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High Stakes For Kenya’s March 4th Election

Photo Credit Jamhuri Magazine On March 4th Kenyan, which typically has voter turnouts rates of 70%, will elect their first president under the new constitution they adopted on August 27 2010, applauded as one of the most progressive constitutions in place today. Kenya is an important US alley in the war against terror, a regional…

6 Days Till Kenya’s Election

Last night Kenya had its second presidential debate. Not just of this election, but of its history. I spent most of today in Nairobi, talking to people and making a contact with the national newspaper The Standard. It’s looking like this Friday I’ll be shadowing the journalist who snagged the front page in today’s paper,…