Three Wajir ODM Members of Parliament have led the Degodia community to the Jubilee Party saying they can longer continue being in the opposition. The leaders who included 15 Wajir County MCA’s led by their speaker Bishar Omar said their decision to join the ruling party has been informed by the development agenda being implemented by the government through-out the country.
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Nurses at Zimbabwe’s state hospitals go on strike over pay
Thousands of nurses in state hospitals in Zimbabwe have gone on strike over a lack of bonus payments, straining an already dire situation at the poorly resourced hospitals. FILE – In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 file photo, Kenyan nurses and other health-workers on strike demonstrate over low pay at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya.
Authoritative and Volunteered Geographical Information in a…
With volunteered geographic information platforms such as OpenStreetMap becoming increasingly popular, we are faced with the challenge of assessing the quality of their content, in order to better understand its place relative to the authoritative content of more traditional sources. Until now, studies have focused primarily on developed countries, showing that VGI content can match or even surpass the quality of authoritative sources, with very few studies in developing countries.
’24:Legacy’ producers apologize for using Kenya attack video
The executive producers of the new Fox series “24: Legacy” are apologizing for using footage from a terror attack at a Kenya mall that killed 67 people. A statement Thursday from Evan Katz and Manny Coto says “we regretfully included news footage of an attack in Nairobi.
Kenyan pastors offer young people a token of love
The Rev. Geoffrey Wanjala Munialo hands a rose and gift to Mary Mutua, a youth living with HIV, on Valentine’s Day in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 14, 2017.
In Somalia’s Historic Presidential Election, A Surprise Victor Declared
A surprise winner has been declared in Somalia’s presidential election – Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a former prime minister and the popular favorite who was running against the incumbent president. Somali lawmakers cast their votes in a heavily fortified airport in a country plagued by regular militant attacks.
.com | Wary Somali refugees pack for trip to US … again
When Aden Bare Farah, 23, first boarded a bus taking him away from the bleak rows of dust-coloured tents where he was born and raised a refugee, there was no looking back. This time around, he can barely summon the enthusiasm to believe he is finally leaving the ochre sands of Dadaab in arid eastern Kenya, the world’s largest refugee camp, for Pennsylvania in the United States.
140 Somali refugees set to leave for US sent back to camp
About 140 Somali refugees whose resettlement in the United States this week was stopped by President Donald Trump’s executive order have been sent back to their refugee camp instead, one of the refugees said Saturday. It was not clear why they were sent back a day after a U.S. court order blocked Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Somalia.
The Latest: About 140 Somali refugees sent back to camp
The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : A Somali refugee says about 140 refugees whose resettlement in the United States was blocked by President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration have been sent back to their refugee camp. Nadir Hassan says the group of Somali refugees was relocated to Dadaab camp in eastern Kenya on Saturday.
15,000 Somalis ‘heartbroken’ by Trump refugee ban
Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jSsoTC This file photo taken April 28, 2015, shows an aerial view of part of the sprawling Dadaab refugee camp, north of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya – Nearly 15,000 Somalians who planned to flee their war-torn country for the United States are now stuck in the world’s largest refugee camp because President Trump suspended the U.S. refugee program.
In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy’s Detrimental Effects
President Trump’s Mexico City policy will harm nonprofits providing healthcare for women. A USAID-funded clinic in Nairobi is afraid it will prevent it from helping Kenyan women in need of abortions.
U.S. warns citizens to avoid Kenya-Somalia border over terror attacks
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers beef up security in Mandera, Kenya, July 8, 2015. The town’s proximity to Somalia makes it an easy target for Al-Shabaab militants to carry out its attacks.
Kenya: Nowhere to Go for Pregnant Women As Strike Cripples Pumwani
Within the 20 minutes we camped outside the Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, some 10 pregnant women were turned away by security guards at the main entrance. “Anyone who walks in here to give birth, we have to turn them away because there are no doctors.
Danish man Thor Pedersen is travelling the world by container ship
From a curious polar bear cub to an excitable puppy: Adorable footage of animals seeing snow for the first time is sure to make your heart melt From spectacular waterfalls to sensational samba dances: Discovering the enticing rhythm of Argentina and Brazil on a trip-of-a-lifetime tour These really are pop-up hotels! Tourists can stay in one-off glamping cabins installed in Wales’ secret beauty spots which disappear after they visit Meet the man who’s travelling on CONTAINER SHIPS in an attempt to see every country in the world… without flying Make 2017 a roaring triumph: From dinosaurs and rock gods to a Far Eastern tropical idyll, this year’s top destinations revealed Bring the bambino: Newsreader Emma Crosby proves a tour of Tuscany with a toddler CAN still be child’s play Planet Earth – the live show: Head to Namibia for the best seat in the house at this spectacular African safari … (more)