Word: kenyans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...make this grand theory truly watertight, we must show that it also works in a dynamic way. Ergo: when bad-coffee countries discover the bliss of Kenyan Blue, they should lay down their assault rifles at the first hiss of a milk steamer...
...mercurial relationship between Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi and renowned paleoanthropologist and wildlife advocate Richard Leakey has transfixed Kenyans for more than a decade. After first meeting Moi in 1968, Leakey gave occasional advice to the President, and in 1989 Moi made Leakey head of the Kenya Wildlife Service. Then came drama. Leakey quit and helped form an anticorruption opposition party; Moi branded him a neocolonial racist; a state-owned newspaper tied Leakey to the Ku Klux Klan; and progovernment thugs beat him when he attended a colleague's court hearing. "How much of it was deep [hatred...
...months ago, the saga took another twist. In a move that startled Kenyans, the President turned to Leakey for salvation. He named Leakey head of Kenya's civil service and secretary to the Cabinet, presenting him with a power base some insiders say is second only to the President's. "Leakey is recognized as a man of determination and integrity," Moi said in his announcement. "These are attributes which are greatly needed." Leakey, a white third-generation Kenyan, is given the job of overhauling Kenya's corrupt and inefficient public service and jump-starting the country's economy. Moi also...
...anyone's guess. But purists should remember that Hemingway was never shy about reaping the perks and rewards of his increasingly famous name. In fact, the 1953 East African safari that became the genesis of True at First Light began as a celebrity assignment for Look magazine. And the Kenyan government, worried that the Mau Mau uprisings would discourage tourism, welcomed Hemingway's visit and the publicity it would generate by naming him an honorary game warden...
...ratted on Ocalan? The Greeks say he left with Kenyan officials; Greek officials followed the vehicle for some distance, but claim it veered off and was lost in traffic. Savvas Kalderides, a Greek agent who had escorted Ocalan to Kenya, gave a different explanation in a radio interview: "The Greek government pushed Ocalan into the hands of the Turks. [It was] a betrayal." Kurds besieged Greek embassies in response. They also blame Israeli and U.S. intelligence for fingering Ocalan, but both deny any "direct" role...