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BBI OR HEALTHCARE

2020-12-13T10:12:00.001+03:00

So much has been said about how BBI should wait et al, why are Kenyans this myopic?

BBI is not the independent reason why other sectors of the socioeconomic fabric of this country are in shambles, we have a 3Trillion budget, BBI is allegedly going to cost 14Billion, these people replacing BBI with all their Makasiriko should look for what is eating the rest of the 3Trillion,it definately isn't the BBI,and Look; life doesn't have to stop because doctors and healthcare system are receiving a beating,we the youth of this country are on the receiving end daily, nothing favours us and no one fights for us but we are just here. Every sector needs priority there is no one sector that is not important to us,hata walinda usalama wanafaa kushugulikiwa, mahakama zinafaa kushugulikiwa, our biggest problem right now is a dysfunctional government headed by the Uhuruto duo, that is what we are trying to cure through this BBI process!

THE CHICKEN HAVE COME HOME TO ROOST

2020-11-18T09:36:00.001+03:00

The anguish that every Kenyan lives with has finally reached the doors of politicians 'described as leaders', all along as they enjoy a high perked life and careless about whether wanjiku,wafula,Auma or Nyasuguta can access good health it was busines as usual.

But Alas...

Covid 19 Happened and even their well oiled insurance schemes cannot save them from the overally poor health infrastructure in the country, they are now fighting for the handful ICU beds among themselves and the elite few who can afford as ordinary Kenyans continue to die in their homes unreported and unassisted, If there is any lesson for our political elite to learn from this pandemic (If at all they will learn) is that good healthcare is a basic human right,it is the right to life for both poor and rich , whether they will ensure government improves the healthcare systems and infrastructure is another topic on its own,but I hope they will.

In the meantime while Kenyans are struggling some of our honourable members don't give a damn,they want to screw us left ,right, center, up, down, left and right. Millie Mabona , Mutula Kilonzo Jr , Sakaja Johnson Junet Mohamed Party Lita Hon Wafula Wamunyinyi, Hon. Otiende Amollo Hon Naisula Lesuuda Ledama Olekina hii mchezo mukatae let NHIF first cater for all Kenyans affected by COVID 19.
#AllLivesMatter
#wananchiLivesMatters

THE DECEPTION THAT IS WILLIAM RUTO

2020-10-27T08:55:00.001+03:00

Ruto saw an opportunity to show Kenyans he is still with Uhuru after months of them greeting each other using eyes and gestures, and the gullible tangatanga followers are back to self denial, ati "hao watu wako pamoja"

Ruto was simply cunningly downplaying his dishonesty, he has been lying to Kenyans, ( projecting an image of a person who has no say in government when the truth is he is still part of government) yet he was part of this thing from the word go before his selfish interest got the better of him! He even helped form the BBI Taskforce that he so much fought in public.

He is here promising the poor heaven on earth when he is elected in 2022 yet he is a deputy president in a regime that still has almost 2years to go, what can't he do now while in government that he has to wait to do it in the next government?

Such a CON!

A VERY SIMPLE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT BBI

2020-10-25T04:11:00.001+03:00

FERROW KENYANS,

BBI is bringing 5% to the ward level as Ward Development Fund managed at ward level, what this means is that while politicians will be in Nairobi abusing each other and fighting for positions,I will be in my village enjoying good roads,good sanitation standards,accessible healthcare, Cost of education will go down,infrastructure as a whole will be improved because every year we shall have an allocation of not less than 40M per ward.

AND YES we shall also have our devolved 'MONEY TO EAT' in the villages.

WHAT ELSE CAN I ASK FOR?

#BBIMustPass

#ISupportBBI

THE JERRYCAN SCANDAL THAT NEVER WAS!

2020-04-27T04:05:00.001+03:00

I have today been authoritatively briefed by one of my moles in the County Government of Bungoma who was actually privy to details,in street language (He has receipts).

Apparently there was no jerrycan scandal at least not the 10000 one (maybe the flouting of procedure) after all the entertainment we have had for more than two weeks; HEADLINES have hit NATIONAL MEDIA and local grapevines have been busy,the rumour mills have also registered increased gossip ALL for WHAT?

2022 POLITICS?

Come on guys,even if you lack strategy or are lazy in thought,why would you falsely accuse a colleague in the SAME government you serve,cook a story about a specific item;feed opponents figures,go ahead and even chest thumb about it and expect what? The FIRE to only harm your colleague? Did you ever 'HEAR' a term called 'COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY' weren't you aware that you were lighting a fire for BOTH of you? This reminds me waziri Mathews Wakoli Makanda's rant few days ago,I can now piece stuff together.

Proper training needs to be given to county staff,especially those who come from outside the civil service, what I am hearing is just sick,it is simply STUPID.

There's one person who I know has suffered probably the most in this thing,he was torn between coming up with response strategies for Covid19 and handling a scandal that is alien to him; pole sana Dr. Antony Walela

FORD KENYA POLITICS

As expected political shadow boxing within the FORD KENYA party was also handed cheap FUEL,those within the party that want GOV. WANGAMATI to fail so that they easily have an excuse to 'DEAL' with him were another front to this 'SCANDAL' They readily and happily partook the steak, I hope they won't finally have an EGG smeared across their faces because as it is now ,it appears one section of FORD KENYA is a Hyena following a man from behind hopping one of his hands falls.

Those of us who never supported Wangamati are aware that he is the Governor of Bungoma,we are also aware that 2022 is just around the corner and as such it will be FOOLHARDY to 'fight' him now,the best thing to do for any smart competitor is to support this leadership while keeping it in check so that services are delivered.

I do subscribe to the saying 'MGALA MUUWE NA HAKI MPE'

HOWEVER!

I expect Governor Wangamati to CRACK the WHIP,why would he allow one of his officers to make him a LAUGHING STOCK of the whole nation? Why would he allow one of his officers to play politics in the middle of a Health crisis like the Corona one? If I was the governor I wouldn't think twice about whipping such, not unless am COMPLICIT!

Ni hayo tu!

Niko hapa khalaba ward kujeni munirushe mawe niuze 2022 nijipangie!

THE LEADERSHIP DEFICIT IN AFRICA

2019-09-04T22:14:00.001+03:00

I have always adhered to one common belief, "Injustice anywhere in the world is injustice everywhere"

Whatever is happening in South Africa is so disheartening especially since we once dreamt of a United Africa, (I believe we still wish for that) as a young PanAfricanist I believe we are giving a wrong diagnosis to this problem, we are all bashing South Africans accusing them of Killing their "black brothers" .

Xenophobia

I have met great South Africans in my lifetime,we have done much together and I even fell in Love with them,but this post is not about my interactions with them or my love ; because It may appear as though I am keen to counter the narrative of a people without facts and that can be a great disservice to my intentions,on the contrary this post is about the failed leadership in Africa,one that sells its people to the highest bidder,this post is about the moral decadence that is in our DNA, that which chooses not to see the truth,that which chooses to take the easy route,when the then President of RSA Jacob Zuma asked his fellow heads of state to fix their countries to make their people stay, many people took the easy route of calling him xenophobic, that was easy right? But when the former ruler of Zimbabwe Uncle Bob repeated the same statement he was lauded and declared an African revolutionary,that is what ails us,nobody bothered to disect why Zuma for instance made those 'xenophobic' remarks,the cheap talk ended on that moral high ground!

Over the years we have had xenophobic attacks happening in SA, after some time nomalcy would return for afew years then another attack happens,nobody cares to dig deep into this,year in year out we wait for another trigger to cause Africans to butcher their brothers, are we being fair to the African story? Do we have a leadership that is eager to fix things? Are the leaders the problem or it's just us? I believe we all get the leaders we deserve,when we refuse to vote in leaders with clear agenda and vote in criminals because they can give handouts we contribute in killing our story,we contribute in engraving corruption in our systems because we allow the corrupt to make the most sacred decisions for us;what do we expect?

Corruption

Having talked about corruption,It is corruption that makes the leadership of a country go to bed comfortably while illegal foreign criminal elements terrorize its own people,despite having one of the best investigative and enforcement Police services in Africa it is corruption that made (and still makes) terrorists get into the capital city of Kenya and Bomb some of the highly protected establishments,It is corruption for instance that makes some people in the port of entry allow contaminated and poisonous food stuffs be brought into our countries,It is corruption that allows criminals and drug dealers to rule the streets of Johannesburg,it is corruption that enables citizens from foreign countries enter our borders illegally irespective of where you are from and become conduits to criminal activity. When the leadership of a country is held by the balls because of its dubious engagement with foreigners and or local crime operators be it dealers of illegal substances or merchants of counterfeit goods it is its people that suffer,the question is? If you feel you have been outnumbered by foreign criminal elements and because of errors of commission and ommission your own government isn't doing anything to save your situation what do you do?

Catch22

In Kenya when the election was stolen in 2007 many Kenyans took to the streets,what started as a protest to a stolen election ended up as a full blown violence affecting both the innocent and the 'guilty',human beings are human and because of this everyone has an elastic limit which even a state bullet cannot stop, it is this elastic limit that broke when the Tunisia Uprising happened,it is this limit that broke in Egypt and many other countries that you can remember including recently Zimbabwe and the Sudan , this never happens systematically,it is always triggered by one incidence that reminds people of the pain that they have kept inside,all the above have examples of one incident where a trigger happened,ever wondered why we have xenophobic attacks in SA between years? It is because we are naturally triggered, like the recent spat which was triggered by the killing of a South African by a foreigner, the bad thing about these violent expressions is that they are susceptible to Criminal elements whose agenda is secondary,in Kenya in 2007 when we went out in the streets in protests criminal elements took advantage of the situation and robbed and maimed innocent people,this changed the narrative and it was assumed that the opposition is violent and deadly,the same is happening in SA,criminal elements are taking advantage of the situation and are looting and destroying properties and life. This is the unfortunate bit of the situation and at the end of the day the whole thing will not be blamed on criminals it will be blamed on South Africans.

Innocent

It is important to note that for some years now Johannesburg has been a drug and Crime hub of Africa,It may not be safe to walk in Jo'burg thanks to foreign Criminal elements who have suffocated the city,this doesn't rule out the lazy South African criminal elements from the blame but majority of this stake is held by foreigners and Nigerians being the leaders in Africa(they are terror everywhere),then there are Serbs and other players out of Africa who have chocked that African City with drug and crime,this they easily do without interference because they have stolen their way into influencing the powers that be,they have eyes in the system and as such we can conclude they are protected,this is a Mafia operation where different gangs cooperate to eat this pie that is given to them freely by those who are supposed to guard our people and heritage. Once again when such goes on unabated what do you expect a people to do? In all this mix as South Africans take it up on their hands to flush out the cancer that is killing their country they end up even hurting other innocent players who are in their country legally doing business or working, a number of other nations,Kenyans included have suffered in this,I must state this because this conflict has been profiled to be a South African Vs Nigerian affair because it is believed Nigerian criminal elements control 80% of Johannesburg, you will be forgiven to assume Johannesburg as one of the Nigerian States where it boils down to Nigerian tribes rivalry in control of the city. Back to my initial point,it is not easy to profile who is Nigerian,who is Kenyan or who is Tanzanian etc when a mob is out to drive out those they feel have taken their plate because we are not born with tags stuck on our faces showing our nationality,as other nations are attacked and suffer from this "stray bullet" this increases the chances of a blanket condemnation, It strengthens the narrative that South Africans are bad violent people.

Economy

In any region be it Africa, Middle East, Asia or the West when we have Conflicts the currency has a proportionate negative change with every hit,especially if violence is involved because investors are scared and businesses are distabilized.

But alas, In SA despite all these despite the fire that is burning the Rand is said to be gaining grounds,you can say the Rand is feeding from this conflict, I am an amateur Economist who cannot lay claim to any publication but I can easily extrapolate this; as the black brothers are fighting and killing each other as they kill their businesses the SA Whites are smiling all the way to the bank, Ramaphosa should wake up and smell the coffee if he hasn't already done that,the Rand's behaviour only tells you who owns SA, I always knew that the whites owned SA but not this much,you can imagine that the majority stakeholders are going down the drains but this doesn't affect business?How? I would really love to hear what Comrade Mallema has to say.

What Next?

This calls for honest discussions on why this is happening,our African leaders need to stop hiding below the table and sit on top of it in spaces where this discussion is taking place,the leadership down South needs to put its act together and clean itself from within (a tall order I must say) to weed out the facilitators and enablers of crime from its system without them a criminal establishment cannot do much. We all should remember and honour the great African leader Madiba, despite some detesting him, from him we can look back and exercise the spirit of Ubuntu , you are because we are and Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.

Conclusion

Failure of which,the sorry truth is that nothing much is going to happen,the 'South Africans' are going to kill and steal from the foreigners, there will be some publicity craze to show how blacks are killing each other,International Media will capitalize on the story and later on things will settle down,after which people will mourn their loved ones,some will count their losses and all of us will move on as we await the next trigger that will make this repeat all over again,because our leaders are still being held by the balls.

Duncan Ogaro Mikae Is
A Mandela Washington Fellow and a Citizen of the World.

My Return To Blogging

2019-02-03T21:33:00.001+03:00

||| #Blogging,#Bloggers,#Blogger #Wannabes and #Facebookers|||

This is my story :

There was a time more than 12yrs ago when I was an online animal,back then blogging was blogging through blogs,It was an era where the secret police monitored almost all blogs because we were no many then,We had tools that would help us mobilize and promote each other's blogs,during this time we didnt have the #Robert Alais or the #Denis Itumbis of today,(These have been created by the twitter and facebook generation),It was serious research work. My colleagues were ;
Collins Mbalo with whom we blogged for #Amnesty International under Ryan Visser who now works for google , @Bankelele who blogged on general genre,
#Odeglenyang who was as controversial as #dunpresident together with #Siku-moja and the lyrical #JamesWamathai who majored in Poetry,Together with Ikal Ang'elei We also tried to save #Lake Turkana when we went up against the GIBE III project through #FriendsOfLakeTurkana which was her brain child. It was an era where papers like Taifa leo stole some of my poetry and "you could do nothing about it",Most of us were using #blogspot and #wordpress as blogging platforms,the serious ones like me opted for blogspot because it had wide support. It is interesting that hese days blogging has taken a different meaning ,today if you can write a facebook post and get enough comments you are called a blogger,if you can slay and post kinky stuff on instagram and pull enough followers you are called a blogger,if you are on twitter and get sizeble retweets you are called a blogger,if you do some video and get enough views you are called a blogger. The world has really changed!

My life as a blogger was punctured in early 2008 when some statehouse operatives visited my blogosphere ,when I realized I was a marked man with threatening emails to boot i started by keeping off my usual cyber cafes,but when they finally pointed me out from a video aired by #KTN on some #ODM nominations that were doing in Bungoma,I knew these guys were serious,I stopped blogging,infact i stopped using internet,I remember my friend #Joshua Angelei telling me "your life is more important to the cause." It took me long to go back online and it was not until the coalition government was formed that i started appearing even on serius political discourse,I had gone back to my poetry.

Then we started a revolution on facebook in the year 2010,together with Kenny Kaburu (by then doing creatives for Standard group) ,Solomon Koko who was at #Ghetto Radio and a number of other outfits,Najivunia Kuwa Mkenya an iron lady who was our eyes in the NGO world ,Samson Wanjohi (a programming and software genius) and a number of many other friends i havent mentioned we started the #Government of Facebook Kenya #Gfb Kenya which within a very short time was one of the leading pages in the Kenyan social scene,this page had beaten all mainstream media houses pages (they were still not aware of its potential) we were the first Kenyans to run an online election successfully with a fully fledged online Election Officials portal and a devolved system of government even before #Kenya was sure whether we shall devolve,through this online government we mobilized help for social needs,started the #Facebook Awards,I remember my friend Tim Oballa shining here ( before he failed miserably when he contested against me for the #Gfb Kenya Presidency) and at some point we started some royalty programme of rewarding members in major shopping malls, we became a threat when one time #Hon. Harun Mwau approached someone of us,this led to the then powerful #Hon. Martha Karua to also approach us, she would even tag our posts on her page, (this was strategy to get our following) and around this time this would later spell our doom because we were eventually elbowed out of that page mysterious and had to start another one,our membership was killed by the state in that simple swoop.

Back here at home around 2years later we started Bungoma groups,together with another friend Webster Wechuli we stirred the online fire,our activities preempted the formation of a group called county411 which was a reaction to what was going on,we deployed tactics that left many toung tied,I recruited Webster into creation of ghosts on facebook and when we realized this strategy was not helping much we started cloning our targets,on this i had a comrade in arms the late #Erick Natembeya may his soul rest in peace, We would start fires at midnigt and duck only to leave people burning during day,We would have protracted fights with Simiyu Mutaki until he would hide,we had very stubborn Opponents like Moses Wafula Nambili ,Simiyu mutaki, the late Natembeya on one side and Mathews Wakoli Makanda,Webster Wechuli,Baba Jamari , Catherine Kituyi and our ghosts on one side, this was fierce combat,#Namuleyi Wasike may her soul rest in peace Joined this battalion much later (though she would become active towards 2013),this went on upto some time in 2012 when a careful script was put in place to frame and malign me,thanks to God it passed,I almost sought redress from the courts but the likes of Khakasa Nakhungu Wabuge and the late #Namuleyi Wasike prevailed on me to let God pay them,I withdrew a defamation suit i had filed. That marked the end of my active participation in Bungoma County groups,many people kept on pestering me to come back but i refused.

Today its all hanky panky, the secret police does not have the capacity to monitor each and every 'blogger' the social media revolution is on its wheels,10 years from now we shall be engaging on social media in very different ways,you will look back and appreciate your contribution to this evolution. With this long post i announce the end of my retirement from active online participation.

#The Online Animal is back!

Weta needs to have revised the 48Laws of power

2018-03-16T08:06:00.001+03:00

It is Raila who made him what he is today,through the request of Khang'ati he picked him up when the Government he fought for, wanted to finish him through the Tokyo scam;Rao used his ODM numbers to shield him,he gave him his total support to regain his seat after a by election in which Kombo's chances were better.

For two consecutive terms he had decided to donate the ODM's Minority Leadership position to him.

But...

Our good senator always went behind his back,he went behind his back and started fighting a Rao presidency way back ,he was seen all over in Rallies demanding Raila should 'leave' for him,he even launched a premature presidential campaign that was largely funded by Jubilee. Rao being the genius he is saw Weta's stubbornness and brought on board Mudavadi,it was a checkmate,he simply reminded Weta that we have alternative players in Western. As if this wasn't enough Weta formed an axis with Kalonzo Musyoka ,they demanded to be Nasa flag bearers and this caused a stalemate, Isaac Ruto had to be brought in to break the tie,we all know how WetaLonzo was convinced to back off.

Fast forward towards election Weta made secret visits to Statehouse, at one point he was almost coming back for Bungoma Governorship through Jubilee; Rao took notes.....

Before the elections Weta tried to strangle ODM in Bungoma,he branded us jubilee moles yet he dined with Jubilee at night,he had initially demanded that he is left with the whole of Western; Rao took notes....

When Nasa victory was stolen,Wetangula was busy in Bungoma celebrating how FK had swallowed the Orange and taken over,during this time Weta was loud enough to show that as long as FK had Bungoma the presidency wasn't important,instead of being with his collegues in Nairobi protesting he was in the village chest thumbing ; Rao took notes...

On 30th January when the Nasa movement expected Weta to be beside their general ,Moses didn't show up,he had other thoughts; Rao took notes...

Weta and Kalonzo have been meeting the DP secretly, it was romoured that this was about to be made public and official; Rao stopped taking notes.

Raila Odinga discovered he was fighting alone,he decided to take a step that will be good for the country because he didn't have any other reason to continue holding together selfish lonerangers.

The Enigma decided to show that his kindness isn't weakness. As our new ODM SG put it,we ca no longer apologise for being the stronger party.

Wetangula failed to rise to the occasion, he will still fail even in future if his kind of politics will not change.

Wetangula is only as strong as Raila allowed him to be,he won many of his battles by being associated to Raila,if he thinks he can declare war on Rao and succeed he must be chewing some leaves that he shouldn't be chewing.

I rest my case.

CLAIMS ARE,HE NEVER DIED,DO YOU THINK TUPAC SHAKUR DIED?

2015-12-28T01:31:00.000+03:00

Many people had hopes that Tupac would return in 7 years. And that time has come and gone, and people still think he is alive. Below are some theories that people had/have or reasons he is, or could still possibly be alive. But people just want to hold on I guess. He is the black Elvis, and they don’t want to let go. Anyways, on to some of the theories: Keep in mind these theories are NOT written by me, but submitted to me. And do not reflect my views and/or opinions.
SONG / ALBUM THEORIESAgainst All Odd“The Realist shit I ever Wrote”
1. “I disappeared in the crowd, all you seen were troops.”
1a. This could be a message to his enemies, to be on the lookout. Pac disappeared the night on Sept 7, 1996. And all that we saw were troops(cops).
2. “Gunshots to Tut, now you stuck.”
2a. I don’t think King Tut got the message. Walter “King Tut” Johnson was killed in January of 97 outside a resturaunt, victim of gunshots. He was one of the three men(the other two was Hatian Jack aka Jacques Agnant, and Jimmy Henchmen) who shot Pac in 1994 and robbed him. Later on in the hospital Tut called Pac and asked what he was still doing alive and said they would finishg the job. This is why Pac left the hospital so fast.
3. They give Tupac a 21 gun salute
Ain’t Hard 2 Find1a. The title is his way of challenging us to find him.
2. “I heard rumor I died, mudered in cold blood dramatized. Pictures of me in my final stages, you know mam cried, but that was fiction, some coward got the story twisted, Like I no longer existed, mysteriously missing, But I’m worldwide baby, I ain’t hard 2 find...”
2a. This sound like Las Vegas to me. He was murdered in cold blood, the picture him in the final stage, is that fake autopsy pic, and his mama cried, but its fiction, like a drama movie(dramatized!!!)
3.”You tried to play me, now homicide is my only payment.”
3a. Biggie tried to play him, now who is dead?
4. Breaking them off on sight, stopping lives on redlights, watch them pause as I pull my strap out my drawers, and get to dumping on their ass, like the last outlaw.”
4a. Sounds like the night Biggie died. Anyone can plan to kill someone in advance. And a red light would be easy. Your ass will have to stop sometime.
Ain’t Mad At Cha & Toss Em Up1.Why was Ain’t Mad At Cha the last video made by Tupac, and he dies in it, then his next video is Toss Em Up, by Makaveli. Then he breaks a mirror(7 years).
1a. I believe this was planned. He breaks a mirror for no reason. Unless this shows that he is cursed with having to be in hideout for 7 years, then he gets to come back in 2003.
Ambitionz Az A Ridah1. “Payoff the block, evade the cops, cuz I know they coming for me. I’ve been hesitant to reappear, been away for years, now I’m back, my adversaries been reduced to tears, question my methods?”
1a. That night in Las Vegas, no one seemed to have seened a damn thing. No matter how bad he wants to put an end to this this Puffy crap, he won’t. Its not the right time. When he finally does, his enemies will flee, but many will question his methods and why he faked his death to unite, what he calles the “Nigga Kingdom.”
Blashemy1. When the guy in the beginning says,”unless the lord does return in the next 7 days....” after 7 days, listen for Pac to say,”7 years”, and then right after he says this you hear, “don’t start that blasphemy”, and then again louder. He also starts to say follow me. He will return in 2003. He will be a leader.
2. “I’m comtemplating thoughts, wondering the thought to go, Brotha getting shot coming back resurrected.”
2a. He is plottin and wondering where to hide. He says he will get shot and come back. Year 2003.
3. “I leave this here and hope God can see my heart is pure, is heaven just another door?”
3a. Its like he is asking God’s approval, hoping God will see he means good by faking his death.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

TUKO RADA FESTIVAL

2013-02-10T22:23:00.001+03:00

The NATIONAL YOUTH BUNGE ASSOCIATION a nationwide youth organization with more than 700,000 members has embarked on a nationwide youth driven campaign dubbed TUKO RADA ,through its grassroots network that touches almost all villages in Kenya the NYBA is sending a very clear message to the political class and the society in general, "not again,youths won't be used this time to perpetuate violence,we have a life to live during the elections and beyond "
Join NYBA at the KICK Nairobi for the TUKO RADA national festival .
VIJANA TUKO RADA www.facebook.com/nybakenya .
www.nybakenya.org

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

MUDAVADI THE TIME FOR YOU TO BLOW HOT AND COLD IS OVER!

2012-04-23T00:23:00.001+03:00

Some people like the easy way out,they like blaming people,even if everyone in ODM top leadership wants Raila Odinga (RAO),Musalia Mudavadi (MM) has to be made to understand that, that is the definition of democracy,you win people over to your side,Rao inspires those who fight for him including Me,Pamela,Kamau,Wekesa and all the Rao 'worshipers'as we have been nicknamed,so MM should have known what to do,he cannot just wake up one day and declare ODM is undemocratic just because he was awaken from his slumber and told 'we want you to be president' and the naive MM thought Rao is hated,he maliciously wanted to hoodwink ODMers so that he steals the presidency in an undemocratic way by threatening ODMers yet he doesn't offer inspiration to we the 'worshipers' neither did he want to be president in the first place.

MM should be told that when you want to be president you inspire people,give them hope,show them that you are best fit to solve their problems (don't show them that they should solve your problems) you should invest in them and then they will fight your fight,I want to Tell Musalia Mudavadi,if he really wanted to be president not presidential candidate(anybody can be a presidential candidate)he should have started taking over long time ago even before the referendum,he should have started winning over the party's big shots including us like yesterday,not today.LET HIM STOP BLAMING OTHERS THE BLAME LIES WITH HIM.

I am one of the major shareholders of ODM and trust me,i will NOT,i repeat i will NOT gamble,i will not support someone in whose leadership i don't believe in,i will not give anyone sympathy votes,i will NEVER Be bought just because someone wants to divide the movement,i will die keeping the faith,i will die 'worshiping' Raila Odinga because he inspires me. I rest my case.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Here To Aspire Inspire Before He Expires

2011-07-26T14:07:00.000+03:00

Here To Aspire Inspire Before He Expires

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

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2011-07-26T14:05:00.000+03:00

BARACK OBAMA NEEDS YOUR HELP

2011-04-29T11:20:00.000+03:00

I received an Email this morning from Obama,he is asking for my support and yours in supporting his re-election,since am not in a position to offer financial support to his campaign kitty,i have decided to share with you his mail so that you may be able to offer any support you can,ifat all you are in my shoes and may not be able to support financially,please pass this message across to all nations,lets support Barack,he deserves it.
Thank you.

HIS EMAIL

Friend --

If it were easy to do the big, meaningful things we believe will make our country better -- if it were quick -- someone would have done those things long before any of us showed up.

We've chosen to do something hard.

You know that our victories so far have been hard won: taking the difficult steps necessary to put our economy back on track, reforming Wall Street excess despite an army of lobbyists against us, and making health care more affordable and accessible despite well-organized opposition by those who profit from the status quo.

You also know we have not yet done everything we set out to do -- not nearly.

But that's a reason to work harder, not to let up. That's why we're building this campaign now. And you have to take ownership of it.

So I will be direct: Can you step up and make a donation of $5 to get us started?

https://donate.barackobama.com/Begin-Again

We've had the chance to make historic changes that touch every American: from passing a law that says women should get an equal day's pay for an equal day's work to removing 100,000 troops from Iraq.

Those things and every other important change we've made happened because people like you built an organization to win an election in 2008.

The stakes are even higher this time.

As I've spoken with supporters who are helping get this campaign started, I've met folks who are frustrated by the pace of change.

I understand that. But we knew this wouldn't be easy. The kind of change we're working for never comes easily.

Now is the time to begin again, and build the campaign that will shape our country's future.

Thank you,

Barack

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Are you a kenyan youth on Facebook?Nominate me to be your president on our Mock Government

2010-10-09T14:31:00.003+03:00

Government of Fb Kenya is a unity of purpose by youths of Kenya on Facebook,out the as a

Fearless, Alternative Youth's Government

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OUR VISION

To encompass a virtual worldwide citizenry based on FRIENDSHIP.

MISSION STATEMENT

By bringing together the sons and daughters of the NATION, we shall protect the RIGHTS of each and every individual to HAPPINESS and PEACE.

There is a presidential nomination taking place today,the deadline is today,please read my pledge to the Youths of Kenya on facebook,after it is a link that will take you to the nomination platform please comment on the nomination note that 'I VOTE FOR DUNCAN MIKAE.

THANK YOU.

As i join hands here with you friends to push the youth agenda,i want to believe that we can nurture leadership amongst ourselves,we can all sacrifice for the sake of Kenya,I want to encourage all of us to think of the best way the Youth A...genda can be pushed forward.
My motivation has always been a young man who defied odds,he used his wisdom to challenge status quo,
"One day, an old man was walking along the shore when he came upon a young man reaching down to the sand, picking up starfish, and throwing them into the ocean. "Why are you doing this?", he asked. The young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them back in, they'll die."

The old man replied, "Do you not realize there are miles and miles of beach, and starfish along every mile? You cannot possibly make a difference!" At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "I made a difference for that one."

we can change kenya,starting from individual initiatives,lets all come together,with our energies ,we need to get everyone involved.We need to start thinking about that suffering Kenyan,how we are to help him/her.
we can move masses,LET'S DO IT.

I won’t make the many promises that people may make here because they are always empty I only want to make one promise here today;that me together with my government will try at all costs to make our citizen of FB get all government information that is of primary importance to the youth of this nation.

With this brothers and sisters I declare my intention to serve you as your president.
Thank you.
God Bless Kenya.

To vote for me go and leave your comment at:
http://www.facebook.com/FbGovernment.Kenya#!/notes/government-of-fb-kenya/nomination-for-president-of-gfb-kenya/160545047306415

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

THE NATURE OF HUMAN FREEDOM

2010-08-18T14:38:00.000+03:00

Freedom

Before I go any further I wish to explain , at least to my understanding what Human freedom means. Before we talk of Human freedom we need to know what it means to have freedom.While the dictionary explains freedom as ‘the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint’ I will just give one brief definition of my own, freedom is the ability to enjoy all rights granted by the laws governing a people.

Human freedom

Human freedom in this case will mean the ability to enjoy all human rights irrespective of affiliation be it economical ,social, religious or political.

Human beings must be able to do the right things for the right reasons at the right time if freedom is to be protected. As we deliberate on this topic we need to appreciate that there are limitations to the extend of one enjoying his/her freedoms,one should not suppress others in the event of trying to please themselves or live to the fullest of their expectations.

Nature of human freedom should be defined by Culture of Life. A culture, which must be upheld by all humans to promote sanity and dignity in society.Human freedom should not only be limited to protection of people from socio-political and economic injustices, it should be all round, for instance we need to safeguard the interests of the unborn even though they pose a challenge to our political struggles, the unborn have to be protected to guarantee continuation, humans can only be free if their growth too is free from control, Since all men possess dignity given to them by God even before birth, the urge and need to build a culture of life should be propagated. This I say because many nations come in with arm twisting policies to reduce population at the expense of human life,this culture must be avoided by all means.Instead of inducing artificial constraints it is better to focus on how we can increase Human participation in development,this will increase prosperity and will go way ahead to contribute to the development of the human person.

Human dignity does not amount to freedom to do whatever one pleases,it is the ability to do the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.This should advise our actions to avoid struggle to justify our selves at the expense of other people that we live in because we are all born with dignity in equal proportion irrespective of class, level of intelligence economical or political power.

“He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.” ~Thomas Paine

Conclusion

Therefore human freedom must be earned,for us to live in harmony we must give that which we desire to receive, we must be fair to all,we must respect all and champion for the rights of all irrespective of their background or status because those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

UNEMPLOYMENT; WE ARE THE SOLUTION

2010-08-06T19:55:00.002+03:00

-->In Africa, the Youth make up 37% percent of the working population and 60% of the total unemployed, this is unfair because it is only the 40% that are in this employment category. Developing countries which invest in better education, healthcare, and job training for the majority of their young people between the ages of 12 and 24 years of age, could produce surging economic growth and sharply reduced poverty, but poor governance corruption and nepotism have led to negative impact to this progress.

This unemployment contribute greatly to many vices in society many of which affect the youth, it also makes them vulnerable to antisocial habits, these include; crime, drug abuse, irresponsible sexual behaviors, prostitution and early motherhood. This in the long run reduces the rate of development in society and the nation at large.

It is this unemployment that also hinders the youth from actively participating in decision making since they are not financially empowered to compete for political seats and other leadership positions owing to the financial needs in doing so.

We witnessed the post election violence in Kenya where the youths were misused by the political elite to assume power, this happened majorly because of the lack of youth empowerment in economic activities which make them vulnerable, they were paid to cause violence and other irresponsible activities through which they got bread on their table. For them it is struggling to get something small for the stomach, something which makes them contended with the little pea nut pay they get. The involvement of the youths during this time also contributed highly to loss of property and life, this is a clear example of how unemployment leads to youths being enemies of youths because down the line the youths themselves rob each other, in this I am a direct victim; I always live remembering January 30^th 2008,on this day after the disputed presidential elections in Kenya my small second hand goods shop was broken into, this happened amid nationwide protest because it was argued the elections were rigged, on this day I lost all my investments and since then I have not been able to get back the momentum with which my business had gained.

Despite an increase in economic growth in Kenya, the youth still remain behind in terms of participation in the development agenda yet they are the more energetic in society and can increase the economic growth rate by far if they are maximally incorporated in production. This requires that the government puts in place measures to increase youth participation in matters of environmental protection and other government programmes that run over time, this will enable the youth participate in improvement of the ecosystem as well as their lives as they will be kept busy in measures the government takes in environmental protection and other government programmes. I am saying this because programmes like those leaning on the environment are not seasonal and therefore will ascertain that there will be assurance of job opportunities always unlike other jobs where the youth will have to wait for a vacancy before they apply for the jobs. The government also should reduce the barriers that hinder the youths from getting financial services like loans and support since there are many youths out there who have great ideas that can improve many lives if they get actualized through funding and support, it should also subsidize the cost of training in technical fields so as to help the youth gain necessary skills that can make them be self reliant in terms of self employment. If the government fails to come in then there is cause to worry because there will be social tensions in society as a result of disillusionment by the youth who will end up ganging against the elite, this disillusionment also leads to many youths being misused by the irresponsible leaders of the day a good example being the 2007-2008 post election violence in kenya.

It is a responsibility of every person to strife to get what they want thus youths should take the initiative to make their lives and that of other youths better even before the government comes in to help them, this can be done by we the youth coming up together and supporting each other’s ideas and developments for a common goal, we should also in our undertakings, ensure that whatever programme or project we choose to engage in ,the interests of the youth are catered for in terms of employment and social development. To increase the chances of getting financial aid we should come together as youths either in youth groups or other recognized organizations registered by the government to boost confidence with whoever that may want to support us, it is also through this grouping that we can share ideas and knowledge for us to be able to come up with viable society friendly projects that can be supported by the government and other donors; through these projects we will be creating self employment.

If we come up together under one network, we will be able to have a bigger bargaining power as a united front as opposed to individual struggles that divide us, this will go way ahead to help us fight for the infringed rights of the youths in work places and also enable us bargain for working positions for our fellow youth in areas of interest, this will also make the government and other non-governmental institutions seek our guidance when engaging the youth in future developments as unity in purpose makes us a force to reckon with.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Sunset Encounter

2010-07-24T11:53:00.003+03:00

In the calm of the hot, August evening,
We retire to the shade of the sinking sun
Gazing at the resting nature
To the pulse of crawling time.

You reach for my waiting hand
And steal a sweet, wet kiss
In between sips
Of ice cold juice.

We stare off silently in the distance,
Smiling to the passing humans.
As we ear the music from crickets in the grass,
You turn to me and tenderly pinch my chin.

I smile and you show your teeth off,
As your auburn hair rushes to hide
The sight of our unborn children
Start Dancing in your lovely eyes.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

IT IS NOT BY WISH OR DEFAULT,IT IS LIFE:THIS KID NEEDS YOUR HELP AND MINE

2010-07-13T11:57:00.000+03:00

Iwas touched by her story.Please never despise commercial sex workers,never write them off,it isnt a must u have sex with them before u give them a shilling,none of them wishes to do it,if u take them 4 granted by using them n dumping them just know that you too wil giv birth 2 a child who might become anything n face everythng.

One night a week ago after watching soccer, i sat sipping my cold Coke,this young lady came and sat yards away,she wasn't alone,there were several others around,from the look she wanted to capture my attention,she probably thought i would pay for her services and sleep with her but that was not to be.A few minutes later a local civic leader passed by,the girls started 'mheshimiwa tununulie hata soda" Honourable buy us even if it is just a bottle of soda,the man just went away not even looking at them,then the girls started talking of how they may never vote him back,i was particularly attracted to the reasoning of the lady who sat close to me,her name is Hadija.

I want to quote her “ someone like this man pretends not to see us here yet they are the elected leaders who should help us,instead of helping us he calls me and tells me he wants to pay me and sleep with me,is it really fair when such happens,most of us here do not love this place it is because of such people,they fail at home as parents and we are forced to look after our own”

When she saw I was keenly listening to her now she faced me,and her friends also gave attention,she narrated to me how she was forced to start selling herself,she is the last born in her family,he mother is Ugandan her father Kenyan,when her mother died its when she realized through a community meeting that she was actually not her ‘fathers’ daughter,she was born from another man,her siblings used to be taken care of but she was segregated,she was told to find a life of her own,she went to Uganda,at one time became a housemaid to survive,she gave birth to her first child in 2004,the kid is now six years,she had to feed the kid,cloth her and the owners of the house could not allow her to go on working there because she had a kid,so she was thrown out,she decided to go to the streets,to atleast get something for her baby,at this point she narrates to me why she started drinking alcohol ,because she was surprised I don’t take alcohol,she tells me in her kind of trade she has to be high to even think of sleeping with a man for a pay,she explained to me how she even smokes bhang and cigarettes,for her she has to get high before she can get the courage of ‘selling her body’ (this shows she dislikes the whole thing)

What touched me is what am about to say,it brought me into tears,

I know you might see this story as being very long but please read through to the end.this girl gave birth to another kid who is now 4years old,the father was just one of her night out customers,the man refused to support the kid and even threatened the girl,she speaks of her (kid) with pride,she narrates how the kid is not going to school but intelligent as a grown up,when she is back in the morning and somebody knocks at their door the kid always tells them to go away her mother is tired and needs rest,the kid doesn’t even wake her mum when she feels thirsty instead she goes to the neighbor when asked why she didn’t take water from their house ‘mum is tired she worked the whole night I don’t want to disturb her’ – that is the small bit about the kid,now one day this girl wasn’t going to work at night ‘parking in the street’ she decided to rest so she put some milk to burn on the stove she left the kid and went to buy sugar,unlucky enough,the kid knocked of the candle which later lit the mattress,the house was on fire,the kid got literally burnt to unconsciousness,when the neighbours came in to put off the fire they even never knew the kid was in the mattress they just poured water and left,now when this lady came back,she found the kid crawling,she tried to talk to the neighbours to assist her to take the kid to hospital that night but none helped,she slept with her daughter till morning,she couldn’t get help so she went out that night and worket till 1pm,a man who had interest in her gave her some kshs.1600/= with this and what she had earned that night she took her daughter to hospital the next day,the drugs alone cost her ksh.2600/= she bought and went back home with daughter

,she went on like that hitting the night cold everyday getting some money whenever she got it she took the kid for dressing,the kids leg had been burnt,so the she could only take the kid for treatment when she had made some money,this led to the kid now being crippled permanently,she has gone with the kid upto ‘Alupe ‘ a hospital that helps cases like her daughter's and KSHS.10,000 IS NEEDED FOR HER KID TO BE HELPED,the kid lives in pain,she sometimes asks her mum to chop her leg off so he stops suffering.

When this lady finished telling us her story she asked,"if you come here and find me here in the cold will you blame me and say am a prostitute?" I answered her no.

Here is a girl who represents many girls out there with a similar or worse experience,they are the hopless in society ,she tells me she lives in a slum not because she loves it but because she has to,her life and that of her friends is not worthy talking about but she says she talked because she had taken alcohol,you can imagine how one problem caused by negligence by parents led to an innocent girl becoming what this girl is and abusing drugs. She says she has been in the business for 5years,she wishes someone was somewhere to come help her,at least even give her a small job that could enable her get some food for her kids,what amazes me in this lady is that she identifies that despite having reached class 5 she has friends with whom they work who have academic certificates,she even tells me that if her friends were helped to get work since they are educated more than her,then in the long run the friends would assist her and others,she is not self centered and that’s why I have decided am going to look for ways of helping her kid get treatment,

that is why am also asking you to think of how we can help her kid get treatment or even help the mother get some livelihood since she has shown and proven to me that if she was given a chance to work she would leave the streets. This girls story was touching,tears dropped when she was narrating,I felt it was my daughter going through this,I hope you have understood her predicament.I know God will always be just I know he will come through for these girl and her friends.I told them to form a group I promised to help them register it.

I know there is something you can do for them,if you don’t have anything you can still get someone to do something,I believe you know someone who might be of help,even if it is a medical doctor somewhere,we can help this case of this young kid who is suffering.

This is the story of this girl,Hadija with her daughter Halima representing many Hadija's and Halima's out there in need of your help and mine.I pray that God opens doors for the unfortunate.

Halima was brought to me,she is a beautiful young Girl.

This is her damaged foot.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Africa Needs All Her Mothers Alive.

2010-07-10T16:06:00.001+03:00

THE SILENT TERMINATOR: MATERNAL MORTALITY

Every minute, at least one woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth

Five direct complications account for more than 70% of maternal deaths: haemorrhage (25%), infection (15%), unsafe abortion (13%), eclampsia (very high blood pressure leading to seizures – 12%), and obstructed labour (8%).

While these are the main causes of maternal death, unavailable, inaccessible, unaffordable, or poor quality care is fundamentally responsible,in Kenya the system alone encourages this to thrive due to increased medical costs and poor or neglected medical practice. These factors are detrimental to social development and wellbeing, as some one million children are left motherless each year. These children are 10 times more likely to die within two years of their mothers' death,in some cases the child might survive but fail to fit into the society because of various rasons:

· The father who remains behind cannot bring the child up and leaves the responsibility to the extended family denying this kid paternal love and watch.

· It could be a case where the father neglected the mother and this kid is left alone,in this case this kid grows to either know different parents or risks to become a street kid due to lack of proper care.

Maternal death should be prevented, we must give a young woman the information and support she needs to control her reproductive health, help her through a pregnancy by providing quality prenatal care and later care for her and her newborn well into childhood. The vast majority of maternal deaths could be prevented if women had access to quality family planning services, skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth and the first month after delivery, or post-abortion care services and ‘where permissible’,safe abortion services,’I say where permissible because right now in Kenya we are making a new constitution and a section of the people are opposing a clause that legalizes abortion in cases where the expectant mother is in danger’. 15% of pregnancies and childbirths need emergency obstetric care because of risks that are difficult to predict. A working health system with skilled personnel is key to saving these women's lives.

It is sad to read or hear in the media the magnitude of these deaths,governments are budgeting a lot in other needs as they ignore health needs of their people,major hospitals lack enough medical professionals to handle emergency cases,the staffed ones lack the necessary equipments,it is not news for example in Africa to hear that a woman died during child birth just because of absence of the doctor or the nurse in charge,what am highlighting here is the need for governments to prioritize the Health sector,am happy to note that in Kenya’s proposed constitution there is a clause that states that;

(every person has a right to the highest attainable standard of health which includes the right to health care services including reproductive health care)

this alone is a milestone since it is now constituted and the state shall be tasked to make sure the health of these expectant mothers is assured.

Last but not least,there should be an initiative by governments to raise awareness on maternal, newborn and child health and this should also include a special attention being given to reproductive health.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Domestic Violence Is Not an Option

2010-05-11T17:39:00.000+03:00

We see acts of violence everyday on TV or even in front of our eyes. Mothers beating up their children for not being obedient or husbands that slap their wives in front of their own kids. The cause of domestic violence may be the lack of money because of the financial crisis, alcohol, and it can also appear when unfaithfulness settles in.
Usually after a “good” fight, the agressor says that he`s sorry or that he didn`t mean it. This is why domestic violence keeps on repeating in certain families or couples when the ones who hit were forgiven for too many times. Domestic violence not only ruins marriages, but it can also ruin futures or endanger lives. It often happens that the one who was beaten up will even accept humiliation in the future and do things just to please the other one, in order to avoid other episodes of domestic violence.

Domestic violence occurs in every sort of couple: hetero couples, gay or lesbian couples. It is universal if you want to call it this way, and I personally think that men who use force in order to be respected should be ashamed of themselves, because there are many other ways to be respected, but in order to be so you have to prove you deserve it.
Domestic violence doesn`t mean only punches, slaps and kicks, it also reffers to bad language. You can offend and hurt somebody without beating him or her up only by using words that have the same impact on somebody. I also think that when it comes to domestic violence, it is highly annoying and wrong for you to kiss the one you love and punch him a few minutes after that.
Sometimes episodes of domestic violence may occur when a partner sees in the other partner something that he doesn`t want to or can`t turn into. For instance, in a straight couple where the woman is rich and has a brilliant career, while the husband is still an accountant, domestic violence can occur whenever the frustrated man grabs a bottle of gin and starts pouring it down his throat, after which he hits his wife only because she managed to find her way through life and he is still trying to do so.
Now you may ask yourself how can domestic violence begin, what are the “symptoms” of domestic violence. Well, it can all begin when the other one breaks things, becomes extremely possessive, aggresses you verbally or starts to throw objects at you. It`s a single step from this to slapping you, so maybe you should reconsider whether you`ve taken the best decision when you chose to continue the relationship.
In the end, if you`re a victim of the domestic violence, you should firstly get away from the one that abused you and make sure he won`t find you. Secondly, it may help if you called a domestic violence line where you can share your problems and get help and support. Remember that even if he cries, apologizes and tells you he won`t hit you again, he didn`t have the same attitude before breaking your jaw.

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

LET US DO THIS FOR THE LOVE OF OUR SISTERS AND MOTHERS

2010-05-08T16:45:00.001+03:00

Violence against women is often ignored and rarely punished

Women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence - both in peace and in war, at the hands of the state, the community and the family.
A life free from violence is a basic human right

From the home to the conflict zone, violence against women must stop.
In our various capacities in society there are a number of things we can do;

WE CAN:

* Push for the implementation of existing laws that guarantee access to justice and services for women subjected to violence including rape and other forms of sexual violence (if we are in policy making positions or if we can influence policy making)
* Calls for new laws to be enacted that will protect women's human rights (if we are in policy making positions or if we can influence policy making)
* Demand an end to laws that discriminate against women (if we are in policy making positions or if we can influence policy making)
* Urge the ending of violence against women perpetrated by a state and its agents (all of us can do this)

* Create Works to empower women (all employers and government policy makers)

Please join in the fight,be the footsoldier,lets stop this vice.Talk to family and friends if some of them can do this ask them to do it,if they know who can do this ask them to intervene,let us safeguard our future by guarding our mothers and sisters.

For us to make massive change,we have to change one person at a time.
I KNOW WE CAN.

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This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

Only 8 days left: Act now to protect civilians in Eastern Chad

2010-05-08T15:44:00.003+03:00

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people living in eastern Chad, including more than 450,000 Sudanese refugees from Darfur and internally displaced Chadians, are at risk if the UN mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) leaves or no longer has a mandate to protect civilians.

The current MINURCAT mandate is due to expire on 15 May 2010. The government of Chad already announced that an agreement has been reached with the UN to reduce the number of troops to 1,900 and to conclude the full withdrawal of MINURCAT by October 2010.

Human rights violations, including rape and other violence against women and recruitment of child soldiers continue. The Chadian authorities are unable and/or unwilling to protect people living in eastern Chad.

MINURCAT has been providing some protection to those people despite difficulties in its deployment since March 2009. If MINURCAT leaves, the level of violence and human rights abuses will increase.

The UN Security council must ensure the protection of civilians in eastern Chad by renewing the mandate of MINURCAT and ensuring that it has the mandate and resources to protect civilians.

Take action now by sign this petition asking President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, to take the lead at the UN Security Council to ensure the mandate of MINURCAT is renewed.

TAKE ACTION NOW

This is His Excellency The President of the republic of Kenya 2040

The GIBE- III project: a threat to L.Turkana

2010-04-25T19:48:00.002+03:00

_{Sign Petition to protect Lake Turkana}

Globally there has been an increase in concern over the

environmental degradation and the need for greater environmental protection and management.

All ecosystems of the world are potentially affected by man’s activities, but wetlands are especially fragile and often neglected. Wetlands are neither well understood nor appreciated and have been increasingly under natural and human pressures in all parts of the globe and especially in Africa.

The GIBE III project is one of a series of damming projects that have been undertaken by the Ethiopian government. The Gibe III hydroelectric project on the Omo River is a public-private partnership planned as a 25year national energy master plan of Ethiopia. The planned increase in power generation, however far exceeds domestic needs with the surplus which is estimated at fifty percent being exported to the neighboring countries including Kenya which the Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCo) predicts to export 500MW to.

The Omo River is a trans boundary river that contributes at least 80 percent of the waters of Lake Turkana.

Its terminus is at northern end of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, and most of the Omo Delta is in Kenya. A sharp reduction in the Omo’s downstream flow volume would cause a significant retreat of Lake Turkana.

An assessment of the overall impact of the proposed Gibe III project on the Lake Turkana, in Kenya must begin with the direct impact of the reduced flow into the lake, since the Omo River is the major source of water for Lake Turkana. Reduction in flow volume from reservoir filling would be the primary impact.

Based on a combination of calculations from satellite imagery, and published flow data, it is reasonable to say that the effect of the flow on the Lake Turkana can be established. Therefore, concluding that over the first five years, there would be a loss of about 53.5km3 of water from the lake, corresponding to a drop of about 7 meters. This should be considered as a conservative estimate: an alternative estimate, based on other available data is 10meters.

Using bathymetric data for Lake Turkana, it is possible to predict that the Omo delta and the northern section of the lake will desiccate, and the shorelines would recede to almost the halfway point, southward along the lake. A salinity increase in the lake is likely to severely affect the aquatic salinity of the lake which is already barely portable. Concentrations of the ions in the lake will. The effect of this is increased concentration on fish populations and on the usefulness of the lake for watering livestock and for human consumption will need to be determined. In turn the region’s livelihood systems-particularly those of the Turkana, Dassanech, Rendille., Samburu and other groups in Kenya would be significantly impacted as they are dependent upon recession cultivation, lakeside livestock grazing and watering at the lake, and fishing.

The Omo Delta and northern shoreline area have long provided habitat for a unique abundance of hippopotamus and Nile crocodile, with extraordinary numbers of water birds. This entire area would be the first part of Lake Turkana to undergo major destruction of habitat and wildlife. Consequently, the unique floral and faunal systems of Lake Turkana would likely be threatened with major destruction. The lake is now internationally recognized, including as a World Heritage Site for its abundance of wildlife, as well as unique floral and fauna species-many of which are barely described or understood, from an ecological perspective.

Friends Of Lake Turkana (FoLT)

FoLT is currently undertaking a campaign to highlight the possible dangers posed on the lake and its eco-system due to the Gibe III damming project being undertaken by the Ethiopian government in its quest for energy development both for domestic consumption and for export to neighboring countries of Djibouti, Sudan and Kenya. FoLT is working to bring attention to the impacts which Gibe III Dam will have on the Lake Turkana region and peoples and to find lasting solutions to this social injustice.

FOLT does not to totally disregard the idea of producing hydroelectric power, but would like to encourage pursuit of alternative forms of energy development that avoid unacceptable trade offs which jeopardizes indigenous economies and destroy the eco-system. For example the formulation of a program of small dams, with fundamental attention on the maintenance of maximum river flow, or a slow in the filling up of the dam to allow for adequate flow of water into Lake Turkana rather than drastic five year filling up plan currently in place. Also see : Original EIA carried out by the Ethiopian Government: Ethiopia - Gilgel Gibe Hydroelectric (Energy II) Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 2) : Main Report Commentary by African Resources Working Group (ARWG): ARWG (2008). Environmental and Social Impacts of the Proposed Gibe III Hydroelectric Project in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo River Basin

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The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund is now open for applications

2010-04-10T15:39:00.001+03:00

Youth-led organizations in developing countries working to improve the lives of young people and their communities can now seek financing for their projects through the UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund. The Fund will provide grants for innovative projects that promote employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure.

Only applicants aged 15-32 from cities in developing countries can qualify for a grant. Support will be provided primarily for those working to improve slum conditions and to raise opportunities for young people growing up in poverty. Projects encouraging gender equality or involving partnerships with the government or the private sector are particularly welcome. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants of up to USD 5,000, and larger projects up to USD 25,000.

Deadline: 15 April 2010.
Details: www.unhabitat.org

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The GIBE- III project: a threat to L.Turkana

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Globally there has been an increase in concern over the

environmental degradation and the need for greater environmental protection and management.

All ecosystems of the world are potentially affected by man’s activities, but wetlands are especially fragile and often neglected. Wetlands are neither well understood nor appreciated and have been increasingly under natural and human pressures in all parts of the globe and especially in Africa.

The Omo River is a trans boundary river that contributes at least 80 percent of the waters of Lake Turkana.

Its terminus is at northern end of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, and most of the Omo Delta is in Kenya. A sharp reduction in the Omo’s downstream flow volume would cause a significant retreat of Lake Turkana.

Friends Of Lake Turkana (FoLT)

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