May 2012

Disease Threat to Vital Maize Crop

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 17:48

[IRIN] Nairobi - Maize lethal necrosis (MLN), a disease which has affected at least 300,000 maize farmers mainly in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, could adversely affect harvests of the staple nationally if it is allowed to spread, warn experts.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311336.html

Lack of Screening, Vaccines for Cervical Cancer Costs Lives

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 17:43

[allAfrica.com] Nairobi, Kenya - At age 22, all Martha Achieng' Ooko really craved was freedom and a place to call her own. She was working hard as a beautician, giving manicures and pedicures in the western Kenyan city of Kisumu, saving to open her own salon one day. People who knew Ooko, the eldest of five children, believed she had what it takes to succeed.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311328.html

Biogas Project Helps School Save Money, Trees

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 17:12

[AlertNet] Kiambu - When Evelyn Mukami, a form three student, joined Gachoire Girls Secondary School in January 2010, she was very surprised to learn how the meals at her school were prepared.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311315.html

Africa's First ICT Indaba Kicks Off in Cape Town

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 16:07

[ICTINDABA 2012] MORE than 60 international high-powered speakers are set to address hundreds of delegates from around the world at Africa's inaugural ICT conference that will formulate an African Agenda to promote the ICT sector to spur economic and social development throughout the continent.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311279.html

Taylor Verdict a Lesson for Kenya

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 15:48

[Capital FM] Nairobi - Kenyans have welcomed the sentencing of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and urged the country to learn a lesson that no one is above the law.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311237.html

Kenyan Nurses Deployed in Caprivi

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 14:41

[New Era] In efforts to mitigate a chronic shortage of nurses at local hospitals and clinics, the Caprivi Region received eight Kenyan registered nurses and midwives recently.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205311025.html

Moving Out of the Shadows

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 14:34

[IRIN] Johannesburg - When night falls in the Dadaab refugee complex in eastern Kenya, nearly half a million refugees are plunged into darkness. The lack of light robs schoolchildren of the possibility of studying and provides perfect cover for thieves and rapists.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205310997.html

Busia Town, Where Sex Costs As Little As Sh50

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 14:24

[The Star] Trucks line up looking for parking. Bicycle taxis hustle for business. Loud music pounds out of the bars as alcohol flows freely and half dressed sex workers gather around seeking for clients. This is the common scene at the busy border town of Busia between Kenya and Uganda-an area where HIV/Aids is rife with an estimated population of about 30,800.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205310957.html

Moi Avenue Blast Victim Dies

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 12:42

[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kenya - One person has died from injuries sustained four days ago when a home-made bomb ripped through shops in central Nairobi, in what the government has now admitted was a terrorist attack.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205310556.html

Awendo Delay Explained

Submitted by AA Kenya on Thu, 31/05/2012 - 11:35

[The Star] The construction of the Sh200 million Awendo town market has been delayed by the courts and not the council, the mayor has said. Johnston Omollo said yesterday the funds allocated by the Ministry of Local Government for the construction of the market is still intact awaiting the settlement of the case. "There has been complaints by traders and local leaders that the project might have stalled due to inappropriate funds, the construction of the market is set to continue," he said.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201205310295.html