else may need them. This thought is a result of the abuse and also the same thought forces them to stay with the men who abuse them.” – http://www.saching.com . The bible has always used scare tactics making you feel not worthy of the presence of the lord even if you follow its teachings to the latter. More like an abusive husband I’d say.
  While the most religious gender according to statistics is women, religion has always been cruel to them. Take Islam for example. In countries like Saudi Arabia where Islam is strictly adhered to, women face some of the most abusive laws. For example they are not allowed to drive, vote, walk without a male companion or even have any part of their bodies visible.  And don’t think Islam is the worst, there are some biblical verses that do not do any justice to women. Here is a few citations:
  Genesis 3:16 (New International Version)
  To the woman he said,
  “I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
  with pain you will give birth to children.
  Your desire will be for your husband,
  and he will rule over you.”
  Leviticus 12:2-5 (New International Version)
  ² “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period…But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
  Judges 19:24 (New International Version)
  ²⁴ Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But to this man, don’t do such a disgraceful thing.But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

  I Timothy 2:11-14
  “Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”

  ….and the list goes on.

  And today as Kenya fights for what will probably be the most women empowering constitution in the developing world, the catholic church among other churches are fighting against it because of the abortion clause. I mean for the first time ever in Kenyan history a woman and a man will be equal and women can even inherit property from their parents, something that was never accepted before. And yet the church is campaigning against it simply because it says”4.26.4:Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law.”  I mean come on!  This means the stand of those churches is against women having the right to choose their own life over a foetus that might cause the death of both her and the foetus. And why? Because god will protect them? This is simply retarded!
  This mindset that puts women under men, is the same that men had 2 thousand years ago when they started imagining mythical creatures in so called heaven giving rules and shit. Thats why they made god a man, and the woman was only created as an afterthought. Why would an omnipotent being create man, see he is lonely and then decide to create the woman later. If he already knows the future he would know that man is going to be lonely then he would just make them both. Such are the traits in the biblical god that resemble man, so much so that i’d rather man created god in his own image
  It is time women took action and liberated themselves from these authorities. They will do you no good but tell you you are not worthy, you are not an equal. Stand up for what is right. Stand up for your freedom.

The Lily Review

• Wear boots and look good in them!

  Posted: July 19, 2010, 9:00 am by admin

  Over the last century only one type of shoe has remained timeless in a woman’s wardrobe, the boot. The boot has been around since the 16th and 17th century and was mainly worn in the North America due to rough terrain. However it was popularized by the American cowboys in the 18th century and up to today it is widely associated with the Wild Wild West.

  Over the years the boot has evolved, and once worn out of necessity has become a fashion item in our wardrobes. Boots come in various materials, shapes and sizes but over the years there have been three main designs of the boot: knee length, ankle length and thigh length.

  At least one in every five women owns a pair or pairs of boots, but we tend to wear them all wrong or not wear them at all because we are confused on what to pair them up with. Here are a few tips on which boot to wear with what.

  Ankle length boots
  These kinds of boots are best worn with skinny jeans especially if they round toe or sharp pointed. The box shaped ones can be paired up with a pair of formal office pants. Another way to wear this kind of boots is to wear them with short skirt/ dress (just above the knee) paired with black or opaque tights.

  Ankle length boots are however not suitable for short people as the make calves appear thicker and legs shorter.

  Knee length boots
  This is probably the best boot design and with very few limitations. They can be worn with skinny jeans, best over skinny jeans. They can also be worn with skirts and dresses both long and short. They also look very chic and sexy when worn with shorts paired with stockings for that night out.

  However you should avoid wearing the knee length boots with baggy clothing as it creates a ballooning effect and I’m sure no woman wants that.

  Thigh high boots
  This is a design full of controversy and you are sure to get a few heads turning when wearing them. Thigh high boots have long been associated so much with dominatrix and eroticism, but that should not stop you from wearing them.

  The best way to wear them is to pair them with shorts or over skinny jeans. However, to look best in them, buy those that go just above the knee not the kind that go all the way to the waist, as they may send out the wrong message.

  Taking all those tips into consideration, wear your boots the right way and stop doing so much injustice to this timeless shoe.

  Author: Njoki Kiunga
  Bio: I am a 21 old college graduate who loves fashion. Iam always on the look out for fashion crimes and I love to correct them where I can.
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mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Short Film on Referendum Vote

  Posted: July 17, 2010, 1:41 pm by admin

  
  
  

  Maina Kiai, through his new organization – Inform Action Kenya – has put together a brief film on the contentious issues surrounding the draft constitution.  There is a bias for the yes position, but the underlying message, which is important, is that one should read the constitution for themselves.

  You can watch the film here.

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• Vote For DR!!

  Posted: July 16, 2010, 12:38 pm by Admin

  The good folks at “Self-Definition” are having a “Kenya Blog Contest” and DiaspoRadical has been nominated under “Action”. Take a second and vote for us. We’d truly appreciate it. Win, lose or draw, we love our readers and contributers and are grateful for the opportunity you’ve given us to reach you every day. Asanteni. Now [...]

Atheist Kenyan

• Atheism is not skin deep

  Posted: July 16, 2010, 11:15 am by admin

  After reading Jesse Bering’s paper titled “Atheism is skin deep”, am poised to argue against his stand even though naturally I find philosophical debates unrewarding; there is never a clear winner and the debate is usually centered around abstract ideas with barely any experimental studies. In fact, I find any domain of knowledge that comes to conclusions by any means other than The Scientific Method untrustworthy. That said it is clear why am not affiliated with any religion, and why I find Bering’s argument wanting to say the least.
  According to Bering, religion is a natural cognitive state in humans. And “whether or not someone considers him- or herself to be an atheist, the truth is that this self-classification has little- if any- bearing on what actually happens inside their head.” He goes ahead to give an example of a British undergraduate student who identifies as an atheist. One of the most significant events in her life, she said, was failing an important university course and losing her prestigious scholarship. It changed everything. But when she was asked why it happened to herd – ambiguous question that appealed to her poor study habits, challenges at home, or ineptitude as much as anything else- she answered: ‘‘So that I could see that even if I failed a course, my life wouldn’t actually end.’’ As Bering argues, this kind of argument portrays an unconscious deep seated belief in God.
  Most -if not all- atheists are born into a religion and only convert later in their adult ages. During their earlier exposure to religion, some of the most important teachings that are drummed into their heads include a divine plan, intrinsic meanings of life events and so on and so fourth. Such teachings favour practices that become naturally stuck in our minds, and given our infant understanding of the universe, the human mind etcetera, most of us are still inclined to attribute supercoincidences to some superior beyond. Religious folk have a way of intepreting negative events as the superior’s way of doing things, that will eventually become a good thing. Whether or not such events eventually yield good results(which is not mathematically impossible in a universe where everything happens randomly) it will still be seen by them as the divine plan.
  In order to agree with Bering’s argument what we need is to use The Scientific Method. We need a control experiment, something that has hitherto been unappreciated in this debate. We need someone with no religious background whatsoever. And that someone call them X, is brought up in a society/environment where religion is completely absent. And by that I don’t mean a society prone of immorality. No. Just freethinking. In fact, I bet a freethinking society will potray a higher level of morality than what we’ve seen in societies where morality is taught off teachings that include mass murders, rape, killing children, jelousy, revenge and all the vices that can cross your mind.
  But then again, since we are brought up in societies where ethics is judged by religion, I bet this experiment will be considered unethical. Then all you have left is arguments for and against. And all one needs is to pick a side, gather arguments and head on for the debate. That is philosophy for you.

  Here is a link to the article: [www.jessebering.com]

• The others before “Him”

  Posted: July 16, 2010, 11:14 am by admin

  10

  Buddha

  Both went to their temples at the age of twelve, where they are said to have astonished all with their wisdom. Both supposedly fasted in solitude for a long time: Buddha for forty–seven days and Jesus for forty. Both wandered to a fig tree at the conclusion of their fasts. Both were about the same age when they began their public ministry:

  “When he [Buddha] went again to the garden he saw a monk who was calm, tranquil, self–possessed, serene, and dignified. The prince, determined to become such a monk, was led to make the great renunciation. At the time he was twenty–nine years of age… “Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age.” (Luke 3:23). Both were tempted by the “devil” at the beginning of their ministry: To Buddha, he said: “Go not forth to adopt a religious life but return to your kingdom, and in seven days you shall become emperor of the world, riding over the four continents.” To Jesus, he said: “All these [kingdoms of the world] I will give you, if you fall down and worship me” (Matthew 4:9). Buddha answered the “devil”: “Get you away from me.”

  Jesus responded: “…begone, Satan!” (Matthew 4:10). Both strove to establish a kingdom of heaven on earth. According to the Somadeva (a Buddhist holy book), a Buddhist ascetic’s eye once offended him, so he plucked it out and cast it away. Jesus said: “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out, and throw it away;.” (Matthew 5:29).

  9

  Krishna

  According to Bhagavata Purana some believe that Krishna was born without a sexual union, by “mental transmission” from the mind of Vasudeva into the womb of Devaki, his mother. Christ and Krishna were called both God and the Son of God. Both were sent from heaven to earth in the form of a man. Both were called Savior, and the second person of the Trinity. Krishna’s adoptive human father was also a carpenter. A spirit or ghost was their actual father. Krishna and Jesus were of royal descent. Both were visited at birth by wise men and shepherds, guided by a star. Angels in both cases issued a warning that the local dictator planned to kill the baby and had issued a decree for his assassination. The parents fled. Mary and Joseph stayed in Muturea; Krishna’s parents stayed in Mathura. Both Christ and Krishna withdrew to the wilderness as adults, and fasted. Both were identified as “the seed of the woman bruising the serpent’s head.” Jesus was called “the lion of the tribe of Judah.” Krishna was called “the lion of the tribe of Saki.” Both claimed: “I am the Resurrection.” Both were “without sin.” Both were god-men: being considered both human and divine. Both performed many miracles, including the healing of disease. One of the first miracles that both performed was to make a leper whole. Each cured “all manner of diseases.” Both cast out indwelling demons, and raised the dead. Both selected disciples to spread his teachings. Both were meek, and merciful. Both were criticized for associating with sinners. Both celebrated a last supper. Both forgave his enemies. Both were crucified and both were resurrected.

  8

  Odysseus

  Homeric tales about Odysseus emphasize his suffering life, just as in Mark Jesus said that he, too, would suffer greatly. Odysseus is a carpenter like Jesus, and he wants to return his home just as Jesus wants to be welcomed in his native home and later to God’s home in Jerusalem. Odysseus is plagued with unfaithful and dim-witted companions who display tragic flaws. They stupidly open a magic bag of wind while Odysseus sleeps and release terrible tempests which prevent their return home. These sailors are comparable to Jesus’ disciples, who disbelieve Jesus, ask foolish questions, and show general ignorance about everything. It’s amazing that either Odysseus or Jesus ever manage to accomplish anything, given the companions they have, but this simply demonstrates the power and ability of the one true leader who has a divine mandate to lead the people out of darkness and into a brighter future.

  7

  Romulus

  Romulus is born of a vestal virgin, which was a priestess of the hearth god Vesta sworn to celibacy. His mother claims that the divine impregnated her, yet this is not believed by the King. Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, are tossed in the river and left for dead. (A “slaughter of the innocents” tale which parallels that of Matthew 2:13-16). Romulus is hailed as the son of god. He is “snatched away to heaven” by a whirlwind (It is assumed that the gods took him), and he makes post mortem appearances. In his work Numa Pompilius, Plutarch records that there was a darkness covering the earth before his death (Just as there was during Jesus’ death according to Mark 15:33). He also states that Romulus is to be know afterwards as ‘Quirinus’; A god which belonged to the Archiac Triad (a “triple deity” similar to the concept of the Trinity).

  6

  Dionysus

  Dionysus was born of a virgin on December 25 and, as the Holy Child, was placed in a manger. He was a traveling teacher who performed miracles. He “rode in a triumphal procession on an ass.” He was a sacred king killed and eaten in an eucharistic ritual for fecundity and purification. Dionysus rose from the dead on March 25. He was the God of the Vine, and turned water into wine. He was called “King of Kings” and “God of Gods.” He was considered the “Only Begotten Son,” Savior,” “Redeemer,” “Sin Bearer,” Anointed One,” and the “Alpha and Omega.” He was identified with the Ram or Lamb. His sacrificial title of “Dendrites” or “Young Man of the Tree” intimates he was hung on a tree or crucified.

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  Heracles

  Heracles is the Son of a god (Zeus). It is recorded that Zeus is both the father and great-great- great grandfather of Heracles, just as Jesus is essentially his own grandpa, being both “The root and offspring of David” (Revelation 22:16) as he is part of the triune God which is the father of Adam and eventually of Jesus. Both are doubly related to the Supreme God.

  Diodorus writes that,”For as regards the magnitude of the deeds which he accomplished it is generally agreed that Heracles has been handed down as one who surpassed all men of whom memory from the beginning of time has brought down an account; consequently it is a difficult attainment to report each one of his deeds in a worthy manner and to present a record which shall be on a level with labours so great, the magnitude of which won for him the prize of immortality.”

  Jesus is also said to have done a very large number of good works. John 21:25 says that: “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”

  Hera tries to kill Heracles as an infant by sending two serpents after him, yet Heracles survives by strangling them. This parallels Herod’s slaughter of the innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:13-16).

  Heracles makes a descent into Hades and returns from it with Theseus and Peirithoüs, just as Jesus descends into the “lower parts of the earth” or Hades (Ephesians 4:7-8); Though Jesus does not bring anyone up from it. Heracles’ body is not found and he is assumed to have been taken by the gods:”After this, when the companions of Iolaüs came to gather up the bones of Heracles and found not a single bone anywhere, they assumed that, in accordance with the words of the oracle, he had passed from among men into the company of the gods.”

  4

  Glycon

  In the middle of the 100s AD, out along the south coast of the Black Sea, Glycon was the son of the God Apollo, who: came to Earth through a miraculous birth, was the Earthly manifestation of divinity, came to earth in fulfillment of divine prophecy, gave his chief believer the power of prophecy, gave believers the power to speak in tongues, performed miracles, healed the sick, and raised the dead.

  3

  Zoroaster/Zarathustra

  Zoroaster was born of a virgin and “immaculate conception by a ray of divine reason.” He was baptized in a river. In his youth he astounded wise men with his wisdom. He was tempted in the wilderness by the devil. He began his ministry at age 30. Zoroaster baptized with water, fire and “holy wind.” He cast out demons and restored the sight to a blind man. He taught about heaven and hell, and revealed mysteries, including resurrection, judgment, salvation and the apocalypse. He had a sacred cup or grail. He was slain. His religion had a eucharist. He was the “Word made flesh.” Zoroaster’s followers expected a “second coming” in the virgin-born Saoshynt or Savior, who is to come in 2341 AD and begin his ministry at age 30, ushering in a golden age.

  2

  Attis of Phrygia

  Attis was born on December 25 of the Virgin Nana. He was considered the savior who was slain for the salvation of mankind. His body as bread was eaten by his worshippers. He was both the Divine Son and the Father. On “Black Friday,” he was crucified on a tree, from which his holy blood ran down to redeem the earth. He descended into the underworld. After three days, Attis was resurrected.

  1

  Horus

  Born of a virgin, Isis. Only begotten son of the God Osiris. Birth heralded by the star Sirius, the morning star. Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (about DEC-21). In reality, he had no birth date; he was not a human. Death threat during infancy: Herut tried to have Horus murdered. Handling the threat: The God That tells Horus’ mother “Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child.” An angel tells Jesus’ father to: “Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt.” Break in life history: No data between ages of 12 & 30. Age at baptism: 30. Subsequent fate of the baptiser: Beheaded. Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. Was crucifed, descended into Hell; resurrected after three days.

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• jailbreak gone bad sesh

  Posted: July 15, 2010, 4:07 am by admin

  I finally got time away from my busy schedule and decided to jailbreak my iPhone 3GS and see what the fuss is all about. I really wanted to do this, not only because I would have the opportunity to have alot of free apps but also for the fun of it. Unfortunately I had upgraded to [...]

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• Give your brain a work out!

  Posted: July 14, 2010, 11:57 am by admin

  Do you enjoy word games? There are many to pick from : crossword puzzles, letter jumbles, word searches, etc. Word games are a fun way to pass the time, and many of us play word games regularly as a way to keep the brain sharp.

  Does doing the daily crossword puzzle really improve your memory? The answer is: not was much as you might think.

  Word games tend to be stimulating for the brain when you first start doing them. Crossword puzzles, for example, help to improve your vocabulary and challenge your brain to think about language in terms of letter count, abstractions and comparisons.

  The novelty you experience when first doing crossword puzzles is a good recipe for brain exercising. But something happens after doing crossword puzzles for a little while as you start to become good at them! You start remembering all of the three letter words; you develop strategies and recognize repeating patterns. Your brain naturally adapts to the task and because of this, the task becomes easier.

  Unless you diligently challenge yourself with harder and harder crossword puzzles, you are unlikely to experience the same kind of vigorous brain work out you received when first starting.

  Posit Science has created a free word game called Word Wanderer that is specifically designed to overcome this issue for brain fitness. Word Wanderer’s key difference versus other word games is that it uses intelligent adaptive measures to ensure that you train at your own personal threshold, the uppermost edge of your skill level.

  Word Wanderer is designed to adapt quickly to your skill level, so that you do not waste too much time working at skills that are either impossibly challenging or trivially easy. The game increases the difficulty so that you are typically training at threshold which means that you are constantly working your brain. As soon as you master a task, the program makes the task more difficult to encourage your brain to build stronger and more refined neural pathways. [To play Word Wanderer, click here]

  You might compare the process to lifting weights. Imagine that you begin to lift five-pound weights. At first, it seems difficult, or even impossible. But after a week or two, your arms grow stronger and lifting the weights becomes easier.

  Soon, it is no trouble at all. At that point, you have to switch to heavier weights to build even stronger muscles. Similarly, in Word Wanderer you start with four letter tiles. As your brain gets better at the task, you are challenged with additional letter tiles; at the highest level you must use seven letters before time runs out.

  The key to engaging the brain machinery is learning. The brain must constantly be challenged with new tasks in order to forge or strengthen these neural pathways.

  Word Wanderer is not only fun, but designed to engage the brain in a way that encourages positive change by keeping you at your own personal threshold during every turn. This adaptive component is critical in promoting brain fitness and not routinely found in online word games.

  To play Word Wanderer, click here.

  This article was written by our friends at Posit Science – a leading brain fitness company providing effective, non-invasive tools that engage the brain’s natural plasticity to improve brain health.
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• Baby Gorillas in The Mist

  Posted: July 13, 2010, 9:09 pm by admin

  Well, hello there!  Sorry for the long drought but I took a bit of a sabbatical. Did you miss me? I hope so ‘cuz I sure missed all of you! Let’s get back into the swing of things with a new question about one of Africa’s greatest wildlife treasures: mountain gorillas.

  “A friend and I just saw the movie, Gorillas in the Mist, and I am now obsessed with mountain gorillas. I was reading up on them and briefly saw a mention of a gorilla naming ceremony. Is this true? Is there really a ceremony that names gorillas?”

  -Tyler, Sandusky, OH, U.S.A.

  Your eyes were not deceiving you. There is, indeed, a ceremony for naming mountain gorillas and it is called Kwita Izina.

  The most recent Kwita Izina (which literally means ‘to give a name’ in Kinyarwanda, the mother tongue of Rwanda) was held in Kinigi, Musanze District, Northern Province, at the foot of the Virunga Mountains on June 5, 2010.  Interestingly, the ceremony is a centuries old tradition yet it was not made public until 2005 with the very conscious effort of bringing attention to the success of mountain gorilla conservation.  Inspired by the Rwandan tradition of naming babies, the ceremony’s main goal is to personalize mountain gorillas to the global public (names are selected via a lottery by the park wardens, as they know the characteristics of the ones being named best) and to better monitor and track the gorillas and their troops. The idea worked: since the ceremony has gone global, mountain gorilla poaching in Rwanda has decreased while the number of gorillas being born and surviving has increased.

  A baby mountain gorilla (Photo Credit: Craig R. Sholley)

  Over the past few years, the ceremony has become a major wildlife lover and tourist draw: thousands of people, both every day and famous (Academy Award © nominated actors Natalie Portman and Don Cheadle have attended), from all over the world come to Rwanda  to share in the excitement.  The ceremony is of great celebration in Rwanda, with the actual ceremony being proceeded by two weeks of national festivities (including a two day cycling event), that coincides with another great event: National Environment Week which leads up to World Environment Day (WED). This year, Rwanda was the proud first-time host of this internationally recognized day, coincidentally falling on the same day as the Kwita Izina ceremony. Double the fun!

  For the past 16 years, the people of Rwanda have been dedicating a week leading up to WED – doing what they can to be active agents in protecting the environment. The week annually runs from May 31st through June 5th and is kicked off with the people of Rwanda doing community work, known as ‘Umuganda.’  People all over the country are encouraged to do environmental activities in conjunction with the year’s theme of WED. This year, the theme was ‘Many Species, One Planet, One Future.’

  This year, 14 baby mountain gorillas were honored at Kwita Izina. Since the ceremony’s 2005 public debut, approximately 103 mountain gorillas have been named.

  Did You Know…?

  • Rwanda is known as ‘The Land of A Thousand Hills’
  • Although Kinyarwanda is the ‘mother tongue,’ Rwanda also has two other official languages: French and English
  • Although located close to the equator, much of Rwanda is relatively cool year long due to its high elevation.
  • The Virunga Mountains and the nearby Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda are the only places in the world where mountain gorillas can be found.
  • AWF’s own V.P. of Philanthropy (and official ‘gorilla guru’), Craig  Sholley, worked with Dian Fossey in Rwanda in the 1970’s and was a key figure directing the Mountain Gorilla Project in the late 1980s.  Thereafter, Craig worked as Scientific Advisor on the award-winning IMAX film, Mountain Gorilla.

The Lily Review

• Cleavage Spillage

  Posted: July 8, 2010, 9:00 am by admin

  ‘If you got it flaunt it’ that’s one of the new age sayings. Well not everything should be flaunted at least not in my books of fashion. Am talking about cleavage, call me old fashioned, backward or whatever you wish but I like to consider myself conservative. I have nothing against showing off a bit off bust cleavage its actually flattering especially during a girl’s night out, cocktail parties or other funky events. Bust cleavage will be totally unflattering if your twins are spilling off your outfit and that isn’t a pretty sight.

  Although we like talking about freedom of expression and freedom of dressing sometimes we go beyond boundaries and end up looking clueless when it comes to dressing sexy. Just because you saw it on a window of a boutique and loved it, it doesn’t mean that it fits.

  Now that I am talking about cleavage, I also have a big problem with ‘butt’ cleavage; I fail to understand why anyone in their right mind would walk around showing off their lower cleavage. It’s funny how we are convinced that we look good in those low rise jeans, yet walking in them is a problem. You cannot even pick up anything or sit down without showing off your cleavage.

  It does not matter if you look like Beyonce’s twin or Jennifer Lopez’s long lost cousin, strutting your stuff along the busy streets of Nairobi, but so long as your butt ‘crack’ I mean cleavage is showing, you don’t look so good.

  Just because it looks goods on the model in the fashion magazine, and you saw it in the shop’s window display, doesn’t mean it fits, so please don’t try to squeeze yourself in jeans or tops/dresses that are a size smaller. ‘No one will notice’ we like to convince each other or ourselves, but some things like cleavage spillage cannot go unnoticed , especially if they are parts which define the WOMAN.

  Next time you go shopping make sure you buy clothes which fit, ask for an opinion from your friends and look at yourself at the mirror. As a friend give honest opinions, be your sisters keeper, and with the right fitting clothes you will definitely get glances for all the right reasons.

  By Njoki Kiunga. Njoki is a 21 year old lady just graduated from college. She loves fashion and is always on the look out for people committing crimes of fashion and loves to correct them where she can.
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mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• MPs Approve Salary and Perk Increase

  Posted: July 1, 2010, 1:38 pm by admin

  
  
  

  Image via kiki99 on Flickr

  In a move that is sure to cause outrage among Kenyans (and that takes us back to the origins of Mzalendo), Kenyan MP have unanimously approved the Akiwumi PSC report which recommends higher salaries and increased perks for MPs.  It does not escape our attention that vote precedes the referendum vote in August and that the new constitution will eliminate tax-free allowances and arbitrary salary increases for MPs.

  MP Walter Nyambati defended the review of the report recommendations, “saying the Commission increased the perks to ensure that the salaries of MPs are not reduced since the proposed Constitution declares null and void any law that exempts the allowances of MPs.”

  Among other things, the report:

  • Raises MP salaries from Sh851, 000 ($10,411.82) to Sh1.1 million ($13,455.76) per month
  • Proposes that the Speaker be entitled to a sitting allowance of Sh30,000 up from Sh10,000 while MPs will take home Sh10,000 up from Sh5,000 for each sitting.
  • Proposes that the mortgage for the MPs be raised from the maximum Sh15 million to Sh20 million.
  • Those MPs who do not make it back to Parliament after elections will enjoy a lifetime pension of Sh100, 000 monthly.
  • Car maintenance allowance to be increased from Kshs 95,000 per month to Kshs 75,000
  • A Kshs 140,000 tax-exempt house allowance
    
  • Increment of maternity cover to Kshs 500,000 from Kshs 100,000 per family
  • Increased Maternity Leave pay of Kshs 60,000 per month for three months
  • A new Kshs 30,000 Paternity Leave pay
  • Group Life and Personal Accident cover of Kshs 10,622,200 to extend to death by natural causes, and not limited to through accident
  • Speaker pension of Kshs 1.2 million for every year worked and a Kshs 6 million “winding up allowance.”
  • Kshs 75,000 per month to all former MPs without pension
  • Kshs 336,000 “controversial allowance” in mileage claims
    

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: George from Naivasha Constituency

  Posted: June 28, 2010, 1:43 am by admin

  
  
  

  I grew up  up in the remote parts of Naivasha Constituency in Kiambogo. Bad roads, water and food shortage, are some of the problems in our area.

  Education wise there are bursaries via the CDF but I have yet to meet one reciepient. I am currently in university and struggling to pay school fees.  From my  point of view I would not re-elect my MP because he has done almost nothing despite his many promises.  Mr. Joe Ngure former councillor  of Kiambogo Ward is my new man on the block.

  In the meantime, I would tell my current MP to concentrate on current constituency issues and avoid excuses.
  

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• Ask Lily: 4 years and he’s yet to show me where he lives

  Posted: June 25, 2010, 10:19 am by admin

  Hi,
  I have been dating this guy for four years and he has never shown me where he lives.We see each other during the weekend and most of the time he spends at my place.Whenever i bring up the issue of me knowing where he lives,he goes silent and tells me that he cant comment anything about that.This has really frustrated me because i feel like am pushing him too much.I also fear the risk of loosing him.What should i do?

  Do i risk the relationship and squeeze the truth out of him or should i wait for him to show me his place at his own will.Could he be cheating or even a married man?

  Stella
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mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• On Kenya Budget Oversight and Transparency

  Posted: June 22, 2010, 3:44 am by admin

  
  
  

  The Kenyan Parliament is supposed to play an oversight role over the budgetary process to ensure that the nation’s priorities are adequately catered for.  After years of playing a largely rubber-stamp role in the budget process, MPs agitated for a more active role and as a result passed the Fiscal Management Act in 2009, which required the  Minister of Finance to publish detailed expenditure and revenue details prior to asking Parliament to fund the budget.

  The provisions of the Fiscal Management Act which require more transparency around the budgetary process were in effect during this year’s budget reading for the first time.

  Government’s compliance with the Fiscal Management Act for 2010/11 Budget
  

  The Act requires the following measures be undertaken before the passing of the budget:

  • Every public entity must prepare its budget and submit to its parent Ministry by the 28th of February of each year.  These budgets must be annexed by Treasury to the Annual Estimates of Recurrent and Development Expenditure laid before the National Assembly on 10^th June 2010.  It is unclear whether all public entities were complianet
  • By 21^st March of every year to lay the Minister must present a Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly. The 2010 Budget Policy Statement is available on the Ministry of Finance’s website.  According to this report by Marsgroup Kenya, however, their is a huge discrepancy between the Budget Policy Statement presented to the Parliament in March and actual government expenditure.
  • Parliament has the power to withhold money for budget line items and emoluments for  failure by the Treasury to satisfy prior audit queries such as those of the Controller and Auditor General.  To date, Parliament has not indicated any willingness to undertake such measures.

  Parliament’s Performance to date for 2010/11 Budget
  

  • The House Budget Committee appears to be asserting its role, for instance, by querying discrepancies between the budget policy statement presented in March 2010 and the final budget presented in June 2010.
  • It seems that most MPs have not embraced their oversight/watchdog role as far as the budgetary process.   For instance, only 35 MPs showed up at a meeting last week between the House Budget Office and law makers.   The meeting was intended to explain the impact of the budget on the country’s development.
  • MPs have been quick, however, to raise questions about the under-allocation of funds to the CDF Kitty.  One would like to give them the benefit of the doubt and say that they have their constituents interests at heart, but most comments on Mzalendo MP profiles suggest that the CDF funding is not reaching its intended recipients.

  Where do the citizens fit in?

  • The budget process is still opaque to the average Kenyan citizen.  It has been left to civil society groups like the Institute for Economic Affairs (check out their Citizen Alternative Budget) and Marsgroup Kenya to play both the oversight and education role.
  • The government has, however, recently announced the launch of the Social Budgeting Framework as a first step in building a more participatory process.

  Want to learn more about the budget, other good reads include:

  IEA’s MP Guide to the Budget

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Gibson from Mt. Elgon Constituency

  Posted: June 18, 2010, 6:31 pm by admin

  
  
  

  Mt Elgon

  The current MP from Mt. Elgon is Fred Kapondi

  Current problems facing the constituency: The current problems afflicting the constituency are quite many. The most notable one is unequal distribution of resources. Bearing in mind that this constituency is inhabited by three ethnic communities; Sabaot, Bukusu and Teso.  The Sabaot community forms the majority and hence every political leadership of this region has always favoured one of their own, now that politics in Kenya has always been about ethnicity. This therefore translates into a big share of the constituency’s resources to the Sabaot community. Other communities, especially the Bukusu community, with the life long rivalry with the Sabaots, only gets rewarded when they are perceived to toe the political line favoured by the MP.  Even when it comes to employment opportunities, these ‘minor’ communities who are always regarded as outsiders rarely get a chance. To elaborate this point, look at this example, which I personally went through now that I come from the ‘minor’ Bukusu community: sometime last year, the Ministry of youth affairs was looking for youths holding a degree certificate to be enroled for a certain course. After getting less the number of candidates required for the programme, they lowered the requirement to diploma holders but still claimed priority would be given to degree holders. I got a friend who hails from the Sabaot community but had a diploma and applied with him for the position advertised.  Generally speaking, tribalism and tribalism and tribalism in a big factor in allocation of resources in this constituency.
  What would you like your MP to focus on?: Some of the things i would wish the MP consider if he hopes to improve the livelihood of members of his constituency, is to go for meritocracy in awarding job opportunities as compared to tribalism and favouritism which currently rules. He should also put in mind that all the communities found in his constituency are there legally and therefore should be subjected to equal treatment despite their ethnicity.
  In terms of support, I would say  require more soul searching in order to give him the required support. This is because, though in the past he has shown he is development conscious and ready to steer the constituency a notch higher, his attitude towards other ethnic communities he considers ‘outsiders’ puts me on a collision with him. Recently, when oppening the ‘RED CARD CENTRE’ here in Nairobi, the MP was quoted saying that his community will not allow itself to suffer when other people had occupied their land. The name Bungoma and Trans Nzoia as belonging to Sabaot community and that if the draft constitution is passed, then it will allow them reclaim their land. I dont know whether this MP was just making fun or meant what he was saying! The shows how lowly he regards membersof other minority groups residing in Mt.Elgon constituency.
  If you could have a meeting with him what would you tell him? If I were to meet him, the message I would give him is that he should be human enough to consider others human as well. Whether we all voted for him or not, the fact that he triumphed in the last general elections makes him the MP of all members of his constituency. He should emulate Barack Obama when he gave the message to the Republicans during his victory speech that he would be their president as well.

Nick Hargreaves

• After the Bang

  Posted: June 16, 2010, 11:04 am by admin

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• Scientists Strive to Replace Silicon With Graphene on Nanocircuitry

  Posted: June 14, 2010, 3:37 pm by admin

  Adopted from ScienceDaily (June 14, 2010) — Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors. They have devised a simple and quick one-step process...

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Jimmy Turkana North Constituency

  Posted: June 14, 2010, 12:11 pm by admin

  
  
  

  The MP for Turkana North is John Munyes

  What are the issues of concern in your constituency?: Concerning education and health we are in the right track but security is a big issue…the government has yet to introduce border patrols as Uganda.  Also emphasis on irrigation for food security and also scholarship opportunities has to be strengthened.

  Would you vote for your current MP again? I will support Hon. John Munyes again due to his dedication to improve Turkana’s lifestyle and there is no other opponent we feel can do as any better than him and that can be seen during election time the votes he defeated the second opponent in 2007 general election.

  If you had a chance to meet your MP what would you tell him? If given a chance to meet him I will emphasize on three things that are vital:
  -Security
  -Irrigation
  -Scholarship.

• A to Z of Kenya constitution

  Posted: June 10, 2010, 2:27 pm by admin

  by Bankelele

  Kenyans will vote in a referendum in august 2010 on a new constitution. Here’s an A to Z summary of what’s contained in it and the [chapters].

  Affirmative action: provides for 1/3 women on government boards, county assemblies (177) etc. (noble, but is it practical?)

  Bill of rights

  No one shall be compelled to undergo a cultural practice or rite (44) e.g. no FGM

  - No kiboko:  corporal punishment is not allowed e.g. sentence to 10 strokes of the cane

  - Minor marriage? every adult has the right to marry a person of the opposite sex (45), based on consent (shouldn’t it say marry an adult of the opposite…)?

  - There are restricted freedoms for policemen and soldiers (24)

  - No searching of homes or cars by police (31)

  Culture: parliament will enact legislation that will see communities get royalties for use of their culture, and recognize the use of their seeds which will legalize mnazi, muratina, mayeek, busaa etc (11)

  - Scientific research is governed (provided for) under freedom of expression (33)

  - Child care: children entitled to parental support equally between mother and father whether married or not (53). Elder care: elders are entitled to receive reasonable care and assistance from their family and the state (57) and for all who require hospital emergencies no person shall be denied emergency medical treatment (43)

  - Youth can benefit from affirmative action and access training and employment (55), but odd for a government that continually employs retirees and has extended the retirement age

  Citizenship

  - Dual citizenship allowed: a born Kenyan does not lose citizenship y becoming one of another country, and anyone who has lost it is entitled to re-acquire it (14) and (16)

  - Citizenship can be acquired by marriage to a citizen for 7 years, or lived in Kenya for 7 years (15) or is an orphan under 8 years can be citizens (14)

  Devolution

  - National laws prevail over county laws where there is a conflict (191) (e.g. Mandera town that purported to ban DSTV)

  - County government will have an executive committee (led by governor and a deputy governor who may not serve more than two terms) and not more than 1/3 of the assembly members.

  -The 47 counties are spelt out in the first schedule and include Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana river, Lamu, Taita/Taveta, (for what looks like coast province), while Nairobi City is a single county

  Elections

  - Will be run by one body called the independent electoral and boundaries commission (82); currently there are two separate commissions, one for boundaries, one for elections. After it passes the boundaries commission will set constituencies and ward boundaries for the remainder of their term (but not county boundaries)

  - Election petitions can be served by a notice in a newspaper (87)

  - Independent candidates can avoid messy, expensive, party elections by running without signing on to a political party by obtaining 1,000 signatures for MP and 2,000 for senate from constituents (99). Also political parties have one year to comply with political parties act or be disbanded

  - Election date is constitutionally set (101) as second Tuesday in august, every fifth year for all including president. (This will be during August holidays for most schools which also double up as voting centres, but also importantly won’t affect busy Christmas season when elections have traditional being held and which churches have complained about)

  Financial Management: (and anti-corruption)

  - Parliament shall enact creation of an ethics and anti-corruption commission (79) (good because current anti corruption commissions can’t review ethical actions such as conflicts of interest actions which don’t qualify as corruption)

  - Constitution defines separate roles of attorney general (156), director of public prosecutions (157) controller of budget (228), and auditor general (229)

  - The human rights & equality commission, judicial service, land commission and auditor general all have power to summon witnesses in the course of their investigations (252)

  - No budget busting: government may not spend more than 10% in supplementary appropriations in any financial year (223)

  - No double jeopardy: every accused person has the right not to be tried for an offence that was previously acquitted or convicted (50). Also you can’t be tried for an act that as not an offence in Kenya, or under international law (does that exclude old economic crimes which were only legislated in 2003? would Pattni, other Goldenberg offenders go free?)

  - A salaries & remuneration commissions will be created (230) that is separate from the public service commissions (233)

  - County Governments:  are a are a new level of Government created to devolve power to the people by way of 47 county governments (176), will receive and share at least 15% of revenue raised by the state (203). Another 0.5% will go to an equalization fund (204) for the government to use to provide services to marginalized communities for the next 20 years.  A commission on revenue allocation (215) formed by the president will recommend how much each county gets out of the national government while the senate will vote every 5 years on resolutions sharing resources among counties (217). Parliament till normal vote on such bills two months before the end of their scheduled terms (218).  Using the 2009 numbers, of tax revenue of Kshs 480 billion, county governments will get 72 billion

  - Tax separation:  county governments collect property, entertainment and other taxes approve by parliament, while only the national government may collect income tax, customs, excise and valued added – VAT taxes

  - County finance: county government may take loans if their assemblies approve, but only if the national government guarantees that (212). Parliament may legislate bailout of non-functioning county governments (190) and the government must operate sound financial systems prescribed by national government

  Judiciary

  - Kenya will now have a supreme court (163) in addition to court of appeal (164) and high court (165) and subordinate courts (169) comprising kadhi courts, magistrate courts, and court martial

  - The Kadhi’s Court is limited to Moslems matters of status, marriage, divorce and inheritance (24)

  - The president will appoint judges, recommended by a judicial service commission for approval by parliament (166)

  - Traditional dispute mechanisms, are encouraged, but shall not violate bill of rights (159)

  Judges and chief justice lose jobs under the constitution and have to re-apply (–)

  Land

  - Clause (60) says land customs and practices should not have gender discrimination, but (67) which creates a national land commission also encourages application of traditional dispute mechanism in land conflicts (where daughters are routinely left out of land inheritance)

  - Community land definition (63) is vague – it mentions ethnicity, but is that Masai land (managed by specific communities), (volatile) Kalenjin land, county government land, Ogiek land (traditionally occupied by hunter gatherer tribes)?

  - Land holding by non-citizens is restricted to 99-year leases (65)  (takes effect as soon as the constitution is passed) and land without an heir reverts to the state (62)

  - Parliament must ratify concessions of land and mining agreements (71) (no more Tiomin’s)

  - In terms of land not much will change since parliament has the discretion to set rules (68) on land investment, minimum and maximum land holding, foreign ownership of land, matrimonial sharing and inheritance

  Legislature

  - Is based on 290 constituencies and 47 counties.

  - Parliament (97) will comprise 290 members of parliament, 47 women one from each county, 12 nominated by political parties and a speaker

  - Senate (98) will comprise 47 members, one representing each country, 16 women nominated by political parties, 2 youth nominees (M/W), 2 disabled nominees (M/W) and a speaker. They will legislate on bills concerning the county governments (110)

  - There will be two different speakers and two different clerks (128) in each house, and also speakers for each county

  - Money bills (114) are any that touch on taxes or use of public money or guaranteeing of loans, and will be referred to the cabinet secretary and parliamentary committee first before parliament votes on it (e.g. Anglo leasing?)

  - Any parliamentary vote that affects their interest e.g. salaries wont take effect until the next parliament comes in (116)

  - Quorum (121) is higher for senate (15 members ~22%) than for parliament  (50 members, ~14%)

  - Parliament /national assembly (132) shall approve on nominees of the president for cabinet secretary (ministers), attorney general, secretary to cabinet, principal secretaries (permanent secretaries), ambassadors/diplomats

  - There are no term limits for parliament as there are for presidents, county government, judiciary and government officers e.g. inspector general of police will only serve one 4-year term (245)

  President

  - Is (131) head of state, government, and armed forces

  - Restricted powers of acting president defined (134) as well as procedure when a president is incapacitated (144) or impeached (145)

  - Will be sworn in public (141) (swipe at you know who) two weeks after election results or one week after an election petition verdict by Supreme Court

  - Deputy president rules are defined (148) may not be replaced on whim (150) (has to resign or be impeached) and may not serve for more than two terms (148)

  - Cabinet size is defined (152) as between 14 and 22 cabinet secretaries (152) approved by parliament (no more 40 minister plus 60 deputy minister governments)

  State officers

  - Have leadership rules & guidelines set out for them mainly objective service to the public (73) & (75)

  - Can’t have bank accounts outside Kenya

  - Restrict number of directorships to not more than 2 simultaneous ones

  - Can’t be involved in politics (chair Kengen and a political party)

  -Person who has been removed from a state office for a violation is not eligible for any others

  - State officers shall not have other gainful employment (77) (is this a repeal of the (controversial) Ndegwa Rule that allowed civil servants to engage in private business?

  Transition/Summary

  - Parliament’s calendar for the next three years to 2012 is going to be very heavy as they amend and enact new legislation to support the constitution if it is passed in August

  - President Kibaki, Vice President Kalonzo Prime Minister Raila – and his deputies Uhuru & Musalia, and the bloated cabinet of 100 ministers & deputies will remain in their posts until 2012 or the dissolution of the Grand Coalition Government. During this period Kibaki can continue to make appointments in consultation only with Raila. In effect the executive and parliament have postponed the difficult decisions of trimming the cabinet and subjecting appointees for parliamentary approval to the next government, as the constitution does not provide for prime minister or deputy ministers.

  - Key government officials will be forced out including chief justice Gicheru who will be out in 6 moths, attorney general Wako and the auditor general who will be out in 12 months while all other state officers remain intact.  In the first year parliament is to setup up system to vet existing judges. Any acting officials are left in limbo, so expect anyone serving in an acting capacity to push for confirmation before the constitution becomes effective

  - The provincial administration staff will be re-deployed into government over the next 5 years

  - Civic education has not been carried out adequately in the country and media and politicians have polarized on issues of the kadhi courts, abortion and land.

  - From a taxpayer perspective, taxes are likely to go up to support devolved government structures which ill take up over 15% of money raised by the current government, and services provisions are likely to go down, in the short term as the government is already on a cash crunch and devolved government set up to take on their new roles

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Wainana Miring’u from Kandara Constituency

  Posted: June 8, 2010, 2:43 pm by admin

  Image by spanaut on flickr

  Wainana is represented by MP James Kamau of Kandara Constituency

  Problems facing the constituency: The constituency has various problems dogging the area. Like most of the areas the fundamental problem is poverty. This is exemplified by for example parents not being able to take their children to Form 1 despite the fees being as low as Kshs. 1500 per term.  Intertwined with poverty are such issues as youth unemployment, insecurity, food insecurity, illiteracy among other worrying trends. Secondly is the issue of clean drinking water; though Kandara neighbours Ndakaini Dam catchment areas it has no piped water. The situation in Kandara is reinforced by a comment from a friend of mine who quipped that ” the coffee factory is about to turned into a jail and a mortuary”. This was in respect to the sorry state of Thugi Coffee Factory about 400 metres from ‘Kandara District’ Headquarters.
  
  Your MPs performance: The MP is hardly known skipping the days he is supposed to be working from the constituency. It therefore is no surprise that his achievements maybe a few but i must admit that with the little research i have done i can’t point one.  There have been allegations that he allocates a big chunk of CDF funds to Ruchu location where he hails from. I can’t point any project undetaken under the Stimulus programme. With the current situation i wont vote for him and i would gladly vote for  Alice Muthoni; but he has a chance to redeem himself. the government has put in place mechanisms and funds which if put into use appropriately can make so much difference.

  Message to your MP: My Message to the MP would be to urge him to undertake a ‘meet the people tour’ and especially engage with the women as they are the backbone of Kandara and most Central Province livelihood. This is because men and youths have been ‘lost’  to alcoholism and Nairobism. The women can be a fertile ground for solving poverty related problems in Kandara. With the Stimulus Package funfds he should engage the women expressly to undertake income generation projects. the women can also be used to identify needy students for bursaries. The women would also identify enterprising youth groups to be funded. The water problem can also be solved through women initiatives; in my home area in King’ara women  formed a group in 2007 whose main objective was to get piped water into homes but due various institutional and logistical problems we had to transformed it to a welfare group for relevance. Such groups can be a good starting point for undertaking projects in the area. The MP needs to do something about the state of coffee farmers in the area. The area has great potential in horticultural farming, fish farming, artworks, small scale trading among other initiatives. This is backed up by aready market in Thika and also in Nairobi given the road network is in good shape. I would also urge him to emulate successful models implemented in Gachoka and neighbouring Gatanga constituencies.

  Last word: In summary i feel that we Kenyans should start voting in MPs residing in the constituencies even if it is before being voted in. Electing people residing in Nairobi, who visit Dubai more than they visit the constituencies is what is ailing our nation.

The Lily Review

• Of Men vs Women [Part 4]

  Posted: June 2, 2010, 11:40 am by admin

  Its one of those Wednesdays.

  Shirley is busy packing her numerous belongings into her hand bag while bidding her colleagues good evening. She often thinks of quitting this Bank Teller job, but some days stand out more than most. Like today for instance. It takes 4 days for a cheque to mature! Simple and Clear. So why would a grown up man, bring his ugly face to the bank two days later!? As if that’s not enough, claim that the bank is too slow, and try to debate bank policy with her, a mere bank Teller!?

  Anyway, thank God the day is over. Hopefully Becky will have some juicy stories to cheer her up with when they meet up in 15 minutes. “Oops!” she exclaims, glancing at her watch. She’s already late. She bends down to trace her high heels. She finds one, squeezes her right foot into it while scanning her booth for the other. It’s nowhere to be found, again! She knows who the culprit is.

  She limps into James’s booth and there it is. “Not funny Jaymo!” She hisses, while painfully putting it on. Seriously, is her left foot bigger than her right? She wonders for the hundredth time. No way, it must be these damn shoes. Why can’t Jaymo just grow a pair and ask her out instead of playing these stupid games?

  It’s been a crazy Wednesday!

  A day out of the office is more than just a treat for Stan. Meeting his favorite client, spending almost half the day with Lindsey trying to understand their family business has been a ball. She might be in her late thirties but God knows that woman is beautiful.

  He has until 8:30 tomorrow morning to submit his branding proposal. Cruel as he always is, Mike the art director decides to take half the afternoon debating a bloody logo. With only two hours left in the day, Stan knows he will be working late. It’s 4:30 pm, only two slide shows done and more research to be done. “Oops!” he exclaims, noticing the time on his Mac. He won’t be able to meet up with Dee. He should have called her earlier but what the hell. He can’t deal with her whining now so a simple text should do.

  “Hey Dee. Tied up @ the ofis, crazy client. Wil make it up 2 u, prmise. Lv u ”

  Its 8:30 pm. Shirley bids Becky farewell at the bus stage with a fond hug, promises to call her tomorrow about the weekend movie plot, and boards the bus.

  Oh damn! Its almost full. Shirley likes it when she’s one of the first people on a bus. That way she gets to choose her spot. Now all the good window seats are taken. Only one available and she knows why. It’s just above the rear tires, which means a bumpy ride. She just had fries so God help her stomach. She settles in, and gets out her phone to call Becky and see if she managed to get a ‘mathree’ home. That
  girl will have to move out of Eastlands some day.

  Laptop bag hoisted on his shoulder, Stan briskly walks out of the office, hoping to get the last bus home just this once. It’s going to be a long night spent not sleeping. Hopefully the two litre coke he bought yesterday is still intact, if Tom his roommate didn’t have another ‘visitor’ that is. That dude will have to get himself a job soon coz this is just getting out of hand. A little reserve with the fridge items would be welcome when Stan is the one purchasing everything in there! Anyway…

  He takes out his phone and dials Mike’s number.

  Thank God Becky got herself a ‘mathree’. Actually thank that ‘Kange’ who is obviously hoping for some form of reward for helping Becky jump to the front of the line. Cheeky Smile.

  “Life’s great. Couldn’t be doing better!”

  Yeah right! Just last week he was telling her how miserable he was without her. Cliff is just pathetic. What had she seen in this guy? Becky has to see this.

  “Sup swty, hebu chk tht idiot’s stts updt on fbk!”

  Phewx! One more minute and he would have missed this last seat.

  “Yeah, I get it Mike. But right now I seriously need that template otherwise MD will slice my throat open tomorrow….. Please dude, even if you have to find a cyber café….ok, try your neighbor then….just find a way to send it to me tonight please!….Ok. Thank You!”

  Ugh! Mike sucks! Sigh.

  “OMG!! Becky! U wnt bliv who jst sat nxt 2 me!”

  To be continued…

  Other articles in this series
  Of Men vs Women [Part 1]
  Of Men vs Women [Part 2]
  Of Men vs Women [Part 3]
  Of Men vs Women [Part 4]

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mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Nelly from Kigumo

  Posted: June 1, 2010, 10:45 am by admin

  Nelly Kimani is represented by MP Jamleck Irungu from Kigumo

  Challenges facing Kigumo Constituency: Kigumo is one of the fastest growing constituencies and is doing great economically.   However, there are some things which are dragging us behind and have been there since time immemorial.  These are: poor transport networks, lack of electricity and most ironically lack of water (despite being close to the source). Simply providing pipes and labor for at least 2-3 days would solve the problem.   Most of the constituents are tea farmers who from time to time have their problems ignored.

  How would you rate your current MP’s performance to date: J Kamau is a good person and I would like to see him win again in the next election but the “people” will decide but as it is now…things are not good.   People are not happy.  What used to be melody to many peoples’ ears is now an irritant – HIS NAME.  This is not to say that he has not done anything but he needs to concentrate with the whole constituency and not only the areas near his place.

  If you had 5 minutes with your MP what would you tell him?:  I would say things to him that would probably the best MP in Kenya.  Very simple actions which would speak words with magnitude.

CUB3D

• Dell makes a grandeur entrance to the tablet world

  Posted: May 31, 2010, 8:53 pm by admin

  Dell has made its entry into the tablet market official today and we can now expect to see the 3G enabled smartphone and tablet in the UK as early as June and later this summer in the US. Dell formally announced the device today on their official company blog. Boasting a 5 inch [...]

• iPed Launches For £80 in China, Runs On Android

  Posted: May 31, 2010, 8:25 pm by admin

  Sounding more like a banned iPhone app than a tablet, the iPed is exactly what you’re probably thinking: a Chinese knockoff. Now available (!!!) in Shenzhen, China, the iPed is an Intel-driven, Android-based copycat packaged like an Apple product and, to be honest… it doesn’t look half bad. An Android device for [...]

mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Anon from Kitui Central

  Posted: May 31, 2010, 3:35 am by admin

  Image by shortie66 on Flickr

  This Mzalendo contributor preferred to remain anonymous, his MP is Charity Ngilu of Kitui Central.

  Problems facing the constituency: Lack of infrastructure, water, economic activities, poverty, unemployment. In the constituency we lack good schools and therefore the standards are low. My assessment of my MP: Our MP Charity Ngilu has tried in tackling some of these problems but I think she can still do more. She is far better than her predessessors and i commend her for her good work. What can be done to improve things?: Kitui has coal deposits and limestones.  What is happening to the exploitation of these important minerals?  We want to see cement factory and coal mines established as a matter of urgency. If you could send a message to your MP what would you say?: Please visit Katulani and help finish the DO’s office as well as upgrade the sub district hospital.

The Lily Review

• Block the sun

  Posted: May 28, 2010, 10:35 am by admin

  Skin cancer is the No. 1 most common type of cancer. Many of us unknowingly spend too much time in the sun with little protection. This exposure to the sun causes damage to our skin. Repetitive exposure of this kind, can put us at risk of getting skin cancer. Daylight, even dim, obscure daylight, causes skin damage. When the skin gets damaged, it means it slowly becomes less and less able to hold moisture or feel smooth.

  Protecting your skin from the sun is important because the sun emits ultraviolet(UV) radiation. Over time, exposure to UV radiation causes many changes in the skin, including wrinkles, discoloration, freckles or age spots. It is important to note that most skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun.

  We really need to understand why exposure to the sun is so damaging. First, there are two types of UV radiation: UVB and UVA. UVB rays cause sunburns. UVA rays are believed to be responsible for photo aging(the damage that occurs to the skin from many years of exposure to the sun). UVA rays penetrate the skin deeply and cause sunlight induced premature aging, wrinkling and age spots. Both UVA and UVB rays can cause skin cancer even on cloudy days.

  Nearly 95% of the UV radiation that we are exposed is caused by UVA rays. When photo aging occurs, certain fibers in the skin called elastin(from the word elastic) are damaged by the rays of the sun. Elastin is found in the dermis and is responsible for giving structure to your skin and organs. As we age, elastin diminishes which causes the skin to wrinkle and sag. Exposure to the sun also causes the elastin fibres to breakdown causing the skin to sag and stretch. The skin also tends to bruise and tear more easily and takes longer to heal. Usually sun damage will not show up when you are young but will later in life. So be sure to also protect your young ones from sun damage and teach them the importance of applying sunscreen. Keep children under six months old away from the sun.

  Most sunscreen products prevent sunburn by blocking UVA/UVB rays, but even with their availability we still need to be careful on how much we expose ourselves to the sun. As well as making sure we use sunscreen we must:

  • Avoid mid-day sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Wear wide-brimmed hats (3-4 inch brim that extends all around the hat). Baseball caps and visors shade the face but leave neck, lower face, and ears exposed.
  • Wear long sleeved shirts and pants when in the sun. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, tightly woven fabrics and dark colors, such as deep blue and black, or bright colors, such as orange and red, offer more protection. If you can see light through a fabric, UV rays can get through too.
  • Use UV blocking sunglasses.
  • Installing window films on your cars windows protects you and your passengers from damaging UV rays.

  Conclusion
  Nothing can completely undo sun damage, although the skin can sometimes repair itself. So, it’s never too late to begin protecting yourself from sun exposure and skin cancer. You can delay changes associated with aging by staying out of the sun and using sunscreen if you must be out in the sun
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mzalendo :: Eye On Kenyan Parliament

• Mzalendo Vox Pop: David from Laikipia West

  Posted: May 26, 2010, 7:48 pm by admin

  David is represented by MP Nderitu Muriithi

  Challenges facing the Constituency:  The big problem in my constituency:  poor roads, animals e.g
  elephants, poor distribution of resources within the consticuency in terms of social amenities.

  What I’d like to improve: Our MP should also be very active because the area is very poorly developed its like

  we have never had a MP.  We need a change now than ever.  We have been neglected for soo long e.g. insecurity, uncoordinated programmes in development,  hence being undeveloped. Iwould like to see  improvement in our roads especially Mutanga- Sipili road which is the most influencial in the area. Again youth groups, women groups and any other group  with a good aim should be given support financially or with ideas to promote our living standards.. Finally m constituency has many tribes  we need a leader who will  unite us to enhance peace and unity.

  MP Assessment: According to what our MP promised us I can say that he has not yet fulfilled  his promises.We had alot of exepectations from him. We are still waiting. If he fulfills his promises eg roads we will elect him again. But eeh! lets  wait  and see.

  If I met my MP: I will remind him some of his promises and what O think about them and what are the peoples expectations. Then I will still encourage him to work hard coz time is running out.

• Open Data and Open Governments – Possibilities for Kenya?

  Posted: May 24, 2010, 4:55 pm by admin

  A consortium of funders recently commissioned research on Open Data, which sought to explore the feasibility of applying the approach to open data that’s been pioneered in countries like the US and UK to relevant middle income and developing countries.  Mzalendo was one of the groups interviewed for the research study, and the results as well as a strategy checklist can be found here.  It remains to be seen how much traction a push for spreading the Open Government philosophy could get in a place like Kenya.

  One of the biggest challenges facing Mzalendo, beyond the challenge of sustaining the site as volunteers, is the restrictive data formats that we have to work with.   For instance, while the Kenya Parliament website has show great improvement as far as the electronic versions of the Hansards (compared to when Mzalendo first got started), the Hansards are only made available in PDF format, making it hard to parse and for instance easily hyperlink MPs names every time they appear.  This would also allow for simple functionalities to be built in, for instance search by topic, party name, Ministry etc.

  We have tried to engage the Parliament Clerk’s office on this issue to no avail…it seems to us that making the Hansards available in a crawlable format shouldn’t be such a difficult next step now that the documents are online.  Perhaps if someone like say Google was making the case, we might see movement

  The same can be said for government statistics, budgetary information etc. – all of which the government spends lots of money to print and in some cases even burn onto CDs – but fails to make available online for no logical reason.  Civil society in Kenya has focused on the passing Freedom of Information Act as an important first step, but this ignores the opportunity to engage and push for better data formats in cases where the data is already being publicly distributed.

  Imagine if you were a parent looking at schooling options and you could easily search DEO reports on government schools, or you could visualize a school’s KCPE performance over the last 10 years?

  Opening up data could also create opportunities for local developers who could build software applications or mobile applications around the data, see e.g. the innovative work of Katiba.mobi

CUB3D

• ok, so google goes out of its ...

  Posted: May 22, 2010, 9:50 pm by admin

  ok, so google goes out of its way to replace its doodle with a 30 year anniversary message to all pac man lovers! and might i say its probably the most addictive piece of sofware i have had the pleasure of using (at the expense of my revision) As i walked across one computer cluster [...]

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• Mzalendo Vox Pop: David from Dagoretti

  Posted: May 22, 2010, 4:51 pm by admin

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  Progress in Dagoretti Constituency: The progress noted so far in my Constituency which has an impact directly on me I would say is Kabiria road, which for many years was impassable during the rainy seasons without a four wheel drive vehicle. This Road has improved since CDF money was spent to rehabilitate it with the Quarry stones and murram although, it’s not the quality job that was done because right now some section of this road have been washed away by the heavy rains.

  Problems in Dagoretti Constituency: Dagoretti Constituency like many other have a high rate in crime of late. Armed robberies are the norm of the day people are been robbed as early as 7:00am and reports have been made to various police stations, Kabete Police St, Waithaka AP’s camp, Karen and last Satellite Police St, this Station (Satellite) has failed its mandate and obligations it is suppose to serve as many of this crimes just happen just a few meters from the Station. One of these cases is where a woman was raped and killed.

  My MP: My MP Beth Mugo and assistant minister has tried in many areas I can say, but she has to tackle this big challenge about crime which has a big impact on development of her onstituency before even moving to other problems that we’re facing like water and roads, young men armed with guns are terrorizing residents and especially Kabiria area, we feel very unsafe and if she can meet her electorate in this area and hear for her self all I am talking about security the better and I would vote her back to Parliament come 2012.

The Lily Review

• B.O [Body Odour]

  Posted: May 17, 2010, 9:00 am by admin

  I saw a feature in the news recently about a very offensive topic that we face everywhere around us be it at home, in matatus, at work etc- Body odour. The most affected areas on our bodies are hands, under the armpits, around the genitals and feet.

  What is B.O?
  According to Wikipedia,  B.O is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply rapidly in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost completely odorless to humans. Body odor can smell pleasant and specific to the individual, and can be used to identify people, though this is more often done by dogs and other animals than by humans. An individual’s body odor is also influenced by diet, gender, genetics, health and medication.

  How do you tell a friend that he/she doesn’t smell so good?
  Unfortunately, the person who has it may be so accustomed to their own smell that they don’t notice. I remember not too long ago I was in this dilemma. A colleague and a very good friend of mine used to offend everyone in the office because of B.O, case in point under her armpits. Guys couldn’t take it anymore so they turned on me questioning why I didn’t advice my friend to use deodorant. Problem was I had tried giving her hints but she wasn’t picking on them. I finally decided enough was enough and told her that she had to do something about her B.O to say she didn’t take it well is an understatement, she even denied it.  All in all she got over it, enlisted my help and I introduced her to the fresh world on deo.

  Fortunately body odour is very manageable so instead of offending people around you here are a few pointers on how to get rid of it. Forget Botox injections, these are simple and affordable remedies for B.O:

  • Diet, diet, diet it’s actually true that we are what we eat. Eat foods high in fibre, whole grains, and good ol’ green leafy vegetables and as always drink plenty of water which flushes out toxins in our bodies.
  • Use cotton wool to apply vinegar or baking soda mixed with lemon on affected area.
  • Use antibacterial or deodorant soaps while taking a shower.
  • Wash your clothes well and often concentrating on the ‘danger zones’ e.g. under the armpits.
  • This is for men (which I am sure will fall on deaf ears) wear cotton socks and quit recycling them!!
  • Use antiperspirant- deodorants, colognes, perfumes, bathing salts etc
  • Take a shower at least once a day, add a table spoon of honey to lukewarm water for the final rinse

  If you are not sure whether your body odour is offensive, try smelling your clothes under the armpits or your socks, if you are not so conceited and egocentric, you will know and do something about it. As for men forget the Neanderthal era where a man’s sweat was a sense of pride or something, this is the 21st Century so invest in some good cologne or you can kiss the ladies goodbye.
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• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Alan from Butula

  Posted: May 14, 2010, 3:06 pm by admin

  By Alan E Masakhalia – Ebumagunda Village, Butual Constituency.

  My Constituency:

  Butula Constituency is in dire need of help in almost all the major sectors, there is biting poverty, inadequate access to medical care, poor roads, frequent hunger, decline in agricultural productivity etc.

  The previous MPs namely Dr. Omoto Yekoyada and Hon. Prof. Christine Mango had really tried to better the peoples lives, they actually went out of their way to serve the people.  During Prof. Mango’s time Butula was actually credited with having the most efficient and most responsive CDF team whose output greatly improved the peoples livelihoods.

  All those gains have now been lost as the projects started by the previous leaders have been left to stagnate and even collapse. The most serious being the case of un-utilized clinic/dispensary buidings all over the constituency. The former MP, Prof.Christine had used CDF funds to but up numerous clinics and dispensaries. She however left office before they became operational (but the buildings had been fully completed).  These assets have now turned into white elephants as the current MP has no plan or intention of making them operational.

  For example, the beautifully finished dispensary bulding at Ebukhalalire Center has now been turned into a meeting joint of boys and girls as well as women groups!!!!

  My MP:

  I bet that most Kenyans would argue that one of the MPs in Kenyas parliament is one Alfred Othiambo Bwire!!!  I amm sure that even if he walked through town and even boarded a matatu at Railways nobody in the matatu would imagine he was an MP!!  Hon. Alfred Othiambo has NEVER brought a single bill to the floor of the house, he has asked ZERO questions that might be of benefit to his constituents, he is a member of ZERO commitees of parliament.

  I am not God hence i wont judge my MP more than this BUT I believe the people of Butula have to reconsider come 2012.

  As for 2012, i believe the chance has to be given to either Mr. Michael Onyura Aringo (fomerly of KRA)  or a young and vibrant and equally progressive lawyer with a national clout Mr. Simon Namada

  These two seem to be the best bet for a more prosperous Ebumarachi/Butula Costituency, and if one of them got the chance to lead the people he would surely lead us to Caanan – the land of milk and honey, as well as put Butula Constituency on the national scene.

  Message to my MP:

  Mulembe Mweshimiwa,   thanks for your representation, but we ask that you please be more visible, more active and even vibrant both within Butula and even in the national scene. or if that is too much to ask then, you can also be active in the matters of the larger western Province.  Lastly Mweshimiwa,  please please please do something about these dispensaries that are yet to start being operational, so that people dont always have to trek upto Murumba hospital.

CUB3D

• New MacBook Air Might Arrive Very Soon

  Posted: May 11, 2010, 2:05 pm by admin

  Ok, I have to admit, i am not a big mac fun mainly because i fall into the category of people who know too much about computers, I am more of a PC guy, dont get me wrong, I am not saying I am a windows fun, but since I am Linux mad, I belive [...]

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• Is it just me?

  Posted: May 6, 2010, 10:04 am by admin

  I am not one to kiss and tell, so if anyone, especially Daisy, ever asks if we had this conversation, IT DIDN’T HAPPEN. I will deny and swear by my Great great grandfather’s grave that it wasn’t me.

  Sigmund Freud

  I have heard far too often that there is nothing like ‘deep friendship’ between boys and girls, men and women, males and females …you can finish off the list. Reason being very simple, as my good old friend Sigmund Freud says without flinching a muscle, it’s all about sex. If she is not my sister or first cousin, then yeah, trust Freud, it’s all about sex.

  Males and Females, human and animal alike, are drawn to each other by purely sensual bonds, supported by a deeply rooted but also hugely tacit hope that at one point in the near future, the so called ‘friendship’ will culminate in sexual gratification. Yes he is your boy from the hood, yes you have known him since he was wetting his pants, yes you even saw him naked once, yes you two have been through too much together to even consider that option, yes even your mother thinks of him as her son, yes he says sometimes he even forgets that you are a girl. Deep inside, deep deep inside, like really deep inside, he hopes you two will one day do it, if you haven’t done it already. Oh, and here’s the best part, you too share the same sentiments. Hard to believe until you end up in my kind of quandary then you stop hating on Freud.

  You see, I always thought Freud was a deeply disturbed person who in his time could have benefited greatly from psychiatric help. I have friends, girls, whom I have known as we like to put it, ‘like since forever’. We played ‘Kati’ and ‘Cha mama’ and other games whose names escape my lazy mind for now. We splashed mud on each other on our way from nursery school, made fun of each other all through primary school, and wrote hilarious letters to each other through out high school.

  One such girl was Kate. A sweet girl around her parents, a naughty girl around her friends and extremely notorious in high school. She must have had at least 3 suspensions during her spell in some obscurely named school in the back of nowhere. Her parents knew nothing about these suspensions thanks to jobless middle aged men and women in a nearby town, who performed marvelously in posing as the summoned angry parents during these episodes.

  Anyway, Kate mysteriously scored good enough grades to be posted to one of the local universities, unfortunately in the opposite end of the country. We lost touch for the four years that followed.

  This was Kate anyway. A random call every once in a blue moon would suffice for keeping in touch and life moved on. This was until Facebook notified me that I had a friend request.

  Like many other females I know, Kate had named her profile some queer name, probably from a movie she once watched. As nonchalantly as I always accepted requests from such strangely named ‘friends’, I accepted this one as well. Then her profile picture caught my eye.

  Click click and I was viewing a slide show of her other equally eye catching profile pictures. I could not remember her hair being that long and that black. I could not remember seeing her in a top that was barely supported by her now full-grown bosom. And I definitely could not remember that Tattoo on her arm. The Kate (a.k.a Janice Pops) that I knew always wore wide rimmed glasses that gave her a geeky look. She didn’t have them on in these pictures, and yes, those naughty crystal eyes definitely caught my attention.

  My boss’s abrupt entrance into the office prompted my fingers to do their thing with keyboard shortcuts, but I definitely did not forget Janice Pops.

  Fast forward to several days later, and I’m briskly walking across the City centre, only to see the very familiar face of Kate, with her glasses on and hair held back just like she used to before Facebook. I grab her hand, a moment of fright before she recognizes my face, a tight hug ensues and I immediately forget where I was headed. Nairobi is indeed a very small town!

  Oh yeah, I was headed for a friend’s birthday party across town. Kate didn’t have any big plans for the evening and of course we had a lot to catch up on. Daisy had oh so conveniently refused to accompany me on the grounds of feminine issues. I wasn’t particularly upbeat about this until I met Kate.

  Fast forward to the Party, where the company was great, the food delicious and the ‘Viño Veritas a.k.a Akoho a.k.a the root of all evil’ was flowing freely. Oh yeah, and Kate decided to let her hair go, got rid of the spectacles and freed herself from the sweater she had been imprisoned in earlier. The comfort with which she would let herself into my arms on the sofa, or gyrate her behind in the environs of my groin on the dance floor left my defenses very feeble.

  Late into the night, tired from the dancing, with my mind compromised by a concoction that had acquired a special name that night, Kate and I were directed to our sleeping area, strategically tucked away from the roving sober eye.

  I vaguely remember the events thereafter up to a certain point, after which I choose not to poke my memory any further for fear of the painful truth. Daisy would not be happy if she knew about this, and neither would my mum, nor her mum, nor the rest of the clan.

  So now I have crossed over to the Freudian side, and I urge you my dear reader to do yourself a favor and do the same. There is nothing like ‘just friends’ between boys and girls. When the moment is right, shock on you, it will happen like you never imagined.

  If you feel me say Amen!
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• The problem with Africa

  Posted: May 4, 2010, 10:43 am by admin

  One of the Presidential Residences of the late Omar Bongo

  The problem with Africa is not its dictators who own limousines when their citizens need to carry a sack of money to buy a loaf of bread, if it is even there. The PROBLEM with Africa is not with the West, with its double-edged sword of grants; money to buy food and weapons while they buy blood diamonds from our rich mines. Some say the poor ones are the problem, maybe we should just get rid of them, lift them out of poverty or kill them off by starving them; but they are too many in Africa. In addition, it may be a problem when it comes time to plough the farms that grow our endless feasts of cake and burnt flesh. The real problem is not with the ten percent who own eighty percent of Africa, they did what anyone would or could in their situation.

  Who is the problem? If you are reading this, then you are the problem. You and I my friend ARE THE PROBLEM. There you go dousing yourselves with wine and homegrown beer, driving your second hand car or you modest Toyota to the next weekend party or music festival; such are the cares of the petit bourgeoisie. The oppressors are smart; they have you so consumed in wanting to be like them, wanting to wear the latest clothes from the exhibitions or their cast off clothes, joking with your friends about the last time you got wasted. Wasted! Yes you are wasted! So wasted by consumerism and functional alcoholism…tequila sunrise anyone?

  Our brothers and sisters die for want of a meal, we die for want of the common sense not to drink and drive; the petit bourgeoisie have many problems my friends. What problems you ask? Taxes, rent and wages for the poor folk that we employ in our homes to clean our clothes, cook our meals, take out our trash and raise our brats. We have many problems, we the petit bourgeoisie, so forgive us if we don’t take to the streets when the oppressors steal our money or raise taxes (same difference many might say). We’ll leave that to the masses, they have the time, they have nothing to loose, for they own nothing. We don’t own everything, but we have bills to pay, land to buy, jobs to go to the next morning. The masses can fight for themselves.

  The funny thing is my friend, that the masses will fight us at some point, for we are closer to them than the oppressors. The problem is that we are not protected by anything owned by the oppressors; the police serve the monarchs, the army has its allegiances, the devil has his slaves and religion serves its followers only.

  We are blessed with opportunity as well as some semblance of integrity, somewhere deep inside, swirling in the pool of tequila and vodka that numbs our souls. Don’t shut your eyes, don’t stand back and watch Africa go to the dogs my friends, because if it does, we will too. We must look, we must speak out, we must act; small acts like paying your workers fair wages, or signing petitions, or writing blogs, or just saying “No!” to the problems of Africa. If we are part of the problem, then lets start with ourselves and open our eyes, as we down our last shot of tequila.

  By TKO
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  Posted: May 3, 2010, 3:36 pm by admin

  
  

  United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) Jobs. HUMANITARIAN NEWS Closing date: 07 Jun 2010 Location: Kenya – Nairobi 10-IST-OCHA-424174-R-NAIROBI Information Systems Officer P-3 level Integrated Regional Information Networks(IRIN) Communication and Information Services Branch(CISB) OCHA/IRIN-Nairobi The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview,...
  
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• Human Resources & Organizational Development Manager Employment.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 3:32 pm by admin

  
  

  Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (ACORD) Jobs. ACORD (Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development) is a Pan African Organization working for Social Justice and Development in Africa. ACORD has offices and programs in 17 African countries and delivers development programs on livelihoods, conflict, gender and HIV & AIDS. ACORD is also implementing a [...]
  
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• Personal Assistant NGO Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 3:22 pm by admin

  
  

  Personal Assistant Jobs Kenya. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Managing daily correspondence of the ND’s office, responding to standard queries & drafting responses to correspondence. Screen and redirect the incoming and out-going mail, including confidential mail and follow-up with the sections; * Organize and schedule meetings both internal and external for the ND and manage the logistics around these meetings * [...]
  
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• Human Resources Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 10:49 am by admin

  
  

  A Nairobi based FMCG distributor with operations spanning within Nairobi and Rift Valley region is looking for a Human Resources Manager. The successful person should be; Qualifications * A business related degree from a recognized university. * 2-3 years experience in human resource management preferably in an FMCG will be an advantage. Key responsibilities * Formulate and implement appropriate HR [...]
  
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• Freelance Web Content Writers

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  We are a team of dedicated content writers and are looking to add a few more freelance writers into the team. To join our dedicated writing team you should be able to; · Write short articles (350-500 words) using excellent grammar. Meet deadlines on a daily [...]
  
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• Are You suffering From Job Stress?

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:58 am by admin

  
  

  Job Stress This is an increasing problem in today’s world where the competition within the various economies means that more workers are affected, whilst the precise nature of their job stress may vary. Some may feel that their job is threatened, whereas others feel job stress as feelings of inadequacy in going about their work. But [...]
  
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• Endeavour Africa Group ICT Sector Jobs.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:52 am by admin

  
  

  Endeavour Africa Group, a leading IT solution provider in East & Central Africa, is looking to recruit a team of professionals to grow its business. Code ( ITSS1) – SENIOR IT SALES EXECUTIVE (2 Positions) • ERP & Accounting Solution Division (Tally , Sage Pastel ,POS) • HR Solutions (Time Attendance, Payroll, HRMS) Requirements: • A degree / diploma in [...]
  
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• Pathfinder International Monitoring & Evaluation NGO Jobs.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:41 am by admin

  
  

  Monitoring & Evaluation NGO Jobs in Kenya. Pathfinder International (Pathfinder International) Closing date: 31 Jul 2010 Location: Kenya Pathfinder is seeking candidates for upcoming projects in Kenya. The projects will address integrated service delivery for HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, tuberculosis and MNCH. They will work with government and civil society and will link closely with existing programs to avoid [...]
  
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• Safaricom Regional Security Officer Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:29 am by admin

  
  

  Safaricom  are pleased to announce the following vacancy within Security Department in Supply Chain and Administration Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below: Regional Security Officer Ref: SC&A- RSO– MAY10 Reporting to the Senior Manager – Security, the Regional Security Officer will supervise and [...]
  
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• Hawkins Associates Ltd Training Jobs.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:26 am by admin

  
  

  Training Consulting Jobs Kenya. K.H.l. Training Ltd., an associate firm of Hawkins Associates Ltd. is a leading provider of management training, development and consultancy services to a wide range of organizations in the private, public and NGO sectors of the economy. The firm has a vacancy for a Training & Development Consultant which it now wishes [...]
  
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• British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: May 3, 2010, 9:23 am by admin

  
  

  British American Tobacco Careers and Jobs. Job Title: Technical Operator Reference Number: wo/ECA/KE/Ops/30-04-10/50 Location: Kenya Reporting To: Shift Manager Job Summary * The incumbent will be responsible for operating a cigarette making/peripheral machine to achieve set target quality parameters and meet market demand at optimum cost and to maintain a clean and safe working environment. Key Responsibilities * Operating cigarette production machine to [...]
  
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• Administrative Assistant Nairobi Kenya Jobs Vacancy.

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  Administration jobs Kenya .Vacancy exists for an administrative assistant based in Nairobi for a busy trading company. Duties and Responsibilities Oversee staff discipline and maintain personnel records Ensure office requirements are complied in all respects Co-ordinate with the accounts department on payment to creditors Ensure that all statutory requirements are complied with.Follow up debt collection Requirements; Be computer literate. [...]
  
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• Secretary Job Nairobi.

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  A local company is looking for an energetic lady with secretarial and computer knowledge to handle a small but busy office in Nairobi and Eldoret. Sales experience will also be beneficial, Please email your cv and letter of application to the.secretaries@yahoo.com Only qualified candidates will be contacted
  
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• Chief Accountant & Marketing Officer Jobs.

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• Graduate & Diploma Trainees Jobs.

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• Sales and Marketing Managers Jobs Vacancy.

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• Management Accountant & Accountant Payables Kenya Jobs.

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  Accounting & finance Jobs Kenya. Game watchers Safaris has been operating for over 20 years providing personalized safari arrangements for our esteemed clients. We seek to recruit for the following positions: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT Reporting to the Financial Controller. The successful candidate should have the following qualifications and competencies: • Bachelor’s degree preferably B.Com, Finance or Business Administration • Professional qualification- CPA(K) [...]
  
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• GOAL Kenya Programme Manager April Jobs Vacancy.

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  Goal Kenya NGO Jobs RE- ADVERTISEMENT. (Previous applicants need not re-apply) GOAL is an international humanitarian organization devoted to the alleviation of poverty among the poorest of the poor in society. As part of its strategic plan, GOAL Kenya wishes to recruit an innovative, dynamic and committed Programme Manager to manage an Irish Aid multi-annual programme and Global [...]
  
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• Department for International Development DFID Jobs Vacancy.

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  DFID Kenya Jobs. Reducing poverty is the primary aim of the British Government Department for International Development (DFID). The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands and DFID Kenya wishes to hire an experienced Administrator to support the establishment, efficient and effective routine operation of the Arid [...]
  
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• Receptionist,Chef,House Keeping Jobs Kenya.

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  Hotel Jobs Kenya. Serviced Apartment Hotel in Nairobi 1. Chef Trained in various cuisines, 5 years relevant experience and food cost control skills. 2. Reception cum Administrative Assistant At least Diploma in Business Management. Proficiency in computer application software in use in Hotels, 5 years relevant experience and Customer care skills. 3. Housekeeping/Laundry Manager Diploma in Housekeeping/laundry and 5 years relevant experience. Terms [...]
  
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• St. John’s Community Centre Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Jobs

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  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Jobs Vacancy. St. John’s Community Centre (SJCC) is implementing a 3 year OVC-PEPFAR Project which seeks to provide Comprehensive and Compassionate Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in their families and communities by building the capacity of Small Community Projects within 5 regions in Kenya. The Centre seeks to recruit a qualified and [...]
  
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• InterContinental Hotels Nairobi April Jobs Vacancy.

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  InterContinental Hotels Jobs Kenya. We are the Group (IHG). We own, operate and franchise more than 4,500 hotels, offering close to half a million guest rooms in over 100 countries. Be part of the world’s most global hotels group. Our core purpose: Great Hotels Guests Love What’s your passion? Whether you’re into playing the guitar, singing or rowing at [...]
  
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• Bluekey Kenya IT Jobs Vacancy.

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  IT Jobs Kenya. Bluekey is a leading SAP Business One partner looking for talented people in the following areas: Senior Consultants / Project Managers — Candidates should have a strong accounting background with a minimum 2 years experience in midrange accounting projects, SQL Server and Crystal Reports exposure. A tertiary qualification is essential as are a cool head, [...]
  
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• ICF Macro Consulting Jobs Vacancy.

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  ICF Macro (formally Macro International), an ICF International Company, is a professional services firm offering high quality research, management consulting and information technology services supporting business and government. Both positions are based in Nairobi Kenya to work with the USAID’s APHIA II Evaluation Project. 1) Health Information Systems Technical Advisor This position will support USAID APHIA II Evaluation’s [...]
  
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• Diakonie Emergency Aid NGO Project Officer NGO Jobs.

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  NGO Jobs Kenya. Diakonie Emergency Aid (DEA) is the worldwide humanitarian assistance agency of the Protestant Church of Germany. The Regional Office in Nairobi is in charge of humanitarian projects in the Horn of Africa and Eastern /Western Africa. DEA seeks to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following position: Project Officer – Based at the Regional [...]
  
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• Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC) Jobs Vacancy.

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  Procurement and Business development jobs. The Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC) invites applications from qualified professionals for the following positions:- Principal Business Development Officer Key Role * Manage customer service. * Carry out routine market intelligence and macro sector and industry research. * Brand execution and management . * Executing marketing and product distribution Strategies. * Develop Strategic Branding merchandize for all [...]
  
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• Mzalendo Vox Pop: Cheruto from Aldai

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 6:12 pm by admin

  We are launching a new feature on the Mzalendo blog, something we are calling Mzalendo Vox Pop where we invite Mzalendo users / constituents discuss issues affecting their constituency in more detail.

  Our first featured constituent is Cheruto from Aldai Constituency. Her MP is Dr. Sally Kosgei.

  Name: Cheruto

  Current Problems/Challenges in Aldai: Aldal constituency has a large number of youths and most of them are idle and have resolved to alcoholism…Jua Kali sheds has never been brought up in the place,now what about the fish ponds there is no such initiative in the constituency. Kazi kwa vijana initiative… the youth does not know even what its all about. Why can’t some of the CDF funds be allocated to sponsors sports for the youth? Another problem is access to bursary funds. The disadvantaged students have been subjected to hard times in getting them as you are given in accordance to who you are. Thanks to a newly appointed female chief, at least there is a slight change.

  How effective is your MP? On rare occasions does our MP visit the constituency to address the wananchi…unlike the former MP.

  If you could meet your MP what would you tell her: Madam, your people need to see and hear from you. We need more institutes, polytechnics, colleges and moreso a university for that matter. It is great Madam that you have boosted the state of women groups in the constituency but what about us the youth? We are the future but where are our priorities,where have you placed us ???????? Sorry to say so but former MP could hear the youth for instance at the press of the button of your mobile phone he could assist you. Madam why cant you get us a contact number for the constituents so that we could be able to share with you the issues affecting you constituency and also the progress?

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• Accountant With CPA Section 3 Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 4:05 pm by admin

  
  

  Accounting and Finance Jobs Kenya. Our client seeks to recruit an Accountant who will be responsible for ensuring sound/accurate accounting and financial records are maintained, controls procedures are in place and external statutory financial requirements are observed. The position reports to the Managing Director. Major Responsibilities: •Ensure proper books of accounts and records are maintained and archived [...]
  
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• AIESEC Kenya Career Fair at Sarit Centre

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 2:08 pm by admin

  
  

  AIESEC Kenya Career Fair at Sarit Centre 30th April and 1st May The AIESEC Kenya Career Fair this Friday and Saturday at Sarit Centre, from 10:00AM to 5:00PM. Recent graduates and students looking for jobs or internships will have the chance to give their CV to top companies in Kenya Go to our website for all informations: [...]
  
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• Regional Finance & Administrative Coordinator NGO Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 2:02 pm by admin

  
  

  Finance NGO jobs Kenya. Comitato Collaborazione Medica (CCM) Closing date: 15 May 2010 Location: Kenya – Nairobi REGIONAL FINANCE and ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR CCM (www.ccm-italia.org) is a Medical NGO operating in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, South Sudan, Somalia, running a variety of health-related projects Location: Nairobi (Kenya) with regular monitoring mission in Sudan and Somalia Length: 7 months (possible extension) Start date: 01/June/2010 Job description The [...]
  
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• Project Manager Save the Children Canada Jobs Recruitment.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 1:45 pm by admin

  
  

  Save The Children NGO Jobs Kenya. YouthSave is a multi-year project to develop and test the development and commercial impacts of youth savings accounts (YSAs) in 4 countries. YouthSave also includes a significant research component, which in Kenya will focus on monitoring uptake and usage of accounts. Primary Purpose The YouthSave Project Manager (PM) – Kenya will [...]
  
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• Safaricom Quantity Surveyor April Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 1:26 pm by admin

  
  

  Quantity Surveyor Jobs Kenya. Safaricom are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Western Regional Network Department within the Technical Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below: Quantity Surveyor-Western Regional Network REF: TECHNICAL_QSWRN_APRIL_2010 Reporting to the Senior Manager, Regional Network Rollout- Western, the holder [...]
  
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• Braeburn Kenya Schools Teaching Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 1:04 pm by admin

  
  

  Private Schools Jobs Kenya. The Braeburn Group of International Schools has 10 schools across Kenya, 7 are undergoing CIS accreditation. Our children represent over 80 nationalities and we pride ourselves on the quality of education we provide. Braeburn Schools follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales. We prepare students for IGCSEs, A Levels, lntemaonal Baccalaureate [...]
  
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• Purchasing Officer Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 1:00 pm by admin

  
  

  Procurement Jobs Kenya. County Council of Nandi wishes to fill the following vacant position in its establishment. Purchasing Officer III Salary Scale 10. Kshs. 11,340 x Kshs. 321 – Ksh. 1294 x Kshs. 354 – Kshs. 15,069 x Kshs. 399 – Kshs. 16,665 p.a Qualifications * O Level C+ and or equivalent * Diploma in purchasing and supplies from a recognized [...]
  
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• Kenya Parliament website updated

  Posted: April 29, 2010, 2:06 am by admin

  For those who haven’t visited the Parliament website recently, you’ll be happy to know that it’s //www.parliament.go.ke/parliament/”>been recently revamped.

  On the positive side, the schedule of committee hearings, the order papers and the Hansards are pretty much up to date.

  On the negative side, the links to the MP profile pages are not working and the Hansards are still in pdf and not xml format, which makes them hard to repurpose.

  What do you think of the changes? Let the parliament clerk know.

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• Bad Bosses Come In Many Shapes & Sizes.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:20 pm by admin

  
  

  Is your supervisor or manager a bad boss? Managers come in all shapes and sizes, and you need to recognize their different attributes when dealing with incompetent bosses. The corporate bully Characteristics: Rude and drunk with power, corporate bullies will go out of their way to humiliate you in front of clients, colleagues and, of course, their own [...]
  
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• Kenya NGO Jobs. Support Services Officer Jobs.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 2:09 pm by admin

  
  

  Office Administration Jobs Kenya. The Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network is a Non Government Christian organization whose mission is to support churches and church health systems provide and promote just and compassionate quality pharmaceutical services. The organization which is based in Nairobi, Kenya wishes to recruit a suitable candidate for the post of support services officer. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ·Maintain [...]
  
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• ICT Consultant & Programs Assistant Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 1:02 pm by admin

  
  

  ICT & NGO related Jobs. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government ICT Consultant/Contractor Summary NDI seeks qualified individual consultant or firm based in Kenya to contribute to the technical aspects of its programs in data visualization and digital [...]
  
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• IntraHealth International Kenya Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 12:58 pm by admin

  
  

  IntraHealth NGO Jobs Kenya. IntraHealth International believes in a world where all people have an equal opportunity for health and well being.We have served the public health needs of developing countries for almost 30 years. We have worked in more than 50 countries, with the support of the US government, foundations, corporations and individuals. IntraHealth International supports [...]
  
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• Manpower Kenya General Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 12:54 pm by admin

  
  

  Man Power Consultants Jobs  Ref. MN 4369 Our client, a 5 star fully furnished service apartment and club located in upmarket Nairobi, wishes to recruit a General Manager/Chief Operating Officer. Job Profile Successful candidate will: * Create product market awareness, achieve and maintain set occupancy rates; * Create and utilize all available resources to grow and maintain the product brand; * [...]
  
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• Fly540 Kenya Managerial Jobs.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 12:48 pm by admin

  
  

  Airline Jobs Kenya. Are you confident, reliable, honest, hard working, and will great experience in the airline industry, then you are the person we are looking for. Fly540- a fast growing local airline company is looking for: Corporate Safety Manager Experience and Qualification * University Degree or Equivalent * 3 years experience in Aircraft maintenance * Demonstrable training in flight or ground [...]
  
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• CAS Consultants Consulting Engineers Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 10:07 am by admin

  
  

  Engineering jobs Kenya. CAS Consultants Ltd, a busy firm of Consulting Engineers based in Nairobi needs to fill the following posts for persons with University Degree B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) or equivalent, Registered Graduate Engineers with Engineers Registration Board and with 4 to 8 Years practical post qualification experience: 1. Roads Design Engineers for Alignment Design, Traffic Survey [...]
  
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• Internal Auditor & Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 10:01 am by admin

  
  

  Manager and Audit jobs Kenya. 1. Internal Auditor * Aged between 25-35 Years * Be At least C.P.A II * Applicant with C.P.A III Have added Advantage * Must be Computer Literate * At least 1 Year Experience in Auditing. 2. Manager * Aged between 30-40 Years * Diploma in Co-operative Management & C.P.A II * Must be Computer Literate * At least 3 Years Experience. To [...]
  
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• Jomo Kenyatta Foundation HR Officers QMS Coordinator Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:58 am by admin

  
  

  Human Resources Officer jobs Quality Management System (QMS) Coordinator jobs. The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation is a leading educational books publisher established in 1966 by the Government with the mandate to publish books and offer secondary school scholarships to bright and needy children in Kenya. The Foundation currently supports over 1,200 students in various secondary schools across the country. [...]
  
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• Hwan Sung Industries Secretarial, sales, Graphic Designers Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:53 am by admin

  
  

  Hwan Sung Industries Kenya jobs We are the biggest system furniture manufacturing company in Africa. As part of our rapid expansion, we are seeking to recruit dynamic and enthusiastic candidates for the following positions: 1. Graphic designer (Female) Knowledge of AutoCad / ArchiCad / Corel / Illustrator / Atlantis 2. Sales Executives (Male) More than 2 years experience in sales [...]
  
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• St. Mary’s Teachers Training College Nakuru Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:46 am by admin

  
  

  Principal and Tutor jobs. St. Mary’s Teachers Training College Nakuru We are a newly established Teachers Training College located within Nakuru Municipality, 5 kilometres from the CBD along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway, next to Nakuru Blankets. The college aims at becoming a regional leader in the education sector providing redefined quality market driven tertiary education and training through [...]
  
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• Bakery Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:41 am by admin

  
  

  Manager Jobs Kenya. Our client a Medium Sized Bakery is seeking to recruit a competent and experienced Bakery Manager with a passion for good food and excellent service. Reporting directly to the Managing Director the successful candidate will manage, motivate and lead a diverse team of people in a high volume, fresh bakery environment. Key Responsibilities • Leading in [...]
  
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• KickStart International Systems Analyst Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:35 am by admin

  
  

  Systems Analyst/Report Writer Kick Start Kenya. KickStart International is an award winning non-profit social enterprise with a mission to help millions of people in developing countries escape from poverty and to “kickstart” sustainable economic growth.www.kickstart.org The organization now wishes to recruit a Systems Analyst/Report Writer based at our Nairobi office responsible for ensuring high level of data [...]
  
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• World Vision Kenya NGO Public Health Advisor Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:29 am by admin

  
  

  NGO Jobs Kenya. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision wishes to urgently recruit a highly competent and proactive person to fill the following position within the organization. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISOR Reporting to the Emergency Health Technical Director, the Public [...]
  
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• Save the Children UK Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:25 am by admin

  
  

  NGO Jobs in Kenya. Save the Children UK is part of the Save the Children Alliance a leading international child rights organization, fighting to improve the lives of children in over 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 [...]
  
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• Farm Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:17 am by admin

  
  

  Farm Jobs Kenya. Our client a large scale wheat farm wish to recruit a high caliber Farm Manager. Reporting to the Directors, the Manager will be overall in charge of all farm operations. Requirements â Bsc Agriculture or Diploma in Agriculture (Crop Production). â At least 5 Years experience in Commercial wheat farming. â Must be a hands on Manager [...]
  
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• Career Opportunity In Pharmaceutical Marketing.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:10 am by admin

  
  

  We are a large, rapidly growing pharmaceutical company seeking to fill the following openings. . AREA MANAGERS Reporting to the marketing head, the candidate is expected to provide leadership to a team of medical representatives. Job Profile: • Proficient in computer applications including: MS Office • To be able to recruit, train medical representatives • Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures • [...]
  
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• Farm Africa Finance Assistant & Programmes Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 28, 2010, 9:04 am by admin

  
  

  Finance NGO jobs Kenya. FARM-Africa is an international NGO committed to improving the lives of marginal farmers & herders through innovative natural resource management approaches. We are currently seeking to recruit 2 staff members for our Nairobi Regional Office. COUNTRY PROGRAMMES MANAGER (REF: RO/COP) Purpose: • Responsible for the overall management of FARM-Africa’s traditional & directly implemented field projects in [...]
  
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• HR, Sales and Accounts Asistant Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 27, 2010, 1:42 pm by admin

  
  

  Kenya Jobs in Human Resource, Sales and Accounts Finance. Pharm Access Africa Limited was set up with the vision of increasing access to healthcare in the countries of Eastern and Central Africa. It is our goal to provide affordable healthcare to impoverished Nations and people of the region. Applications are invited for the following positions: Human Resource and Administration [...]
  
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• Kenya Forestry Research Institute Enterprise Manager Jobs Vacancy

  Posted: April 27, 2010, 1:39 pm by admin

  
  

  Government and parastatal jobs Kenya. The Kenya Forestry Research Institute is a state corporation mandated to undertake research and development in forestry and disseminate research findings. The Institute is looking for suitable candidates to fill the following position Enterprise Manager Duties and Responsibilities The duties include: * Develop plans, strategies and mechanisms to meet enterprise objectives and achieve expected profit, [...]
  
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• Corat Africa Front Office & Marketing Intern NGO Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 27, 2010, 11:19 am by admin

  
  

  Admin and internship kenya jobs. CORAT Africa is a Pan African Christian Organization involved in provision of Leadership Development, Management Training, Research and Consultancy services to churches and church related organizations in Africa. CORAT Africa is seeking for applications from highly motivated and vibrant candidates to fill the following positions; 1. Front Office Operations Officer (Re-advertisement) Responsibilities The main responsibilities [...]
  
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• Kestrel Capital (East Africa) Senior Accountant Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 7:24 pm by admin

  
  

  Accounting and finance jobs Kenya. Kestrel Capital (East Africa) Ltd is seeking to recruit a Senior accountant. The applicant should meet the following requirements: ·Minimum three years working experience in accounting field · Completed ACCA or CPA(K) member requirement ·Experience in a stocking or brokering firm will be an added advantage The emoluments will be discussed during the interview. [...]
  
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• Business Developer Salary K’sh 55,000-60,000 Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 6:09 pm by admin

  
  

  Business Development Kenya Jobs. Our client is a leading construction and infrastructure engineering company offering services in construction of building projects, roads, and water & sewerage projects and related of civil engineering infrastructure projects. BUSINESS DEVELOPER The position is responsible for niche marketing. 1.QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: •Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing or equivalent •Diploma in Marketing (MSK) or equivalent •Membership to a [...]
  
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• What Type Of Kenyan Job Hunter Are You?

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 2:00 pm by admin

  
  

  There are so many different ways to look for jobs in Kenya. Kenyan Job Hunters are different, We act different and we hunt different. These are some of the ways job hunters go about finding work in Kenya. The Internet Site Hunters: These people sit at home and the majority in office and some in cyber cafes [...]
  
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• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer NGO Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 1:24 pm by admin

  
  

  Monitoring and Evaluation Jobs Kenya. 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 [...]
  
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• UNICEF Jobs Kenya. Information Management Officer Jobs.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 1:15 pm by admin

  
  

  United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Kenya jobs. United Nations Children’s Fund Closing date: 07 May 2010 Location: Kenya – Nairobi UNICEF Somalia Support Center Information Management Officer, P-2, Nairobi USSC Purpose of the Position Under the supervision of the Chief, Planning and Monitoring, with close guidance of the Donor Relations/ Contributions Management Specialist and in coordination with the Emergency Officers, you [...]
  
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• Finance and Administration Manager NGO Jobs.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 1:06 pm by admin

  
  

  Accounting and finance jobs Kenya. Save the Children Alliance Kenya Jobs Save the Children Canada works in 37 countries around the world to deliver child rights programs. Established in Kenya in 1984 our programs operate in Eastern and Central Districts. We are a member of Save the Children International, the world’s leading independent organization for children. Closing [...]
  
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• Equity Bank Kenya Security Officers Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 1:00 pm by admin

  
  

  Bank Jobs Kenya. Equity Bank is one of the region’s leading Banks whose purpose is to transform the lives and livelihoods of the people of Africa socially and economically by availing them modern, inclusive financial services that maximize their opportunities. With a strong footprint in Kenya, Uganda and Southern Sudan, Equity Bank is now home to more [...]
  
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• Operations & Security Manager Mombasa Jobs.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 12:55 pm by admin

  
  

  Managerial jobs in Mombasa. A leading road haulage company with an East African presence and headquarters in Mombasa wishes to fill the following vacancies with qualified and experienced team players: Operations Manager To manage a fleet of over 100 trucks, the person must have prior experience in road haulage; strong interpersonal customer service skills; excellent communication skills in [...]
  
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• Computer Programmer IT Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 12:48 pm by admin

  
  

  ICT Sector jobs Kenya. Applications are invited for the post of Computer Programmer II, Salary Scale 10 K£11340 x 321 —K£1245 x345 — K£15069 x 399 — K£1665 P.A Education * A minimum of Diploma in Technology/KNEC. * Diploma in Computer studies obtained from a reputable college Experience * Basic Computer programming. * Experience in providing assistance to users concerning the [...]
  
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• Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Walter Reed Project Jobs

  Posted: April 26, 2010, 12:44 pm by admin

  
  

  KEMRI Research Jobs Kenya. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Walter Reed Project, HIV Program Kericho carries out HIV/AIDS research and provide care and treatment to persons affected in the South Rift Valley region. We are seeking to recruit qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions: 1. Research Pharmacist (One Post) Key Responsibilities: The Pharmacist will assist in the management [...]
  
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• Chemonics NGO Project Accountant Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:34 pm by admin

  
  

  Accounting And Finance Kenya NGO Jobs. Position: Project Accountant Location: Nairobi, Kenya Chemonics /Kenya Pharma is a USAID funded project that seeks to establish and operate a reliable, sustainable pharmaceutical supply chain management system. Its aim is to distribute drugs for the care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDs in Kenya. Position Description: The Project Accountant assists the Finance [...]
  
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• SOS Children’s Villages Kenya Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:29 pm by admin

  
  

  NGO Jobs In Kenya. SOS Children’s Villages Kenya (SOS CV KE) is a locally rooted, independent non-governmental social development organization affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, working in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. SOS CV Kenya is governed by an independent Board of Trustees, working jointly with line Ministries [...]
  
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• KickStart Kenya Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:23 pm by admin

  
  

  Marketing & Data base Manager Kickstart Kenya Jobs. KickStart is an award-winning, global nonprofit social enterprise that develops and mass-markets low-cost tools and equipment purchased by thousands of poor people in developing countries. These tools are used to start businesses and increase their income by up to a fact of of ten, enabling them to lift [...]
  
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• Hawkins Associates Kenya Credit Manager Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:18 pm by admin

  
  

  Hawkins Associates Jobs Kenya. Credit Manager – Eastern Africa Ref No: 273/BHFN Following the tremendous growth experienced in lending to institutional borrowers in Eastern Africa, our client, the regional office of an international financial institution, has created this new position which it now wishes to fill Reporting to the Regional Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for- * [...]
  
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• Compassion International Kenya Human Resource Jobs Vacancy

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:14 pm by admin

  
  

  Human Resource Jobs Kenya. Compassion International (Kenya) is a Christian child development organization committed to child advocacy and working in partnership with local churches to foster spiritual, economic, social, physical and emotional development of children living in extreme poverty. As part of our continuing growth, Compassion is looking for born-again Christians and professionals to fill in the [...]
  
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• Higher Education Loans Board HELB Senior Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:10 pm by admin

  
  

  HELB jobs Vacancies Kenya. HELB is a state corporation whose mandate is to source funds and provide loans, scholarships and bursaries to Kenyans studying in recognised institutions of higher learning. We are looking for visionary and innovative individuals who are able to motivate and inspire their team towards achieving exceptional performance in furtherance of the Board’s mandate [...]
  
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• Kelly Recruitment Jobs Kenya.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:05 pm by admin

  
  

  Kelly Senior Jobs Career Kenya. Business Controls Professional Nairobi Kenya Large multinational IT Company requires your skills to maintain a framework of internal controls, coordination of scorecards and management reviews optimizing the use of tools and best of breed methodologies to mitigate business risks. Must have min 2 years business controls, auditing and team leadership experience with [...]
  
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• Nation Media Group Kenya Workshop Supervisor Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 24, 2010, 8:00 pm by admin

  
  

  Nation Media Jobs Kenya. Workshop Supervisor Job Ref: HR-WS-04-10 Nation Media Group the leading media house in East and Central Africa wishes to recruit suitably qualified Workshop Supervisor. We invite applicants who are performance driven and possess excellent skills and capabilities to work within a busy environment with a large fleet. The overall role of the incumbent is [...]
  
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• Canadian High Commission Clerical Jobs Paying K’sh 340 Per Hour.

  Posted: April 23, 2010, 7:48 pm by admin

  
  

  Clerical Temporary jobs Part time Jobs Kenya. The Canadian High Commission has identified a need for emergency staffing in the Immigration Section. These are short-term, clerical employment opportunities that will run for a duration of between 3 – 6 months at an hourly rate of Kshs 340.00. To be considered for these positions one must: * be a secondary [...]
  
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• Nutritionist Jobs With NGO.

  Posted: April 23, 2010, 7:44 pm by admin

  
  

  Nutrition Jobs NGO. MEDAIR is a Christian humanitarian international NGO founded in 1988, with its HO in Switzerland. MEDAIR’s mission is to respond to human suffering in emergency and disaster situations by implementing multi -sectoral relief and rehabilitation projects, in a compassionate and serving attitude inspired by its Christian ethos. The organisation’s consistent [...]
  
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• Concern Worldwide NGO Logistics Procurement Jobs Vacancy.

  Posted: April 23, 2010, 7:40 pm by admin

  
  

  Procurement and Logistics Kenya NGO Jobs. Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Kenyan nationals for the following positions. Job Title: Logistics & Procurement Officer Location: Nairobi Reporting To: Logistics & [...]
  
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