"I will be a hummingbird" - Wangari Maathai

At 27 Kingwa Kamenchu Is Ready For The Presidential Seat

A 27 year old Kenyan student from Oxford University has become the latest entrant in the now seemingly crowded 2012 presidential race. In announcing her intentions, Kingwa Kamenchu says that what she lacks in age and experience she makes up in a passion and determination to improve the lives of ordinary Kenyans. Evelyn Wambui tells us about a young poet and writer's dream to change not just the face but also the style of leadership in Kenya.

More grease to your elbows girl!!!!

Konza Technology City Kenya - Where Africa's Silicon Savannah Begins !!!!

5,000 acre Konza Technology City in Kenya whose development is estimated will cost 7 billion dollars. The Information ministry has just received the drawings for the project that is one of Vision 2030's flagship projects and is expected to create 200,000 jobs over the 20 years phased development. Permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo says the government will handle the infrastructure while the rest will be handled by the private sector. Expressions of interest are already coming in thick and fast.

DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga spoke at CSIS about the “democracy deadlock” in Africa. During an event hosted by CSIS Africa Program deputy director Richard Downie, the prime minister stated that the democratization movement of the 1990s is being undermined by a new pattern of failing elections. Reversing this trend is of paramount importance, he said, given that 21 African nations are heading to the polls in 2011. Mr. Odinga said he had learned from personal experience that power-sharing governments are not a viable solution to disputed election outcomes.

The prime minister discussed the recent election crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, comparing it to the contentious 2007 election in Kenya. Mr. Odinga had urged the losing candidate, Laurent Gbagbo, to step aside, but Gbagbo refused to put his country ahead of his personal ambition.

Despite Africa’s election crises, Mr. Odinga said he remains an Afro-optimist and is confident that the will of the people will prevail with the help of civil society and the rising middle class.

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Undying Quest for Education

The undying quest of children in one vast part of the country and the story of determination from the harsh terrains of Turkana all in the quest for education.