Some statistics on shop lifting in the UK: £2bn worth of loss in one year, in 20.4m recorded incidents.

#CrimeStatistics

Kenya has over 800k registered refugees, the vast majority of whom (57%) are from Somalia.

The exit of USAID creates an opportunity for China to gain more influence in Africa, but Chinese Aid is no simple substitute.

China is more focused on trade and infrastructure while USAID supported a lot of health and humanitarian interventions.

America's cheque is also bigger.

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Drugs are still winning the war on drugs. According to the UNODC, drugs are more available, stronger, and more diverse than ever.

See a snapshot of the highlights from the World Drugs Report. Sobering statistics.

There is some funding available for authors of accepted papers to attend the 2025 DSA Conference.

Follow this link: https://buff.ly/4k1377W

Glad that our panel on ‘Youth and protests in Africa’ has been accepted for the 2025 Development Studies Association conference.

The call for papers is open now. Please send in your papers!

Scaled up to the 4th floor last week Friday!

Happy for all the blessings in my life … especially the miracle of friendship!

Now let life begin …

Guest lecturing at Strathclyde today on the policing of poor, young men in Kenya.

We have slid 17 places in the ease of travel rankings, to number 46 out of 54 countries in Africa.

… because we like running stupid experiments (na kifua), and end up shooting ourselves in the foot.

It’s been a terrible day weather-wise, but my day has been brightened by a chance encounter with Jeremy Corbyn.

We talked briefly about the work he’s done to support the pursuit of justice by Mau Mau veterans and also the release of political prisoners in post-independence Kenya. I thanked him.

In Kenya, he’s white as snow.

Well, if the shoe fits …