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Tag: Kenya

Remembering Carilton David Maina

Posted on 5th February 2019 by The Gryphon Web Editor

On the 21st December, Carilton David Maina, a student of the University of Leeds, was shot and killed by police in Line Saba, Kibera. According to friends and family, he was simply walking home after […]

Fixing the unfixable: the uncertain future of Kenya’s political landscape

Posted on 25th October 201725th October 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recently, Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew from the second Presidential elections after concerns that they would not be credible. The first election that took place in August this year was deemed as highly democratic […]

They ken run, but they can't cheat

Posted on 26th February 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

EVER since twelve FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich in April 2015, the world of sport has been relentlessly plagued with allegations of corruption scandals, betting fraud and cheating. It is unsurprising that the media […]

Vigil for Kenya university attack

Posted on 16th April 2015 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Leeds has taken part in a worldwide vigil in memory of students killed in a terrorist attack at a Kenyan university. The memorial service was organised by the University’s East African Society to remember the […]

Science | Elephants express empathy like humans

Posted on 1st March 201414th December 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Empathy has finally been experimentally expressed in elephants. The creatures have been documented exhibiting behavioral examples of empathy towards each other, acknowledging the pain or distress of another elephant. Notably, they are even reported to elicit efforts […]

Peace prevails in Kenya’s watershed elections

Posted on 13th March 2013 by The Gryphon Web Editor

On Saturday Uhuru Kenyatta was finally declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election, defeating his main rival, Raila Odinga and avoiding a run-off by the narrowest of margins – just 50.07%. In many ways this year’s […]

Global Read: Kenya: In The House Of The Interpreter by Ng˜ug˜ý wa Thiong’o

Posted on 27th October 2012 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Against the backdrop of 1950’s Kenya a young boy returns to his village after studying at the prestigious Alliance boarding school to find his family and home has vanished. This young boy, Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o, […]

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