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3 weeks ago | 
bismarcktribune.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. When police shot and killed Kariaga’s brother, the young men took stock. “We said, ‘We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.’ Many of our friends had died,” said Kariaga, now 27. “I reflected on my life. I had to change.”Now the men have a social mission.
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1 month ago | 
argus-press.com | Desmond Tiro |Evelyne Musambi
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It's crunch time for the maker of Levi's and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, workers pack clothes destined for the U.S. market. The fate of about 16,000 workers in the factory at the United Aryan export processing zone hangs in the balance.
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1 month ago | 
designdevelopmenttoday.com | Evelyne Musambi |Desmond Tiro
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) β It's crunch time for the maker of Levi's and Wrangler jeans in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Hundreds of sewing machines whir in a crowded, air-conditioned factory. On another floor, workers pack clothes destined for the U.S. market. The fate of about 16,000 workers in the factory at the United Aryan export processing zone hangs in the balance.
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1 month ago | 
gazettextra.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
By JACK DENTON and DESMOND TIRO - Associated Press MATHARE, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the "gangster life" in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. "We said, 'We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.' Many of our friends had died," said Kariaga, now 27. "I reflected on my life. I had to change."Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
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1 month ago | 
thecanadianpressnews.ca | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
MATHARE, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the "gangster life" in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. "We said, 'We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.' Many of our friends had died," said Kariaga, now 27. "I reflected on my life. I had to change."Now the men are farmers with a social mission.
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1 month ago | 
whec.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga’s brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. “We said, ‘We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.’ Many of our friends had died,” said Kariaga, now 27. “I reflected on my life. I had to change.”Now the men are farmers with a social mission.
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1 month ago | 
abcnews.go.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
Young men who once lived the “gangster life” in Kenya's capital have become farmers with a social missionByJACK DENTON Associated Press and DESMOND TIRO Associated PressReformed gangsters and members of Vision Bearerz Youth Group feed fish at a fish pond in the Mathare informal settlement of the capital Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, April 5, 2025.
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1 month ago | 
goskagit.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
By JACK DENTON and DESMOND TIRO - Associated Press MATHARE, Kenya (AP) - Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the "gangster life" in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. "We said, 'We cannot live like this. We are going to lose our lives.' Many of our friends had died," said Kariaga, now 27. "I reflected on my life. I had to change."Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
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1 month ago | 
startribune.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the ''gangster life'' in Nairobi's Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot dead by police, the young men took stock. By JACK DENTON and DESMOND TIRO The Associated Press ''Farming can change the world,'' he said, a silver-capped tooth glinting in the sun.
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1 month ago | 
thederrick.com | Jack Denton |Desmond Tiro
Joseph Kariaga who once lived the "gangster life" speaks during an interview with the associated press in the Mathare informal settlement of the capital Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, April 5, 2025. A view of residential structures in Mathare informal settlement of the capital Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, April 5, 2025. Joseph Kariaga who once lived the "gangster life" holds a piglet in the Mathare informal settlement of the capital Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, April 5, 2025.
