Kassim Mohamed
![Somali pirates in Hobyo, north of Mogadishu. (EPA)](https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Somali20pirates20east20of20Mogadishu.20-2028EPA29.jpg?w=350&h=210&crop=1)
A journalist in the hands of Somali pirates
Shadows of emerging skyscrapers in a neighborhood in Nairobi come alive as the sun glides down the western horizon. I am walking down one of the deserted streets in the city’s Eastleigh shantytown. Lately, Eastleigh has become a contradiction of sorts. While the roads remain as torn as ever and clean drinking water and other…