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About Peter Kimani

Peter Kimani is a columnist with the Daily Nation in Nairobi.

Articles by Peter Kimani

Saturday 9th August

China and the Olympics: a view from Kenya

Peter Kimani, 9 August 2008
China embraces the world. But from Beijing to Nairobi there is turmoil beneath the harmony
Wednesday 2nd January

A past of power more than tribe in Kenya's turmoil

Peter Kimani, 2 January 2008
How far were the pogroms prefigured by Kenya’s political elite long before the first ballot was cast?
Monday 26th March

Kenya's voices of discontent

Peter Kimani, 26 March 2007
The young Kenyans who debate topical issues in Nairobi’s informal “people’s parliament” are being arrested and beaten, reports Peter Kimani.
Wednesday 28th May

Before the Rooster Crows

Peter Kimani, 28 May 2003
Peter Kimani’s first novel, “Before the Rooster Crows”, is a harrowing tale of a young man’s odyssey from a small Kenyan village to the big city – on a mission to find his childhood sweetheart. The search unfurls the complicated city life where prostitution, murder, racism and the deep wounds of colonialism still fester. openDemocracy presents an exclusive extract.
Thursday 9th January

Goodbye, Mr Big Man!

Peter Kimani, 9 January 2003
After forty years of independence and rule by a single party, the Kenyan people have made history by electing their third president from the opposition ranks. A moment of hope, celebration – and farewell.
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