A Big Day in Kenya

Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPAI'll admit it. I actually got a bit teary this morning when reading reports of the ratification of Kenya's new constitution. This is a big step for Kenya. While the old constitution, which was drafted with the British colonizers in 1963, centralized power with the president and allowed for exploitation of tribal divisions, [...]

Irene: A True Inspiration

VICDA's Fearless Leader - Irene Wairimu Ngatia I've been really excited lately.  I'm talking seven-years-old on Christmas morning excited.  As you can gather from previous posts, I'm heading back to Kenya at the end of August for a couple of months and this time I'm bringing a group of friends from Chicago along with me. [...]