Kenya has found itself grappling with a political crisis this week, after the national constitutional conference voted to have the country’s new Constitution strip the president of his powers -– and transfer them to a Prime Minister.
The delicate topic of sharing the Nile’s water is coming under discussion this week in Kenya, at a meeting to find ways of alleviating poverty in countries that lie within the Nile basin. The five-day meeting, which began on Monday in Nairobi, aims to promote cooperation between Nile states so that the river could be used sustainably.
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/ 25 February 2004
Connoisseurs have long appreciated the merits of Kenyan coffee, typically described as having a fruity, acidic flavour. But now coffee farm output has seriously declined — something attributed to rising production costs, mismanagement within cooperative ventures and poor policies on the part of the government.
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/ 16 February 2004
Human rights groups in Kenya have called on the government to set up an independent truth and reconciliation commission that will, among other things, try judges who were suspended last year on charges of corruption. At present, a special tribunal is dealing with these allegations. Certain activists have little faith in the body, however.
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/ 5 February 2004
The contentious topic of abortion in Kenya was revisited on Wednesday during events to mark African Women’s Health and Rights Day. At present, the procedure is banned in the East African country. However, women’s groups are urging the government to open a debate on this policy.
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/ 12 January 2004
Human rights campaigners in Kenya have accused their government of ignoring the plight of pastoral communities that are involved in a compensation case against the British government. Maasai and Samburu pastoralists have sued Britain’s Ministry of Defence for injuries caused by military ordnance left behind by its troops.
Rights groups in Kenya are faced with the daunting task of persuading the government of President Mwai Kibaki to adopt a truth, justice and reconciliation commission (TJRC). A task force found that 90% of Kenyans backed the formation of such a commission.
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/ 2 December 2003
The World Health Organisation and UNAids have launched a new initiative to provide anti-retrovirals to three million people by the end of 2005. The "3 by 5" campaign will focus on five areas, including global leadership in the fight against Aids and "sustained country support" for the therapy.
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/ 19 November 2003
Kenya finds itself in a quagmire as it struggles to contain the HIV/Aids pandemic ravaging the country. According to the National Aids and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Programme, about 270 000 people urgently require ARV treatment. But, at most, only 11 000 Kenyans are receiving the drugs.
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/ 11 November 2003
The Anglican Church of Kenya has barred all its 28 dioceses from having any involvement with Gene Robinson, the new bishop of New Hampshire in the United States — and the first openly gay clergyman.
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/ 7 November 2003
The prospect of a future plagued by water shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa is coming under the spotlight this week, in Nairobi. About 200 scientists and decision makers are meeting in the Kenyan capital under the auspices of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to discuss the matter.
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/ 20 October 2003
Rights organisations are demanding that Kenya’s draft constitution be adopted to allow inmates to vote in 2007. Like in most African countries, Kenyan prisoners do not vote. If Kenya allows its prisoners to vote, it will be the second African country — after South Africa — to do so.