MKIENDA PALE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KENYA THERE IS AN ARTISTIC IMPRESSION THAT WAS MADE BY KIARIE IN FORM OF A CHAIR MADE UP OF THE MACHETES THAT WERE COLLECTED DURING THE PEV CULMINATION; HE DUBBED IT ‘THE SEAT OF IMPUNITY’

New 🌐Global Developments🌐 post: No, South Korea Was Not Poorer Than Kenya in 1960 global-developments.org/p/no-south-kor…

the master sculptor is extraordinary not because he has been commissioned for monumental bronzes (which may never happen), but because he labors over every small detail. map.simonsarris.com/p/breadcrumbs

What do jobs look like for people who work in the international development and humanitarian sector? Obviously bleak in the short run, and dire for families with two earners in the sector. If you're a student or young person who hoped to enter this industry, some thoughts.

I can confirm that this is absolutely true! Back in 2017, I produced a full radio documentary for the BBC on this issue. What President Kagame is saying here aligns exactly with what I learned from the interviews I conducted. On record, a Tanzanian minister stated, “We are

How reflexive catastrophizing inhibits policy imagination in African states. africanistperspective.com/p/how-reflexiv…

He was the world’s leading expert on decisions and had one last decision to make: ending his life on.wsj.com/3DwXDlh

Yes! 🚨The 3rd book in our #DigitalRights series is officially launched today by Zed Books. 🚨All African Digital Rights Network publications are open access. Physical copies are available from the publisher & online bookstores. Free electronic copies downloadable here: bloomsbury.com/uk/digital-sur…

In Chapter 6. judy & Muthuri Kathure aks whether Kenya’s rapid uptake of internet interception surveillance tech & social media monitoring alongside #biometric #digitalID create real-time panoptic surveillance capabilities. bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-deta…

My co-authored chapter, "Panoptic real-time surveillance in Kenya" is now published in the Digital Surveillance in Africa. The chapter dives deep into Kenya's surveillance landscape, tracing its roots from colonial surveillance to today digital surveillance. #digitalrights

An extraordinary thing among political scientists and "democracy promoters" (what a strange profession!) is that they write of democracy as if it was the only thing that matters to real people. It is probably not among the top ten. It would not be even to the authors of

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I’m actually going to say something nice about billionaires 👇

My final column for the Sunday Nation: Why change is growth. sunwords.com/2025/04/27/cha…

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State-sponsored militia attacked two journalists and stole a laptop and phones during a press conference by Kenyan mothers condemning arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings during protests. This CCTV footage clearly shows the individuals who took

i think language matters & i have to agree with people calling them state sponsored militia instead of goons.

Kenyan police have been filmed working side by side with militias but this statement doesn’t address that

Humour as a form of resistance #wantam democracyinafrica.org/humour-as-a-fo…

africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-qu… Trump’s Congo-Rwanda deal is hailed as diplomatic triumph. But behind the photo ops lies a familiar exchange: African resources for Western power.