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Kenya’s satire is under threat
Kenyans have long challenged power by laughing. But the Kenyan government has started cracking down on humour. “At a...
Tribute: What did Magufuli do?
Tanzania’s former President John Pombe Magufuli last week became the first leader of the East African country to die...
Kenya’s proposed constitutional changes: For the people or for politicians?
By Linda Apollo Kenya is attempting to amend its 2010 constitution through a process that has been dubbed ‘the...
Where is President Magufuli?
Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has not been seen in public since 27th February 2021, as he swore in...
How “fake news” is slowing the fight against Covid-19
The deadly and hidden spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media has hampered governments’ response to the pandemic across...
The freedom from hunger that is not realy free
By John Riaga Article 43 (C) of the Kenyan constitution guarantees every citizen the freedom from hunger and a...
CORONAVIRUS: Kenyan Schools Reopen Amid Fears Of Safety For Learners
Schools in Kenya on Monday (4th January 2020) opened for second term learning after being closed for 9 months....
Theft In A Pandemic: Public Healthcare In Kenya Grinding Towards A Halt As New Scandal On PPE Procurement Comes To Fore
Health workers in Kenya have started industrial action in several parts of the country leaving the public vulnerable as...
PODCAST: COVID-19 And The East African Blame Game
Countries in the East African region have taken different approaches to contain COVID-19 in their countries. Over the period,...
Let’s Not Forget The ‘George Floyds’ Of Africa
The protests following the death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minnesota in the United States has once...
Politics During A Pandemic: How President Uhuru Kenyatta Is Clipping His Deputy’s Wings
In the first article that we published this year, we made predictions about political developments that were likely to...
COVID-19: The Illusion Of Upper – Class Safety
In November of 1871, the then Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, contracted typhoid fever, a deadly...