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Kuria District
Kuria District was an districts of Kenya, administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kehancha (sometimes spelled as ''Kihancha''). The district has a population of 256,086 (2009 census) and an area of 581/km2. It is inhabited by a minority group of people fondly known as Kuria people, also referred to as Abakuria (Mkuria/Wakuria) in Swahili. They are scattered across the Kenya-Tanzania border and are neighbors to the Kisii people, Kisii, Luo people, Luo, and Maasai people. Following the Referendum of 2010 and the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, Kuria District became part of Migori County which is under the leadership of Governor Ochilo Ayacko, Ochilo G. M. Ayacko. and his deputy, Joseph Gimunta Mahiri. Kuria District was split into two in December 2007, Kuria West Constituency, Kuria West District with Kehancha as the district capital and Kuria East Constituency, Kuria East District with Kegonga as the district capital. Kuria West cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kenya
Sub-counties, formerly known as Districts, are the decentralised units through which government of Kenya provides functions and services. At national level, sub-counties take a more administrative function like security, statistical purposes, provision of government services, etc. Even though the sub-counties are divisions of counties, powers to create new national sub-counties lies with the national government. As of 2023, there are 314 sub-counties, compared to 290 constituencies. A deputy county commissioner is appointed by the state to lead each sub-county. The sub-counties are further divided into Divisions of Kenya, divisions, Locations of Kenya, locations and sub-locations. Districts were introduced in Kenya by the colonial government to ease control and management of the colony. The number of districts in Kenya through the colonial period varied. Headed by District Commissioners (DC), districts were the second level of administration after the Provinces of Kenya, province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria West Constituency
Kuria West is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Migori County Migori County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It borders Homa Bay County to the north, Kisii County to the northeast, Narok County to the southeast, Tanzania to the west and south, and Lake Vic .... References Constituencies in Migori County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Mwita Marwa
Samson Mwita Marwa (1932–2022), also known as Mwita Nyagakende, was a Kenyan teacher and politician who served in the National Assembly of Kenya from 1969 until 1974 as a member of the Kenya African National Union. Biography Samson Mwita Marwa was born in 1932 in the Bukuria District, then part of the British Kenya Colony. He was educated at the intermediate school in Itibo, and later attended the teachers' college in Kisii. Marwa worked as a teacher from 1957 until 1963. Marwa's political career began in 1961, when he co-founded the Bukuria Political Union, serving as its inaugural chairman. In 1963, Marwa was elected to the Nyanza Regional Assembly, representing the Kuria District as a member of the Kenya African National Union. While in the regional assembly, Marwa served as a member of the Regional Commerce and Industry Committee and the Local Government and Administrative Committee. He also served as director of the Kuria Transport and Traders Union. In 1965, the Nya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Aid
ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide. ActionAid is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues. It was founded in 1972 by Cecil Jackson-Cole as a child sponsorship charity (originally called Action in Distress) when 88 UK supporters sponsored 88 children in India and Kenya, the primary focus being is providing children with an education, further the human rights for all, assisting people that are in poverty, assisting those who face discrimination, and also assist people who face injustice. ActionAid works with over 15 million people in 45 countries to assist those people. Today its head office is located in South Africa with hubs in Asia, the Americas and Europe. ActionAid was the first big INGO to move its headquarters from the global north to the global south. ActionAid's current strateg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuru International
Nuru is a United States is a 501(c)3 created to help marginalized communities in rural areas of Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. The ultimate aim of the program is to help local leaders end extreme poverty in their communities. Nuru is a Kiswahili word that means "light." History Nuru International was founded by Jake Harriman, who attended the U.S. Naval Academy and served for over seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Platoon Commander. Harriman's experiences in combat compelled him to believe that extreme poverty was a contributing factor to global terrorism. Harriman left his career in the Marine Corps and enrolled at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. This move was motivated by a desire to start an organization that would fight terrorism by ending extreme poverty. His company, Nuru International, began operations in 2008. Development model Nuru International trains and equips local leaders in effective poverty reduction methods develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation
Kusoma International - Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization created to enable access to quality education for children of impoverished and marginalized communities (particularly in the former Kuria District of Kenya). It is named after the father of Sangai Mohochi, faculty member with the Stanford University Swahili Department. Vision The vision of Kusoma International - Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation is that all underserved children - regardless of gender - will, through education, have a positive impact on their community and the world. Mission The mission statement, mission of Kusoma International - Laurenti Mohochi Educational Foundation is to empower impoverished and marginalized communities (particularly in the district of Kuria, Kenya) by enabling their children, regardless of gender, access to quality education, in order to develop their full capabilities and equip them well to fight poverty, ignorance and disease in their c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CGIAR
CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) is a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources. CGIAR research is carried out at 15 centers that collaborate with partners from national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations, and the private sector. These research centers are around the globe, with most in the Global South and Center of origin, Vavilov Centers of agricultural crop genetic diversity. CGIAR has an annual research portfolio of just over US$900 million with more than 9,000 staff working in 89 countries. Funding is provided by national governments, multilateral funding and development agencies and leading private foundations. Representatives of CGIAR Funders and develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democratic Alliance (Kenya)
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is the current ruling political party in Kenya. Their slogan is "Kazi ni Kazi" (literally: ''A job is a job''; All hustles matter) and their symbol is a wheelbarrow. The party, initially called the Party of Development and Reforms, officially changed its name to UDA in December 2020. The party became notable in January 2021, and is allied with William Ruto, the President of Kenya. It tends to be more popular among the Kalenjin people. The party fielded candidates in March 2021 by-elections. UDA nominated Ruto in the 2022 Kenyan general election, after he announced that he would leave the Jubilee Party in late 2021. Ruto picked Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate for the elections. In the 2022 general elections, UDA was able to garner 22 out of 47 seats in the Senate and 138 of the elected members of the National Assembly. The party uses a wheelbarrow as the party's symbol which stands for "worth, respect, and dignity of work in pursuit of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuria East Constituency
Kuria East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Migori County Migori County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It borders Homa Bay County to the north, Kisii County to the northeast, Narok County to the southeast, Tanzania to the west and south, and Lake Vic .... References Constituencies in Migori County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyanza Province
Nyanza Province (; ) was one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces before the formation of the 47 counties under the 2010 constitution. Six counties were organised in the area of the former province. The region is located in the southwestern part of Kenya around Lake Victoria. It includes part of the eastern edge of the lake and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo people and Kisii people. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes, such as the Kuria, and some Luhya, living in the province. The province derives its name from ''Nyanza,'' a Bantu word which means a large mass of water. The provincial capital was Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya. The province had a population of 4,392,196 at the 1999 census within an area of 16.162 km2, or 12.613 km2 of land. The climate is tropical humid. Counties The following counties make up the area of the former Nyanza province: Districts after 2007 Several new districts were created in 2007 in Kenya, some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
