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

In this the first of a two-part series, Wandia Njoya traces how Kenyan politics deteriorated to the level of the grotesque, where grandeur, obscene wealth, crass contempt and spectacular violence ...

The problem of landlessness in Kenya started with the stealing of land by the British colonialists and has been perpetuated by powerful individuals in the top echelons of post-independence governments ...

As of 30th June 670 million people experienced insufficient food consumption globally according to the World Food Programme’s Hunger Map. Moreover, the findings from the 2023 Global Report on Food ...

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is the grand old man who Kenya can never forget, writes DAUTI KAHURA and BETHUEL ODUO, who’s legacy will continue to be felt for a very long time in Kenya’s political history.

The language of colonialism has remained a determined and fixed feature of mainstream accounts of Africa. The racist imagery of Africa remains unchanged and essentially monstrous.

As diplomatic manoeuvres unfold, the Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland symbolises the rising geopolitical significance of Africa and the effects of competition among great ...

Singapore's success in minimising corruption can be attributed to its dual strategy of reducing both the opportunities and incentives for corruption, while Kenya’s failure to eliminate graft is the ...

It is not an accident that much of the narrative war is being fought on social media. Social media is fertile ground for having one sided debate. For the elites, it is a place where captured attention ...

John Pombe Magufuli’s first term as president has brought about a sea change in the way the Tanzanian government conducts business. But not all of his ultra-nationalistic policies have been for the ...

We need to candidly interrogate relations between the diaspora and the continent and among the diaspora along the enduring inscriptions of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, ...

One topic that has not gained prominence in the climate change discussions is that of land rights and tenure rights, and how all the planned climate action will impact these rights in Africa. With 90 ...