Kenya
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Kenya: We cannot police ourselves out of the pandemic
From early on, the government treated COVID-19 as a law enforcement rather than public health issue. It has a long way to go to ... -
Stay home and go to the museum
In Kenya and Uganda, innovators are showing how history can be preserved and shared in new formats for today’s audience. In Uganda and Kenya, ... -
From calm to confusion: How Kenya’s COVID-19 frontman lost his sheen
At the start, Health Secretary Mutahi Kagwe was able to talk the talk of a state in control. But then the government had to ... -
Must Always pads always be low-quality for Kenyans?
In Kenya, Always pads use a cheap material that causes irritation for many. In Europe and the US, they don’t. For more than three decades, ... -
They were sentenced to death. Got law degrees in prison. Then got free.
In Kenya, where millions struggle to get access to justice, some inmates are studying the law so they can help themselves and each other. ... -
The performance of mourning Moi
Before he died, he was a disgraced former dictator. Since he died, he’s been lionised as an iconic Kenyan hero. How did this happen? ... -
Kenya and Somalia’s maritime dispute: One winner, two losers?
The ICJ hearing comes with high risks for both sides. Its postponement offers the interdependent neighbours another chance to talk. If and when Kenya ... -
How I fell in, out, and back in love with the leso
The East African wrapper is a source of pride, rich in meaning and history. But it is more complicated than that. The story of ... -
Can a Chinese import ever be authentically African?
Kitenge is made in China, but sold, worn and inscribed with meaning in Kenya. On Gaborone Road in Nairobi’s central business district, you can ... -
Why it’s farcical that UN-Habitat’s first assembly is being held in Nairobi
Almost all the new developments that have come to define the Kenyan capital’s fast-paced growth are technically illegal. This week, the first ever UN-Habitat ...
