Category: People
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Say Chairperson, Not Chairman!
Ndung’u wasn’t one to be limited by her gender or social class. If you came for her, she brought the fight to you.
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If Institutional Memory Was A Person
Can one claim to be a fully formed judge if they lack the ability to throw a rib-cracking salvo or two during judicial proceedings? Maybe not…
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The Supreme’s Supremo
A chess player of note, Koome has perfected the art of moving in silence, not wanting to be seen as she approaches, so that when the opponent thinks they’ve got her in the bag, they realize late in the game that it’s Koome who’s got them bagged.
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The Choice Of Motherhood
Few things elicit sharp reactions like discussing a woman’s body and what she can or cannot do with it. From how a woman wears her hair to how she does her toenails, to how they walk, sit, stand, eat, talk, laugh, to who they love and how they choose to do so, there’s always something…
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Gas Imeisha? Tales of Kenya’s LPG Price Hikes
Unlike super petrol, diesel and kerosene, the price of LPG is not regulated.
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The Nine Lives of Kiamaiko Slaughterhouses
Bayana maintains that Nema has become too hasty and radical in its approach. He tells me that the deadline issued demonstrates a government whose priorities are reversed. Unsettling a whole community’s economy, he explains, will come at a great cost – it is Nema’s job to provide more options, not less.
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Uko na Borehole? House (and Water) Hunting in Nairobi
And yet the jerrican-syndrome is a familiar site in Nairobi, and not just in the sprawling Eastlands where I lived after campus. I stayed in the infamous Pipeline Estate, aka Pipu, that place where Breeder LW raps in Kalale: “Na usiache ndula nje na tuko Pipu…”
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Kenya’s Scrap Metal Survivalists
Back in October 2007, Kenya amended the Scrap Metal Act of 1959 abolishing the requirement for a licence for one to deal in scrap metal.
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What the Experts Say About School Unrest
The debate on school unrest can easily get convoluted, with different players pointing fingers at each other. The reports offer many solutions – many of which we have not explored here. One is left wondering what should be the priority.