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When Eric Mutua left his home on the morning of March 6, 2026, he hoped to return to his family later in the day. He never did. Caught in heavy rains while on the road, his life was claimed by floods, one of many in Nairobi. In this…
Mozambique’s vast natural resources are a double-edged sword. In this #GlobalGrab investigation, we expose the devastating environmental and human toll of coal mining. Communities on the front lines face health crises and displacement,…
By Purity Mukami, Joy Kirigia, Gabriel Geiger, Tomas Statius, Naipanoi Lepapa SHA’s AI system for predicting income was guaranteed to overestimate the earnings of the poorest and underestimate the earnings of the richest. This meant that…
Ambulance sirens pierce the night, sharp and urgent,with a commanding promise that help is on the way. In those moments, families surrender everything to the men in uniform: trust, hope, and the fragile belief that every second counts. But…
Across Africa, the conversation about development is increasingly shifting from politics to systems. Many African states achieved political independence decades ago, yet the structure of governance and economic management still struggles…
A mother goes into labour in the dead of night, but the hospital gate remains closed. Another delivers her baby on a cold veranda, exposed and humiliated. Families recount desperate midnight drives to hospital, only to watch their loved…
On September 1, 2024, Janet Chetambe, nine months pregnant, travelled from Nairobi to Eldoret to visit her sister, but her plans changed when she unexpectedly went into labour on September 11, 2024. She delivered her daughter at Uasin…
This story follows Janet Chetambe and her baby, Angel Favor. According to Janet, she took her child to one of Kenya’s largest referral hospitals with signs of jaundice and pneumonia. What happened next, she says, changed her baby’s life…
When an emergency strikes, every second counts. In Kenya, it can cost you everything. Fatal Detour, produced by Africa Uncensored’s Moige William, is a gripping investigation into the dark underbelly of Kenya’s emergency medical system.…
By Eunice Magwambo The findings were stark. When the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Femicide released its long-awaited report on 27 January 2026, it confirmed what many advocates had long feared: for many women, the greatest threat is…
By Fredrick Onyango Ogola The escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran are not merely another distant geopolitical crisis. They are a stress test for the global order — and a defining moment for Africa. This crisis…
By Desire Nimubona
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…
