Discovering KenyaA FREE e-zine dedicated to give you the latest, most exciting news and updates to discover Kenya
August, 2005 ISSUE #011
One more thing; Monika from Germany is looking for some help in getting back in touch with her missing pen pal. He celebrated his 59th birthday in July (born 1955) and his name is Leonard Olgugu/Njoroge Kinangop. If you have any information, please email me and I will forward your message on to Monika. Many thanks. But now, without having you wait any longer, here we go. Get yourself comfortable, kick off your shoes and enjoy this times edition of ‘Discovering Kenya‘...it will be short and sweet, with lots of exciting new things.
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Limo's wife Margaret said she told her husband he had to win the race in honor of his son, who was born last Monday - six days before the race. When Limo duly delivered the gold medal, they agreed to stop calling their son Tony and rename him Helsinki. Limo's victory in the Finnish capital was seen as a shock. He won silver in the 1999 championships. "I called him soon after delivering our first baby boy at Eldoret Family Care Hospital and gave him the challenge to win him a gold medal," Margaret told the Standard newspaper. The couple has three girls.
KWS (Kenya Wildlife Services) revamps National Parks Up to 70% of tourist attractions in Kenya are wildlife and now the Kenya Wildlife Service has begun a campaign to increase revenue from the country's eight game parks. Speaking during the re-branding of Lake Nakuru National Park, KWS Director, Dr. Julius Kipngetich said re-branding Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Aberdare, Tsavo East and West, Mt. Elgon, Mt. Kenya, and Nairobi national parks will cost 40 million shillings. Kipngetich says this will involve paying more attention to wildlife conservation using the latest technologies, making better use of Information and Communications Technology and to ensure all strategies are market driven. Tourism and Wildlife Minister, Morris Dzoro who was guest of honor during the function said the government has approved a new KWS organizational structure and appointed key personnel to help in implementing the organization's strategic plan. KWS Head of Marketing and Business Development, Alex Odero says the re-branding begun in Lake Nakuru, which is KWS' highest earning park, with annual revenue of 335 million shillings.
The re-branding is expected to increase the park's revenue by up to 40 million shillings and that of KWS from 1.1 billion shillings to 1.6 billion shillings per annum. AWF (Africa Wildlife Foundation) Beads for education BEADS for Education is an organization dedicated to improving the status of women in Kenya through women’s business development and girls education. Working closely with AWF, BEADS developed a successful Maasai women’s cooperative in 1993. Today, the Dupoto Women’s Group makes beautiful hand-crafted beaded products which include dog collars, bowls, coasters, and many other unique items. Traditional Maasai jewelry is also promoted. These products are often the only source of income for the women who support more than 125 children. This year, BEADS for Education is putting together a 100-mile Walkaton to raise awareness about the need for education amongst Maasai communities and to raise much-needed funds. The Break the Chains of Illiteracy Walkathon will take place from January 5th – 12th, 2006. Walkers will walk from Isinya to Amboseli National Park. Since 1998 BEADS has provided full scholarships for Kenyan girls to attend school, and now sponsors more than 200 girl in Isinya and Amboseli. BEADS also cultivates Human Rights Awareness and will sponsor its first girls’ initiation ceremony this August, and helps women to become economically independent through small business cooperatives. For more information about this walk please visit:
AWF Headlines & Highlights
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Beads for Education
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