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Missing The Forest For The Trees: Mathare’s Environmental Apartheid

Posted on July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 by OP

They are no trees to hug in Mathare. However, following in the footsteps of Wangari Maathai, the young people of Mathare will one day pass down trees of peace that stand for their right to security and protection from a state that terrorises its own citizens.

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Of Heatwaves Blowing Through Nairobi’s Concrete Jungle

Posted on March 28, 2016March 3, 2017 by OP

Nairobians are generally hopelessly inept at dealing with the vagaries of weather change. Optimum Nairobi weather can leave one feeling entitled.

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Tribute To My Flamboyant Friends

Posted on October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 by OP

Out in Kisumu, there was an avenue of flamboyant trees that lined the road that runs passes alongside the Hindu crematorium, the Muslim cemetery and a golf course on your way to the Kisumu airport. The mature umbrella shaped, bright flowering trees were a distinct feature of Kisumu as coconuts are to Mombasa.  I learnt…

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