February 11, 2009 Nairboi In every conversation I have in Nairobi I ask the question forefront on many minds — has the national power sharing in government worked and is there now peace in the communities or could tribal antagonisms that killed more than 1000 in post-election violence little over a year ago recur. These are …
Author: wade
New Kenyan Labor Law
February 10, 2009 Nairobi Once I am stuck for what seems like forever in a traffic jam waiting with hundreds of other cars for a Kenyan policeman to wave us into a turnabout (traffic circle), I know I’m back in Nairobi. It was a pleasant surprise to be picked up by a young driver for the …
Donors and Dollars
Dar es Salaam Ripple effects of the current global recession continue to amaze me as it seems the impacts widen farther and farther. Last night visiting with the country director for Oxfam Great Britain, and hearing about her program around Tanzania, it was disheartening to hear that since her arrival she has been in the unanticipated …