Have you ever wondered why, despite the official denouncements and bans on female genital mutilation, the practice still persists?Where, for instance, do the perpetrators derive the confidence to violate the body, soul and mind of defenceless and innocent girls and women? And where does the buck stop? Is it at the doorstep of the parent who engineers and sanctions the act or the leaders who, for fear of losing the people's goodwill, turn a blind eye to it.

The Ministry of Health is negotiating the importation of cheap generic Aids drugs from Pakistan, Minister for Public Health, Mr Maalim Mohammed, has said.

The Government has announced an end to free distribution of male condoms.
Condom users will henceforth be required to buy the devices in a new cost-sharing strategy.

With less than 13 months to go, President Daniel arap Moi's categorical announcement that he will stand down in 2002 finally clears the way for a raft of hopeful successors. But he is wary of pointing out the likely victor as it would reduce his twilight months to a lame duck presidency.

Despite a good harvest in certain highly productive areas Kenya, drought conditions have persisted well beyond expectations in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday in appealing for cash donations from donors to allow the purchase of relief food in Kenya itself.

The United Nations has started an ambitious programme to help curb corruption at lands offices in the country.

This report presents an analysis of an opinion poll conducted to establish the views of Kenyans living in the UK, regarding whether or not they would like the Kenyan Constitution currently under review to provide for dual citizenship.

The 66 remaining detainees of the Release Political Prisoners party were released on 26 October, 2001 from the Kamiti and Lang'ata prisons on the orders of the High Court on the bail of 30,000 Kenyan shillings. The 71 people arrested have been charged of "unlawful assembly", and the next court hearing is set between November 5-7, 2001.

A battle has erupted in Kenya over a government decision to cut 10 percent of its forest cover despite vehement protests from the public and cases pending before the courts.

The Kenyan government has announced that it will go ahead and collect more than 170,000 acres of public forest for private use. Among the targeted forests is the one inhabited by the Ogiek indigenous community who may finally lose their cultural land.

Seventy-one members of Kenya's Release Political Prisoners lobby group who were arrested on October 20 for holding a parallel rally have gone on a hunger strike at Kamiti Maximum Prison, on the outskirts of the city of Nairobi.

Citing corruption and poor governance, Belgium has omitted Kenya from countries to benefit from its aid, its ambassador has said.

For the first time ever, a joint delegation of Kenyans attended the 10th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, (October 7th to 11th 2001) and signed a Joint Commitment Statement to combat corruption.

Kenya and the United States are locked in a war of words over whether a parcel sent to a Kenyan doctor actually contained anthrax spores.

71 political activists have been arbitrarily arrested and held in detention in Kenya. According to the information received, 71 members of the Release Political Prisoners (RPP) pressure group and their friends – comprising 66 men and 5 women - have been arrested as they were celebrating the so-called Mau Mau Day on October 20th 2001, being held to honour freedom fighters.

African Medical and Research Foundation seeks a candidate with a proven record of achievement to fill the challenging position of Director General based at Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Reporting to the Board, the Director General will primarily be responsible for providing strategic direction and management to ensure delivery of AMREF's agenda by spearheading the successful implementation of the new corporate strategy.

An organisation campaigning to protect the forest homeland of a Kenyan indigenous group has said their lives are in danger following their refusal to withdraw a pending court case.

President Moi has formally announced his retirement at the end of his current term.

A Kenyan non-governmental organisation is set to lower prices of antiretroviral drugs to help prolong the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, the 'Nation' reported on Friday. Mission for Essential Drugs Supplies(MEDS), would supply the drugs to hospitals to enable wider access to HIV/AIDS treatment.

A suspicious letter, sent to the United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters in Nairobi, has failed to test positive for anthrax, the UN agency announced today.