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The Unreluctant King

When the former Governor visited the new President at State House, what used to be Baring's home, he found a man just like him. Just how alike they were became apparent when he sadistically said"By the way, I was sitting at that very desk when I signed your detention order thirteen years ago." To which Kenyatta quipped "If I had been in your shoes I would have done exactly the same."Pointing to the desk, he added slyly "And I myself have signed a number of detention orders sitting right there too."

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The Racist Origins of the Word ‘Kyuk’ for Kikuyu

By Amol Awuor Long before the word ‘Kyuk’ or ‘Kiuk’ became a cool word to make reference to the Kikuyu community; it was a racist slur popularized by the colonial officers and settlers to demoralize and demonize members of the Kikuyu community.

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There was once a ship called SS Karanja

There were actually three ships by that name and no, none was owned by or named for a Kikuyu man.

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Who is this man and why is he smiling?

It seems like an easy question to answer, but it isn’t.

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7 Most Devastating Epidemics in Kenya’s History

There was scarcely a house where there was not one sick, dying or dead.

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Crime in a time of Money and Power

Why do powerful people get away with crime?

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18 Rare Photos of Tom Mboya’s Wedding to Pamela Odede

In April 1962, Ebony Magazine published a lead feature on the January 1962 wedding of Tom Mboya and Pamela Odede.

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Vasectomy and the Kenyan Man

Sometime in 2013, I made my way to the Sarit Center food court to meet a man with a curious story. I had met him, virtually first, through the surgeon who had done his vasectomy barely seven months before. Finding both of them, 34-year-old Moses Kimani and his doctor, Dr. Charles Ochieng’ had at first …

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Here’s Why We Need to Rewrite Our History

A brisk reading of K. Ingham’s 1953 book ‘Europe and Africa’ shows little difference in how we tell the African story.

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