African Human Rights Commission Condemns Expulsion of Endorois People for Tourism Development (New York, February 4, 2010) – A ruling by the African Commission on Human and People´s Rights condemning the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya is a major victory for indigenous peoples across Africa, Human Rights Watch, WITNESS, and the Endorois´ lawyers said...
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Serian Ake? What’s happeining in our village? Are you at home, maybe in Kijape community ranch in Kimanjo? Are you in Il-polei and you have something you want to share with Diasporakenyan? Have the community been organizing a local committee to demand to be told how the community development funds for Laikipia North are used?...
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MMAFGM I know you have a testimony to give! Do it  for solidarity and for human rights in our homes. FGM is a crime against humanity. We are working on a platform from where Maasai men and all others who want to support us, can give their testimonies on how FGM has affected their lives....
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As I was attending my usual tug of war on where to place the days building block of our society, ensuring that I make it easier for children to grow as equals in my own native country, and so Wuantai Phillip was breaking the ground beneath the foundation from which my arguments...
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The article below is written  by PHILLIP S. WUANTAI CONVENOR/ASSOCIATION OF MAA ACADEMICS, and submitted by Enkishui E Maa. So where do we go from here? No where! This is because we the Maasai have become a drop in an endangered sea. The cost of inaction is now beginning to take a toll on us with the capacity...
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Beginning in February of this year, the Kenyan government has carried out massive and well-organized attacks on Samburu villages by combined police and military forces and the use of government-funded mercenaries from Somalia. Please send a message today, urging the Commonwealth to demand an immediate end to the campaign of terror being waged against...
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Dear Mr. Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General asksharma@commonwealth.int and info@commonwealth.int Please bring to the immediate attention of the Commonwealth ministers an ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Kenya.
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It’s not our backbone, cut it off! Marafiki, I thought I should blog on my facebook response to a Solace, a community trainer of trainers based in Luoland. I wanted to pass my regards to her and share my ideas on how to go about the problem of FGM in our community. I like the idea...
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I know am not supposed to be sitting here this time of the hour, but I just wanted to let you know that we’ve been working on some layout improvement on our site. The current layout provides more flexibility on the working area, than the one we had before. It is easy to navigate since...
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Yes I prayed for you for your family and for your country Luke 2:14   (Luke 2) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Dear family and friends Avoid Chrismas, Do Christmas There are two spirits that I need to talk about A) The spirit of Chris mass….As  a boy this is what...
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Announcement from Bishop Manasseh. Dear family and friends, This is an invitation for those within or know someone who is within close proximity of Wichita Kansas MY wife and I are going, I will be guest speaker for the dates mentioned (Please check Flyer Bellow) ALL ARE WELCOME {ALL} and if you cant make it please pray for us Hosted by;...
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I am happy to join with you today in these open plains of Oloyiankalani, Kajiado District of the Great Rift Valley, in Kenya to demonstrate unto God and people, and to ignite an inspiration within ourselves that education is the master key for freedom; freedom from ignorance, poverty, chaos, impoverishment, and freedom from unrepresentative...
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Happy New year gentle people out there. I have been so happy due to so many good friends around me. However, a few good friends shown at the end of the year, that they weren’t indeed any good buddies for me or anything I cherish. I want to rejoice for the good moments we...
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Those of you who have been asking to know more about the appointments and names of all those recruited can follow the operation from the iiec.or.ke The IIEC informs below that the, The process of recruiting senior officials was done with the help of an HR firm. IIEC is satisfied that those recruited are qualified, experienced...
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Saving Maasai the girl child from FGM Parents, teachers and teenage girls held a candlelight vigil in Loitoktok, hoping to light up the darkness of cultural attitudes towards a traditional practice that is both physically and mentally hurting young Maasai girls Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETYpewWBXqg Let\'s go back to news list and find more about your search! var pusha_url =...
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We would like you to join us at demonstrations on 20th January at Lodwar, Loiyangalani and Nairobi. Wherever you will be, your support will be highly appreciated. Details on the route will follow and it will only be 1.5 to 2 hrs of your time. Kindly join in the fight for preservation of the environment and...
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But who is TR Mparakuoni? Tina Ramme of Lolokue in Samburu East, is a woman who has been unfairly categorized as a stranger by some people who, themselves looking no more native to Samburu than Mparakuoni herself. Tina Ramme is an a American biologist professor married to a Samaburu man from Samburu East.
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Prayers for Haiti sent in by the Bishop. I just prayed for you now let us pray for Haiti Where ther is geat suffering due to the earthquake; Merciful Heavenly father, our Fathers of old called you merciful and I am a witness that you are merciful….. Psalm 100:5   (Read all of Psalm 100) For the Lord is good; his...
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The Swedish Red Cross The Swedish Red Cross (SRC) is one of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s oldest national societies, created in 1865 – only two years after the foundation of the organisation. Throughout its history the SRC has played an important role nationally and internationally. It is the biggest humanitarian voluntary organisation in...
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If you are in Sweden follow this link and please contribute whatever you have for Haiti people. They need you now more than they ever did. Thank you Jacquire Blair for the contribution. http://www2.redcross.se/newrkweb/webforms.nsf/internetpaypriv?openform I have made my personal contribution with the little I could. Please join in and let us see the help coming to...
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Message from Rev. Manasseh Makuleyo. I write this with tears in my eyes I have send this one only to those of you I know  have Maasai dire situation at heart Please pray and do what you can. Rev. Joshuah is a real foot soldier for the cause of our needy people I think many remember his lifetime...
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Välviljans Apartheid. En mamma som alla andra Katarina Hahr, program leader for a Radio program called The apartheid of benevolence will be speaking on Sunday 17th January 2010 with different actors including the Swedish Minister for Integration and gender equality Nyamko Sabuni. The program series will begin broadcasting on Swedish public service Radio P1 at 13.00 hours....
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I am still not hearing anything from those who are supposed to be making the loudest calls for the voiceless infant and the dead mother who cannot talk for themselves. I am still waiting to hear from those whom the cows bought them brighter future and luxury of city life and security. I am still counting...
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Hello all! Thank you for signing up to show your support for the cause. Unfortunately, rather than having a demonstration in Nairobi, FoLT will hold a press conference and open meeting instead. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused but as you may understand, it is based on the new ban place on...
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The darkest moment of the night is the hour just before the dawn of the new day. During delivery of a newborn the most painful labor is when the baby is between the pelvis bones just a few inches before the emergence of the foetus. Before every calm is a very majestic storm. Before...
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One of the most marginalize indigenous people of Kenya are facing what many human rights organizations term as, a state directed suppression in the name of disarmament. For a long time now, Samburu East(S.E) has been under the brutal hand of the Kenyan security force dispatched to disarm the ethnic groups in the north...
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By Mwandawiro Mghanga, Chairperson of Social Democratic Party of Kenya. CONSTITUTIONAL REFOMS – FROM AN IMPERIAL PRESIDENT TO A KING The Members of Parliament have betrayed people of Kenya, particularly the majority poor and exploited and the struggle for new progressive national constitution. No wonder the majority of the MPs that are tampering with the constitution in...
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Do you also feel that you want to do as much good towards your fellow human beings as you can? It can be frustrating to want to do something for someone out there  but you don’t know how.. Here is one approach. Just like you, I have a lot of urge to be in solidarity...
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Samburu East Has gone digital! The Samburu East Constituency has come up with a web page which can be seen by following this link. http://www.samburueastcdf.go.ke/. Diasporakenyan would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the initiator of the idea, the web-master for a well done job and the entire Media and sponsor crew for tapping unto...
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Female genital mutilation is discrimination against women!  This is what WHO says about FGM- FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It is nearly always carried out on...
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The Mursi in Ethiopia will be severely affected by the dam. © Marco Trovato/Survival Demonstrators have protested in four towns in Kenya, against the construction of a controversial dam that threatens the survival of a hundred thousand indigenous people throughout the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia and around Lake Turkana...
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Explosions rock Rongai http://www.ntv.co.ke 10 million shillings worth of property has gone up in flames in the suburb town of Ongata Rongai following a fire incident that occurred on Saturday morning.The incident is said to have been caused by flames from a restaurant kitchen that soon spread into a nearby cooking gas depot.Stephen Kimani was at...
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Story below is written and provided by Bishop Manasseh Mankuleiyo Miss Saina was a new Sunday school teacher when she encountered the most restless boy in the class Tim Saiyet was a terror, he made all kind of noises, which disrupted the class and no matter how hard the teacher tried...
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