July 31

• Kenya: New Breed of Rice Raises Hopes for Domestic Rice Production [analysis]

  In Kenya's bid to reduce its reliance on rice imports, a new strain that uses less water and has high nutritional value could prove significant. Read more »

July 22

• Kenya: A Day in the Life of a Kenyan Goth [analysis]

  All dressed in black and adorned with piercings, a small but growing community of goths is one manifestation of the new cultures and subcultures emerging in Kenya. Read more »

July 19

• Kenya: Kethi Kilonzo Barred From Standing in Controversial By-Election [analysis]

  Kethi Kilonzo has been blocked from running in next week's Senate by-election to replace her allegedly poisoned father raising questions about Kenya's future electoral stability. Read more »

July 12

• East Africa: Can Pipeline Dreams Become Reality?

  Can a regional project for two new oil pipelines be realised with such volatile neighbourly relations? Read more »

July 08

• Africa: The UK's Khat Ban Is a Missed Opportunity [analysis]

  The UK's decision to ban khat went against expert advice, will drive the trade underground and will significantly harm Kenyan farmers. Read more »

June 07

• Kenya: Kenya Special [music review]

  Soundway Records' vibrant and diverse compilation album unearths some of East Africa's lesser-known artists. Read more »

June 04

• Africa: Is Kenya Being Shaped Into Africa's Flagship Tax Haven? [analysis]

  $21-32 trillion has been siphoned off into tax havens, and now there is evidence to suggest the City of London is trying to make Kenya the world's next tax avoidance hub. Read more »

April 29

• Kenya: Supreme Court's Disappointing Judgment [analysis]

  The Supreme Court's judgment regarding Kenya's 2013 election leaves many questions unanswered and provides little motivation for electoral improvements in the future. Read more »

April 25

• Kenya: What's Next for Kenya and the ICC?

  Kenyatta's election as president of Kenya could have important implications for the ICC process as well as Kenya's international relations. Read more »

April 08

• Kenya: Kenya's Quiet Court Ruling - Where Was Willy? [analysis]

  The Supreme Court's silence regarding criticisms of the electoral process surprised many, especially given that the court is led by well-known activist Willy Mutunga. Read more »

April 04

• Kenya: An Electronic Twist on Kenyan Folk Rhythms [music review]

  Owiny Sigoma Band's new album offers an electronic twist on Kenyan folk rhythms. Read more »

March 22

• Kenya: Displacement and Resistance - the Ogiek of Kenya [analysis]

  Finding themselves increasingly marginalised, can the indigenous Ogiek community in Kenya preserve their culture, traditions and way of life? Read more »

March 19

• Kenya: How Tech Transformed Citizens into Election Monitors [analysis]

  Kenya has so far avoided repeating the post-election violence of 2007/8. This is thanks to many factors, one of which being the use of popular technology and clever apps. Read more »

March 14

• Kenya: What Will Kenyatta's Election Mean for Country's Asians? [analysis]

  With Kenyatta, a Kikuyu and business behemoth, set to take over the reins of power, some of Kenya's Asian community is concerned for the future. Read more »

March 13

• Kenya: What Can We Learn From Uhuru's Victory? [analysis]

  Kenya's richest man won elections on the back of an ethnic alliance. What does the vote mean for Kenya's politics and peace-building efforts? Read more »

March 04

• Kenya: When Kenya's Richest and Poorest Men Almost Met [analysis]

  As Kenyans go to vote, many have been talking about Kenya's complex identity politics. But some say Kenya really has just two tribes: the rich and the poor. Read more »

• Kenya: The Somali Woman Hoping to Make History

  As Kenyans go to the polls today, could Sophia Abdi Noor become the first ever Somali woman to be voted in to the Kenyan parliament? Read more »

February 22

• Kenya: Nubians in Kenya - a People Denied [analysis]

  Despite a long history in Kenya, Nubians struggle to be recognised as Kenyans and to enjoy the rights and support than come with citizenship. Read more »

February 21

• East Africa: Easy Money? East Africa's Eurobond Dream [analysis]

  A number of East African nations are hoping to generate extra finances by issuing Eurobonds. But while this could beneficial, it could also be risky. Read more »

• Africa: Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred [book review]

  Keith Somerville's analysis of radio propaganda answers a lot of questions about the 'what' hate propaganda is, but avoids many deeper and more interesting questions. Read more »

February 19

• Kenya: Somalis Face Urban Ejection [analysis]

  Kenyan authorities have demanded the return of Somali urban refugees to camps such as Dadaab. But will the controversial policy really improve internal security? Read more »

February 01

• Kenya: Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation Through Grassroots Education

  A video obtained by Think Africa Press shows the work of a Kenyan NGO in educating local women leaders about the dangers of female genital cutting. Read more »

January 30

• Kenya: Will Geothermal Energy Bring Power to the People? [analysis]

  Kenya is investing lots of hope and money in the Bogoria-Silali geothermal energy complex which it hopes will boost industry and encourage clean energy consumption. Read more »

January 29

• Kenya: New Electoral System Could Cut Violence [analysis]

  Kenyan elections have often led to ethnic violence, but alternative voting systems could foster greater tendencies towards coalitions and broad-based appeals. Read more »

January 15

• Kenya: Tobacco's Immigrant Child Labour [analysis]

  The Kenyan government has tried to curtail tobacco production, but its policies have indirectly led remaining tobacco farms to increasingly draw on immigrant child labour. Read more »