An Anti-Corruption Police Unit team has left for Washington to further investigate the Kenya Urban Transport Infrastructure Project. The head of the unit, Mr Swaleh Slim, said the team will again question Mr Gautam Sengupta, a former senior World Bank official who was the task manager for Kutip.

Two years after the onset of a devastating drought, Kenya is moving out of emergency and into a recovery phase, though there are still pockets that continue to feel the stresses of drought, especially in pastoralist areas, according to the latest UN donor alert for the country.

Kenyan Women want changes to the Kadhi's Act in the Constitution so that it can cater for women more effectively. The women said most rulings by Kenyan Kadhis are outdated and do not conform to the changing times.

A senior Kenyan cabinet minister has asked the Ogiek and Maasai tribes who were being evicted from Enoosopukia in the Narok District in southwestern Kenya to defy the order.

Parliament is again set to debate the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, which contains contentious sections regarded as being anti-media.

Special courts will soon be set up to deal with corruption cases. Mr Justice Bernard Chunga, the Chief Justice, said he would inaugurate the courts within a week, adding that they would be headed by two senior magistrates based at the Nairobi law courts.

Community representatives have welcomed reports that the UK government could be willing to compensate the families of some
220 Maasai and Samburu killed or maimed on Kenyan firing ranges used by the
British army.

Prof. Yash Pal Ghai is the Chairman of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC). This short interview was carried out during a one-day conference on “Constitutional Reform To Fight Corruption”. The conference, hosted by TI Kenya, involved Prof. Ghai, his commissioners, MPs, other civic and governmental bodies and concluded by making recommendations to the CKRC.

The National Alliance for Change have spelt out its vision for Kenya in a 20-page document. The creation of three million new jobs, economic growth, zero tolerance of corruption, tax cuts, an independent Judiciary, new homes and better health care were high on their list of pledges.

The Kenyan government has been urged to address the legal implications of the policy on the recently introduced Aids education in schools. The issue of discrimination and stigmatisation which mitigate against human rights, have not been adequately addressed according to the expert.

There has been a shortage of two Bristol- Myers Squibb (BMS) antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Kenya, reports Kenya Coalition for the Access to Essential Medicines. For a period of weeks there has been a severe shortage of reduced-price Videx 25mg tablets and Zerit 30mg capsules.

The government has published another Bill that remained a hurdle to the resumption of aid to Kenya by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Attorney General Amos published the Public Officers Ethics Bill on Thursday, a day after he published the Corruption Control Bill.

The first International Young Peoples Conference on AIDS in Africa. The event,hosted by Africa Young AIDS Coalition (AFYOAC), is expected to be the largest gathering of young African HIV/AIDS activists throughout the continent. The conference will bring together young researchers,educators, advocates, counselors and policymakers. It will provide a strong platform in shaping the future role of young people in HIV/AIDS prevention and care within the continent. The conference will also focus on the prevention needs of young people and look for appropriate ways capable of bridging the existing communication, language and experience sharing gap between young HIV/AIDS activists in Africa.

"The Kenyan government has failed in its human rights obligations towards one half of its citizens and should urgently reform its laws and practices to end the impunity of those who commit violence against women," Amnesty International said in a new report on Kenya.

The National Development Party (NDP) and the Kenya African National Union (Kanu) have merged to form a new political party, termed New Kanu. The changed look of the Kanu, fresh with younger faces termed Young Turks, should rejuvenate the party and, hopefully, bring a new sense of vigor to national politics.

HIV-positive individuals cannot be recruited into the armed forces, a Department of Defence (DoD) spokesman has said.

A People Daily editor, Mr Mukalo wa Kwayera, has been arrested by police. Kwayera was arrested minutes after appearing in court where he and a former People editor, Mr Vitalis Musebe, are facing charges of publishing information from the Armed Forces.

The Kenyan government has failed in its human rights obligations towards one half of its citizens and should urgently reform its laws and practices to end the impunity of those who commit violence against women," Amnesty International said in a new report on Kenya.

Corruption is so entrenched at the Nakuru District Lands Office that it is now almost impossible for one to get services - they are entitled to as taxpayers - without paying a bribe. Steve Mkawale reports.

The Kenya Family Planning Association operates 14 health clinics in Kenya, giving low-income women family planning options as well as breast cancer screening and annual pap smears. For many, the clinics are the only means through which they can afford reproductive healthcare, but now, many of the clinics are in danger of closing. Last year, President Bush reinstated the global gag rule, a U.S. policy that prevents clinics receiving U.S. funds from providing, counseling, or promoting abortion even if these activities are funded with separate monies.