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Forgotten hero who opened Olympics door for Kipchoge Keino
As Peter Kosgei brushed past the tape to win the 12th Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon yesterday, a man over three times his age was coming to terms with the reality that in his sunset years, his country is yet to fully appreciate his heroic efforts.
By Charles Ouko 11 years ago
Forgotten hero who opened Olympics door for Kipchoge Keino
After years of pain, IDP finally heads ‘home’
I write this story with a heavy heart, hours after attending the burial of Naomi Waitherero Mwangi. The 90-year-old woman breathed her last on February 27, 2014 in her “home” at an informal camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Naivasha.
By Charles Ouko 12 years ago
After years of pain, IDP finally heads ‘home’
Woodley recast into the modern day happy valley
The story of Nairobi’s leafy Woodley suburb comes as close to the Happy Valley narrative as you can get.
By Charles Ouko 12 years ago
Woodley recast into the modern day happy valley
Young victims given rare chance to start all over
American surgeon Robert Mendonsa and his wife Julie have been taking in orphaned children for some time and have helped turn their lives around
By Charles Ouko 12 years ago
Young victims given rare chance to start all over
Cell of Death: CCTV exposes Albert Ojwang's final hours
Crime and Justice
By Kamau Muthoni
1 hr ago
CJ Koome's headache
National
By Nancy Gitonga
1 hr ago
Ruto's tough talk, zero action on goons
Politics
By Ndung’u Gachane
1 hr ago
Oomph Gachagua got from Ol Kalou win
Politics
By Juliet Omelo
1 hr ago
Inside how Kenya shipped its daughters into slavery
National
By Nancy Gitonga
1 hr ago
Excitement and tension in western region over Sifuna tour
Politics
By Prestone Murunga
1 hr ago
Hospitals remain operational despite health workers' strike
Health & Science
By Stecy Atieno
2 hrs ago