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Racing for the Earth: Earth Day 2013

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Enthusiastic Earth Day Participants As the population breaks it banks and competes with amount of gradual increase of waste in our suburbs and street allies as our industries belch out smoke and toxins to mother earth, as negotiator s strategize on their next move and stand in COP 19 the earth is weeping of the impacts of  human interest. This therefore calls for more hands on actions to reduce our impacts on our environment and for intensive of all stakeholders’ participation towards achievement of the same. It is against this backdrop that African Youth Initiative on Climate Change Kenya (AYICC),  in partnership with Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) , Community and the youth of Thogoto village, Kikuyu came together to celebrate the earth as they joined other worldwide Earth Day celebration on 21st April 2013. It was in an effort to “give back” to the earth for its goodness in through its various services provisioning: their productive agricultural land

Earth Day 2013: Press Release

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“ Earth Race” Release Date : 21 st April 2013 Venue:   Thogoto Town Centre, Time : 9am – 4pm  “There is a need for more unity and synergy in promoting environmental conservation”. These remarks were made by Mr. Francis Wainaina, Kikuyu County Representative yesterday during 2013’s Earth Race at Thogoto Town Centre. The activity was organised by Ride-strong cycling foundation in partnership with African Youth Initiative on Climate Change – Kenya (AYICC-K) http://www.kenyanclimateyouth.blogspot.com to mark this year’s World Earth Day  ( http://www.earthday.org ). The event dubbed Thogoto Green Earth Race Challenge – 2013 aimed at raising awareness on sustainable lifestyles (cycling) that enhance the appreciation of the earth’s resources (environment-friendly mode of transport) while building strong, healthy and drug free youth who will foster a green economy nation to eradicate poverty and curb climate change. The event drew its participants from ove

The Quest For Sustainable Cities; The UN-HABITAT 24th Governing Council

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Some of the delegates at the conference The 24 th United Nation Human Settlements Programme UNHABITATGC24 was held in the United Nation Office in Nairobi UNON- Kenya from the 15 th to the 19 th April 2013 under the theme of  Sustainable Urban Development: The Role of Cities In Creating Improved Economic Opportunities For All, With Special Reference To Youth and Gender . The governing council was a biennial meeting attended by members of the United Nations, the United Nations organizations including specific agencies, the Habitat agenda partners, intergovernmental organizations, Local authorities, and non-governmental organizations; a total of 1144 delegates from 107 countries attended the meeting. The UNHABITAT director Joan Clos and the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the meeting creating a lot of forwardness looking in the coming days of the meeting. The meeting began on a high note recognizing the young people and women that is the UHNABITAT Youth Unit

Tragedy in sustainable landuse

Willing seller and willing buyer; does that rings a bell? I believe it does. Land tenure in Kenya has been a contentious issue since the white man boarded a plane back home. It being a crucial factor of production has aroused a myriad of feelings among the common mwanachi(citizen ). The unpleasant impact of the colonial regime still running deep in our lands, evidently from the ongoing cases in UK courts by the mau mau veterans. Unfortunate enough, “wanjiku” (kenya) entrusted our leaders who tirelessly fought for our independence the responsibility of giving back what the colonial government forcefully took from our fathers, believing that they had our interest at heart, that the colonial settlement camps will no longer be home but a passing cloud. Little did we know that this was eternity, home forever? Population grew steadily in our new homes. Farming remained the source of food and livelihood. Inheritance, a dominant cultural practice was and has not been eroded hence th