http://majimbokenya.com/home Majimbo Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:16:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that on Monday, his administration will send to Congress the blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act that will overhaul No Child Left Behind.  The plan will set the ambitious goal of ensuring that all students graduate from high school ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/13/weekly-address-president-obama-to-send-updated-elementary-and-secondary-education-act-blueprint-to-congress-on-monday/ By Rev Okoth Otura The word ethics originated from the Greek word “ethos” which barely means “customs” , therefore those who proclaim Christianity  should always  practice high moral standard of ethics  to portray Christ whom they  proclaim as their  Lord and saviour  in their  daily lives, which is beyond  natural laws ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/13/gospelinjili-maler-the-christians-believers-ethnics-matters/ Gaddafi gift sparks row in council of elders By Kepher Otieno Secrets of President Muammar Gaddafi’s meeting with Kenyan elders when they visited Libya last year can now be revealed. It has emerged the flamboyant Libyan leader has bought vans, tractors and paid large sums of money to the elders. The elders came back ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/13/gaddafi-raila-to-implement-united-states-of-africa-says-luo-elders/ By Neto Agostinho Tel: 254-722-467-365                                                      National Convener, Kenyans for Justice and Development PRESS STATEMENT: MR. PRESIDENT, STOP THE CORRUPT BEFORE THEY STOP KENYA Though coming rather late in the day, we applaud President Mwai Kibaki’s decisive action on the scandal plaguing Nairobi City Council. Nevertheless, we are saddened that the President spared Deputy Prime Minister ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/11/stop-the-corruption-before-they-stop-kenya-says-neto-agostinho/ http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/06/weekly-address-what-health-reform-will-deliver-%e2%80%93-this-year-says-obama/ WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama pressed Congress Wednesday to hold a final vote in the next few weeks on his historic health care overhaul, with or without support from his Republican foes.   "I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/03/obama-calls-final-vote-on-health-care/ By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Say goodbye to the big-spending glory days. After two months "recalibrating" during a controversial parliamentary shutdown, the Conservative government laid out an austerity plan for the country in Wednesday's throne speech in a bid to chop the record $56-billion deficit. The government says it will restore the ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/03/harper-government-takes-aim-at-deficit-in-throne-speech/ New York (CNN) -- New York's Commission on Public Integrity is charging Gov. David Paterson with an ethics violation for accepting free tickets to the first game of last year's World Series, the commission said Wednesday. Paterson violated the state's restriction on gifts for public officials in October when he sought ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/03/paterson-faces-ethics-charges-over-world-series-tickets/ Washington (CNN) -- Elected officials declare emergencies with relative ease. But declaring them over is another matter. Some 880 emergencies remain "open" on government books -- 61 of them more than a decade old -- as federal government workers attempt to reconcile money allocated for the disaster with money actually spent. In ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/01/when-is-a-state-of-emergency-over/ By Steve Keating  VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadians awoke to something new on Monday, a strange feeling they could compete with the big boys and feel good about it. As the flame went out on the Vancouver Olympics on Sunday, Games chief John Furlong told a cheering crowd: "It was time to look ... http://majimbokenya.com/home/2010/03/01/canada-wakes-up-after-games-climax-at-ease-with-itself/