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Binyavanga: I locked myself in dad’s house and started writing

Binyavanga Wainanina is an evangelist, and it does not matter whether or not you believe in his gospel – of books and writing – he delivers his message forcefully and convincingly.

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Two lines, two eras: The ‘Lunatic Line’ rails on 117 years later

At a seemingly neglected corner of Nairobi, just beyond the Railways bus terminus, rests one of Kenya’s priceless historical treasures.

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Commutters shunning Syokimau train services in favour of matatus, private cars

When the Syokimau train service was launched in November last year, its major aim was to ease traffic on Mombasa Road.

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The couple who went from being millionaires to living on benefits

Denise Tudor Whelan is busy scrolling through her computer in search of a photograph of her daughters Olivia, 17, and Beth, 15, when she inadvertently opens the wrong file.

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Torn clothes and God’s message: Nurse who wants to see Pope Francis

“I have an urgent message from God that I urgently need to pass to the most Holy Father – the Pope. A message of moral reforms in the Catholic Church!”

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Deaf carpenters push limits of disability

In a busy neighbourhood in Nairobi’s Buru Buru estate, a furniture business is evolving.

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Military priest recalls how two hyenas rescued him in Somalia

Two hyenas paid the ultimate price and conceivably saved the lives of a dozen Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers during the military’s incursion into Somalia.

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Kenya’s bid to protect her wildlife still sloppy, 50 years into self-rule

Tucked in a corner of a local newspaper was a story headlined: “British paratroopers to train Kenyan rangers to Kenyan rangers.”