August 29, 2014
Africa: "This Disease Is No Longer a Death Sentence" - Combating Cervical Cancer in Kenya
A potential breakthrough has been made in the treatment of cervical cancer, but it is issues of accessibility, affordability and education that remain key. Read more »
June 30, 2014
Kenya: Infighting Is Good for No One, Except Al-Shabaab
Unlike after the Westgate siege, the attack on Mpeketoni has left Kenya more divided and therefore more vulnerable. Read more »
June 20, 2014
Kenya: Kenya's Growing Militant Threat
The terrorist threat in Kenya is changing and the government appears unable to deal with it. Read more »
June 04, 2014
Kenya: Touching Tales of Coming Out Queer in Kenya
In the style of intimate confession, Invisible, a collection of personal stories, swirls around themes of first kisses, plotting co-workers, family rejection and acceptance. Read more »
May 28, 2014
Africa: Making Money Pay, Direct Cash Transfers in Kenya
According to proponents, direct cash transfers not only cut out admin costs and losses to corruption. They are also more empowering and effective. Read more »
May 27, 2014
Kenya: When the Grass Is Greener - Maasai in Kenya Swap a Nomadic Existence for Farming
The Maasai have led semi-nomadic pastoral lives for generations, but now some are settling down - and all thanks to a type of grass. Read more »
May 23, 2014
Kenya: Life and Land - the Ogiek Fight for Their Rights
A Kenyan court has ruled that the Ogiek's 'access' to the Mau Forest must be protected. But claims over the group's 'rights' to the land fell on deaf ears. Read more »
April 28, 2014
Kenya: Thousands Removed From Ancestral Land
Allegedly in contravention of Kenyan law, thousands of Sengwer have been forcibly removed from their ancestral homeland in the Embobut forest. Read more »
April 09, 2014
Kenya: The Samaritans - Good, but How Good?
This crowd-funded comedy lampoons a target ripe for satire, but it would be a shame if the programme ends up kissing the hand it set out to bite. Read more »
March 27, 2014
Kenya: Allegations of Corruption Knock Railway Project Off-Track
The growing controversy around Kenya's multi-billion dollar railway project has delayed construction, but could it fully derail it? Read more »
February 14, 2014
Kenya: Kenya's Multi-Billion Dollar Invoicing Problem
Kenya lost over $700 million in taxes in 2012 thanks to smuggling. But despite popular belief, the main problem with smuggling isn't corruption. It's tax havens, phantom firms and… Read more »
Kenya: Hope for Justice in Kenyatta Case Fades
If the case against President Kenyatta were to collapse, it would be a disaster for the ICC, but the repercussions for the victims of the 2007/8 violence would be all the more… Read more »
January 30, 2014
Africa: Binyavanga Wainaina Didn't Just Come Out. He Came Out in Style
Bam! Baba Binya, you look like a chupa-chup on acid and I love it! Read more »
January 28, 2014
Africa: Falling Leaves - Kenya's Farmers Falter As Tea Prices Drop
Thousands of miles from the streets of Cairo, Kenyan farmers are feeling the effects of Egypt's instability as demand for tea falls significantly. Read more »
December 31, 2013
East Africa: A Somali Holiday in Nairobi
With its sewage-flooded roads and dangerous reputation, Eastleigh may not be top of most tourist lists. But there are some around the world who just can't keep away. Read more »
November 12, 2013
East Africa: Kenya Bids to Be Next Resource Hub
Kenyans are abuzz with hope that its newly-discovered resources will enrich the country, but is Kenya prepared to make the most of its natural wealth? Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta in Court - the ICC Needs to Start Winning Some Public Perception Battles
The International Criminal Court is arguably engaged in the most important confrontation in its history, and it is losing. Read more »
November 08, 2013
Kenya: Auction Signals the Continuing Rise of Sizzling Art Scene
As East Africa's first major art auction saw, Nairobi's untrained, experimental and increasingly political artists from the slums are turning heads. Read more »
October 21, 2013
Kenya: The Youth Bringing Quality Products to Nairobi's Slums
With a winning smile, a spring in their step and some borrowed high-quality wares, young Nairobi slum-dwellers are helping themselves by helping others. Read more »
October 10, 2013
Africa: Al-Shabaab's Westgate Siege Was All About Somalia
Many are wondering if al-Shabaab's attack in Nairobi is a sign of its new global orientation. The answer is no. Read more »
October 01, 2013
Kenya: Blame Game Over Mall Attack in Full Swing
Kenya's government has promised "full accountability" for the Westgate siege. But it hardly has a stellar record of delivering justice. Read more »
September 13, 2013
Kenya: Predicting Africa's Next Oil Insurgency
The recent discovery of oil deposits in Kenya's Turkana County could increase insecurity in the region. Read more »
September 05, 2013
Kenya: How Slum Dwellers Are Reclaiming Their Toilets
In the face of failing sanitation systems, the residents of Mathare are taking matters into their own hands. Read more »
September 02, 2013
Kenya: Bitcoins Don't Catch On - Yet
The use of the virtual currency Bitcoins could change the way money flows in Kenya. But it hasn't caught on just yet. Read more »
August 27, 2013
Kenya: New Anti-Graft Chief Comes With Baggage
After a line of failed predecessors, can Mumo Matemu - a man accused of corruption himself - fare any better in the fight against graft in Kenya? Read more »