European Union (EU) Ambassador to Kenya Stefano Dejak (right), United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Michael Balima (centre) and Chairman of the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission Issack Hassan during the signing ceremony of the EU grant of Sh560 million to strengthen electoral process in Kenya, held at a Nairobi hotel today.
The project handled by the UNDP and IEBC aims at strengthening citizen participation and engagement in the electoral process, legal and institutional framework for elections to ensure transparency and accountability. It also aims to contribute to free and fair elections by strengthening the electoral justice sector through collaboration with stakeholders including political parties and the judiciary.
By Dr.Paul Bundi Karau I arrived at Kanyakine High School on 18th February 1999 a small village boy. I had never been to a boarding school, and certainly this is the furthest from home I had ever gone. The boys who were assigned to escort me to Mungania dorm looked at my stunted height and loudly wondered how I would survive in Beast's school. "Who is Beast?" I asked in bewilderment. "You will know." Musyoki answered curtly. It didn't take me long to know who Beast was. The following day, as the 10 o'clock tea was being served, I heard a commotion, with boys leaving their tea and running helter-skelter towards the classrooms. I was a fresh mono, so I didn't know what was happening. I ran along the pavement, and came upon a mighty man, who appeared to be adjusting his trousers. He yanked his belt and thrust one whip towards me. I had encountered Beast himself. He was tall, imposing, burly and endowed with a thunderous voice that could re...
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