MISS WORLD KENYA UPLIFTS JIGGER CAMPAIGN WORLD WIDE

Miss World Kenya 2010, Natasha Metto, who represented Kenya in the 60th edition of the Miss World Pageant, returned home from China a triumphant beauty queen after shedding light on the Anti Jigger campaign.
Natasha was selected as one of the top 25 girls at the pageant with 120 countries represented. She won the Miss World Beauty With A Purpose 2010 title becoming the first Kenyan in the pageants history to win the coveted title. Beauty With A Purpose is one of the 5 fast track events that automatically “forwards” and guarantees it’s winner a spot in the semi-finals.


Natasha with the sister
Natasha joined hands with Ahadi Kenya for her Beauty with a Purpose in the fight against the jigger menace which has affected many children in Kenya. Her powerful presentation showing the effects of jiggers on children in Kenya won the hearts of the judges and earned her first place.
Natasha hopes to continue in her campaign to enrich the lives of children through her reign as Miss World Kenya 2010. She will Join former Miss World beauty queen Cecelia Mwangi in the campaign.

JI TO RELEASE SONG RECORDED IN KENYA

Tanzanian singer JI who is famed for his Kidato Kimoja hit song said he is ready to drop more hits.
The bongo flava star who has been in the country has kept a low profile but has been tucked away in a Kenyan studio working on new material.
The singer said he is on more songs with a plethora of Kenyan producers and will release them soon after the ongoing World Cup ends.
JI added that 10 songs are ready, done and dusted for his yet to be released album that is set to feature a total of 14 singles.
The singer who has been in the country also took time off to visit with a childrens home, El Toto, together with Kenyan rapper Jaguar.

ANTI-JIGGER CRUSADER CECILIA MWANGI TO TOUR THE US

Miss World Kenya 2005 and anti-jigger campaigner Cecilia Mwangi leaves for the US today for a one-month tour at the invitation of East Africans in America. She is expected to address different forums on jigger infestation in East Africa. Ahadi Kenya has been fighting jiggers in Kenya for the last three years and it has spread its wings to Uganda and Tanzania. It will also be moving to Rwanda and Burundi in July after she jets back.
The beauty queen’s tour schedule will be jam-packed as she is set to speak at ten venues in six cities.
She will be hosted at Dallas, Texas, Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia, Washington DC and New York City. Over the course of her visit, hosts in each city will co-ordinate activities that include speaking engagements in high school graduation ceremonies, women’s luncheons, church ceremonies, educational seminars and health and International Relations organisations. She will also visit children’s hospitals and women’s shelters.

ANTI-JIGGER CAMPAIGNER TO TAKE OVER YOUTH FUND OFFICE?

The street is riff with reports that the Anti Jigger Campaigner Stanley Kamau is in ‘deep talks’ with the relevant officials on taking up office as the chairman of the controversy laden Youth Enterprise Development Fund.
Stanley who also works with former miss World Kenya Cecilia Mwangi and Kiss 100’s Jalango was cagey about the details.
“I wouldn’t mind heading the Youth Fund as long as it doesn’t affect my anti Jigger campaign,” The Ahadi Trust CEO said.
Asked if the jigger ambassadors will also get offices in the Youth Fund, Stanley said, “No, this is a very separate entity all together.”
This reports come at a time when the Youth Fund Board resigned en mass after an eight-month battle against Youth and Sports minister Hellen Sambili.

ANTI-JIGGER CAMPAIGNERS FETED BY THE PRESIDENT

The President awarded the founder of the anti-jigger campaign, Stanley Kamau Maina and the campaign ambassador Miss World Kenya 2005 Cecilia Mwangi, with Head of State Commendation (HSC) during Jamhuri day. This is in recognition of their fight to eradicate jigger infestation in Kenya.
The campaign has been ongoing for the last three years and has made tremendous achievements including rehabilitating recovered jigger victims back to normal lives and also creating partnerships with both private bodies and the Government.
Acknowledging the awards, Stanley challenged those who have been criticizing the campaign to follow what the president has done and accept that there is a problem. He thanked the head of state for recognizing their work. He said that contrary to what some MPs especially from Central Kenya are saying that they are embarrassing the president, the government fully supports the cause.

The former beauty Quuen, said that the award will motivate the organization to do more without fearing. “This shows that the president has been following our campaign,” she added.
The campaign and it’s ambassador were this year also awarded with a Humanitarian Of The Year Award by Laico Regency, a US Agency for International Development (USAID) award on Leadership and Management and named Young Achiever Women Students Welfare Association( WOSWA), an initiative of University of Nairobi.