A ray of hope to patients with heart problemsA Kampala resident Nina Nahabwe underwent an open heart surgery in the United States of America in 2003 when she was 11-years-old. Nahabwe’s parents would not have afforded the cost of the heart surgery, had the Kampala and Kyambogo Rotary clubs in collaboration with Gift of Life International (GOLI)
A government doctor shows a young Maasai Moran (warrior) how to use a condom in preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS deep inside Oloibortoto forest. Sharing is a major way of the Maasai life; they share everything, including wives. The migration of Morans to town and city centers, in search of job employment exposes these young people to a bigger risk of contacting the HIV virus. Photo by Boniface Mwangi.
Poor sanitation plagues Kampala’s slumsPatrick Odongo emerges from a latrine, a one storey structure erected approximately two meters from the ground. Standing in front of haphazard, ramshackle dwellings, there is no fee charged for using this latrine, reserved for the residents of Acholi quarter in one of Kampala’s sprawling slums. Parts of the latrine’s walls are damp, with a stinging smell permeating the environment.
Seven-year-old Mohamed herds his family cattle in Afar region in Northern Ethiopia. Afar Region, where he lives with his family, has a population of more than 1 million, and is one of the poorest regions of Ethiopia. Infrastructure there is minimal, and an estimated 90 per cent of school-age children are not in school, far worse than the already poor national average of 43 per cent. Photo by Boniface Mwangi.
THE LATESTLadies beware! As you date, investigate what kind of a man you have on your hands and avoid the characters mentioned below like a plague. Rwanda’s upcoming presidential elections has cast a spotlight on its democratic credentials, with observers warning that allegations of intimidation of opposition leaders could mar the process. Wishful thinkers, chewing the proverbial meat of contentment, have been head over heels on blogosphere and e-groups with a somewhat mundane argument, that President Mwai Kibaki won the 2007 elections. Though coming rather late in the day, we applaud President Mwai Kibaki’s decisive action on the scandal plaguing Nairobi City Council. Once revered as field hockey powerhouse, Kisumu is slowly dwindling into just another city with no specific sports discipline to be proud of. Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV and was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis, but her biggest problem today is not disease – but hunger. Mr. Ayumba looked anxious as he sat watching his wife narrate his story. For some reason, he seemed unable to express himself. When I asked the wife why he was unable to talk, she said his voice was hoarse, so he preferred not to talk. “I can’t believe I am no longer living in an IDP camp in Pabbo although the bad memories are still there. It is a different life now where people are living freely in their villages. Hi. My name is Jessica but my friends (who are very few) call me Jezzie while my enemies –a constituency of them – call me Jezebel. I am 25 years old and HIV-positive. I am a mother of 4 -year –old twins – David (Didi) and Terry (Titi). This is my continuing story. “By the grace of the owner of ostriches, I have completed my relocation plans, and will depart on Sunday,” said Baba Soni, to friends and relatives who met at his condor in Billerica, Mass. Kenyans voted for Mwai Kibaki and his NARC brigade in 2002 because they promised to deliver a new constitution in 100 days of power, and to clamp down hard on the monster of corruption. Bishop pauses for some time and decides to let go of Sister Tata, he turns round in huge rage to be confronted by Mother Inda, carrying a wad of notes. |
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