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Kenya needs to Plug gaps in disaster preparedness |
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Written by Agencies
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:20 |
 NAIROBI, (Agencies) - Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as droughts, floods, epidemics and major accidents tends to be slow, poorly coordinated and unnecessarily expensive, say specialists.
As a result of the policy gap, most disaster response initiatives tended to be ad-hoc and short term, mainly comprising emergency relief, Col Joseph Kingori, deputy director of the National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC), said.
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Worlds apart but Somalia and Afghanistan brace for similar urban warfare |
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Written by IRIN
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:05 |
 KABUL/NAIROBI, (IRIN) - Continents apart, the civilian populations of Marjah, a key town in Helmand province, Afghanistan, and Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, are steeling themselves for intense urban warfare.
Major offensives are being planned in both, pitting NATO and Afghan national forces against the Taliban in Marjah, and according to media reports, Somali transitional government troops against Islamist insurgent militia, including Al-Shabab, in Mogadishu.
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Kenya Diaspora Voting rights assured |
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Written by Emmanuel Ssensulike
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 20:50 |
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“KENYAN DIASPORA VOTING RIGHTS ARE GAURANTEED” -AMBASSODOR PETER OGEGO
 Peter Ogego, Kenya's ambassador to the United States had a candid conversation with crested Journal's Managing Editor, Emmanuel Ssensulike. During the Conversation the ambassador who was visiting Kenyan's in Northern California made several revelations regarding the political developments in Kenya. Crested Journal brings excerpts from the Conversation.
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South Sudan on Verge of unprecedented violence –Aid agencies |
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Written by Agencies
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 01:45 |
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Talk of war again is irresponsible -Sudan Government
JUBA/NAIROBI/KAMPALA, 7 January 2010 (Agencies) - The sudan government has dismissed warnings from aid groups and activists that it was sliding back to war, as it marked the fifth anniversary of a faltering peace deal with the south and prepared for two divisive votes as irresponsible. Several aid agencies in the region however maintain that violence in Southern Sudan continues to escalate, with the latest incident claiming 140 lives. The 10 aid agencies called for urgent international intervention to prevent a return to war between the north and south.
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Written by Vernon Tugumizemu
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 20:10 |
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DID UGANDA REALY BENEFIT FROM CHOGM ALTOGETHER?
 By Tugumizemu Vernon
The president recently handed the CHOGM chairmanship to Trinidad and Tobago, but should credit our selves to have benefited in the lucrative international event that took almost billions of money: and so two years after more than Shs400bn was spent to host the Chogm summit in Kampala , most of the infrastructure that was meant to improve has either, instead, crumbled, necessitating repair or simply become non-functional.
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