What happens when court orders are ignored, titles mean nothing, and land cartels operate with impunity? In the next episode of #TitleDeals, we follow two families fighting to reclaim what was taken ...

In the early days of his second term, President Donald Trump picked up on a promise he had made on the campaign trail. In January 2025, he issued an executive order for the declassification and ...

The date is 30 May 1899. The Indian labourers constructing the railway are commanded by their British officers to put down their tools and take a break. The railway, now on its 327 th mile (526 ...

The online and offline agitation by the Gen Z cluster has forced the centres of power and political negotiations to grapple with their relevance, function, even as the political class try to ...

In 2019, 50.1 per cent of Kenyans were under the age of 19. That equates to half of a country the size of approximately 47.5 million people. Now, in 2025, these Gen Zers are entering adulthood and in ...

Nations that failed to secure their independence through sustained resistance and sacrifice typically remain under foreign control through increasingly sophisticated mechanisms. Paper independence ...

Growing up on a farm in South Africa’s Free State, the idea of transforming the world into something more sustainable, more equitable, consumed my thoughts. But when those ideas met the real world, ...

I was not expecting much when a Kenyan friend told me about a video interview he wanted me to watch featuring Pheroze Nowrojee, who had just passed away. My initial thought was that the request ...

Firoze Manji is the founder and publisher of Daraja Press. He is Adjunct Professor at the Institute of African Studies and Contract Instructor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He is the founder ...

Fifty years ago this April, Dr Johnstone Muthiora, who, barely six months earlier, had taken on one of the most powerful men in Kenya at the ballot box and won, died mysteriously. His death, coming as ...

Mark Akelo is a dedicated project manager and language expert committed to advancing information accessibility across Africa. He partners with investors to conduct due diligence and develop ...

For many Africans, migration has long been seen as the key to a better life. Countless youths from Kenya and across the continent leave their homelands in search of better opportunities, hoping for a ...