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Governance

Is the Voter Ignorant? – An Analysis from Kenyan’s Voting Behaviours

Isaac Odhiambo Odero May 19, 2022 Is the Voter Ignorant? – An Analysis from Kenyan’s Voting Behaviours2022-05-19T14:14:26+02:00 Governance
Image from BBC, 2013 - Voting process in Kenya Isn’t it interesting that many people spend more time, put more energy and effort gathering information when they want to buy…
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Governance

Why 50 Million People have failed to Rescue a Sick Nation?

Grace Mumbi Kawala January 21, 2022 Why 50 Million People have failed to Rescue a Sick Nation?2022-01-21T14:49:35+02:00 Governance
Lack of political will, the root cause for systemic corruption The Youth Cafe, 2019 Introduction Corruption is the “abuse of power for private gain” (Transparency International, 2020). This misuse has…
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Women

Trigger warning: femicides

Faith Waithira Ndung'u January 21, 2022 Trigger warning: femicides2022-01-24T19:00:49+02:00 Women's Empowerment
LET US ADDRESS THE FEMICIDE CRISIS IN KENYA (Photo by Unsplash,2021) "For most people, it is just another story, another statistic, another number, but the reality is; it is a…
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Tourism

Conservation: People, Planet or Profit?

Raini Sydney April 13, 2021 Conservation: People, Planet or Profit?2021-04-14T04:33:56+02:00 Tourism
The dictionary definition of conservation is "protecting from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.", And Africa seems to be the centre of "Conservation". Numerous conservation organisations are spread all over…
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Arts, Culture & Design

The Politics of Hair

Daisy Namaemba Mukasa April 13, 2021 The Politics of Hair2021-04-14T01:53:26+02:00 Arts, Culture & Design
Image: Twitter Your hair is not just hair. Then what is it? You might wonder. Hair has always had a significance socially, culturally, and even religiously for hundreds of years…
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Education

Building Accessible Technology Products In Africa

Eric Maina Wamugu April 13, 2021 Building Accessible Technology Products In Africa2021-07-08T21:49:30+02:00 Education
Africa as the next frontier for technology and innovation Africa has been christened as the next frontier, and rightfully so, for the adoption of evolving and emerging technologies. Some are…
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Wildlife Conservation

Coronavirus is exposing decades of ugly truth about Wildlife Conservation in Kenya

Richard Turere April 13, 2021 Coronavirus is exposing decades of ugly truth about Wildlife Conservation in Kenya2021-04-14T04:51:50+02:00 Wildlife Conservation
The Colonial rationale in Kenya’s conservation sector remains as dry as ever, and the current pandemic emphasizes this and reveals its ugly secrets. December 2019, the Chinese city of Wuhan…
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Healthcare

The Mindfulness Potion: A cure for Mankind

Joy Nyambura Wamunyu April 13, 2021 The Mindfulness Potion: A cure for Mankind2021-04-14T06:20:52+02:00 Healthcare
It is often profound that when we hear the word cancer or AIDS or even the Covid 19, we shiver at the horrific images of ourselves in ICUs, coffins or even the…
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Arts, Culture & Design

Lost in between; The state of the Arts in Kenya.

Maryann Mwangi April 13, 2021 Lost in between; The state of the Arts in Kenya.2021-04-14T02:19:15+02:00 Arts, Culture & Design
Look at Kenya or look back at your own country for perspective. Now, take out the music, the theatres, the media, the literature, the books, the newspapers, the paintings, the…
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Governance

IT WASN’T ME!!! JUST SAY IT WASN’T YOU? ~Shaggy

Cindy Shirlley Kolenyo December 17, 2020 IT WASN’T ME!!! JUST SAY IT WASN’T YOU? ~Shaggy2020-12-17T17:41:34+02:00 Governance
Tracey sat at the back seat of her father’s car as they drove to the countryside on the Nairobi Nakuru highway. Her dad was overspeeding to beat the fall of…
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