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Kenya 2013: Elections, Violence and the Urban Poor in Nairobi

By Jeremy Lind, Kenyans go to the polls for national elections on Monday March 4th for the first time since a conflagration of violence swept the country following disputed election results in 2008. An estimated 1,300 lives were lost in … read more »

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Kenya: A rich man’s game: elections, violence and the urban poor in Nairobi

By Jeremy Lind Kenyans go to the polls for national elections on Monday March 4th for the first time since a conflagration of violence swept the country following disputed election results in 2008. An estimated 1,300 lives were lost in … read more »

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Criminalizing sex work in Kenya: The double standards

Joyce J Wangui In the recent past, sex workers have borne the wrath of police and Nairobi City Council officials who harass them and interfere with their work. Ironically, only women are arrested whenever they are found plying the age-old … read more »

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