dealing
with children cancer Number of deadly cancer cases
in developing world on the rise, according to new UN report.
Parents of children with cancer start businesses in the
hospital to pay the bills for treatment.
telling
the story - nairobi Julius
Kasyoka is a reporter of Cameras for Kibera. A Dutch project
that gives young Kenyans from a slum estate the tools to
report. 'I want to become a journalist.'
finally
home - mombasa The
final arrival of MV Faina in Mombasa, after its crew was
hijacked 4 months by Somali pirates. What happened with
the cargo, being Sovjet tanks?
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hammering
the way forward - nairobi Kenyan metal workers don't
fear the credit crunch. 'I can even save some money'.
'he's our
brother' - kisumu
People in Kisumu in Western Kenya cheer about the election
of their brother Barack Obama.
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obamamania
- kisumu
In Kisumu in Western Kenya you can't without hearing the
name Obama somewhere. Total frenzy in the home area of Barack
Obama's father. 'He is our brother.'
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cooking
from bio gas- nairobi
Bio gas latrines in a slum in Nairobi provide for free cooking
gas. Human waste disposal leads to free meals for the children.
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farmers
coping with high costs - nakuru
Pauline Kosgei and Samuel Kiprono in Nakuru are facing hard
times because of rising costs. 'We could have been rich.'
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.'
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
'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.
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.
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.
'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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bertiers - nairobi Mini portrait on the Kenyan artist
Bertiers. Using a figurative style he paints humoristic pictures
on politics in Kenya and the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
