August 07, 2022
Kenya: Muslims Are Divided, With Little Political Clout
Kenyan Muslims played a part in the push to repeal repressive political laws in the country in the early 1990s. But Muslims, who account for 11% of the population, have yet to… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Africa: Athletics - Kenyans Are Running for Other Countries, but That's Not Why Medals Are Fewer
The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in the overall medal standings. Since the 2005 championships in… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Kenya: Election 2022 - The Candidates, Issues and Role of Money in a Fierce Contest
Kenyans are gearing up for an important general election in August 9, 2022, which brings to an end President Uhuru Kenyatta's turbulent two terms terms. Read more »
August 01, 2022
Kenya: The Role of Media in a Kenyan Election - What You Should Know
Traditionally, political debates have been shaped by mainstream media. Kenya's mainstream media, however, remain strongly wedded to factional ethnic and class interests. This has… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Kenya: Kenya's Election Red Flags in Five Essential Reads
Kenya is no stranger to highly contested elections. Several of the country's past polls have seen high levels of conflict. The violence that broke out after the 2007 elections… Read more »
East Africa: Change of Guard in Kenya - The 5 Reasons Neighbours Watch Every Step
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta - whose final term in office ends after the 9 August polls - has been a key figure in east Africa. Over the last nine years, he has tried to create… Read more »
July 24, 2022
Kenya: Young Voters Have a Dilemma - They Dislike Ethnic Politics but Feel Trapped
In elections and beyond, young Kenyans are an important political cohort. People between the ages of 18 and 35 make up about 30% of the population and nearly 40% of registered… Read more »
July 22, 2022
East Africa: Moving the Maasai - Tanzania Is Repeating Kenya's Colonial Past
Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania in June set social media… Read more »
November 22, 2021
Kenya: A Fossil Cranium From Kenya Tells the Story of an Extinct Elephant Species
Some 4.5 million years ago, during the early Pliocene epoch, Kenya's Lake Turkana looked very different than it does today. Grasslands and open woodlands were spreading in cooler,… Read more »
October 19, 2020
Africa: Invasive Mosquito Species Could Bring More Malaria to Africa's Urban Areas
A species of mosquito that can carry malaria - known as Anopheles stephensi - has invaded eastern Africa and is quickly moving across the region. Moina Spooner, from The… Read more »