http://www.eafricainfocus.com A 360º View of East Africa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:45:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By ADAM vs EVE Published March 11, 2010 EVE asks: What type of a man is he? Ladies beware! As you date, investigate what kind of a man you have on your hands and avoid the characters mentioned below  like a plague: 1. Bossy Bobby? The all-important man who feels that you should curtsy, and bow before ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/11/what-type-of-a-man-is-he/ PlusNews, East Africa Published March 11, 2010 [caption id="attachment_5092" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Internally-displaced people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Rwandan militias have been blamed for much of the violence there. Photo by Les Neuhaus/IRIN"][/caption] NAIROBI, Kenya - Rwanda's upcoming presidential elections has cast a spotlight on its democratic credentials, with observers warning ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/11/poll-puts-rwanda-under-scrutiny/ By SYLVESTER OLUOCH Published March 10, 2010 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. How surprising even in this century, people still delude in the myth of “a lie ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/10/kibaki-won-by-the-bullet-not-the-ballot/ Press Statement By NETO AGOSTINHO Issued March 10, 2010 Though coming rather late in the day, we applaud President Mwai Kibaki’s decisive action on the scandal plaguing Nairobi City Council. Nevertheless, we are saddened that the President spared Deputy Prime Minister and Local Government Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Nairobi Mayor Geoffrey Magiwa, ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/10/mr-president-stop-the-corrupt-before-they-stop-kenya/ By CAREY BWANA Published March 10, 2010 [caption id="attachment_5071" align="aligncenter" width="410" caption="Mwananchi hockey players. Photos by Carey Bwana"][/caption] Once revered as field hockey powerhouse, Kisumu is slowly dwindling into just another city with no specific sports discipline to be proud of. Gone are the days when sports headline would barely pass without a ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/10/restoring-kisumu%e2%80%99s-lost-glory/ PlusNews, East Africa Published March 10, 2010 [caption id="attachment_5059" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Residents of Nairobi's crowded slums have been particularly hard hit by spikes in the price of food. Photo by Flickr Creative Commons."][/caption] NAIROBI, Kenya - Violet Tinah, 40, a resident of Korogocho slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is living with HIV ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/10/hungry-and-hiv-positive-in-nairobis-slums/ BY DR. NELLY M'MBOGA Published March 9, 2010 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 ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/09/seek-help-pellagra-is-not-a-%e2%80%98curse%e2%80%99/ PlusNews, East Africa Published March 8, 2010 These diary entries form part of IRIN’s extensive multimedia coverage of the humanitarian impact of conflict in northern Uganda. Lord’s Resistance Army rebels are no longer active here – they have moved their operations into neighbouring countries – so millions of people have left the ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/08/uganda-diaries-george-oringa/ By JEZEBEL KAMBO Published March 8, 2010 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) ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/08/diary-of-an-hiv-positive-woman-45/ By PETER GAITHO Published March 7, 2010 “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. Finally the curtain of his 25 years living and working in ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/07/baba-soni-heads-back-to-jamhuri/ By LAWRENCE CHITERI Published March 7, 2010 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. There could have been a barrage other reasons, but these two ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/07/rock-on-demigods-it-is-short-lived/ By LAWRENCE CHITERI Published March 6, 2010 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. "Counterfeit. Fake….all useless money,” she says with a face twisted in dire pain. The last ... http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2010/03/06/the-last-fight-12/