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Apr 17, 20193 min read
Arc of justice needs to bend towards maternal healthcare
A stream of tweets from 27-year-old new mother Mama Boo just went viral. The comments she generated under the hashtag...
Apr 6, 20193 min read
We must find better ways out of our historical stains
Like all declarations, the historical importance of Presidential State of the Nation Addresses rest on the changes they trigger. Four...
Mar 30, 20193 min read
Laws and national debates trigger progressive social change
A Senegalese immigration officer confronted my Kenyan woman colleague with a very strange question this week, “Do you have permission in...
Mar 24, 20193 min read
Famines are catastrophic policy failures not natural phenomena
When does drought become food stress, food insecurity or a famine? When should a state declare alarm, alert or emergency? In the face of...
Mar 16, 20193 min read
Let boda boda associations regulate sector for safety
Listening with journalist Amina Abdi-Rabar to students and teachers in the fertile county of Kisii this week, we were troubled by many...
Mar 9, 20193 min read
Spare us the state violence
A casual look at the news headlines has probably left you wondering whether Kenya faces an existential threat. Police indiscriminately...
Mar 2, 20193 min read
Violent Policing Sabotages the criminal justice system
Welcomed by the poetry of Anthem Republik, over 500 men, women and children crowded into Kayole’s social hall on Thursday. What happened...
Feb 23, 20193 min read
How to save NIIMS and Huduma Namba
Stirred into action by a Presidential Executive Order, the Interior Ministry just touched another live-wire among most Kenyans. The...
Feb 16, 20193 min read
Caroline's death will remain controversial
After a week of anxiety driven by the fear of an execution, human rights defender Caroline Mwatha was found in the Nairobi City mortuary....
Feb 9, 20193 min read
Lets embrace a humane immigration system
Kenyans living abroad are increasingly becoming more nervous and I don’t blame them. Immigration politics and policies are rapidly...
Feb 2, 20193 min read
Giving has power if targeted strategically
I am reminded often, that everyone of us is wired to be safe and look good. Many of us also want to make a difference in the world around...
Jan 26, 20193 min read
Lets support teachers to nurture learners
I spent the past week in Kisumu and Homa Bay learning how secondary schools are faring with the massive changes taking place in the...
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