Aisha Anne Habiba, 28, a Correspondent from Mombasa in Kenya, uses the DRC as an example of the convincing evidence that conflict is a cause of poverty: a global situation that has become commonplace in contemporary society. In his book, The Bottom Billion, Oxford professor Paul Collier provides a detailed description of people living in deplorable conditions …
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The Silence That Still Echoes: 28 Years After Kenya’s Darkest Morning.
September 11by Joyce Wachau Chege Outside the gates of the August 7th Memorial Park along Haile Selassie Avenue, …
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Read moreBeyond Consultation: Youth Agency, Urban Futures from Ambition to Reality
July 22by Louis Kariuki and Evans Ijakaa There is a recurring mistake we make when talking about young peop …
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Read moreWhen Climate Change Meets Poor Governance (+ videos)
March 22by Joyce Wachau Chege On March 7 of this year, I remember sending my mum a text at 12:32 am, letting …
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Read moreRecent talk of a political alliance has raised questions, writes Paul Odhiambo, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya, with some seeing it as good news and others worried about the implications. On Friday 9th March 2018 the leader of National Super Alliance (NASA), Rt. Honourable Raila Amollo Odinga met with President Uhuru Kenyatta …
Youth have been asked their views on education, writes Victor Ndede, 23, a Correspondent from Eldoret, Kenya, and responded with far-reaching ideas about curriculum, graduation rates and integration with the labour market. According to the Next Generation Kenya Report report, more than one in every five Kenyans is aged between 15 and 24 years of age. …
Correspondent Bryan Opany, 25, from Nairobi in Kenya, is a photographer. He shares his photos from a demonstration over a controversial coal-fired power plant project in Kenya. “I was invited by the grassroots environment movement 350 Kenya, to produce feature stories highlighting the concerns of environmental activists about the Lamu coal power plant in Kenya. …



