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How my poor community responded with timely creed of “Yes We Can.”

Charge: Threatening to Kill. This week began as usual for me I spent the better part of Monday at Kituo Cha Sheria although I was unsuccessful in securing the Copy of Court Order I was looking for since all the lawyers were out of town I planned to return the next day which was on Tuesday, I proceeded to Center for Rights Education Awereness Organization (CREAW) where I had a successful meeting with Exercutive Director deliberating on how my community can work together to save tax-payer  290 million. The next day I woke a bit early due to one of the neighbors request i arbitrate an issue where a youngster was smacked in the head by the local football coach and fainted, the parents had come to request I intervene by requesting the coach to settle the hospital bill they had incurred the previous day or he take legal action, since it was almost 6 am, I requested them to give me till 8 am, I will do as agreed. I returned to my house as I was planning my day on key issues I had to...

DOHA.FACT BOX - Climate negotiating positions of big greehouse emitter.

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Glacier Melt » Click here for more sl More than 190 countries are meeting in Doha, Qatar, from November 26 to December 7 to make progress on a new deal to fight climate change, due to be agreed by 2015 and come into force in 2020. The current emissions-cutting pact, the Kyoto Protocol, commits most developed states to binding targets for cutting emissions but expires at the end of this year. It may be extended for a period of five or eight years, but several industrialised countries have already said they will not sign up to further emission cuts. Following are the negotiating positions of the some of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters ahead of the U.N. meeting: CHINA (26.2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in 2010) * Has made a voluntary pledge to reduce its "carbon intensity" - carbon dioxide emissions per unit of economic growth - by 40-45 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Has also announced pilot emissio...

Use of Water Hyacinth As Fertilizer.

U Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant favored by gardeners all over the globe. The purple blooms and robust growth have made it so popular, in fact, that infestations in the wild are occurring in locations previously unaffected by the plant. In dealing with the problem, societies are searching for possible uses of the plant to help facilitate its removal from natural environments; fertilizer is one of these uses, and making fertilizer from water hyacinth is proving both effective and easy for many people. Does this Spark an idea? Print this article The Problem with Water Hyacinth According to the PACE Project (Pan African Conservation Education), water hyacinth is native to South America, where it grows in some abundance. Though thriving in its native homeland, the water hyacinth is also kept in check by natural pests---primarily weevils---which inhibit the plant from excessive growth. Due to the beauty and charm of this aquatic plant, however, many gardening...

KENYA !! LEST WE FORGET HOW IT BEGAN.

2007–2008 Kenya crisis  December 27, 2007 – February 28, 2008 LocationKenya ResultCreation of coalition government[1] Casualties and losses 800–1,500 killed[2][3][4]180,000[5]-250,000 displaced[6] The  2007–2008 Kenyan crisis  refers to a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's opponent, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, allegedelectoral manipulation. This was widely confirmed by international observers,perpetrated by both parties in the election. In part due to the ethnic and geographic diversity of the ODM coalition, no one narrative can explain the reaction of opposition supporters to the announcement of Kibaki's swearing-in. In addition to staging several nonviolent protests, opposition supporters went on a violent rampage ...