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EAR WALK |
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Kenyans have participated in this years ear walk, that targets to raise 5.2 million shillings to assist disadvantaged children suffering ear loss.
UUNET MD Jeffery Shimanyula said that annual walk raised 1.8 million last year that benefited children suffering ear loss due to ear infections.
UUNET has partnered with operation ear drop, an NGO that focuses on improving the hearing health of less privileged in the country, to ensure many children benefit this year.
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The United Nations World Food Programme says they are saddened over the killing of the head of WFP’s office in Lokichoggio at the hand of unidentified gunmen.
Silence Chirara, coordinator of WFP’s logistics operation for southern Sudan, was ambushed late Wednesday by the gunmen who fired AK-47 assault rifles 100 metres from the main gate of the UN camp.
After coming under attack, Chirara drove on and his clearly marked UN vehicle hit a shipping container near the gate. He was later pronounced dead at a clinic.
The gunmen escaped.
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| ZIMBABWE |
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Zimbabwe Official Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has finally accepted to participate in the presidential election run-off.
He has however accused the chief mediator South African president Thabo Mbeki of bias.
He also called for an end to violence, as well as full access by international monitors and media.
This comes after foreign affairs minister Moses Wetangula said Kenya supports a presidential run off and urged opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to agree to take part in it.
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A constitutional referendum is being held in Burma despite calls from the outside world for a postponement after last week's devastating cyclone.
The poll comes amid mounting international criticism of Burma's military rulers for their handling of the response to the crisis as they say that they will welcome overseas aid; but not foreign relief workers.
The UN fears the death toll from the cyclone could reach 100,000.
Yeterday, UN boss Ban Ki-moon warned of "catastrophic" consequences if Burma continues to ban most foreign aid workers from its cyclone relief work.
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| CITY HALL |
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Meanwhile Nairobi city council has been directed to suspend the planned implementation of a ban on very thin plastic bags which was meant to take effect next.
In statement the local authority said the suspension was meant to provide time for effective consultations with all stake holders.
City hall announced last week that it would enforce the polythene bag carrier bylaw which prohibits the use of plastic carrier bags of less than 30 microns
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| WITNESS PROTECTION BILL |
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A lot of progress has been made regarding the protection of whistle blowers.
Yesterday the witnesses’ protection act was launched and this is believed by many to be a positive step in the right direction.
Well, many Kenyans are positive that the idea will help bring an end to a myriad of stalled investigations of scandals hence help move the nation.
However, a few Kenyans feel more still needs to be done as the act is not an end in itself.
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| METROPOLITAN/CITY HALL |
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Kenyans received news of the formation of the new metropolitan Ministry with mixed reactions, saying there’s no need for it as it would duplicate the duties of city hall as well as consume unnecessary expenses.
However this is not the case as many didn’t take the time or effort to really understand. Well Esther Passaris founder of the outdoor advertising firm Adopt a light begs to differ, explaining that the two would play separate major roles, but all ensuring the proper running of services in Nairobi.
And on her political ambitions, she told the evening jam that she has every intention of running for the Embakasi seat and both PNU and ODM have given her the green light.
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| KANGEMI |
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Angry residents of Kangemi today lit bonfires and barricaded the busy waiyaki way to protest the demolition of three churches by police last night.
Running battles ensued as police lobbed tear gas canisters at the demonstrators.
It is alleged that police pulled down three churches allegedly built on private land.
The residents claimed that they had not been issued with a notice to vacate the land and they also accuse the police of looting and stealing their money.
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