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Photos:Nubian Kenyans:Who they are/where they came from

| December 12, 2012 | Comments
Photos:Nubian Kenyans:Who they are/where they came from

Kibra/Kibera, Nubian/Kenyan First published in the October 2012 issue of Destination Magazine. When modern Kenya was being forged, a small group of Nubian soldiers and their families were recruited to guard those building it. They fought here, lived here and built lives here, but today they are still struggling to be a part of Kenya [...]

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Heroin Addict in Kenya:Brown Sugar, Smack & Syringes

| December 11, 2012 | Comments
Heroin Addict in Kenya:Brown Sugar, Smack & Syringes

The Kenyan Coast has long been a sunny paradise with a slower pace of life, but a darker underside is emerging – one where heroin addicts do anything to score their next hit. Health, government and community officials debate the solution, but on the ground the problem continues to grow By Jill Craig Just minutes [...]

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Tribalism not tribe is the enemy of development

| December 5, 2012 | Comments
Tribalism not tribe is the enemy of development

It is foolhardy and credulous to think that you can run for any political office devoid of alliances based on common interest. Especially in a country as ethnically and culturally diverse as Kenya. This recognition of the diversity peoples of Kenya is enshrined in the constitution first in its recognition of these as well as [...]

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Turkana to English translator needed for documentary for international broadcast

| December 4, 2012 | Comments
Turkana to English translator needed for documentary for international broadcast

I am a production manager at the charity organisation, tve(Television for the Environment),where we are currently making a documentary about a young Kenyan man, who we have been filming since he was born back in 1992. We are now seeking a Turkana speaker to help us to translate both old and new footage. The work [...]

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ELECTRONIC VOTING:South Sudan did it, Senegal did it, why not Kenya?

| November 22, 2012 | Comments
ELECTRONIC  VOTING:South Sudan did it, Senegal did it, why not Kenya?

ELECTRONIC  VOTING  OR  POLING CENTERS  FOR  KENYANS  IN  THE  DIASPORA   IS  THE  ANSWER—SENEGAL  DID  IT  AND  SOUTH  SUDAN  DID  IT,  WHY  NOT  KENYA? Senegal and South Sudan which are inferior to Kenya in terms of economic power, established numerous polling centers for their citizens living outside their home countries during their elections recently. Look at [...]

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