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January 2003 We would like to wish you all a Prosperous New Year and thank you for your support! The Kenya Elections ______________________________________________________________ Kenya Elections 27th December 2002 Mwai Kibaki and the National Rainbow Coalition won a landslide victory which swept KANU, the party which held power in Kenya since independence from government. The elections were unique in Africa as people around the world saw a peaceful transition of power, with Kenya’s former President Daniel Arap Moi standing down as required by Kenya’s Constitution. To read more visit our sister website www.kenyaelections.com. Further information can be sourced through international media outlets. Andrew Harding BBC East African correspondent covered the elections with his colleagues. This information can be found on the BBC website. A selection of topics monitored by Andrew Harding can be found under the Past Events and NEWS section — UK Media on this website. Key UK newspapers covered the Kenya Elections. Information can be found in hard copy and electronic versions. Contact us for further information. Top Defeat the Terrorists - Visit Kenya! Kikambala and Mombasa Airport Terrorist Attacks In December 2002 we sent our deepest condolences and prayers to the families of those who lost their lives during the attack at Paradise Hotel, Kikambala. We continue to pray for the speedy recovery for all those injured and traumatised by this event. For the people of Kenya, be strong. The taking of innocent life has achieved nothing, will only strengthen the resolve of those fighting for justice and peace in this world. If you would like to be of assistance contact: William Ang’awa and he will point to the right directions. You can find more background information on the BBC website. Still alive and kicking — visit www.dianibeach,com — useful site about and information for visitors to the Kenyan coast. Potential visitors to Kenya should read the travel advice we have on this website. Syria refuses to join resolution condemning Mombasa terrorist attacks Kenyans and friends around the world were appalled by the stance taken by Syria’s UN Security Council representative. Syria refused to condemn the attacks of even though the majority of casualties were Kenyans because the wordings made Israel appear as a victim. ______________________________________________________________ The Kenya Society The Kenya Society based in London, England is keen to meet students, professionals, ex-Kenya expatriates and volunteers to the United Kingdom. If you are interested in Kenya and the United Kingdom please take the opportunity of joining the Kenya Society. The Kenya Society has an interesting programme for you. Contact: Victoria
Chambers, 16-18 Strutton Ground, London, England, United Kingdom, SW1P
2HP Tel: 44 (020) 7222 5479, Fax: 44 (020) 7222 5480 Dairy of Events Past events 12th December 2002 The Kenyan High Commissioner held a reception to celebrate the Kenyan National day at the Exhibition Hall, Commonwealth Institute in Kensington London. This was to celebrate Kenya’s 39th year of independence. Kenya Society Annual Lunch - Monday 4th November 2002 HE Mrs Nancy Kirui, the High Commissioner of Kenya gave an excellent talk on "Elections in Kenya — Progress and Procedures." The High Commissioner outlined the procedures concerning the electoral process in Kenya. The turn out and feedback was very good. The High Commissioner should be congratulated for this. She is a true servant of Kenya. Victoria Chambers,
16-18 Strutton Ground, London, England, United Kingdom, SW1P 2HP Top Kenya Golf Safaris Notice for tour operators WHOLESALE NET PRICELIST 2003 – KENYA GOLF SAFARIS EDITION 1 are now available from Toby Cohen. The list VALID FROM 15TH DECEMBER 2002 TO 15TH DECEMBER 2003. For further information contact Tob Cohen - Tob Cohen, Tobs Golf Safaris, PO Box 20146, 0200 City Square, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: Kenya 254
2 2710 825, Kenya 254 2 2710 826 Fax: Kenya 254 2 2722 015
(Please note change of phone numbers). ______________________________________________________________ Tour Kenya and Tanzania with Trans Kenya Safaris & Travel Limited Steven Kabinu, Managing Director of Trans Kenya Safaris & Travel Limited based in Nairobi, Kenya is currently organising tours to Kenya and Tanzania. If you are organising a tour or would like further information contact: Steven Kabinu, Managing Director Trans Kenya Safaris & Travel Ltd, PO Box 54927, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Official website: www.transkenyasafaris.co.ke E-mail: transkenya@wananchi.com ______________________________________________________________ Caine Prize Winner Announced The third Caine Prize for African Writing has been won by Binyavanga Wainaina, from Kenya, for 'Discovering Home', from G21Net (2001). The result was announced by Chair of the judges, Dr Ahdaf Soueif, the Egyptian born author of 'In the Eye of the Sun' and 'The Map of Love', which was short listed for the 1999 Booker Prize, at a dinner held on 15th July 2002 in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. ______________________________________________________________ World Summit for Sustainable Development – August 26th – 4th September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa. www.johannesburgsummit.org Just in case you missed it! The United Nations held the World Summit on Sustainable Development to evaluate global progress on Agenda 21 in order to determine strategies for sustainable development over the next decade. Contact@ DSD – UN DESA, 2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2220, New York, New York 10017 USA Email: dsd@un.org BBC News Bank August 2002 Bank Holiday Weekend (Prime time) - Andrew Harding BBC East African correspondent’s report on the key issues being discussed at the World Summit using Kenya’s Lake Baringo has an example. Key issues 1 Water 2 Agricultural reforms and feeding the growing population 3 Biodiversity. Lake Baringo is drying up due to Kenya’s forest being wiped out and uncontrolled agricultural destroying the water catchment area. Report featured Saidi fisherman on the lake and Philip Kosoyian of the Lake Baringo Conservation group. Lake Baringo is one of Kenya’s most important tourist attraction. It has been featured on BBC’s Vets in Practice. ______________________________________________________________ VSO
Opportunities Mr. Ben Ngutu Kenya
volunteers’ information: Background information: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ITDG
______________________________________________________________ Past Events Kenya in the News and Past Events (Summary of articles) UK
Media and News ______________________________________________________________ UK Media and News Andrew Harding - BBC Correspondent Kenya, East Africa (It is not our intention to feature or bring to your attention all of Andrew Harding’s reports). If you are interested in these contact us and we will pass the message on. Andrew Harding BBC Radio 4 — Cub scouts, vigilantes and flying toilets. Andrew Harding’s journey into the Kibera slum in Nairobi, meeting muggers, vigilantes and children trying to survive the maze of mud and poverty. Transmission 7.45pm (BST) — Saturday, 5th October 2002 and Sunday 6th October 5:40 pm (BST) BBC TV News Bank August 2002 Bank Holiday Weekend (Prime time) - Andrew Harding BBC East African correspondent report on the key issues being discussed at the World Summit using Kenya’s Lake Baringo has an example. Key issues 1 Water 2 Agricultural reforms and feeding the growing population 3 Biodiversity — protecting wildlife. Lake Baringo is drying up due to Kenya’s forest being wiped out and uncontrolled agricultural destroying the lake’s water catchment area. Report featured Saidi fisherman on the lake and Philip Kosoyian of the Lake Baringo Conservation group. Lake Baringo is one of Kenya’s most important tourist attraction. It has been featured on BBC’s Vets in Practice. William Ang’awa note: This 2min 10 sec report is an excellent education resource for class room and global development group discussions. Background information to the above story. World Summit for Sustainable Development – August 26th – 4th September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa. www.johannesburgsummit.org The United Nations held the World Summit on Sustainable Development to evaluate global progress on Agenda 21 in order to determine strategies for sustainable development over the next decade. Contact@ DSD – UN DESA, 2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2220, New York, New York 10017 USA Email: dsd@un.org Andrew Harding
— BBC Radio 4 Today programme (July 2002). The output covered
the development of a new "soap" to be transmitted on Kenya Radio and funded
by the British Government. Andrew Harding BBC Radio 4 Today programme (Friday 10th May 2002) reviewed the Nation and the Standard on the BBC. Special focus on Kenya's recent floods and the depletion of Kenya's Forests. There is no transcript for this programme. ______________________________________________________________ UK Media Travel BBC TV — Holiday programme "Holiday Guides to Family Favourites." 18th August 2002 (Prime Time Sunday evening). Kenya highlighted as a family favourite for holidays. Young Scott Chisholm not even in his teens displayed remarkable journalistic skills talking about his Kenya holiday experience. His conclusion? "Even better than I thought…. I liked all of it!" Scott and his grandparents enjoyed their stay at Voyager beach resort near Mombasa. There were a lot of activities for children run by the Voyagers Adventurers club. The family booked an additional two day safari to Tsavo and stayed at the Ziwani Tented Camp. On safari they saw lots of animals including the "moving termite hills" that is elephants! The family booked their holiday with Tropical Places UK telephone number 0800 316 5125 website: www.tropicalplaces.co.uk The Observer — Escape Magazine, Sunday 14th April 2002 Main feature —
The roar of the jungle: Where to go for the best family safari —
Kenya or Florida? Disney’s animal Kingdom in Florida is so lifelike
you wonder if you need bother any more with the real African experience.
To see whether safari for kids is better Florida — or Kenya —style,
the Observer sent Bill Bradshaw and family to put each to the test. Kit
(11 years) and his sister Holly (ten years) rated both destinations following
five categories. William Ang’awa note: You have to read a back copy
of the article to find out their scores. Useful source and contact point
for back issues: Remember When, The Newspaper Archive, Headline House,
445 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EU. Radio CHOICE 107.1 FM Radio 22nd July 2002 - KEDECO Foundation on ‘Essential Africa’ C KEDECO Foundation’s Executive Chairman, Duncan Onyango talked about the disastrous effects of poverty in Kenya. The radio program ‘Essential Africa’ explores issues that affect ordinary Africans though a combination of provocative discussion and great African music. For further information contact: info@kedeco.org Choice FM www.choicefm.net KEDECO Foundation — www.kedeco.org ______________________________________________________________ Maasai and Samburu people win £4.5 million payout – 19th July 2002 The British ministry of defence has struck a deal with the lawyers (Leigh, Day and Co) representing 228 Maasai and Samburu people bereaved or maimed by British arms explosives. Covered on all major media networks. ______________________________________________________________ Kenya
High Commission, London Kenya’s High Commissioner, Her Excellency Mrs Nancy Kirui, and His Excellency Mr Peter Simmons, High Commissioner for Barbados led the invocation, words based on Veni Creator Spiritus — John Cosin 1594 -1672. The service was shown live on BBC. High Commissioner’s talk and visit to Edingburgh, Scotland 28th November 2001 H.E. Nancy Kirui (Kenya High Commissioner) gave a very successful talk in Edinburgh, on the 28th November. Subject: "KENYA: FACING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD" The talk was held at University of Edinburgh, Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower, Edinburgh,Scotland. www.ed.ac.uk/centas - Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She had the opportunity to meet and talk to friends of Kenya and students. ______________________________________________________________ Kenya
Society Meetings The annual summer party hosted by Her Excellency Mrs Nancy Kirui, Kenya High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, in conjunction with the Kenya Society was a great success. Despite the London Transport Tube strike, the turnout was good. The occasion was blessed with the presence of His Worshipful the Mayor of Kisumu, Shakeel Shabbir. The Kisumu Mayor presented the Kenya Society with the Key to the City of Kisumu. The Key was received on behalf of the Society by Sir John Edwards, Chairperson Kenya Society. The winner and the short-listed authors of the recent Michael Caine Literature Award for African Writing 2002 were introduced to the crowd. This year’s winner was a Kenyan Binyavanga Wainaina. Mr Wainaina, appealed for more support for African writers. The other short listed writers who attended the summer party were Amanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria), Florent Couao-Zotti (Benin), and Rory Kilalea (Zimbabwe). The Caine Prize, awarded annually for African creative writing, is named after the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc and Chairman of the Booker Prize management committee for nearly 25 years. Kenya Society Meetings 1ST October 2002 —"Colony To Nation: British Administrators in Kenya 1940-1963." Sir John R Johnson, KCMG former British High Commissioner to Kenya gave a talk about his new book entitled: Colony To Nation: British Administrators in Kenya 1940-1963. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the talk. The event was hosted by the Kenya Society and the Kenya High Commission London. 4th December 2001 - The Kenya Society London were host to the talk by David Brown, MD Flower Plus Ltd, title "Fresh Cuts Flowers." The venue was the Kenya High Commission 45 Portland Place, London, England WIN 4AS. 5th November 2001 — The Kenya Society Annual Lunch took place at the Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, London SW1. 23rd October 2001 — The Kenya Society were host to the talk by Mr Clifford Dann BSc DSc (Hon) FRICS. Mr Dann a trustee of the Langalanga Scholarship Fund and Harambee Schools Kenya is also involved in the UNCHS Habitat programme in Kenya. His talk focused on his involvement with the Habitat project and a UK initiative to provide housing for the resettlement of slum-dwellers in Kenya. The venue was the Kenya High Commission 45 Portland Place, London, England WIN 4AS. ______________________________________________________________ Royal
Golden Jubilee 2002 All the Queen’s Horses — Royal Windsor Horse Show 15th -19th May 2002 The Kenya Mounted Police proudly flew the Kenyan flag during the Royal Windsor Horse Show and All the Queen’s Horses extravaganza. The event was attended by over 100,000 people and shown on BBC. Copies of the CD, DVD and video are available. St Paul’s Cathedral, London - Thanksgiving service 4th June 2002 Kenya’s High Commissioner, Her Excellency Mrs Nancy Kirui, and His Excellency Mr Peter Simmons, High Commissioner for Barbados led the invocation, words based on Veni Creator Spiritus — John Cosin 1594 -1672. The service was shown live on BBC. The official website:
www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk The British Royalty
and Kenya "For the first time
in the history of the world, a young girl climbed into the treetops one
day a princess and she climbed down from the tree the next day a Queen
- God Bless her" the words of Jim Corbett and quoted on the Kenya fifty
shilling stamps printed for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The Treetops
Kenya received high profile press coverage in the UK on the 50th anniversary
of the death of His Majesty King George the 6TH the father to the present
British Queen, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. February 6th 1952 was the date
when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd received news that her father
passed away in his sleep whilst she was on holiday in Kenya. Media organisations
and historical societies are looking for people who remember the Queen's
visit to Kenya including her subsequent visits in 1983. If you have any
interesting memories, reflections or have any views on the British Royal
family please contact william.angawa@kenya.org.uk
Useful notes: The original Tree house visited by the Queen was burnt down by the Mau Mau, and was replaced by the 5 star Tree Tops Hotel. There are a number of people who assisted the Queen's visit still living in the area and in Nyeri. For useful archive
material (including photos) concerning the Queen's visit to Kenya: Visits to Kenya July 2002 — The Earl
and Countess of Wessex ______________________________________________________________ Commonwealth Games 2002 25th July - 4th
August 2002 Manchester, England Please note contact information for the Manchester Games are now obsolete. You can still buy the Official Games publications from the Commonwealth Games website. One of the best sources for background information is Atheletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly (Reviews the sports –reveals the Athlete) – Available from - Descartes Publishing Limited, 83 Park Road, Petersborough PE1 2TN. Tel: United Kingdom +44 (0) 1733 898440 Fax: United Kingdom +44 (0) 1733 898 441.
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