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Culture6 months ago

The Quest for the Kenya National Dress

By Joy Mboya

10 min read. An Interview with Joy Mboya Joy Mboya is the Director of the GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi—a nonprofit institution for the convergence of...

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An IMF Straightjacket Is a Fitting End to Jubilee’s Reign of Hubris, Blunder, Plunder, Squander and Abracadabra

By David Ndii

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BBI: From “We the People” to “Fix the People”

By Wandia Njoya

Ideas1 week ago

Nairobi: The City That Was Never Meant to Be

By Owaahh and John Kamau

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BBI: A Ploy to Subvert Democracy through Deception

By Akoko Akech

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“We Have Failed Kenyans”: Lamentations for a Broken Nation

By Miriam Abraham

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Kenya’s War on Graft: Reasons to be Wary

By Chege Waitara

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Moving On or Business as Usual? Contemplating a Post-Museveni Uganda

By Mary Serumaga

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A Diary of a Young African Man

By Kalundi Serumaga

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From the Handshake to the BBI Report, Hope to Disillusionment: My Side of the Story

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The Elephant

The Quest for the Kenya National Dress

By Joy Mboya

Trending on The Elephant

An IMF Straightjacket Is a Fitting End to Jubilee’s Reign of Hubris, Blunder, Plunder, Squander and Abracadabra

BBI: From “We the People” to “Fix the People”

Nairobi: The City That Was Never Meant to Be

BBI: A Ploy to Subvert Democracy through Deception

“We Have Failed Kenyans”: Lamentations for a Broken Nation

Kenya’s War on Graft: Reasons to be Wary

Moving On or Business as Usual? Contemplating a Post-Museveni Uganda

A Diary of a Young African Man

From the Handshake to the BBI Report, Hope to Disillusionment: My Side of the Story

Who is Policing the Police? Kenya’s Lame Duck Oversight Mechanism