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Kenyans to be buried in cardboard coffins

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 15:18 Arthur Okwemba
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The Eco Jeneza, photo courtesy of http://www.eapi.co.keKenyans are likely from next month to start burying their dead in coffins made from corrugated cardboards or cartons following a local company decision to invest in this venture.

The first samples of such coffins, the Eco Jeneza, have already been made and are on display in some major coffin outlets in the city.

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Herbal medicine threatened with extinction

Tuesday, 22 September 2009 18:00 Duncan Mboyah
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For close to 30 years warning bells have sounded with regards to climate change, linking the effects to declining water levels, deteriorating food situation and reduced ice caps on mountainsFor close to 30 years warning bells have sounded with regards to climate change, linking the effects to declining water levels, deteriorating food situation and reduced ice caps on mountains. However, in all this, there has been very little touching on indigenous and traditional plants.

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Decent Living Standards Elude Many Kenyans

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 04:44 Joyce Chimbi
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As the economic crunch continues to extend its tentacles across the globe, many Kenyans continue to sink deeper into poverty.

At only eighteen years of age, Magdalene Ndindi is already a mother of two, as a single parent with no formal employment, everyday is a struggle to make ends meet particularly with the constantly increasing economic inequalities where the poor have continued to become even poorer.

 

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African Development Bank and Shelter Afrique sign USD 38 Million Financial Package

Friday, 07 August 2009 06:25 Juliana Omale-Atemi
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Managing Director of Shelter Afrique, Mr Alassane Ba shakes with Regional Director of ADB, Mrs Domina Buzigo. Photo by Victor Anyura
All it took was a few, deft strokes of the pen on paper, and a brief ceremony of great significance for African real estate developers and housing finance institutions was formalized in the form of a USD 38 million (KES 2.9 billion) financial package between the main principles at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Shelter-Afrique and the Embassy of Japan.

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Call for Papers for the Media & Diversity Journal

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The Media and Diversity Journal (MDJ) is inviting submissions for its special issue on Identity and Conflict planned for December 2010.

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