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By Samira Sawlani In her 2014 novel Dust, Kenyan writer Yvonne Adhiambo Owour writes “After Mboya, Kenya’s official languages: English, Kiswahili and Silence. There was also memory.” “Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor once said that Kenya has 3…
By Eric Mugendi and Thomas Mukhwana Kenya has a strong tradition of investigative journalism. Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 33 and freedom of the media in Article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). However, the Media…
If you’ve seen a massive protest in Nairobi over the last 12 few months, chances are it has been about either #RejectFinanceBill or #StopKillingWomen. A worrying number of women – mothers, daughters, friends and wives – have lost their…
Press Release Jan. 24, 2025 NAIROBI, Kenya — The Silencing Women Project, a groundbreaking initiative by Odipo Dev and Africa Uncensored, documenting femicide in Kenya, will release its second report on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. This release…
Even as the government sets out ambitious goals in its annual budget, pending bills from suppliers, low absorption rates and poor financial management compound the challenges faced by Kenyans looking to access essential public services. We…
In Kenya, the weight of prejudice manifests in many forms. From Peninah Kilunja, a 60-year-old seamstress in Makueni, who battles societal rejection due to albinism, to Mohammed Malicha in Mathare, who faces profiling for his Muslim name…
When local diver Charles Wambua agreed to help a woman who claimed she’d had a vision of her missing sister, he had no idea how many bodies he would uncover from the depths of the #Kware dumpsite. What followed was a chilling series of…
Boni Forest, located in Lamu County along the Kenya-Somalia border, has become synonymous with the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab, but the Boni people, also known as the Aweer, call it home. Due to the high level of insecurity in the…
By Odipo Dev To understand the state of digital news consumption in Kenya, Odipo Dev systematically collected metadata from over 28,000 posts across the Facebook and Instagram pages of 31 English-speaking and vernacular news outlets in…
Becoming a parent can be a beautiful experience for those who choose it. While parenthood is socially accepted for most heterosexual couples, queer Kenyans face a much more difficult path. Their desire to start a family is often met with…
Public spending habits in Kenya reveal a lot about the priorities of the national government, starting with President Ruto, whose salary is twenty times higher than what the average Kenyan earns. There is evidence that extravagance and…
It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler Fund. Worth 50 billion shillings (US$409 million) a year over a five-year…
Anglo Leasing, a synonym for grand theft in Kenya, is a scandal that is still very much alive, spanning two decades and two administrations, with billions in shady deals siphoning public finances into unknown accounts. While some of the…
For years, American PR firm v-Fluence has worked with a network of players in the agrochemical industry to ensure that the use of harmful chemicals in various countries, including Kenya continues. Despite mounting evidence of the harm…
For years, American PR firm v-Fluence has worked with a network of players in the agrochemical industry to ensure that the use of harmful chemicals in various countries, including Kenya continues. Despite mounting evidence of the harm…
Ali* grew up in Mombasa, the coastal paradise known for its sandy beaches, swaying palm trees, and warm sunshine. For most, the city represents an escape but for Ali, a young gay man of Arabic descent, this paradise holds a darker reality.…
When President William Ruto took office in 2022, he vowed that no extrajudicial killings would occur under his administration. Barely a year into office, at least 53 Kenyans were killed, allegedly by police officers, during protests in…
Key Findings Dubai Unlocked, an investigation by Africa Uncensored, OCCRP, and more than 70 other media outlets globally, reveals how the emirate’s status as a global financial hub has made it an attractive destination for investment,…
Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei’s murder was reported to have been about a conflict over land ownership. Her attacker, Dickson…
Kenya’s legacy as a state is deeply intertwined with Jomo Kenyatta’s influence on the nation. Kenya’s founding president died on 22 August 1978 in his sleep at State House, Mombasa. Kenyatta is generally typecast as the “father of the…
In June and July 2024, East Africa experienced waves of protests, notably in Kenya, where large-scale youth-led demonstrations erupted in response to the contentious Finance Bill 2024. The demonstrations were part of a broader effort to…
By Steve Otieno Initially dismissed as stubborn and then labelled as mad, Abdi Mohamed’s journey into depression and drug abuse began with fractures in his family. Where he was once embraced with love and admiration, he found himself…
A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants. There are widespread frustrations that President William Ruto…
Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and amid an attempt by the government to introduce new taxes. The police…
