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March 11, 2013
in Current Affairs, Political Science, Social Science

Daniel Branch on the Kenyan Elections

March 11, 2013
in Current Affairs, Political Science, Social Science

The people of Kenya now have the results of their key general election, their first since the contest of December 2007, the aftermath of which killed around 1300 and displaced up to 600,000 more. Uhuru Kenyatta Daniel Branch, author of Kenya: Between Hope and Despair, now updated in paperback with the events of last year, presents

March 1, 2012
in Current Affairs, History, Political Science, Social Science, Technology

Kenyan Tweets and Tribulations

March 1, 2012
in Current Affairs, History, Political Science, Social Science, Technology

They say the pen is mightier than the sword—but what about the cellphone? In Kenya, at least, this may be the case, for in one community Chief Francis Kariuki’s tweets are bringing hope to a country whose history has been marked by violent conflicts. Although most Kenyans do not have