Wednesday's magazine

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Crime, Courts & Investigations - (16/09/2009 )
The pastoralists’ banditary economy
It is a symbol of power and every man, woman and child in this region seeks to own one. ... Read More
 
Prisoners dramatise life in crime
The prison walls look imposing, seemingly rising to the sky and skirted with barbed wire for security. As usual, the guests go through rigorous screening before entering the open yard. Inside, the inmates look calm and expectant, some can afford a smile as they seat hunched together. ... Read more
 
Why prisons should not harden but reform
As long as prisoners fail to reform, the number of convicts who leave jail worse off will continue to rise. Such will become a bother to society, a burden to tax payers and a security risk to law-abiding citizens. ... Read more
 
Deathly mob rule
Mwaniki operated a hotel at a village in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado District. One morning in November 2005 he went to open the hotel and found several items missing. Six sufurias, 36 plates, packets of sugar, milk and dough prepared for making chapatis and mandazis were missing. ... Read more
 
‘Boy’ missing for 19 years after job search in Uganda
For the last 19 years, Mzee Elphas Atira Mukhola has been looking at every visitor in his compound with expectations. ... Read more
 
Kenyan dispossessed land while abroad
When an American bank approved his $65,000 (Sh4million) loan application early this year, the Kenyan trained geologist working in America knew God had finally answered his prayers. At last Enock Israel Owiti was sure his dreams of investing back home were becoming a reality. ... Read more
 
Police accused of hiding chang’aa
A woman stunned a Gucha court when she alleged that police had produced less chang’aa than they had picked from her home. ... Read more
 
A date with a legalized conmen
As we approached our final year in the university, everybody was worried of where to work during the long holidays. I had no godfather and any mention of a job worried me. ... Read more
 
Celebrating life imprisonment
If I were a judge or a magistrate in Kenya, I would consider resigning from the bench. When my appointing authority executes a well-choreographed manoeuvre that shows he has serious doubts about the quality of my rulings, it doesn’t take rocket science to realise that I’ve lost lustre. ... Read more
 

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