I only hope that Kenyan help went to Somalia & Seyschelles -- which, so far, appear to be ignored donors to the tsunami disaster.
--- Owor Kipenji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NEWS > Kenya sends experts, tea, cash to Tsunami victims > > Story by JEFF OTIENO > Publication Date: 1/6/2005 > Kenya is sending 30 doctors and an expert on > disaster response to help countries hit by the giant > tidal wave. > And a cupful of comfort is also going to survivors > of the disaster that was triggered by an undersea > earthquake . . . a cache of Kenyan tea, valued at > Sh100,000. > The tea will be handed out to those struggling in > the horrific aftermath of the waves that killed more > than 160,000 people in 12 countries bordering the > Indian Ocean. > Mr John Kamotho and his wife, Grace Wanjiru, receive > Sh100,000 donation from Chinese ambassador Gou > Chongli in Nairobi, yesterday, to finance the cost > of the burial of their son, Samuel Njoroge. Photo > CorrespondentThe disaster expert representing Kenya > in the international aid effort is Colonel > Bonaventure Wendo, one of only three people trained > in relief management in Africa. > He is going at the request of the United Nations > Disaster and Coordination in Geneva. > News of how Kenya will help came only hours after a > leading churchman criticised the Government for > ignoring United Nations appeals to aid the tsunami > victims. > "It is shameful that our Government has failed to > donate anything for the victims while poorer > countries have given something," said the Rev Mutava > Musyimi, secretary general of the National Council > of Churches of Kenya. > Speaking after donating Sh500,000 to the disaster > appeal on behalf of the NCCK, he said the Government > ought to donate something because a natural disaster > could affect any country. > The cheque was handed to Ms Lisa Henry, an executive > member of Action by Churches Together (ACT) of which > the NCCK is a member. > Mr Musyimi also announced that the NCCK had opened > three accounts to collect funds for victims and > their families of the Boxing Day disaster. > The accounts are Standard Bank Harambee Avenue > Branch (01080746057), K-Rep Bank Naivasha Road > (137000013) and NIC Masaba Road Branch > (CA1100000094). > The Government together with the Kenya Red Cross > Society have also set up an account; Kenya Red Cross > Society Relief Fund number 8040126 at Barclays Bank > Enterprise Road Branch. > The International Committee of the Red Cross last > week flew 250 tonnes of relief supplies from its > emergency warehouse in Kenya, one of the biggest in > the world. > Relief supplies being sent to Sri-Lanka were 59,000 > blankets, 35,000 tarpaulins, 11,000 jerry cans, > 2,000 buckets, 120 medical emergency kits and four > tonnes of assorted hygiene and sanitation materials. > > The ICRC deputy head of delegation, Mr Nikolaus > Fischer, also announced that the organisation had > set up a website ( www.familylinks.ICRC .org) to > trace missing persons. > Speaking at Kenya Red Cross headquarters yesterday, > Permanent Secretary Maalim Mahboub said Kenyans who > wanted to help could do so through the National > Disaster Operations Centre, Ministry of Foreign > Affairs Asia desk or the Kenya Red Cross Society. > The donations follow appeals by the International > Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies > for 67 million Swiss francs (Sh4.6 billion) to help > victims in 12 countries. > Worst affected in Africa was Somalia, where 115 > people were killed and 100 were still missing, > followed by the Seychelles where hundreds of > families lost their homes. > The Sri Lanka high commissioner to Kenya, Mr Habeeb > Mohamed Farook, urged scientists to provide regular > information to help countries prepare for such > calamities. > "If there was an early warning system many people > would not have lost their lives," said Mr Farook. > Mr Niyom Watthammawut of the Royal Thai embassy said > the country needed medicines, forensic experts and > first aid kits. > > > > > --------------------------------- > How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! > Mail gives you 250MB! Get Yahoo! Mail> _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > Ugandanet@kym.net > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
