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• Some Kenyans long for an end to political dynasties that have held power since independence
• Destruction in the Mau forest is precipitating an unprecedented environmental crisis - -
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Hamstrung by a crisis of leadership
The state appears to be in retreat, less able than ever to guarantee the welfare of its people, writes Barney Jopson
Crime & security: Kidnappers draw up price scale based on local incomes
Parselelo Kantai reports on the exponential rise in abductions
Economy: Problems compounded by politics
Executives are worried by the government’s uninspiring performance, writes Barney Jopson
Stock exchange: Trouble at the ‘old boys club’
Parselelo Kantai on the ebbing away of confidence, most of it due to local factors
Broadband: Cables set to transform business
Barney Jopson examines ‘the most important development in decades’
Politics: New blood unlikely to dislodge old habits
Barney Jopson on the iron triangle of ethnic rivalry, corruption and patronage
The Mau forest: Attempt to repair a damaged ecosystem
Parselelo Kantai reports on a Ponzi scheme threatening environmental disaster
Drought: Battered by climate extremes
Barney Jopson reports on Kenya’s ever faster weather seesaw
Real estate: Somali factor drives up price of property
Parselelo Kantai on speculation over the origin of large amounts of money
