Episode #16: The Kenyan Perspective: Unpacking the Opposition to President Ruto’s 2023 Budget Proposals

President William Ruto’s 2023/2024 budget proposals as contained in the 2023 Finance Bill have come under sharp criticism for...

Episode #15: State of the continent – A critical look at Africa’s democracies

Last week most parts of the continent observed Africa Day, a commemoration of the founding of the Organization for...

Bangarang: A film’s reflection on Kenya’s politcal unrest and social struggles

In this episode, we speak with David Weda, lead actor in the Netflix film Bangarang, about the ongoing protests in Kenya...

A Crisis within a Crisis: Border and Immigration Restrictions in The Sudan Emergency

The world hasn’t learned much from COVID-19, despite it being a wake-up call. The pandemic was meant to make...

The Pastor Paul McKenzie Scandal: Questions for Kenya’s Security Agencies

Questions have arisen over whether Kenya’s security agencies were complicit in the dissemination of Pastor Paul McKenzie’s flawed biblical...

Green Hydrogen in Africa: Unlocking the Continent’s Potential for Clean Energy Production

By Isaac Otolo Considerable progress has been made to generate energy from renewable sources such as solar, wind, geothermal...

Uganda targeting reproductive rights alongside its ‘anti-gay’ bill

Same-sex relationships have been a crime in Uganda since the colonial era, similar to many countries in Africa. But...

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Opposition Calls Off Kenya Protests After Truce with Government

Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has called off weekly nationwide protests that began on 20th March 2023 to pressure...

Kenya’s opposition protests

On Wednesday morning I joined Thabiso Tema of Power FM 98.7 (Johannesburg) to discuss Kenya’s political crisis that has...

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Episode #16: The Kenyan Perspective: Unpacking the Opposition to President Ruto’s 2023 Budget Proposals

President William Ruto’s 2023/2024 budget proposals as contained in the 2023 Finance Bill have come under sharp criticism for being unresponsive to the current high cost of living in the country and the state of the economy. The increase in VAT on petroleum products from 8% to 16%, the...

Episode #15: State of the continent – A critical look at Africa’s democracies

Last week most parts of the continent observed Africa Day, a commemoration of the founding of the Organization for Africa Unity (OAU) which later was transformed to the current Africa Union (AU). In this episode, I am joined by Pru Nyamishana from Uganda and Paidamoyo Muzulu from Uganda. We...

Bangarang: A film’s reflection on Kenya’s politcal unrest and social struggles

In this episode, we speak with David Weda, lead actor in the Netflix film Bangarang, about the ongoing protests in Kenya and the country’s long-standing social issues. From electoral justice to police brutality, unemployment, and negative ethnicity, we examine the root causes of Kenya’s political unrest and social struggles. Join us...

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