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Friday, December 27, 2002
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Today Kenyans Go to the Polls for the First Time in 24 Years: We Interview Kenyan Professor Ali Mazrui About His Country’s Politics and the US Militarization of the Horn of Africa
In an election many thought they would never see, Kenyans headed to the polls today on foot, on bicycles and in packed minibuses to determine who will succeed President Daniel arap Moi — the leader of this East African nation for the past 24 years.
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"I Refuse to Die": Koigi Wa Wamwere, One of Kenya’s Leading Human Rights Activists, Is Running for Parliament in Today’s Elections. He Talks About US Support for the Moi Dictatorship and His Fear That
Koigi wa Wamwere is one of Kenya’s leading human rights activists. Wa Wamwere was born in Nakuru Province, Kenya. He attended Cornell University (U.S.) as a special student in hotel administration in 1971. The following year, he returned to Kenya to push for economic and political change in his homeland.
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