The Day Before Kenya’s Historic Election Day

It's Sunday, March 3rd, the day before Kenya's historic National elections. In the past few days and weeks CNN, the New York Times, the Financial Times and others have published many misleading, sensationalist and irresponsible articles but I'm seeing a different reality on the ground. I feel little incidents of…

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Week 4: Promoting Peace through the Media

The Elections Approach I'm writing this entry on a beautiful Nairobi afternoon, sunny with a breeze, and just two days before Kenyans go to the polls. Driving today felt very different from other days. I heard there were large, raucous political party gatherings near the Central Business District; crowds and…

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Week 2: A Focus on Security and Message Creation

As I shared last week, the pre-election climate in Kenya is very different now from my previous trips. The pace of Sisi Ni Amani's work is much faster as the March 4th election approaches. I continue to be encouraged and impressed with the diversity of peace work and large number…

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Week 1: Meeting Neelam and Mark

I’ve been settling in to Nairobi life and a big time change, setting my schedule, and meeting with folks to plan for the coming weeks. The daily papers are filled with pre-election stories – post-debate analysis, Presidential running-mates debate, ICC related rulings and motions and pre-trial happenings, and regional and…

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Returning to Kenya on an Historic Day

I arrived at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport late last night for my 3rd production trip. It was an historic day for Kenya. When I walked to the International Arrivals line I noticed that all of the work stations were empty. As several Immigration officials scrambled to their desks, I…

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