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Kenya’s digital identity ecosystem has been promoted as transformative, a manifestation of the kind of digital public infrastructure that should streamline services, secure personal data, and ensure every citizen can access the state…
Africa Uncensored, Odipo Dev, and Africa Data Hub have tracked femicide data in Kenya build the most comprehensive public record of femicides in Kenya. Beyond counting deaths, we seeks to make visible the patterns, silences, and systemic…
On April 30th 2025, Maasai youth disrupted the signing of a carbon offsetting project agreement in Kajiado county. On the face of it, they had simply rejected a controversial carbon project. However, as Africa Uncensored and OCCRP found,…
In his latest book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani explains the factors and characters – Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni – that shaped post-independence Uganda. As…
Set in Abimbo, a mining town in Siaya County, a devastating reality lies beneath the promise of gold. Sex for Gold, produced by Africa Uncensored’s reporter Tracy Bonareri, investigates sexual exploitation in artisanal gold-mining…
Private security companies have become ubiquitous in Kenya and South Africa, employing hundreds of thousands and providing protection for a fee. However, as these companies gain traction, there are concerns about the privatization of force…
On 27th November 2025, the High Court in Machakos struck down parts of the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Act 2012, ending more than a decade of criminalizing indigenous seed exchange, a practice at the heart of Kenyan farming. This…
On 27th November 2025, the High Court in Machakos struck down parts of the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Act 2012, ending more than a decade of criminalizing indigenous seed exchange, a practice at the heart of Kenyan farming. This…
Whoever controls the seeds controls the food. What does true Seed Sovereignty look like for the small-scale farmer? On this episode of #TheBigPicturePodcast, we discuss the battle for seed rights in Kenya. From the historical implications…
A government ban on the media in South Sudan is making it difficult to verify reports about the trial of opposition leader Riek Machar, and in the resulting information vacuum, rumours traded over motorcycle taxi rides and WhatsApp groups…
Can you hide from state surveillance? What happens when state surveillance is used on a nation’s citizens to restrict their freedom? Kenya had nationwide protests in 2024. But while protests were happening, tens of young Kenyans were…
Protests erupted across major cities and towns in Tanzania after the 29 October 2025 elections. These protests were unprecedented in their scale, nationwide reach, and political boldness, coming at a time when President Samia Suluhu Hassan…
By Mkhululi Chimoio When South Africa assumed the G20 Presidency on 1 December 2024, it did more than just put on a diplomatic mantle: it acquired a historic chance to reshape global economic and political discourses through an African…
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread kala-azar, a neglected tropical disease, putting residents of Turkana county at risk.
A sophisticated Ponzi scheme masquerading as an electric scooter investment platform targeted 50,000 victims across the African diaspora, leveraging deepfake technology and cryptocurrency to evade detection. By Hassan Isilow
42 men from Gallari, a community in North East Nigeria, were arbitrarily detained by the military. Three of them have finally regained freedom. Two returned with severe health problems, while the third is completely blind. According to…
Three Syrian cargo vessels have been accused of trafficking in grain stolen from Russia-occupied Ukraine. Newly uncovered documents link the Seychelles company behind them to an apparent front for the regime of deposed dictator Bashar…
By Delilah Paulo
Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. A leader who repeatedly ran for president, he never won – in part due to the 2007 election being manipulated in favour of…
When Brian Odhiambo, a fisherman, disappeared after allegedly being caught fishing, it revealed a darker reality: wildlife rangers accused of violence, abductions, and abuse of power. Families now live in fear, demanding answers as illegal…
By Charles Mafa, Samuel Baker Byansi, Elizabeth BanyiTabi, Eric Mugendi, William Moige, Josephine Chinele, Emmanuel Mutaizibwa, Beloved John and Evelyn Groenink
By William Moige
The transnational investigation into the recruitment of African young women for Russia’s Alabuga drone site was conducted by investigative journalists from seven African countries. They are featured below. Charles Mafa began the…
