September 2011

Unga Group Profit Up By 88 Percent to Sh441 Million

Unga Group Ltd has registered 88 per cent after tax profit for the year ended June 30, 2011.

Hague Prosecutor Acts on Threats to Witnesses

Chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo sought to have Eldoret North MP William Ruto slapped with stricter conditions, including threats of arrest, as he prepared to return to Kenya after his confirmation hearings.

Ad Firms Launch Joint Ventures in Ghana

Two local advertising firms have launched joint ventures in Ghana.

Secure Somalia Border

Fierce fighting is reported along the Kenya-Somali border as forces of the Transitional Federal Government pursue irregulars from the al Shabaab militia.

I Never Linked the Mungiki to Uhuru, MP Tells ICC

The International Criminal Court was on Friday given details of how the Mungiki tried to get into contact with the PNU leadership at the height of the post-election violence.

A Spectacular Migration

Our first sighting of a massive herd of 'the clowns of the plains' (the unflattering term for gnus or wildebeest) is by the Loita plains about 50km before the Masai Mara National Reserve's Sekenani gate.

In Honour of a Great Woman

A few months ago, I had an interesting chat with an amazing lady.

Tree Planting, Forest Queens Highlight Wangari Maathai's Legacy

"Just look at that hillside over there," Mary Kiptanui said pointing at a green hillside sparsely scattered with trees. "That used to be covered, a forest, and now there's hardly a tree in sight."

UNEP Pays Tribute to Professor Wangari Maathai

Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement and patron of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Billion Tree Campaign, has died in Nairobi. She was 71 years old.

Internet Goes From Infancy to Adolescence

The vice president of the European Commission and Commissioner of the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, was in Kenya this week for the Internet Governance Forum.