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Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022

According to a TIME investigation, Facebook content moderators in Kenya have revealed how their workplace culture is characterized by low pay, mental trauma, intimidation and the suppression of the right to unionize. Read more.

February/March 2022KenyaNews

A Kenyan Court Has Recognized Housework as Paid Work

Chiamaka DikeDecember 23, 2021

A Kenyan Court has decided to give Mary Wambui half of her marital home for the 13 years she spent doing house chores. Read more.

December 2021KenyaNews

Students in the Struggle for Kenyan Democracy A Brief History of University Student Activism in Kenya

Kasajja ByakikaDecember 1, 2021

Student activism in Kenya is a form of protest and resistance against oppression. At its very heart, it is also a demonstration of leadership and the capacity for mass mobilization. Read more.

December 21/January 22Kenya

Gender, Anti-Colonialism and Nationalism The Anti-Colonial Legacies of African Women

Nnenna Ifeanyi-AjufoSeptember 8, 2021

That women’s participation in anti-colonial and nationalist struggles may not be as obvious in existing literature does not mean such participation was peripheral. Read more.

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Fear A Survivor’s Account of Human Trafficking

KhalihJune 8, 2021

A survivor’s account of human trafficking. Read more.

June/July 2021KenyaNigeria

Invisible People Situating IDPs in Nigeria’s Policies and Economy

Princess Anene-MaidohMay 12, 2021

Nigeria needs durable solutions that address the many challenges its displaced populations face. With 2.6 million IDPs, addressing displacement in Nigeria is both a moral and economic obligation. Read more.

April/May 2021KenyaNigeria

‘Write As Yourself and Write What You Know.’ Nanjala Nyabola's First Draft

Nanjala NyabolaApril 16, 2021

Author and political analyst, Nanjala Nyabola, believes in writing what she knows. Read more.

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Myths and Truths Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy

Edwin ChegeApril 7, 2021

Jomo Kenyatta may be remembered as a prominent Kenyan nationalist and a leader of the Kenyan independence movement. However, his actual contributions to Kenya's independence fail to live up to his legacy. Read more.

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Too Foreign to Vote Diaspora Voting: Where Naija Might Carry Last

Muzz MuhammadFebruary 24, 2021

The #EndSARS protests saw young Nigerians united toward a common goal: putting a definite end to police brutality in Nigeria. Read more.

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‘I Believe in a “Supranatural” Writing Process.’ Edwin Chege’s First Draft

Edwin ChegeFebruary 19, 2021

Author of ‘The Case for Colonial Reparations’, Edwin Chege, believes in a ‘supranatural’ writing process, ‘that ideas should flow easily and freely.’ ‘Writing often involves an ethereal, otherworldly process of tapping into some consciousness that is greater than the self.’ Read our interview.

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