Africa

With recent warnings from Kenya’s electoral commission that a rise in ethnically charged “hate speech” threatens Kenya’s elections in 2017, the team at HCR partner station, Tana FM, know they have an important role – to promote peace.  Elections in the past have led to violence, particularly in Tana River County.  Next month,  some 22.4 million…

It is nearly 3 months since their country was declared Ebola-free and Sierra Leoneans are yearning for a return to normality.  But for many, life still remains far from normal, as communities emerge from trauma, where many still face social stigma, persistent health problems and don’t trust the health system.  Added to this, an estimated…

As the Kenyan Meteorological office warns coastal areas in Kenya of the high risk of flooding due to El Niño, newly founded HCR partner station Tana FM , is playing its part to get communities prepared.  Having gone on the air with the first test broadcasts only in May this year, Alex Stout and Jon…

Since the nineteenth century, eastern Kenya’s Tana River county has often been the scene of violent conflict, largely between two ethnic groups, the dominant Orma, who are nomadic cattle-herders and the Pokomo, who are farmers.   Many of the disputes have been over land use and access to water, however the intensity of these conflicts has…

Broadcast journalist Alex Williams has joined HCR UK’s Alex Stout to develop a community-centred radio station in Eastern Kenya’s troubled Tana River County.  Here’s his latest video diary.

While HCR’s partner in  Kenya works hard to obtain a community radio licence for the conflict-torn Tana River,  the team on the ground have been continuing the work we began in June by meeting community groups, lobbying local government and vociferously advocating to bring pressure for the release of a licence.  In a touch of amazing ingenuity,…

The Tana Delta in Kenya has for decades been the scene of violent conflict between two ethnic groups, the dominant Ormo who are nomadic cattle-herders, and the Pokomo, who are farmers. This news article from last year, speaks of the violence which plagues this region. This month Jon Hargreaves and Alex Stout (HCR UK) traveled…