Joyce Wachau Chege I still have the text I sent my mother at 12:32 am on the 7th of March: “Nimefika …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege Outside the gates of the August 7th Memorial Park along Haile Selassie Avenue, …
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by Louis Kariuki and Evans Ijakaa There is a recurring mistake we make when talking about young peop …
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Read moreJoyce Wachau Chege I still have the text I sent my mother at 12:32 am on the 7th of March: “Nimefika sahi” translated to “just got here now.” Two words, sent after nearly eight hours standing in a doorway in town, watching six people fall into potholes. I still remember the smell of sewage in …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege Outside the gates of the August 7th Memorial Park along Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi moves with its usual urgency. Matatus rumble along Haile Selassie Avenue, pedestrians weave through traffic, and the city presses forward as it always has. But inside, time slows. The green park, all the way to the bubbling …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege I often think about my passport, which has been collecting dust in my suitcase for close to three years now, and I feel sorry for it. I dream of and look forward to the day I will take my first flight, to get on that plane headed for Switzerland. I have …
by Louis Kariuki and Evans Ijakaa There is a recurring mistake we make when talking about young people: we describe them as the future, disregarding the fact that they are already shaping the present. That tension was hard to ignore during the recent capacity-building workshop in Kwale County, Kenya, convened around youth well-being, SDG localisation, …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege On March 7 of this year, I remember sending my mum a text at 12:32 am, letting her know I had just got home. I had left work at the usual time, 5 pm. I got to town but as I was walking to catch a bus, the rain came pouring …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege The community is paying the price every day. For a town so small that everyone knows everyone, news travels fast whenever tragedy strikes. For a town bustling with so much energy and life, it has a tendency of growing on you. The allure is definitely there and one cannot help but …
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by Joyce Wachau Chege Yesterday was June 25. It was just a few hours ago, I keep telling myself, over and over and over again. In the bus on my way to work, I watch as life goes by, as if nothing had happened. By the time I alight, two work bags well balanced on …
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by Evans Ijakaa The mistreatment of security guards is an issue I never expected to witness firsthand. I once assumed these were just exaggerated stories—complaints from people dissatisfied with their jobs. But after a close observation, I realized the harsh reality security guards endure daily. Security guards, commonly referred to as “sojas” in Kenya—a sarcastic …
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by Evans Ijakaa Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, is a place where hope and hardship coexist. Home to over 250,000 residents, it is also home to something else: over 500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). With so many NGOs operating in such a small area, one would assume Kibera’s issues—poverty, unemployment, lack of education, gender-based violence …
Fines and incarceration are the most common punishments for crimes in most societies. Whether it is a multimillion-dollar fine or many years in prison, these types of punishment rarely address the needs of the victims and affected communities. Sana Hussein, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, explores how restorative justice works and argues that it …
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