Why do I have to plant trees? Well, there are so many reasons, but this one touches our lives in a great way. No one is less affected.
Trees make books,
Trees make Pencils,
Trees make desks,
Trees make blackboards,
Trees make classrooms,
Trees make exam papers,
Trees made you learned.
With all your education, how many trees have you consumed? How many have you replaced?
Your juniors need education also. Will you do something today?
speaking during a multi-agency meeting of senior officials from the Judiciary, Ministry of Interior, the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission during the event at the Kenya School of Government, Chief justice Martha Koome said alot, but wort noting;
That the pending election cases impacted the process of free and fair elections and should therefore be completed to pave the way for the next polls in 2022.
That we are carrying our mandate to ensure there is protection under the rule of law and that you have somewhere to go if you have any problem
That the courts had noted the vice of hate speech with rising concern and that plans are underway to set up a specialised court to deal with hate-speech cases.
That the first five courts dealing with hate speech will be set up in areas that have been noted as hotspots of the crime, including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret.
That political parties were also asked to comply with the law during campaigns and meetings and take responsibility for any occurrence that might arise.
That Kenyans should check their behavior and take responsibility for their actions.
Alfred Nganga Mutua is a Kenyan politician, the governor of Machakos County. Mutua was the Kenya government spokesman before resigning in 2012 to run for the office of Machakos County Governor.
BORN: 22nd August, 1970
POLITICAL PARTY: Maendeleo Chap Chap Party – Founder and Party Leader
RESIDENCE: Machakos County
Higher education: University of Western Sydney, Australia
Eastern Washington University, U.S.A
Whitworth College, U.S.A
IN-OFFICE: Government Spokesperson and Public Communications Secretary – 2004 – September 2012
PRESENT: Governor, Machakos County, Kenya (2nd term)
Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua was born in Masii, then, a remote part of Machakos District in Kenya’s former Eastern Province. He attended Toi Primary school n KIBERA, Dagoretti High School for his O’ levels and Jamhuri High School for his A levels.
He has studied, lived and worked in Kenya, United States, Australia and United Arab Emirates. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Whitworth College, U.S.A, a Master of Science Degree in Communications from Eastern Washington University, U.S.A and a Doctorate in Communication and Media from the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
Mutua began his career as a journalist while still in high school, publishing his first story in the daily newspapers at the age of 15. He later wrote features for The Sunday Nation, Standard Newspaper and the defunct Kenya Times Newspaper. In 1989, at the age of 19, he registered his first company Golden Dreams Company and started publishing a newsletter “Golden Times.”
While in the United States , he published stories for several American newspapers and started video production work, producing “An African in America” documentary in 1996. He worked for several TV stations including PBS in Seattle, Washington. He later worked for Nation Media Group as a reporter and features writer from 1997.
Later in Australia, he was published by the Sydney Morning Herald and worked as a foreign correspondent for SBS TV’s international magazine show Dateline. He travelled extensively covering major happenings in the world.
He also lectured at the University of Western Sydney, Macquarie University and several TAFE colleges in Sydney. In 2002, he was poached from Sydney and moved to The United Arab Emirates as an Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at the Prestigious Zayed University. While in the UAE – Dubai and Abu Dhabi, he also undertook research in the Middle East East and traveled to Oman and Beirut, Lebanon to present papers and research on the use of mead and communication for peace and development.
From 1999, he wrote a popular weekly travel feature “Msafiri” for the Friday edition of the Daily Nation Newspaper and became a contributor of opinion pieces for the Sunday Nation. In 2003, he undertook consultancy work at the then Nation TV, training and assisting journalists transition to modern broadcasting standards as the station changed its name and look to NTV.
While in Dubai, Dr. Mutua continued producing films and in 2002 made “And the Desert Smiled” a film about always hoping and winning. Later from 2005, he revived his company Golden Dreams Company and made Kenya’s first modern action TV series “Cobra Squad” TV which gained a huge following in the region. He also produced other shows including Beba Beba and “How to be Rich in Africa.”
He published a fashion magazine PASSION and wrote a book: “How to be Rich in Africa and other secrets of survival” among many other ventures than included the East African Music Awards in 2011.
He is also the proprietor of Woni TV station and has diverse interests in the hotel industry, aviation and real estate. Governor Mutua is a business man and blessed to turn what he touches into a success. His bid for presidenxy is in its early stages and he is optimistic for the success.
8 People have been arrested for attempt to block DP Dr. Ruto’s rally in Busia. The 8 are among the many who are still being followed by police, and the Interior security CS has ordered arrest for anyone who was involved to be arraigned in court.
The deputy president has also expressed his dissapointment by the political leaders who might be behind the regretful act.
In his speech, CS Matiang’i said Disagreement or political differences are not a reasin to cause violence and restlessness
Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set for the 19th Century western Rust causing the death of a woman and injury to a man.
Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while working on the set as director of photography. She was flown to hospital by helicopter but succumbed to injuries.
The man, 48-year-old director Joel Souza, was taken from the scene at Bonanza Creek Ranch by ambulance.
According to her personal website, Ms Hutchins was from Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle. She studied journalism in Kyiv, and film in Los Angeles, and was named a “rising star” by the American Cinematographer magazine in 2019.
She was the director of photography for the 2020 action film Archenemy, directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer.
Police said they were investigating and that no charges had been filed.
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