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Reusing architectural spaces of slavery at the Shimoni caves in Kwale, Kenya, brings African and Black narratives of enslavement back to the surface in the Anthropocene
On a hot and humid day in January 1721, a trail of tired, chained and weak kidnapped men, women and children from the East African interior lands walk towards the Shimoni caves. They trudge on in terror, blind to what lies ahead after an arduous three-day journey. Confused about their kidnappers, they silently wonder about their families, as they worry where this journey will lead them. They arrive and descend into the cave, unaware that this is the last time they will catch a glimpse of Africa, never to set foot on their homeland again.
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Homo erectus is the first known early human that had a body very similar to that of modern humans. It had longer lower limbs than upper limbs, a torso shaped more like ours, and a larger cranial capacity than earlier hominids.
In 1974, scientists in the East Turkana region of Kenya found one of the oldest pieces of evidence for
H. erectus: a small skull fragment that dates to 1.9 million years. The specimen is surpassed in age only by a 2-million-year-old skull specimen in South Africa. But there was pushback, with some researchers arguing that the East Turkana specimen could have come from a younger fossil deposit and was possibly moved by water or wind to the spot where it was found.
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NMS Begins Upgrade of 8 Nairobi Markets
NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi speaking in Mombasa on January 29, 2021.
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Speaking on Thursday, April 1, NMS Director-General Mohamed Badi said that the City Park and Muthurwa Markets had already began being upgraded by the Public Works directorate.
“The various parking spaces in the market will be upgraded to ensure that there is enough capacity for farmers to deliver their products in the markets,” Badi said.
The new Ksh 500 million Gikomba market
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The markets which will be upgraded include Muthurwa market, Jericho market, Wakulima market, Uhuru market, City Park market, Toi Market and two markets which are along Landhies Road, and Kayole Spine Road in Embakasi.