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Letter from Nairobi
Correspondents
A Kenyan dilemma, with global drivers
Clar Ni Chonghaile
6 June 2013
The East African country needs to take hold of its own future, the celebrated Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina tells
Clar Ni Chonghaile
. And he is deeply ambivalent…
Correspondents
Tales of the unexpected
Clar Ni Chonghaile
2 May 2013
The world’s largest refugee settlement is now telling its own stories, writes
Clar Ni Chonghaile
Correspondents
Kenya on the cusp
Clar Ni Chonghaile
19 March 2013
Kenya’s enormous potential seems a step closer to reality after a relatively peaceful election. Now, the Supreme Court faces the delicate task of dealing with Raila…
Correspondents
Nairobi’s writers take on a life of their own
Clar Ni Chonghaile
31 May 2012
Kwani Trust is at the forefront of a literary renaissance in Kenya, writes
Clar Ni Chonghaile
Correspondents
Africa’s victories over malaria
Xan Rice
16 August 2011
Infection and death rates are down in many countries, writes
Xan Rice
. Now the challenge is to consolidate and extend those gains
Correspondents
A wallet, a browser and a social networking tool
Xan Rice
20 April 2011
Kenyans are leapfrogging landlines and going straight to mobile, with enormous social and economic implications, writes
Xan Rice
Correspondents
Kenya versus The Hague
Xan Rice
18 March 2011
President Kibaki and his allies continue to resist an international trial of alleged perpetrators of the 2007 post-election violence, writes
Xan Rice
Correspondents
Face to face
Xan Rice
5 October 2009
Despite first world technology, humans still share an intimate co-existence with nature in Kenya, especially during a drought, writes
Xan Rice
Correspondents
The two Islamists
Xan Rice
23 May 2009
With two former allies battling for control of Mogadishu, Somalia’s transitional government faces a fresh challenge, writes
Xan Rice
Correspondents
Nothing personal
Xan Rice
18 March 2009
Reporting from Nairobi is made difficult by an opaque government, writes
Xan Rice
, but talking to ordinary Kenyans is rarely a chore
Correspondents
Keeping soldiers busy
Xan Rice
15 January 2009
The latest military assault on the Lord’s Resistance Army has increased insecurity in Central Africa, reports
Xan Rice
Correspondents
Philip Waki’s ticking bombshell
Xan Rice
25 November 2008
When Justice Waki handed over his report on the post-election violence in Kenya he took precautions to guarantee it wouldn’t be ignored, writes
Xan Rice
in Nairobi