Kenya Constitution Referendum vote complete – Results begin to trickle in – WATCH LIVE

The votes for the Kenyan constitution referendum are in, the polls have closed and counting has begun.
Nation newspapers has a ticker on their website showing data fed in from IIEC. As of 12:59PM CST, approximately 3 million votes have been counted and the tally is as follows;
YES vote – 1,876,469  NO vote – 1,060,996
If you [...]

All eyes on US-Somali community as world awaits identity of suicide bombers

Yesterday’s bombings in Kampala at a restaurant and a rugby club have renewed focus on the Somali community here in the US where several young men have disappeared in the last couple of years.
A lot of these young men were recruited in the US to join the militia group, al shabab, which is suspected to [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Bomb explodes in Uganda during world cup; 20 feared dead; al shabab suspected

6:16PM CST
Two bombs went off in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda late Sunday as people sat down to watch the world cup final match between Spain and the Netherlands.
According to the Inspector General of the Ugandan Police force Major-General Kale Kaihura, one bomb went off at an Ethiopian restaurant and the other at the [...]

Spain wins the 2010 World Cup; South Africa scores majorly for Africa

Spain has made history by winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time; the only team to win both the European championships and the world cup simultaneously.
Kudos to Spain for a wonderful game and kudos to South Africa for making Africa proud for a job well-done. Naysayers talked and doubted, are still talking and [...]

WORLD CUP FINAL 2010 LIVE

If  you are still looking for a source to watch it online, try any of the following:
Dallas TX / US – http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/partidos-en-vivo
Brazil – globoesporte.globo.com
Canada (several streaming options but you must be in Canada)- http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/
Russia/Europe  – atdhe.net or livetv.ru
USA Mobile – http://proxy.espn.go.com/mobile/products/product?id=3242441
Australia Mobile – http://www.optus.com.au/
Internet TV Platform – http://www.tvunetworks.com/
BBC Sport  – http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/
UK  – iTV – http://www.itv.com/sport/football/fifaworldcup/live/

Virtually forgotten and unknown in Kenya, artist’s legacy is a treasure in the UK

OPEN PLEA TO THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT:
Please help Save The Khadambi Asalache House in London
Khadambi Asalache was a Kenyan-born poet, artist, architect and writer who settled in London after his studies that took him to North Africa and all over Europe in the 60s and early 70s.
He died four years ago and left behind a [...]

Speculations begin to swirl as Kenya’s Prime Minister recovers from surgery

Kenya’s Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, was rushed to Nairobi hospital yesterday “for a minor procedure” to relieve pressure outside his brain.
Unconfirmed sources say that the procedure performed on the Prime Minister was done to relieve a sub-dural haematoma (sometimes referred to as a subdural hemorrhage) beneath the skull on the meningeal layer of the brain. [...]

Are you a Marketing whiz looking for a job? Steers Restaurant wants to talk to you

Twelve contestants, all graduating university students or recent graduates from Kenya, will be chosen by Steers based on their
background and quality of application.
The contest will be held at Tribe Hotel, which was recently
ranked one of the world’s top 100 hottest hotels by Conde Nast. Contestants will be judged based on their ability to solve real [...]

The Somali Takeover

NAIROBI, Kenya
The terrors of the East African seas have moved onto dry land with a variety of investments meant to move their ill-gotten gains into more legitimate areas. The Somali pirates’ most popular pursuit? Kenyan real estate.
War-torn Somalia, which has essentially been without a cohesive government for over fifteen years, offers the pirates few [...]

History as Kenya’s National Football team ‘Harambee Stars’ to play competitively in the US for the first time

Michigan, USA
The Kenyan national team, Harambee Stars  has been invited to the inaugural Green Soccer Bowl tournament that will take place at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, between May 20 and 23, 2010.
Kenya will face teams from Ghana, Nigeria, Puerto Rico and Malaysia. Both Ghana and Nigeria have qualified for the FIFA 2010 [...]

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