Lamu’s offshore amenities

First came a floating bar. Now a lone floating slot machine? The heralding of Lamu’s first casino? Jackpot! Alas, no. The standing digital petrol pump meters out fuel far more accurately than the hoses usually reserved to fill boats’ tanks. Here, as elsewhere, fuel is expensive. Every shilling counts. Fishermen say they can spend an […]

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US demands right to attack Islamist fighters gaining foothold in Kenya – The Times of London

America is seeking clearance to launch drone strikes against Islamic militants operating in Kenya, according to Pentagon sources, as part of efforts to counter jihadists’ growing reach into Africa.

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Kenya’s Worst Rhino Massacre Was the Work of People Trying to Save the Species

Kenya’s Worst Rhino Massacre Was the Work of People Trying to Save the Species THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES Margot Kiser Published Oct. 08, 2018 5:22AM ET  NAIROBI—You may have missed World Rhino Day last month. Even here in Kenya, many people did. Such events rarely raise the public’s consciousness the way they should, and this year, certainly, […]

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Kenya’s Worst Rhino Massacre Was the Work of People Trying to Save the Species – my latest in The Daily Beast

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/margot-kiser 10.08.18 5:22 AM ET Kenya’s Worst Rhino Massacre Was the Work of People Trying to Save the Species

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Kenyatta Wins Big in Kenya–But U.S.-Style Election Skullduggery Taints the Results | The Daily Beast

A number of election-cycle oddities go unexplained—including the novel involvement of foreign big-data and PR consultancies who’ve played significant roles in electoral upsets in both the U.S. and U.K.

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Big Game: U.S. Soldiers’ Secret Hunt for Jihadists in a Kenyan Forest

“The Americans are very complicated, aren’t they? On the one hand they are helping us by building roads, dispensaries, schools, but they also seem to want to kill us.”

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