By Odipo Dev To understand the state of digital news consumption in Kenya, Odipo Dev systematically collected metadata from over 28,000 posts across the Facebook and...
Public spending habits in Kenya reveal a lot about the priorities of the national government, starting with President Ruto, whose salary is twenty times higher than what...
It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler...
Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei’s murder was reported to have...
Finance Bill, OSINT
Israeli Gas, Kenyan Tears: The Israel-Supplied Riot Control Agents Used Against Kenyan Demonstrators
In June and July 2024, East Africa experienced waves of protests, notably in Kenya, where large-scale youth-led demonstrations erupted in response to the contentious...
By Steve Otieno Initially dismissed as stubborn and then labelled as mad, Abdi Mohamed’s journey into depression and drug abuse began with fractures in his family. Where...
A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public...
Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and...
Finance Bill, Kenya
How the 2024 Finance Bill reveals the disconnect between Parliament and the people
Kenya’s contentious 2024 Finance Bill was passed at the third reading on 25 June 2024, prompting historical protests which saw protesters force their way into the...
Africa
Appel à candidatures : Atelier sur le journalisme d’investigation et possibilité de subvention pour le Burundi et la RDC
CET APPEL À CANDIDATURES EST MAINTENANT CLÔTURÉ Êtes-vous un journaliste d’investigation du Burundi ou de la RDC passionné par la découverte de la vérité et...