Author: Khusoko

The United Nations’ World Food Programme won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger. And for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. The Norwegian Nobel Committee  described the organization as “a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.” https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1314491654666162176?s=20 The prize is worth 10 million Swedish crowns — about $1.1 million — and will be presented in Oslo on Dec.…

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will start conducting alcoblow tests in all major towns in Kenya from Friday after 60 people were killed due to drunk driving between October 2-4. The Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai and the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) in a statement expressed concern over rising cases of road traffic accidents across the country. “Reports indicate that 2,689 persons have lost their lives between January 1 and September 30, 2020, compared to 2,655 during the same period last year, an increase of 1.3 percent,” the statement reads. “To this end, the National Police Service…

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has announced a three-year radio broadcast KSh 34 million deal for FKFPL with Milele FM.  Milele FM, Mediamax’s lead and national radio station, Mayian FM that broadcasts in Maasai dialect, Meru FM, Kameme FM, Emoo FM and Mombasa-based Msenangu will all hold exclusive rights to broadcast the league on resumption.  “We are happy to announce this three-year partnership with Mediamax. This is a historical moment as this is the first time in the history of the federation that we will have a radio broadcaster as our partner. The deal will see Mediamax sponsor the league to…

The National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC) held a meeting today, 7th October 2020, to consider the current political activities in the country and their implications on national security. NSAC noted that the country is experiencing growing political tension that is creating division and pitting sections of politicians and their supporters against perceived opponents. This situation is increasingly polarizing the country along ethno-political lines, and therefore undermining national cohesion, peace and security and derailing our transformative economic agenda. The unchecked utterances and political weaponization of public gatherings continue to undermine law and order within the country. This disregard of the law…

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been  awarded to American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”  The prize was announced in Stockholm by Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. According to the Academy, Glück “seeks the universal, and in this, she takes inspiration from myths and classical motifs, present in most of her works.” Her 2006 collection Averno was a “masterly collection, a visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s descent into Hell in the captivity of Hades, the god of death”. Other literary awards she…

Standard Investment Bank’s Online Forex Trading Money Manager’s  Q3 2020 performance for its MansaX product generated an annualized return of 23.3 percent for the 9 months of the year 2020.  This translates to a  1.21 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019 when MansaX reported an annualized return of 22.09 percent. “In the final quarter of the year, our priority remains not only giving our clients the best returns but also maintaining the conservative trading model which ensures we protect investors’ capital. To that end, we will continue to trade cautiously, using our long/short model, which is ideal…