Thursday, September 24, 2015
Killing Kenya
People & Power investigates allegations that Kenya’s police are involved in extra judicial killings.
AL-JAZEERA - 23 Sep 2015
Last December, an Al Jazeera network investigation examined shocking claims that the government of Kenya has been running secret police death squads, tasked with assassinating suspected terrorists and criminals. At the time the Kenyan government strongly refuted the allegations but reports and rumours in Kenya about extra-judicial killings have continued to proliferate.
Ten months on, People and Power asked Mohammed Ali, one of Kenya’s top independent investigative journalists, to find out why.
In this deeply worrying film, Ali discovers that mysterious killings are indeed continuing amid a culture of apparent impunity, leaving Kenyan security forces open to suspicions that they are unaccountable and seemingly out of control.
He discovers that over 1,500 Kenyan citizens have been killed by the police since 2009, and that statistically, Kenyans are currently five times more likely to be shot by a policeman than a criminal.
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AL-JAZEERA - 23 Sep 2015
Last December, an Al Jazeera network investigation examined shocking claims that the government of Kenya has been running secret police death squads, tasked with assassinating suspected terrorists and criminals. At the time the Kenyan government strongly refuted the allegations but reports and rumours in Kenya about extra-judicial killings have continued to proliferate.
Ten months on, People and Power asked Mohammed Ali, one of Kenya’s top independent investigative journalists, to find out why.
In this deeply worrying film, Ali discovers that mysterious killings are indeed continuing amid a culture of apparent impunity, leaving Kenyan security forces open to suspicions that they are unaccountable and seemingly out of control.
He discovers that over 1,500 Kenyan citizens have been killed by the police since 2009, and that statistically, Kenyans are currently five times more likely to be shot by a policeman than a criminal.
READ MORE....
Funke Opeke: Nigeria's cyber revolutionary
How one woman set about connecting her country.
Femke van Zeijl
AL-JAZEERA | 21 Sep 2015
The only major road through Lekki is clogged, even on a Saturday afternoon. The expressway through the swampy peninsula that expands the city of Lagos in an easterly direction is riddled with street hawkers peddling red grapes, shoe racks and phone chargers to the cars caught in the hold up.
"Selling imported fruit and Chinese rubbish. Such a waste of initiative," mutters Funke Opeke from the backseat of the SUV. The driver steers past a junction where a swarm of okada drivers on motorbikes are waiting by the roadside for anyone looking for a ride. "Look, there's 50 young men right there. Imagine you'd give all of them a six-month course in building affordable housing," she says.
Everywhere she looks in Nigeria, Opeke notices missed opportunities. But the founder and CEO of Main One Cable Company also sees ways to address them.
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Femke van Zeijl
AL-JAZEERA | 21 Sep 2015
The only major road through Lekki is clogged, even on a Saturday afternoon. The expressway through the swampy peninsula that expands the city of Lagos in an easterly direction is riddled with street hawkers peddling red grapes, shoe racks and phone chargers to the cars caught in the hold up.
"Selling imported fruit and Chinese rubbish. Such a waste of initiative," mutters Funke Opeke from the backseat of the SUV. The driver steers past a junction where a swarm of okada drivers on motorbikes are waiting by the roadside for anyone looking for a ride. "Look, there's 50 young men right there. Imagine you'd give all of them a six-month course in building affordable housing," she says.
Everywhere she looks in Nigeria, Opeke notices missed opportunities. But the founder and CEO of Main One Cable Company also sees ways to address them.
READ MORE....
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Being Black in Turkey- You should have warned us!
By Mosa Nkoko
The Land Beyond My Home - August 3, 2015
I am sitting here thinking of how I should introduce this topic to you because I have a lot to say. First of all let me start by saying, hi! My name is Mosa and I am a black African; you already knew that didn’t you? I find it very hard to believe that in this era black people continue to cause a great stare amongst other races. Look! I am not about to pull a race card on you, No! I am not about that life. In my recent posts I have talked about my personal experiences abroad but this time on behalf of all black people in Turkey, I don’t care whether you are an African American or a black African; as long as you are black this is probably your everyday life story and these are just higlights.
While back at home, I never really thought much about my race until I came to Turkey. I mean, I know I am black but it was never an issue for me. Many people have asked me what’s it like being black in Turkey and I have often responded by telling them that had they asked me that question two years ago I would have said it’s a nightmare that I wish upon no enemy of mine. I would have told you that Turkish people are Racists but that’s not the case. I actually think the word “Racist” it’s a very strong word to use especially when one is talking about the Turkish society, in fact take that word and throw it in the garbage bin; burn it if you can. Let’s just say some of the Turkish people have racial prejudice while others turn to be way over curious; it’s in their nature. When they see something foreign to them they want to look, touch and feel it. Turks not only stare at black people but everyone who looks different from them but I suppose when it comes to us it is on another different level.
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The Land Beyond My Home - August 3, 2015
I am sitting here thinking of how I should introduce this topic to you because I have a lot to say. First of all let me start by saying, hi! My name is Mosa and I am a black African; you already knew that didn’t you? I find it very hard to believe that in this era black people continue to cause a great stare amongst other races. Look! I am not about to pull a race card on you, No! I am not about that life. In my recent posts I have talked about my personal experiences abroad but this time on behalf of all black people in Turkey, I don’t care whether you are an African American or a black African; as long as you are black this is probably your everyday life story and these are just higlights.
While back at home, I never really thought much about my race until I came to Turkey. I mean, I know I am black but it was never an issue for me. Many people have asked me what’s it like being black in Turkey and I have often responded by telling them that had they asked me that question two years ago I would have said it’s a nightmare that I wish upon no enemy of mine. I would have told you that Turkish people are Racists but that’s not the case. I actually think the word “Racist” it’s a very strong word to use especially when one is talking about the Turkish society, in fact take that word and throw it in the garbage bin; burn it if you can. Let’s just say some of the Turkish people have racial prejudice while others turn to be way over curious; it’s in their nature. When they see something foreign to them they want to look, touch and feel it. Turks not only stare at black people but everyone who looks different from them but I suppose when it comes to us it is on another different level.
READ MORE.....
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