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In the News (Tue 17 Nov 09)

  
 Wild Writing Women - Salons
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 Office of the Vice-President of Kenya
Vice President Moody Awori has sent a congratulatory message to President Mwai Kibaki on the occasion of this year’s Kenyatta Day to be celebrated tomorrow, October 20, 2005.
Vice President Moody Awori is received by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Vice President, Eng.
The Banana team led by Vice President Moody Awori, two Cabinet Ministers, two Assistant Ministers and four Members of Parliament addressed the crowd.
209.61.245.136 /aw/publish/index.shtml   (378 words)

  
 George Saitoti - Mathematician of the African Diaspora
Vice President of the Repubic of Kenya and Minister of Planning and National Development
Kenya's Minister for Finance from 1983 to 1988 also without being the Vice President.
Kenya's Vice President from April 1999 to present.
www.math.buffalo.edu /mad/PEEPS/saitoti_george.html   (122 words)

  
 ENB @ UNEP MOP-15, Nairobi, Kenya, 10-14 November 2003
Moody Awori, Vice-President of Kenya, urged Parties to take note of experiences and lessons learned by developing countries in the ODS phase-out process.
Shafqat Kakakhel, Deputy Executive Director of UNEP (center) with Newton Kulundu (Kenya's Minister of Environment (at left) and Moody Awori, Vice President of Kenya (right).
Rukman Senanayake, MOP-14 President (Sri Lanka), announced that China, Fiji, Jamaica, and Senegal were winners of the 2003 Outstanding National Units Ozone Award in appreciation of their work in implementing the Montreal Protocol and protecting the ozone layer.
www.iisd.ca /ozone/mop15/thu13.html   (441 words)

  
 The EastAfrican
THIS IS the Democratic Party of Kenya's proposed line-up for a government of national unity: Mwai Kibaki, president; Simeon Nyachae, prime minister; Michael Kijana Wamalwa, first vice-president; Charity Ngilu, second vice-president.
While Kenya's current constitution does not expressly bar the formation of a coalition government, it has no provisions for two vice- presidents and that of prime minister.
According to a senior DP official, this is the proposal the party intends to present to the three presidential hopefuls it is wooing to join the party ahead of the December 2002 polls.
www.nationaudio.com /News/EastAfrican/11062001/Regional/Regional21.html   (781 words)

  
 Daily Nation on the Web
NAK was an alliance of President Mwai Kibaki's Democratic Party, Vice-President Michael Wamalwa's Ford Kenya and Health minister Charity Ngilu's National Party of Kenya plus another 11 minor parties and pressure groups which came together in the General Election.
NAK was already a registered party and had endorsed Mr Kibaki as its presidential candidate, when influential figures decamping from Kanu after the Uhuru Kenyatta nomination came on board under the aegis of the LDP - Rainbow.
The Ford Kenya (read western Kenya) element of NAK is also deeply resentful about the makeup of Government, particularly the domination by what is now commonly referred to as the Mount Kenya Mafia.
www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/14032003/News/Spotlight1.html   (824 words)

  
 Kenya Somali Community of North America
President, has accorded you a great opportunity to lay the foundation for a new Kenya free of corruption, of discrimination and of injustice and based on the principles of democracy and respect of human rights and dignity.
The Prayers of the Kenya people were answered, and with your election as president, Kenya is saved from disintegration and decadence.
To the credit of former President Moi's government, one of the positive steps it took was the appointment of a Kenyan-Somali Provincial Commissioner.
www.kenyasomalis.org /open_letter.htm   (1302 words)

  
 New President of Kenya
President Moi had only minutes earlier hailed his former vice-president and finance minister as a man of "integrity." Still clutching his chieftain's white baton, he praised Kibaki's courage in campaigning after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash.
We have assured President Kibaki of continued United States friendship and support for Kenya.
For President Kibaki, who was wheeled up a specially constructed cement ramp and sat with one leg in plaster, there were deafening choruses of "Rainbow, Rainbow," a tribute to the coalition that had brought the veteran opposition challenger his victory.
www.donsmcclureconsultants.com /concept_175.htm   (724 words)

  
 BBC NEWS World Africa Profile: Kenya's new leader
He was finance minister throughout the 1970s and vice president for much of the 1980s, serving ably under the country's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, and then his successor President Moi.
Born in 1931 on the slopes of Mount Kenya, he is from Kenya's largest tribe, the Kikuyu.
The man set to be Kenya's third president, Mwai Kibaki, is no stranger to government having served under outgoing leader Daniel arap Moi.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2612893.stm   (565 words)

  
 Mombasa History - Kenya's Coastal City
President Kenyatta died in the August of 1978, and was succeeded by his vice president Daniel Arap Moi who ruled as president until 2002.
The first president of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta, who was an instrumental figure in the fight to gain independence from the British.
His appointment as president led to the creation of a political party known as KANU (Kenya Africa National Union).
www.mombasainfo.com /History/History.htm   (569 words)

  
 LAWS OF KENYA
The Vice-President, a Minister or an Assistant Minister shall not absent himself from Kenya except with the consent of the President.
A person elected as President in accordance with this Constitution shall assume office as President as soon as he is declared to be elected.
There shall be a President of Kenya, who shall be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Republic.
www.uni-bayreuth.de /departments/afrikarecht/kenyaco.html   (569 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Africa Kenya buries vice-president
In a tribute to him at the service, President Mwai Kibaki said the vice-president had "dedicated his life to the building of a prosperous and democratic Kenya".
Kenya has held a state funeral for Vice-President Michael Kijana Wamalwa, who played a key role in securing victory for the opposition National Rainbow Coalition in December.
Kenya's Minister of Roads and Public Works, Raila Odinga, is seen as a leading contender to succeed Wamalwa.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3086338.stm   (303 words)

  
 Kenyan elite manoeuvre as war looms in Middle East
Kibaki, 71,was a leading KANU government functionary serving as finance minister from 1969 to 1982 and vice president of the party from 1978 to 1988.
Energy Minister Raila Odinga and former vice president George Saitoti have, together with a number of government ministers, formed a faction within KANU named the Rainbow Alliance and have begun discussions with opposition parties.
None of the individuals or parties that are to stand in the December elections speak in the name of the vast majority of the population of Kenya.
www.wsws.org /articles/2002/nov2002/keny-n05_prn.shtml   (1373 words)

  
 Untitled Document
According to the constitution of Kenya, if the President dies the Vice President automatically becomes the President and elections would be held after nineteen days elect a new democratic president
Kenya's miltary comprises of the following units all under the control of the governments: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police.
Nontheless the government of Kenya is in control of its territories and people and maintain favorable relations with the rest of the international world.
www.mtholyoke.edu /~crjohnso/gOVERNMENT.htm   (1373 words)

  
 Minorities At Risk (MAR)
The Luo were also politically advantaged for the first years of independence as a group member, Oginga Odinga, who was a KANU leader, held the office of the vice-president.
He remained in Britain until 1947 when he returned and became president of the Kenyan African Union (KAU), the country's first nationalist movement which was formed in 1944.
For most of the 1950s, Kenya was under a state of emergency due to the Mau Mau rebellion which was a Kikuyu attempt to overthrow British rule.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/kenluo.htm   (1602 words)

  
 Dawn of a new era
As NARC continues to grapple with these teething problems, the party's detractors doubt the ability of the president and his vice to perform, given their health conditions.
Mudavadi earned himself the dubious distinction of being the Vice-president to have served the shortest term (two months) and the first one to lose a parliamentary seat.
NARC, a conglomeration of 15 political parties that came together to dislodge KANU from power was bound to have such problems as it comprises groups with diverse interests.
www.newsfromafrica.org /newsfromafrica/articles/art_516.html   (1602 words)

  
 Wamalwa, Michael Kijana - Former Vice-President of Kenya
Vice President - Government of Kenya (03 Jan 2003 - Aug 2003)
Wamalwa, Michael Kijana - Former Vice-President of Kenya
Leader of the Opposition - Parliament of Kenya (1994 - 1997)
people.africadatabase.org /en/person/6258.html   (227 words)

  
 Transactions: 47th Executive Committee Meeting (2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Nyambok (Kenya), Vice President to 2002 and a Professor of the University in Nairobi, said he had many interests, but was especially concerned with the rift system in Kenya.
The Vice Presidents reported on arrangement of symposia during the IGC, on contact with the National Committees and on the securing of funds for local IGCP committees.
Gaál added that it would be important for the Vice Presidents and Councillors to be invited and to attend Bureau meetings.
www.iugs.org /iugs/transact/ec00_47rio_min.htm   (227 words)

  
 FACT SHEET: Republic of Kenya at a Glance
He served until his death in 1978 when Vice President Daniel arap Moi became interim President.
On October 14, 1978, Moi became President formally after he was elected head of Kenya African National Union and designated its sole nominee.
Kenya is the heart of African safari country, boasting the most diverse collection of wild animals on the continent.
deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/kenya/index.shtml   (227 words)

  
 About Kenya
The first independent President of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta, who ruled from 1964 to his death in 1978.
Kenya's climate is highly variable over its territory, from a lush tropical environment in the south near the coast, to arid regions in the north and west, to the glacier-capped peaks of Mount Kenya.
Kenya was declared a colony of Britain in 1920.
www.mnh.si.edu /anthro/humanorigins/aop/olorg1999/kenya/home.htm   (354 words)

  
 POLITICS: All Flags at Half-Mast, as Kenya Mourns Vice-President
Wamalwa, who was Kenya's eighth vice president, was good at cooling tempers within feuding factions that make up President Mwai Kibaki's government.
The ever-smiling and composed Wamalwa was among those Kenyans who fought for the introduction of multi-democracy in Kenya in the early 1990s.
His death came barely one week after the burial of Minister in the Office of the President Geoffrey Parpai, who died two weeks ago.
www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=19827   (701 words)

  
 Kenya Politics
Key Personality: Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s former Vice-President under President Jomo Kenyatta and President Moi.
"The Democratic Party of Kenya is a national political party with members drawn from all the eight provinces of Kenya and is founded on the democratic principles of unity, justice, freedom, and equality" source: DP Kenya.
Politically, most experienced of all the 5 Presidential candidates.
www.kenyaelections.com /kenyapolitics.html   (225 words)

  
 Kenya News
Shock and tears greeted news of the death of New Sudan's Vice President John Garang, with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni calling for an investigation to rule out terrorism or sabotage.
Former President Bill Clinton launched a program Saturday that will nearly double the number of children receiving treatment for HIV infection in Kenya by the end of the year.
Kenya and China have launched a new initiative to fight the increasing cases of counterfeit imports.
www.topix.net /world/kenya   (225 words)

  
 The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission
The new constitution should provide that a person elected as President, appointed as Vice-President or Minister, or appointed to any Constitutional Office shall pledge loyalty to the Constitution and Republic of Kenya, and affirm a commitment to serve the people of Kenya transparently, faithfully and without fear or favour.
Kenya has been lucky in this respect because no incumbent president has been forced to vacate office by the peoples verdict.
The union is therefore, one of the very few organisations in Kenya that reaches and affects essentially all the households in Kenya, through teachers, pupils and parents.
www.kenyaconstitution.org /docs/11d140.htm   (4590 words)

  
 Kenya Politics
Key Personality: Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s former Vice-President under President Jomo Kenyatta and President Moi.
"The Democratic Party of Kenya is a national political party with members drawn from all the eight provinces of Kenya and is founded on the democratic principles of unity, justice, freedom, and equality" source: DP Kenya.
The Democratic Party of Kenya must be commended for embracing new media.
www.kenyaelections.com /kenyapolitics.html   (4590 words)

  
 Kenya Politics
Key Personality: Mwai Kibaki, Kenya’s former Vice-President under President Jomo Kenyatta and President Moi.
"The Democratic Party of Kenya is a national political party with members drawn from all the eight provinces of Kenya and is founded on the democratic principles of unity, justice, freedom, and equality" source: DP Kenya.
The Kenya Elections 2002 will be one of KANU’s biggest challenge.
www.kenyaelections.com /kenyapolitics.html   (4590 words)

  
 lawafrica.com - Pioneering Legal Research In Africa
Absence of Vice-President, Ministers and Assistant Ministers from Kenya.
Protection of President in respect of legal proceedings during office.
Exercise of President’s functions during absence, illness, etc.
www.lawafrica.com /constitution/index.asp   (297 words)

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