by Philo Ikonya – Kenya – On the 17th of December, a year after the country flared up in violence, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga signed an agreement as the first step in what is popularly…
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Kenya Is Burning: Women’s Voices Are Missing in the Making of the Nation
by Philo Ikonya – Kenya – The women of Kenya have always been aware of injustice in our society, all through the years. And they have fought for justice: in 1922 Mary Nyanjiru faced the colonialist’s gun fearlessly after stating…
Tagged with: Africa, FGM, human rights, Kenya, Politics, tribalism, women's empowerment
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
A Letter to Njeri – a Kenyan Sister Who Received Death Threats After the Elections
by Philo Ikonya – Kenya – Dear Njeri, Tonight, I am unable to sleep. You see, my country – our country – is on fire. It is almost the end of February: is it the end of Kenya as we…
Tagged with: activism, Africa, human rights, Kenya, Political Violence
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Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
