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Still Unsustainable; Nairobi

Changing weather patterns! Ozone layer depletion! Melting ice caps! This has been the alarming news across the globe last few years. When climate change became a public concern a few years back, the media presented Kenya with t...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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Road Accidents Or Poor Decisions?

Ms. Rahab Wambui counts herself lucky after escaping fatal injuries by a whisker while taking a walk in Nairobi central business district. What she witnessed, however, is not for the faint-hearted. Right before her eyes an old,...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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The paradox of Kenyan tourism: How fears of extremism let terror grow

The eastern coast of Kenya, home to millions of people and the pearl of the country’s once-booming tourist industry, is now slowly draining itself of foreign visitors. Growing unemployment lands fertile ground for drug tr...
by Mateusz Mazzini
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Growth of the Al-Shabaab movement in Kenya

Kenya’s Minister for Internal Security George Saitoti in 2011 said, “Our territorial integrity is threatened with serious security threats of terrorism. We cannot allow this to happen at all………R...
by Samson Faboye
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WATCH: ‘It’s The Eye Of The Society’ – Film Making In Kibera Slum

Here is a short film that I made about the work of Hot Sun Foundation, an organization based in Kibera Nairobi, the largest slum in Africa. Hot Sun Foundation draws on the imagination, creativity and passion of young people fro...
by Flo Carson
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Safe roads for pedestrians are still a far cry in Kenya

A fair share of Kenyan roads, especially in the urban areas, were built during the colonial era; at a time when urban areas had few dwellers and even fewer motor vehicles. In recent years, the Kenyan government has taken up th...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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