Liberation Cooperative Organization (LCO)

Interview with Owen Sheppard, member of Liberation Cooperative Organization (LCO) on a solidarity projec with the creation of an independent media in the heart of East Africa's second-largest slum in Nairobi (Kenya). People of Mathare have established their own independent media groups to share issues and generate conversations relevant to their lives.

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Mau Mau Reparations

In this edition of African Perspectives we start of with headlines and then an interview with George Morara of the Kenya Human Rights Commission. In July of this year, 4 elderly Kenyan men won a "historic" ruling which takes them one step nearer to winning damages from the British Government over colonial atrocities during the Mau Mau uprising. These men were Mau Mau freedom fighters and endured torture and mistreatment from colonial officials during the Kenya struggle for independence.

For more information on the case and the work of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission, check out their website.

Headlines: 0 - 17:10
George Morara interview: 17:11 - end

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Kenyan Constitution

The 2010 Constitution of Kenya was drawn up to replace the first constitution of Kenya. The constitution was presented to the Attorney General of Kenya on April 7, 2010, officially published on May 6, 2010, and was subjected to a referendum on August 4, 2010. The new Constitution was approved by 67% of Kenyan voters. The constitution was promulgated on 27 August 2010.

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