Kenya

Charles Obbo’s thoughtful piece that appeared in the Saturday Nation, November 7, “Is it the end, or a second life for Kenya media?” was a welcome breath of fresh air in a week where Kenya’s two mainstream newspapers - The Daily Nation and The Standard - went for each other’s jugulars in a circu

One of the lasting images of media coverage of the last election is arguably that of NTV reporter/presenter Larry Madowo. On Election Day, March 4, Madowo started off with a live report at a polling station in Nairobi. After a short while, he was back up on TV reporting from Garissa Town.

Telenovelas, the Latin American version of soap operas, are distinct for their strong ties to the culture and society of their country of production. To their local audiences, they function as a means of cultural expression.

On Sunday 10 March 2013, the day after Kenya’s electoral body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), declared Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner of Kenya’s hotly contested presidential election by a slight margin, the outspoken writer Binyavanga Wainaina published an article in Br

Recently I posed several questions to my countrymen living in the diaspora as to whether or not they are considering relocating back to Kenya. The reasons for their extended stays are varied but the typical response is at best some version of an unsure and forlorn affirmative.

At camp Chechelesi on the outskirts of Isiolo town, a young female crouched on the bare floor, mourning her unborn baby. The woman, a refugee, lost her baby six months to term.

Themes that used to be ignored in Africa such as hunger eradication and reduction of social inequality have now become top priorities as a result of collaboration between Brazil and Africa in south-to-south solidarity.

Kenyans were rightly outraged when their already well paid legislators asked for a pay rise. Some were louder and more creative in their outrage than others.

PRESS RELEASE

Kenya’s publishing industry has been the only sector that operated for years with a minimum underhand from the twin forces of tribalism and corruption, but a recent survey revealed that as per today this is the most tribalised and politicized industry in Kenya which now allows the corruptible pow