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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Crystal,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Akich Kwach</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:19
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [kictanet] Kenya ranked
among least peaceful states</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV>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.<BR><BR>Crystal Kigoni <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Barrack Otieno <SPAN
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<DIV class=h5>On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <SPAN
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<DIV text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><FONT face=Arial><B><BIG>Kenya
ranked among least peaceful states</BIG></B><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/611366/-/u9oerjz/-/index.html"
target=_blank>http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/611366/-/u9oerjz/-/index.html</A><BR><BR></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Posted Tuesday, June
16 2009 at 00:00<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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. </FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>But the new report by the Australian economists could
water down these efforts. </FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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.<BR></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><B>Most serene</B><BR>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. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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. </FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>But a local organization Peace and Development Network
dismissed the parameters as inadequate to judge a country’s levels of
peace.</FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>“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. </FONT></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>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. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV><FONT
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