Amazing 😂

Where does one stand in order to properly eulogise Rasna Warah ? A rare, courageous, formidable human - imperfections & all - Rasna Warah was unstoppable, till death, at least physically. Impacting generations with her writing, Isaac Otidi Amuke recounts what she meant to Debunk.

Which countries have capybaras

Abolish NGOism: A Guide For Rebel Development Workers in Africa linkedin.com/pulse/abolish-…

Why did Mau Mau fighters break longstanding Kikuyu customs by killing women & children? My new article examines how the fighters debated & reimagined traditional ethics of violence in order to wage an anticolonial war. Read & download 4free: cambridge.org/core/journals/… Agìkūyū Women & Men

When I received threats in 2023, Dr Besigye reached out to me, requesting to meet me. I wondered what we were going to talk about, but eventually arranged to meet him, on a Sunday. He drove from home to town, just to meet me! And what was the meeting about? Simply encouraging me:

Never heard about them except Rhodesia and Somaliland.

We have lost the courage to think beyond the state.

Meet Paul Ngei—politician, minister, and the very definition of controversy! A descendant of the legendary Kamba chief Masaku, Ngei was a kingmaker, a rule-breaker, and sometimes, a jaw breaker -literally. It’s how he added himself to the list of Kapenguria Six, actually. As an

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his time spent in detention awaiting trial nears 3 months. Besigye was abducted from Nairobi in November by Ugandan operatives, and charged in a military court in Kampala. bbc.com/news/articles/…

In 1981, Kifefe Kizza-Besigye was arrested on allegation of being part of Museveni’s guerillas. He wasn't. When he was freed, he fled to Nairobi and later - officially - joined the rebels where he became the personal doctor of Yoweri K Museveni. It’s easy to see why Besigye sees it as

Reader's Space: Friday 21 Feb from 7 pm EAT. Let's discuss 'The Last Villains of Molo' as it turns 20. I'll answer readers' questions, and give a behind the scenes view of the making of the book. Special guest appearances from people who made it happen. x.com/i/spaces/1zqKV…

As a family, we are deeply aggrieved by the brutality and lawlessness with which President Yoweri K Museveni and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba continue to persecute Kifefe Kizza-Besigye. Their violence is not just an abuse of power—it is a crime against us, as a family and against Uganda. I

We are in court to hear my application of habeus corpus- to bring my husband ⁦Kifefe Kizza-Besigye⁩ dead or alive before court and show cause why he is being held. I’m so reassured by the presence of many leader from the broad opposition. I’m sitting next to ⁦BOBI WINE⁩

My debut novel 'The Last Villains of Molo' turns 20 this week. I can't wait for the special Reader's Session on X/Twitter Spaces this Friday 21, Feb 7pm EAT.

Until the 1940s, potatoes were legal currency on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The newspaper, The Tristan Times, cost ‘3 cigarettes or 4 big potatoes’.

Greetings from Kifefe Kizza-Besigye at Luzira Maximum Security Prison. He has called off his hunger strike now that Yoweri K Museveni and his son, the army chief, have finally brought a charge against him in a civilian court. He is very weak but has started to take fluids and fruits

'Procrastinate' literally means “having been put forward til tomorrow.” ‘pro’ (“forward”) + ‘crastinus’ (“of tomorrow”) We meant to post this weeks ago...

M. #OTD in 2015🇰🇪 #Garissa_University_College_Attack 10 Years on: 2 April 2015 - 2 April 2025 #Lest_we_forget #We_Remember_the_Garissa_Uni_147 #147notjustanumber #In_Solidarity_with_the_Garissa_Uni_College_147

Today marks 56 years since the assassination of Tom Mboya - a statesman & beloved son of Rusinga Island. His epitaph still speaks to us: “Go and fight like this man who fought for mankind’s cause who died because he fought whose battles are still unwon” #TheIslandRemembers