MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING – 13/06/08

MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING HELD AT OXFAM OFFICES, SHELTER AFRIQUE HOUSE ON 13/06/08 MEMBERS PRESENT .. .. .. Matters Arising 1. CCP on KBC radio & KBC television KBC radio and KBC television have agreed to host 4 people (2 for radio & 2 for TV) from CCP in an interactive programme. The following [...]

MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING – 06/06/08

MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING HELD AT OXFAM OFFICES, SHELTER AFRIQUE HOUSE ON 06/06/08 MEMBERS PRESENT .. .. .. .. Matters Arising 1. CCP on KBC radio & KBC television KBC radio and KBC television have agreed to host 4 people (2 for radio & 2 for TV) from CCP in an interactive programme. The [...]

AMREF – Responding to crisis: Lessons from Kenya’s silent emergency

Source: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Date: 06 Jun 2008 Responding to crisis: Lessons from Kenya’s silent emergency AMREF’s Deputy-Director General, Dr Florence Muli-Musiime has warned that emergency institutions, both local and international, risk misdirecting their humanitarian crisis response if they are not sensitive to community dynamics that are not always visible in times [...]

OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 21, 21-27 May 2008

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Date: 27 May 2008 OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 21, 21-27 May 2008 HIGHLIGHTS – Representative of the Secretary General emphasizes the need to ensure sustainability of the returns and resettlement process. – Over two thirds of IDPs have left camps and 123 camps [...]

UN Expert calls for renewed efforts to protect and assist Kenya’s internally displaced persons as essential to conflict resolution and peacebuilding

Source: United Nations Human Rights Council Date: 27 May 2008 UN Expert calls for renewed efforts to protect and assist Kenya’s internally displaced persons as essential to conflict resolution and peacebuilding Nairobi and Geneva, 27 May 2008 – “At this crucial beginning of recovery, special efforts by the government, humanitarian agencies and the donors are [...]

KNCHR POSITION ON AMNESTY FOR ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE

KNCHR POSITION ON AMNESTY FOR ALLEGED PERPETRATORS OF POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE I. Introduction Recently, a debate in Kenya has raged regarding whether persons arrested in the wake of the post election violence should be prosecuted or granted amnesty. These persons comprise mainly youths from Rift Valley, Nyanza, Coast, Central and Nairobi Provinces who are alleged to [...]

MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING – 30/05/08

MINUTES OF THE CCP MEETING HELD AT OXFAM OFFICES, SHELTER AFRIQUE HOUSE ON 30/05/08 CORE GROUP MEMBERS PRESENT 1. Amb. Bethuel Kiplagat 2. George Wachira OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT Matters Arising 1. Amnesty The government has declared its stand on this issue and wants to grant amnesty to criminals. These are extraneous times and a solution [...]