Rael Ombuor (@awuorombuor) 's Twitter Profile
Rael Ombuor

@awuorombuor

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A baby elephant later named Kapai and her herd were “rewilded” this month after years in an innovative Kenyan sanctuary, where keepers restored their health and prepared them to live free. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

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Our story from Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in the heart of Samburu, Kenya, where elephants are being saved and rewilded. It's their world too. Amazing elephants, amazing humans. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/… AmiiVitale

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Gorgeous, bittersweet story on the reintroduction of rescued baby elephants to the wild by carers from the Samburu community by AmiiVitale & Rael Ombuor washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

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46 people have been killed and more than 400 injured, IMLU told Rael Ombuor. At least 44 people were also seized extrajudicially, according to the group, with some beaten and dumped back in the streets. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/…

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Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says 50 people have so far been killed and 413 injured in anti-government protests, with 59 others abducted or missing.

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200 more Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti today to bolster a U.N.-backed mission to battle violent gangs, while in Nairobi, police fired live ammunition on unarmed protesters, bringing renewed attention to allegations of human rights violations miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

Emmanuel Igunza (@emmanueligunza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Friday, my son’s school..Marion Preparatory will lay to rest Master Ryan. Innocently killed by a reckless police bullet. Anger, rage can’t even describe my pain. Neutral?Silent?

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At a news conference Tuesday, Kenya’s acting Inspector General of Police said that police officers had helped the 13 inmates escape from Gigiri police station. Shocking. Man accused of killing 42 women escapes police custody in Kenya wapo.st/3YTaC90

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Her father says: She was an Olympic star. A man charmed her. They fought over her earnings and land. She left him. He attacked & threatened her. She went to the police. He waited for her to home, and set her on fire in front of her daughters. Rael Ombuor washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

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Kenya's rock and metal scene is experiencing a resurgence with Bands like Irony Destroyed LYT, & Rash.The scene has been boosted by the quarterly undertow concert in Nairobi, a dependable gig and venue for local rock bands.Our story on the front page. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/…

Kenya's rock and metal scene is experiencing a resurgence with Bands like Irony Destroyed  LYT, & Rash.The scene has been boosted by the quarterly undertow concert in Nairobi, a dependable gig and venue for local rock bands.Our story on the front page.
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Jeffrey Smith (@smith_jeffreyt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For those looking for a little break from the norm, a good read from Ed Ram and Rael Ombuor. "The lyrics resonate in Nairobi, where young demonstrators have been shot, kidnapped and tear gassed as they protest government corruption and police violence." washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/…

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We toured the ever-expanding battlefield in Puntland, including recently discovered Islamic State caves; spoke to imprisoned IS deserters; interviewed Somali & U.S. officials; and reviewed evidence from captured phones and drones. With Carolyn Van Houten washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/…

Yousra Elbagir (@yousraelbagir) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After close to two years of unimaginable brutality, the residents of Sudan's capital are waiting for news of reclamation. Our latest report from Omdurman and Bahri: news.sky.com/story/sudan-wa…

Yassmin Abdel-Magied (@yassmin_a) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Feel like you know nothing about Sudan? I sat down with the team at Prospect Magazine to talk about the conflict, and why it’s NOT a forgotten war, but an invisibilised one: prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/prosp…

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RSF mass grave containing the bodies of over 500 civilians, most of whom had been tortured and starved, found outside Khartoum: theguardian.com/global-develop…

Njeri Wa Migwi™ (@njeriwamigwi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These women and girls are not just statistics to me They lived. They breathed. They were someone. Most of them will never see justice. I have held hands and my bosom has hugged families bereaved and bereft. Confused by the abrupt loss of a loved one. I have walked in mortuaries