Eric Randolph
Acting East Africa Dep Bureau Chief at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Acting East Africa Bureau Chief @AFP Previous: Iran, Turkey, France, Culture Editor
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2 weeks ago |
modernghana.com | Rose Buchanan |Eric Randolph
Roadside vendor and mother-of-five Christine Naswa bemoaned the state of the Kenyan economy as she hawked vegetables by one of Nairobi's busiest thoroughfares. "The economy is very poor right now. There is no money in Kenya," Naswa, 40, told AFP as the smell of sliced ginger she was hawking powered through bus fumes. "I do not manage to even feed my children, the (costs of) living are high and my profit is low. There are some days when I do not get anything," she said.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Rose Buchanan |Eric Randolph
A year on from landmark protests over taxes and corruption, Kenya's youth remains undeterred by a violent police response but faces conflicting ideas on where to go next. "It was spontaneous, leaderless, and unlike anything our country had ever seen," said Hanifa Adan, 28, who became one of the most high-profile figures of what became known as the Gen Z protests.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Mary Kulundu |Eric Randolph
Three years ago, Thomas Kazungu Karisa was struggling to make ends meet as a petrol station attendant in the Kenyan county of Kilifi, when a sudden cash donation changed his life. "My family often went to bed hungry, my children were sent home from school for unpaid fees and I was buried in debt," said Karisa, a father of five.
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1 month ago |
taipeitimes.com | Eric Randolph
By Eric Randolph / AFP, NAIROBI To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success. The first city entirely built by a private company to be operational in east Africa, with about 25,000 people living and working there, it accounts for about two-thirds of all foreign investment in Kenya. Its low-tax status has attracted more than 100 businesses including Heineken, coffee brand Dormans, and the biggest call-center and cold-chain transport firms in the region.
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1 month ago |
modernghana.com | Eric Randolph
Martha Karua, among the first to declare a run for the Kenyan presidency in 2027, told AFP the country is in "total disarray" due to corruption, police killings and economic decline. Karua served in government in the 2000s and, as a lawyer, has lately represented jailed opposition figures in neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda.
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