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Projects - BOP Protocol in Kenya

Pyrethrum

Plan to Double Pyrethrum Crop - the Nation - March 8, 2005

The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK) intends to double the acreage under the crop.

Board member Samuel Kihiu yesterday told the Nation that about 10,950 hectares were currently under the crop.

The board wanted to increase this to up to 20,000 ha by the middle of next year to maintain the national position as the world's leading pyrethrum producer.

Aid

A Million in Famine Danger - the Nation - March 18, 2005

Up to a million Nyanza people risk starvation following a massive crop failure last season. The province has a deficit of two million bags.

Crime

New Crime Wave Hits Rural Areas - the Nation - March 13, 2005

For a long time armed robbery in the country has been associated with the big towns. The trend is now changing and rural areas are currently the worst hit by this form of crime which was rare before:

Bless those Morons! - the Nation - March 4, 2005

[Nakuru, Kenya]

DENIS GATHANJU talked to a group of swindlers who revealed how easy it is to take advantage of the naivety and blind trust of their victims. These tricksters are laughing, literally, all the way to the bank.

Politics

Kibaki's Chance to Make History - the Nation - March 18, 2005

Nelson Mandela is either a truly brilliant man or he has a very good speech writer. He has this way of saying just the right things at the right time. That's why his name has become synonymous with touching quotes. I came across some the other day and thought it a good time to share them with you.

Speaking in London as he launched the Make Poverty History campaign last month, he had this to say: "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice."

Popularise New Trading Laws - the Nation - March 18, 2005

Nairobi

Investors and donors have always complained of the hostile investment climate in Kenya. Unlike many countries in the region, getting trading licences has been an investor's nightmare. The general practice has always been that one has to wait for about six months to set up business, during which time he had to apply for up to 18 different licences.