Category: People
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TikTok Challenges: A Gateway To Our Inner Ratchet?
The #silhouettechallenge has been dropping jaws and clothes in equal measure. Many say it’s a way of promoting body positivity.
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Michael Olunga’s Moment Of Glory
On 4 February 2021, Michael Ogada Olunga will be the second Kenyan to play at the FIFA World Club Cup.
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How The Rare Rothschild Giraffes Were Rescued from Lake Baringo
The Rothschild giraffe, also known as the Baringo giraffe is a subspecies of the Northern giraffe. It was named after Lionel Walter Rothschild, a British zoologist, who first described the subspecies in the late 1800s.
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Thriving Through a Pandemic
Elsa MajimboIf you haven’t seen her viral Instagram videos, then you don’t know what you’re missing when it comes to Elsa Majimbo. She rose to fame on Instagram by posting videos of herself making fun of how she was handling lockdown and social distancing measures. Her chips eating, sun glasses-wearing humor became her signature as…
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Kenya’s School Calendar Explained
After a 10-month long break, its back to school for millions of pupils across the country. However, the resumption is far from normal as learners and parents now must embrace a new educational calendar to makeup for lost class time as a result of covid-19.
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Who Follows COVID-19 rules and Who Doesn’t? Kenya and Denmark Case Study
Why do some societies find it harder to wear masks, maintain social distancing and adhere to set curfews or lockdowns? It comes down to one simple but vital virtue that must be shared by members of one community- Trust. Debunk’s Contributor Soila Kenya is based in Denmark and compares the public’s response to the pandemic…
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Are the President’s Orders Effective?
From executive orders to presidential directives, Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta is famous for his strong-worded instructions to investigating and prosecuting agencies. But are these orders legal and are they effective?
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Forest Degradation is Threatening Kenya’s Rift Lakes
The water level at Kenya’s Lake Baringo has been rising gradually. The lake has burst its banks and is submerging houses, schools, hospitals, tourist lodges and highways. Scientists are concerned that the freshwater lake may soon merge with its southern neighbour Lake Bogoria; a saline lake. To understand what’s happening to these Great Rift lakes,…
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