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Kenya

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    Must Always pads always be low-quality for Kenyans?

    By Scheaffer Okore
    March 31, 2020
    In Kenya, Always pads use a cheap material that causes irritation for many. In Europe and the US, they don’t.   For more than three decades, ...
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    KenyaSocietyTop story

    They were sentenced to death. Got law degrees in prison. Then got free.

    By Dominic Kirui
    March 4, 2020
    In Kenya, where millions struggle to get access to justice, some inmates are studying the law so they can help themselves and each other. ...
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  • A snapshot from NTV's coverage of Daniel arap Moi's funeral on 11 February.
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    The performance of mourning Moi

    By Isaac Otidi Amuke
    February 12, 2020
    Before he died, he was a disgraced former dictator. Since he died, he’s been lionised as an iconic Kenyan hero. How did this happen? ...
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  • Troops from Kenya have been crucial in helping liberate towns from al-Shabaab control in Somalia. Credit: AU-UN/ Tobin Jones.
    KenyaPoliticsSomalia

    Kenya and Somalia’s maritime dispute: One winner, two losers?

    By Abdullahi Abdille Shahow
    October 30, 2019
    The ICJ hearing comes with high risks for both sides. Its postponement offers the interdependent neighbours another chance to talk. If and when Kenya ...
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    How I fell in, out, and back in love with the leso

    By Idza Luhumyo
    October 14, 2019
    The East African wrapper is a source of pride, rich in meaning and history. But it is more complicated than that.  The story of ...
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  • kitenge in Kenya
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    Can a Chinese import ever be authentically African?

    By April Zhu
    August 21, 2019
    Kitenge is made in China, but sold, worn and inscribed with meaning in Kenya. On Gaborone Road in Nairobi’s central business district, you can ...
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  • UN-Habitat is holding its first assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: Nina R.
    KenyaSocietyTop story

    Why it’s farcical that UN-Habitat’s first assembly is being held in Nairobi

    By April Zhu
    May 31, 2019
    Almost all the new developments that have come to define the Kenyan capital’s fast-paced growth are technically illegal. This week, the first ever UN-Habitat ...
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  • binyavanga wainaina
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    Insiders Insight: Binyavanga Wainaina gone too soon

    By Africa Insiders
    May 29, 2019
    African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...
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  • Biclere (standing) talks to a cliet at her shop while her employees work on other clothes.
    KenyaSocietyTop story

    From fashion to farming: Surviving and thriving in Kakuma refugee camp

    By Dominic Kirui
    May 2, 2019
    The scorching afternoon sun beats down on Kakuma camp in Kenya’s dry north-east. Home to nearly 150,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan and Somalia, ...
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  • Nairobi attack: Kenyan police continue security measures a day after the terror attack in Nairobi. Credit: EPA-EFE/Dai Kurokawa
    KenyaPoliticsTop story

    How Kenya’s security forces made sure they responded better this time

    By Patrick Muthengi Maluki
    January 21, 2019
    Kenya’s security services failed to heed warnings of an impending attack, but otherwise responded much more quickly and effectively than before. The Riverside terror ...
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