MEMBERS & VISITORS: Copper Rich But Dirt Poor Africa’s Wealth Extraction Several months ago I got to meet and became acquainted with a businessman from China who traveled to my community to explore the feasibility of mining raw materials here in Tharaka-Nithi County Kenya for export back to China. In speaking with him, the […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS: MIRIAM MUTHONI, DIRECTOR, THARAKA INVENTION CIRCLE CBO Tharaka Invention Circle CBO, under the direction of Miriam Muthoni, has embarked upon numerous projects and programs to help the Tharaka-Nithi County community’s families, women and youth improve their lives and prosperity through vigorous organizational collaboration, advocacy, training, and program implementation in the areas […]
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MEMBERS & VISITORS: Retirement and Death Solitude in Sunset: The Hidden Struggles of Aging in Rural Kenya Josephat Mugeka* had it all in his younger years. He was the poster boy of what you would call an ideal father. As a career civil servant, he not only had a good salary, extra perks and […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Video Title Exploitation of Haiti’s Natural Resources and Economic Impact of IMF Policies in Kenya: In 2004, European interests returned to Haiti as landowners and proprietors, constructing the largest U.S. Embassy in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth largest in the world. This massive footprint contradicts claims of Haiti’s lack of […]
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Locked In Power
MEMBERS & VISITORS: Locked in Power “Locked in Power: Why Africa’s Leaders Resist Change and Innovation” Progressive African leaders all acknowledge the positive effects that vigorous efforts toward innovation and invention have huge paybacks for the entire nation. As such, they dedicate policies, procedures, and even institutions and governmental bodies to promote innovations. However, […]
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