The tales told of the origins of colonial Nairobi, formerly Enkare Nyirobi, are awash with references to railways, guns and the Imperial British East Africa Company. Animating them are hunters and ...

In her August 2022 column for The Nation magazine, Nanjala Nyabola, arguably my generation’s most prolific non-fiction writer, delivered a stark declaration: Kenya is a kakistocracy. Kenya, she said, ...

That was 2022. A roadside accident in Kenya. A crowd of witnesses has gathered in front of a female reporter’s microphone, and as she adjusts her earphones to start the live broadcast, a young man in ...

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently… The people who are crazy enough to think they can change ...

The Kenyan politician is to be venerated at all costs, in all situations. When you meet him, have no nerves, be his political pawn. Kiss his red-bottomed Christian Louboutin shoes if you can. Isn’t he ...

In the past decade, something profound, beyond the ken of mere statistics, has stirred in the life of the Kenyan Native. The three archetypes who have long presided over the Kenyan question—the Ethnic ...

A children’s home in Kajiado County was supposed to be a place of safety. Instead, Africa Uncensored has uncovered deeply disturbing allegations of repeated sexual abuse and the disturbing questions ...

We are 3 days away from the Gen Z revolution anniversary and close to within a year of the consequential 2027 elections. How are the youths faring so far as a political constituency and a civic ...

It’s Monday, the tail end of spring, with temperatures hitting 24 degrees Celsius in Glasgow, Scotland. The sky is blue. It’s a bank holiday, and Kelvingrove Park is teeming with activities. Kids are ...

Floods do not create inequality. They expose it. In recent weeks, images from Nairobi showed residents forming human chains from public service vehicles to help strangers reach higher ground.

The youth vote. Is There Much of One? Can It Make a Difference? Young voters are often called a “sleeping giant,” and even then, they are not a monolith. Allans Ademba and Sophie Mugure speak to The ...

Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique since the 2024 general elections. While authorities have largely failed to investigate the violence, exclusive ...