Kenya turns into trafficking hub for Ethiopians

The Standard
By Ali Abdi
A truck emerged from the tracks in bushes and then dropped about 30 passengers at Kambi Garba near Isiolo town. Immediately after they disembarked, two taxis pulled up and immediately some of the passengers entered before the cars zoomed towards Isiolo Town.

Is Kenya turning into a human trafficking hub?

The Standard
By Maureen Mudi and Michael Oriedo
It was early in the morning when 13 girls were found stranded outside one of the offices to a bus company in Mombasa.
The girls, who were aged between 10 and 16 years, looked dazed, confused and worn out and claimed to be waiting for someone to come and collect [...]

Africa’s cell phone church: ringing in the changes

www.ekklesia.co.uk
Africa’s mobile phone subscribers total nearly 300 million, according to latest International Telecommunication Union statistics, a figure that is projected to double by 2020. Church leaders use mobile phones to help the church spread word about its activities, Bible studies, meetings, to raise money, and to record sermons that can be [...]

Houses built on land with high agricultural potential are posing a threat to Kenya’s food security

Daily Nation
And now, the Lands and Agriculture ministries are exploring ways of controlling such settlements in a campaign to tackle the twin problems of population growth and hunger.

KENYA: Lent Message from the Peace and Justice Commission

(CISA) -As we begin the season of Lent this year, we will share with you the message of Lent. This year, the Bishops of Kenya through the Peace and Justice Commission have settled on the Theme of “Towards Healing and Transformation” to guide in reflection and prayer.

Kenya faces political ‘meltdown’

BBC News, Nairobi
By Will Ross
Ongoing political wrangling in Kenya’s coalition government is having a major detrimental effect on its fight against corruption, a lobbying group warns.

“Prioritize Security, Food, Environment,” Archbishop Urges

(CISA) -Archbishop Zachaeus Okoth has challenged the government to ensure that issues pertaining to food security, environment, and good governance were prioritized.
The archbishop, who is the chair Commission for Peace and Justice Commission, said the issues had negative impacts on human development.

Kenyan mapping tool helps Haiti quake victims

Daily Nation
By GEOFFREY KAMADI
An online crisis mapping tool initiated and operated by Kenyans has been assisting families and friends locate missing persons, following the horrendous earthquake that hit the Haitian capital three weeks ago.
The online mapping tool — www.ushahidi.com — is also being used by international organisations to mobilise assistance for the Caribbean nation. These [...]

KENYA: Documenting Sexual Violence

By Susan Anyangu-Amu
NAIROBI, Jan 28, 2010 (IPS) – The testimonies of women who survived sexual violence during post-election conflict in 2008 should be heard, say advocates. The magnitude of the crimes committed against women because of their gender must be recorded and prosecuted to prevent such violence from occurring again.

Saudi throws Kenyan maid out of top floor window

Daily Nation
By KIBIWOTT KOROSS and ANTHONY KITIMO
A Kenyan woman is accusing her Saudi employer of throwing her out of a third floor window, breaking her legs and hands. Another maid, just rescued by relatives, said she had to live on dog food because her employers neither fed her nor allowed her out of the house.