Arjen Westra’s African Weblog

Kenyans ‘eat’ their newspapers. Nowadays a lot of newspapers dare to criticize the Kenyan government. Things are changing.

Almost every building, house or office in Kenya, is providing work for askari’s or soldiers./ They are guarding Kenya and I would not be surprised that a majority of working Kenyans are working as an askari in the Services sector. More than 80 percent is working in agriculture.

Marsabit story published in Dutch Daily Trouw. Click here or better: run to the kiosk to buy that paper On top of the page, go to “Pagina 11″

Check out this African Blog of Scott Fontaine and of course from Ruud Elmendorp. The last one has a lot of interesting video reports from Africa.

Even camels are dying…
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Three rainy seasons, rain was failing. People neglected early warnings from the meteo. This man felt the consequences. He lost 75 percent of his cattle.

Just back from Northern Kenya for reports. Because of failing rains, dams have dried. Some people spend days travelling to waterpoints. On the way, I met this young herds man, looking for greener pastures. He has been travelling with his cattle for days with his herd.

Dutch photographer Sven Thorfinn won a prestigious Dutch Photography Award, “The Silver Camera” for pictures he made in Congo. Visit his site by clicking here and see some of his winning pictures. Congratulations!

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Meanwhile preparing stories on famine in Kenya and refugees in Congo DRC.