In this episode of our Intergenerational Solidarity series, we sit down with Martha Karua, a trailblazer, advocate, and political icon, for a candid and insightful conversation on leadership, ...

On the evening of 28 May 2025, my elder sister Janet informed me that Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o had left us. She thought I needed to know – and she was right: my family knows that I have a decades-old deep ...

In the latest episode of our Intergenerational Series Podcast, we sit down with Martha Karua, a trailblazer, advocate, and political icon, for a candid and insightful conversation on leadership, ...

Ngũgĩ’s most important contributions were on language. His novels, his essays, and his unyielding belief in the dignity of African languages reshaped world literature. To call him merely a “great ...

Kenya’s digital lending boom has offered quick cash at the tap of a button—but at what cost? This exposé uncovers how borrowers are falling into a trap of sky-high interest rates, harassment, and even ...

Monaja’s latest album, June 25 th, is different from other works that emerged from the earthquake that was the Gen Z revolution. Opening new fault lines and laying bare previously covered cracks, the ...

Kenya’s history is laden with waves of counter-narratives that seek to provide a nuanced understanding of the progress and the complexities involved in nation-building. In this sense, the 2024 Gen Z ...

The elections of November 2024 confirmed the onset of the new release phase in the USA. Release is the transitional order in complex system cycles associated with rapid change and disruption. Often ...

The devastating news of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s passing has shaken the literary and academic scene in Africa and beyond. From the massive outpourings of condolences to his family from across Africa and ...

For decades, Africa has been portrayed as a continent in need of external assistance, with aid programmes often positioned as the primary solution to its economic and social challenges. However, as ...

A situational report published on 15th May 2025 by Code for Africa and partners on gendered political attacks in Kenya’s digital spaces.