Checks and balances Quote by DON SANTO

“When he asked about work, Noor laughed. Guled learned that employment in Kenya was forbidden. Like many governments anxious about asylum seekers, Kenya didn’t…

— Ben Rawlence

We must unite to build a safe, new Kenya.

— Mwai Kibaki

I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to…

— Kofi Annan

Kenya is a mercurial character. I feel the country has a presence that can turn on its people in a very violent way.

— Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their…

— Giles Foden

Another phenomenon developing in Kenya is ethnic cleansing - and that's the thing that has made me very sad. Because some people will use…

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o

If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would…

— Meles Zenawi

Kenya is risking sanctions from international competition because international organisations think we are not addressing the problem in line with world best practice.

— Kipchoge Keino

I'm sure the government of Qatar is not coming in to grow food for the people of Kenya; it's coming to grow food to…

— Wangari Maathai

“But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.”

— Tahir Shah

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.

— Lupita Nyong'o

I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to…

— Alex Morrison