Art moving Kenya's 'matatu' mini buses.
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Africa as reported by the Dutch award
winning video journalist Ruud
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undp award winner
- nakuru
A portrait of Kenyan photographer
Simon Ndegwa for winning the 2009 UNDP Environment Award. |
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undp award winner
- nairobi
A portrait of Kenyan photographer
Jacob Otieno for winning the 2009 UNDP Environment Award. |
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two fastest united -
nairobi
Jamaican sprinter Usain
Bolt adopts cheetah cub.
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small machine big mission
- kibwezi
The XO laptop exciting
children in rural Kenya.
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evictions mau forest
Kenya
government to evict Mau Forest dwellers for sake environment.
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simu yu solar - kenya
First
solar mobiles to help against many power cuts.
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pamoja mtaani
- mukuru slum
Computer
game has to help improve live of slum youth.
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10,000 people
affected - kerio valley
Kenyan mine lays off 400 workers
because of economic downturn.
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relief for all - nairobi
Kenyan business man opens clean and
safe public toilets with an extra touch.
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worries after scrap export
ban - nairobi
'What are
we going to do?' Scrap metal dealers in Kenya want recent export
ban revoked.
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from bag to pole - nairobi
'I am proud.' Recycling waste plastic
gives Kenyan business man good fortune.
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block your car by sms- nairobi
All you need is your mobile, and monitor your car from a distance
and command it by sms. Young Kenyan does small invention with
big potential.
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dutch volunteers stay put
- watamu
'It could have happened anywhere.' A group of Dutch girls continues
voluntary work in Watamu, after their colleagues in Kakamega
were raped. 'Kenya is still a safe country.' |
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antibiotic resistance -
kikambala
In some areas in Kenya 50 per cent of patients attending a doctor
show resistance to antibiotics. One doctor at the coast tries
to resist. |
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idling camel man - mombasa
Hard times for camel man Sharif Osman. Hardly any tourist in
Mombasa to take a ride on his camel Jack.
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crushing resistance - nairobi
Government and drug manufacturers in Kenya hope that new measure
will crush the growing antibiotics resistance, which is costing
lives unnecessarily.
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refugees to remain in camps
- nakuru
In Kenya peace seems to be prevailing againg after the post-election
violence. Still 300,000 refugees still remain in camps. The
story of the 28-years-old John Otieno in Nakuru.
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rape cases on the rise -
nairobi
Over 2,000 women were raped in the conflict after the general
elections of December 2007. 'It was used as a weapon of war.'
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queuing for shares - nairobi
Mobile provider Safaricom offers 10 billion shares on the market.
They 7,5 Dollar cents each, causing major queues at the registration
offices.
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refugees spark new crisis
Mediator Kofi Annan is expecting
a quick resolution for the political crisis in Kenya. Although
it doesn't mean a fast solution for the 300,000 refugees in
the country. |
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displaced and dispersed
Faith Awuor is 22-years-old
and she has two children. She was chased from her house because
she is married to a Kikuyu. |
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2nd demo day
Another day of civil unrest
as the opposition calls for demonstrations against president
Kibaki, who is said to have frauded his election. Eight people
died this day. |
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first demonstration day
In the capital Nairobi some
small riots emerged on the first of three days of demonstrations
by the opposition. They want incumbant president Kibaki to step
down after frauded elections. |
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kikuyu refugees
3,000 to 4,000 members of the
Kikuyu tribe reside on the Show grounds in Nakuru. They fled
their homes around Eldoret because of insecurity.
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tourism falling down
Tourists on the coast are staying
away after the violence that erupted after the presidential
election on the 27th of December. Hotels and business fear for
a massive job loss. A report from Mombasa on the coast of Kenya.
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between poverty and tribalism
A background report on the conflict
that started after the presidential elections in Kenya. Is it
just alledgely frauded elections, or is there more? 600 people
so far died, and some communities seem to be set up against
eachother.
Commissioned by Al
Jazeera English.
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presidential elections
Can he stay, or not; the incumbant
president Kibaki. Economically he did well, but he forgot corruption.
His popular opponent Raila Odinga chips in on that, and leads
the opinion polls. Report from his Kibera slum polling station.
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the simpsons
Where you would least expect
it. A Simpson's carving workshop in Western Kenya. It's the
only place in the world where they make soap stone carvings
from the world widely famous Simpsons cartoon. 'We can finally
sustain our families.'
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carpet weavers from the
slums
Report on an unique weaving
workshop in Nairobi. The carpets are sold world wide, and the
weavers come from the slum areas. 465 single mothers there were
trained last years as weavers.
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'even dogs ran away from
us'
Report on a team in Kenya that
sprays houses to guard them against malaria mosquitoes. They
seem to come from outer space, but they're quite succesful.
The prevalence of malaria under children in Kenya almost halved.
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chewing miraa
The Somali community in Holland
is unhappy with a ban on the mild drug Qat. These twigs are
very popular among the Somalis in East Africa and Europe. Qat
is grown in Kenya, and the Somalis here feel sad for their brothers
in Holland.
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art from scrap metal
Need something in your house
or garden? Mabati Workshop can do something for you. Useless
scrap metal there changes into art. Saving environment and creating
jobs.
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'these animals should have
been dead'
A day in the Kitale Conservancy
in Northern Kenya. It's the only reserve with only handicapped
animals. The care giver had really to get used to these creatures
who alledgely bring bad luck.
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'i want to be their spokes
person'
Portrait of the 30-years-old
Michael Mutuku in de Dandora slum estate in Nairobi. He wants
to change his environment. So he started a garbage collection,
a car wash and a dance group. He wants to continu as a city
councillor, and now he is campaigning.
Part Two in a serie on youth leadership in Kenya.
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miss koch
Raphael Obonyo is 26-years-old,
and his the founder of Miss Koch, a youth group in the Korogocho
slum in Nairobi. He managed to start the community radio station
Koch FM.
Part One in a serie on youth leadership in Kenya.
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mobile reporters
He sees it as a new opportunity
for African journalists; Evans Wafula in Nairobi. As one of
four in Africa he is equipped with a mobile phone and makes
news videos, which appear on the Internet almost live. The Dutch
project is called Voices of Africa.
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child prostitution
Rehema en Jacintha everyday go
to the beach to look for customers. They are among 10 to 15,000
children who, according to a Unicef report, are working in prostitution
on the coast.
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nyumba ya wazee
83-year-old John has his own
workshop in the Nyumba ya Wazee in Nairobi. 'I am happy
here.' Also in Kenya the housing of the elderly is a growing
challenge. |
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rangers - tsavo
Elephants in Kenya were almost
wipe out in the late nineties because of heavy poaching for
their ivory. Kenya imposed a hunting ban, and now the elephant
population is growing again. This is partly because of the ever
patrolling rangers in the national parks. |
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camel library - garissa
For thousands of years they
have been trekking through the deserts. In Kenyan district of
Garissa the camels are still dispatching books to the nomadic
communities. |
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search for bird flu - magadi
In case the deadly bird flu
strain H5N1 is encountered, Kenya will be prepared. Report on
the routine wild bird assesment, now from Lake Magadi.
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obsolete computers no e-waste
- nairobi
They re-furbish obsolete computers
from Western countries and Kenya, and then deliver them to schools.
Still also a second hand computer has a limited life span. The
emergence of E-Waste is looming, but not at Computers for Schools
Kenya. |
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archive: illegal fire arms
destroyed - nairobi
8,008 illegal fire arms were
set ablaze as a part of a country wide operation to rule out
fire arms. The Kenya government is supporting calls for capital
punishment for illegal arms posession. |
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dandora dump site - nairobi
1,000 people a day gather in
Nairobi's Dandora Dump Site. There they look for food and things
to sell. It's their only way of survival, and they accept a
poor health resulting from being exposed to toxic chemicals
in the dump site. |
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big brother in kenya - nairobi
Taxi drivers have mixed feelings
about a new system that tracks all their movements. Gone are
the days of taking extra customers without the boss knowing
it. |
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rift valley fever - kajiado
The butcheries in Kajiao are closed
because people stopped eating meat. They are afraid for the
Rift Valley Fever, which the claimed the lives of 118 people
now. The disease is common under live stock, but can transmitted
to humans through infected meat. |
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clashes nairobi slum - nairobi
Report from the Mathare estate. People
were killed and houses set on fire, after recent clashes sparked
by the illicit breweries. |
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v-spot: masai mara
For the beauty of Kenya, an Out
of Africa touched game drive through the Masai Mara, recently
branded as the new 7th World Wonder by an American tv channel. |
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flooded refugees - dadaab
80,000 Somali refugees were washed
away by the torrential rains. After having fled their country,
they now face a next crisis; floodings. |
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polio case refugee camp
- dadaab
Report from Hagadera
on the follow up after the first polio case in 22 years in Kenya
was diagnosed earlier this year. |
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mobile revolution kenya
- nairobi
Kenya in 2000
had 17,000 mobile subscribers, and now six year later there
are over 7 million people having a mobile. A report on the revolution
that took place in a developing country. |
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mobile phone booths - nairobi
Duncan and John are living with a physical
handicap. Instead of begging they converted their wheel chairs
into mobile phone booths. 'We are doing good business now.' |
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threats voor nomads - marsabit
Recent rains gave the nomads wandering
in Northern Kenyan some relief. Since most of the cattle died
during the drought, a major food crisis is looming. Report from
the Maikona division in the Marsabit district.
Available in Dutch soon. |
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d-shot: on the way to marsabit
M.O.A.M. Working as a journalist in
Third World countries the first thing you have to sort out is
transport. That goes paramount of everything. Research and establishing
contacts only starts after transport. Shown here is the journey
from Isiolo to Marsabit in Northern Kenya. Was there for reports
on the drought situation. There is no official public transport
there. |
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tb on the rise
Joseph Kirika is one of the Kenyans
that receive TB treatment. Despite the free national TB eradication
programme in Kenya the prevalence of tuberculosis is sharply
on the rise. Joseph is getting his treatment through the Melchizedek
clinic in Nairobi. |
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mombasa tourism
'I come here for a white man,'
says Stella on the beach. She is only one of the many boys and
girls who seek their fortune in the many tourists.
Video report as prepared for the Dutch national tv channel LLINK.
Presented by Mariam Abbas. |
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braids
A visit to Kenyatta Market in Nairobi. The best place in town
to have the forever braids fixed. They are very popular allover
Africa. What's wrong with natural hair? |
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kenyan parliament resumed
- nairobi
From 21 March
and now online: The Kenyan parliament resumes after a break
of seven months. The reason was the turmoil around the referendum
on a new constitution. The president addressed the parliament
and mentioned the policy against corruption and relief efforts
against the drought. The policitical situation in Kenya remains
tensed, and Kenyan were not allowed near the parliament house. |
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run on stock exchange -
nairobi
The Nairobi Stock
Exchange is becoming more and more popular among Kenyans. The
announced release of shares in the national power company KenGen
is causing a hype. People are queuing to get their portion of
the much-wanted shares. 'We haven't seen this before in Kenya,'
says a major stock broker from Nairobi. |
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WFP director warns for food
tragedy
James Morris just
returned from a trip through East Africa and Kenya. 3.5 million
people in Kenya need food assistance, due to the prolonged drought.
WFP needs hundreds of million of US Dollars from the donors.
'If it doesn't come fast we are facing a very serious situation,'
Morris said, referring to a massive starvation in Kenya. |
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kenyan tv station shut down - nairobi
Kenya Television Network and the newspaper
The Standard were shutdown for 11 hours by the government. They
alledgely were engaging in activities that endangered the security
of the country, said responsible minister Michuki. The act was
nationally and internationally condemned as a blatant violation
of the freedom of press in Kenya. |
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Kenyan athletes - eldoret
Jonas Kiprotich and Stanley Kiplimo
are young Kenyan athletes. They train at the High Performance
Training Centre in Eldoret. The place is founded by the gold
medal winner Kip Keino. |
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Kenya drought - burgado
3.5 million people in Kenya are facing
starvation due to prolonged drought. The government made an
international appeal of 242 million dollar for water and food
assistance. Report from the area around Marsabit in Northern
Kenya. Here even camels die of thirst. |
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Bertiers - nairobi
Mini portrait on the Kenyan artist Bertiers.
Using a figurative style he paints humoristic pictures on politics
in Kenya and the world. |
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turbi massacre
Ninety people were killed in tribal
clashes in Northern Kenya. The Gabbra tribe was alledgely attacked
by fighters of the opposing Borana tribe. These tribal clashes
find their origins in lack of resources like water and cattle.
The clashes are risingly violent due to the massive prevalence
of small arms in East Africa. |
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V-SPOT: lake magadi
Impression of Lake Magadi, on a two
hours drive from Nairobi. At the lake lies the largest salt
production plant in Africa. The factory laborers live in a nearby
village. There is also a golf course. |
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Nairobi Marathon 2004
The 28-year-old Kenyan Benjamin Kipchumba
won the marathon with 2:11:49. It was the second edition of
the Nairobi Marathon. The price for winning the Nairobi Marathon
is 1 million Kenia Shillings, i.e. 13,000 US Dollars. |
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riots in Nairobi
Kenyans taking to the street in july
2004 for a new constitution. A demonstration organised by pressure
groups was forbidden by the government, resulting in riots.
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Web
design from slum areas - nairobi
Internet for young people living in
Nairobi slum areas. It's offered by Nairobits, an originally
Dutch project where they can learn how to surf and how to
write web pages. |
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