The course is aimed at those who want to learn how to use a project management tool such as Open Workbench (which is the same type of program such as MS Project) to create project plans on the computer. Delegates will be provided with the Open Workbench program on CD. Visit for more information about the program.

Some four years after delegates met at Bomas to discuss Kenya’s constitutional review, the country’s National Youth Convention descended upon the very same location for the purpose of discussing Kenyan youth’s role and opportunities within the Kenyan state. As in other African countries, the NYC argues, young people in Kenya constitute a majority and deserve greater scope for influencing the direction of their nation and setting the agendas it follows.

The Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights will be holding its General Assembly during the 44th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 11 November 2008 at, Abuja, Nigeria. The closing date for nominations is 31 October 2008.

There is no greater breach of trust than knowingly taking advantage of those you have taken an oath to protect and to serve. What has been long regarded as baseless reports against members of the Kenya Police has finally been brought to the glaring spotlight of the public eye by the heart wrenching revelations made during the Waki Commission hearings. This concern is the focus of this issue of USAWA.