Feb 18 2008
The Next Generation
The Globalist recently welcomed its newest staff members on board.
Despite the blindfolds (or maybe because of?), a fun time was had by all.
Jan 03 2008
What’s it like for a woman to run for parliament in Kenya?
Our very own Alexandra Suich, just back from a trip to Kenya, had a story published in the pages of Slate magazine! (online pages, that is)
You can access the article (with pictures) here: http://www.slate.com/id/2180889/. Otherwise, continue reading:
Campaigning Against Threats, Obscurity, and Stereotypes
What’s it like for a woman to run for parliament in Kenya?
Posted Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at 1:40 PM ET
MERU, Kenya—Dr. Karambu Ringera braced herself as her campaign truck bounced across Meru’s rutted roads. It was Dec. 22, the penultimate day for campaigning before Kenya’s Dec. 27 national election, but she was calm as her vehicle battled the rocky ground. Music blared from the speakers anchored to the vehicle’s hood, advertising her candidacy with a modern, clubby beat. A man from her campaign team, squeezed next to me in the cramped back seat, spoke into a microphone: “Vote Karambu! She has the highest record of development of all the candidates.”