by Evans Ijakaa The mistreatment of security guards is an issue I never expected to witness firsthan …
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Kenyan hospitals are under resourced with a serious shortage of specialists in diseases like cancer and surgery, reports Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. A few weeks ago, as I sat on my bed watching the evening news, I was puzzled to hear a presidential report appointing Dalmas Otieno acting …
Correspondence: Beware the hospital halls of despair and death Read More »
Kenya is becoming a land of a thousand millionaires and 10 million beggars, the politician Tom Mboya once said. But even he couldn’t have foreseen the desperation so many of his countrymen and women now face, writes Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. Our people are suffering no …
“We starve as a small group of oil companies realise super profits” Read More »
Kenya is becoming a land of a thousand millionaires and 10 million beggars, the politician Tom Mboya once said. But even he couldn’t have foreseen the desperation so many of his countrymen and women now face, writes Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. Our people are suffering no …
"We starve as a small group of oil companies realise super profits" Read More »
As surging worldwide petroleum prices reap damaging effects on developing countries such as Kenya, 27-year-old aspiring Commonwealth Correspondent Simon Hart living in Nairobi examines the wisdom of seeking out oil sources closer to home. The sudden shortage in oil that has gripped Kenya, and more specifically Nairobi recently, has caused resentment amongst commuters who already …
“The search for Kenyan oil: could it be a blessing or a curse?” Read More »
As surging worldwide petroleum prices reap damaging effects on developing countries such as Kenya, 27-year-old aspiring Commonwealth Correspondent Simon Hart living in Nairobi examines the wisdom of seeking out oil sources closer to home. The sudden shortage in oil that has gripped Kenya, and more specifically Nairobi recently, has caused resentment amongst commuters who already …
"The search for Kenyan oil: could it be a blessing or a curse?" Read More »
As Kenya is stricken with a worsening food crisis, ordinary people, living on just a few dollars a day, are enduring a rapid decline in living standards, writes Peter Njoroge, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. What defines a great nation in this modern era? Is it advancement in economics to be in a position to cater …
“Millions of Kenyans are facing starvation and hunger” Read More »
As Kenya is stricken with a worsening food crisis, ordinary people, living on just a few dollars a day, are enduring a rapid decline in living standards, writes Peter Njoroge, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent. What defines a great nation in this modern era? Is it advancement in economics to be in a position to cater …
"Millions of Kenyans are facing starvation and hunger" Read More »
Kenya is bearing the brunt of a rapidly unfolding East African food and refugee crisis. Dadaab refugee camp in Eastern Kenya has 400,000 Somalis living there, with 1,300 arriving daily, and is now Kenya’s third largest city. A coherent plan to deal with the disaster is required, argues Simon Hart, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from …
“Preventing famine in Kenya: In search of a new strategy” Read More »
Kenya is bearing the brunt of a rapidly unfolding East African food and refugee crisis. Dadaab refugee camp in Eastern Kenya has 400,000 Somalis living there, with 1,300 arriving daily, and is now Kenya’s third largest city. A coherent plan to deal with the disaster is required, argues Simon Hart, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from …
"Preventing famine in Kenya: In search of a new strategy" Read More »
Tributes have poured in for Kenyan environmentalist Professor Wangari Maathai who died last month. In turn her passing has helped to reignite the conservation agenda at home, writes Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi. On 25 September, Kenya’s most famous and admirable heroine passed away. The death of Professor Wangari Maathai …
“The legacy of Nobel peace prize winner Wangari Maathai” Read More »
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