Tag: Kenya’s

11 FEB

The lone member of Kenya’s Olympic team is a 19-year-old skier who used crowdfunding to help her train

Blick Sport/YouTube Sabrina Wanjiku Simader will be the lone Kenyan at the Winter Olympics. Simader qualified for alpine skiing at the 2017 World Championships, but needed some help to get there. Simader launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover travel, equipment, and training costs and appeared to meet her goal. When the 2018 Winter Olympics in […]

26 OCT

Kenya’s election re-run rocked by violence, riots, and political gangs as regions fate hangs in balance

REUTERS/Baz Ratner After a messy election, Kenya’s election re-run has run into trouble and violence as well, with political gangs organized by opposition party leader Raila Odinga creating violence and disrupting voting. Overall 90 percent of polling places remain open, government officials say. East Africa relies on Kenya’s capital as Nairobi for a trade and logistics […]