Category: Debunk Speaks To
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Debunk Speaks To Kevin Mwachiro
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 – African Perspectives on Same-sex Sexuality and Gender Diversity. Kevin’s most recent work of fiction is the short story Number Sita, published in the…
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Debunk Speaks To Lucia Ayiela
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 organisation seeking to boldly and imaginatively catalyse civic agency and leadership among young people. She is also the Secretary-General of the Ukweli Party. Lucia…
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Debunk Speaks To Mutemi wa Kiama
MUTEMI WA KIAMA is a prominent activist who uses social media and his foundation to advocate for the rights of those who are barely seen or heard in Kenya. His tweets have often landed him in trouble with the authorities but he continues with his relentless fight for human rights and social justice. He has…
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Debunk Speaks To Wanjira Wanjiru
WANJIRA WANJIRU is a grassroots activist who co-founded the Mathare Social Justice Centre and the Matigari Youth Book Club. She is a BA student at the University of Nairobi and co-host of the Liberating Minds podcast on YouTube and SoundCloud. Wanjira was nominated as human rights defender of the year in 2020 for raising awareness…
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Debunk Speaks To Nabalayo
Nabalayo is the fairy godmother of the Nairobi Underground. She’s a multi-talented artist whose self-produced debut album, Changanya, is well on its way to being a classic. She creates immersive soundscapes, her music a feast for the senses, a salt bath, a continuing reverb moving through everyone who partakes. Karwitha Kirimi speaks with Nabalayo for…
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Debunk Speaks To Gakunju Kaigwa
Gakunju Kaigwa is a Kenyan sculptor with a Master’s degree in Public Art from the University of Dundee in Scotland. Although he began his career painting, Kaigwa discovered his real passion in the early ‘80s as a sculptor. He works with wood, glass, steel, resin, bronze and many other materials, using each medium to express…
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Debunk Speaks To Abdullahi Bulle (NuriaStore)
ABDULLAHI BULLE dabbled in many business ventures before deciding to start an online bookshop in December 2015, at a time when paper books were being replaced by e-books. He founded NuriaStore, an online bookshop in Nairobi that specialises in delivering books to customers not just in Kenya but across Africa and the world. Today, Nuria…
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Debunk Speaks To Dr. Willy Mutunga
After a long career in teaching law at the University of Nairobi, Dr. WILLY MUTUNGA was detained without trial in July 1982 by the Daniel arap Moi regime for fighting for democratisation. He went on to head the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which he co-founded, and served as the president of the Law Society of…
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Debunk Speaks To Naomi Njeri Mwaura
NAOMI NJERI MWAURA is passionate about ensuring women’s safety in urban transport and other public spaces. In 2014, she was among hundreds of women who led the MyDressMyChoice campaign to protest against gender-based violence in Kenya’s public transport after a video of a woman being assaulted by a group of men near a bus stop…
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Part 2: Debunk Speaks To Joseph Kamaru-KMRU
This interview is one of a series where CHIA KAYANDA sits down with globally recognized Kenyan artists who have found success away from home yet tend to go rather underrecognized here in Kenya. Bear with me: Joseph Kamaru did not give birth to himself (I said bear with me). Rather, his son gave birth to…