Kenya is where it is because Kenyan institutions have remained solidly colonial and have stagnated, blocking Kenyans from building their own country.

The highly vulnerable Great Lakes region may unfortunately follow the same path to a war economy observed in fragile and conflict-afflicted states elsewhere in the world.

The June 2024 protests that began as a rallying cry to reject the Finance Bill 2024 turned into seven days of rage as the government resorted to high-handedness and brute force.

Placing term limits on all elective positions in Kenyan will do away with career politicians who have nothing to show but ill-gotten wealth and years of brokering ethnic voter bases for their ...

In this episode, we converse with Prof. Maria Nzomo about what Gen Z misses by bypassing formal institutions, and that achieving policy leverage is not only through protests, but also through formal ...

On June 25, 2024, Kenya turned a page in its history. What began as a protest against a controversial tax bill quickly escalated into something far more powerful—and tragic. Fueled by frustration and ...

The Maandamano of June 2024 reminded us that resistance is not just what happens in the streets. It is also what happens in the clinics, in courtrooms, in code, in verse, and in the conviction of ...

The initial press statement of the National Police Service concerning the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang claiming that he had died from self-inflicted injuries brought to mind claims of suicide made by ...

Willy Mutunga was Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, Kenya, 2011–2016. He is Adjunct Professor of Public Law, Kabarak Law School, Nakuru, Kenya.

The current political moment is forcing many spaces where power is exercised and visualized to reckon with the Gen Z revolution. And as Prof. Karuti Kanyinga clarifies, in this interim window, some ...

Well before he came into global literary acclaim, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o had worked at the Daily Nation as a cub reporter and as a columnist, writing under the name James Ngugi.