Local activists say Kenya is singling out Somali refugees in a clampdown that has seen about 3,000 people detained. Human rights activists have compared detention facilities for refugees arrested by the Kenyan government to “concentration camps”. Prisoners go days without being fed and families are not allowed to visit without paying officials bribes, according to Almin Kimathi, a local campaigner. Around 3,000 refugees, mainly of Somali origin, are being held for what authorities claim are security reasons. Kenya blames Somalia-based fighters for a number of attacks on its soil. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Nairobi.
By Strive Masiyiwa A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the time. We agreed to meet for dinner at a leading hotel in London. After a good meeting, we started to walk out of the restaurant when he suddenly collapsed in the lobby. There was total pandemonium as they rushed to get medical assistance. Being London, an ambulance arrived in minutes. I jumped in the back with him as paramedics wrestled to keep him alive. He had had a heart attack and had to have triple bypass heart surgery. Sadly he died a few weeks later. He hadn't been sick and his sudden death surprised everyone. And yet as I reflected on it, and later discussed it with a doctor friend who knew him, I realized he was very laid back about his health despite having a hectic business life. Even during our dinner...
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