Proponents of the legalisation of cannabis fail to realise the very real negative effects of the drug on society, argues Peter Njoroge, 25, a Commonwealth Corrrespondent from the town of Kiambu in Kenya. Most of us have either seen or smoked marijuana, either in a recreational or medical setting. What is common about the drug, …

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via the Guardian Around 2,000 Samburu families have stayed squatting on edge of disputed territory, says NGO Survival International. Members of the Samburu people in Kenya have been abused, beaten and raped by police after the land they lived on for two decades was sold to two US-based wildlife charities, a rights group and community leader have alleged. With nowhere …

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A decision by the International Criminal Court to try those suspected of inciting Kenya’s worst election violence may be a step in the right direction, however those displaced as a result of the conflict still face a bleak future. Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi, reports. This month the International Criminal Court …

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A decision by the International Criminal Court to try those suspected of inciting Kenya’s worst election violence may be a step in the right direction, however those displaced as a result of the conflict still face a bleak future. Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi, reports. This month the International Criminal Court …

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Several sub-Saharan African countries have recently discovered oil and gas reserves, yet question marks remain over who precisely will benefit from their newfound wealth. Denise Juvane, 19, a student from Mozambique now living in England, reports. With oil and gas seemingly scarce commodities, many developing countries are battling to acquire their fair share. But is the …

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Several sub-Saharan African countries have recently discovered oil and gas reserves, yet question marks remain over who precisely will benefit from their newfound wealth. Denise Juvane, 19, a student from Mozambique now living in England, reports. With oil and gas seemingly scarce commodities, many developing countries are battling to acquire their fair share. But is the …

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Kenya needs to address the fundamental inequalities which plague its medical facilities in order to continue on the road to development, says Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi. Kenya’s development is hampered by its unequal society, in which an increasingly rich elite are polarised with the millions who hover over …

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Kenya needs to address the fundamental inequalities which plague its medical facilities in order to continue on the road to development, says Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi. Kenya’s development is hampered by its unequal society, in which an increasingly rich elite are polarised with the millions who hover over …

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   Kenya’s coalition government has been working to reconcile the country since it was plunged to the brink of collapse in tribal violence that followed the 2007 election, writes Peter Njoroge, 25, a Commonwealth Corrrespondent from the town of Kiambu in Kenya. But as elections approach there are concerns about whether enough has been accomplished.   …

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Students’ voice in policy making is essential to strengthen investment and development in education, writes George Stanley Njoroge, 28, a Correspondent, from Nairobi in Kenya.  17th November marks the International Students Day. As the 24th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) came to an end on the same day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, there remains …

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