Juliet Torome, a writer and documentary filmmaker, was awarded Cinesource Magazine's first annual Flaherty documentary award.
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Commentaries by Juliet Torome
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“Never Again” in Kenya?
NAIROBI – As Kenya approaches its general election on March 4, memories of the bloodshed that marred the controversial 2007 presidential ele…
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Oil and Isolation
NAIROBI – In Kenya, there is a running gag that sums up how far away the Turkana people live from the rest of us. When a Turkana man leaves …
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Africa’s Stolen History
NAIROBI – The news that Yale University has agreed to return thousands of artifacts that one of its researchers took from Peru in 1911 remin…
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The Forgotten Half of the African Sky
NAIROBI - In Kenya, my home country, there is a popular saying that when two elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers. Nowhere is that m…
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Constitutional Realism in Kenya
NAIROBI – At long last, Kenya is getting a new constitution, something that had eluded our country for decades, even though almost everyone …
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The World Cup and African Women
NAIROBI – When I was born, 25 years ago, it would have been rare – even taboo – to find African women discussing soccer. But that is what my…
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Africa’s Urban Farmers
NAIROBI – When I met Eunice Wangari at a Nairobi coffee shop recently, I was surprised to hear her on her mobile phone, insistently asking h…
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The Secret World of Female Circumcision
NAIROBI – As a child in rural Kenya, I was a secret admirer of female genital mutilation. I was swayed by talk of friends and elders about h…
“Never Again” in Kenya?
Denis Lee Onyango: Im amazed by the data and indicators i have been able to gather on Inequality in Kenya which if not addressed (or even discussed during this political season) will reach its highest level and kenya's…
“Never Again” in Kenya?
Ali B. Juma: While there are chances that Kenya may experience a repeat of the 2007/08 post-election violence, this article paints an excessively gloomy and dark picture of Kenya's future. Given the aftermath …