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Researcher

Nairobi, Kenya
Joined January 2013
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Here’s a radical idea: The Foreign Office commissions a study, the UK Colonial Theft Repayment Project, and the country’s tax payers repay everything stolen during its imperial project, adjusted for inflation and with interest. Then Tories can pretend debt payments are gifts.
Here's a radical idea: the Foreign Office establishes a fund, the UK International Development Charity, and everyone who wants to spend more on international development can donate to it.
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do youtu.be/BtN-goy9VOY via @YouTube
Same, locking up publicly funded knowledge is gross.
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Day 1 was all smiles at the participatory workshop on social science for community health workers in Kambia, Sierra Leone.
Doctor to Waiguru: Corruption is cancer. Please take some time off the heavy duties in State House to go for chemotherapy #WaiguruResigns
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Anne Waiguru has resigned finally. Ruto should resign and solve his personal problems at the International Criminal Court. #RutoIsNotKenya
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Lesson: We've had a large population of jerks for a long time. teapawt.net/histopinion/status/666…
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Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
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Jubilee's attitude to 'save #Ruto' is highly disrespectful of victims of the post-election violence nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Ke…
Kudos to EU decency today. Make this sustainable policy. Next time the world may not be watching. #SyrianRefugees
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Absolutely hilarious.. Young Muslims respond to hate messages: youtu.be/lADr0_C16a8 #Muzzies #DeportMeToTheHospital #MuslimHumor
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Remember when @POTUS said idiot things on a daily basis 2001-2009? #itsokbarack nyti.ms/1GVdhvs
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Uhuru lies. Obviously this was an issue in Kenya bc no one could shut up about it. #ObamaReturns ow.ly/Q4CBs
Other countries have mafia. In Kenya the mafia have a country.
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Whoever was elected, please raise your hand.
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#IEAKenya estimates the cost of implementing the two-thirds gender principle. #NWSC #GenderTwoThirds bit.ly/1JvvcfQ
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GDP Per capita and Gender Representation in East African Parliaments. #GenderTwoThirds
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No room to complain about travel warnings when this is the level of professionalism exhibited by security personnel. teapawt.net/bonifacemwangi/status/…
Private mission delayed police plane on day of Garissa attack nation.co.ke/news/Police-pla… An easy to get a conviction if they government wants to
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Replying to @IEAKenya
@IEAKenya doing alcohol policy study. Needs to hear from uni students in #Kenya. Interested? Email [email protected] #viewsonbooze