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The rise of the’ International Development Industry’

The Good Fortune by: Landon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine

Africa cries! over impact of climate change

By: KLN Environment

Africa is the least contributor of carbon dioxide emission in the world, but suffers the worst consequences brought by the effects of climate change.

Cries of a poet, Must we commit suicide

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By:MV. Otieno
                                  
Go there in the east you will find them,With broken hearts and crying souls.Holding everything and nothing but garbage holes,Knowing nothing about mansions, shoes and dolls.The widows and widowers’ children dying in silenceI went there in the east and saw them.

Dear Editor,

The reason Kenyans have so doggedley pushed for a new constitution is to increase accountability in government and particularly in the Presidency. All other aspects of constitutional reform are secondary to this agenda. The draft of the PSC increases accountability in government. The President can be impeached, does not control Parliament's calender, cannot appoint dubious friends into public service including parastatals (the Public Service Commission has been politically shielded), cannot give out land for political or personal reasons and will not have judges beholden to him. The new look President will be a very different one from the one we know today. Today the Presidency is the center around which all public matters gravitate - a King for all intents and purposes.

It is true that devolution in the PSC draft is only about resources. Ordinary Kenyans were interested in devolution precisely for this reason - to improve social and economic services where they live. Political devolution, where regional tribal chiefs wrestle with powers at the center, is a historical preoccupation of the political elite. However, Counties should be given real resources to work with including CDF and other devolved funds. Giving the Counties control of only limited equilisation funds is tokenistic.

The political crisis the country is in was created by the political class. It is a very good thing that they are now part of the solution.

Wamuyu Gatheru
Nairobi

The quest for a local tribunal runied by executives's hocus pocus

By: KLN and Agencies
                                      
What is this much hyped Ministers` and Assistant Ministers` Grand Retreat? Could it be that it is the Grand Coalition`s way of retreating from tackling the sizzling Imanyara Bill? Honorable Imanyara believes it is sabotage. So do I.

When Clichés define an Individual

By Djenabou Mare

Well, yes - the news about Michael Jackson was quite a shock and for a few hours I was devastated. But I have since had time to put things into perspective. It is selfish of us humans to want those we love even from afar, to live on forever while they suffer.