[kictanet] Kenya ranked among least peaceful states

Thu Jun 18 22:24:23 EAT 2009

Pole Crystal, our country is quite delicate at the moment, i stopped at a
place called Kinungi on my way to Nairobi and had a chat with a number of
youth selling groceries, i was moved by their desperation, they offered to
give me their wares and i would pay on my return journey, unemployment
levels keep skyrocketing so does the gaps between the haves and the
havenots, i dont support the thugs but certainly there is a problem
nonetheless i choose to keep my eyes on the horizon and i know there are
many on this list who share the sentiments, we shall overcome

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Akich Kwach
<kwach at archway-productions.com>wrote:

>  Crystal,
>
> I am very sorry to learn of the incidence. I know what it means to lose
> business equipment more so when they are information related. You can not
> give your worthy cause for the larger community because of a few mentaly
> twisted individuals. It is unfortunate such thefts are mostly carried out by
> people who have close (pretenders) to you Wishing you and your family faster
> recovery from the rude shock.
>
> Akich Kwach
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Crystal Watley <crystal at voicesofafrica.org>
> *To:* kwach at archway-productions.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:19 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked among least peaceful states
>
> The perception that Kenya is not peaceful and is unsafe is completely true
> and hampers the development of the country. Last Saturday night at 7:30pm,
> our house and office in Likoni were robbed by a gang of youth. We lost
> everything down to the toiletries in our bathroom. All of our equipment used
> to serve the community was stolen. Crime is on the rise in Kenya due to the
> lack of opportunities and it will be the youth who want something better who
> suffer. As for us, we are looking for new options. Maybe we will stay in
> Kenya, but not without plenty of armed security.
>
> Crystal Kigoni
>
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> We shall ovecome
>>
>>   On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <
>> murigi.muraya at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>   *Kenya ranked among least peaceful states*
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/611366/-/u9oerjz/-/index.html
>>>
>>> Posted Tuesday, June 16 2009 at 00:00
>>>
>>>  A new global survey has ranked Kenya among the top 40 countries that
>>> are least peaceful, a move that looks set to erode the country’s standing as
>>> an investment destination.
>>>
>>> The survey by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an Australian
>>> non-profit research firm, indicated that Kenya was this year ranked 113
>>> among 144 countries that were surveyed.
>>>
>>> The report could drive away potential investors returning to Kenya after
>>> last year’s post-election chaos which shut down most businesses in key towns
>>> across the country. The same survey ranked Kenya 91 in 2007 and 119 in 2008.
>>>
>>> This comes at a time when a number of initiatives including the launch of
>>> Brand Kenya, a state corporation charged with building the country’s image,
>>> have been put in place to woo investors.
>>>
>>> But the new report by the Australian economists could water down these
>>> efforts.
>>>
>>> Diamond rich Botswana has been ranked as the most peaceful country in
>>> Africa followed by Malawi which scored highly after carrying out a peaceful
>>> presidential election recently.
>>>
>>> *Most serene*
>>> According to the global survey New Zealand is the most peaceful country
>>> in the world. Other countries that are said to be peaceful in Africa include
>>> Gabon, Ghana, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania.
>>>
>>> The report which ranks Kenya the lowest amongst the traditional three
>>> East African states uses 23 indicators to determine the existence or absence
>>> of peace, key among them being hostility to foreigners or private property,
>>> political instability, respect for human rights, military capability,
>>> potential for terrorist attacks and perceptions of criminality in society
>>> and relations with neighbouring states.
>>>
>>> But a local organization Peace and Development Network dismissed the
>>> parameters as inadequate to judge a country’s levels of peace.
>>>
>>> “The parameters to use when judging a country’s level of peace should
>>> include the existence of mechanisms for resolving conflicts within a state,
>>> because every country has its own internal conflicts, ” said Philip Onguje,
>>> the programme officer in charge of human security at Peace and Development
>>> Network.
>>>
>>> Kenya is at a crossroads following post-election violence early last year
>>> in which more than 1,000 people were killed with several others displaced
>>> from their property.
>>>
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