Robert has been a Journalist for 10 years. He is currently covering the Eastern DRC conflict between the M23 rebels and Government forces which has displaced over 500,000 people.
He has also reported from the Somalia conflict, Mogadishu, and Kismayu, where militants Al-shabaab have been fighting the transitional government for years. A new government assisted by African Union forces has managed to recapture most of the lost territory from the militants and is making inroads in other parts of the country.
Robert has also covered the referendum and independence in South Sudan, Boko Haram, a group seeking to turn Northern Nigeria into an Islamist State, and 2007 post election violence in Kenya.
Robert exposed corruption in the Kenya government including the drug trade in the capital city of Nairobi. He covered the Goldenberg scandal, Kenya’s largest corruption scandal .
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STORIES BY ROBERT NAGILA
February 23, 2019
Votes are being counted after Nigerians headed to the polls Saturday. The process has been relatively peaceful, but delays have frustrated voters - and there's concern over turnout.
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August 7, 2018
An horrific terror attack targeting two U.S. embassies. Twenty years later, Kenya and Tanzania are still dealing with the scars. Terror group Al Qaida was behind the 1998 bombings, killing hundreds and wounding thousands.
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May 18, 2018
The World Health Organization has raised the risk level from 'high' to 'very high' - after two more people died.
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December 27, 2017
More than 5,000 polling stations are sending in results for verification, with provisional results expected to be announced on Thursday.
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October 30, 2017
The country's electoral commission declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner on Monday. Officials said he received 98 percent of the vote, but only 39 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.
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October 29, 2017
Several regions have seen clashes and heavy police intervention. Earlier this week, election officials cited security concerns as justification for indefinitely postponing voting in some areas.
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October 27, 2017
Gunfire, violence, and looting is being reported in Kenya as tensions run high after Thursday’s redo of the country’s August presidential elections. Voting in some areas is now indefinitely postponed.
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May 5, 2016
Six days after a devastating building collapse, four people have been found and rescued from the rubble - giving many hope there could be more survivors
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April 7, 2016
After the collapse of Kenya’s cotton industry and the influx of second hand clothing from overseas, many large textile factories were forced to shut down.
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August 9, 2015
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Bai Koroma. The meeting took place in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, where Koroma thanked China for offering a quick response and pragmatic help when Sierra Leone was combating Ebola. Wang congratulated Sierra Leone’s […]
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