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Some young Kenyans turn to kung fu for self-improvement in difficult times
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Some young Kenyans turn to kung fu for self-improvement in difficult times

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Growing up on the semi-arid plains of eastern Kenya, Evans Munzaa had planned his future. But the 31-year-old father hasn’t had a formal job since completing college 10 years ago, and he doesn’t live with his daughter and her mother, citing “meager earnings that cannot sustain a family.” Now Munzaa has taken an interest in the Chinese …

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Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in

NPR  

Ed Sheeran and Fuse ODG rebuke Band Aid charity song. We ask Kenyans to weigh in toggle caption From left: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images; Robin Little/Redferns A new version of the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" is out today — November 25. Sheeran posted this quote from Fuse ODG about charity efforts like Band Aid: "While they may …

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The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
1 month ago

The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel

Al Jazeera  

The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges. The arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, issued by the International Criminal Court, have brought back not-so-fond memories to many Kenyans. Similarly, when he applied for warrants for the Israeli leaders in May, ICC Prosecutor Karim …

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Chinese education gains traction among Kenyans
4 months ago

Chinese education gains traction among Kenyans

China Daily  

In 2019, Wynn Rajula received a scholarship from the Chinese government to pursue her Master's degree in business administration in China. Despite clearing her education and traveling back to Kenya in 2022, Rajula was so impressed by the education system in China that she decided to go back to pursue her Doctor of Philosophy degree. Rajula is among 19 Kenyan …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Some of the publications as well as creative cultural products at the book house. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA Phyllis Wahura Maina, another student at the Confucius Institute, says that she is honing her understanding of The Art of War and looks forward to applying Sun Tzu's wisdom in daily life. She says that the book emphasizes the philosophy and ideals of Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Some of the publications as well as creative cultural products at the book house. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA Phyllis Wahura Maina, another student at the Confucius Institute, says that she is honing her understanding of The Art of War and looks forward to applying Sun Tzu's wisdom in daily life. She says that the book emphasizes the philosophy and ideals of Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration
4 months ago

Ancient Chinese wisdom gives young Kenyans inspiration

China Daily  

Phyllis Wahura Maina, a student at the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studies at the Sun Tzu Book House on the campus. ZHANG JIAN/XINHUA NAIROBI/JINAN — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," says Eddy Paul Kirimi, a student at the Confucius Institute at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sun …

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How the British were forced to reveal secret files on torture of Kenyan resistance fighters
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How the British were forced to reveal secret files on torture of Kenyan resistance fighters

ABC  

As the colonial forces were preparing to leave Kenya, in the days leading up to its independence from Britain in 1963, they were given one last order. "The Mau Mau is a reaction … the British weren't here to help Kenyans, they were here, essentially, to exploit and to take what they could," journalist Patrick Gathara, who spent years looking …

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Sun Tzu inspires new generation of Kenyans
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sun Tzu inspires new generation of Kenyans

China Daily  

The seminal publication of The Art of War by Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu has provided inspiration to Kenyan youth, keen to confront present challenges and chart a brighter future. Students from the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University, Kenya's second-oldest university, say that after reading Sun Tzu's works, they feel a sense of urgency to be optimistic, courageous and agile …

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‘Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down
5 months ago

‘Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of antigovernment demonstrations demand an end to bad governance, corruption and for President Ruto to step down. Nearly a month after demonstrations first erupted against President William Ruto’s government, police were using tear gas, water cannon and live bullets. The number of casualties has been on the rise since demonstrations first started, with more than 50 people killed since …

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More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country. Kenyan police who are part of a UN-backed multinational force sing and dance on the tarmac after landing at Toussaint Louverture International Airport …

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200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed mission to fight criminal gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed mission to fight criminal gangs

LA Times  

People walk past an armored police vehicle patrolling the streets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday. A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Authorities have declined to provide details on the Kenyans’ assignments, citing security …

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Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters call for Ruto to quit
5 months, 1 week ago

Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters call for Ruto to quit

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of demonstrators take to the streets in Nairobi and other cities to demand President William Ruto’s resignation. Police have fired tear gas to disperse antigovernment protesters who took to the streets of Kenya demanding that embattled President William Ruto resign. Reporting from Nairobi, Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb, said police fired tear gas “all day long” and used water cannon …

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Kenyans combat mangrove logging with hidden beehives
5 months, 1 week ago

Kenyans combat mangrove logging with hidden beehives

The Hindu  

Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along the Indian Ocean coastline. When Nyongesa started beekeeping 25 years ago, he didn’t know anything about the threat to mangroves or how his bees could help. He became involved in 2019, when he joined a local conservation group called Tulinde …

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Ruto’s moment of decision
5 months, 1 week ago

Ruto’s moment of decision

Al Jazeera  

In Kenyan political mythology, 1982 was the year it all went wrong. In that year, a failed military coup transformed the previously genteel ruler Daniel arap Moi into a brutal and kleptocratic dictator who would spend the next two decades making life miserable for his countrymen. From the bravado and viciousness of his initial response, in the form of a …

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‘Not afraid to die’: Kenya tax protests inspire broader demand for change
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Not afraid to die’: Kenya tax protests inspire broader demand for change

Al Jazeera  

President William Ruto has withdrawn a controversial tax bill, but protesters and their families say it’s too late. Local media reports say protests have taken place in 35 of Kenya’s 47 counties, including in president William Ruto’s home county of Uasin Gishu, which voted overwhelmingly for him nearly two years ago when he came to power. “Listening keenly to the …

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EXPLAINED: What led Kenyans to burn part of Parliament and call for President's resignation?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

EXPLAINED: What led Kenyans to burn part of Parliament and call for President's resignation?

India TV News  

Kenya's President ascended to power by championing the cause of the common people, presenting himself as a "hustler" committed to alleviating economic hardships. The unrest stemmed from a youth-led movement's opposition to President William Ruto's government passing a finance bill, which they argued would exacerbate economic challenges for Kenyans. In 2023, another finance bill signed into law by President William …

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Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille shakes hands with Kenyan police at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Kenyan police stand at their base during a visit by …

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GenZ has arrived: How TikTok spurred Kenya’s tax protests
5 months, 3 weeks ago

GenZ has arrived: How TikTok spurred Kenya’s tax protests

Firstpost  

In Kenya, discontent over the cost-of-living crisis and corruption had been brewing for long. Here’s how clips on TikTok birthed a strong popular movement in the country Protesters scatter as Kenya police spray water canon at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, June. File image/AP Kenya’s recent tax protests …

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Kenya's president says he won't sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenya's president says he won't sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament the previous day, leaving several people killed as police opened fire. Tuesday’s chaos led authorities to deploy the military, and Kenyan President William Ruto called protesters’ actions “treasonous.” He now says the proposed …

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From data to diapers: What pushed angry Kenyans to burn part of parliament
5 months, 3 weeks ago

From data to diapers: What pushed angry Kenyans to burn part of parliament

Firstpost  

President William Ruto in his presidential campaign vowed to implement policies to put more money in Kenyans’ pockets. The reason behind this uproar is a new finance bill that protestors claim will add to their economic troubles Protestors oppose the proposed tax hikes in a new finance bill which President Ruto is expected to sign.AP Kenya’s president came to power …

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Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament

LA Times  

Edith Wajiku, left, weeps for her 19-year-old son, who she said was shot by police during protests. Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. The chaos on Tuesday led the government to deploy the military, and Ruto called …

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