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Kenya’s Constitution: Origins, Objectives and Impact – Sat 19 Nov 2016

Kenya’s Constitution: Origins, Objectives and Impact
By Professor Yash Pal Ghai
Saturday 19 November 2016, 4pm
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

Yash Ghai will discuss why Kenya needed a new Constitution and briefly describe the process, including the hurdles that faced it. He will describe what the new Constitution tries to achieve, taking issues like national unity, respect for diversity, integrity, popular participation and social justice. He will also give an interim progress report on these issues, and the resistance the Constitution faces, especially from government and politicians, as well as from continued corruption.

Yash Pal Ghai is Kenyan. He studied law at Oxford and Harvard and taught in Dar es Salaam, where many distinguished East African lawyers were his students. Later he taught at universities in Sweden, the UK and Hong Kong, and as visiting professor in many more. In Kenya he chaired the first phase of the constitution making process from 2000 to 2004. Much of the fruit of that stage of the process can be seen in the Constitution adopted in 2010. Yash Ghai has advised on constitution making in 20 or so other countries.

Refreshments for sale at 3:15pm – Talk at 4:00pm
Donation: Ksh 200 Student
Ksh 400 KMS member
Ksh 500 Guest
MPESA Paybill, Business no: 400800, Account no: 6571570019
Tickets: 0724 255299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

The Naivasha Owl Centre and Hell’s Gate National Park – Sat 10 December 2016

The Naivasha Owl Centre, started in 2003 with a little Barn Owl called Fulstop who was brought in with a badly damaged wing. This resulted in the owner, Sarah, building an owlery for Fulstop. From there injured or orphaned owls and then eagles and other raptors started to come in.
The centre has a small clinic and works with a veterinary surgeon and a falconer. The birds are treated for injuries and sicknesses or poisoning and are looked after until they fully recover. They are then released either back where they came from (provided it is deemed safe for them) or into the correct type of terrain for them, all under the watchful eye of the KWS.

The birds that are too badly injured or sick to be returned to the wild remain at the centre. In some cases they become teaching birds to help people, particularly children, to understand the importance of birds of prey and the vital role they play in this increasingly dangerous world. The other birds that can be released, but have a fellow injured partner are allowed to breed and their young are then released into the wild.

Bookings:0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Amboseli – Elerai Conservancy – Saturday 10-12, December 2016

Elerai is a 5,000 acre private conservation area. It was identified as a critical wildlife corridor which links the Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve in Tanzania to Amboseli and beyond. The area has elephants as well as other game. The conservancy is nearer to Kilimanjaro than Amboseli park and offers amazing views of the saddle between the two peaks of Kilimanjaro.
We shall stay at Elerai Satao which is a small luxury eco lodge. It has an unspoilt unique setting. The tents are very spacious,there is a swimming pool and the food is excellent.

Programme
Friday Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in Elerai. Sundowners and dinner.
Saturday Spend the day in Amboseli park. Return to lodge by 4.30pm. Tea. Swim or relax until dinner.
Sunday Depart for Nairobi after a leisurely breakfast.

Cost: 17,200ksh pp sharing.
Included FB for 48 hours
Not included Transport, Conservancy fee (1,700 per day) and park entry if you wish to go to Amboseli park.
Book and pay now. As it is a holiday weekend the lodge will not hold our booking for long.

Turkana Safari – 23 December- 2 January 2017

This will be an 11 day trip to the north. It is the most amazing part of Kenya; the landscape is awesome and the diverse tribes fascinating.

Transport – We shall travel in a truck.
Accommodation is in tents but you can find inexpensive rooms along the way.
Roads – Because of the construction of the Wind Project in Turkana area large sections of the road are in very good condition. Isiolo to Marsabit is almost all tarmac.

Cost – 78,000ksh This is an estimated cost and is based on 15 participants.
Included – transport, all camping equipment except a sleeping bag, all meals and the services of 2 armed guards
Not included – camping fees, park entry to Sibiloi National park (minimal fee)

Private cars can join in at a fee.

There will be a meeting mid-November to thrash out issues and answer questions.
Get ready. This will be the trip of a lifetime!!!
Bookings: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

THE AFFORDABLE ART SHOW – 28-30 October 2016

We are delighted to invite you, your family, friends and colleagues to the biggest juried Art Show event in Eastern Africa!
The Affordable Art Show
Nairobi National Museum Courtyard, Former Administration Building
28 – 30 October 2016

Friday Night Opening Party – 28 October 2016 from, 6pm – 9 pm
Entry Fee Ksh 500
Includes one drink, bitings and entertainment

The show will be open on Saturday and Sunday, 29 – 30 Oct from 10am to 4pm. Free entry
Attached you will find an electronic version of the Art Show poster. Please Share it with other Art lovers, buyers, collectors and artists in Kenya.

We hope to see YOU at the Art Show!

All proceeds will support projects of the National Museums of Kenya
RSVP: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Proudly Sponsored by Safaricom, Commercial Bank of Africa and TALA

LEO MOVIE SCREENING

Kenya Museum Society cordially invites you, your family, friends and colleagues, to LEO MOVIE SCREENING.
Saturday 8 October 2016, 4pm
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

Set in Nairobi, a Metropolitan city in Kenya that is a melting pot of East African culture, art, politics and commerce, LEO is a charming and beguiling story about a Maasai boy who thinks he’s a super-hero. It’s the story about the Power of Dream, Courage and Love, that captures the essence of a child’s heart still open to all the possibilities of achieving his dream in his homeland.

The film depicts an insightful, positive view of life in Kenya/Africa and also aims to break away from generalized stereotypical images and narratives that purportedly express Africa, its abilities, realities and people.

Leo has been screened in 11 global cities & 5 airlines

Audience Reviews:

  • “If you liked Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi, or The Way Back you will certainly enjoy Leo. It is an inspirational tale that will appeal to everyone. …Dr Greg Faller former essayist, advisor, associate editor of The International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers’’
  • ‘’I could relate with the boy so much man…Especially when the father said.. ‘’Not yet’’ In the end, I would watch it again. Jeremy, Houston.
  • “Seeing “LEO” has made me want to dream again” (Student at the Oprah leadership School.)

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGje8WPWqvc

Refreshments for sale at 3:15pm – Movie at 4:00pm 

Charges: Ksh 400 KMS Member

Ksh 500 Guest

Payment: Mpesa paybill, Business No: 400800, Account: 6571570019

RSVP: 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

NOTE: Please register by Wednesday 5 October to help us plan better.

Proceeds support projects of the National Museums of Kenya

 

 

Book Sale: 2 – 3 September 2016

Friday and Saturday

2 – 3 September 2016

Nairobi National Museum, Main Courtyard

10.00 am – 4.00 pm on both days

Big Sale with Great Bargains

  • Second hand books
  • DvD’s, CDs and Tapes
  • Magazines
  • Games and puzzles
  • Paintings
  • Used computers and printers
  • A few household goods
  • And more!

Don’t miss out the best deal in town!!
Contact: Lucy Njeri or Dorothy Mkala

Mobile: 0724 255 299

Wireless: 020 2339158

info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

www.kenyamuseumsociety.org

All Proceeds will support Projects of the National Museums of Kenya

Safari – Saruni, Samburu – 17 – 20 November (3 nights)

This will be a 3 night trip to the very exclusive Saruni lodge in Kalama Conservancy north of Samburu. The Conservancy is on 200 acres of unspoilt wilderness teeming with game. The lodge comprises of 6 eco-chic villas and is the ultimate in Kenyan luxury.

If you are interested in going for this safari; Please RSVP soon on;

Office: +254 724 – 255 299 or 020-2339158

info@kenyamuseumsociety.org or narinder.heyer@gmail.com

By participating in KMS safaris, you are helping to support projects of the National Museums of Kenya

Day Outing – Behind the scenes visit to Archaeology Section of the National Museums of Kenya

Saturday 20 August 2016

Behind the scenes visit to Archaeology Section of the National Museums of Kenya

Hours: 10 am – 12 pm

The Archaeology Section of the National Museums of Kenya has collections dating to the 1920s when the first artifacts were stored by Louis and Mary Leakey. In the beginning the artifacts were simply brought in by farmers who collected them around their farms, but who also reported interesting sites. This is how the initial sites were recorded, and the excavations that followed yielded many more artifacts, which in turn provided a glimpse into the numbers and variety of sites and artifacts to be found in Kenya.

Today the Section houses many thousands of objects; stone tools, stone bowls, human and other animal bones, pottery, beautiful beads that tell an interesting story of the humans who inhabited this part of the continent- their economic activities, their diet, their religion and ritual, and best of all, their technological skills that have shaped the world as we see it today.

Kenya’s currently boasts the world’s oldest stone tools dated 3.3m and the oldest Ostrich egg shell beads in Africa at 40,000 years. In between these two dates, hominids produced many more artifacts that you can only see here.

Join us on a visit to see this collection of archaeological artifacts, and ‘meet’ objects that were made by our ancestors many millions of years ago.

KMS Members – Adult Ksh 850, Child Ksh 400

Guests – Adult Ksh 1,050, Child Ksh 500

Payment: Mpesa paybill, Business No: 400800, Account: 6571570019

RSVP: 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Some of the proceeds made will go towards development of the Earth Sciences various projects.

Talk by Prof. Stanley H. Ambrose – Volcanic Winter and Modern Human Evolution in Africa

Saturday 13 August 2016

Nairobi National Museum, Louis Leakey Auditorium

Talk by Prof. Stanley H. Ambrose

University of Illinois

The disastrous beginning of the last Ice Age, 74 thousand years ago, may have stimulated anatomically modern humans in Africa to cooperate for survival. This new social security system, combined with new technologies, may have facilitated expansion of behaviorally modern humans out of Africa sixty thousand years ago, and replacement of Neanderthals and other archaic human species. Stanley Ambrose will discuss the geological, climatic, archaeological, genetic, physiological and fossil evidence for behaviors that contributed to the competitive advantage of modern African humans and the demise of Neanderthals.

Refreshments for sale at 3:15pm – Talk at 4:00pm 

 

Donation: Ksh 200 Citizen or Student

Ksh 400 KMS member

Ksh 500 Resident Guest

Payment: Mpesa paybill, Business No: 400800, Account: 6571570019

RSVP: 0724 255 299, 2339158 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

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