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Monday, January 10, 2011

Local news – 7.1.11 - By Emmanuel Lopus - Super united Fc Nakwamekwei beat Mahon Fc Napetet in football today evening at Kawalase playing grounds

Super united Fc Nakwamekwei beat Mahon Fc Napetet in football today evening at Kawalase playing grounds.
Super united F C Nakwamekwi today thrashed Mahon F C Napetet 4 – O in a match played at St. Michael Primary school Napetet playing grounds.
Mahon FC were under the control of their coach Geoffrey Lomala and Isaac Ekadeli was their referee. The players started the game with a lot of vigor and criss crossed the field and the goals started shaking the nets.
Natini Moses also known as Rooney netted the first goal in the first half, and Masuk scored the second goal in the second half while Justus chamakh scored twice in the last minutes of the game and demoralized mahon FC fans.

Local news – 6.01.2011 - By Emmanuel Lopus - Police wrapped up street children roaming lodwar streets today on back to school basis.

Lodwar streets has of recent become a home of very many children who spend cold night under the streets verandas .As the new terms starts in the new year of 2011, the Kenya Police have taken the responsibility of ensuring that every Kenyan child is taken to school as education in Kenya is free and compulsory for all children.
The police today had hard task as they were trying to chase street children and ensuring that they report to various schools in Turkana county. The children on their part were hiding away from the police as they have been used to gifts and hand outs by well wishers in streets.
The police are now calling upon all parents and well wishers to mobilize their children go to school to avoid child trafficking and child labor and in that we will be fighting child abuse in the community.
Any child roaming or even selling products in town will be punished seriously and taken to jail. Those people who have bad habit of employing children to work for them will be taken a serious action which can easily lead to imprisonment.

Local news - by Emmanuel Erukudi - 03.01.2011 - Kare Academy held a colorful Ceremony after producing the best three pupils in K.C.P.E Exams

Kare Academy today held a colorful ceremony after its victory as the first school to produce the best three pupil in the K.C.P.E exam in Turkana County.
The function which took place at the school's compound was approximately attended by hundreds of people among them parents and teachers.
Speaking to the parents, the head teacher, Mr. Maurice Wakhungu said that, the success of the pupils came through discipline, handwork and commitment that the pupils had in their work since the beginning of the year.
He urged parents to support their children in their study efforts to enable them learn without any disturbance. In the ceremony also, the Director Mr. Francis Esuron congratulated parents for their efforts and support that highly contributed to the good results.

Local news - 2.1.2011 - by Sofari Wycliffe - Tal bot members take new year resolution on 12 steps of alcohol avoidance

Talbot members today held their weekly meeting on the theme alcohol avoidance in the life of the addicted members in the society. The program brought almost two hundred members across the local communities in Turkana county.
The review taught on twelve steps to immediately avoid alcohol and to look unto the lord at all time.
The center organization is trying to give people back the freedom after slavery in alcohol by going across the county in the process of helping the communities get out of alcohol and look at the future with expectation.
The center which is accommodating people from different religious background and community is emphasizing on importance of alcohol avoidance and trust in God all the time.

Local news – 1.1.11 - By Mary Tioko - 20 infants received in the catholic church in the sacrament of Baptism at St. Joseph Ille today

The infants who were received at Solemnity of Mary mother of God had their mothers prepared for the big event by the catechist for along time to remind them of their responsibilities in bringing up these children according to the Catholic faith.
The colorful celebration which was animated by the St. Augustines Cathedral Administrator Fr. Francis Teo was marred with colorful songs from faithfuls who were really happy for the day. The Christians who were drawn from various outstations of ille, Nasirite, Atalounyen were among the those represented in the witnessing the infants reception.
Speaking during his homily Fr. Teo said that Mary gave birth to the child Jesus the same way like all women. Fr. Teo also said that the hopes of Mary were that the child Jesus grows up healthy, strong and good but incase of Mary things were different.
The priest said that When Mary was told of all the extraordinary events related to the birth of her son, and that he was to be the Saviour of the world, of-course she was abit worried. But Mary trusted in God and kept all those things in her heart and because of that the plan of God could be fulfilled.
Fr. Francis encouraged all the mother to emulate the example of Mary and let the will of God to take control of their lives. He told the mothers to trust in God and all that they ask of him shall be granted especially when they enter the new year of 2011.

Local news - 1.1.11 - By Mary Tioko - Missionary children from St. Augustine's Cathedral Parish usher the new year in style

Over 100 missionary children yesterday visited the Lodwar district hospital to be together with their fellow children to welcome the new although they have been admitted for various ailments.
The children whose motto is to help their fellow children turned up in large numbers and prayed with kids and their parents from paediatrics ward after giving them the various gifts. The children who were led by their animator Sr. Adelide brought with them fruits, milk and messages of good recovery to those in pain.
Speaking to Akicha reporters at the Cathedral compound, Sr. Adelide thanked the parents of the missionary children and urged them to continue supporting their children and guiding in order to engage in charity work in the new year of 2011.
Sr. Adelide said the visit is a routine to all small Christian communities at St. Augustine's Cathedral parish. She said that every Jumuiya animating the Sunday mass begins by visiting the sick at the Hospital to pray with them every Friday at 5.pm. It was yet another opportunity for the young kids play their part which they did very well.