Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Ndugu Tom, habari ndugu!!! can you give us the breakdown on this one? I mean the money required to sponsor them? Thanks in advance. Chifu New York City > > > > > > > > > > > > Margaret, > > > I support you. Since elections were held > > nothing has been > > > achieved > > > while the disadvantaged like children and women > > are at the mercy of > > > the day. > > > Politicians are there to enrich themselves imagine > > the money they > > > earn. They > > > can't even donate some those money to the drought > > hit areas, to > > > orphans and > > > disadvantaged women. > > > > > > Okeyo > > > > > > In a message dated 1/2/2006 1:53:13 P.M. Eastern > > Standard Time, > > > Mgichuki > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > PE, > > > > > > This is what our law makers should be working on > > instead of > > > fighting over > > > who will be our next president. Children, and > > especially the > > > neglected Orphans > > > by their own relatives in Kenya should be their > > first priority. > > > We're tired > > > of Greed and ''ALL TALK!'' > > > > > > > > Wams > > > > > > > > > The proposed Sexual Offences Bill seeks to > > address the gaps in > > > law. The > > > standard of proof in cases of sexual abuse is > > too high and the > > > requirement > > > of > > > corroborative evidence in cases of rape is often > > a blow to most > > > cases. > > > Parliament should enact this Bill, along with > > the Refugee Bill and > > > the > > > HIV/Aids Bill, to protect children. > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/1/2006 7:57:49 PM Central > > Standard Time, > > > PubliceyeT@a... writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Legal Week - Urgent need for reform of parental > > roles > > > > > > Story by Esther N Onchana > > > Publication Date: 01/02/2006 > > > The on-going case of a five-year-old girl who is > > challenging the > > > discriminatory provisions of the > > Children’s Act No 8 of 2001 on > > > the limited > > > parental > > > responsibility placed on fathers of children born > > out of wedlock > > > raises > > > viable > > > issues. > > > Section 24 (3) of the Children’s Act > > states in part: " Where a > > > child's > > > father > > > and mother were not married at the time of the > > child's birth and > > > have not > > > subsequently married each other (a) the mother > > shall have parental > > > responsibility at the first instance; ( the > > father shall > > > subsequently > > > acquire parental > > > responsibility for the child in accordance with > > provisions of > > > section 25 " . > > > > > > Section 25 provides for instances when a father > > may acquire > > > parental > > > responsibility. This is either when ordered by > > the court or by > > > entering > > > into a > > > parental rights agreement with the child's > > mother. > > > There is a clear distinction of how the law > > treats children born > > > in or out > > > of wedlock. In the former, both parents have > > equal responsibility > > > of the > > > child. Regarding children born out wedlock, > > however, the mother > > > has full > > > parental > > > responsibility. > > > The father’s responsibility over the > > child is optional, but it > > > is not > > > imposed by the law. This is discriminatory to > > all parties > > > involved, the > > > mother, > > > father and the child. > > > Children have the right to know and be cared for > > by both parents, > > > regardless > > > of whether they are married, separated, have > > never > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________________ > DSL – Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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