Atomic Onyango - his speed and accurracy is atomic, hence the nickname
Mr. Onyango (left) signing the memorandum of understanding with the Director of A.Y.L. director Mr. John Wainaina (centre) as Mr. Omar looks on
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MAY 2005 - PART ONE
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A Kenyan, Atomic Anyango in a boxing match in Bristol, UK in June
A top Kenyan professional boxer is on a short visit in London to promote his upcoming bout later in the year. Atomic Onyango, as he is popularly known, is in London to meet with potential promoters and to familiarise himself with his fellow countrymen who live in the UK. He will be supported by African Youth League (A.Y.L), for all his training needs for the next one year. He was presented with some equipment by A.Y.L’s Director John Wainaina, also present was the Youth Co-ordinator at Sahara Communities Abroad (SACOMA) together with other young members of SACOMA. Atomic Onyango will be travelling back to Kenya this week to prepare for the upcoming match, which is scheduled to take place in June in Bristol, UK.
Atomic Onyango - his speed and accurracy is atomic, hence the nickname |
Mr. Onyango (left) signing the memorandum of understanding with the Director of A.Y.L. director Mr. John Wainaina (centre) as Mr. Omar looks on |
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Record number of Kenyans vote in UK general election
Kenyan student, Jackson Kivila,27, casts his vote at Prestwich, Manchester on Thursday 5th May 2005 during UK's General Election. Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to win for a third term despite growing anger over Iraq. Over 20,000 Kenyans are expected to vote across UK. - Picture by Gitau wa Njenga
A record number of Kenyans voted in the UK today 5th May 2005. A number of Kenyans were calling Mr. Seed as early as 7.00 a.m. in the morning when they had already voted. Over 20,000 Kenyans are expected to vote across UK. Mr. Duncan Ngari in Essex voted at 8.00 a.m., David Mitemei voted at 7.40 in West London before going to the office, Mr. Kiondo in London voted at 3.00 p.m. after work, Mrs. Kinuthia well known as Wangari wa Muita and her husband Kinuthia in Coventry voted at 5.30 p.m. after work. Mary Wanjiru in Nottingham voted at 1.00 p.m. Majority of the Kenyans who voted had this to say: Bw. Seed - Kanu Juu meaning Labour Juu. Most of the Kenyans are for the labour government. They explain that it is during labour's term that a record number of Kenyans received indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom. As the results were being waited an elderly Kenyan lady from Nottingham could not hold her horse. She phoned Mr. Seed to enquire about the progress of the results. This is what she had to say: "Mr. Seed, I almost fell down when someone joked to me that labour has been defeated. I have been praying the whole time that labour remains in power." concluded the lady. Voters have been deciding the fate of thousands of would-be MPs as they cast their votes in the general election. Tony Blair was among a steady trickle of people casting their votes in the Durham village of Trimdon Colliery. Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and Michael Howard voted in their respective constituencies, after the punishing 30-day election campaign. Polls close at 2200 BST, with the first results due about 2300. The winner will not be clear until early on Friday. Electors will choose MPs in 645 constituencies. The election has been postponed in the 646th constituency, Staffordshire South, because one of the candidates died. - MORE VOTING PICTURES IN UK
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Kenyan Lady 'S' hits the headlines in Slough, Berks, UK
Gospel singer Esther Njeri Waweru popularly known as Lady 'S'
Twenty-two-year-old singer Esther Njeri Waweru is a rising star in Slough. She's got a great voice, is a popular DJ on Slough's only community radio station, Radio Undergog and is pursuing her mission to share the positive message of gospel and soul music to the world. Esther is a true star in other ways. Not only does her name translate to "star", but when she took to the airwaves this past Spring, she adopted the name Lady 'S'. And, yes, the 'S' is for star. MORE
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Woman, 67, to be 'oldest mum yet'
Mrs Jovic told the media she would like a baby boy
Serbian doctors say a pregnant 67-year-old woman is set to be the oldest recorded mother. Zlatija Jovic, from Gornje Birijanje village in the Leskovac county, is expecting her first baby in mid-July, according to local news reports. The current record is held by Adriana Iliescu, of Bucharest, who had a girl in January at the age of 66, after years of fertility treatment. It is not yet clear whether Mrs Jovic conceived naturally or not. Physicians following the pregnancy at the hospital in nearby Leskovac city said it was an "extraordinary event for the region". Mrs Jovic and her husband, Miodrag, 53, told local 4S TV how they were hoping for a son. "We would prefer a son to inherit the land, someone no one would order around through life," Mrs Jovic was quoted as saying. She said she had prayed that God would grant her a child. Despite being seven months pregnant, she said she was keeping up with house work and farm duties. The couple first married 30 years ago, but then divorced. Miodrag Jovic had two other marriages, and fathered a daughter, who has two children herself. Zlatija Jovic remained single until remarrying Miodrag nine years ago, according to reports. Mr Peter Bowen-Simpkins of the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said Mrs Jovic must have had fertility treatment to become pregnant. "She would have to have had ovum donation - been given an egg from a willing, younger woman." He said this donated egg would be fertilised in the laboratory using Mr Jovic's sperm and transferred into Mrs Jovic's womb. "It's possible from a technical point of view, but from an ethical point of view I think there are huge problems," said Mr Bowen-Simpkins. He said older mothers risked pregnancy complications such as problems with blood pressure and poor circulation. This, in turn, can mean the developing baby does not grow as well as it should. "But the overriding concern is the age of the mother and her ability to bring up the baby," he said.
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Woken Investments Ltd takes up like A380
Woken Investments Limited has woken up like the A380 - the European Super jet which was launched last week. The company which was registered in February this year to help Kenyans in the UK to acquire properties in the UK has at last kicked off with a high note. They have now bought up 10 town house superb new homes at Arnold Road, Nottingham City. On Saturday 30th April 2005 the Kenya High commissioner HE Joseph Muchemi joined the Women Investments Ltd executive committee at the offices of housing developers in Nottingham where the committee signed up for 10 news houses on behalf of the company. Accompanying his wife Mrs. Cecilia Muchemi who is the chairlady of the company the high commissioner witnessed the signing up which will be followed by the exchange of the contract within 28 days. The homes has been built to high specifications and for complete privacy where there's even gated access. "The Green" the code name for the development is just 24 new homes in a very convenient city location, off Arnold Road, in Nottingham. All the houses are three-bed-roomed with two bedrooms being en-suite. All houses with a garage. The houses are located adjacent to City Hospital. The process which was used to buy these properties proved the power of togetherness. Through the help of Mable Mark who is spearheading the whole project, each house managed to save about £30,000. The houses were going for £180,000 per unit but since the company was buying ten units Mrs. Mark managed to secure 15 per cent discount plus the 10th house which is the show house with complete fittings including the carpet. The end of it all each houses ended up at £152,000. According to Mrs. Mark who is an expert on this line each house should fetch an equity of more than £30,000 if re-mortgaged within three months. According to Mrs. Mark the company is targeted to acquire more than 50 properties within two years. Among the the committee members accompanying the high commissioner was Mr. Seed, Mrs. Mable Mark, Mrs. Muchemi among other members who retired for a dinner in the evening at the Seeds Nottingham residence.
Winder angle of The Green estate
A close view of the property that Woken Investments Ltd has invested on
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Surrogate delivers quins
Luisa Gonzalez, 32, and her husband Enrique Moreno, 34 touch the belly of surrogate mother Teresa Anderson at their home in Gilbert, Arizona. The 25-year-old delivered quintuplets for the childless couple on Tuesday.
A woman believed to be the first surrogate mother to carry quintuplets gave birth on Tuesday 26th April 2005. All five boys, the biological children of a childless couple who tried for a decade to start a family, were said to be in good health after being delivered by Caesarean section. Each weighed between 1.5kg and 1.8 kg. Surrogate Teresa Anderson gained (36 kg) during the 33-week pregnancy. "Teresa has given me my dream. She has given us our family," said biological mother Luisa Gonzalez after the birth of a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She and husband Enrique, Gabriel, Javier, Jorge and Victor. They will remain in intensive care for several days. Mrs Anderson, a 25-year-old student, originally decided to become a surrogate to earn £7,850 for her own family. She met Ms Gonzalez, 32, and Mr. Moreno, 34, through a website and was implanted with embryos created from their eggs and sperm. After learning she was carrying quins, she decided not to take their cash, saying they would need it to raise their large family. Mrs. Anderson has had four children of her own - two she gave up for adoption as a teenager and two with her husband.
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Minister Kimunya for a low mortgage houses meeting in London
The minister of Lands and Housing Hon. Amos Kimunya spent day on Monday 25th April 2005 with a series of meetings in his campaign to launch low cost mortgages in Kenya. He met with potential UK investors at the offices of the Kenya High Commissioner. Accompanying the minister at the meeting was the Kenya High Commissioner HE Joseph Muchemi, the Director of Housing in the ministry Mrs. Grace Wanyonyi. "It is the policy of the Nark government to upgrade the slum areas in Kenya and to source for cheap mortgages which Kenyans can be able to afford." During the discussion Mr. Seed who was present at the meeting informed the minister that Kenyans abroad would like to invest back in Kenya especially in housing sector but the major problem facing them is the interest on a mortgage. He continued to inform him that a number of Kenyans have taken up mortgages in Kenya but most of the rents income from these mortgages cannot service the mortgage.
From left is Mr. Seed, an investor Mr. Simon from Yorkshire, Chris Mundia, John Muya from Land and Housing Department Nairobi, Hon. Amos Kimunya, the High Commissioner HE Joseph Muchemi, and Direct of Housing in Kenya Mrs. Grace Wanyonyi.
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Elephants on the loose in a South Korea zoo
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Who ordered 200 bread rolls? This elephant burst into a restaurant
after breaking out of a South Korean zoo. © All pictures Reuters |
 However, it took the best efforts of the city's police officers and firefighters before the elephants could be safely returned. |
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