The Santuri Electronic Music Academy supports east African music producers, DJs and sound engineers trying to break into the industry, particularly...
The poems of these women have helped shape a global African poetic that creates a sense of unity without subjugation, a celebration of the words of Bob Marley when he sang, “How good and how pleasant it would be, before God and [wo]man, to see the unification of all Africans.”
It is a scene to behold. Thousands of people purposefully walking on roads meant for cars – sometimes for as long as three hours – to report to work by 8a.m., if not earlier. These are the forgotten people, the ones the city’s urban planners have not catered for since Nairobi came into...
We know the world doesn’t work the way most of us want it to. We watch a bunch of badly-fitted suits stuffed with self-satisfied swagger frogmarch our nations down the road to economic calamity and climate destruction, and we try to tell ourselves that we chose this, that we have some...
Women need to take the lead. It all starts by questioning systems, institutions, culture, religions and every other thing that takes away your freedom as a woman, and then defining your own terms of womanhood. Be the woman you want to be regardless of society standards, claim who you are...
In an article published in the Star newspaper, UN Resident Coordinator to Kenya Siddharth Chatterjee argues that while Kenya’s health financing is progressing gradually, only about 4% of the national budget is going towards healthcare. In April 2001, heads of state of African Union...
The torture and murder of Chris Musando, the Kenyan election official, clearly signals the risk of a violent election. If Kenyans keep rolling their eyes at the barrage of fake news, though, we might just be alright.
Political punditry in Kenya has always been fixated on the ethnic question, but this time around, it’s not going to be that simple
For the last 50 days, the Kenyan public health system has been at a standstill. This is the anatomy of a health crisis, as told by the doctors in the trenches. Republished with permission from Courage Stories. In 2013, the government and doctors signed an agreement to repair the health...
“Where did you come from, my daughter. How were you born?” She asked. Interrupting her tirade, and she could say no more. “Msshh, I will call you back, I am attending to your father right now. You know how he gets. I am alone in the village and trying to get his tea ready, he has guests...