Day: March 11, 2023

Algeria, The Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General “Mohamed Al-Haddad”, visited the Republic of Algeria to discuss developments in the region and to stand on the extent of the development of bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries.

El-Haddad and his accompanying delegation were received at the headquarters of the Algerian National Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General “Al-Sa’eed Shanegriha”, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of National Defense, the commanders of the forces, the commander of the national gendarmerie, the heads of departments, in the presence of the Libyan ambassador and the Libyan military attache to the Republic of Algeria.

Shangriha stressed that his meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad al-Haddad, is an opportunity to exchange views on the development of the situation in the region, and to stand on the extent of development and strengthening of bilateral cooperation efforts between the two brotherly countries.

He praised the efforts made by the two parties to preserve the historical and bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries in this sensitive circumstance that the region is going through, in general.

Shangriha said that our common history and the support of the Libyan people for the Algerian liberation revolution obliges us, as officials in both countries, to work together to resolve crises that affect the security of the region and destabilize it.

For his part, Lieutenant General “Al-Haddad” praised in his speech during the meeting the depth of fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries, which was reflected in the level of military cooperation between the armies of the two countries on more than one level.

He pointed out that the depth of fraternal relations between the two brotherly peoples makes it imperative for the officials of the two countries to work together to settle crises that affect the security of the region and destabilize it.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Three conservation groups and a squatter settlement committee at the Sabaki River Estuary in Magarini Sub County have accused influential tycoons of grabbing mangrove forest land and hampering conservation efforts.

They claimed that a brother to a former powerful Principal Secretary had grabbed more than 40 acres of mangrove forest land, threatening to bring to nought the investments they have put in conserving the estuary, which is a world-renowned wetland.

Speaking to journalists at the conservation area Friday, the residents also alleged that the tycoons were frustrating their efforts to acquire land at the adjacent Sabaki/Mambrui Squatter Settlement Regularization Scheme.

The land in question was reclaimed from the receding sea and landless residents have asked the government to settle them, but according to them, the tycoons have been sending surveyors to subdivide the land after bribing local jobless youths to take them around.

Joseph Mwandenge Mangi, an official of the Sabaki River Conservation and Development Organization (SARICODO), said the groups have been carrying out conservation activities in this area for more than 25 years knowing the area has no issues until last year when they saw an investor encroaching into the mangrove forest and after enquiries, they were told that the said investor-owned land inside the conservation area.

“When we prodded further, the tycoon said he had a title deed for 60 acres, 42 acres of which were inside the mangrove forest, and this has discouraged us from continuing with conservation activities since apparently, we have been doing so on private land,” he said.

Mr. Mangi said as residents grappled with the grabbing of the conservation area, they were taken aback when they started seeing ‘strange people’ carrying out survey work without the knowledge of the squatter settlement regularization committee last year

“We, the locals, have requested the government to give us this open land so we can also carry out development activities and have made significant progress but powerful individuals are blocking us from getting this right,” he said.

The chairman of the Sabaki/Mambrui Squatter Settlement Regularization Scheme, Mr. Marko Lugwe said his committee that gone to as far as the office of the Director of Lands Adjudication where they were told some powerful people had engaged lawyers to help acquire the reclaimed land.

“The tycoons are monied and when they reach here, they use divide-and-rule tactics by using the youth to help them as they carry out illegal survey works. We started this programme in 1991but to date, we have not been able to get the land,” he said.

“We are appealing to the government to give us this land and those wishing to get any land here to pass through the committee instead of using hapless youths to fraudulently steal land from us.

His sentiments were echoed by Mr. Kennedy Kalama, the scheme committee secretary who vowed that the residents would stay put and ensure that they get the land which had already been surveyed and presented to the Directorate of Land Adjudication.

“We are very alert and shall stand our ground to protect our rights from being taken away by rich private developers,” he said.

On her part, Dama Charo a member of the committee said the land in question had already been surveyed and a part development plan (PDP) prepared and wondered why other surveyors were secretly carrying out survey work.

Source: Kenya News Agency

Orodara, Workers at the Dafani Company have been observing a work stoppage since March 08, 2023 to protest against what appears to be a new demand for letters of explanation to a part personnel, after an initial crisis that was poorly resolved.

The hatchet is far from buried at Dafani Sa. The factory workers and the general management are once again at loggerheads.

As a reminder, on January 19, the workers had taken a work stoppage following letters of explanation sent to 28 agents for not having taken part in a safety day organized at the factory, the participation of which was supposed to be voluntary. .

But following a consultation meeting held on January 23, 2023, an agreement was reached between the two parties and the workers suspended their mood movement to resume activities.

In short, two months later, the problem came back again on the carpet. According to one of the workers’ leaders, anonymously, the current mood still follows explanatory letters sent by the general management to nine (09) staff representatives and eight (08) other workers.

This in connection with the past crisis. The latter, continues our confidant, would be accused of having closed the factory and summoned the agents not to work.

According to our interlocutor, it is these letters of explanation that are at the origin of the crisis currently prevailing in Dafani He concludes by saying that the workers are open to dialogue and ready to resume activities if their aspirations are taken into account by the general management, namely the pure and simple cancellation of the letters of explanation.

Seeking to join the general manager of Dafani for an appointment in order to have his version of the facts, this one through his secretariat let us know that he did not need “the press here. »

As we close these lines, it has come back to us that on the afternoon of Friday March 10, 2023, a mission from the board of directors of Dafani.Sa, made up of four (04) directors met with the all staff representatives on the issue from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

According to our source, the debates were heated. But the two parties did not reach an agreement because each of them remained camped on its position.

Source: Burkina Information

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Eliud Owalo Friday launched two Jitume kazi labs in Vihiga County in a bid to enable youth have access to computers and internet.

Speaking at Friends College Kaimosi and at Sabatia Technical and Vocational College where he launched the two labs with 100 computers each donated by the government in collaboration with Konza Technopolis and ICT Authority, Owalo called on the youth to embrace technology.

The CS challenged the beneficiaries of the Jitume kazi programme to leverage on the opportunity and become self-employed by working online since there are no enough white-collar jobs. He said the initiative aimed at eradicating youth unemployment.

Owalo said the government has established 100,000 kilometres of fiber optic cables across the country which is making it easier for citizens to access internet adding the Jitume kazi labs will not only be used to train the youth but will also ensure the youth earn as they lear

He therefore advised the youth to use some of the money they will get to buy their own digital gadgets which they can use to access online jobs even at home.

“I urge you to take advantage of these digital labs and the ICT hubs so that you learn technical skills which will enable you to earn as you learn,” reiterated Owalo.

He said the government targeted to set up 1,450 ICT hubs across the country; in all the wards and 25,000 free WIFI hotspots which to ensure easy access to internet and digital skills training.

He said the government is planning to come up with companies that can assemble cheap smart phones and laptops that can be used by citizens especially youth and women in the rural areas to access internet.

The cabinet secretary disclosed that apart from the Jitume Kazi programme, there is the Ajira digital platform where 73,000 youth have already been trained and another lot of 120,000 youths have been enrolled for training so that they can do online jobs.

Vihiga County Women Representative Beatrice Adagala asked the youth to train women especially in rural areas on how to use computers so that they can also be digital compliant.

She regretted that in this era of technology most women in rural areas cannot access the internet since smartphones are expensive, calling on the government to look for ways of coming up with cheaper smartphones.

Source: Kenya News Agency