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“Wahenga walidedi, wakaacha watoi. Watoi hao hawangeitwa wahenga, so wakaitwa wagenge.” — Bon’Eye, 2008
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I received the news of Sauti Sol’s …
What are our leaders reading? Some may read nothing at all, if you see the bare desks and shelves in the offices some parade on Twitter and Instagram.
Many, though, read the softer stuff of m…
(Koko, Udo, Karwitha, Mercy, Kabi and Waiyaki) Conversations With Queer Africans On Family and Friendship
A series of interviews done over Instagram, voice notes and calls with beloved strangers. E…
KEVIN MWACHIRO is a Kenyan writer, podcaster, journalist, and queer activist. He has authored Invisible – Stories from Kenya’s Queer Community and was part of the editorial team for Boldly Queer – Afr…
The Quiet in my head finds a way to jump out and grow bigger. The market pulsates with the familiar hum of hustle but the quiet augments itself, a behemoth on a mission. This short man with eyes beggi…
LUCIA AYIELA is a digital activist who advocates for social justice, public accountability and the rule of law. She is the Executive Director of The Umma Action, a youth-led and youth-focused organisa…
One of the most significant aspects of the Saba Saba protests this month was that for the first time since the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s, Kenyans were rallying around issues rather than pers…
One of the best depictions of Muslim women I’ve come across in the media is the show “We Are Lady Parts” by Nida Manzoor. So, after a friend recommended that I watch the movie “Polite Society” which w…
If there ever was a film that was truly a labour of love it would be “Loving Vincent”. A biographical drama about the life and death of the person considered to be the father of modern art, Vincent Va…
Occasionally, some of us get to legally breach the fences of private wildlife conservancies which apparently hold up to two-thirds of our wildlife and occupy over 7.5 million acres, for example, to wa…
