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Views: Visits 20 Heritage activist Mwazulu Diyabanza, from Congo, has been on a grabbing spree of African artefacts in European museums that were stolen from former colonies. His actions have left him with a total bill of $9,771 in fines. What is driving Diyabanza to take ethnographic collections that are on display in museums across Europe? It’s his frustration with stringent ancient laws that go back to the 16th century in most European countries that consider cultural heritage materials stolen from Africa as “inalienable”. Diyabanza, 41, has always defended himself on the ba...

Siaya woman to be buried in grave she dug 23 years ago 2 months ago Matriarch did not want to be a burden to her children, and wanted certain standards observed when she dies. A woman who died on January 3 will be buried in a grave that was dug and tiled 23 years ago in Siaya County. Alice Omondi, who died aged 89, will be laid to rest in the family compound, and next to the grave of her husband Bernard Habil Omondi, a doctor who died in 1998. Hildah Ogutu, the first of her five children, described her mother as God-fearing and progressive. Alice was a registered nurse who had studied in th...

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How Fitz de Souza became a “Maker of the Nation” in Kenya The life of a lawyer and MP who helped secure Kenyan independence still contains lessons for today. After Kenyan independence, Busy Delamere Avenue was renamed Kenyatta Avenue When Fitz de Souza walked into the courtroom in Kapenguria in 1953, the verdict of the trial had already been decided. The 23-year-old lawyer’s six clients faced charges of organising a secret society with the aim of overthrowing British rule in Kenya. The judge had been paid by the government to ensure the outcome and the trial was taking place in a ...