For instance, between 2019 and 2021, farmers in the Eastern African region $8.5 billion in damages and losses to Locust Outbreaks in the region, according to the World Bank. In Kenya alone, the economic impact was around $500 million. Maize, a major staple food in the…
After sustained assaults against the media in the context of the month-long anti-government protests in Kenya, the members of the Fourth Estate Wednesday (July 24) poured into the streets in solidarity to express their anger. Armed with whistles, vuvuzelas, and a wide array…
By Grace Otieno and Fred Oluoch Kenyans woke up to the news that the people of Raila Odinga have been incorporated into the government It is not going to be easy because Gen-Z protesters disagree with Raila the person they took as…
In a series of incidents near Parliament Avenue, anti-corruption protesters were arrested, escalating tensions in Kampala. The initial arrests involved Makerere University students on Nasser Road, followed shortly by the detention of the Islamic University of Uganda (IUIU) students near Parliament Avenue….
There is debate on why Kenyan hip-hop music is changing. New artists, technology, and new messages are changing the narrative. The Gen Z protest music Anguka Nayo (Fall with it) has mobilisesd youth and given a political dimension to hip-hop. Kenya’s hip-hop music has evolved…
Uganda is currently experiencing a surge in measles cases across several districts. Data from the Ministry of Health’s Health Information Management System shows that in 2023, 7 percent of 2 million Ugandan children under one year missed their measles-rubella vaccination. Efforts to…
The 2010 Kenyan constitution was adjudged globally the most progressive in recent times. Yet, Kenyans are now seeing arbitrary abductions, disobedience of court orders, and extra-judicial killings. From the start, Ruto mobilizes the religious community on the basis that the constitution was…
Before the protests by Generation Zoomers almost a month ago, Kenyans were divided on ethnic lines, which was effectively exploited by politicians since independence in 1963. Now Kenyans are experiencing competition between Gen Z and the Millennials on one side versus Generation…
There is a conflict between the Nuer and Anuak in Kakuma exported from Ethiopia at Kakuma refugee camp. Kenya currently at is at a crossroads and the neighbouring countries exporting their conflict into the government will not be allowed. Where are we? The…
Kenya’s President William Ruto has fired all Cabinet Secretaries in response to the disaffection of the public led by Generation Zoomers commonly known as Gen Z. The question is, was he saving the cabinet to save his skin? Gen Z has maintained that…
