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By: Lena Anyuolo, Ukombozi Library and Member of Mathare Social Justice Centre with Contribution from Gacheke Gachihi Coordinator Mathare Social...
By: Anneke Osse (†) and Naomi van Stapele (ISS/EUR) A policeman wa...
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By: Martin Mavenjina Since its registration in January 1994, the Ken...
By: Haki Africa Jacob Kituku was a matatu tout in Mikindani. A young...
By: Attiya Waris I have for the past decades watched as my friends an...
A critique (second of three) by Karim Hirji of articles in AwaaZ Volume 15, Issue 2 2018. VS Naipul - Obituary There is no question in my mind that Naipul was a prolific literary giant who well deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature. His ability to craft elegant prose was equaled by only a few of his peers. Yet, I am no fan of Naipul and have read only a couple of his novels. My attraction towards an influential author whose books are interpreted as commentaries on society, past or present, stems from their style as well as substance. And it is...
By Yuri Prasad Racial prejudice forces us to define ourselves with categories that it has created writes Yuri Prasad. Identity is intrinsic to our very being and poses vital questions: who we think we are; what defines us; who we believe we are connected to — and perhaps as importantly, who we are not, and who we do not feel connected to. It’s not hard to see how such notions become intertwined with those of race, community, ethnicity, and nation.
London Calling by Ramnik Shah The British criminal justice system is in dire straits and in need of...
The women of Sudan are risking their lives every day on the frontlines of the Sudan Revolution - the most sustained challenge yet to Sudan’s political and militant Islamist regime, a regime that continues trying to rebrand itself in desperate attempts for local and international approval. It has been almost 30 years since the current Sudanese government took over the country...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 with a promise of Sabka Saath, SabkaVikas: Collective Efforts Inclusive Growth. Modi spelled out his vision of governance: Government has only one religion - India first! Government has one holy book - the Constitution. It was a slogan that had an appeal, especially to the 2.31 crore first time voters who came out...
In 1974, when a few dozen Asian women led a walkout at the Imperial Ty...
June 2019 Ethiopia 1983-1985 Roots of my African Travelogue Crossin...
Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa of the Open Society Foundations
Onyango Oloo was a Kenyan revolutionary whose presence and guidance will be sorely misse...
When Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina joined your table, it was likely he would dominate the ...
In 2016, Hon. Ken Okoth participated in the SAMOSA Festival held in Eastleigh, Nairobi. ...
Dr Joyce Laboso, A Different Kind Of Kenyan Leader By Margaretta wa Gacheru Kenyans ba...
By Margaretta wa Gacheru If you hadn’t read The Bluest Eyes, Beloved or Song of Solomon...
Ali Nadim Zaidi, who died on 7 September 2019 aged 63, will be best remembered as one of...