Desmond Tiro

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.