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 Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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