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Mar 9, 2013

Victory Speech by President- Elect of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta; 9th March 2013 at the Catholic University of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.

President Elect of the republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta with his election certificate. My fellow Kenyans, thank you. Thank you for all your patience and your support along the way Asanteni Sana. I thank God for sustaining us and for bringing us this far. I thank all those who have remained vigilant in prayer for our nation during this time. I want to thank the people of the republic of Kenya who have shown patience over the last few days...

Oct 12, 2012

The Bible finally goes 'Jamaican'

The Bible has been translated into many languages over the centuries. The people of Jamaica now have the New Testament in their own vernacular. The achievement is the culmination of twenty years' academic work.  The project to translate the New Testament into Jamaican was initiated by the Bible Society. It involved a team of translators from the Linguistics Department of the University of the West Indies and theologians. The aim was to...

Oct 11, 2012

Ipsos Synovate Cares gives back to Nairobi's Kibera community

The name Ipsos Synovate Kenya, would to an average Kenyan conjure images of the key presidential aspirants in Kenya, within a backdrop of statistical ratings that probably indicate the next occupier of the countries State House. The International Market Research firm which has operations in over 84 countries globally; including a presence in more than 6 African countries and a Pan Africa hub in Nairobi, is however not all about opinion polls....

Aug 9, 2010

Have your blog picked up by search engines

Blogging is very popular today and it's no wonder as having a blog is easy and quick. But there is still the problem of getting noticed by search engines and others. How do you accomplish this? Easy really. You monetize your blog for more exposure. Here are a few things you can do right now: Use your primary keywords in all your posts and titles. Using keywords for your niche is the best way to have search engines find your blog. You are not only getting targeted readers you will also develop a strong community. And its FREE Stay on...

Jul 23, 2010

"Yes" side poised for land slide victory in the August 2010 Kenyan draft constitution referendum

The "Yes" group campaigning for the proposed constitution in Kenya is still ahead according to the latest polls, less than two weeks to the referendum. The polls released almost simultaneously by two different survey firms on July 23rd 2010, indicated an almost similar margin between the two referendum sides in each poll. Research firm Synovate indicated a 58 per cent vote in favour of the proposed constitution, while 22 per cent of Kenyans will reject the document at the August 4 referendum. A significant 17 percent have yet to make up their...

Jul 21, 2010

The Real Kenyan media

The “Bang Bang club” is one of a few books that stand out vividly in my mental memoirs. The book tells the story of four photojournalists covering what was called “South Africa’s hidden war” in the early to mid 90’s in the South African apartheid era. During the final, bloody days of South African apartheid, four remarkable young men--photographers, friends and rivals--sometimes banded together to lessen the danger as they covered the violence erupting in the townships. In their powerful book, the two surviving members of the group, Greg Marinovich...

Jul 16, 2010

History of the Kadhi Courts in Kenya

Historically, Kadhis Courts existed in the East Coast of Africa long before colonization. In Kenya, they existed in the Coast, which at the time of colonization, was under the Sultan of Zanzibar. In 1895, the Sultan gave the British power to administer the 10 mile coastal strip subject to their respecting the existing Kadhis Courts among other conditions. The British did so and declared a protectorate over the coast while the rest of Kenya was...

Kenya Draft constitution is not Pro-Choice or Pro abortion

Currently in Kenya, over 80% of news headlines are on the new constitution, given that the country will be deciding on a new set of laws to guide the country as of 4th August 2010. The ensuing debate on the new proposed set of laws has come down to a few Key issues. These issues are being driven by two distinct sides in the debate. On one side are the pro reformers; largely the group of political personalities...