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Kenya @ 50

How Kenya’s constitution was mutilated for selfish gains

One would expect compelling reasons for amending a country’s constitution. However, changing it to help a friend sounds like quite an unlikely one.

Kenya @ 50

Champion who brought first medal to Kenyan soil

Since Kenya first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, winning medals proved a hard nut to crack.

Kenya @ 50

Kenya’s indigenous art awes the world

With 42 communities, Kenya is rich in cultures and traditional art. Some of that art has travelled the globe and awed the people for its beauty and uniqueness.

Kenya @ 50

Parliament’s road to adoption of Kiswahili paved with humour

Kenyan MPs are known for speaking in faltering Kiswahili, never mind that it is a national language. In the early years of independence, some leaders felt that the adoption of Kiswahili would promote cultural nationalism.

Kenya @ 50

When religious beliefs and teachings led to crime

Kenyans are fervently religious. So much that serious crimes, including theft and murder, have been committed in the name of God or other deities.

Kenya @ 50

Cholmondeley murder cases stoked memories of colonial oppression

Among the issues that have shone the spotlight on Kenya’s ties with her former colonial master, the murder trials of Thomas Cholmondeley, a great-grandson of British aristocrat Lord Delamere, stands out.

Kenya @ 50

Kenyatta era spy chief who was secretive even in death

The man who served as founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s spy chief became an integral part of Daniel arap Moi’s security apparatus.