Nick Young, Author at African Arguments

A woman herder in Nakukulas, Turkana county, with a gas flare in the distance. Credit: Nick Young.

July 5, 2018

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What does “development” actually look like? The case of LAPSSET

According to its official description, the enormous and multi-faceted project known as LAPSSET is “Eastern Africa’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure project bringing together Kenya, Ethiopia ...

Economy Kenya Top story

By Nick Young

July 4, 2018

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“When I grew up the land was for the community”: Oil troubles in Turkana

Huge oil discoveries in Kenya’s poorest county have so far brought more frustration and tensions than hope. This is the third part in a series What ...

A cattle market in Garissa. Credit: USAID/Mariantonietta Peru.

Economy Kenya

By Nick Young

June 27, 2018

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LAPSSET: Will a new highway open up the long-neglected Garissa?

Many in the area are upbeat about the new infrastructure project, but concerns over security and land remain. This is the second part in a series ...

Locals fear that Lamu could be transformed by LAPSSET. Credit: Nick Young.

Economy Kenya

By Nick Young

June 20, 2018

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“We’ll be like a museum”: Lamu locals fear huge regional infrastructure plan

The multi-billion-dollar LAPSSET project promises to transform Kenya — including the oldest Swahili settlement on the African coast. This is the first part in the series What ...

Bidi Bidi, one of Uganda's camps for South Sudan's refugees.

Society South Sudan Uganda

By Nick Young

April 25, 2017

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Are locals starting to push back in the “best place in the world for refugees”?

Uganda is now home to over 800,000 South Sudanese refugees and the world’s largest refugee camp. At a time in which governments across the world are ...