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Thursday 13 September 2012 Uganda, Burkina Faso and South Africa are among African countries that will receive grants from Grand Challenges Canada. OTTAWA---As many as 200 million children fail to meet their full developmental potential because of the debilitating impact of poverty. Risk factors, such as malnutrition, infection, unhealthy pregnancy and birth complications, as well as an absence of stimulation and nurturing all contribute to the loss of cognitive potential in developing world children and condemn them to impoverished lives. "The best way to keep a country poor is to rob its children of their full developmental potential," said Dr. Peter A. Singer, CEO of Grand Challenges Canada. "Consistent with Canada's commitment to women's and children's health, the Saving Brains initiative is a bold and transformational approach to addressing the significant challenges facing the developing world. We are investing in improving conditions in the first...

Dear Sir, I take this opportunity to congratulate you for your increasing hard work and efforts to ensure citizens move around by all means of transport. Am however sad that your ministry is hardly visible on social media, to interact with the common mwananchi (citizen) to get views During my visit to Netherlands for training in Internet for journalists at the Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) www.rntc.nl/ , I spotted something in their transport system that would be of interest to you. Sir, you are aware our rail system has been in ruins. You are also aware of the corruption system experienced in the sector that initially dashed hopes of its survival. Sir, I am aware of plans by Kenya Railways Corporation to invest Shs. 32 billion to overhaul the sector, which I support. I would however like to give you an insight on how this money can be put to good use. In Netherlands, there are several providers and the network is well developed to cover atleast all parts of th...