Kenyan refugees in Uganda fear returning back home
May 12, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in AFRICA
Even though a coalition government has been formed back home and refugees in camps all over Kenya are returning home, Joseph Maina along with 12,000 other refugees are wary. In fact, approximately 2,000 Kenyans have moved further inland into Uganda and settled in permanent camps.BBC Story
Medical: Low cost meningitis vaccine developed
March 7, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in SOCIETY & CULTURE
source: IRIN AfricaOUAGADOUGOU, 4 March 2008 (IRIN) – A new low-cost and highly effective meningitis vaccine will be introduced in 2009 as trials in West Africa proved successful, the head of the project said in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou.
Small Humanitarian organisations with missions and projects in Kenya
January 14, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
UPDATE: OCTOBER 6, 2008 – I put this list together back in January when our country was in a crisis. From the stats I see that it is still very useful to many readers. Please let me know if a link no longer works or is invalid. If you need to more information or need [...]
You can help Western Kenya directly right now
January 6, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
Blogger Kenyan Patriot is reporting that those who want to help the western part of the country can do so right now. Please read the details here.He says that this is an organization started by someone he knows personally and is able to verify that the funds are reaching western kenya and doing some good [...]