How Media, Tech, and Culture Shape Violence Against Women
Violence against women does not begin with a headline. It begins long before the moment a woman’s story becomes a statistic. It begins in the...
Who’s Rooting for Ruto?
The June and July protests in Kenya that started out against the proposed finance bill of 2024 and have now expanded to demand the resignation...
One Year On, Kenya’s Youth Rise Again in Protest
One year ago, a generation that had long been underestimated and mocked as “soft,” dismissed as “flighty,” and ignored at the ballot, rose up and...
“From the Streets with Vengeance”
Extracted from Melancholia of The Drunk; A Collection of Unpublished Monologues, Rants, & Letters by Phill Ibsen, M.o.D
POLITICS is about...
Badili Africa Premiers Documentary About Women in the Shadows of Power
Badili Africa, a civil society organization based in Nairobi, has premiered the documentary film, The King Makers: Unseen Faces, Unheard Voices, that aims to shine...
MASKAN: Turning Memory into Witnessing in a Country Reckoning with Femicide
In a year defined by grief, anger, and an urgent demand for accountability, MASKAN emerges as more than an art exhibition; it is a reckoning....
Kenya Prepares for the State Funeral of Raila Amolo Odinga
Kenya is preparing for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, who passed away on 15 October 2025 in Kerala, India, while...
The Crisis of the Kenyan Old Guard is One of Imagination
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The protests in Kenya kicked off in June as pushback against an unpopular Finance Bill. They have since morphed into...
Ugandan Women Building Futures in Kenya Through Domestic Work
In late July of 2023, Joy*, 24, arrived in Nairobi from Kampala, Uganda, at the invitation of her childhood friend, Sarah*. It was her first...
Why We Still Need Women Reps and How Scrapping the Role Would Miss the...
There’s been a growing murmur especially on social media about whether we need Women Reps in Kenya anymore. The critiques are loud, “What do they...
But What Does Liberation Look Like For Me?
I feel forgotten.
I have given my all for my people but they forget that I exist, and sometimes I’m grateful that...
Honouring Women’s Unpaid and Underpaid Work This Labour Day
As the world marks Labour Day, we pause to reflect on the value of work; not just the kind that shows up on spreadsheets or...