May 2009

Tourism Figures Drop By 19 Percent

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 23:35
Tourism Figures Drop By 19 Percent - Kenya last year received reduced revenues from the tourism industry, officials have announced. [All Africa : Kenya]

Cholera Still Affecting Four Districts

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 23:35
Cholera Still Affecting Four Districts - Four districts in Kenya are still reporting cases of cholera, which has spread partly because of population movement and because of a water shortage, which has led to poor sanitation and hygiene, a senior health official said. [All Africa : Kenya]

Unprecedented State of Violence

Submitted by AA Kenya on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 23:34
Unprecedented State of Violence - The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has urged the ACHPR to adopt a resolution to address the Kenyan government on its obligations to protect and promote the rights of all people and its duty to hold violators to account through criminal prosecution. [All Africa : Kenya]

Plea for Healing As Polls Violence Victims Buried

Submitted by AA Kenya on Sat, 16/05/2009 - 00:37
Plea for Healing As Polls Violence Victims Buried - Victims burned to death in a Kenya Assemblies of God church in what was seen as one of the ugliest symbols of violence that followed the country's disputed December 2007 election have been laid to rest with pleas that their killings trigger healing. [All Africa : Kenya]

Women Threaten Sex Strike to End Divisive Politics

Submitted by AA Kenya on Fri, 01/05/2009 - 22:38
Women Threaten Sex Strike to End Divisive Politics - Women's activist groups in Kenya have called for a seven-day sex ban on the country's men in an attempt to shock the political class into overcoming bitter feuds and working together. [All Africa : Kenya]