Kenyan Protests

Africa’s Ethnic Diversity and the Search for a Home-Grown Democracy

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Abdul Mahmud

-By Abdul Mahmud I must begin with a confession. I write two columns weekly. One for this magazine and the other for the People’s Gazette. After finishing my piece for the People’s Gazette, I found myself staring into that graveyard of silence familiar to writers: the sudden and barren wasteland of the mind, the dreaded … [Read more…]

Kenya Boils as Police Fire at Anti-Tax Protesters: All You Need to Know

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Kenyan police fired live ammunition at hundreds of protesters attempting to breach Parliament House in Nairobi on Tuesday, injuring dozens, as protests against controversial tax reforms turned violent. Reports also suggested that some protesters were killed in the firing, amid clashes that erupted after lawmakers passed the contested bill after a third and final reading. … [Read more…]