Ghai's natural aptitude, not just for the law but also as an educator, quickly became clear. While teaching in Dar, he co-authored (with his colleague and friend, Patrick McAuslan) what would become one of his most well-known books, Public Law and Political…

This is a plant whose commonly grown strains are cannabis indica and cannabis sativa.

The perpetual colonial project has miseducated us that conservation is about wildlife, while it is actually about our land, our heritage, our culture, our languages, our beliefs…it is about US.

When I thought about it, it dawned on me, that everyone was guilty of some offence. If you were driving and in motion, a traffic violation. If stationary, a potential parking violation. If not driving, just walking was potentially loitering. If standing,…

The mysterious contracts that emptied the health budget and left patients in the cold Using hundreds of millions of dollars to buy new medical equipment for the country’s main hospitals was presented as a good idea. It wasn’t. But those who objected were…

Everton’s sponsors are hailed by the club for supporting community schemes, but there are concerns about how the Kenyan-Bulgarian firm profits from an online gambling craze

With new sculptures melding tradition and futurism, Wangechi Mutu brings a changing of the guard to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Police in Kenya have killed no fewer than 21 men and boys in Nairobi’s low-income areas with no justification, claiming they were criminals, Human Rights Watch said today. 

When I was five, my uncle, the brother to my mom, used to touch me. The first time it happened was in my grandmother’s house in Meru.

More than 115,000 people allege they were forcibly removed by colonial-era army

With so much excitement around Africa Evidence Week, a cross-country virtual and live bonanza of Evidence Informed Decision-making (#EIDM) hosted by the Africa Evidence Network and dozens of partners, I couldn’t help but jump in. Through the outpouring of…

The Elephant was established in 2016, as a platform for dialogue, discovering the pursuit of Truth, epitomized by a willingness to re-imagine state and society to the extent of unearthing their relationship in order to restore a balance of power – social…

What is the truth?

The Elephant was established in 2016, as a platform for dialogue, discovering the pursuit of Truth, epitomized by a willingness to re-imagine state and society to the extent of unearthing their relationship in order to restore a balance of power – social…

‘Fintech’ apps bring credit to poor Kenyans. Debt and invasions of privacy are part of the deal

Unknown to many, Mathai was once a powerful politico of the Jomo Kenyatta era.

Laden with medicines, the speedboat sets off before dawn, its path lit only by the full moon as it cuts between miles of thick mangroves towards Kenya's border with Somalia, where few dare to go. Two hours later at sunrise, the boat arrives at Kiangwe village…

Because Helicobacter Pylori is contagious, treating it properly is key to preventing its spread.

A DNA test determined that nine of the 10 children were fathered by Kanyotu.