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My time is now, no running

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From my beside I watch them snatch They fight to tear me apart My insticnts always guide my thinking They know I will prevail Determined look.Photo/courtesy My mind shows them its strength They know all that is needed is opportunity No one is born a fighter They know I will prevail My body fails in consistency Eyes swollen with sleep My legs and neck weak They know I will prevail My pillar smiles at my sight Hoping that I change their life My spirit keeps my dreams alive They know I will prevail

MAWE Chair and Jay Z's advisor says no to gay stoning

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Maendeleo ya Wanaume organization Chairman Ndiritu Njoka has opposed the bill seeking to have gays stoned in public stating its unconstitutional and against religious values. “We must fight social vices like gay-ism but not celebrate their pain by treating hem like animals,” he stated. MAWE Chair Ndiritu Njoka.Photo/Courtsey Njoka also doubted the sponsorship of the bill saying that some of the clauses in the bill were included to ensure the bill is not enacted to law. “The clauses that state that a foreigner should be stoned and a citizen jailed for life clearly show that the sponsor of the bill wanted to ensure that it was not passed to law,” he stated. Njoka blamed the Legal and Justice committee for having dropped an Anti-Homosexuality bill drafted by Maendeleo ya Wanaume that he said had punishment for such crimes within the constitution. “In March we drafted a bill that was constitutional and Parliament ignored it and this suggests that the

List of the Illegal shareholders of companies that acquired land illegally in Lamu released by the Government

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Here are some of the 22 shareholders of the entities behind the Lamu land grab and a map of the occupation 14 of the firms that allegedly grabbed 500,000 acres of land in Lamu don’t appear in the Registrar of Companies records: ·          Dynamic Trading Company Limited Registered on 21/03/2005 No. C.115530, Directors Vijay Kumar-1 share & Ankit Bhardwaj-32,400 shares The Lamu land grab on a map List of the illegal shareholders in Lamu.Photo/courtesy ·          Kaab Investments Limited Registered on 12/10/2007 No. C.145956 Directors Zein Mohammed Ahmed-32400 shares, Aweys Ahmed 21600,      Fincorp Investments Limited Registered on 6/08/2011 No. CPR/2011/54278, Directors Farouk Hamid Khamis &Said Abdullah 500 shares each ·          Shanghai Africa Investment Limited other directors Daniel Mwangi, Simon Wanjohi, Burton Maina, Michael Kariuki, Jeremiah Gikonyo ·          Shanghai Africa Investment Limited John Gitu Kiarie, peter Njiru, Peter Mwangi, Regi

Moses Kuria gets an inch closer to Gatundu South seat after his competitor Joachim Kamere withdraws from the by-election

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Joachim Kamere of New Democrats Party (NDP) has stepped down for the Gatundu South by-election set to be held on 7th August, 2014. Joachim Kiare Kamere.Photo/Courtesy “I have officially stepped down because I do not want to be the cause of political divisions and unnecessary tension in the President’s backyard,” he said.   “At times it’s important to step away from the tree in front of you in order to behold the forest,” he added. Kamere, who was accompanied by his wife and TNA contestant Moses Kuria for the seat said he had already written to the IEBC of his withdrawal and called for peace and support from his supporters. “I have written to the IEBC to withdraw my candidature and call on my supporters to maintain peace and I can assure them of my continued support even outside parliament,” he stated. Kamere who was was the sole competitor Of TNA’s Moses Kuria in next week’s by-election   is the second contestant in the by-elections after the widow of former MP Josep