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KENYA -UN HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM-REPORT ON POST ELECTION VIOLENCE

brendatflores — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:49:47 +0000

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report on Wednesday following a three week fact-finding mission focusing on the violence that engulfed Kenya in the wake of the disputed Presidential election on 27 December 2007. The report suggests that greater accountability and an end to impunity will be key to addressing issues.

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Clinton faces Kenya cattle fine over Obama photo

brendatflores — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:16:44 +0000

Kenyan elders may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of her rival Barack Obama in robes dragged their people into the race for the White House.

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Choose Wisely…

brendatflores — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:05:59 +0000

This may strike a cord or a nerve for some readers but this image really struck me. In looking at the stark contrast of the image I began to ponder the different paths our World could potentially take. Will we follow the path of freedom or will we turn down the path of totalitarianism?

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Crisis looming in Kenya’s Maasai Mara - you can help!

brendatflores — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:22:35 +0000

How much do we need to save the Mara Triangle? Post-election violence in Kenya has seen tourism collapse. Without this important revenue, the Mara Conservancy is unable to continue with critical park operations - including anti-poaching and de-snaring patrols.
http://wildlifedirect.org/blogAdmin/maratriangle

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Urgent Appeal to Save the Mara.

brendatflores — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:06:50 +0000

Wildlife Direct needs your help to save the Maasai Mara - one of the great wonders of the world - that is under threat due to the situation in Kenya keeping away the tourists.

Please do what you can.

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Displaced Minors Taken to Homes

brendatflores — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:45:05 +0000

About 30 children who lost contact with their parents and ended up at IDP camps in Kisumu have been handed over to children’s homes. As scores of IDPs who were camping in the town were escorted to their ancestral homes, more victims arrived Sunday morning, mainly from Naivasha. New arrivals opted to leave after they received death threats.

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Windspire: Affordable Residential Wind Power

brendatflores — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:47:16 +0000

Finally! A small wind turbine that actually makes economic sense.

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Moving Forward

brendatflores — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:46:21 +0000

In 1961 officials in the Congo declared former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba dead. Within a week it became apparent [Lumumba &his ministers] had been killed with the complicity of Belgian and American intelligence services.[continued].. for more events that never occured in history today, visit http://www.althistory.blogspot.com

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UN Humanitarian Chief Repeats Call to Continue Assisting

brendatflores — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:55:28 +0000

Wrapping up a three-day mission to Kenya to assess the humanitarian situation following the outbreak of post-election violence, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today reiterated the world body’s determination to help those forced to flee their homes by clashes.

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MPs allege unfair funds allocation to chaos victims

brendatflores — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:20:46 +0000

Seven ODM and PNU MPs have accused the Government of biased allocation of the Sh1 billion meant for victims of post-election violence.

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