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Britain must compensate all Mau Mau veterans

8 Oct 2012 3 minute read

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Britain must compensate all Mau Mau veterans

With his elderly teacher in mind, Maina Waruru urges Britain to settle with surviving Kenyan fighters quickly...

British lawyers on the hunt for Mau Mau fighters in Kenya

1 Oct 2012 1 minute read

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British lawyers on the hunt for Mau Mau fighters in Kenya

Maina Waruru questions the motivations of firms seeking compensation from the British government.

10 Jul 2012 3 minute read

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Introducing... Kenya's dam buster

Ikal Angelei is winning the fight to save Lake Turkana from Ethiopia's Gibe III dam.

1 Jun 2012 2 minute read

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Torture recompense comes to Kenyans

Maina Waruru celebrates payouts for persecuted activists on the International Day in Support of Victims of...

1 Nov 2011 3 minute read

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Kibera's vertical farms

Slum dwellers are using urban agriculture as a buffer to market shocks, report Danielle Nierenberg and...

13 May 2011 2 minute read

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Act Seven: Storytelling

Stories to tell and stories to forget – sympathy, like everything else, is rationed in the Kakuma Refugee Camp.

1 Dec 2010 3 minute read

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Kenya

Thanks to Barack Obama and a piece of mobile technology, Kenya's reputation is now based on more than just safari parks, as...

1 Sep 2010 2 minute read

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A deadly drought

Conflicts between nomadic communities over water shortages increase

1 Sep 2010 6 minute read

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Surviving climate change

In many African societies seed preservation was once an almost sacred duty. Isaiah Esipisu explains why it is becoming vital...

Climate wars in Kenya’s nomadic communities

1 Sep 2010 2 minute read

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Climate wars in Kenya’s nomadic communities

Conflicts between nomadic communities over water shortages increase

11 Aug 2010 2 minute read

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Heads I win, tails you lose

Tabitha Nderitu considers the implications of Kenya’s new constitution.

9 Mar 2010 3 minute read

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A way with words

Mobile phones have been used to incite violence and hatred. But they can also be tools for peace, says Sokari Ekine...

25 Feb 2010 5 minute read

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A new apartheid

The campaign against sexual minorities in Uganda is being met with silence. It is time to take action and speak out, says...

10 Sep 2009 4 minute read

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Voyeurism and exploitation

Human rights violations are taking place in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean under the guise of tourism.

16 Jul 2009 6 minute read

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President patronizing

Obamas speech in Ghana has caused anger in Africa, as Sokari Ekine explains.

2 Jun 2009 2 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Denial and dismissal

Despite growing evidence, the Kenyan Government evades accountability for murder

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