Blogs & Opinion
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21“Come Back Next Year”: The Slow Death of Justice in Kenya’s Courts
Editor’s note: Our senior writer Getty Soila takes a deep dive into Kenya’s justice system and the growing frustration over delayed rulings,...
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55Brian Simiyu: Kenya Horrified After Man Dies Following Surgery with His Hands Tied to Window
The video begins with images that are difficult to forget. A man lies exposed on what appears to be a makeshift operating...
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49Phones, Spyware and Fear: Inside Ruto’s Expanding Surveillance Machine after Gen Z Protests
Editor’s Note: Our senior writer Getty Soila digs into the growing claims that President William Ruto’s administration intensified digital surveillance and spying...
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46Hassan Omar: From “Vera Sidika” Jibes to Mt Kenya Fury
“Why are they referring to you as Vera Sidika?” Jeff Koinange asked with the grin of a man who already knew the...
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53Silence, Betrayal and 54 Votes: The Day Kithure Kindiki Was Impeached
On the afternoon of May 22, 2020, the Kenyan Senate carried the mood of a political execution chamber. The corridors outside the...
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92“Weka Yeye Kamba”: John Methu Lifts Lid on Alleged Raila Betrayal During Gachagua Impeachment
By the time the Senate bells began tolling for the impeachment trial of Rigathi Gachagua in October 2024, the walls had already...
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124Jacinta Ngobese Zuma: The Woman Leading South Africa’s Explosive Anti-Immigrant Wave
She moves through the streets like a figure carved out of anger and history, wrapped in flowing Zulu regalia, eyes blazing, voice...
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130Westgate Mall Attack: The Haunting Photo That Turned Benjamin Chemjor Into Kenya’s Symbol of Courage
On a blood-soaked afternoon in September 2013, terrified shoppers hurled themselves behind pillars as gunfire echoed through Nairobi’s upscale Westgate Mall. Amidst...
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110He Once Took Lifts to Nairobi — Now Aden Duale Commands Billions and Power
The story of Aden Duale does not begin in the polished corridors of power nor in the air-conditioned hush of Cabinet offices....
