Is the situation actually complicated or is it really quite straightforward, but you're making it complicated because it requires a lot of courage to make the straightforward decision?

God is the ultimate brand strategist!

This is the full list of the 20 #EndSARS protesters who disappeared from Ikoyi Prison in Lagos. We are trying to find their families or friends to determine their whereabouts. If you have any information that might help, kindly share it under this tweet or message me or

Happy anniversary to Global Citizen ⭕! It's been a pleasure reporting global health stories for you over the last 5 years. 😊

Any interior design students in my network in Nairobi? 👀 Send me a DM

In 20 commercial tomato farms that Ivisited in Kimana within a radius of 500 metres, all were using HHPs. That article should be coming up soon on Route to Food. But the reality of the matter is every evening we indulge in toxic carcinogenic dinners.

These kids dropped an absolute banger AND smoked the Louisville public school system for their failure to provide adequate bus service to Black students

When we talk about the criminalization of poverty, this is what we're talking about...

I just got this message from someone I haven't spoken to in over a decade. 🥹 "Hi Jacky, I was meditating today thinking of positive things. You came up in my brain. Just wanted to share that with you." If someone crosses your mind, reach out. I guarantee you'll make their day

Nairobi friends -- If you're an operations or project manager, you might be interested in this part-time position: forms.gle/uA8QJQrC2MeRqn… Applications close Aug 27

This month marks 5 years since I relocated. I’ve never grown and learned so much in life in such a short time. It’s incredible how impactful a change of environment can affect you.

Nairobi friends - If you haven't yet seen Sarafina! you absolutely need to check it out. Amazing production, brilliant acting, and clever writing that draws parallels between apartheid in South Africa and current protests in Kenya. Watch it tomorrow, while it's still on.

Just a reminder that my team is looking for a tech-savvy Nairobi-based Operations/ Project Manager. More info on the role here forms.gle/uA8QJQrC2MeRqn… Applications are due tomorrow at midnight! ☺️

Were the police "forced to fire teargas" as the video says, or did they choose to do so? Come on, media friends, let's be careful with our words.

Today is the last day to apply!

Me to myself when I successfully update my website's DNS so it points elsewhere:

I had a shock in my anthropology class today. A student appeared on Zoom--right at the end of class. I was a bit irritated by the tardiness, when I realized - He was zooming in from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. At 4 am. In a shelter of metal sheets, draped in fabric.

A history of femicide of elite female athletes in Kenya. • Agnes Tirop-stabbed/clobbered to death 2021 •Edna Muthoni-Throat slit by machete 2021 • Damaris Muthee Mutua- Strangled 2022 • Rebecca Cheptegei- Torched Sep 2024. All by their male partners. None have been jailed.