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Kenya blog: Decolonising the mind

Yesterday afternoon, James, Kiama Kaara from Kenya Debt Relief Network and I drove to Thika, a medium-sized town 40km north east of Nairobi along a bustling road lined with traders, construction workers and shops for a meeting with Zachary Makanya from the PELUM Association.

Kenya blog: Dusty roads and maize farms

Over the weekend we visited Makueni, a market town about two and a half hours drive to the south of Nairobi. Driving first down the main road to Mombassa, then turning off to pass through the regional centre of Machakos, we arrived in Makueni after dark with the crickets signing to us. In the big cities, great poverty nestles next to relative wealth, but the further you go into the countryside, the more poverty keeps its own company.

New report shows how greening our Royal Bank of Scotland could create 50,000 jobs

A new WDM/PLATFORM report released today finds that transforming the Royal Bank of Scotland into the Green Investment Bank would kick start the green energy revolution. The research, by former Pricewaterhouse Coopers consultant, James Leaton, finds that it would bring 50,000 new green jobs a year, boost the UK economy, reduce the UK's carbon emissions and improve international competitiveness - whilst not increasing the budget deficit.

Kenya blog: On transformative action within the Kibera slum

The Kibera slum in Nairobi is home to around 1.5 million people. That's half the population of Nairobi, squeezed into just 2.5 square kilometres. On the way there, our driver, Charles described the extent of the violence that erupted in Kibera during the 2007 elections.

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Events

Joking for Justice

7 October, Camden Dingwalls, London

Line-up: Tony Law, Andrew O'Neill, Liam Mullone, Francesca Martinez, Kent Valentine, Hils Barker, Charlie Talbot

Join WDM for a night of top notch stand up comedy

Camp for Climate Action

Break the Bank! 21-24 August, Edinburgh

The Camp for Climate Action is a grassroots movement taking direct action against the root causes of climate change. This year they're targeting the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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