Law on trafficking urgent to curb vice, says IOM

Daily Nation
Kenya urgently needs a specific anti-human trafficking legislation to address the rising dangers posed by human traffickers, an international aid agency has said.
Protracted emergencies in the country, such as drought, hunger, civil and political unrests both internally and in neighbouring countries, have led to an increase in forced displacement, perfect conditions for trafficking, the [...]

A lake lies on its deathbed

Daily Nation
By WANJIRU MACHARIA

Drought and human activity join forces to drain off 85 per cent of  Lake Elementaita
The short rains that pounded the larger Nakuru District for a few days in August, September and November were greeted with a sigh of relief.
For a while, residents and tourists marvelled at the replenished Lake Elementaita that had [...]

Annan to meet Kenya leaders over reforms

Daily Nation
In Summary
-  He will be joined by Mrs Graca Machel in discussions with President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
- Mr Annan will also chair a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
By ANTHONY KARIUKI
Kenya peace talks mediator Kofi Annan is expected in the country Wednesday [...]

KENYA: Statement by the NCCK on Constitutional Reforms

LIMURU, November 11, 2009 (CISA)-Here is a statement from the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) on the Constitutional Reforms.
Stabilising the Country for Comprehensive Reforms
1. Preamble
The Programme Committee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya has met here for the last two days to continue reflecting on the constitution review process and to [...]

ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials

BBC
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo, left, stands next to Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga as he addresses the media at the office of the President in Nairobi, Kenya (5 Nov 2009)
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he wants to move quickly against the perpetrators of Kenya’s 2007 post-election violence.

New Life for Kibera Residents as Slum Upgrading Takes Off

Residents of Kibera , sub-Saharan Africa’s largest slum settlement with an estimated population of one million have a story to tell.
NewsfromAfrica
For years, residents have lived in muddy iron sheet-roofed hovels with no proper sanitation. Residents have resorted to relieving themselves in polythene sheets, populalry known as “flying toilets”, which are then thrown away with [...]

International Criminal Court move an indictment of our justice system

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Summary & Comment:  This editorial emphasizes institutional reform so that Kenya does not need to turn to the international community in times of crisis and that mass youth unemployment, land distribution and other reforms not be forgotten “in the pursuit of the much-needed changes in the Judiciary, the State Law Office, and the Police Force.” [...]

KENYA: What is behind the Mau controversy?

NAIROBI, 29 September 2009 (IRIN) – The continued degradation of the Mau complex – Kenya’s largest water catchment area – threatening everything from the spectacular annual migration of the wildebeest to pastoralism, agriculture and hydro-power generation, has dominated public debate for the better part of 2009. The government’s plan to evict the illegal settlers has [...]

KENYA: New Faiths Report Says Failed State Caused Poll Chaos

NAIROBI, September 15, 2009 ([  ] CISA) -Nearly half-a-century after Independence, Kenya has many unresolved issues which blew up into last year’s deadly post-election violence, a new study commissioned by the country’s main faiths has established.

KENYA: Catholic Justice Commission Speaks on National Issues

NAIROBI, September 8, 2009 (CISA) -A statement issued today by the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) on issues of national concern in Kenya:
LET US SAVE OUR NATION
Preamble
We, the Catholic Justice and Peace Commissioners drawn from all the Catholic dioceses in Kenya, gathered in Mariapolis Centre for our Annual General Meeting from 6th to 10th [...]