When a Kenyan asks for a little tea, he may or may not have a hot beverage in mind.

Morris Walunywa is unemployed. So his older brothers, who wanted to help find him a job at the prison, did the natural thing: They pooled their meager savings of $65 and bribed the prison's chief officer to give Mr. Morris a job. The officer pocketed the money, promising to enroll Morris. But when the list of recruits was later posted, it didn't include Mr. Walunywa's name.

A former permanent secretary wants the Attorney-General punished for commenting on a criminal case pending in court. Mr Wilfred Kimalat, a former Education PS, says Mr Amos Wako should be summoned to court for contempt for commenting on the case at a recent Transparency International workshop in the city.

As a new school year begins, parents face the high costs of school fees and books, as well as a generally poor economy. The financial burden of education is having a detrimental effect on the percentage of students who are able to matriculate at university.

A bull called Mwalimu helped save the lives of hundreds of cattle in Kenya's Baringo District during a recent drought by teaching other cattle to eat cactus. Two successive years of drought had so much reduced the amount of fodder available in Baringo that cattle were starving to death.

Over 800 people reduced to living in makeshift shelters by the side of the Thika-Naivasha road have complained that they were harassed by forestry officials into leaving Kyeni Forest, 95 km from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in recent months after living there peaceably and with the government's agreement for eight years.

Widespread looting and corruption in state corporations has been revealed in yet another shocking report by a Parliamentary watchdog committee.

Kenya loses 6,750 teachers a year to AIDS. Approximately 14 per cent of youth aged 10 to 24 are infected with HIV. Ther government should focus on the practical needs of children orphaned or left destitute hy HIV/AIDS. Safety nets in the cost of education should be created and high drop out rates could be curtailed by developing long term strategies that will ensure universal education.

Participants at an anti-corruption seminar yesterday accused the Government of insincerity in the fight against corruption. They advised Kenyans to vote out the Government during next year's General Election.

RWA International are looking for a communications specialist to undertake a 2 year input to carry out the following tasks: development and implementation of communications strategies and policy at national and regional level; capacity building and training in data management and modern communication methods; provide national components with communications guidelines and media materials; assist with production of media materials nationally and regionally, esp. printed publications, TV and Radio; assist with provision of timely and accurate data on animal health and disease outbreaks; represent PACE at national and international conferences etc; other duties as advised.

Kenyan Minister for Trade and Industry Nicholas Biwott, an influential figure in the government of President Daniel arap Moi, has criticised the aid conditions imposed on Kenya as impractical, and suggested that they smack of double standards.

UNICEF has announced a $190,000 grant to improve primary health care and education for girls in Kenya's Kwale district according to a report by the Nairobi Daily Nation (23 July). Nicholas Alipui, the agency's country director, appealed to parents to challenge outdated traditions that obstruct girls' rights and asked them to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS.

In light of the effects of three years of drought in Kenya, the European Commission (EC) has decided to provide 3.1 million euros (about US $2.7 million) through its humanitarian aid office to support a range of actions for the drought-affected population.

Attorney General Amos Wako says the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Bill he published last week does not expressly give blanket amnesty to guilty individuals. In a rejoinder to mounting criticism and public outrage, the AG said Monday that the Goldenberg scam will be pursued to its logical conclusion.

Veterinary pathologists in Kenya have identified heavy metals as the leading cause of massive deaths of flamingos in two Rift Valley Lakes of Kenya, and warned that the scenic pink birds of Lakes Nakuru and Bogoria remain threatened unless the lakes are cleared of pollutants.

Public officers who fail to declare their wealth risk jail and a fine of up to Sh1 million in the proposed anti-graft law. But wealth acquired before December 1, 1997, will not be subjected to scrutiny unless the officer was under investigation by the former Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority, police or the Attorney-General by December 22, 2000.

Protestant churches yesterday called for special courts to handle economic crimes. They also said the appointment of the anti-corruption director and his assistants must have the approval of two-thirds of MPs and not just a simple majority.

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi's suggestion that Kenyans abstain from sex for two years to slow the spread of HIV/AIDS has garnered worldwide press attention. Outlined below is a sampling of some of the opinions.

Members of the judiciary at the Coast have written to the Chief Justice Bernard Chunga in potest against allegations that the Mombasa Law Courts was a den of graft.

Ethiopian students who fled their country seeking asylum are being moved to Kakuma refugee camp, Kenyan KTN television reported on Wednesday. Students staged a hunger strike this month in protest over the decision to move them to Kakuma, where they say they fear their lives will be at risk from Ethiopian "hit squads". The Ethiopian embassy in Nairobi has denied the existence of "hit squads" and have encouraged the students to return home.